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Arandiel
Gondor
Jan 31, 6:02am
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of the AUJ prologue quite different from FotR's prologue, for many reasons, but the overarching difference for me is in the identity and sound of the narrator. Bilbo and Galadriel are completely different as narrators. Both carry authority, certainly, but Galadriel's voice is full of mystery and loss and dark portent. Ian Holm's Bilbo, by contrast, is an elder starting off with "Once upon a time..." There is a warmth in his tone that Cate Blanchett (rightly) doesn't have in the FotR prologue. With Bilbo, we the audience are entering into a tale simply told; with Galadriel, we are entering into the epic of how the world was nearly lost and now might be again.
And I appreciate much of what you state in your original post, AinurOlorin. Thank you!
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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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