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The Two Towers (2002): Film vs Book
Film · 2002 · Directed by Peter Jackson · Starring Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen
About the film
The fellowship is broken, and the story splits into separate paths and a great siege.
How close is it to the book?
Close to the bookThe film interweaves events that the novel tells in separate sections, and changes some episodes.
Read or watch first?
The novel follows each path in turn, a very different rhythm.
What the book gives you
The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien
Sweeping adventure with unforgettable scenes of loyalty and courage, plus the pull of several journeys at once. A sense of a vast world fighting for its light.
Who will like it: Readers who want the epic to deepen, with great battles, separate journeys and growing hope.