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SCMP Reporter

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (DVD)

Review by Justin Ling, Liu Po Shan Memorial College

The Return of the King is the final chapter  in the amazing  Lord of the Rings trilogy.

The Dark Lord wants to get back the Ring and rule the  world, but the fellowship fights against him. Frodo (Elijah Wood), the Ring Bearer, travels across treacherous enemy lands with Sam (Sean Astin) and Gollum (Andy Serkis) to throw the Ring into the fire of Mount Doom.

Gollum  is controlled by  the Ring and has  spent his whole life seeking it.  His desire for the Ring is so strong that  he becomes a slave to  it.  Every day for him is painful and nothing but the Ring can cheer him up. Eventually, he grabs the Ring as he falls into the fires of Mount Doom with it, and he dies while clutching it.

This film reflects  real life. Like Gollum, someone who's greedy for fortune and power and  spends all their life  seeking it will, in the end, have nothing.   But someone who is satisfied with what they have will  treasure their life, like Sam. Sam is always loyal to Frodo even  when Frodo falls  for Gollum's conspiracy and doesn't trust him.

The visual effects in  The Return of the King are  breathtaking.  The CGI team and Andy Serkis give life to Gollum and  it's hard to believe that  he's not a real creature. The battle scenes, especially the Battle of the Pelennor Fields,  are amazing.  The action looks so real and  is very detailed.  While watching the battle,  you feel like you are one of the soldiers.  The film is  a marvellous success.



The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King