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AinurOlorin
Valinor
Jan 30, 7:52pm
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And I am glad my words are appreciated, and my sentiments well expressed and expressive of the sentiments of others. I do think the last movie will be, in some ways, an interesting balancing of An Unexpected Journey with The Two Towers, though more sorrowful in the losses. This may be the first time in the entire series that a Major, primary character dies without hope of return. I think the charm will be retained in Desolation of Smaug, but the darkness will also grow exponentially. Your 'struggle for words' was decidedly won :-). Thank you for describing AUJ so eloquently. It resonates with my experience of it to a T, e.g., the "childlike wonder without a ubiquitous grim undercurrent".
As the LOTR films showed, the film makers are capable of producing moments of breathtaking beauty and imagery, as well as conveying devastating heartbreak. Given the sorrowful events that occur near the end of TH tale, what remains to be seen is whether TH trilogy will retain the "jubilantly charming" tone of AUJ throughout its entirety, or, by the end of TABA, evolve towards the "melancholy poignancy" of the LOTR trilogy.
"Hear me, hounds of Sauron, Gandalf is here! Fly if you value your foul skins, I will shrivel you from tail to snout if you step within this circle!"
"Do not be to eager to deal out death in judgement. Even the very wise cannot see all ends."
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Why, to my mind, An Unexpected Journey greatly adds to rather than detracts from LOTR's fim legacy.
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AinurOlorin
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Jan 30, 2:04am
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We are on the same highway again
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Elessar
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Jan 30, 2:29am
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Absolutely.
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AinurOlorin
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Jan 30, 2:54am
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Always a chance
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Elessar
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Jan 30, 3:32am
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what do you hate about the dwarf histroy?
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lurtz2010
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Jan 30, 5:59am
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Thror getting killed before the main battle is essential to understanding the war and the dwarves.
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AinurOlorin
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Jan 30, 6:20am
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Thanks for you post
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LordMaximus
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Jan 30, 6:24am
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Agreed.
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AinurOlorin
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Jan 30, 6:31am
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Pace and import
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Brethil
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Jan 30, 12:39pm
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You do that for sure
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Elessar
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Jan 30, 8:10pm
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to the op
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redgiraffe
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Jan 30, 12:45pm
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*warm smile and blush*
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AinurOlorin
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Jan 30, 7:05pm
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It was setup to fail, though
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stoutfiles
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Jan 30, 1:17pm
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Are you insinuating
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Lindele
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Jan 30, 3:53pm
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The prologue invoked LOTR
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stoutfiles
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Jan 30, 8:16pm
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The tone of the prologue for AUJ is mixed, like the movie. And it does not go
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AinurOlorin
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Jan 30, 7:22pm
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I found the tone
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Arandiel
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Jan 31, 6:02am
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Almost exactly. Point well made. Indeed, Galadriel tells us definitively that something HAS been lost
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AinurOlorin
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Jan 31, 11:32pm
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The films
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Rostron2
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Jan 30, 4:14pm
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Appreciate the thoughtful post
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Loresilme
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Jan 30, 5:43pm
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Aww. Thank you, as well.
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AinurOlorin
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Jan 30, 7:52pm
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Great post!
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Súlimë
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Jan 31, 7:36am
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Thank you! And I absolutely agree with your comment about that fading and loss
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AinurOlorin
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Jan 31, 11:57pm
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Thanks for a heartful posting
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Brethil
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Feb 1, 12:58am
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I am glad you did.
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AinurOlorin
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Feb 1, 1:49am
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Thank you for this lovely post!
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elostirion74
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Jan 31, 4:31pm
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;)
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AinurOlorin
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Feb 1, 1:49am
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Agreed
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Escapist
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Feb 1, 1:09am
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This is very true.
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AinurOlorin
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Feb 1, 1:53am
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