The greatest movie of all times ?

Rating: 10/10 (13 December 2004)

Is the Return of the King the greatest movie to ever appear on the silver screen ?
It grossed over 1 billion dollars, it got 11 Oscars, 4 golden globes and countless other awards. You could argue that awards are always a subjective thing and don't necessarly say anything about the quality of a movie. But you can't argue that the movie reached a huge amount of people all over the world. But does this mean that the movie itself is actually good ? Well that again depends on what you define as good or as bad. For my part, I went into the movie with quite some prejudice, since I'm not a particularly big fan of fantasy films, nor did I ever read the books. As a cineast I didn't expect much. But I was shocked. This movie is truly fantastic and as perfect as it gets.
What's most important about a movie is obviously the story and it's themes. Well the Lord of the Rings has a fantasy overlay, the stories underneath it though, are the very stories that concern us all, like love, friendship, confidence etc. So if you're able to read between the lines, this movie has a lot to offer, but the great thing is, that the movie is also able to entertain. I mean ask yourself, what do you want to see, a dialogue heavy slow paced movie, that almost sends you away in the land of dreams, or a movie that entertains, but still doesn't leave the themes of our everyday life out of sight ? The Lord of the Rings movies shouldn't just be hated because they're fantasy movies, it's not what they deserve, so much love has flown into these movies, that they surely deserve their place at the top of cinematic history. The greatest movie of all time ? Well the Return of the King surely stands among the top. And we should all be proud to have been a part of the experience.