"The Lord of the Rings", as the blockbuster of the year by Warner Bros. and New Line Pictures, is adapted from the famous work "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy" by Tolkien, the originator of fantasy.

The film was directed by the unknown New Zealand director Peter Jackson, and all of them were shot in his hometown of New Zealand, and even in terms of special effects, the film was unconventionally not handed over to Industrial Light and Magic, but to Peter Jackson's Weta Digital.

Such an unpopular combination makes the film quite expected, but it is not widely favored by the industry.

Because director Peter Jackson, who had only made a few low-budget plasma horror films, although I don't know what method he used to persuade the head of New Line Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures was not satisfied with this.

And it is precisely because of this that Shay, the owner of New Line Pictures, let Peter Jackson go to New Zealand to shoot far away, and New Line Pictures has always had considerable autonomy, so Warner Bros. Pictures can't say anything about their actions.

And "The Lord of the Rings" is more difficult to adapt and shoot than ordinary films.

Most people who are not familiar with it only know that "The Lord of the Rings" is Tolkien's representative work, and these books just opened the precedent of global fantasy.

But to those in the uninitiated, The Lord of the Rings is really just a small slice of the entire history of Middle-earth designed by Tolkien.

All the stories of The Lord of the Rings are based on the entire history of Middle-earth, written by Tolkien, for thousands of years, and even the so-called Middle-earth is only a part of a continent of the fantastical planet that Tolkien wrote.

With such a grand background, how can the story of The Lord of the Rings be both profound and simple, yet compelling?

It's an impossible task, and the same conundrum is not uncommon in Hollywood history.

The later movie version of "World of Warcraft" made such a mistake, with complex and huge character relationships and unexplained fantasy backgrounds, which made fans addicted at the same time, but also blinded ordinary audiences.

And now, nearly half a century has passed since the publication of "The Lord of the Rings", and there are very few people who can really be said to be its fans.

So how can such a fantasy story from half a century ago be adapted to meet the tastes of modern people?

In every sense of the word, The Lord of the Rings looks like it's on the verge of success.

But after the follow-up of "The Matrix" was silent, and the loss of "Harry Potter" that swept the world, Warner Bros. Pictures did not have much choice at the moment, so it could only put all the chips on Peter Jackson and "The Lord of the Rings" with New Line Pictures.

So on the night of December 19th, not only the staff of New Line Pictures and Warner Bros. stayed up all night, but even other major companies paid more or less attention to the situation of this fantasy masterpiece.

And the 19th is Wednesday, and this release date actually shows Warner Bros.'s lack of confidence, because Hollywood only has movies that are not favored, and the premiere day will be released on a non-day holiday.

And the really much-anticipated premiere day of the film will definitely be placed on Friday.

And on the first day of the box office on Wednesday the 19th, Park was shocked as soon as it came out - $18 million!

It's a non-rest day on Wednesday! Oh my God.

New Line Pictures and Warner Bros. were immediately excited, and after the uninterrupted turmoil in the second half of the year, they finally felt relieved.

Although the box office fell to $9.7 million the next Thursday, no one made a fuss, on the contrary, everyone was shocked that "The Lord of the Rings" could still take in nearly 10 million on Thursday.

Such a tenacious box office curve is rare at the end of the year.

Everyone can expect that the real arrival of the weekend will make "The Lord of the Rings" a real big explosion.

And the reason was that it was the fermentation of a good reputation in just two days.

The almost one-sided praise made New Line and Warner smile, and those film critics with tricky tastes went out of their way to praise "The Lord of the Rings" for its excellence.

In fact, in Sid's opinion, it is also very understandable that the previous fantasy movies are actually the same as manga movies, which are regarded as children's things. Things like Spielberg's "Peter Pan" are only seen by the mainstream as a fantasy film as it should be, that is, fantasy films are equal to children's films.

But that's clearly not the case with Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings, and not only not. And, for the first time, he really showed everyone what a fantasy epic should look like on the big screen!

The beauty of Middle-earth, the distinctive characters, the delicate and smooth gorgeous cinematography, even the music, and the few special effects shots that add the finishing touches are all perfect and unmatched.

The San Francisco Chronicle did not hesitate to praise the film (The Lord of the Rings) as a wonderful and bizarre dream journey, and after watching the movie, you can't help but immerse yourself in the Middle-earth created by Tolkien's work.

"Entertainment Weekly" said succinctly and forcefully - the film is full of energy, and its own intricate relationships are as dreamy and magical as the title.

The Chicago Tribune was thrilled to announce to everyone that extraordinary visual effects, grandiose artistic conception, and brilliant filmmaking. It's a hobbit's dream and a fairy's delight. And this is just the beginning, this is the first film in the series.

And the praise of the New York Post has even reached the point of a bit of sycophancy - the film (The Lord of the Rings) has always dealt with such excellent content, and its themes are expressed in a way that this type of film (fantasy movie) does not have, even the "Star Wars" series is not available.

The Boston Globe, which is only a week away from New York, directly takes it to a new level - the film is not a reference to the "Star Wars" trilogy, but the director deliberately shows the dream world of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" in stages and segments.

It can be seen that more than one filmmaker has put "The Lord of the Rings" and "Star Wars" on the same level to evaluate it, and Peter Jackson has become the new George Lucas.

Fantasy movies have finally become regular genre films that can be compared to science fiction movies.

Although there are a few bad reviews from film critics from time to time, they have long been drowned in the frenzy of praise.

The box office performance of "The Lord of the Rings" was $75 million in the first week and 80 million in the second week, so that the North American box office has exceeded the $150 million mark in two weeks.

Peter Jackson and The Lord of the Rings became the hottest and hottest names of the moment.