the weakest part in the trilogy

Rating: 4/10 (19 May 2013)

Overall, The Lord of the Rings trilogy will be remembered as a milestone in the history of movie making. But when analyzing each move separately, i must admit that this was the weakest. My dissatisfaction doesn't stem from comparison to J.R.R. Tolkien's books, because i think that a movie should always be viewed as an independent piece of art. I was merely thinking about what i've seen.
Apart from the fantasy world of the Middle Earth, everything that stayed in my memory were endless battle sequences and Frodo crying most of the time. The former was necessary because of the scale of the conflict portrayed, but the second is a mystery to me. I understand that Frodo is showing true heroism by taking an assignment that is obviously too much a for a small hobbit. But there were other means for showing him being overwhelmed with emotion.
On the other hand, i guess that the trilogy would have never gotten the funding without grand action sequences. I may reproach Peter Jackson about his artistic integrity, but i was not there when he negotiated the funding with producers. Still, since the first two parts were already more than successful, i think he had some possibility to negotiate the finale and make it less like a blockbuster.