[Meela]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> I loved the eternal Autumnn of Rivendell.. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Was that done for any particular purpose? My head has just announced to me that the use of Autumn was to represent the waning of the elves and their time in Middle Earth. Spring and Summer were the First and Second Ages, perhaps, Autumn the Third Age, and Winter representing the time when the elves are no longer dwelling in Middle Earth, ie. Fourth Age and onwards. Not literally where the world becomes an everlasting winter, but a metaphorical season. Just a thought.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Edoras looked like it housed a population of 20 people in the movie. Hello, PJ, this is a city! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I only got used to that after a quite a few viewings. It was only later on that I really noticed exactly how many smaller buildings there were spread across the hill. But yes, it wasn't the most impressive city ever built, but I can appreciate how it might fit in with the culture of the Rohirric people and their origins in the Anglo-Saxon cultures. Was Edoras supposed to represent an Iron Age hill-fort, by any chance? They were never very big either, but they were thought of as impressive in their time. Even though they were quite advanced, the technology of the times didn't exactly allow for the construction of their equivalent to New York.<P>The distance between Minas Tirith and Osgiliath shocked me. They seemed far too close for two major cities. And Minas Tirith was far too close to Mordor.<p>[ July 21, 2003: Message edited by: Meela ]