Favorite moment in the trilogy?

not sure if it counts as a moment, since its 45 minutes long, but Battle at Helms Deep.

Lots of great ones to choose from. I think I’ll have to go with in the opening flashback sequence in Fellowship when Sauron goes into battle and starts swinging that giant mace back and forth, sending tons of people flying backwards with each swing.

So hard of a choice!

I really liked the scene where Boromir is teaching Merry and Pippin to fight and they tackle him. It gives Boromir that light humanity before he turns and it keeps him from being a true villain and more of a sympathetic person who was tempted by the ring. And, if I recall, it's really the last bit of levity we get for a LONG time so it sticks out to me.

Movie or book?

For the movies, and this is a movie board after all, it might be the ents destroying Isengard. I never imagined it in that kind of detail!

Reunion of the Fellowship:
https://youtu.be/wgtMW38vsUs 😭🧙‍♂️

Picking one moment is so difficult. Here's a bunch:

One that has always stood out to me is at the Council of Elrond. Everybody begins arguing and fighting, Frodo is feeling overwhelmed, and then finally blurts out that he'll take the Ring to Mordor. Gandalf hears him and processes at once the bravery of the little Hobbit which moves him deeply, the selflessness which impresses him and he admires it, and yet the amount of pain and burden that Frodo has just accepted. The shot of Gandalf's reaction, a close-up on McKellen, is about a half second long, if that, but McKellen lets a world of thoughts and feelings pass through his face in that instant. It's wonderful.

There is also the moment when Gimli asks for but one strand of hair from Galadriel as a gift. It's such a good moment and serves as a real turning point for Gimli and Legolas who begin to understand one another after that.

Frodo's failure later on in the story are always so humanizing and speak volumes about the forces they're up against.

Boromir's sacrifice.

The ships to the Grey Havens.

It’s not a trilogy but my favorite moment is definitely when Sam comes back to battle Shelob. He was basically in the background the entire story until the very end and I thought it was awesome how he stepped up and became a hero.

This is so difficult lol.

Out of everything though I’d have to go with the opening shots of Rivendell in Fellowship. Those sweeping shots showing how absolutely beautiful this place is, especially with Howard Shore’s stunning score to accompany it. It’s truly breathtaking and was one of many moments in Fellowship that reduced me to tears, it was that overwhelming.

So many competing scenes in this awesome film.