Awesome, Astonishing, Incredible, etc.

Rating: 10/10 (27 June 2019)

Peter Jackson proved himself capable of bringing J.R.R. Tolkien's long, epic novels to life, twice. These two, almost 4 hour long, movies lead up to one thing, The Return of the King. So this movie had a lot to live up to, the first film set up this magical world and set all these people on a journey to destroy the ring. And the second movie built upon the story with great action sequences and by setting the scene for the third and final movie. It could have cracked under the pressure akin to films like The Matrix Revolutions, but instead it succeeded in almost every aspect. The story, action, and accuracy to the novels are all at their finest. The growing struggle between Frodo and Samwise reaches its climax when it comes to Gollum trying to frame the latter, and when they have to destroy the ring. But in the end, their friendship shines through. And, of course, the return of the king, the namesake of the movie/novel. There is a huge battle at the end of the movie resulting in Aragorn's return to the throne, uniting all of middle earth. And the ending, THE ENDING, one of the finest in cinematic history, great enough to satisfy anyone within a five mile radius and bring a grown man to tears. What's pretty clear is the actors are really into character and are obsessed with their roles, and Peter Jackson, if nothing else, can finely craft an action sequence and proves it with this movie. In my opinion this is the best of the trilogy of finely crafted, beautifully made, intricate, accurate movies. It's one of, if not, the finest movie ever. Peter Jackson definitely knocked it out of the park with these groundbreaking, fantasy blockbusters.