For "Lord of the Rings" readers only

[Zed]

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Now, that you're warning (even when is not a big thing), that's again.....this topic is fot those who has read the LOTR books.

My question is. Most of the history told in "Two towers" and "Return of the king" took part in two parts (completely splited).

Since the end of the Fellowship of the Rings till' the Battle in Mordor the characters goes for very different ways. Then how you think this will be put in a script of a secuel?

Then, did someone have heard (or have imagine) how Peter Jackson will told two separate simultaneous histories in this two films???????? (mainly in Two Towers)

[cutman]

I think the two towers will be pretty much different movies...the first half will probably recount part of FOTR then follow the rescue mission for Merry and Pippin. I think there will then be a scene transistion (like the ones in Independence Day in between July 2, 3, and 4). This kind of transition lets the audience know that the transition is big. The final part will follow Sam and Frodo. That's just what I think.

[ak]

I think simple editing, and character dialogue will give clues to such matters.
I don't think on-screen text such as "Monday, 4 a.m, Frodo and Sam run into a spot of bother" (you get the idea) would work with such films.

[Tuukka]

Jackson has stated that TTT and ROTK will go forth and back between the two storylines during the films. So they will not be separate sections.

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[Zed]

Yes Tukka, that's what I was thinking but my point is that possibly, "The Two Towers" will be a hard film to follow for those who hasn't read the book and hasn't seen the first one. At least ROTK has a "common end" but the second book is completely slided.

[Tuukka]

The films offer big structure challenges for Jackson. FOTR the book ends with an anti-climax. TTT is two separate stories. ROTK ends with the scouring of the Shire, meaning that the film will run at least 30 minutes after the natural climax at Mount Doom.

All I know is that Jackson has addressed all these problems and seems very confident with how the storyline is executed in movies.