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And Gollum is pivotal for bringing this to the forefront, as he struggles internally with his desire for the One Ring but also wishing to be rid of it. As the title so eloquently suggests, this plot where we keep inching closer to the volcanic plains of Mordor is, at its heart, a battle of duality, of life's opposing forces pulling and tugging at us to go in one direction or another and of the conflict between good versus evil, doing right versus wrong. Going bigger and bolder, Jackson undoubtedly outdid himself in the sequel and again, managed to surpass all expectations while also remaining faithful to Tolkien's central theme of the second volume. Needless to say, I was left rather speechless by the breathtaking spectacle of not only witnessing the hour-long battle unfold on the big screen but of also seeing the wonderful Treebeard and the Ents' siege of Isengard and of Gollum coming to life as a well-rounded, amazingly lifelike character that only ever existed in my imagination.

Almost twenty years later, I still remember standing in line and talking with friends in giddy anticipation, curious of what Gollum (an amazing memorable Andy Serkis) was going to look like and of all the media hype surrounding the state-of-the-art CGI effects done for The Battle of the Hornburg.

After the success and surprisingly satisfying first movie, I was more than eager and enthusiastically excited for Peter Jackson's direct follow-up, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.