魔戒演员的采访：
Eliyah Wood (Frodo)


And so it has come to pass?Just as Frodo Baggins completed an epic journey, Elijah Wood concluded a monumental marathon of another sort.

They have become inseparable in many ways, the Ring Bearer and the Actor. Both experienced arduous travels and taxing tasks during their sojourn into Middle-earth, and both the character and the man have come out forever changed.

Here Wood reflects on the achievements of Peter Jackson's trilogy, his personal and professional growth, and the many lessons learned.
There seems to be universal agreement that The Return of the King is the best film of the trilogy. What do you think makes it so good?
It's the end of the journey, where the characters are faced with the ultimate sacrifices, the ultimate opposition. And time is running out for Frodo and for everyone else, so there's a real sense of urgency with this film.

The film also exacts a heavy toll on the characters, emotionally as well as physically.It's pretty extreme what the characters have to go through, and ultimately what they lose. Frodo is essentially giving away his soul to save Middle-earth. As much as the world is saved and so much is gained, so much is lost as well. You have to give of yourself to succeed, and that's what the movie is about.

Can you talk about Frodo's internal battles? And what do you see as his defining moment in The Return of the King?
The Ring sort of strips him of who he is. He doesn't remember the Shire, he doesn't remember where he's come from, he doesn't remember really who he is. He's physically robbed of any soul, of any heart, of any ability to go on. The defining moment would probably be on the side of Mount Doom, when he completely fails. He falls to the ground. And it's not as if he's giving up. He really doesn't have a choice, The Ring completely takes over.

How did you work with Peter Jackson to prepare for Frodo's emotional moments?
We talked a lot about Frodo's sort of addiction to The Ring, how that would affect him, and very specific moments about that deterioration, and how the darkness ends up coming out in him as well. We would sit down and have a good chat before we would start filming those particular scenes.

Can you talk about Frodo and Sam's friendship? It seems to be a linchpin of the third film.
Yeah, it's critical because The Ring is starting to have much more of an affect on Frodo, and Sam ends up becoming Frodo's strength when Frodo has no strength. Sam really becomes quite a hero in this film. It's his courage and his strength that pulls Frodo through and saves the day.

What can be learned about friendship from Sam and Frodo?
That no person can complete a task on their own. They cannot do it without the help of their friends. And that's not only true for Frodo and Sam. As they head up the mountaintop to destroy this ring, Aragorn and Gimli and Legolas and Gandalf are charging The Black Gate to draw Sauron's eye away and give them an opportunity. That's real friendship, real teamwork. There's something so beautiful about risking your life for the good of everyone.

Why are these films so meaningful, and why will they continue to live on?
I think there are themes in these stories that are timeless, that everyone can relate to. It's a classic good versus evil tale, and anything that embodies those particular extremes you can relate that to any world event or any personal event. Obviously there's quite a lot of strife in our world today, and certainly you can make comparisons.

Frodo has changed at the end of this journey, has Elijah changed as well?
Absolutely. I started this when I was 18, when normally I would be going to college. Instead, I went to Middle-earth and lived out Frodo's journey for four years. It's been the most incredible life experience, and I'm so grateful for that.

What will you take with you from this experience?
I think the most important thing I'll take away is the friendships I've made. Being in New Zealand for that length of time with these people was such a joy. It was difficult -- six- day weeks and 15-hour days -- and completely exhausting, but the friendships got us through. I will be friends with these people forever. The Fellowship will always exist. So in some ways the journey will never end for us, which is beautiful.

What did you do once the movie was finally finished?
I went into hibernation. I don't think I actually woke up for, like, five months.

晕了...
我英语太烂...

Orlando Bloom (Legolas)


No matter how high Orlando Bloom's star rises in the future, he will always remember Legolas. That's partly because Bloom has enjoyed universal acclaim for his turn as the elegant Elf archer. But mostly it's because The Lord of the Rings marks his first film performance.

Here, the London-trained actor discusses the evolution of Legolas, his character's surprising relationship with Gimli and his own delight at being part of cinematic history -- on the first try.

No character is unchanged by the course of events in Middle-earth. How does Legolas evolve?

Elves are pretty high status. I mean, they wouldn't normally interact with other species. So what you see in the first movie is a reserved kind of character, somebody who is kind of figuring out what's going on as the Fellowship embarks on its journey. In the second film, he becomes much more sensitive in terms of his emotion, and the way he interacts with Gimli or with Aragorn.

What about in the third film, how does he evolve?

The closeness and the bond of the Fellowship has kind of humanized Legolas. When Gandalf dies in the first movie, or when Aragorn has been taken over the edge of the cliff in the second movie, he feels for the other characters. For elves, who are immortal, the idea of death is something they have never really understood. But in the third movie, what you see is an elf that has more compassion. He's much more accessible, less reserved.

