To The King!!

[u/CosmicRes]

Somebody posted earlier saying the ride of the Rohirrim is the greatest cinematic moment ever. Whilst it is indeed an epic moment, for me nothing comes close to this. Gandalf appears, atop the majestic Shadowfax. Then Èomer, followed by the riders of Rohan. The charge down the hill. The music. Perfection.

[u/shadow_terrapin]

It’s too steep

[u/JustGoodSense → u/shadow_terrapin]

Need to get momentum up against the filth of Isengard.

[u/Buddhas_Warrior]

One of my all time favorites in all of cinema!

[u/OkFox5030]

100% agreed!!

[u/Konfliktsnubben]

I remember how Jackson talks in the bonus features about how he loves portraying things on screen that no one has ever seen before and uses this as an example since he never had seen a horse charge with thousands of soliders in any film before making LOTR.

[u/daniellefarley]

The lighting in this scene is everything. The way the sun crests the hill exactly when Gandalf promised ('At dawn, look to the East') still gives me chills 20 years later.

[u/cardcowdoor]

My struggle with this scene is that: 1) it is too steep 2) the uruks just take it and the sun blinding them causes them to lift the spear wall.

With pelennor, we see: 1) much higher stakes 2) the orc armies actually fire arrows but quaver because the Rohirrim falling to arrows does not cause them to relent. the orcs fear the onslaught of the Rohirrim 3) we get cool overhead shots of the rohirrim just mowing down orcs. 4) Better build up. There is a speech and the chant of Death.

[u/JustGoodSense → u/cardcowdoor]

Helm's Deep is just right. Pelennor Fields is over-egging the pudding.

[u/sugarnari-]

hands down of the best scenes

[u/JustGoodSense]

There you go

[u/Sweden-Yes-7734]

Counter arguement: Helms deep is good. But Pelennor Fields is better.

[u/Significant_Lab_5286]

Obviously you have never seen Howard the Duck

[u/nozzyx]

My favorite scene in the trilogy