Solicitr
Mithlond
Dec 3 2019, 3:22am
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The Lord of the Rings is structured as a series of journeys between havens. Crickhollow, Bombadil's, Bree, Rivendell, Lorien and now Henneth Annun. The havens can be said to be as important as the journeys, because they do represent a place for Frodo and the reader to take a breath, to meet people, to learn about the world they are in (and Middle-earth is a character in this book, as much as Galadriel or Faramir are). Note that for Frodo, this is the last haven he'll have until the Field of Cormallen- he is about to start his 17 consecutive days in, literally, Hell.
So, even with the frisson of can-we-trust-Boromirs-brother? in the background, nonetheless I think we as well as Frodo find a roof, a fire, a hot meal, wine, a guard of armed men to be a surprising comfort on the edge of the abyss. (There is even a hope, for first-timers, that he's rid of Gollum)
No, I don't mind Faramir taking Gandalf's role as Captain Loredump- I perhaps could wish that T were somehow slightly more artful about it - but almost nothing about the following Book V would have as much impact if we didn't know who the Gondorians were, their significance, their grief, their decay. And their nobility- manifest above all in Faramir.
The camera need NOT always be in kinetic motion. Nor do conflicts have to be overt.
(This post was edited by Solicitr on Dec 3 2019, 3:30am)
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