When they finally reach the Black Gate, they find it shut and heavily guarded by Orcs. įrodo, Sam and Gollum traverse the Dead Marshes, evading an airborne Ringwraith riding on a fell beast. There, Merry and Pippin meet Treebeard, the oldest of the Ents of Middle-earth. That night, Éomer’s army ambush and kill all of the Uruk-hai, thus allowing the two hobbits to flee into the forests of Fangorn. Théoden’s nephew Éomer interrogates Gríma, labelling him a spy: however, Gríma banishes Éomer, “on pain of death”, for undermining his authority, and Éomer sets forth to the countryside to gather the remaining loyal men of the Rohirrim. (In an attack on one of the villages, a mother sends her two children on horseback to Edoras to warn the King.) Recently, the King’s only son Théodred fell victim to them, left mortally wounded in an ambush. Orcs and Wild Men of Dunland, incited by Saruman, are freely roaming the land, burning villages, massacring the people and destroying crops. Meanwhile, King Théoden, the king of Rohan, is being put in a trance by his steward, Gríma Wormtongue, who is secretly in the service of Saruman. In Rohan, Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli are in pursuit of the Uruk-hai, who are on their journey back to Isengard with hobbits Merry and Pippin as captives. Realizing they are in need of a guide, Frodo persuades Gollum to lead them to the Black Gate of Mordor. The hobbits capture him, but Frodo understands the burden of the ring and takes pity on the creature. One night, they are attacked by the creature Gollum wishing to retrieve “ his precious “.

Weeks later, the hobbit Frodo Baggins continues his journey with his loyal friend Sam, as they attempt to reach Mordor by passing through the hills of Emyn Muil.

Gandalf is pulled down to the chasm by the demon the Fellowship believes he is dead, but he continues to fight it while falling down into a lake in the depths of the Earth. The film begins with a flashback to the battle between the wizard Gandalf the Grey and the Balrog on the Bridge of Khazad-dûm in the Mines of Moria, in an attempt to allow the Fellowship of the Ring to escape, but this time from Gandalf’s perspective. The Special Extended DVD Edition was released on Novemand is now discontinued. Meeting high critical acclaim, It was an enormous box-office success, earning over $900 million worldwide, outgrossing its predecessor, and is currently the 13th highest-grossing film of all time (inflation-adjusted, it is the 60th most successful film in North America ). Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli come across the war-torn nation of Rohan as well as the resurrected Gandalf, before fighting at the Battle of Helm’s Deep, whilst Merry and Pippin escape capture, meet Treebeard the Ent, and plan an attack on Isengard. It is the second film in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy that was preceded by The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and concluded with The Return of the King (2003).Ĭontinuing the plot of The Fellowship of the Ring, it intercuts three storylines, as Frodo and Sam continue their quest to destroy the One Ring, they meet Gollum, its former owner and continue their journey towards Mordor. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is a 2002 fantasy – drama film directed by Peter Jackson based on the second volume of J. December 5, 2002 () (New York City premiere)

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