The Last of the Great Epics

Rating: 10/10 (5 December 2018)

The epic is one of movies most profitable and believed genres. The golden age was during the late 50s to mid 60s. I'd say from The Ten Commandments to Doctor Zhivago. There would be more excellent epic movies of course; The Godfather trilogy, Reds, Dances With Wolves etc. All of these films are fantastic in their own way. Lord of the Rings took the epic and raised the bar once again. Peter Jackson created arguably the greatest film trilogy of all time based on the greatest literary trilogy of all time.
Return of the King is, in a way, the last of the great epics. No film of the same kind has come after. It truly is a masterpiece. It's use of special effects are perfect, the locations and cinematography are stunning, great acting and characters and a musical score worthy of being called one of the all time greats. Return of the King isn't only one of the best epic movies, or fantasy movies, it's one of the greatest movies ever made. Yes, this is Godfather, Citizen Kane and GoodFellas levels of greatness, in different ways of course. It never gets old. It has aged amazingly well and this movie along with its predecessors will go down in history as one of the best movies of the modern era. Honestly, it may have raised the bar to high since I have yet to see a movie of any kind that was released after it that was better Return of the King.