Does the dog die?
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Movie • 2002 • Fantasy
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Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers--Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where the corrupt wizard Saruman awaits, and Sauron's fortress at Barad-dur, deep within the dark lands of Mordor. Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the Fellowship members at the Orthanc Tower in Isengard.
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Whargs-huge riding dogs used by the Uruk-hai horde as mounts-are killed in battle.
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Faramir is frequently emotionally abused by his father, Denethor. Denethor even goes so far as to say that he wishes Faramir had died in place of his other son.
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Faramir was emotionally and psychologically abused by Denethor his whole life, and Boromir was abused through Golden Child Syndrome. There isn’t a child abuse category, so I’ll put this here just in case.
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Are there abusive parents?
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Denethor is abusive towards his son Faramir and even says he should have died instead of his other son. He later tries to burn hinself and Faramir who he believes to be dead even though he is told that his son is still alive
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Is someone stalked?
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The fellowship is stalked by gollum
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Addiction
Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Two characters have a drinking game and multiple are drunk during a celebration.
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Alcohol is used.
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Is there addiction?
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I mean, the Ring in itself causes a psychological addiction. Gollum for example is obviously suffering from this.
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Multiple animals throughout the movie die. No loved pets are killed.
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Is there a dead animal?
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Horses and Oliphants are shown dying/dead. Gollum kills a fish and rabbit with both being shown.
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Are there spiders?
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TERRIFYING SPIDERS WHAT THE F***
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Does a dragon die?
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No Dragons, but Fell Beasts (Creatures like dragons) Do.
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Gollum kills and eats two rabbits
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Does a horse die?
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No animals we're meant to care about, but several horses and an oliphaunt are killed in battle.
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Are there bugs?
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The giant spider, Shelob, is in Return of the King (the third movie).
Not sure about other bugs but I can’t remember any distinct scenes off the top of my head
Not sure about other bugs but I can’t remember any distinct scenes off the top of my head
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Wormtongue is very creepy towards Eowyn and touches her face when she's obviously uncomfortable. He sexually harasses her.
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Bodily Harm
Is there eye mutilation?
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A human soldier with a missing eye is seen, but only for a second. It looks like an old wound that has healed but left an empty eye socket
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Gollum bites off Frodo's forefinger in Return of the King
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Is someone burned alive?
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Denethor sets himself on fire and jumps off a cliff.
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Is there decapitation?
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Many. Orcs and dragonlike creatures are decapitated in battle and the severed heads of human soldiers are catapulted into a city
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Is there cannibalism?
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Orcs devour one of their own and exclaim "Looks like meat's back on the menu!".
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Is someone crushed to death?
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A lot of orcs and men are crushed by huge pieces of stone
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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The "dismemberment" is in the next movie and lacks realism. It looks like they are throwing confetti.
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Is there amputation?
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Lurtz has his arm chopped off
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Deagol is choked to death
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Denathor
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Is someone tortured?
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Gollum is boiled alive to extract information
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Children
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Does a kid die?
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An adult child dies. We do not know him but we see his father’s grief and he comments “No parent should have to see their child die”. (Given that no one else has commented on this it is possible it is only shown in the extended version as this is the only version I have seen.)
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Death
Does a major character die?
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Boromir dies, Gandalf is dead but comes back later, Theoden dies, Saruman dies (only in the extended version), Gollum dies and a couple of other not as important characters die as well
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Does a parent die?
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Tecnically Theoden is the uncle of Eomer and Eowyn, but he is a father figure for them and his death is very tragic especially for Eowyn who is with him when he dies
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Does someone cheat?
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It's cheating to extract information through torture. It's cheating to make a little person trek across Middle Earth when you've got eagles that can transport people. It's cheating for a bad guy to trap a good guy into a position where he learns the truth too late and he has to fight his way out. Use of the ring to go invisible could be considered cheating, especially at the beginning when it wasn't for self-defense.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Two hobbits are kidnapped by orcs.
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Fear
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Are there ghosts?
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Ringwraiths, who resemble empty cloaks and armor riding black warhorses.
The Dead Men of Dunharrow, who are neon-green spectres who alternate between freshly dead" and "skeleton."
The Dead Men of Dunharrow, who are neon-green spectres who alternate between freshly dead" and "skeleton."
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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There are rivers, swamps filled with dead people, and there is the sea
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Is someone possessed?
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Theoden, the king of Rohan is possesed by the wizard Saruman.
All who come to close to the ring are possesed by it as well, more or less
All who come to close to the ring are possesed by it as well, more or less
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Does someone spit?
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Some characters spit into the dirt in passing. A character spits at another.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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Tecnically the ring is a priceless artifact and it us destroyed in the end, but that is a good thing
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Is there a hospital scene?
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In the extended edition, FaramÃr and Eyoin bond in a convalescent ward.
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Denethor sets himself on fire and jumps off a cliff.
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Denethor tries to kill himself and his son who he believes is dead. Denethor sets himself on fire and then falls to his death
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Distant bolts of lightning flashing across Mordor skies. Lightning storm at start of Battle for Helm’s Deep with continual intense white flashes across the screen.
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
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Are there fat jokes?
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Gollum calls Sam a stupid, fat hobbit on multiple occasions. A character mentions that another has grown fat.
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Eowyn is placing herself in that gender role and others are accepting it. This is actually the opposite of misgendering
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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Gollum calls characters stupid.
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Is there hate speech?
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Gandalf has a particular hate for Merry being prone to mistakes, and Gandalf is supposed to be a very good character otherwise which causes role model issues. He keeps wishing Merry was dead. In the next movie Gollum will express his deep hate for hobbits. A human, who ends up being a good guy, doesn't respect Gollum's PTSD in that movie either. There is talk of racial/species extermination and oppression that comes up throughout the movie (it might be this one or movie 2 where hobbits are enslaved)--this one is promoted by the bad guys.
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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The only people of color in the films are South Asian villains who ride elephants. The Uruk-Hai are dark-skinned monsters with tribal markings. Dwarves and Hobbits are based on classical fantasy archetypes rather than little people but there are little people (notably Peter Dinklage) who feel stereotyped by the archetype.
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Tectically yes because Arwen, an immortal elf is a few thousand years old, while Aragorn, a human is only about 90. That doesn‘t really matter though because they are a very healthy couple and both are very mature.
Eowyn may be a little younger than Aragorn, but her love for him is noch reciprocated
Eowyn may be a little younger than Aragorn, but her love for him is noch reciprocated
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Sex
Are there incestuous relationships?
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
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Male characters cry all the time. It is never shamed. There is no toxic masculinity in this movie, male characters are allowed to show all kinds of emotions and also show their affection towards one another
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Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
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If you just want to know about movie one instead of the other commentator's spoiler for the whole series, this movie is still bittersweet. A couple good main characters have died. However Frodo is willing to have Sam accompany him after trying to run away from him. There are a lot of good quotes that give you hope.
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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There is no actual drowning but there are 2 near drowning scenes where the characters are saved at the last minute
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Is there blood/gore?
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There are intense stabbings and arrow shots in uncomfortable places. They tend to be pretty rapid fire in battle scenes throughout the movies, but some are not the blink and miss it types.
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