Does the dog die?
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Movie • 2003 • Fantasy
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A dog like creature dies, but not a dog.
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Abandonment
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Emotionally abandoned. Faramir's father belittles him and compares him negatively to his brother. Faramir is so desperate for his father's love he almost dies in a hopeless battle to please his father.
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Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
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Two main characters, Sam and Frodo, are in their way to Mordor, with Gollum's help. Through a lot of manipulation by Gollum, Frodo tells Sam to leave him and go home. They leave each other without saying goodbye but are later able to reunify.
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Abuse
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Emotionally - Faramir by his father
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Is there domestic violence?
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Are there abusive parents?
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Denethor emotionally abused his (adult) son Faramir. He constantly compares him negatively against his brother and belittles him.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Sméagol/Gollum’s manipulation of Frodo and Sam escalates, with him provoking Sam while playing victim in front of Frodo when Sam retaliates. The manipulation reaches a climax when he disposes of the last of the Hobbits’ food rations and frames Sam for it. The confrontation leads to Sam expressing worry for Frodo’s deterioration and he offers to carry the Ring for him in order to lessen the burden; but Frodo, convinced by Sméagol/Gollum that Sam only wants the Ring for himself and is therefore untrustworthy, dismisses him and tells him to go home.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
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The only forgiveness is of Frodo, who is cruel to Sam a few times but this is because he's being manipulated by Gollum and The Ring. Tolkien is good at not having abusers be forgiven or portrayed as relatable.
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
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The corrupting effects of the One Ring are depicted as a kind of addiction, compelling those under its sway to take actions they wouldn't have otherwise taken in order to protect the ring despite its negative effects on their body and mental health. Smeagol kills his brother Deagol and becomes an psychopathic, emaciated hermit because of the Ring, and Frodo nearly fails his quest to destroy the Ring despite knowing the stakes because the temptation it creates is too strong to resist.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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There is a comedically-framed scene where Gimli and Legolas compete in a drinking game, where several mugs of alcohol are shown to have been consumed. A crowd cheers on the two friends, and Gimli is shown slurring his speech as well as making nonsensical comments before ultimately passing out from the excessive drinking.
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Very brief scene of hobbits smoking pipes.
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Animal
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Does a cat die?
284 supporters
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There are no cats depicted in this film.
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Gollum starts to transform into the creature we all now and love, and the first scene shows him catching and eating a salmon fish.
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Does a dragon die?
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A Fell Beast, a dragon-like creature ridden by the Nazgul antagonists, is beheaded graphically.
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Are there bugs?
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“Her” a sp1der
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Does a horse die?
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Multiple (CGI) cavalry units are slain in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields
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Are there spiders?
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There is a giant spider
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Is there a dead animal?
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Dead horses and Gollum eats a fish.
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Assault
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Is someone drugged?
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A character is stung with a venom that knocks them unconscious.
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Is someone restrained?
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Frodo is trapped in a spiderweb. He is later shown with his hands tied by orcs.
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Bodily Harm
Is there excessive gore?
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A few scenes are arguably gorier than in the previous two, specifically a scene with many severed heads and Frodo's finger getting gnawed off, but the gore is brief and appropriate.
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Is someone tortured?
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That was in The Fellowship of the Ring.
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Is there body horror?
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This character is only in the Extended Edition. The Mouth of Sauron is pretty gnarly. He has no lips and his teeth are exposed. Only the lower half of his face is shown but what skin is there is heavily scarred, especially on the chin.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Frodo's Finger is bitten off by Gollum in Mt. Doom, graphic, yet quick
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Does a head get squashed?
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Several people and creatures, good and bad, are shown being crushed by catapulted boulders.
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Is someone burned alive?
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Denethor and Gollum are notable examples
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Is there decapitation?
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As a terror tactic, the orcs catapult severed heads of human soldiers they killed at the forces defending Gondor. The actual decapitation isn't seen but it rains heads. In a separate scene, the Witch King's fell beast is beheaded by Eowyn. The act of decapitation is seen in this case.
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Is there cannibalism?
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There is no cannibalism shown in the movie.
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Is there amputation?
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As mentioned above, a finger is amputated.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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First scene, about 3-4 minutes in: Sméagol strangles another person to death. This scene is longer in the extended edition but is still present in the theatrical cut.
