In his screen adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s book, Peter Jackson appeals to the audience’s familiarity with a number of film genres, which are themselves related to the literary genres that Tolkien drew upon. In many of his films, Jackson uses the familiar modes of Hollywood genres but gives them some peculiar New Zealand twists. My article explores Jackson’s use of multiple genres in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the ways in which his appropriation of these genres evinces particular national concerns, especially those concerning nuclear power. The films fall within the fantasy genre but also feature elements of the war film and the horror film, and it is his use of these genres that I will discuss. RÉSUMÉ L’Anneau autour de la Comté:...