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Lyta_Underhill · 09-08-2003, 07:55 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>I don't wan't him completely naked, just weak and helpless. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Not me! I think that Frodo's complete nudity in the scene in the Tower of Cirith Ungol is symbolic and necessary. He may be helpless at that point, but he shows a refreshing hobbit resilience at the same time (Frodo telling Sam about his dream that awful orcs turned into Sam, so the dream can't be all bad and for a moment, Frodo seems almost normal.) The "they took everything...everything" moment is quite a powerful moment for Frodo and for Sam, who shows him that the Ring is safe at that moment. Actually, I don't care if they leave Frodo in a pair of (skimpy) hobbit trunks for the sake of a PG rating, but I DO hope they keep the scene! It is emblematic of how Frodo is completely broken down during his quest. His physical nudity mirrors his mental nudity ("naked in the dark".) See! I can be philosophical about a nude scene! <P>Cheers,<BR>Lyta

09-08-2003, 07:55 PM	#46
Lyta_Underhill Haunted Halfling Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: an uncounted length of steps--floating between air molecules Posts: 841	<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>I don't wan't him completely naked, just weak and helpless. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Not me! I think that Frodo's complete nudity in the scene in the Tower of Cirith Ungol is symbolic and necessary. He may be helpless at that point, but he shows a refreshing hobbit resilience at the same time (Frodo telling Sam about his dream that awful orcs turned into Sam, so the dream can't be all bad and for a moment, Frodo seems almost normal.) The "they took everything...everything" moment is quite a powerful moment for Frodo and for Sam, who shows him that the Ring is safe at that moment. Actually, I don't care if they leave Frodo in a pair of (skimpy) hobbit trunks for the sake of a PG rating, but I DO hope they keep the scene! It is emblematic of how Frodo is completely broken down during his quest. His physical nudity mirrors his mental nudity ("naked in the dark".) See! I can be philosophical about a nude scene! <P>Cheers,<BR>Lyta __________________ “…she laid herself to rest upon Cerin Amroth; and there is her green grave, until the world is changed, and all the days of her life are utterly forgotten by men that come after, and elanor and niphredil bloom no more east of the Sea.”