The Most Grievous Tragedy - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

zb · 02-06-2004, 03:45 AM

caligulathegod, I'll bite:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>How sad can he really be?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Elrond's not losing his daughter except for Christmases and family birthdays and long weekends. He's losing her forever. The second he gets on the boat to Valinor, she may as well be dead as far as he's concerned, because he won't have another chance to see her before she dies, and since she's going to die, their fates are separate.<P>That's how sad he can really be.<P>Of course, since she's happy to be getting married, he's happy for her. Which is why in the movie he's got that half-smile at Aragorn's coronation. But he's also very sad, and I can't say I blame him.

02-06-2004, 03:45 AM	#19
zb Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: perth, west australia Posts: 71	caligulathegod, I'll bite:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>How sad can he really be?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Elrond's not losing his daughter except for Christmases and family birthdays and long weekends. He's losing her forever. The second he gets on the boat to Valinor, she may as well be dead as far as he's concerned, because he won't have another chance to see her before she dies, and since she's going to die, their fates are separate.<P>That's how sad he can really be.<P>Of course, since she's happy to be getting married, he's happy for her. Which is why in the movie he's got that half-smile at Aragorn's coronation. But he's also very sad, and I can't say I blame him. __________________ "Do you think I am trying to weave a spell? Perhaps I am; but remember your fairy tales. Spells are used for breaking enchantments as well as inducing them. And you and I have need of the strongest spell that can be found to wake us from the evil enchantment of worldliness..." - C.S. Lewis