the "Galadriel" bit - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lostgaeriel · 03-22-2002, 07:41 PM

The "Galadriel bit" was shcoking and overpowering and not what I expected. But I thought it worked.<P>When Galadriel considers what would happen if she took the Ring, she describes herself as Queen - beautiful and terrible as the Morning and the Night. I feel PJ went as far as he had to on the visual effects to achieve the imagery JRRT had written (that Galadriel was speaking). She became painful to look at. And her voice had to be loud and eery-sounding. That whole speech is punctuated with exclamation points! Extreme effects were essential to achieve the <I>contrast</I> in this passage:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> She stood before Frodo seeming now tall beyond measurement, and beautiful beyond enduring, terrible and worshipful. Then she let her hand fall, shrunken: a slender elf-woman, clad in simple white, whose gentle voice was soft and sad. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

03-22-2002, 07:41 PM	#33
Lostgaeriel Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto the Good Posts: 477	The "Galadriel bit" was shcoking and overpowering and not what I expected. But I thought it worked.<P>When Galadriel considers what would happen if she took the Ring, she describes herself as Queen - beautiful and terrible as the Morning and the Night. I feel PJ went as far as he had to on the visual effects to achieve the imagery JRRT had written (that Galadriel was speaking). She became painful to look at. And her voice had to be loud and eery-sounding. That whole speech is punctuated with exclamation points! Extreme effects were essential to achieve the <I>contrast</I> in this passage:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> She stood before Frodo seeming now tall beyond measurement, and beautiful beyond enduring, terrible and worshipful. Then she let her hand fall, shrunken: a slender elf-woman, clad in simple white, whose gentle voice was soft and sad. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> __________________ Elen síla lúmenn’ omentielvo, a star shines on the hour of our meeting.