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AinurOlorin
Half-elven
Jan 31 2013, 11:32pm
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Almost exactly. Point well made. Indeed, Galadriel tells us definitively that something HAS been lost
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The World is changing. . . much that once was is now lost. The tone is melancholy and sad from the onset. Even before the grey, grim spectacle of war, there is a heavy sorrow, and the promise that great and in some cases wondrous things have come and gone and will not be seen again. An Unexpected Journey has a very different prologue from that. Yes, there is the granduer and eventually some of the dark seriousness of Rings. . . but never the brooding melancholy of the Fellowship prologue, nor of many parts of the Rings films. The Hobbit indeed begins with a "once upon a time, there was a wondrous kingdom. . . and then something terrible befell. . . and a prince went into exile, and brooded bitterly on his return." Yes, there is serious content there. . . but it isn't near so sad nor so massive in it's scale, and it does not lay a foundation of loss, sorrow and forboding in the way that the Rings prolouge does. Very well stated Arandiel. I appreciated this post, and I am pleased to know that you appreciated mine. 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! "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 2013, 2:04am
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We are on the same highway again
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Elessar
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Jan 30 2013, 2:29am
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Absolutely.
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AinurOlorin
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Jan 30 2013, 2:54am
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Always a chance
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Elessar
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Jan 30 2013, 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 2013, 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 2013, 6:20am
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Thanks for you post
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LordMaximus
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Jan 30 2013, 6:24am
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Agreed.
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AinurOlorin
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Jan 30 2013, 6:31am
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Pace and import
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Brethil
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Jan 30 2013, 12:39pm
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You do that for sure
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Elessar
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Jan 30 2013, 8:10pm
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to the op
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redgiraffe
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Jan 30 2013, 12:45pm
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*warm smile and blush*
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AinurOlorin
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Jan 30 2013, 7:05pm
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It was setup to fail, though
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stoutfiles
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Jan 30 2013, 1:17pm
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Are you insinuating
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Lindele
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Jan 30 2013, 3:53pm
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The prologue invoked LOTR
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stoutfiles
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Jan 30 2013, 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 2013, 7:22pm
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I found the tone
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Arandiel
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Jan 31 2013, 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 2013, 11:32pm
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The films
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Rostron2
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Jan 30 2013, 4:14pm
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Appreciate the thoughtful post
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Loresilme
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Jan 30 2013, 5:43pm
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Aww. Thank you, as well.
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AinurOlorin
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Jan 30 2013, 7:52pm
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Great post!
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Súlimë
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Jan 31 2013, 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 2013, 11:57pm
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Thanks for a heartful posting
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Brethil
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Feb 1 2013, 12:58am
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I am glad you did.
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AinurOlorin
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Feb 1 2013, 1:49am
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Thank you for this lovely post!
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elostirion74
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Jan 31 2013, 4:31pm
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;)
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AinurOlorin
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Feb 1 2013, 1:49am
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Agreed
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Escapist
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Feb 1 2013, 1:09am
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This is very true.
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AinurOlorin
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Feb 1 2013, 1:53am
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