Gandelf rides to Minas Tirith
“My Precious”
-Gollum
Taken apart The Lord of the Rings Trilogy are very good
films, taken together as a whole work it is a masterpiece. Of the many
important contributions the Lord of the Rings trilogy brought to the filmmaking
world perhaps the greatest is it being the set of films that showed that
fantasy could work extremely well as a big budget concept. It’s the same thing
that Star Wars did for Sci-Fi films in the 70’s. It helped that the films as a
whole are a fantastic representation of the best of what a smart fantasy spectacle
can bring to the screen. The films brought deep characters, a wonderful balance
of tones, and a grand spectacle that wasn’t seen before, or since. Perhaps the
largest complement I can give this film without rambling for ever (due to the
running length of all three of these films I can really only go into broad
strokes on this one without going on forever) is that for the most part while I
appreciate the books as great fantasy, I enjoy watching the films better
because of the artistry and power that Peter Jackson brings to the screen. At
times the books seem to drag their heels, unlike Peter Jackson’s spectacle whose
wonder and vision never allow it to drag.
-Frederick Cholowski
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