LOTR The Return of the King - Minas Tirith

Gandalf and Pippin rides to Minas Tirith, the City of Kings, to warn the people of Gondor of the coming attack from Mordor. (HD Blu-ray)

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[treasurecave]

U can splash a billion dollars, and cant get anywhere near this level of epicness. Its shows the good form the legendary

[Camuska]

" Have you ever seen it, Aragorn? The White Tower of Ecthelion,
glimmering like a spike of pearl and silver, its banners caught high in
the morning breeze."

[multipoep]

One of the many great subtle things about these movies: when Gandalf and Pippin are riding at first you hear parts of the Fellowship leitmotif, but the SECOND the pass the river and into the realm of Gondor, Gondors theme starts playing, and it's so seamless. Howard shore, you absolute lad.

[TJSaw]

“For the fashion of Minas Tirith was such that it was built on seven levels, each delved into the hill, and about each was set a wall, and in each wall was a gate. But the gates were not set in a line: the Great Gate in the City Wall was at the east point of the circuit, but the next faced half south, and the third half north, and so to and fro upwards; so that the paved way that climbed towards the Citadel turned first this way and then that across the face of the hill. And each time that it passed the line of the Great Gate it went through an arched tunnel, piercing a vast pier of rock whose huge out-thrust bulk divided in two all the circles of the City save the first. For partly in the primeval shaping of the hill, partly by the mighty craft and labour of old, there stood up from the rear of the wide court behind the Gate a towering bastion of stone, its edge sharp as a ship-keel facing east. Up it rose, even to the level of the topmost circle, and there was crowned by a battlement; so that those in the Citadel might, like mariners in a mountainous ship, look from its peak sheer down upon the Gate seven hundred feet below. The entrance to the Citadel also looked eastward, but was delved in the heart of the rock; thence a long lamp-lit slope ran up to the seventh gate. Thus men reached at last the High Court, and the place of the Fountain before the feet of the White Tower: tall and shapely, fifty fathoms from its base to the pinnacle, where the banner of the Stewards floated a thousand feet above the plain.”
- Description of Minas Tirith from the book.


With a picture of Minas Tirith firmly in my mind, I remember when I watched this in theatres in 2003. The whole hall held its collective breath and had its mouth open when Gandalf was climbing the different levels of Minas Tirith and when we see the top shot of the city, there was a cacophony of applause and cheers. Goosebumps to this day. The White City was EXACTLY as I had imagined it. This movie is the definition of epic. Tolkien would’ve approved of this scene.

[kazmark_gl]

geting to work in the morning must be a nightmare in that city.

[mirandalockley]

Anyone else finding the sound of Shadowfax’s hooves hitting the stone extremely satisfying??

[vladimirisakov]

The soundtrack makes 80 percent from the epicity of this scene

[Tivawarin]

Oh my God, only Peter Jackson and Howard Shore can make this riding scene so epic.

[ISetYourFaceOnFire]

wow....the effects hold up so incredibly well, it doesn't even look CGI at all! this movie wasn't just a masterpiece in terms of depth and storytelling, and cinema. It's a technical masterpiece.

[patrickstevenson]

The bombastic triumphant stunning music building up while revealing Minas Tirith in all its splendour is just one the most beautiful and impressive movie scene ever made, epic!

[paulygee]

i wish a game was made that allowed for free roam in minas tirith.

[RockSmithStudio]

0:24 when the music shifts and the White City revealed for the first time on screen after being mentioned many times in the last two films. Always gives me goosebumps

[MasterAnakinSkyWalker]

This movie definitely earned its 11 academy awards. An epic ending to an epic trilogy.

[DeweyMcStewey]

Osgiliath was the original capital of Gondor until it was left in ruins by the forces of Sauron. It was built under the name of Minas Anor with the intentions of keeping Osgiliath guarded from the west, as Minas Morgul was from the East until it fell into enemy hands. Osgiliath then fell into ruin due to the kin-strife and the great plague and the capital was then Minas Anor renamed Minas Tirith.

[artemiswing]

My goodness, when they come riding over the hill and then *boom* Minas Tirith comes into view (sigh) absolutely breathtaking...

[naturalone]

Still one of the most epic city designs I’ve seen in fantasy to this day.

[Ringsfan]

1:09 you can see someone push their friend out of the way, like “watch out”. I love little moments like that, where it’s a real world in the movie, even when you look in the background

[wattoucheng]

I just finished watching Rings of Power.

I had to come back to this epic piece of art to remind me of what a faithful adaption is. Thanks, Peter Jackson and Howard Shore.

[KneelBBacon]

0:26 In one of the earlier edits, as Gandalf and Pippin reach the top of this hill, they see Faramir's retreat. So, they go help them fight off the Ringwraiths immediately, before they even enter the city. That scene was moved to later in the movie. But in the later scene, Pippin is still on the horse with Gandalf. ;)

[FallGuyManiac]

I watched this in the movie theater in 2003 and when Gandalf enters the city and ascends to the top my jaw dropped. I KNEW it wasn’t real… but it was so perfectly done I couldn’t believe how real it looked. Still one of my favorite scenes in the trilogy.