The Most Powerful Scene in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Has Nothing To Do With Lords or Rings
In The Lord of the Ring: The Return of the King, a quiet moment as the hobbits return to the Shire delivers the trilogy’s most powerful scene.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that The Lord of the Ringstrilogy contains some of the most memorable sequences in the history of Hollywood. Some of which include the Ride of the Rohirrim, Gandalf's (Ian McKellen) iconic standoff with the Balrog in the mines of Moria, and Frodo's (Elijah Wood) struggle on the slopes of Mount Doom, just to name a few. Peter Jackson's acclaimed adaptation is brimming with breathtaking moments, but the most powerful of them all actually doesn't occur until after the War for the Ring is over. While the most exhilarating aspects of J.R.R. Tolkien's source material are undoubtedly its epic battle sequences and compelling ring-bearers, both Tolkien and Jackson understood that heroes coming home can face an even darker reality than war, ultimately proving that sometimes a classic's greatest scene is also its most understated.
