Posted on 03/14/2002 5:07:26 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
Even the wise cannot tell.
You want the skivvie-less Gondorian to continue?
To plug two movies at the same time?
I think so...and there will be no nice little breaks in Rivendell type places in TTT. Going to be a rough road for Frodo and Sam, especially. This is going to be kinda hard to watch.
So much for your firm "foundation!" ;-)
And me! Don't forget me! Okay, so I'm only gone tonite through Saturday nite. I'll be back around Sunday.
And, I'll be out of here as soon as the idjits downstairs stop bothering me!
Yeah, I remembered that right after I posted...
But STILL - this part leaves them in a HORRIBLE situation (especially for my poor Sam!), and there isn't any resolution. As awful as the final stage of the journey is, at least it's followed by the end of the story.
I know things never really go back to the old, light-hearted days for Frodo in particular (that's one of the most heartbreaking aspects of the story), but there is SOMEthing of a happy ending. There isn't one in TTT.
More importantly, why is wearing white after Labor Day?
You know, this whole "commando" thing...Gondorian Rangers...Navy Seals...I can see some similarities...
But we need no illustrations!
3000 year old beings tend to lose track of the seasons...
I'm kind of wondering if we're all going to be depressed next year waiting for ROTK...
A twisted plot of Saruman's.
I don't think there's any way they can make the ending of TTT not QUITE so bad, the way they did with FOTR. So we'll probably be pretty depressed.
At least the others fare better than Frodo and Sam. And there ARE lighthearted moments in TTT, especially with regards to Merry and Pippin - I'm really looking forward to seeing more development of their characters, as well as the relationship between Legolas and Gimli.
But I remember some of the critics (who'd obviously never read the books) saying that FOTR didn't have an ending.
Of course, WE all know that it's not the end of the story. I hope that concept is clear.
Do you think we'll at least get some inkling that Sam is mistaken about Frodo's "condition?"
I hadn't heard that...so I guess my question above is "silly."
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