"The Lord of the Rings" is based on the novel "The Lord of the Rings" by Chinese United Kingdom writers John · Ronald · Riel · Tolkien, and this novel is widely recognized as the ancestor of modern fantasy culture.
The series tells the story of the dark lord Sauron, who forged a supreme ring of supreme power thousands of years ago, and then the ring fell into the hands of the innocent boy Frodo, who resisted the temptation of the ring and finally traveled to the Doomsday Mountains with the help of his friends to destroy the ring.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The movie mainly tells the story of Frodo (played by Elijah · Wood) in the old Middle Ages, accompanied by loyal companions Sam (Sean · Austin), Melly (Dominic · Monaghan) and Pippin (Billy · Boyd) and other righteous warriors, embark on the journey of destroying the Lord of the Rings.
The Lord of the Rings 2: The Two Towers (2002)
It is an epic fantasy film about a world full of magic and fantastical creatures, where the protagonist Frodo · Baggins embarks on a grand adventure with a group of heroic companions under the temptation of the mysterious Lord of the Rings. Set in the Second Age of Middle-earth, the evil Dark Lord Sauron has created a magical ring that enables the wielder to become the ruler of the entire world. 
The Lord of the Rings III: The Return of the King (2003)
This is the final chapter of the Lord of the Rings series, telling the story of the hobbit Frodo carrying the Lord of the Rings and his partner Sam and others to Mount Doom, along the way with many difficulties and dangers, and the Lord Sauron tried his best to prevent the destruction of the Lord of the Rings.
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The series won 351 international awards and 284 nominations, including 17 Academy Awards. Among them, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" won 11 Academy Awards, tied with "Ben-Hur" and "Titanic" to become the most awarded film in Oscar history.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
It tells the story of Bilbo · Baggins, instigated by Gandalf, to join the dwarves and go to the Lonely Mountain to help the dwarves reclaim the treasure seized by the evil dragon Smaug, but on the way, he accidentally fell into the cave where Gollum was hiding, and then found the One Ring, and secretly took it back to Hobbiton for himself.
The Hobbit: The Battle of Smaug (2013)
It tells the adventure story of Bilbo · Baggins, a hobbit, who continues to go to the Lonely Mountain with everyone to find the evil dragon Smaug and start his first battle with it.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
tells the story of the resurgence of the dragon Smaug, and directs his endless anger at the men, women, and children of Long Lake Town. Obsessed with the wealth he has reclaimed, Thorin sacrifices the friendship of his teammates to push the hobbits into a state of despair and danger, unaware of the greater danger that awaits them.
And the next thing I want to introduce is this Peter · Jackson, known as "Peter the Great", who is also the director of the "Lord of the Rings" series. What is it that makes him so brilliant that he can derive such a good work?
Looking through Peter ·'s directorial list, one can find a very interesting thing.
List directed by Peter · Jackson
No one thought that he would actually be a director who made his fortune in comedy and horror films, but the 8 movies shot in the 21st century are all fantasy films, generally speaking, most directors will strive to shoot the type of films they are good at even when they first debut, the reason is very simple, rookie directors need a beautiful resume, and shoot their own genre films, the grasp will definitely be greater.
Peter has become one of Hollywood's top directors since the "Lord of the Rings" series, and in terms of resources, he is actually a director who can make the movies he wants, but most of his films are fantasy films. So, the question arises again, since Peter likes fantasy films, why did he make comedy/horror films when he debuted?
The reason is actually very simple, comedy/horror films are low-budget films. He actually took the path of the most traditional director. People always have to bow to reality, and Peter's early directing of these small-budget films is actually the route taken by a normal director, step by step, after more than ten years of hard work, and slowly climbed from the bottom to the top of the industry, which requires unimaginable perseverance. But it has to be said that these experiences were also one of the important factors that made Peter succeed later.
When the film was made, the total budget was only $130 million, but it was difficult to make three fantasy blockbusters. However, the good thing is that Peter was a director of small-budget films before him, in other words, he knows how to save money.
"The Lord of the Rings" is a combination of green screen and live action, and the location is Peter's hometown, New Zealand, which is a beautiful place.
Although there are not many areas in New Zealand with good scenery, it is not easy for you to find a suitable set, especially if some scenes also need post-special effects synthesis, which is the lighting and style of the location，The coordination requirements are high.
Of course, for Peter, who was already obsessed with the original book of "The Lord of the Rings" at the age of 17, he was filming a masterpiece that he had been dreaming of since he was a teenager, and it was worth the hard work and trouble.
Peter · Jackson also won the Oscar for Best Director for this film. It was the success of the "Lord of the Rings" series that made Peter · Jackson jump from an ordinary director to one of Hollywood's top directors, giving him the capital to make the movies he wanted to make.
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