The average score is 9. 1. After 20 years, the king finally came back.

Tolkien, a professor at Oxford University, did nothing in an invigilation and wrote on the students' blank test paper:

"Long ago, in an underground cave, there lived a Hobbit."

This is the beginning of The Hobbit, the prequel to The Lord of the Rings, and the magnificent Middle-earth is opened.

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Peter Jackson, 17 years old, finished reading The Lord of the Rings on the train from Wellington to Auckland and became a Lord of the Rings fan.

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The Lord of the Rings 1 which he had been preparing for seven years was finally released. Since then, The Lord of the Rings series has become a classic in film history.

With the favor and support of countless fans, Lord of the Rings 3 beat The Godfather to the iron throne of "Best Film in Oscar History".

Before the Oscar ceremony in February 2020, the registered members of rotten tomatoes voted for the best film in previous Oscars, and The Lord of the Rings 3 topped the list.

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On the 20th anniversary of the release of The Lord of the Rings, the first edition and the second edition of the brand-new 4K restored edition were reissued in Chinese mainland.

The "Lord of the Rings" will last forever, and three will last forever.

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The novel The Hobbit was originally a bedtime story written by Tolkien for children.

Yes, others tell their children ready-made bedtime stories;

Tolkien, our linguist, can't stop the flood of creativity and write bedtime stories directly to children.

So you can find a very strong color of children's fantasy in The Hobbit.

Hobbits who live barefoot in the hole at the bottom of the bag and are only 2-4 feet (60- 120cm) tall; A grumpy, rude and affectionate dwarf; Gandalf, a wizard who can conjure up gorgeous fireworks. ...

There are also adventure stories about going out of hometown, embarking on a journey, cutting through thorns, bravely fighting against dragons, and finally harvesting a lot of treasures, which are also in line with children's tastes.

Smart publishers thought adults would like this story, so they encouraged Tolkien to publish it.

As expected, The Hobbit was a great success, and the publisher urged Tolkien to write another sequel.

This time, Tolkien was serious.

From children's fantasy sequel to creating a complete epic for Britain, it restores and reproduces the myths and legends of Anglo-Saxons.

This procrastinator+perfectionist wrote The Lord of the Rings, 500,000 words, 12 years.

He wanted his Middle-Earth to "feel real".

Therefore, even trivial details such as "How late does the moon rise every night when it approaches the full moon" should be clarified, because this will affect the scientific nature of Frodo's trip.

Tolkien, who knows 35 different languages, created 10 or 12 languages for The Lord of the Rings, such as elvish, dwarf, orcish and so on.

As the originator of western fantasy literature, it is also the pinnacle. It can be said that The Lord of the Rings has a language before a story. The Lord of the Rings, ice and fire and the wheel of time are called the three giants of western fantasy novels.

When we understand The Lord of the Rings's literary position, it is not surprising to hear that The Lord of the Rings is called "Journey to the West".

& gt& gt& gt& gt "I believe that Middle-Earth existed thousands of years ago."

In the movie The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, if Frodo leaves the shire and the Lord of the Rings is destroyed, the complete timeline should be:

Tertiary, from September 23rd, 30 18 to March 25th, 30 19, lasted for 6 months.

Tolkien didn't want the audience to over-interpret or "fable" his works.

He thinks that just like the world we live in is called "Earth", the world the protagonists live in is called "Middle Earth", and Middle Earth does not refer to a certain piece of land.

However, The Lord of the Rings borrowed a lot of myths and epics, especially the Nordic mythology. He experienced two world wars, which made his "Middle-earth" inevitably bear the imprint of history and reality, and even contained many metaphors and fables.

In the Middle-earth created by Tolkien, there are elves, dragons, hobbits, dwarves, orcs, tree people and other ethnic groups.

People have to think of the five life systems in Nordic mythology: giant, god, elf, dwarf and mortal.

