Peter Jackson in Perspective - The Power Behind Cinema's The Lord of the Rings. A Look at Hollywood's Take on Tolkien's Epic Tale. (Paperback)

Peter Jackson in Perspective: The Power Behind Cinema's The Lord of the Rings brings under one cover the dozens of essays and lectures that first began appearing on the website Hollywood Jesus in December of 2001. Since then, author Greg Wright (Tolkien in Perspective: Sifting the Gold from the Glitter, VMI 2003) has analyzed and anticipated the cinematic choices of director Peter Jackson with almost prophetic critical insight. He rightly attributes the success of The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King to the power of film itself, the power of Jackson's artistry and the original power of J.R.R. Tolkien's literary masterwork-and in so doing provides an educational, entertaining and respectful look at the process of bringing a much-loved novel to the screen. Like a sculptor of words and ideas, Jackson has pared away pieces of Tolkien's fanstastic epic to reveal both the essence of Tolkien and something entirely new, something uniquely his own. The essays in this volume are an invaluable guide to understanding both Jackson and Tolkien.

General

Imprint:	Hollywood Jesus Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2004
First published:	August 2004
Authors:	Greg Wright
Foreword by:	David Bruce
Dimensions:	140 x 216 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	212
ISBN-13:	978-0-9759577-0-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Technical & background skills > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Promotions
LSN:	0-9759577-0-8
Barcode:	9780975957707

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