The Lord of the Rings- J.R.R. Tolkien

one of the girls from my school had a birthday today and I was invited to the party. so I took it as a celebration of her birthday as well as Bilbo and Frodo's.:D

*steals firework and sets it off in her field* :p

Frodo: My namesake is having a birthday. interesting.
Caspian: My namesake's actor has his birthday a day after mine.:p
Frodo: Well whoop-de-do for you. *takes slice of cake*


edit: oh and I almost forgot!

Happy birthday to mew
happy birthday to mew
happy birthday dear Bilbo and Frodo
happy birthday to mew!
WHAHOOOOO!!!!!!

:D
 
Yay! That's the spirit, my friend!!! :D Ha Ha. I love your great dialogue between Frodo and Caspian there. ;)
*Watches the amazing fireworks, then sits down to listen to Bilbo's very fascinating speech*
 
I recently had LOTR Movie Marathon. A friend of mine had never seen the trilogy, so naturally I insisted we watch them. So for roughly eleven hours we watched the entire trilogy in practically one sitting. We watched the theatrical editions of FOTR and TTT and the extended edition of ROTK. :)
 
WOW! :eek: I would love to be able to do that someday. That would be amazing. :D I know I could do it since I'm such a big fan, but I'm amazed that your friend actually watched them all in a row with you. I would love to have some friends like that. I assume your friend loved them. :p lol
 
~Aravis~ said:
WOW! :eek: I would love to be able to do that someday. That would be amazing. :D I know I could do it since I'm such a big fan, but I'm amazed that your friend actually watched them all in a row with you. I would love to have some friends like that. I assume your friend loved them. :p lol
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She thoroughly enjoyed them. I gave her a Evenstar pendant to commerate her rite of passage. She is not a Ringer yet, but she has begun her journey, she has taken one step beyond the doorstep." ;)
 
With the news that The Hobbit has been announced I bring you a point to ponder:

In many of the interviews with the cast of LOTR one thing they have all said is that while it may have been hard work, it was the highlight of their career and nothing they've done can fully compare to LOTR. At it's surface LOTR is just a story about garden gnomes destroying rings... but yet there seems to be something, a lure of the Ring if you will, that makes it mean something more. What can this be?

Perhaps the verse is true... it really IS One Ring to rule them all.
 
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Sven-El said:
With the news that The Hobbit has been announced I bring you a point to ponder:

In many of the interviews with the cast of LOTR one thing they have all said is that while it may have been hard work, it was the highlight of their career and nothing they've done can fully compare to LOTR. At it's surface LOTR is just a story about garden gnomes destroying rings... but yet there seems to be something, a lure of the Ring if you will, that makes it mean something more. What can this be?

Perhaps the verse is true... it really IS One Ring to rule them all.
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Very thought provoking indeed. LotR will endure through years, even when our special effects are so advanced that they make LotR's look goofy. It will endure because even though LotR had groundbreaking advances in CGI, that's NOT the real reason people liked it.

Most people like Avatar because it's visually amazing. I have not seen the movie because I don't approve of it, but many people who have told me that it has very little intrinsic value... the fillmmakers relied on the special effects to lure viewers in instead of creating good script and real depth to the movie. And by depth, I don't mean good 3-D!

LotR will endure because it is the best in all areas. It's one of a kind. Not even the Narnia movies can compare to it! It captured something intangible. It captured the soul of Tolkien's works, even if it isn't word-for-word indentical.

I hope this doesn't sound stupid... but I just had to say it.
 
MissReepicheep said:
LotR will endure because it is the best in all areas. It's one of a kind. Not even the Narnia movies can compare to it! It captured something intangible. It captured the soul of Tolkien's works, even if it isn't word-for-word indentical.
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I like what you said about the Lord of the Rings. As an avid fan of his books, I also love the movies. As you said, though the movie isn't perfect to the book, it captures the books in a way that most movies today don't do.
The only thing in the movie I didn't care for was Aragorn. I think they watered his character down. His personality is much stronger in the book. As my favorite character in the book this change disappointed me.
 
