Hello Escapists.
As many of you already know, The Lord of the Rings films are a decade old toaday.
What do you think of the trilogy? How do you feel about the recent development?
In my opinion, The Lord of the Rings film trilogy is the greatest piece of cinema I have ever watched. I was amazed 10 years ago, and still amazed today. Even after viewing the entire trilogy over a dozen times, it never gets old.
Everything from the music, the acting(particulary from Ian McKellen and Andy Circus), the sets, effects and genious direction by Peter Jackson, has helped the film become a materpiece of cinema, and will not be forgotten.
Although I felt as though there was some problems with the acting here and there, and the questionable tenchniques at some points and the unecessary romance, the overall quality of the trilogy is truely spectacular.
The events surrounding the trilogy are interesting. From each film only having a budget of $90 million( to put that in perspective, the upcoming Girl in the Dragon Tatoo film will have a budget of $100 million. The whole trilogy combined is $30 million cheaper than the 3rd Pirates of the Carrabien film). The whole trilogy was shot back-to-back, and took years to make. The films almost weren't made, untill Jackson made a last minute deal with New Line Cinema(the company he was originally working with wanted the whole thing condensed into a single film. Jackson made a deal that if he couldn't find a new company to back him in 2 weeks, he would leave the project without any form of compensation, and the company would still have rights to the script. New Line was the last company he visited, as everyone else turned him down. And if New Line didn't buy in, then there would be no-one else to turn to). From the rave reviews, to the massive and record breaking commercial success. From the countless Oscar nomintaions, to the eventual record breaking win of 11 Oscars(the most Oscars even won by a film(drawing with Ben Hur and Titanic), the second sequel to win Best Picture and the only Fantasy film to win Best Picture). Although the Academy refuesed to give Andy even a Oscar nomintion(because they used special effects), I believe that the effects were just a costume, as he was on location/set with the cast, acting by using his voice, facial expressions and body movements.
If you are still wondering what I'm talking about, look up some 'making of' The Two Towers.
The Lord of the Rings not only were good films, but changed cinema. It made Peter Jackson one of the biggest directors around, and following up with another major success, King Kong. WETA became a massive special effects studio, doing films such as District 9 and King Kong. The Lord of the Rings has raised the bar for quality in filmmaking, and may have even inspired the next generation of film makers.
The Hobbit, Jackson's new film and the prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy, is coming out December 2012.
As many of you already know, The Lord of the Rings films are a decade old toaday.
What do you think of the trilogy? How do you feel about the recent development?
In my opinion, The Lord of the Rings film trilogy is the greatest piece of cinema I have ever watched. I was amazed 10 years ago, and still amazed today. Even after viewing the entire trilogy over a dozen times, it never gets old.
Everything from the music, the acting(particulary from Ian McKellen and Andy Circus), the sets, effects and genious direction by Peter Jackson, has helped the film become a materpiece of cinema, and will not be forgotten.
Although I felt as though there was some problems with the acting here and there, and the questionable tenchniques at some points and the unecessary romance, the overall quality of the trilogy is truely spectacular.
The events surrounding the trilogy are interesting. From each film only having a budget of $90 million( to put that in perspective, the upcoming Girl in the Dragon Tatoo film will have a budget of $100 million. The whole trilogy combined is $30 million cheaper than the 3rd Pirates of the Carrabien film). The whole trilogy was shot back-to-back, and took years to make. The films almost weren't made, untill Jackson made a last minute deal with New Line Cinema(the company he was originally working with wanted the whole thing condensed into a single film. Jackson made a deal that if he couldn't find a new company to back him in 2 weeks, he would leave the project without any form of compensation, and the company would still have rights to the script. New Line was the last company he visited, as everyone else turned him down. And if New Line didn't buy in, then there would be no-one else to turn to). From the rave reviews, to the massive and record breaking commercial success. From the countless Oscar nomintaions, to the eventual record breaking win of 11 Oscars(the most Oscars even won by a film(drawing with Ben Hur and Titanic), the second sequel to win Best Picture and the only Fantasy film to win Best Picture). Although the Academy refuesed to give Andy even a Oscar nomintion(because they used special effects), I believe that the effects were just a costume, as he was on location/set with the cast, acting by using his voice, facial expressions and body movements.
If you are still wondering what I'm talking about, look up some 'making of' The Two Towers.
The Lord of the Rings not only were good films, but changed cinema. It made Peter Jackson one of the biggest directors around, and following up with another major success, King Kong. WETA became a massive special effects studio, doing films such as District 9 and King Kong. The Lord of the Rings has raised the bar for quality in filmmaking, and may have even inspired the next generation of film makers.
The Hobbit, Jackson's new film and the prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy, is coming out December 2012.