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Does someone break a bone?
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Eowyn (sp?) breaks her left arm. There is a scene in which we see that it is covered in purplish bruising, and has some scratches on it. It's pretty brief and not too graphic, but may still be troublesome for those who are sensitive to those kinds of injuries.
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Is someone choked?
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Very early in the movie, Smeagol strangles his friend while they fight over the Ring.
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Is someone stabbed?
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Eowyn stabs the Witch King in the face after Merry stabs him in the leg. There are also countless scenes in battle of people and orcs fighting with bladed weapons like swords and spears.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Sam slips down some muddy stairs.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Various scenes, but most notably Denethor and Gollum
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Not onscreen, but one of the orcs is missing an eye
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Large stones are tossed by siege weapons and humans and orcs are crushed. People are also stomped by elephant-like beasts. A man is crushed under his horse and trapped.
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Children
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
Does a non-human character die?
59 supporters
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Assorted orcs and trolls are killed in battle. Sauron, who takes the shape of a fiery eye, is killed in the end. In the extended edition, the wizard Saruman is also killed on screen.
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Does someone die?
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Many, many soldiers die in a huge battle. An important character dies on screen during the course of the fight. Grief over his death is shown by his family.
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Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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There are several scenes with battles. The soldiers fighting in these battles now that they will likely die, but they are willing to die for their kingdom.
There are no explicit situations of characters sacrificying themselves.
There are no explicit situations of characters sacrificying themselves.
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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A parental figure dies in a battle
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Does a family member die?
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Eowyn's uncle is killed in battle. They were very close and she is injured trying to protect him.
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Does someone cheat?
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Aragorn never did anything with Eowyn that counts as cheating, he was really loyal to Arwen and put Eowyn on the friendzone.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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A main character is kidnapped by orcs.
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Fear
Are there jump scares?
97 supporters
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Throughout the 3+hour film, this film barely goes through any scares, while it's more focused on mass battles
Total Jump Scare Count: 1 (1 Minor)
(Minor) (1:45:12) (Frodo suddenly gets jabbed by a huge Spider)
Total Jump Scare Count: 1 (1 Minor)
(Minor) (1:45:12) (Frodo suddenly gets jabbed by a huge Spider)
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Is trypophobic content shown?
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There are many areas on the walls in Shelob's cave that have clusters of holes that can be a bit triggering.
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Is someone possessed?
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The Ring has the power to make those close to it obey its command. It's not quite possession, but it's very close in that regard.
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Is there a shower scene?
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no but i wish
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Are there ghosts?
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The Army of the Dead(known in the novel as the Oathbreakers) are ghostlike zombie soldiers with poltergeist abilities(they can physically harm others).
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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No, *but* there is a scene in which a big spider stings someone and they kind of foam up at the mouth and it dribbles out.
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Is there audio gore?
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Lots of fighting so there are slashing and hacking sounds.
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Is someone eaten?
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Orcs bite and eat people in battle
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Does someone spit?
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There is a scene where Denethor eats a meal, featuring extreme close-ups of his face as he noisily chews on food and juices squelch and ooze from his mouth. This is juxtaposed by his son seemingly riding to his death in battle and is accompanied by an eerie song with clashing violin notes, making this scene especially disturbing.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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LGBTQ+
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Yes
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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*HUGE SPOILERS*
The Ring is technically a priceless artifact, and at the end Gollum falls into Mount Doom with it.
The Ring is technically a priceless artifact, and at the end Gollum falls into Mount Doom with it.
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Medical
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Is there a hospital scene?
21 supporters
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There is not a hospital, per se, but after the battle of Gondor, there is an infirmary-like scene in which the injured are on pallets and being treated. It does not have the starkness and sterility of a hospital.
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Mental Health
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A main character jumps of a cliff after setting himself on fire.
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Denethor's original plan was to burn himself on Faramir's pyre. Gandalf stops him from doing that and Denethor ends up running away while on fire and either falling or leaping from the city walls. He does die, but not directly from his original attempt.
