The Greatest Moment of the Entire LOTR Trilogy.... — Page 2

My favorite.... "There is still hope"

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A lot of people don't like her, but I thought that Liv Tyler gave a beautiful performance in The Two Towers.

The trilogy is brilliant and they've become my favorite movies. They really are magic, I agree. I used to watch one of them every day. So I've practically memorized the dialogue. My friend is actually meeting Elijah today, lol. She's getting me an autograph, I'm quite excited. .

1. Pippin's song

2. at the VERY end, when the four hobbits all stand up and everyone bows to them. Heartbreaking.

Oh I would love to meet Elijah (and Sean Astin and John Rhys Davies) this weekend! :) Elijah is amazing and I love his eyes.

Boromir's death is the saddest moment of the trilogy for me. Beautiful, but sad.

For more "fun" moments, I love the Buckleberry Ferry scene in FOTR. :)

So much of what make those movies incredible magic is Howard Shore's music, which is utterly sublime.

Alejandra

I've so enjoyed this thread - thanks, everybody. One part that for me was a wonderful moment came in The Fellowship of the Ring, when Frodo first wakes up in Rivendel and goes out into the terrace and meets Bilbo. What a lovely, understated moment. Choke up every time.
Also love the scene where Frodo and Sam discuss the "stories that really mattter."
And don't forget Theoden's "I know your face" scene in Return of the King.

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I simply cannot limit myself to one moment. It's impossible. So here's my rundown:

FOTR:
*Frodo's heartwrenching closeup after Gandalf disappears in the Mines of Moria
* "I made a promise, Mr. Frodo. A promise. 'Don't you leave him, Samwise Gamgee.' And I don't mean to. I don't mean to."

TTT:
*Elrond's vision of Arwen's future: "Do I not also have your love?"
*Sam's speech at the end, especially "There's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it's worth fighting for."

ROTK:
Oh, where to start, where to start?
*Smeagol's prologue
*Merry and Pippin dancing on tables at Edoras
*Arwen's vision of Aragorn and their son
*Pippin's song
* "Don't go, Mr. Frodo. Don't go where I can't follow."
*Gandalf's speech to Pippin about the Grey Havens
* "I am no man!"
* "For Frodo."
* The whole scene in Mount Doom
* "I'm glad to be with you, Samwise Gamgee. Here at the end of all things."
*The whole coronation scene: The speech, the song, the reunion with Arwen, and of course, My friends! You bow to no man."
*Sam and Rosie's wedding
*The whole damn scene at the dock. Most especially when Frodo boards the boat and looks back to the others, all the color back in his cheeks, and nods as if to say "Don't worry about me, I'll be all right."
*The very end, with Sam returning home to his family. "Well, I'm back."

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"For example, I loved how they changed Pippin's search for Merry on the war-ravaged fields into a night scene, to show that he had been looking for his friend all night."

Oh, yeah! I forgot about that. Good change. I'm glad they put more of Pippin in the extended cut, though I wish they'd included "We *will* see the Shire again."

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