[ SECRET POST #6457 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #6457 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.


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[Dashing Youth]



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[Blacksad]



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Comments

Re: Satisfying Endings - inspired by secret #8

[(Anonymous)]

The Lord of the Rings films.

Ironically, I remember two things: Tolkien had the bad habit of cutting away from climactic battles by knocking the character out, and while I understand the Scourging of the Shire in a worldbuilding and symbolic sense, it kind of made the story dragon a bit.

I also remember how when I first watched ROTK on theaters, people applauded every time the film faded. First when Frodo and Sam held each other, resigned to die; then when the eagles picked them; then when the community reunited; then when Aragon was crowned and the story ended with him kissing Arwen! People even stood up to clap wildly! But then there was the whole ending of Frodo...

Still, I like that ending because it did its best to end as many things as possible, and it showed via character actions and reactions the effect the war had on them. The scene of them in the pub, sitting in silence, and then bumping their mugs together, is a powerful one, because it shows without any dialogue or action the absolute hell the four hobbits went from. I read a lot of veterans voicing how it really feels like that. It doesn't follow book stuff since it also avoids the Scourging of the Shire (IMHO a good choice), but it keeps the spirit of the book in how war changes you.

Re: Satisfying Endings - inspired by secret #8

[philstar22]

Yup. Agree 100%. This is one place where I think the change makes sense and worked best for the movie. Same with Tom Bombadil. I still love the book version, but for the movie, the way they ended was perfect.

Re: Satisfying Endings - inspired by secret #8

[greghousesgf]

I know the political point Tolkien was trying to make with the scouring of the Shire and it's a valid point but I hated that sequence so much I was so relieved it wasn't in the Peter Jackson movie.

Re: Satisfying Endings - inspired by secret #8

[(Anonymous)]

I loved the long wrap-up of ROTK. People did joke about it at the time, but you know, I think that's what such a long, epic tale needed even if it wasn't concise.