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A main character sets himself on fire
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
49 supporters
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Frodo and Sam have to ration their food though
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
45 supporters
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The abusive dad is described as having "gone mad" when he tries to set his son on fire. It's unconfirmed if he is mentally ill but this line followed by him dying in a crowd-pleasing way felt a bit weird to me. The Ring affects Frodo and especially Gollum in ways akin to mental illness while sometimes making them violent.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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No but they do
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Gollum definetwly. Commented more on the 2nd part of the trilogy :)
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
33 supporters
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Frodo gets caught in webs within Shelob’s Lair, and is eventually wrapped in spider-like silk by the monster.
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
31 supporters
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As someone who has a few friends with DID/OSDD i can say that after asking them Gollum isn't a misinterpretation - good alter vs bad alter thing is present but two of my friends that are systems said two things - one said they do in fact have such a situation where there are two alters that are polar opposites and the second one said they know a system with such a struggle. So if you acknowledge and accept that this is a thing that is happening inside some systems - totally no problemo :)
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Is there misophonia?
1 supporters
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There is scene where Denethor noisily, disgustingly devours a large meal. There are mouth sounds and close ups of biting and chewing moist food. This scene is juxtaposed with footage from battle.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
1 supporters
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Main character like all the time
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Natural Disasters
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
62 supporters
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There is slightly shakey cam throughout all of the battles. But it is mostly just really quickly changing images.
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Does a baby cry?
26 supporters
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In the siege of the white city, just after Gandalf utters a call to arms, for 2 seconds it pans over a woman holding her crying infant child.
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Are there underwater scenes?
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In the opening scene Deagol is shown getting pulled around underwater by a large fish.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
1 supporters
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for a minute, after frodo and sam get to the witch king of angmar's castle and see the staircase then frodo almost walks into the castle and then an energy beam shoots out
some fire
some fire
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Paranoia
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Yes
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Pregnancy
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Are there babies or unborn children?
22 supporters
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Very brief shot of a woman holding a baby
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Prejudice
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Are there fat jokes?
63 supporters
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Gollum calls a hobbit fat
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It was eowin’s intend to be mis-gendered so she was allowed to ride into battle. In the end she saves the day because, quote: “I am no man!” Which allowed her to kill a Ringwraith.
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Yes
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Does an LGBT person die?
42 supporters
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2
No
25
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Not from what we are shown, although statistically there is always the possibility.
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Is there hate speech?
40 supporters
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No
25
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An army doesn't allow women to fight in it but there's no misogynistic hate speech.
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Is a minority misrepresented?
40 supporters
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1
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The only people of color in the films are South Asian villains who ride elephants. The Uruk-Hai are dark-skinned monsters with tribal markings. Dwarves and Hobbits are based on classical fantasy archetypes rather than little people but there are little people (notably Peter Dinklage) who take feel stereotyped by the archetype.
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Does the black guy die first?
27 supporters
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There’s no black representation
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Race
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
44 supporters
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10
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Technically yes, but in the fantasy sense where a character is immortal. Arwen is several thousand years old and is in love with a much younger human. This same human, who is 80 but looks younger due to magical ancestory, is the target of a much younger woman's interest. He does not reciprocate her feelings.
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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Tolkien, a Catholic, put some Christian themes into the series but they're up for interpretation and religion in-universe isn't discussed.
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
82 supporters
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Not more than kissing.
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Yes
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10
Yes
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Yes
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
26 supporters
Yes
0
No
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There are numerous instances of male characters openly expressing emotions as well as platonic and familial affection for each other in various ways (crying, hugging, hand holding, kissing on the forehead, etc.). This is treated as normal and expected, and nobody is subjected to shame or ridicule for these displays at any point.
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Sickness
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Yes
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Yes
0
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Yes
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Social
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Is existentialism debated?
19 supporters
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Gandalf and Pippin have a short conversation on what happens after death, due to Pippin expressing that he "didn't think it would end like this."
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Yes
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Spoiler
Are there end credit scenes?
74 supporters
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No
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There's some amazing art during the credits but no scenes.
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27
Does it have a sad ending?
1 supporters
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No
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It's a little bittersweet but overall happy
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Vehicular
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No
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Yes
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No
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Yes
0
No
27
Yes
0
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
82 supporters
Yes
32
No
0
4
There is war so a lot of people are killed, sometimes graphically. A lot of orc blood is shown.
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Does someone drown?
45 supporters
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Does drowning in lava count? If so yes, as Gollum falls into a volcano full of lava
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