LIFE The Lord of The Rings: The Origins, the Stories, the Extraordinary Adventure

by LIFE

LIFE celebrates the 20th anniversary of the groundbreaking film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings with this deluxe collector’s edition. Learn the true story behind the pioneering novels The Hobbit, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King, all written by Oxford professor and WWI veteran J.R.R. Tolkien. Then go behind the scenes of all six of director Peter Jackson’s movies, with deep reporting and stunning images, from transporting vistas to epic battles. This gorgeous volume showcases the fantasy epic’s most-loved characters and the stars who brought them to life, including hobbits Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) and Samwise Gamgee (Sean Astin), valiant Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), elves Legolas (Orlando Bloom) and Galadriel (Cate Blanchett), and sage wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen). Learn how the filmmakers used revolutionary special effects to capture the unforgettable Gollum (Andy Serkis) and fearsome Smaug (Benedict Cumberbatch), and find out the secrets behind the breathtaking siege at Helm’s Deep, one of the most impressive action sequences ever committed to film. From the early animated adaptations of Tolkien’s novels to the upcoming Amazon TV series, the book touches it all. A perfect keepsake! Please note that this product is an authorized edition published by the Meredith Corporation and sold by Amazon. This edition is printed using a high quality matte interior paper and printed on demand for immediate fulfillment.

96 pages, Paperback

Published December 24, 2021

About the author

Life was an American magazine published weekly from 1883 to 1972, as an intermittent "special" until 1978, and as a monthly from 1978 until 2000. During its golden age from 1936 to 1972, Life was a wide-ranging weekly general interest magazine known for the quality of its photography.

Reviews

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun read to get some history of the filming and how it came about. It began with some history of J. R. R. Tolkien that I didn’t know and then went into the movie. We get some honest feedback from fans of the books but not the movies as well as toe amazing creativity of Jackson, the man with to e vision. I concluded that as with any book and movie, you must read and view each one as separate masterpieces and not expect one to be the exact same as the other. In this case, there was effort to put as much of the book as they could with the time and flow considered. The magazine gave a lot of back ground information that I enjoyed.

[Don · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent! All fans should locate a copy.