8. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Peter Jackson, 2001, 2002, 2003)

　　《指环王》系列

　　All three parts of the Lord of the Rings trilogy were greatpieces of cinema – The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, andfinally The Return of the King, which won Best Picture at the 2004Academy Awards. J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of Lord of the Rings, was a devout Catholic and conservative, and a close friend of C.S. Lewis at Oxford.His vision of a mighty battle between good and evil in the realms ofMiddle Earth was brilliantly transferred to the screen by New Zealanddirector Peter Jackson, perfectly fitting a post 9/11 world where theforces of freedom found themselves pitted against a barbaric enemy。

　　剧情简介：比尔博•巴金斯是100多岁的哈比人，住在故乡夏尔，生性喜欢冒险，在年轻时的一次探险经历中，他从怪物咕噜手中得到了至尊魔戒，这枚戒指是黑暗魔君索伦打造的至尊魔戒，拥有奴役世界的邪恶力量，能够统领其他几枚力量之戒，在3000年前的人类联盟和半兽人大军的战役中，联盟取得了胜利，并得到了至尊魔戒，数千年的辗转后，魔戒落到咕噜手中，被比尔博碰巧得到……

　　入选理由：以魔幻战争的形式重现了正义与邪恶之争，特别是当正义自由一方受到强大敌人威胁后迸发出的勇气和力量，都相当正气凌然。

　　正气指数：* *

　　7. Gladiator (Ridley Scott, 2000)

　　《角斗士》

　　Ridley Scott is without a doubt one of the finest directors of the modern era, and preceded Black Hawk Down with his masterful Best Picture winner Gladiator. The tale of an enslaved former Romangeneral, Maximus (played by Russell Crowe)， who becomes a gladiator and brings down a corrupt Emperor, features some of the most excitingaction sequences ever filmed, backed by Hanns Zimmer’s soaringsoundtrack. In essence this is a movie about confronting evil and destroying it. There is not an ounce of appeasement or the whiff of “engagement” in Maximus’s blood, only the desire to avenge the murder of his family and see justice carried out. It is the sort of uncompromising movie experience guaranteed to send pacifists andlily-livered liberals running for the exits。

　　剧情简介：马克西蒙斯(路赛尔·克劳)是罗马帝国战功显赫，受人拥戴的大将军。老国王马库斯·奥利利乌斯(理查德·哈里斯)对大将军赏识有加，有意加冕于他。老国王对将军这种超越亲情的宠爱自然招来太子康莫迪乌斯的妒忌与不安，太子伺机杀害父亲，抢先登上王位，并马上下令诛杀大将军一家……

　　入选理由：以一己之力反抗暴力和不公，角斗士所表现的是弱小群体面对强权时所产生的惊人力量。

　　正气指数：* *