Bernard Hill’s King Théoden is among the best characters in The Lord of the Rings trilogy – as seen in The Ride of the Rohirrim and many other epic scenes. Bernard Hill made Théoden a legend, so following Bernard Hill’s recent death, this Lord of the Rings video essay explores his portrayal of Théoden in Peter Jackson’s LOTR trilogy, and examines why Théoden is such a compelling character. 🔵 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗻𝘂𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://www.patreon.com/pentexproductions 🔵 🎞️ Bernard Hill (17 December 1944 – 5 May 2024) was an English actor. He first came to prominence as troubled hard man Yosser Hughes in Alan Bleasdale's Play for Today drama The Black Stuff (1980). Hill gained international recognition for his film roles as Captain Edward Smith in Titanic (1997) and Théoden, King of Rohan, in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2002-2003). He is the only actor to appear in both Titanic and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) which are two of only three films to receive 11 Academy Awards, making him the only actor to appear in more than one film which holds that record.🎞️ 🔵 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 🔵 - Owen D-J (⭐ FOUNDING PATRON ⭐) - nrk (⭐ FOUNDING PATRON ⭐) - Ronja Jonasson - TriggerHappyBro - Borge - Joe - Paul G - Everyone at the Four Dollar Shake tier. 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗫 𝗢𝗡 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚, 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘, 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗔𝗧 𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗘 ☑️ Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/pentexproductions ☑️ Twitter https://twitter.com/PentexP (mostly for James Bond chat) ☑️ Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/PentexPenguin (to prove I watch other movies besides LOTR and James Bond) 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖 🎵 Whitesand - Epic Celtic Music - Legend of The King: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntGWv8F_ccM 🎵 Nomadic Dawn by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com), Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 4.0 License 🎵 Music: Fantasy Motion (loop ready) by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com), Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 4.0 License #lotr #kingtheodenspeech #bernardhill