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Shelob'sAppetite
Valinor
Sep 27 2012, 6:30am
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IMO, it is the super slo-motion that destroys the scene's authenticity. Frodo's laugh and acting is so strange because it has been slowed down considerably.
What pains me is that we didn't need this filmic "device" to tell us that we should be feeling emotional. If all three films, and all the actors in them, worked, then a simple, understated reunion should make us all weep. We don't need to heavy hand pulling the heartstrings.
Instead, this scene says to me: "Laugh and cry, dammit! Laugh and cry! You must!"
It insults both my emotions, and my intelligence.
But I can understand why some people love it unabashedly. If there's one thing that can be said for PJ, it's that he's not a boring, by-the-numbers filmmaker. Even though I don't quite appreciate his style, at least he's not Ron Howard...
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My memory of Frodo waking up in Minas Tirith
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Sep 26 2012, 4:43am
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I laughed...
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Elutherian
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Sep 26 2012, 5:58am
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That's not possible
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Sep 26 2012, 6:12am
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My doctor informed me
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Sep 26 2012, 10:05pm
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Brilliant!!! //
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Noel Q. von Schneiffel
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Sep 26 2012, 8:20am
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That was awful
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burgahobbit
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Sep 26 2012, 7:44pm
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for me..
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grinman
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Sep 26 2012, 7:53pm
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I thought the execution was fine
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burgahobbit
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Sep 26 2012, 8:13pm
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There was a very extensive, well-written defense of the scene between Frodo and Sam on here a few months ago...
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thomasofrohan
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Sep 26 2012, 8:30pm
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I'm sorry..
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grinman
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Sep 26 2012, 9:13pm
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Laughing is perfectly fine
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Sep 27 2012, 6:30am
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It may have worked for you
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Sep 26 2012, 9:24pm
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I thought it was humorous
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Sep 26 2012, 9:59pm
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I am a movie firster...
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Elutherian
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Sep 27 2012, 5:05am
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Gandalf is the least problematic, actually
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Sep 27 2012, 6:02am
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I consider parodies a sign of love
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DarkJackal
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Sep 26 2012, 9:38pm
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Yeeeeah
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Sep 26 2012, 10:00pm
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Very funny ! xD
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Fàfnir
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Oct 10 2012, 11:21pm
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