For instance, the steward of Gondor, Denethor, mourns the death of his son Boromir and is even willing to sacrifice his wounded son Faramir on a pagan altar of fire. The bad guys, in turn, manifest paganism, license, child sacrifice, deceit, and all kinds of evil, and are soundly and definitively rebuked, often bringing upon themselves their own destruction. The good guys have their flaws, but even so they manifest cardinal virtues. There’s a clear reference to the biblical dictums that the Gates of Hell shall not prevail and that the little things of the world will confound the wise. Gandalf assures Pippin that there is a better life beyond death. There are many biblical principles and allegorical Christian metaphors woven throughout the story. There’s so much in RETURN OF THE KING to commend that it would take pages to unpack it. With great dramatic skill, all the threads of the story are woven into a magnificent tapestry. Sam recognizes that Gollum intends to kill Frodo and get back the ring, but Frodo, weakened by the burden of the ring, is susceptible to Gollum’s lies. While their friends head for another great battle, Frodo and Sam are trying to get to Mount Doom and the Crack of Doom to cast the evil ring into the volcano’s fire. As they assemble the troops, Aragorn is told that he has to go to the Land of the Dead to secure their pledge to serve the King, a pledge which they once broke to his ancestor, so that now they’re cursed by being caught between two worlds. When Aragorn says that he will go to Gondor himself, Theoden agrees. Thus, he tries to encourage the king of Rohan, Theoden, to go to the aid of Gondor, which will soon be under siege by the demonic forces led by Sauron. Smeagol kills Deagol to get the ring and is shown slowly transforming into Gollum.Īlthough Saruman has been locked in the tower of Isengard, Gandalf says the greatest battles are yet to come. The fishhook catches a fish that drags Deagol to the bottom, where he finds the evil ring. At first you think the camera is focusing on a ring, but the image turns out to be a worm, which Smeagol’s friend Deagol puts on a fishhook. The very first scene shows the hobbit Smeagol fishing with his friend. THE LORD OF THE RINGS movie trilogy is a cinematic tour de force, and RETURN OF THE KING is a masterpiece.
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