Elsesta, you're right about Aragorn. What they did with him was one more case of moviemakers assuming that audiences MUST be given characters who act and think the way the audience expects people to act and think in THEIR OWN society (that is, in the audience's real-life society). Persons watching the L.O.T.R. movies are mostly NOT persons living under a hereditary absolute monarchy; therefore, they dislike (or the moviemakers EXPECT them to dislike) the idea that anyone might WANT to be a hereditary absolute monarch. But the Aragorn Tolkien conceived certainly DID want to have that position of unquestioned life-and-death power over an entire population. What makes this desire on Aragorn's part acceptable to the reader of the books, is the fact that Aragorn sincerely intends to use that power for the GOOD of those he will rule.

Of course, if you look at the actual history of hereditary absolute monarchies, you realize that, in portraying Aragorn as being so well-intentioned, Mr. Tolkien was making a BIGGER leap of wild fantasy than in portraying dragons and wizards as real.
 
"If I had killed the real Strider,' said Strider, 'I could kill you. And I should have killed you already without so much talk. If I was after the Ring, I could have it - NOW!'
But I am the real Strider, fortunately,' he said, looking down at them with his face softened by a sudden smile. 'I am Aragorn, son of Arathorn; and if by life or death I can save you, I will."



This is one of my many favorite of Aragorn's lines in the books; I think it really shows the strength of his character. I also like the way that he draws his broken sword during the speech. He was proud of his ancestry in the book. In the movie, it seemed to me, he was almost ashamed of it. In the end of the movie, Elrond has to practically forceAragorn to accept the sword, which weakens Aragorn's character considerably.
 
My favorite is Faramir, and they changed his character even more drastically than they did Aragorn's. :mad: I know it could have been worse. And the change was not pointless. But it's still frustrating.
 
The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest (Wii)

I hath found myself once more lost in the enchanted land of Middle Earth. I have been playing LOTR Aragorn's Quest for the Wii. The game is not only austherically pleasing, the graphics are gorgious merging realism with a impressionistic animated style, But the gameplay is addictive too. Aragorn's Quest takes full advantage of the Wii motion plus controls, making almost every move of the remote the move of Aragorn.

It is accurate to say Aragorn's Quest is a Zelda clone. The style, the puzzles or quests and the overall feel of the game is remiscant of Link's adventures. Yet it remains definatively Middle Earth. I found myself the other day in tranquil place, riding Brego upon the plains of Rohan. The sun glistening and lighting up the golden plains like flames. The mountains in the distance clad in trees and fog. For instance I not only was transported to another place, I was transported to Middle Earth, which is triumph in its own right. None of the other LOTR games have actually transported me to Tolkien's World.

They have had moments of bliss and astonishment, but they lack the affect, that ability to take a avid fan, nay Ringer such as myself to Arda.

As for sentiments that Aragorn's Quest is a children's game, let me assure you that this can not be further from the truth. Granted the violence is not on par with games such as Halo or other mature rated games. But the game itself is meant to be pleasing to both hardcore Ardians/Ringers and film fans. The game has numerious collectables, lore items that are actual escripts from the books! In fact some parts of the game are taken directly from the books. Example: Aragorn recieves Anduril in Rivendell (Imladris) before leaving with the Fellowship.

This collaberation of the books and films creates the most thrilling experiance I have had in any LOTR game. I already am certain that long after I have completed the game, I shall return for more!

The game also offers a unique storyline in addition to the retelling of Aragorn's Tale. The secondary story is that of Samwise Gamgee and his family. It has been fifteen years since the Ring was destroyed and now King Elessar or Aragorn is paying a visit to the Shire. Sam has recruited his faithful son Frodo Gamgee to help with preparations for the party.

Warner Bros is giving us fans a taste of prehaps what Tolkien was attempting to write before his death. A sequel to the LOTR!

As for the game's length. We all are aware that video games today aren't as difficult nor as long as they once were. But Aragorn's Quest makes an exception. The game without spending times exploring and searching for hidden lore items, powerups, and other paraphanial will take 11+ hours to complete! I myself have only reach Helm's Deep and have clocked in a total of 12+ hours! By the time I finish I reckon I will have clocked in a total of 20+ hrs!

In conclusion, LOTR Aragorn's Quest is masterpiece. A hidden gem in the Wii's rostrum of games. It is sure to be a delight to any serious LOTR fan and fine introduction to anyone unfamilar with Tolkien's Legenderium, for it contains the most abridged version of the tales I've encountered.

I give LOTR Aragorn's Quest a 10 out of 10! Not even Halo Reach retains such a rating from me and I haven't even completed Aragorn's Quest! :)
 
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