Return of the King

It becomes a good tradition to finish watching an awesome movie or TV series before a flight.
This time we finished Lord of the Rings trilogy.

The battle scenes still send shivers down the spine, even 20 years after.

Didn’t remember that Faromir survives the skirmish. Also, I didn’t remember Mouth of Sauron  at all. Looks like someone from Guillermo del Toro movies.

I liked elephant riders. They looked like someone who is enjoying doing their job well.

I tried not to dwell too much on why Legolas have that feat of climbing up a running elephant, while all the other elves are rather… unremarkable.

The amount of work that went into the orcs in this film is simply astonishing. They are all very distinct and different. Absolutely amazing.

I also liked that moment of astonishment on trolls face. This is literally just a second. Marvel at the amount of attention to details:

When the eagles flew in, I almost cried, for real. It was so moving.

Not sure if that was the intention even 20 years ago, but Merry and Pippin sure look like a gay couple in some of the scenes:

And Frodo evacuation scene looks like helicopter airlift:

When the four hobbits are sitting back in the Green Dragon pub, they look like four war veterans with PTSD.

And when Frodo later in his home, he looks like someone with depression and deeply suicidal.

All those notes aside, this was a fantastic experience. I’m glad we started it.