Beyond the Movies - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
National Geographic Television

Description

How do ordinary people find the strength within themselves to change the course of the future? What inspires a reluctant hero to become a courageous leader? Profound questions like these are the basis of The Return of the King. History has known many great leaders, and now, National Geographic delves beyond the film to provide a historical context for Aragorn's struggles. Through exclusive film footage and powerful interviews, surprising connections come to life between our world and The Lord of the Rings, helping us to better understand both.

Collected reviews and ratings

7.5 digitallyobsessed.com | Mark Zimmer

This disc provides some interesting historical parallels to the story and its characters, some of which are striking and others of which seem more filler than anything, primarily designed to separate dollars from the film's fans.
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5.0 Amazon user reviews

When I saw this I was happy for another show about Lord of the Rings because I love the books and the movies, but this is not really about the LOTR, is more about war and, really strange explanations about how is LOTR linked to history.
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