February 28, 2004

After The Fellowship of The Ring and The Two Towers, the most anticipated movie of 2003 was The Return of the King. There could be no greater gift to a movie lover than the one presented by legendary Peter Jackson as he ended the journey revolving around the one ring on the destruction of which relied the very existence of Middle Earths inhabitants.

The film picks up after a flashback to Smiagol/Gollums discovery of the ring many years ago and then goes back to the twin stories of the “Fellowships” struggles to keep the last centre of human resistance intact and Frodo, Sam and Gollums journey to the barren wastelands of Mordor. As Saruman (Christopher Lee) flees, the Treebeards take commandment of Isengard while the people of Rohan celebrate their victory over 10,000 urak-hais at Helms Deep. But even greater danger lies ahead: Saurons armies are mounting and planning a massive attack on Gondors mountainside city, Minas Tirith. The darkness of Mordor draws near and still the steward of the city, Denethor (John Noble), refuses to call for aid. In this disheartening situation, Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) must take charge and claim what was destined to be his and fulfill his destiny as the King of Gondor and Isildurs heir. As the armies of Rohan and Gondor unite to fight for their survival, we behold one of the most magnificent battleships ever filmed in the history of cinematography. Meanwhile, Frodo (Elijah wood) faces the most difficult part of his quest as he and Sam (Sean Astin) struggle to approach the fiery chasm of Mount Doom. Their guide, Gollum (Andy Serkins) battles with his split personality to decide what he loves the most: his masters affection or the rings power. Sam emerges as a knight in shining armor, whereas Frodo struggles to fight the burdening ring and the over-powering demons in his head.

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