The death of Bernard Hillthe unforgettable interpreter of ‘The Lord of the rings’ and ‘Titanic’ It has left us frozen. The veteran actor gave life to Captain Edward Smith in James Cameron’s Oscar-winning film and king Theoden, one of the most mythical characters in JRR Tolkien’s universe, in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers’ and in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’, the last installment of Peter Jackson’s film trilogy that, by the way, is available on Prime Video and HBO Max.
Despite other notable roles in his extensive professional career of more than 40 years, there we have his presence in ‘Imminent execution’ under the direction of Clint Eastwood, in ‘Valkyrie’one of Tom Cruise’s best films, or in the also Oscar-winning ‘Gandhi’ of the filmmaker Richard Attenboroughthe actor will always be linked to these two characters.
Precisely, at the time of saying goodbye, fans are recovering on RRSS the phrase that Bernard Hill uttered in ‘The Lord of the Rings’ in the mouth of his character, King Théoden. Because, indeed, there is life beyond already consecrated quotes like “My treasure”, “You can’t pass!” or the one Galadriel dedicated to Frodo Baggins: “Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.”
Perhaps it is not among the most famous and iconic phrases in the history of cinema, among which we can find the well-known “I’m going to make you an offer you can’t refuse” from ‘The Godfather’, the galactic “I am your father” from ‘ The Empire Strikes Back’, the second installment of ‘Star Wars’ and one of the best film sagas in the history of cinema or that spoken by Humphrey Bogart to Claude Rains in ‘Casablanca’, the unforgettable “Louis, I have a feeling that this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.” But it is, perhaps, more significant than all of these because These last words represent a bitter farewell.
As many will remember, King Théoden debuted in the second installment of Peter Jackson’s trilogy, also appearing in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’, in which he would lose his life at the hands of the Witch King of Angmar, also known as The Lord of the Nazgûl, but not before uttering his most remembered phrase in the arms of his niece Éowyn (played by Miranda Otto):
In this way, ‘X’ has become the platform on which JRR Tolkien fans are being able to say goodbye to the interpreter. remembering this last breath of his character and claiming one of the most beautiful phrases in the history of cinema.
Jorge is an expert in movies, series and comics. His favorite genres are horror and science fiction, the perfect balance between the thunderous scream of the slasher and the disturbing silence of space and, although he flirts with auteur cinema in search of that hidden gem far from the mainstream, he does not hide, His thing is commercial cinema from Marvel, Star Wars, DC and Pixar.
This restless journalist discovered the mysticism of ‘Twin Peaks’ a few years ago and, since then, it has been just another concept trapped inside David Lynch’s head. When he manages to escape from the Black Lodge, he revisits the filmography of the master Carpenter, loses himself again between the pages of Moore and Gibbons’ ‘Watchmen’ or sets out in search of new emotions in miniseries format.
After his brief stint in media such as TVE, RNE and the TV and communication section of La Razón, Jorge has spent more than a decade in the delirious world of advertising agencies, where he has had the opportunity to be part of various communication teams. which have allowed him to participate in soirees, events, junkets and various efforts with performers of the stature of Antonio de la Torre, Jared Harris, Kim Dickens, Colman Domingo and Christina Hendricks. He arrived at FOTOGRAMAS in 2022, where he managed to carve out a niche as an editor to write about the most popular series, the best Alfred Hitchcock films or everything related to franchises, reboots, prequels, sequels, sequels and various nonsense of the moment, returning from This forms his passion for journalism and cinema.
Jorge has a degree in journalism from the Complutense University of Madrid, in addition to being a director from the RTVE Institute, where he acquired notions of pre-production, production and post-production of audiovisuals.
