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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
12-21-2004, 03:40 AM
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Replies: 1,490
Views: 207,093
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ivo
'Ever does the system seek to corrupt the hearts...
'Ever does the system seek to corrupt the hearts of men, who above all else desire rep' |
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Forum: The Books
12-17-2004, 05:07 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,532
Posted By
ivo
Interesting thread Kransha!
I'm a bit...
Interesting thread Kransha! I'm a bit surprised that Tolkien mused over an alternate scenario. Because I think it could not have gone otherwise. Of course the story could have gone different (Frodo... |
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Forum: The Books
12-16-2004, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 13,860
Posted By
ivo
I totally agree, I think it's a necessary and...
I totally agree, I think it's a necessary and crucial part of the story, as I tried to explain in my post. I just meant that plotwise it's terrible, because it's an anticlimax, it's a 'new' part of... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-16-2004, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 144
Views: 35,292
Posted By
ivo
The by far cheesiest lines in the whole trilogy...
The by far cheesiest lines in the whole trilogy are to me the monologue of Sam at the end of TT. I guess they wanted the audience to leave the cinema with a good feeling. For me it ruins the whole... |
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Forum: The Books
12-15-2004, 07:06 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 13,860
Posted By
ivo
Thanks Fordim and littlemanpoet for your...
Thanks Fordim and littlemanpoet for your comments. :) First of all, I didn't mean to reduce the rich and complex tale of LOTR to a (simple)schema. I'm pretty sure that Tolkien didn't construct... |
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Forum: The Books
12-15-2004, 08:03 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 13,860
Posted By
ivo
Thank you littlemanpoet, very kind.
I'm not...
Thank you littlemanpoet, very kind. I'm not familiar with the work of Joseph Campbell, please tell me why I should be. |
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Forum: The Movies
12-14-2004, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 115
Views: 18,866
Posted By
ivo
Are you kidding me? It's a magnificent tale....
Are you kidding me? It's a magnificent tale. Imagine lots of Dwarves, Mirkwood and the Woodelves, Beorn (!), Gandalfs encounter with Sauron in Dol Guldur, the Battle of The Five Armies and above all... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-14-2004, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 9,064
Posted By
ivo
I think the movies are great. They are almost...
I think the movies are great. They are almost exactly as I pictured them in my head. Having said this, I do think there are some crucial aspects not presented in the movies, which made me... |
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Forum: The Books
12-14-2004, 10:21 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 13,860
Posted By
ivo
quote: Now, once the Ring is destroyed we see a...
quote: Now, once the Ring is destroyed we see a bunch of chapters of "good byes." The new "safe havens," are what used to be the dangerous ones. Places like Minas Tirith, Rohan, Lorien, are now... |
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Forum: The Books
12-02-2004, 05:38 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 13,503
Posted By
ivo
little late, but still...
I'm new here: I came upon the word eucatastrophe and had to react on one of the comments. I read somewhere that the eucatastrophe in LOTR was the crumbling of the Black Gate. Of course the... |
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