Lord of the Rings Confessions

One of my favourite things is how the war united all the different people  and races of Middle-Earth to protect and preserve all that is good in their world.

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There are ways to be brave and bold without the sword in your hand and that kind of bravery echoes even louder than swords hitting armour. Arwen portrays different kind of bravery by denying herself happiness and letting the man she loves with all her heart go and fight for the better world. Afterwards, she chooses to stay in this damaged world, away from her family and her people, to try and rebuild and bring life to earth again. She is a true heroine.

One of the most poignant underlying themes of the trilogy is loss and how does a personal blow affect people and their role in this world.  Theoden's loss of a son was devastating and the fact he still kept fighting for the better world, while putting aside his own pain and sorrow is one of the most important messages of this story.

Even though Boromir tried to take the ring from Frodo, I see his speech about his city and its beauty as his redemption. He loved Gondor and its people and felt a huge burden to protect them in times of great trouble and it was a fear of failing them that drove him to madness.

Aragorn's humility is what makes him a great king. I feel he would have been a fair in judgment and above all, kind to his people.

To this day, Forth Eorlingas scene brings tears to my eyes, even though I am a fan of these films for over 10 years. I don’t think it is or there will be possible to film something so aesthetically pleasing with such a  powerful, life-changing messages this story succeeded in passing on.

The scene when the Ents marched forth was so awesome. The Ent's marching, Treebeard's speech, and the music did a great fusion to forge one of the most epic scenes on the movies. And a great scene supporting ecology.

Unpopular opinion I know but I wish the Tolkien Estate would lighten up about the films. The films made a huge impact on my life and it saddens me that the Estate's attitude towards them is preventing more Tolkien adaptations from being made. The Harry Potter films (while I love them) are considerably worse adaptations when compared to the Jackson films, JK Rowling knew they would not be perfect yet understood that they would not tarnish the original books. I wish the Estate had a similar view.

I once read FOTR when I was 13, I couldn't stand it and thought the movie was so much better. I'm now 18 and just reread it. It is honestly so much better than the movie. I grew up on the movie, so it will always stay in my heart. But I think it's time to make room for the book too.

I find Gandalf’s wisdom extremelly useful and try to remember and live by his words. 

Boromir taking the ring while the company is climbing toward the Pass of Caradhras is one of the most poignant scenes in all of the trilogy and the film crew had done an amazing job in portraying the atmosphere of utter mysticism and fear of the unknown power of the ring.

Sam was the first fictional character that I could strongly relate to. Frodo reminded me of one of my close friends and I really relate to the pain of Sam. There's something truly painful about watching a friend suffer and being able to do nothing about it. For my great admiration towards Sam and my strong feelings of being able to relate, Sam will always be my all time favorite fictional character.

LotR has had such a huge impact on my life and has helped me to become a better person. I'm so grateful for Professor Tolkien's imagination, creativity, and legacy.

Gandalf, materialising in my conscience, smiling kindly: So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. There are other forces at work in this world, besides the will of evil.