The Two Towers, the second part of Peter Jackson’s blockbuster film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, was let loose on an expectant nation on Dec.

The Two Towers, the second part of Peter Jackson’s blockbuster film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, was let loose on an expectant nation on Dec. 18. Over the coming months it will be watched by millions of moviegoers throughout the world, most of whom will be unaware that they are watching a film version of what its author called “a fundamentally religious and Catholic work.”