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The Lord Of The Rings Finding Middle Earth In New Zealand



T


he Lord of the Rings            and other literature.             
story has captured the                                            
imagination of millions of      Tolkien had earlier written a     
people around the world. New          book called The Hobbit, The Lord  
Zealand has been lucky enough to      of the Rings novels followed as   
be involved in this global            sequels and continued the epic    
phenomena thanks to Peter             fantasy theme and have since been 
Jackson’s critically acclaimed        reprinted into over 30 languages, 
Lord of the Rings movie trilogy.      making it one of the most popular 
The wide-open spaces, diverse         franchises of the 20th century.   
landscapes and spectacular                                              
scenery of New Zealand were the       The Lord of the Rings story is    
best place to film the movies,        based around human like creatures 
allowing New Zealanders to            such as Elves, Hobbits, Wizards,  
showcase their country and create     Dwarves, Orcs and Men. They live  
a growing Lord of the Rings           in a sprawling world named Middle 
tourism industry.                    Earth, home to mysterious beings, 
                                      magical rings, the devious        
The Lord of the Rings back-story      Gollum, huge battles, the dark    
                                      realm of Mordor and much, much    
When J.R.R. Tolkien wrote the         more.                             
original Lord of the Rings novels                                       
between 1937 and 1949, he would       Part of the success of the Lord   
have had no idea of the huge          of the Rings can be put down to   
impact they would have on future      its complexity and Tolkien’s      
generations throughout the world.     endless work in developing a      
The stories have had a massive        credible and highly detailed      
influence on pop culture and you      back-story. This back-story is    
come across many Lord of the          brilliantly revealed as the story 
Rings references in songs, movies     progresses, filling in important  



details and creating a living and     financial gold mine for both      
breathing world with a rich           parties with the combined profits 
history in the minds of readers.      of the movies, video games and    
                                      related merchandise easily        
Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings     heading in to the billions of     
movie trilogy                         dollars.                          
                                                                        
After several acclaimed but           The movies were released to much  
moderately successful feature         critical acclaim and while some   
films, New Zealand's Peter            purists felt that Jackson         
Jackson diverted his attention to     deviated too far from the book,   
a new project, one that would         most agreed that it was both      
consume many years of his life        faithful to the book and a        
and eventually turn him into a        spectacular motion picture. The   
star and one of Hollywood's most      three movies combined for 17      
sought after directors.               Academy Awards with The Return of 
                                      the King being the most           
Jackson always had a desire to        successful, earning 11 of these,  
make an updated film of the Lord      including Best Picture and Best   
of the Rings and often wondered       Director for Peter Jackson.       
why it hadn't been done earlier.                                        
After years of negotiating and        The movies created a huge         
revised scripts, Jackson and New      windfall for New Zealand in terms 
Line Cinemas finally agreed to        of publicity, tourism, the movie  
film and release the Lord of the      making industry and the creation  
Rings is a trilogy, The               of Weta Workshops as a leading    
Fellowship of the Ring, The Two       special effects design studio.    
Towers and The Return of The          Wellington was even chosen as the 
King. Filmed entirely in New          destination for the premiere of   
Zealand, the films proved to be       the final chapter of the trilogy, 



The Return of the King.               Island and Christchurch receiving 
                                      the most attention. The           
Finding Middle Earth in New           Canterbury Plains, Southern Alps  
Zealand                               and Mt Potts high country station 
                                      serve as particularly beautiful   
With the Lord of the Rings            and inspiring areas to see        
thrusting New Zealand's               various Lord of the Rings film    
spectacular scenery in to the         locations such as Edoras, Helms   
limelight, it was inevitable that     Deep and the Misty Mountains. All 
a demand to see it up close and       are accessible with tour groups   
personal would be created.            and you'll have the opportunity   
Labelling itself as "Middle           to meet new friends with similar  
Earth", New Zealand's tourism         interests along the way.          
industry gained a                                                       
much-appreciated boost thanks to      J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the      
thousands of travellers taking        Rings story has affected the      
part in tours and scenic trips.       lives of millions of individuals  
Immersing themselves in various       around the world and none more so 
film locations, ardent Lord of        than here in New Zealand. His     
the Rings fans and casual             epic tale of courage and honour   
travellers alike could enjoy the      has not only inspired readers but 
wide open spaces of New Zealand       also helped Peter Jackson create  
knowing that these were where the     his own masterpiece, opening up a 
movies plot twists, dramatic          whole new generation to Tolkien's 
scenes and great battles took         wonderful story. New Zealand's    
place.                                film industry has been taken to a 
                                      new level with the burgeoning     
Filming took place throughout the     local industry talent allowing    
country, with areas surrounding       other blockbuster films such as   
Wellington, the lower North           the Chronicles of Narnia and King 



Kong to also be filmed in the         coming to experience New          
country. The benefits spread          Zealand's special link with the   
further into tourism and related      Lord of the Rings.                
areas with many overseas visitors     




About the Author
Rene Smith is a travel guru who lives and works in Christchurch, New Zealand. Visit http://www.christchurchholidays.co.nz for information on Lord of the Rings tours, travel articles, reviews and helpful tips on planning a vacation to Christchurch, New Zealand.

Published At: www.Isnare.com


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