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Orofarne · 09-04-2010, 06:14 PM

Very interesting about the whole purgatory thing, I knew Tolkien was Catholic, but I guess I never thought about it much.
But about the ending in the movie. I loved how, in the books, every loose end was tied up, and you get this wonderful sense of fulfillment after you turn the last page (followed by a sense of disapointment as you realize there's no more). Modern endings are so awful these days, don't you think?
But if Frodo moved to Erresea, doesn't that show that he's not quite healed? It seems to me that Tolkien saw the sea as this good and powerful force, and if Frodo needed the sea, it almost proves how ill he is. Never mind, I'm probably entirely insane by now.

09-04-2010, 06:14 PM	#4
Orofarne Pile O'Bones Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Dancing alone in the madness Posts: 19	Very interesting about the whole purgatory thing, I knew Tolkien was Catholic, but I guess I never thought about it much. But about the ending in the movie. I loved how, in the books, every loose end was tied up, and you get this wonderful sense of fulfillment after you turn the last page (followed by a sense of disapointment as you realize there's no more). Modern endings are so awful these days, don't you think? But if Frodo moved to Erresea, doesn't that show that he's not quite healed? It seems to me that Tolkien saw the sea as this good and powerful force, and if Frodo needed the sea, it almost proves how ill he is. Never mind, I'm probably entirely insane by now. __________________ ____________ Look my friends, here's a pretty Hobbit skin to wrap an Elven princeling in!