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wolfsbride) wrote2003-09-27 01:32 pm
wolfsbride) wrote2003-09-27 01:32 pm
Helsinki - Day 40
Watched LotR: FotR & TTT again one right after the other.
It's bizarre. I've never gone all gah gah over a movie before, much less two. I'm trying to think why they affect so much.
I thought maybe it was because I've never really seen an epic movie before but I watched Gladiator as well and while I really enjoyed it, it doesn't create in me a cacophony of emotions the way the LotR movies do.
Thinking about it, I can only come to the conclusion that it's a combination of great acting, great imagery and great music. If I were in charge of the awards, there are several people I would have given Oscars to. Including a joint one to all the people that created Gollum.
My God. I think out of all the characters stories, his is the most heart wrenching. The scene where Smeagol tells Gollum to go away and the one where Gollum comforts Smeagol after Faramir captures him makes me whimper ever time. I wonder how many people actually understood that he was two personalities.
Gollum is the only character in the movie that I despair for. I felt sad when Boromir died. I felt sorry when Frodo really began to feel the weight of the ring. But Gollum calls forth misery.
Everytime I watch TTT, I find myself desperately wanting him to have a happy ending. Even though I know that he can't.
Or maybe he does.
After all, in the end he does finally get his precious. And this time, noone will take it away from him.
WB
It's bizarre. I've never gone all gah gah over a movie before, much less two. I'm trying to think why they affect so much.
I thought maybe it was because I've never really seen an epic movie before but I watched Gladiator as well and while I really enjoyed it, it doesn't create in me a cacophony of emotions the way the LotR movies do.
Thinking about it, I can only come to the conclusion that it's a combination of great acting, great imagery and great music. If I were in charge of the awards, there are several people I would have given Oscars to. Including a joint one to all the people that created Gollum.
My God. I think out of all the characters stories, his is the most heart wrenching. The scene where Smeagol tells Gollum to go away and the one where Gollum comforts Smeagol after Faramir captures him makes me whimper ever time. I wonder how many people actually understood that he was two personalities.
Gollum is the only character in the movie that I despair for. I felt sad when Boromir died. I felt sorry when Frodo really began to feel the weight of the ring. But Gollum calls forth misery.
Everytime I watch TTT, I find myself desperately wanting him to have a happy ending. Even though I know that he can't.
Or maybe he does.
After all, in the end he does finally get his precious. And this time, noone will take it away from him.
WB