The Dwarf of The Lord of the Rings was born out of the "Dwarf" in Nordic mythology.

In Norse mythology, dwarfs like stones and metallurgy, have superb craftsmanship, are greedy and stubborn, and are almost the same as dwarfs.

In The Lord of the Rings, the dwarves are also tenacious, hardworking, brave, hardworking and affectionate.

The origin of elves is also in Nordic mythology (Germanic mythology).

The fairy in Norse mythology, with blond hair and blue eyes, slightly pointed ears, is good at bow and arrow, magic and art, noble, elegant, intelligent, beautiful, kind and long-lived.

Elves endowed with too much beauty and kindness are Tolkien's favorite race.

Some scholars have studied that the elves in Nordic mythology are divided into "light elves" and "dark elves", and The Lord of the Rings also uses this prototype.

Dark elves, in their original form, are a mass of black fog, and they also give off a rancid smell. They can forge powerful weapons and bring war and destruction.

Tolkien's early explanation of "orc" came from elves, but it was only because of being imprisoned and tortured that it was distorted into this ghost appearance (later it was said to come from human beings).

According to the early setting, the two extremes of beauty and ugliness in the Lord of the Rings are the same source. Orcs mutate because of the lack of kindness and the loss of desire to themselves, which is also a problem of reality mapping.

There are countless examples of the Lord of the Rings reappearing according to myths and history.

For example, The Lord of the Rings's national "Lohan" is closely related to the Anglo-Saxon epic "Beowulf". Basically, arhats are "Beowulfs" on horseback.

Gandalf, the wise man, has the shadow of Odin, the "king of the gods" in Nordic mythology.

Except for some similarities in appearance, they are all mounted on horses.

Odin rode an eight-legged horse into the sky, and Gandalf's shadow disease was the king of horses, fighting side by side with him.

There are two crows on Odin's shoulder, which are Odin's eyes and ears, spying on him.

Eagle is Gandalf's partner. When Gandalf was imprisoned at the top of the tower, the eagle came to rescue him. At the end of the film, Gandalf summons an eagle to rescue Frodo and Sam from Mount Doom.

So Joe has high hopes for Gandalf. In the film, Gandalf is the leader and hope, representing wisdom and courage.

All kinds of reasons and details make people believe in the existence of Middle-earth. It is so real and tangible, as if we had lived here, experienced here and felt disappointed here.

Director PJ also said, "Whether it is an elf or a dwarf, I believe that such a world did exist thousands of years ago."

Magic is not fiction, and the director even regards it as a historical fact.

With this belief, he and his team want to create a "realistic" middle-earth world.

& gt& gt& gt& gt "Why not make a trilogy?"

The Lord of the Rings's behind-the-scenes feature said:

This is by far the largest low-budget movie in the world.

Many people think that almost every frame of such a magnificent scene is a special effect, and the investment must be huge.

In fact, the total cost of the three units is only $280 million, with an average of about $93 million per unit.

Pearl Harbor and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone were both released at 200 1, with an investment of $65.438+0.4 billion and $65.438+0.25 billion respectively.

In fact, putting The Lord of the Rings on the screen is a very difficult process, and it is also a process of trying to save costs and reach the level of epic masterpieces.

At that time, although PJ was still famous, he was only a director, directing small-budget movies such as horror movies and comedies. Who will believe him?

PJ talked with Miramax Pictures, which he worked with, but Milla Max thought it was too risky and only promised to make two films, and the budget was totally insufficient.

So I had to turn to Milla Max's parent company Disney. Disney heard that the budget of the two Lord of the Rings was as high as $65.438+0.2 billion, and decisively refused.

PJ had to find new investors. Unsurprisingly, companies such as Universal Pictures, DreamWorks, Fox and Sony Pictures all rejected him.

Perhaps many people didn't expect that such a successful movie was kicked around like a ball by major Hollywood movies before shooting.