One of the real treats in the films is the chemistry between Legolas and Gimli. Can you talk about that relationship?
Elves wouldn't normally have anything to do with dwarves; there's bad blood between them. But as Legolas evolves to understand that he's part of the world and the Fellowship, he and Gimli develop a closeness. You see a wry, dry humor appear. You get glimpses in the second movie, with the body count at Helm's Deep. And in the third film the way they interact is just funny. To see two completely opposite people befriend each other and try to find common ground, I think that will amuse people.
What was it like spending so much time with Viggo Mortensen?

Viggo was like a mentor for me, without anything being spoken. I used to sit next to him on the make-up bus, and find myself just staring at him while he was having his make-up done and drawing in his book or writing his notes. I would find myself fascinated
Did you do any Elf bonding with Liv Tyler?

When Liv first arrived, I'd been in New Zealand for a couple of months. I'd done all this research for the elves, and I know she'd done stuff, and we compared notes. It was a fun session, just sitting down and chatting about the elves while we were playing pool. I was really excited about expressing it all and she was really receptive. It was a special time.

How did you get on with the hobbits, and do you still keep in touch?

I got along incredibly well with all the hobbits, and I still do. I was just back in L.A. and I went surfing with Billy and Dom a few times. I saw Elijah, and we all went out for dinner one night. And I saw Sean Astin at some awards ceremony. Whenever we get together, it's as if nothing's changed, you know what I mean?

Is there any scene you did for The Return of the King that really stands out?

The Paths Of The Dead was a great scene to shoot. There was a really eerie quality to it. The fact we were walking into this cave of death to summon the dead to aid us, and the fact Aragorn is capable of that power, is kind of eerie. There was a real kind of energy about it.

The Lord of the Rings is actually the first film you ever worked on. Not a bad way to start your career, is it?

There was something incredibly special about working on The Lord Of The Rings. It felt like you were making something that was part of history. I was so lucky to have had my first experience working on this movie. I was blessed that I got to work very closely with the cast, the crew, the director, everyone involved in this project. It gave me a first experience that people just don't get it.

Miranda Otto(Eowyn)

Australian actress Miranda Otto carries a heavy load in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Otto's Eowyn is one of the strongest female characters in the epic, mentally and physically. Here, Otto discusses Eowyn's struggles and triumphs as well as her own adventures in swordplay.
The big action piece in The Return of the King is the Battle at Pelennor Fields. How does it compare to the battle at Helm's Deep in The Two Towers?

This battle's bigger. I believe it was 10,000 Uruk-Hai at Helm's Deep and this is going to be 200,000 new and improved Orcs at Pelennor Fields. The new Orcs are a bit taller and more scary. There are also huge amounts of horses and stuff that we hadn't really seen before. I've seen bits of it, and it's fantastic.

Eowyn wields a mean sword. How did you like all that training?

Oh, it was great fun. The guys on the stunt team are really fantastic. It's really funny, because for all the aggression they have to display on screen, they're actually really happy, good- natured people. When we were shooting, they just said to me, 'You know, it doesn't really look like you're slashing him there. You'll really have to hit him.' They had armor, but it still hurts. But they didn't seem to mind, evidently they laughed about it afterwards.

The fight scenes must have been tiring to film.
My costume weighed between eight and 10 kilos (22 lbs) with the chain mail and everything. It's really quite heavy and it really takes the energy out of you. It's like carrying around four heavy shopping bags while doing all this physical activity.

How much preparation did you do beforehand?

I started with a trainer for three weeks before I went to New Zealand just to get some fitness. And then I came to New Zealand three weeks before shooting to work with the stunt guys on choreographing the fight and the basic moves, and to work on horse riding.
In some ways, Eowyn is Tolkien's most realized character. How did you approach her?

I went back to the books continually and photocopied every page she was in. I cut it all out, every line of dialogue or description or movement. Then I did another thing about how other people saw her or felt about her. I just wanted to know everything about how Tolkien perceived her.

Obviously, Eowyn is a tough woman?/
Yeah, but she's also a woman, if you know what I mean. Part of me really wanted to show that tough side, but it was important when there are so few female characters to see a femininity and a vulnerability as well.

How would you describe Eowyn's struggle in the third film?

She's had a lot of passion and words and talk and high ideals. Now she'll get to see what she's really made of. She's believed she's capable of certain things and should be valued equally as a man and should be allowed to go war. She also has to face unrequited love and the realization that part of her destiny isn't what she thought. But there are better things ahead for her.


Any extraordinary memories that you'll take away from The Lord of the Rings?

The first day I arrived at Edoras was really memorable. We had an hour and a half drive to the set, and we came over the hill to see the Golden Hall built in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by these white covered mountains, exactly as described in the book. To feel as an actor that you had so much to work with was really exciting. It was like being a child thinking about being a princess and having a palace and then you wake up one morning and there it is.

啊啊....
光是看到Eowyn就足以兴奋一下啦....
有没有DW的呢....
ps:嗯....虽然英语不是很好地说。

DW?DW是谁啊？