I think that one of the reasons The Lord of the Rings still holds up, in my mind at least, is that it still used the whole “make a miniature version of the set piece” school of filming.
Like Isengard:
Minas Tirith:
Helm’s Deep:
Osgiliath:
Like… that’s shit is just cool.
“Miniature”
They are technically miniatures because they aren’t the full 1:1 scale.
Although I’d be impressed if anyone could make a 1:1 scale replica of Orthanc at 500 feet high.