Just when Peter was cornered, robert shaye, the chairman of New Line Pictures, extended an olive branch. Ye Sha keenly felt that The Lord of the Rings would shock the world. He called himself a gambler in the film industry, willing to take a gamble and bear the cost alone.

When they met, Peter said that he only needed to make two films.

Ye Sha said, "The Lord of the Rings was originally a trilogy. Why didn't the film make a trilogy? "

I can fully imagine how inspiring and grateful it is for a creator who has run into a wall everywhere.

In order to save money, the crew went to New Zealand to shoot live. Now it seems that the film and the shooting place have achieved each other.

Compared with other aspects of rescue, the crew strives for perfection and even finds fault in scenes, special effects, services and music.

This is also an important reason why The The Lord of the Rings Trilogy can still kill most movies in the market.

& gt& gt& gt& gt He deserves an Oscar.

I'm afraid I can't finish shooting behind the scenes in The Lord of the Rings for a day and a night. Let's give a typical example-how Gollum was born.

This poor creature, stealthily eating raw fish and remembering the past with resentment, lingered in deep pools and darkness all day, and almost became a representative figure of fantasy art in the 20th century.

Andy serkis and the animation team behind him have contributed a lot to this role becoming a classic in film history.

At first, PJ just wanted to find a voice actor. Andy was bored when he was invited. He is going to refuse. After reading the original, he was amazed:

"Oh, my God! Great, this is the best character written in the book. "

With the love of the role and awe of the performance, Andy, who only has the voice, devoted great enthusiasm.

Andy's audition left a deep impression on PJ. In front of the camera, he twisted his facial features, made strange noises, entered a state of ecstasy, and spat like an animal.

"Gollum ... Gollum ..." The whimper is the strange sound Andy made when he imitated his cat being stuck by a fur ball.

PJ immediately decided that Gollum's voice must be Andy's, and he realized something he had never thought of before-that strange voice was inseparable from facial expressions and that force.

Andy, who has just voiced, will shoulder the mission of performing Gollum, which means that the consistent performance behind Gollum will be based on Andy.

When participating in Gollum's body design, a vivid sketch inspired Andy and decided to let Gollum crawl and walk on all fours.

Gollum can crawl, and so can Andy. Fortunately, Andy is a climber and knows how to push his toes and knees.

On the set, Andy climbed up and down the cliff and jumped around in volcanic rocks. He looks agile, but in fact he works hard.

Simulate the action of Gollum fighting with Sam, and his body was smashed on a hard rock. He destroyed his limbs and gave everything to make the scheduling more accurate and the reference value as perfect as possible.

No one expected that the original voice actor would affect the role of Gollum and even recreate it.

His expression is richer than animation. "We gradually realized that his face was Gollum," the staff said, so that Gollum's image had to be redesigned according to Andy's appearance.

The image of Gollum was designed by Weita Studio as early as 1998.

Through the efforts of the animators, the new Gollum finally took shape. When Andy first saw it, he was surprised and said, "It looks like a combination of my father and my newborn."

The efforts were not in vain, and the new image was more delicate and profound, giving this creature a soul.

Gollum originally had its own name, called Smeagol, and the ethnic group belonged to a branch of the Hobbit.

The Lord of the Rings devoured him, devoured his nature, and turned him into an evil and ugly Gollum. This character is likely to have a double personality.

Andy and the staff explored the scene of Gollum's split personality, and asked Smeagol to talk with Gollum and tear himself.

The role of Gollum needs motion capture technology, and Andy's performance may not be used for action.

However, Andy's "split personality" was completely preserved, which made Gollum's image more deeply rooted in people's hearts.

In The Lord of the Rings 3, Andy also appeared in real life, explaining how Smeagol got the Lord of the Rings.

Andy's process of shaping Gollum is also an actor's interpretation of how to go from insignificant to indispensable with a strong sense of faith, and finally achieve the great sacrifice spirit of the film.

