Season 3 of The Watcher podcast is here! Discussing Lord of the Rings

We are back and continue to talk about cinema with a vengeance. The theme of the new season will be film franchises - both popular and long-forgotten film series. Let's start with The Lord of the Rings.

In this episode, the permanent "caretakers" of the cinema - critic Alexei Khromov and Lifehacker podcast host Mikhail Volnykh talk about the famous film trilogy by Peter Jackson, discuss what versions of films to watch, look for similarities between The Lord of the Rings and the political thriller 24, and also find out why the director stretched "The Hobbit".

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01:51 - the history of creation: how director Peter Jackson went from trashy horror movies to beautiful fantasy.

07:40 - about the performers of the main roles: why the authors relied on little-known actors.

16:57 - how the film managed not to "grow old" in 20 years and the half-computer Gollum still looks convincing.

31:48 - about the "compact" plot of The Hobbit, which was expanded in the cinema, supplemented and divided into three large films.

36:52 - how to get started with universe Peter Jackson and how to end.

37:26 - a sudden retreat: in what order to watch cartoons about "Kuzya Brownie". Alexey gives important advice to all fans.

43:07 - what to expect from the upcoming series "Rings of Power".

And for those who want to immerse themselves in the magical world of Middle-earth even more, we suggest listening to the famous soundtrack for the film trilogy from Howard Shore. For him, by the way, he received as many as three Oscars!

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