The Lord of the Rings dramatic story comes to a conclusion in the Return of the King. A powerful, superb climax, the Return of the King actually gives us an ending rather than another cliffhanger.
Peter Jackson uses even more special effects here; the CGI shots in the Return of the King have doubled since they were used in the Fellowship of the Ring. Nevertheless, the Return of the King is visually stunning, a spectacular awe-sight for the eyes.
Frodo and Sam, still guided by the nasty Gollum, have come very close to Mt. Doom. However, even though Saruman has been defeated, Sauron has thousands of orcs, goblins, creatures (including giant elephants) and his demons who obey him without question, the Nazgul. Unleashing himself upon Middle-Earth, total war has begun. As Gondor’s capital, Minas Tirith, lies under siege but fights back under Gandalf, who lead the Gondorians in a fierce yet hopeless battle. Meanwhile, Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, Theoden and Eomer lead Rohan’s victory to go save Gondor, before it’s too late, culminating in a massive battle that will decide the fate of Middle-Earth.
And through it all, it all lies upon Frodo, the Ring still tempting him and his long journey taking a toll on him both physically and mentally. But his trusty friend Sam never gives up on him. Sam sees through Gollum, who is good on the outside but bad on the inside, and works cleverly to pit Frodo and Sam against each other.
The main centerpiece of the film is the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, which takes up a good 1/3 of the film in which all of the armies, good and bad, meet in front of Minas Tirith and battle it out to the death.
Jackson’s team have done a rare accomplishment; all three films have been mostly faithful adaptations, all through which the actors have never gotten tired of their jobs, and have fulfilled their roles.
No other movie trilogy has done it as well as this—they have come close, but not exactly spot on.
The special effects are amazing; the visuals striking. If Star Wars was just as great in this way, it didn’t fully have the moral deepness that remains the constant theme.
When J.R.R Tolkien wrote the books, they were instant bestseller hits and are considered the best fantasy works in history. While the movies most likely have not fully taken in what Tolkien had envisioned in his mind (that would be impossible), the Return of the King is a true-to-life, concluding adventure that ends the Lord of the Rings with full satisfaction.
The Lord of the Rings will be remembered and treasured forever. The filmmakers have created a movie trilogy of our time. The Return of the King is a superb, immensely satisfying, and powerful conclusion to that trilogy.
***** /5
***** /5
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