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Courage,
friendship, deceit, conviction and the titanic battle between good and evil unfolds
in this spectacular conclusion to Tolkien's trilogy. With Sauron defeated, the
journey of Frodo is not over yet, as he and Sam push forward (with the cunning
little shit Gollum) to cast the ring into the fires of Mount Doom. The ring is
sapping Frodo's power, will and resistance, and the schizo Gollum is not as helpful
as he pretends. Meanwhile the amassing Ork army advances on the remaining human
warriors who are outnumbered in their fortress at Gondor. After the scale of the
first two installments, I expected this last chapter to pale in its shadow - to
my joy it was as extravagant, inspiring and even more huge. The characters, their
motivations, strengths and weaknesses are by no means exhausted as this epic tale
reaches its climax. Again the combination of incredible FX and above all an amazing
story with true language utilization and emotional drive make this one satisfying
celluloid accomplishment and an incredible wrap up of a monumental cinematic feat.
And it's good to see that the film and Jackson finally got some recognition with
awards, as opposed to kudos reserved for technical and FX accomplishments. It
walked off with each of its nomnated Oscars, from best picture, director and adapted
screenplay to FX and song.
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THE
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