[amyrlis]

<BR> Re: 13 Days LotR trailer</b><br><br> I saw the trailer this past Saturday and I loved it! My husband (who I couldn't get to read more than a few chapters of the Hobbit) even thinks it looks like the movies will be great. I was glad I had read Rkittle's description of it from his lunch outing because it went so fast that it was hard to grasp every scene. Also, my husband thought it was over when they faded to the title, so he dove into the popcorn and missed a few of the nine walkers. My eyes were glued, thanks to Rkittle! <br> <br> I know there have been a few people on the boards saying that they don't want to see the movies because they'll lose the images they've already formed in their heads, and only see the movies when re-reading. This scares me a bit too, but what I've seen of the characters so far looks great (I think). Legolas &amp; Gimli look amazing! (Even though I pictured Legolas with dark hair, I'll get over it) At any rate, I've been looking at drawings by John Howe and Ted Nasmith for years. And even though some of their interpretations differ from what's in my head, they haven't ruined my enjoyment of the books or my ability to create my own images and ideas of characters. <br> <br> I am nervous about the movies only because I think it will be so hard to portray the deep feelings that Tolkien can write about. The strength of his work is not so much in the dialogue, but in the way he tells the tale. I'm just not sure that any actor can portray the heartbreaking desperation that Sam feels when he has to leave Frodo at Cirith Ungol. Or be the 'twilight' or the 'morning' as Arwen and Galadriel are compared Or appear youthful, but with a light in the eye that has seen countless ages. Can an actor go from being Strider to being Aragorn? Can you just 'put on' the honour of Kings past, or an 'elvish-air'? <br> <br> I know that I will still thoroughly enjoy these movies, because I KNOW what these characters stand for. I KNOW the evil and desperation of Mordor, I have felt the weight of the Ring, I have heard the first mallorn leaf fall in Lorien, and I have tasted the bitterness of forsaking Middle Earth. BUT, unless PJ has found some way of relaying these things to the audience, someone who has not read these books may not be as powerfully affected by the movies. That's my biggest fear, that the NON-Tolkien-geeks see these movies and wonder what the heck the rest of us have been clamouring about for the last half-century!<br> <br> Okay! I've rambled enough! Bottom line - I am impressed with what I've seen so far regarding these movies. I wait in eager anticipation....<br> <p></p>