Nothing was ever like it, and nothing will be. I’ve seen the best”, and there’s nothing I can do about it. And every time I finish the books or the movies, I have these weird feeling inside, like an emptiness, of thinking “ that’s it, this is the best. It’s easy to believe that what you are reading actually happened, that this world exists out there, somewhere. I know it is fantasy, but the way it is written makes it feel like actual history, with detailed facts about the past and the origin of those who inhabit Middle Earth, and the languages that, even though they are totally made-up, make perfect sense, grammar-wise. Isn’t it wonderful, when you simply forget that you are reading, or watching? When the world is left outside, and you are so into the story, that you don’t care about anything else? Because that’s how I feel with Lord of the Rings. A world that was unlike anything I had ever known, that obsessed me, made me fall in love with epic fantasy, and started to keep me up at night, wishing to be taking a stroll in Rivendell, having second breakfast in the Shire, riding with Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli over the plains of Rohan, fighting in Helm’s Deep, or even running through Moria, with these people that had suddenly become my best friends, in a way I never saw coming. Before the movies, I had never heard of the books, so for me, they were the introduction to this world. It was that trailer that played in the cinemas right before Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone started, and by then I couldn’t even imagine how it would take over my heart. They are seeking a sign as to where their predetermined path shall be.I was just a child when I first heard of Lord of the Rings. The characters' behavior near Amon Hen suggests that they are not simply trying to work out the best decision. In either case, options have been made severely limited because of postponement. In the book, the loss of Gandalf is said to have contributed to this quandry. We have a manifest destiny, we must pursue it and trust that things will work out accordingly" (Tolkein would seem to prefer we understand things this way, given his explanation in the Silmilrillion.)Īs a result of the plot sequence unfolding under this doctrine, we critics find ourselves having to work through believability and character questions, particularly here, where there has been a deviation from events in the book.Įthically, I do not appreciate a difference between Aragorn allowing Frodo to depart without further counsel in the movie, and the lack of serious discussion and decisionmaking prior to arriving to a severly advanced and remote location (in both book and movie). "Let's just get moving on this grand adventure, and figure out the tough spots as we go" One interpretation of this motif could be: In my brief tenure with this fine group, I have seen examples here, in choosing to enter Moria, in questing after Smaug, and in how the ring should enter Mordor. I can't help but suggest that we are again having to address character issues as a result of what seems to be a recurring Tolkein plot motif.
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