The stunning New Zealand landscapes are nothing short of breathtaking and you will have noticed that many scenes pay homage to the beautiful illustrations of John Howe, Alan Lee, and Ted Nasmith. The film is overflowing with scenic bliss. It was important to know Tolkien’s world inside-out.Įven the ever daunting The Silmarillion became a fan favourite book because loyal members of the Tolkien fan club were eager to find out the origins of a world that has so much history that it’s hard to remember it isn’t real.Īlthough Peter Jackson’s adaptation left out some rather important moments and characters from the book (such as Tom Bombadil), it remains one of the best fantasy book movie adaptations to ever grace our screens.
Teenagers even attempted to learn Elvish, a language that had no use in the real world whatsoever. However, that didn’t matter. Kids who’d only ever read The Hobbit rushed to pick up the first book from the trilogy in the hopes of becoming experts in the field of Middle-earth. Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings unleashed what was to become the millenial Tolkien phenomenon.
