Saturday, December 20, 2003
I shall now award
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King the coveted title of
"Best Movie of the Year 2003". This is the third and final installment of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. It depicts the story of the journey taken by the Fellowship of the Ring to destroy the One ring which Dark Lord Sauron created and have been wanting to get back badly. The Fellowship consists of 4 hobbits (Frodo Baggins, Samwise 'Sam' Gamgee, Peregrin 'Pippin' Took, Meriadoc 'Merry' Brandybuck), 2 men (Aragon and Boromir), 1 dwarf (Gimli), 1 elf (Legolas Greenleaf) and 1 wizard (Gandalf).
Indeed, this movie was mind-blowing. No lack of eye candy (you've got it! It's Orlando Bloom, needless to say.) and action. The battle scenes were phenomenal! Orcs and Uruk-hais versus the Men (dashing Aragon leading after the loss of Theoden king of Rohan, Wizard (Gandalf the White), Hobbits (Pippin and Merry! Oh, they were so cute when they tried to run during the battle!), Dwarf (Gimli) and Elf (the oh-my-gosh-good-looking-suave Elven prince Legolas Greenleaf!!!) Lots of slashing of swords, good archery skills shown (especially my dear Legolas who never misses any shot), skillful horse-back riders and courage. Totally enjoyed it.
Of course, (this is it, Peter!) the part where Legolas went up the oliphaunt and shot down one whole carriage-like thing of orcs using his amazing archery skills, and swinging from one leg of the oliphaunt to the other is my favourite part of the whole over 200 minutes long movie. All was done with so much poise and grace that will be sure to stun you. His lovely, long, slicked-black blonde hair, with plaits at the side, neatly pulled back behind his oh-so-lovely pointy ears was never out of place. My favourite part of this four-minutes-long of Legolas-only footage was the part he swiftly slide down the long nose of the oliphaunt and smirking at Gimli upon touching down on the ground. "That still counts at one!" Haha! No way, Gimli!
Another one of my favourite character is Pippin. He's just so child-like and adorable. The way he sang to Denethor II, the steward of Gondor (father of Boromir and Faramir) was just so cute. And also, the way he sweared to be of service to Denethor II was also doubly-cute. Of course, I love his accent. His Scottish accent never fails to perk me up. In this movie, he was thought to be the ring-bearer, putting him in grave danger. Gandalf escorted him to Minas Tirith (capital of Gondor). He is just so mischievous! And you know, naughty boys never fail to grab girls' attention. Together with Merry, they showed great courage that most hobbits wouldn't, fighting the Battle of Middle-Earth alongside Gandalf, Aragon, Legolas and Gimli. The smile he gave when he caught the bouquet of flowers during Sam's wedding was really heart-melting and funny.
This movie really helped answer many questions one had after watching the first two installments. It satisfies all your curiosity. A great movie to catch and it really deserves 5 popcorn!
For more information about the Lord of the Rings, visit
http://www.patriotresource.com/lotr/races/index.html which has lots of information about the characters and actors alike.
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