Fromdirector Ralph Bakshi (Fire and Ice, Wizards) comes an ambitious animated version of the classic Tolkien tale about the Fellowship of the Ring embarking 5The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) - $947 million. Thanks to the immense success of The Fellowship of the Ring - a success that blossomed further with the film's home video release InThe Lord of the Rings, Gandalf (Ian McKellen) is a mentor and a wise wizard who provides guidance for Frodo (Elijah Wood) on his journey as well as Bilbo (Martin Freeman) before him in The Hobbit.In many ways, he exemplifies the archetype of the wizard character, and he is great at dispensing wisdom. While Gandalf is also extremely powerful as one of the few Istari in Middle-earth, the best Its an Epic Film That Still Feels Grounded (Photo by Everett Collection) Back in 1998, Jackson told the Los Angeles Times about his goal of "nailing fantasy" with the trilogy, of making a genre Lawrence of Arabia.That last part is key to understanding what makes The Lord of the Rings so special. Sure, there are dozens of characters, just as many locations, and a sprawling story that TheLord Of The Rings trilogy is one of history's most lucrative fantasy franchises. The J. R. R. Tolkien saga brought almost three billion dollars at the box office. 20 years later, it still 929% Of New Zealand Is Forest. Fans of the series, who are interested in more than just the Lord of the Rings story, may be intrigued to learn that New Zealand is 29% forest. New Zealand, the country where Lord of the Rings was filmed, is covered in trees, which makes it a good fit for filming the two trilogies. Chipthe glasses and crack the plates Dwarf-song - First line: Far over the misty mountains cold Down in the Valley - First line: O! What are you doing Clap! Snap! The black crack! - First line: Clap! Snap! the black crack Fifteen birds in five fir-trees Old fat spider spinning in a tree! old songs of mirth - First line: The King beneath the mountains Roll-roll-roll-roll Elves Lullaby - First Elevensiesis a light meal with roots in the United Kingdom, Hungary and other parts of Western Europe. It's intended as more of a palate cleanser than as a full meal. As such, it's typically limited to coffee and either toast or some kind of pastry. Tolkien mentions it in The Fellowship of the Ring as the beginning of serious eating at Bilbo's MarvelStudios' "Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings" stars Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, who must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization. The film also stars Tony Leung as Wenwu, Awkwafina as Shang-Chi's friend Katy and Michelle Yeoh as Jiang Nan, as well as Fala Chen Withfantasy stories in film and television, few projects compare to the overall scale and importance of The Lord of the Rings. Based on the fantasy series of books by J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord Qa2hL.