[Estella Brandybuck]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>The whole sequence where the moth goes to Gandalf on the top of Orthanc is spectacular. I love the way the camera slowly follows the flight of the moth and then plunges down the side of the tower into the forges below.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I <I>love</I> that shot! It gives me a rush every time. And for some reason I really love seeing that little moth amidst all the destruction of Isengard.<P>Speaking of Isengard, the scenes with the orcs tearing down the trees surrounding Orthanc always gets me. I always found it to be really tragic, that such beauty was being destroyed, to be replaced with "the fires of industry".<P>I don't think anyone's mentioned this before, but I absolutely adore the scene in Lothlorien where Boromir is describing Minas Tirith to Aragorn. "Have you ever been called home by the clear ringing of silver trumpets?" Sean Bean was amazing in that part.<P>And from the FotR EE, I love it when Legolas is talking to Gimli after they've just left Lorien. "I asked for a single hair from her golden head. She gave me three." Gimli's turnaround in his feelings towards Elves and his love for Galadriel has always been one of my favorite parts of the books, and I think John Rhys-Davies really pulled it off. You can see the love and wonder in his eyes in that scene.<P>Also from the EE, another favorite of mine would be when Frodo and Sam are watching the Elves going to the Grey Havens. I don't know what song it is those Elves are singing, but it was so beautiful. And Sam's line - "I don't know why... it makes me sad." *happy sigh* Just beautiful.<P>From TTT, one of my favorite scenes was during the Entmoot, where Merry is pleading with the Ents to join the fight. "But you're part of this world!" And afterwards, when he's telling Pippin that they wouldn't have the Shire if Isengard isn't stopped... great acting on Monaghan's part, IMO. He's got such an earnest look in his eyes; it really shows how much the hobbits have grown in such a short amount of time.<P>And of course, I love all scenes with Sam in them, but my favorite (and my favorite scene from the movie) was at the end, when Frodo and Sam are talking about being put in the great stories. "Samwise the Brave" - just wonderful. I love that wistful smile that Sam is wearing.<P>There are plenty more, but most of them have already been mentioned, mainly the Bridge of Khazad-Dûm. That whole sequence was breath-taking. Actually, what I really love comes right before that. When Boromir asks "What is this new devilry?", that look that Gandalf is wearing is just amazing. I'm not really sure how to describe it... weary, perhaps? Ah well, I'll just hope that everyone knows what I'm talking about.