Great finish to an epic trilogy (Possible spoilers)

Rating: 10/10 (4 March 2004)

i would like to say that this film is truely a good conclusion to the lord of the rings trilogy. furthermore, Peter Jackson's direction of the movie's was also great. with that said i would like to move on. i have heard a surprising amount of negative things about this movie from many people and truthfuly i am dumb founded by this. First i would like to address those who have said that the film has no plot, to these people i would like to say that i dont think they know what a plot is.
Spoilers
it seems to me like steady movement through sequences motivated by some identified purpose would constitute a plot. perhaps i saw a different version of the film, but in the one i watched Sam and Frodo were attempting to destroy the one ring, while at the same time avoiding the dark forces of Mordor. Then there are the other characters, the remains of the fellowship. they are on a quest to prevent the free worlds of middle earth from being overtaken by Sauron and his minions. perhps that is not enough, there are also the themes of the movie that run throughout the plot to strengthen it. for example the theme of trust and companionship that can be found in the Sam and Frodo section. this theme not only helps to strengthen the plot by providing depth and motive but also provides the story with critical character developement.
Another point that some have found it important to critisize are the battles. these individuals claim that these battles are all the same and that they are boring. well in response to that i would say that to find the battles boring you shouldn't have watched the movie in the first place, the movie is about war what would you expect. continuing on the two main battles in LOTR trilogy are far from the same. the battles take place in vastly differnt locations with different heros and different enemies. furthermore the purpose of the battles are completly different.
Finally, others have argued that LOTR 3 was not deserving of 11 academy awards, claiming that other movies were infact better. well, in america, american style movies win best picture. if you love anything that comes out in a european arts cinema move to france. i do not mean to say there is anything wrong with films like 21 grams or lost in translation, these films can be really great and in fact they are. but just because the styles are different does not mean that one is worse or that it is a lower form of cinema, though there is plenty of that. In conclusion stating that lord of the rings: return of the king has no plot or themes or development is just petty, you dont have to attack good american cinema in order to be a psuedo-intellectual.