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The Lord of the Rings:
The Two Towers
US-NZ/2002/214mins
(extended version)
CAST
Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Andy Serkis, Sean Astin,
Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, John Rhys-Davies, Orlando Bloom,
Christopher Lee, Miranda Otto, Bernard Hill, Liv Tyler, Brad Dourif,
Karl Urban, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Cate Blanchett
Peter Jackson Director
Fran Walsh Screenwriter
Philippa Boyens Screenwriter
Peter Jackson Screenwriter
J. R. R. Tolkien Source Writer
Barrie M. Osborne Producer
Peter Jackson Producer
Fran Walsh Producer
Tim Sanders Producer
Mark Ordesky Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein Executive Producer
Robert Shaye Executive Producer
Michael Lynne Executive Producer
Andrew Lesnie Director of Photography
Enya Additional Music/Songs
Howard Shore Composer
Menyambung Fellowship of the Ring, film Peter Jackson ini menghadirkan
para anggota Fellowship secara lengkap di tengah kancah Middle-Earth
yang sedang kacau-balau, karena tengah dikepung oleh balatentara Sauron.
Selagi Frodo (Elijah Wood) dan Sam (Sean Astin) sedang menuju Mordor
yang seram, Merry (Dominic Monaghan) dan Pippin (Billy Boyd) disekap
oleh kaum orc. Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), Legolas (Orlando Bloom), dan
Gimli (John Rhys-Davies) sertamerta melancarkan pencarian terhadap
sahabat mereka yang diculik itu. Sedangkan Frodo dan Sam di tengah jalan
bertemu dengan si Gollum yang penuh gundah dan rahasia (digambarkan oleh
suara serta gerak-rekaman dari aktor Andy Serkis). Akhirnya Gollum
menjadi penunjuk jalan mereka dalam menempuh dataran tandus menuju Mount
Doom (Gunung Maut). Di lain tempat, Merry dan Pipin bertemu dengan si
manusia pohon jangkung Treebeard (disuarakan oleh Rhys-Davies),
sementara Aragorn, Legolas dan Gimli tiba di negeri Rohan, dengan
ditemani seorang teman lama. Dari adegan ke adegan, keadaan semakin
tegang, sampai akhirnya pecah pertempuran dahsyat serentak di dua tempat,
di Isengard, negeri kekuasaan Saruman nan lalim (Christopher Lee), dan
di Helm's Deep. Setelah berhasil mengangkat dunia ciptaan J.R.R. Tolkien
ke layar melalui The Fellowship of the Ring, sutradara Peter Jackson
melanjutkan babak berikur dari trilogi Lord of the Rings dengan The Two
Towers yang penuh dengan pertempuran dan perkelahian sengit, tanpa
sedikit pun lengah. Meskipun ia melakukan beberapa improvisasi dalam
mengangkat babak-dua ini, ia mampu menjahit dengan mahir adegan demi
adegan untuk menghasilkan jalinan cerita yang menyatu apik.
Picking up where the first film
left off, Peter Jackson's THE TWO TOWERS throws the remaining members of
the Fellowship into the scattered chaos of Middle-earth, now fully under
siege by the forces of Sauron. While Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean
Astin) journey to the dreaded Mordor, Merry (Dominic Monaghan) and
Pippin (Billy Boyd) are held captive by orcs, and Aragorn (Viggo
Mortensen), Legolas (Orlando Bloom), and Gimli (John Rhys-Davies) search
for their abducted companions. Soon Frodo and Sam are joined by the
sulking and duplicitous Gollum (portrayed by the voice and
motion-captured acting of Andy Serkis), who becomes their guide through
the barren lands leading to Mount Doom. Meanwhile Merry and Pippin
encounter the looming Treebeard (voiced by Rhys-Davies) and Aragorn,
Legolas, and Gimli find themselves in the land of Rohan, accompanied by
an old friend. As the tale continues, each scenario becomes more
perilous, and fierce battles erupt at both Isengard, home of the
treacherous Saruman (Christopher Lee), and the massive Helm's Deep.
After masterfully setting up the world created by J.R.R. Tolkien in THE
FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, Jackson continues the trilogy with the
increasingly dark and battle-filled TWO TOWERS without skipping a beat.
Although the director takes a few more liberties in adapting the second
installment, he skillfully cuts from one scenario to the next, creating
a tightly woven tapestry with the various storylines.
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