[AnAmericanMother]

Luis, I thought I was the only one who really thought that scene one of the best in the movie. I have never, ever, gotten chills in a theatre before, but when King Theoden gave his brief speech and the Rohirrim rode, I was charged too. It was awesome. (and I mean awesome) Aragorn had the words for the best speech, but Theoden had the emotion.

My kids are big LOTR fans. We were riding our horses in Kennesaw Battlefield Park on New Year's Day, and my daughter stood up in her stirrups and repeated King Theoden's speech word for word. Then all of us charged over the hill, stirrup to stirrup.

The hikers on the path looked at us like we were nuts. (Maybe we were, but we were happy nuts. :-D )

[keri]

Your post made me smile.

I sat next to three teen-age boys my second trip to see ROTK. I knew, of course, what was coming when the Rohirrim appeared on the hill. These boys were whispering on the edge of their seats and I didn't mind at all. During the charge, all three boys were still on the edge of their seats leaning forward and one was pumping his fist in the air:-)

Maybe young people, (at least some of them) are closer to these emotions than adults.

Continue to have fun. Your daughter has heart.