“I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you!” The small Halfling cries, crouching down. His arms lift down to pick up his friend and companion that he has been traveling with to the ends of Middle Earth and back. Frodo Baggins is lifted onto the back of Samwise Gamgee and they begin to climb Mount Doom. Based off of the series by J.R.R. Tolkein, Lord of the Rings never ceases to amaze me.
The story of Lord of the Rings is anything but simple. On a quest to destroy an evil Ring of power, a group of nine companions set out from an Elvin city to travel into Mordor, and do just that. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, is the final concluding piece of this story. Beginning with a flashback of the day Smeagol/Gollum found the Great Ring, the story unravels in a number of different place, from the plains of Mordor, where Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) travel, to the city of Minas Tirith, where Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), Legolas (Orlando Bloom), Gimli (John Rhys-Davies), Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and others work to defend Middle Earth. Aragorn, more the main character in this movie than any, must now realize his destiny as the King of Gondor and take it by the reins; Middle Earth depends on it. The story unravels in a tale of war and peace, finally concluding with a few surprises no one would expect.
Though Lord of the Rings: RotK is relatively long (lasting an entire three hours and forty minutes) the story continues to entertain you throughout. With the many different settings and conflicts going on at the same time, the story never ceases to not bore you. From the brilliant acting of dozens of actors, whose talents never die down to the amazing special effects, in which giant elephants that are not really there can come to life so realistically, the Lord of the Rings, takes you on a ride that doesn’t even really feel like near four hours. The only thing that I can really find wrong with the movie was the music was not as entertaining. It did not completely take you into the movie and take you on the ride that you need.
Overall, the movie was amazing. The brilliant work of Peter Jackson and the excellent performances by the actors take viewers through one of the best movies of all time. I give this movie a five out of five stars and recommend it to anyone who is willing to sit through four hours of time before time-esc, twisted plotted, action packed cinematography. Most definitely my favorite movie.
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