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    Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is the tale of King Arthur’s knight and nephew, Gawain, and his quest to fulfill a challenge that is proposed to him by a mysterious stranger known as the Green Knight. On his way to find the Green Knight, Gawain unknowingly receives various moral tests given to him by a lord named Bertilak, who offers Gawain a place to stay in his castle during his travels. The Sir Gawain and the Green Knight poem was written in the late 14th-century. Although the poem is a…

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    A new computer, book, dress, phone, or movie, each item has a purpose in life, but also a certain amount of power over the beholder. J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of The Return of the King, described a specific object in his novels and the supremacy it held over certain characters. The One Ring of Power, The Ring of Sauron, plays an essential role in The Return of the King as a source of power, trial of will, and symbol. From Sauron to Isildur, the river to Gollum, Gollum’s cave to Bilbo’s pocket,…

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    Determination is a strong word and a strong feeling to have. It will drive to do whatever you have to do to finish your objective. Making a promise to someone or wanting to do something great for the world. In The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring shows that determination in characters of the movie and how much drive they have in their minds. Elrond (Lord of Rivendell) gatherers members from all of the races of middle earth to decide who will take the ring to Mount Doom and destroy…

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    This article explains how Industrial light and majic had to develop new tools and techniques to create the charachters in the movie Warcraft. They first talk about how it was challenging to create these orcs specifically becsaue they where these huge creatures that had and Iconic image to them. They knew that these charachters would sell people on the movie so they had to get them right. advances in motion capture allowed them to get the motion right but the had to follow through with the look…

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    J.R.R. Tolkien composed The Lord of the Rings over a twelve-year period somewhere around 1937 and 1949, which implies he composed it while seeing the malevolence unleashed on humanity by the Second World War. The "Master" in the title alludes to Sauron, a fallen profound being who tries to vanquish Middle-earth. Sauron had made a ring that he utilized as a weapon to rule the wills of free animals. The ring was lost for some a huge number of years, yet a very long while before the start of our…

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    Andy Serkis Research Paper

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    English actor, Andy Serkis is best known for his portrayal as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings films Trilogy. His other notable works include The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), King Kong in the eponymous 2005 film, Planet of the Apes reboot series (2011–17). Andy Serkis is married to actress Lorraine Ashbourne. He has three children from his marriage. His net worth is $28 million. He has received an Empire Award and two Saturn Awards in his career. Andrew Clement Serkis was born on April…

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    R. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892. He loved to create and learn languages his whole life. His parents died when he was a young man. He attended Oxford College. The Hobbit was published in 1937 and is the prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy. He wrote it as a Dark Age prehistory for Europe. The novels had integrated many diverse characters throughout the storyline. There are many conflicts that change the course of the plot. This includes characters’ fates and the destiny of…

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    Edgar Wright is a really great director who knows how to make people laugh. He is known for his Comedic Cornetto Trilogy, and the movies I will be talking about are “Shaun of the Dead”, and “Hot Fuzz” are the two of them. The scenes display the kind of style he uses in the films, and by using film techniques it helps show the style by how effective it is. Techniques such as music, sound effects, camera work e.g close ups, mid shots, and characters. Wright uses these techniques to grab people’s…

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    Middle Earth

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    For a long time, the World of Middle-Earth, created by J. R. R. Tolkien, was described as a true work of art. Tolkien is one of the first authors to ever create an entire fantasy just for the sake of his books. That shows his dedication to his passion of writing. And it paid off in the end. Tolkien is considered by many as one of the best, if not the best, authors of all time. He created new names, new places, and much more. Tolkien was very dedicated to his passion. He spent so much item ad…

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    They will either go down in history or vanish into the mist. The “Lord of the Rings” (LotR) trilogy is one of the most notorious series ever, written about an unassuming hobbit named Frodo who goes on a journey to save the world (Tolkien). In contrast, the “Shadow Wars” trilogy is completely unheard of, despite being written by the writers of Star Wars and The Uncanny X-men. The Shadow Wars (SW) trilogy is written about a Nelwyn named Willow Ufgood (or Thorn Drumheller) and the princess Elora…

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