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(Reel Critique
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bauron's oliphants (above) charge
pgainst the army of Rohan and
Condor in the Battle of Pellenor
fields in the third installment of 'The
lord of the Rings* trilogy, *The
keturn of the King."
Gandalf (McKellen), the blus-
ery Gimli (Rhys-Davies), Prince
x^golas (Bloom) and the two
ver-cheerful hobbits Merry
Monahan) and Pippin (Boyd)
■ontinue fighting apocalyptical
pittles against innumerable ores
i nd other fell beasts. They are
>ined with the rest of middle-
Barth, both living and dead, in
meir attempts to try and stop the
Ince-good-turned-evil wizard
fcauron (Lee) once and for all.
The other part follows the
ling-bearing Frodo (Wood) and
lis loyal friend Sam (Astin) along
with the treacherous Gollum
[Serkis), as they journey closer to
t. Doom.
Fresh from the battle of Helms
ep, Aragom journeys with
ing Theoden and his niece
awyn to the aid of Condor in its
liost dire hour of need. The elf
|>rd Elrond and his daughter
Irwen, who put him on the final
|ath to reclaiming the crown of
ondor, help him.
The battle of Pelennor Fields
more epic in scope than even
Belm’s Deep. No battle comes
■ose to the chaos that Jackson
Bn leashes on the screen here,
plant elephants called mumakil
omp through the rohirrim. while
dr massive tusks sweep horse
id rider into the air by the dozen,
he Nazgul rule the sky, sowing
;ar and helplessness among the
ildiers, while their beast pick up
e terrified middle-earthmen and
ip them from a thousand feet
3. Ores, trolls and men battle by
e thousands in the streets of
inas Trith while rocks, fireballs
id dead comrades fall from the
y like rain.
Yet in all of this, Jackson never
lows the viewers to lose sight of
da" the real people in the story. When
Inramir rides out with his belea-
uts.T guered troops to retake Osgiliath
: wit' in a suicide mission, Dethenor sits
_Bid eats calmly while Pippin
: sings a lament with enough sor-
and sadness to tug at any-
_one’s heart.
■ The visuals and acting are
T C nothing short of amazing. Peter
Jackson continues to draw out the
f fwst in everything. From the jour
ney across the mountains, the
Racons are lit one by one, creat
ing an effect that is nothing short
ol spectacular. The characters
Bow and change before the view
er’s eyes. They start to become
Bore than pictures on the screen,
evolving into real people whose
lives or deaths actually mean
something. The acting of the
entire cast is of such quality that
none can be singled out as being
■tier than the other. Aragom’s
Bowth from ranger to king is near
Shakespearean, while Gandalf
—-** continues in his ways; the pain of
^"it all visibly haunts his eyes as he
.r struggles against enormous odds.
' Even Gollum continues to grow
in the audience’s eyes; even
iBnugh viewers may despise him,
!• there is still a feeling of compas-
leiw' sibn and sorrow for him to see the
ie of pain that he lives on
ount of the ring.
Everything about the trilogy is
^ 7} ot the highest quality, and
Jackson’s work is extraordinary.
7) He has brought one of the greatest
stories to life on screen without
o! losing any of its majesty or char-
acter while making it appealing to
4e5e Bbplc of all ages. This movie is
yfflstined to be a classic for years
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