The Two Towers Tribute
Following up on last years tribute to Fellowship of the Ring, here goes my commemoration of the 20th anniversary of The Two Towers, made up of screen cap studies of my favorite scenes from the film.
...for all those arts and subtle devises for which he forsook his former wisdom, and which fondly he imagined were his own, came but from Mordor...
'Long time I fell. Long I fell, and he fell with me.'
They found that they were looking at a most extraordinary face.
...the shadow of horror wheeled and returned, passing lower now, right above them, sweeping the fen-reek with its ghastly wings....
His hair was white as snow in the sunshine; and gleaming white was his robe; his eyes under his deep brows were bright, piercing as the rays of the sun; power was in his hand. Between wonder, joy, and fear they stood and found no words to say.
...the whole hall became suddenly dark as night. The fire faded to sullen embers. Only Gandalf could be seen, standing white and tall before the blackened hearth.
He wondered what the man's name was and where he came from; and if he was really evil of heart, or what lies or threats had led him on the long march from his home; and if he would not really rather have stayed there in peace.
There suddenly upon a ridge appeared a rider, clad in white, shining in the rising sun.
'Round and round the rock of Orthanc the Ents went striding and storming like a howling gale...'
'...Frodo wouldn't have got far without Sam...'