10 Contemporary Films That Improve Greatly With A Second Viewing

9. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

There is a reason this is the instalment that got all the Oscars. No, not because it was the Academy€™s last chance to offer up some gold, but rather because it is actually a masterful piece of filmmaking. If, like me, you felt the ending went on for way too long and was a tad too homoerotic. Then it would have initially been a very disappointing climax to Jackson€™s mammoth trilogy. For the more hardcore fans, the altered chronology may have been a sticking point also. But upon a second viewing, things become very different The 30-minute plus collection of swan song speeches and slow motion bed bouncing, actually work to great effect in building up a whole host of complex emotions. By the time Frodo settles back in the Shire and full stops his novel, we are literally a well of joy, sadness, melancholy, hope, nostalgia and a plethora of bittersweet sentiments. If J.R.R Tolkien wanted his Rings trilogy to reflect the onslaught and effects of World War Two, then I€™d say Jackson captured that beautifully. Frodo began his journey as a brave adventurer and finished it broken and battered: still able to enjoy the comforts of Bagg End, but never quite in the same way again. Very emotive stuff.