Return of the King famously has more than a few endings, but this is arguably the most fully satisfying of them all, with almost every significant character given their moment of payoff. Aragorn's reluctant hero journey from ranger to rightful king is one of the trilogy's most engaging and full character arcs, but the crowning moment (if you will) comes with his loving gesture of humility to the hobbits: "My friends, you bow to no-one." Not a dry eye in the house.