Peter Jackson directs this true story of two girls in New Zealand whose budding Sapphic love disturbs their parents, and the girls resort to extreme means to stay together. This is it, as far as answering my question about what Jackson film led people to think he could make "The Lord of the Rings." The storytelling and acting is far beyond the other films he made up to this point. He improved even more with his great, subsequent "The Frighteners."
"Heavenly Creatures" also features elaborate, creative special effects sequences where he tries to evoke the fantasy world the two girls create. They are writing a fantasy novel together, and every so often the characters come to life, the girls are dancing in a castle, and once -- one time -- a ring drops on the ground. A ring!
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