The plot of this film is developed in multiple lines at the same time, at first it was three lines, and then when the Perrin Plains War happened, it became two lines, and at the end the two became one, drawing a perfect end to the entire series.

After a series of climaxes, the plot of the movie has come to the end, the crowned king Aragorn took Arwen to the four hobbits, he led all the humans to the four hobbits solemnly, and on the top square of the tower in the White City, the hobbits who were only half the height of ordinary humans suddenly looked unusually tall.

The soundtrack has also shifted from soothing to passionate, "old. Friends" suddenly sounds, and the high-pitched soundtrack is reminiscent of the contributions of the four hobbits on this magical journey, and they truly deserve the honor they have now.

The camera slowly zooms in, and finally becomes Frodo? A close-up of Baggins' face, then zoomed out again, and the majestic St. White City became an icon on the map.

"The story has finally come to an end, and the Quaternary Age of Middle-earth has begun, and as for the Fellowship of the Ring, although their friendship will last forever, they will also go their separate ways......"

The camera zooms out, the parchment turns into a book, and Frodo, who returns to the Shire, gets up from his chair and closes the book.

The king has returned, and the movie will come to an end.

Yes, this is the end of the release version of "The Return of the King", although the footage of Frodo and others returning to Hobbiton and going to sea was filmed and edited, but Duke has no intention of using it in the release version, the climax of the film has been vividly cathartic after the return of the king, and he is not Peter? A die-hard book lover like Jackson. There is no need to explain the whereabouts of everyone in the back too carefully.

In the past, the movie was most criticized by the audience for the stinky and long 20-minute ending scene after the climax.

Duke did not hesitate to remove this paragraph from the release version, thus successfully controlling the length of the film to 181 minutes.

The more than twenty minutes that were free did not seem too long. But the effect of increasing the number of films is quite obvious.

In one theater, a movie can save more than 20 minutes, and it can be screened more than once a day!

Although this will cause some hardcore book fans to criticize, this is Duke's consistent production style, and he will not sacrifice substantial profits for the sake of so-called art.

Besides, he had already edited that part of the scene into a DVD. At that time, it will also be a boo for promotional DVDs, such as the true ending version of "The Return of the King......

The subtitles are falling, Billy? Boyd's singing "The Last Farewell" sounded. From the southeast to the northwest, from the southwest to the northeast, in all the theaters where "The Return of the King" was screened in the United States, basically no one left the theater. They were all listening carefully to the singing. Welcome this opportunity to say goodbye to the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

No matter how fantastic the journey is, it will come to an end! No matter how beautiful the reunion is, we will eventually part!

The lights are on, Bled? Miller sat in the cinema without moving, the singing of "The Last Farewell" was still flowing slowly, and there were still pictures on parchment on the screen, and he felt in a trance that he had a dream, a dream that lasted for 3 whole years.

He had mixed feelings. He didn't know how to describe his feelings, only that he would never just watch this summer!

Jones and Kunitez were silent. They are die-hard Duke fans who have been with his films for a decade, and although the end is sour, it is clear that there will be more masterpieces waiting for them to enjoy in the future.

Cork and John early to put Roger? Albert forgot about it, and recalled every scene of the film in the song, the wonderful scene, the great and majestic scene!

At the end of the subtitles, applause rang out in the AMG theater in New York, and all the audience gave a standing ovation.

Almost at the same time, Philadelphia, Boston, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, ...... In all the theaters where "The Return of the King" was screened, the audience stood up and paid tribute to the film with a standing ovation!

In the Chinese Theater in Hollywood, Jones and Kunitez couldn't wait to stand up, and like everyone else, they gave the warmest applause, they clapped, even shouted, vented all their passions, never thought about leaving, and didn't care if their palms were red.

This warm applause lasted for 10 minutes!

As with the premieres of the first two films, Duke had to take the crew to take the curtain call again and again until the applause dissipated.

As a director who also wants to develop in epic films, Oliver? Stone is different from ordinary movie fans, he is in Frodo? When Baggins closed the parchment, he left the theater first, but when he walked into the parking lot and got into the car, he didn't leave immediately, but instead used the quiet environment to sort out the Lord of the Rings trilogy in his mind.

In Hollywood, there is a well-known convention about adapting novels into movies - first-rate novels can only make third-rate films, and first-rate movies are often adapted from third-rate novels!

In the development of Hollywood in the past few decades, this sentence is about to be tempered into truth.

