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The Silver-shod Muse · 12-19-2002, 08:53 AM

There was something very strange about this movie. It seemed coarse and raw, wholly unpoetic, unlike FotR. The Rohirrim were governed by their fears until the very end (in the book as well), but even after that, they never quite achieved that high purity of self-sacrifice and bravery. The movie was brutal. <P>Faramir, my God, I wanted to cry when I saw he was taking them to Osgiliath. When he says, "This is where I show my strength" (or something to that effect anyway) with his sword on Frodo, I thought, wonderful! This is it! But it wasn't. And why should Sam's speech move him to release Frodo when he already thought he was doing the right thing? Silly. I thought Faramir was cast extraordinarily well, and I can't wait to see his new self in RotK. Arwen made me cringe, but it wasn't as bad as I had expected. Aragorn and Eowyn were perfect (except for that questionable "fall into the river" scene...) Eowyn wasn't trying to hit on Aragorn at all, thankfully. I loved it when she comforted the women and children, and called Grima a snake, it really showed her mettle.<P>Overall, a great movie, but I'm still stinging from Faramir's dismemberment. I'll have to see it again. The sheer force of it has left me shell-shocked. Every scene seemed like three hours in itself, but when it was done, it felt like I'd only just sat down.<p>[ December 19, 2002: Message edited by: The Silver-shod Muse ]

12-19-2002, 08:53 AM	#11
The Silver-shod Muse Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The shoulder of a poet, TX Posts: 388	There was something very strange about this movie. It seemed coarse and raw, wholly unpoetic, unlike FotR. The Rohirrim were governed by their fears until the very end (in the book as well), but even after that, they never quite achieved that high purity of self-sacrifice and bravery. The movie was brutal. <P>Faramir, my God, I wanted to cry when I saw he was taking them to Osgiliath. When he says, "This is where I show my strength" (or something to that effect anyway) with his sword on Frodo, I thought, wonderful! This is it! But it wasn't. And why should Sam's speech move him to release Frodo when he already thought he was doing the right thing? Silly. I thought Faramir was cast extraordinarily well, and I can't wait to see his new self in RotK. Arwen made me cringe, but it wasn't as bad as I had expected. Aragorn and Eowyn were perfect (except for that questionable "fall into the river" scene...) Eowyn wasn't trying to hit on Aragorn at all, thankfully. I loved it when she comforted the women and children, and called Grima a snake, it really showed her mettle.<P>Overall, a great movie, but I'm still stinging from Faramir's dismemberment. I'll have to see it again. The sheer force of it has left me shell-shocked. Every scene seemed like three hours in itself, but when it was done, it felt like I'd only just sat down.<p>[ December 19, 2002: Message edited by: The Silver-shod Muse ] __________________ "'You," he said, "tell her all. What good came to you? Do you rejoice that Maleldil became a man? Tell her of your joys, and of what profit you had when you made Maleldil and death acquainted.'" -Perelandra, by C.S. Lewis