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...ultimate destiny. A palpable pall hangs over the realm of Rohan, where King Théoden (Bernard Hill) has been bewitched by evil wizard Saruman (Christopher Lee) and his spy Gríma Worm-tongue (Brad Dourif, as a slimier Richard III). Heroic Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) and the elf-warrior Legolas (Orlando Bloom) band with a revived Gandalf to defend Rohan against Saruman's 10,000 soldier-clones. Out in the wild, the hobbit Frodo (Elijah Wood) is on a desperate trek with his pal Sam (Sean Astin) and the creepy Gollum (Andy Serkis), a creature who once possessed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Second Enthrallment | 12/15/2002 | See Source »

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...fights out on the open battlefield, far removed from innocent civilians. In Middle-earth, unlike the Middle East, you can tell an evildoer because he or she looks evil. The Lord of the Rings also plays to America's view of itself as a reluctant warrior. As Peter Jackson, director of the Rings trilogy, remarks, "On some level most of the people watching these movies regard themselves as peace-loving, gentle people who would rather stay out of trouble and who are forced to deal with situations that are out of their control." Sometimes fantasies tell us less about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Feeding On Fantasy | 12/2/2002 | See Source »

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