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OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD– feel free to add on!

“I made a promise Mr Frodo— a promise! Don’t you leave him Samwise Gamgee. And I don’t mean to. I don’t mean to.”

In general all the scenes where there’s no words/dialogue, and the music and visuals and actor’s performances are allowed to carry the story instead….something that’s impossible to do in a book. The standout moment for me is the moment after the ring is destroyed, Bard-Dur collapses, and it’s portrayed as.relief beyond words.

THE SOUNDTRACK IN GENERAL

The scene in mount doom that’s like “don’t you let go. Don’t let go.”

The hobbits returning home to find everything the same,  and being heartbroken because they’ve changed so much.. I’m not saying it’s better than the book’s plotline where they returned home to find the Scouring of the Shire™, but it’s impactful in a completely different way

The scene where Eowyn hears Theoden’s last words, instead of Merry hearing them like he did in the books. Again, not necessarily “better,” but impactful in a different way

“my brother, my captain….. my king.”

Flm!Boromir in general. He’s a drastically different character than he was in the books, and YMMV on which version you like better, but I’m so glad film!Boromir is here

“No parent should have to bury their child.”

Arwen’s expanded role in general, and the way they we actually got to see her make her choice to stay in Middle Earth

That subplot in the Two Towers where Aragorn tames a wild unruly horse, basically becoming the protagonist of a Horse Girl Movie

THE PACING!!!!!!!!!!!! 

My time has come.

Legolas’ miniature character arc of growing to understand death. Gandalf dies? Just pure shock. He looks like he got punched. Boromir dies? He’s just so. Sad and confused. Like a little kid who doesn’t know what dying is but he knows it’s bad. They think the Hobbits are dead? Legolas bows his head and murmurs a farewell in Elvish, but he still doesn’t seem to comprehend. He thinks Aragorn is dead? He practically shuts down because now he gets it. Battle of the Black Gate, when it looks like Aragorn is about to die? That is the only moment besides Moria when we see Legolas is genuinely afraid.

“Never thought I’d die fighting side by side with an Elf.” “What about side by side with a friend?” “…Aye. I could do that.”

Éomer finding Éowyn after the battle instead of in the middle of it and letting out that gut-wrenching scream.

“They have a Cave-Troll.”

Basically the entire fight sequence in Balin’s tomb, which was much shorter in the book.

That EPIC charge down the mountain at Helm’s Deep. Looks like a freaking Renaissance painting.

Boromir training the Hobbits to fight. It’s just so pure and wholesome.

Actually that whole scene because it’s the one moment—before the crebain show up—that we get to see the Fellowship just being friends without some immediate crisis.

Sam getting to say a proper goodbye to Bill the Pony because I have FEELINGS about that pony, okay?!

Arwen and Aragorn having an essentially telepathic connection. Idk if it’s better than the books, but honestly it’s a good way to expand her character without changing it completely—which is what they were gonna do originally by having her show up at Helm’s Deep to fight.

The joy of hiding your face in a warm embrace

Here to talk about Baek Yerin’s “Square” since this song and its lyrics hold a very special place in my heart. I really love the lyrics of this song for but i saw a youtube comment saying it was a bit off, so again I’m here to talk about it.

Let’s interpret this song as Yerin being in her own “Square” kind of like her being confined in her own bubble, this will be connected to my own explanation throughout the song and will give a clearer picture to what I’m talking about.

Throughout the verses Yerin explains how she has a very complex personality and the person she’s pertaining to in the song can sometimes hurt her without noticing and not sense right through how she truly was due to her complex personality sometimes being indecipherable.

For the last lines in each verse I’d like to think they are metaphors of how she feels, the last line in verse 1 “I’m so so broke like, someone just robbed me” is a metaphor to how she has no one that can understand her in a deeper level.

For verse 2 the last line is “Was so so strange like, someone never loved me” it is connected to the line before it which is “You are gripping me without noticing was so so strange like someone never loved me”. This is again, a metaphor (this part is a bit confusing to understand even for me) in which the person she pertains to in the song has a hold on her (I think the “grip” she mentioned also has something to do with love) to the point where she feels like no one has ever done this before.

The chorus is what the person is telling her everytimes she’s going through her phases/stages of being “Blue”. This part of the song is actually really cute and sweet for me, especially since the person actually knows what how to comfort Yerin when she’s going through such times.

The Bridge is the part that I truly love. This is the part where she embraces and acknowledges the person, even though the person still truly doesnt understand her it’s clear that they are trying their best. “You’re the only one who saw my yesterday, thr one who knows I’m here alive today” is actually so powerful since even though she’s in her own “Square”, the person is the only one trying to get in and truly know what she feels, therefore the person is the only one who knows what she’s going through and the only one who also always knows that she’s still here. The last lines for this part are also really cute since she even asks for the comfort of the person and to say what she really means to that person.

That’s about it I hope you understood my interpretation, the lyrics of this song is mostly seperated from the other lyrics that it links to so by linking them you can have a better understanding to it. I’ll include the lyrics below for good measure.

[Verse 1]

All the colors and personalities

You can’t see right through what I truly am

You are hurting me, without noticing

I’m so so broke like someone just robbed me

[Pre-Chorus]

I’m no invincible

I have much memories of getting more weaker

Know I’m not lovable

You should know what you have to say

[Chorus]

Come on, let’s go to bed

We gonna rock the night away

Who did that to you babe?

If you’re not in the right mood to sleep, now then

Come on let’s drink and have

Very unmanageable day

Would you want me in babe?

If you’re not in the right mood to sleep, now then

Come take my arms in yours

I’ll be yours for sure

[Verse 2]

All the traces and reminiscenses

You can’t sense right through how I truly was

You were gripping me without noticing

Was so so strange like someone never loved me

[Pre-Chorus]

I’m no invincible

I have much memories of getting more weaker

Know I’m not lovable

You should know what you have to say

[Chorus]

Come on, let’s go to bed

We gonna rock the night away

Who did that to you babe?

If you’re not in the right mood to sleep, now then

Come on let’s drink and have

Very unmanageable day

Would you want me in babe?

If you’re not in the right mood to sleep, now then

Come take my arms in yours

I’ll be yours for sure

[Bridge]

You’re the only one who saw my yesterday

The one who knows I’m here, alive today

Comfort me, say what I mean to you

You should know what you have to say

[Chorus]

Come on, let’s go to bed

We gonna rock the night away

Who did that to you babe?

If you’re not in the right mood to sleep, now then

Come on let’s drink and have

Very unmanageable day

Would you want me in babe?

If you’re not in the right mood to sleep, now then

Come take my arms in yours

Some pains take a long time to feel better, and that’s okay. We’ll be kind and patient with ourselves in the meantime.