It’s a terrifying look into the life of Gollum and foreshadows future events in the film.įrodo looks awful throughout the entire film until the ending scenes. The call of the ring drew Sméagol in, and his mind was poisoned by the ring as a consequence. He once was a hobbit named Sméagol, and the opening scenes show how he killed his cousin Déagol after he found the ring at the bottom of a lake. The movie opens by explaining how Gollum and his greed for the ring came about. However, I will note some things that stuck with me throughout the movie.įirst of all, Saruman dies. There’s so much to unpack in “The Return of the King,” I can’t get to in one review. Feeling betrayed by his trust in Sam, Frodo tells him to go home, leaving Sam devastated. Suspicious of Sam’s deeds as well, Gollum convinces Frodo that Sam only wants the ring for himself. However, Gollum grows more jealous of Frodo for carrying the ring, and Sam is suspicious that Gollum is going to hurt Frodo in order to get what he wants. (Photo courtesy of New Line Cinema)įrodo (Elijah Wood), Sam (Sean Astin) and Gollum (Andy Serkis) are still on their quest to destroy the ring, inching closer to Mordor every day. He is joined by Legolas (Orlando Bloom) and Gimli (John Rhys-Davies), and the three set out towards the Paths of the Dead to gather an army that may or may not be alive. Aragorn decides to find another army of his own. The rest of the Fellowship set out with the army of Rohan to help Gondor in the fight against Sauron. In response to the vision, Gandalf hurries off to Gondor to try and protect the city before anything happens, taking Pippin with him. After looking into the palantír, he sees a vision of the kingdom of Gondor burning and Sauron discovers his location. Pippin finds a palantír, one of several indestructible crystal balls. Saruman has secluded himself at the top of his tower along with his minion Wormtongue (Brad Dourif). Merry (Dominic Monaghan) and Pippin (Billy Boyd) have rejoined the group, setting out to defeat Saruman (Christopher Lee). “The Return of the King” takes place after Isengard’s demise. “The Return of the King” extended edition is 4 hours long. I watched the extended version of all of these films. War is on their doorstep, and the Fellowship fears that Frodo may not destroy the ring in time.Īs always, there will be spoilers in this review. With Sauron’s army ready to take over the world, it is now the Fellowship’s time to destroy the evil that has plagued Middle Earth for so long. “The Return of the King” is the final installment of the Lord of The Rings trilogy. Will the Fellowship endure till the end? Will Frodo finally destroy the ring? Will peace finally be restored to Middle Earth? The resolution we’ve all been waiting for. Finally…the last movie in the trilogy, “The Return of the King.”
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