But this truth is in Duke? In front of Rosenberg and the Lord of the Rings trilogy, it has become an excuse for the losers of those literary adaptations to excuse themselves.

Oliver? Stone had read the original not once, and in his opinion, Duke? Rosenberg, on the basis of his pious posture and bold and adventurous spirit, did not get lost in the smoke and immensity of Tolkien's original work, but made a bold and bold move, cutting down the less important branches and branches in the original book, leaving only the most crucial people and events, and then spending nearly nine hours calmly recounting the legend that he had already mastered.

Duke? Rosenberg is no ordinary Hollywood director after all.

Sigh softly, Oliver? Stone's thoughts about "The Return of the King" and his director are also growing.

In Hollywood, after the vast majority of directors achieve commercial success, regardless of whether they are good at it or not, they can't wait to march into literary films, hoping to be recognized by professionalism and authority, so as to make some schizophrenic and hard-to-distinguish between good and evil, so as to highlight the so-called complex human nature and profound connotation, and show their artistic standards.

But Duke? Rosenberg is obviously different, he has always been at the forefront of business, and the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy is not a movie that wins with connotation at all, what Lord of the Rings refracts**, Gollum contains greed, all of them are nonsense, but black and white, beauty and ugliness, evil intends to suppress justice, and in the end justice triumphs over evil is the theme, the story is so simple.

However, most directors in Hollywood don't understand that often the simpler the story, the more difficult it is to shoot. In addition to special effects and technology, Rosenberg also endowed the film with friendship, love, affection, unity, bravery, kindness, loyalty, responsibility, commitment, and sacrifice......

These terms, which are written down by ordinary directors and feel extremely vulgar, are entangled into the most thrilling emotional power in the film, taking turns from beginning to end to be responsible for hitting people's souls, allowing people to experience those simple emotions that they have no time to feel or even forgotten in their busyness.

And then there's the scene, and maybe there's no second movie like Duke? Rosenberg's "The King Comes" is magnificent, but when using a lot of special effects and action scenes, the young director shows a deep foundation and firmly controls the whole film, and the greatest achievement is the balance of the various parts of the film.

The other party knows when to let the audience quiet and meditate, and when to bring the audience the purest sensory stimulation scene.

Thinking of this, Oliver? Stone suddenly came to the conclusion that there would never be an epic film to match it in the future, and what other director could combine the real and the unreal, the theme and the legend so perfectly?

Spielberg can't, George? Lucas can't, Steven? Soderbergh can't, he's Oliver? Neither can Stone!

Oliver? Stone can't help but think of the "Alexander the Great" that he is about to make, although the two are different, but the war is undoubtedly an extremely important part of it, and now with "The Return of the King" in front, "Alexander the Great" even if it produces a large-scale war scene, I am afraid it will not be able to get such a strong reaction from fans now......

Maybe I should pay more attention to digging into Alexander the Great's heart and emotions?

Even if it will move closer to the commercial side, but the consistent directing style determines Oliver? Stone thought at the critical moment, he gradually made up his mind, started the car and left the parking lot, and took Duke? Rosenberg and the name "The Return of the King" were put in the back of their minds, and they went to make an epic war film full of literary style.

In another theater in Beverly Hills, Michael? Ovitz also walked out of the theater, if you want to hit the opponent, you must understand the opponent, but this time the opponent is a little too strong, even if he walks to the door of the theater, he can still hear the faint cheers from the theater where "The Return of the King" is screened.

In his opinion, this is a triumph of cinematic stunts, and it is precisely because of the use of computer stunts that the film is so shocking, although he can see the shortcomings and flaws, but the magnificent epic bearing, magnificent war pictures and weird magical scenes are destined to be only a few sighs of satisfaction.

If it's the work of another director, Michael? Ovitz will definitely watch it a few more times with an appreciative gaze, but the director of the film......

He sighed, facing such a strong film and director, it really hit people's confidence and morale.

You can only do your best......

Back in the car, Michael? Ovitz called Martin? Bob's phone call asked him to contact a professional film critic, although the other party is in decline in the summer, but in the face of a strong enemy, he must unite all the forces that can be united.

Otherwise, how could it affect such a magnificent film?

Michael? Ovitz knew very well that with the full support of Warner Bros. and the North American Theater Alliance, they would not be able to hold this magical beast at all, and they would just want to slow it down. (To be continued......)

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