Later, with CG technology, Andy played Caesar on the screen of snooker in The Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Star Wars 7.

Andy, who brought Hollywood's capture technology to a new height by himself, was rejected by the Oscar several times. Many people say that Oscar owes Andy a golden statuette.

When will the conservative Oscar understand that the role of Andy uses digital technology, but behind it, he achieves the same perfect performance in the most difficult way, without hindering the purity of the performance at all.

& gt& gt& gt& gt "I am a Hobbit."

If a movie can last for a long time, it must tell a story with eternal value.

Twenty years later, this supreme Lord of the Rings is still stirring our world, starting with its symbolic significance.

"The shadow of Mordor, the abyss of evil and darkness; Rule the rest of the people, the Lord of the Rings is supreme; The Lord of the Rings is supreme; Imprisoning the rest, the Lord of the Rings is supreme. "

The flame-like lines in the inner ring shine with dazzling light, as if from a distant place, and as if from the deepest part of the soul.

The Lord of the Rings, the symbol of supreme power, represents two demagogic forces:

First, from the outside, its power is huge and terrible. Generally speaking, the stronger its ability, the more it understands the benefits of power, and the harder it is to resist the temptation of the Lord of the Rings. In order not to be imprisoned by the ring, we must resist with all our strength.

Second, from the heart, the Lord of the Rings is like a magnifying glass, which can infinitely enlarge a person's inner problems and weaknesses. Everyone's heart may be distorted, which reflects the complex heart, and sometimes you can't even believe in yourself.

Although it is an imaginary world, it is very similar to the world we live in.

Since ancient times, inner desires have been stirred by power, and how many inner shadows can't resist the temptation of the outside world and distort themselves.

In The Lord of the Rings, only Soren is absolutely evil, but it is everywhere. The "Eye of Sauron" alone is as ubiquitous as monitoring, and the evil forces of "conquest" and "slavery" represented by Sauron are even more pervasive.

Evil is so powerful, but The Lord of the Rings is not a simple "war between good and evil".

PJ once said: "This novel is not so much about the struggle between good and evil, but rather about when a person loves his own world, he will defend it to the death."

Bilbo, Frodo, Sam, they are so small, walking on a dangerous cliff, they will be trampled to death like ants at any time.

Even if the sun is temporarily covered by shadows, the sky will be clouded in an instant. The protagonists of these stories also have many opportunities to give up halfway, but they still decide to go forward, because Sam once said:

There must be goodness in this world, which is worth fighting for.

So when you watch movies, The Lord of the Rings is always shrouded in a sense of loftiness.

Gandalf, the wise man, chose Hobbits, a pure, kind and peace-loving nature.

As WU GANG, the Chinese translator of The Hobbit, said:

Over the past 75 years, generations of readers have found that Bilbo is everyone of us, hovering between cowardice and courage. Maybe we didn't become heroes because we didn't wait for our Gandalf.

Everyone can find his place in a corner of the world, and he can choose to be a hero in life or a mediocre life.

Old Joe once said with a smile, I am a Hobbit.

The Hobbit's Shire is like the unrestrained, quiet and beautiful place where he lived in his childhood.

Everyone has a "Shire" memory, and everyone has an eternal sense of home and hometown complex.

Especially in movies, Charles, like an idyllic place.

Represents the initial heart and belonging, represents the peace and beauty worth fighting for, and represents the spiritual hometown that you care about wherever you go.

There are endless green mountains and forests, winding rivers, the most beautiful sunset and dusk, and beautiful and magnificent Charles carols.

Pushing open the door, the sun shone through the hole at the bottom of the bag, and everything was in good order.

Maybe one night, I looked up and saw Gandalf driving a carriage, leaving a string of fireworks blooming under the beautiful starry sky.

You will feel lost after reading The Lord of the Rings.

This Middle-earth, these great people, these pursuits and longings are obviously true, and they have come into my reality and dreams countless times.