In the plague year of 1918, the author was 26, with a recurring illness keeping him in and out of the exact place the virus was at its hottest: army hospitals. It is a quirk of history that we didn’t lose J.R.R. The Lord of the Rings faithfully adapted Tolkien’s unrelenting belief in hope Image: New Line Cinema Below, find the near-complete journey (and watch out for two more stories at the end of December). There are behind-the-scene stories, critical reconsiderations, and answers to questions that have continued to burn like Sauron’s eye for the last two decades. Spearheaded by Polygon’s resident Tolkien expert Susana Polo, “ Year of the Ring” is a collection of stories meant to enhance the viewing experience - even more so than the Extended Edition special features.
Instead, we set out to tell a story a week, sizing up the fantasy triptych from every angle. There’s no one way to talk about The Lord of the Rings movies, and in celebrating The Fellowship of the Ring’s anniversary, the Polygon staff dared not try. With so much that could have gone wrong, so much about the films went right, making them perfect subject for a year-long deep dive.
Tolkien’s sprawling work by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, has held the attention of our collective cultural consciousness. And over the last 20 years, the trilogy, adapted from J.R.R. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring debuted around the world on Dec.
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