Such grandeur deserves an ending, and Return of the King gets three, each with its own emotional resonance, so that once the credits roll there is a genuine sense of satisfaction in the scale of it all. Sam and Frodo, lost in the depths of Mordor, struggling against all odds, while the rest of Middle Earth is under siege the massive battle for Minis Tirith, the last stand at the Black Gates and that final sacrifice wring just about every last bit of energy from you and then, we have the endings. If anything, Return, is even more grand in scale, with all the story threads slowing coming together to form a fitting conclusion.
Famously, Peter Jackson once said, “You only make the first to parts, to get to the third”, and boy did he put his heart and soul onto the screen. Released to equally critical and commercial acclaim and securing the most of the Oscar wins, The Return of the King did not disappoint. Come on, Mr Frodo, I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you!ĭecember 2003 took an even longer time to come around, for the conclusion of the most ambitious film series was eagerly anticipated. Then let us be rid of it, once and for all.
