king returns, and the beauty is in his arms. The "Lord of the Rings" trilogy ended with a near-perfect posture in the sound of "Into The West".
Let those production staff cheer. This is indeed a victory for movie special effects. The magnificent epic, magnificent war scenes, and weird magical scenes are so shocking because of the use of computer stunts. Although there are still people who point out some shortcomings and regrets, they are just a few sighs after satisfaction. However, we have also had the experience of being lethargic when watching "Matrix 3" and understand that nowadays movie special effects are not the only factor that determines the box office of a movie. Sometimes it can build a huge virtual world, but it can’t support our heavy burden. eyelid. The basic elements of the movie, the characters and the story, are once again highlighted in the eyes of fans after the aura of special effects fades.
As a mythological story, "Lord of the Rings" inherits the simple theme and narrative structure of ancient mythology: heroes defeat demons, and justice defeats evil. However, the original author Tolkien did not stop at shaping a single character image and expressing pure mythological themes; the screenwriter and director also strictly followed the original theme, with a slightly lengthy but extraordinary ending, which gave this epic blockbuster more strength. The literary atmosphere.
When Aragorn embraces Yawen and accepts the cheers and worship of his people, many people will think that the camera will pull out a wider scene-a field, a sky, and then release the subtitles in a satisfying way. At this point we almost forgot the first protagonist of the story, a hero with a baby face, Frodo the Hobbit. It was he who went through all kinds of disasters, resisted the temptation and torture of the Lord of the Rings, and finally destroyed it in the lava of the Doomsday Volcano. Fortunately, the director did not forget him. In the next ten minutes, the film tells about his life after returning to his hometown. Take ten minutes to shoot the peaceful and beautiful scenery of Hobbiton, describe Sam's happiness after getting married, and portray Frodo's slightly sad look, which is extremely luxurious for Hollywood blockbusters. It is in the peaceful and beautiful hometown, facing Sam's happy fat face, Frodo tells us that the wound left by the Lord of the Rings in his heart will never heal. He can no longer live in Hobbiton as before.
Failure to return is the end of the hero's fate.
All this makes us have to recall Frodo's original appearance. That face, that pair of eyes, we can use gems and moons to describe all the pure and beautiful classical images. He is even happier than all the simple hobbits. However, he chooses a heroic approach that is close to evil. While destroying the Demon Ring, he was also destroyed. Here we see the depths of human nature. Even if you have the same innocent power as Frodo, it is difficult to get rid of the evil in your heart.
The character corresponding to Frodo in the story is Gulu. Perhaps even Tolkien himself did not realize that Guru is a modern anti-hero image. It can be imagined that if poor Smiguel (pre-Guru Guru) did not meet the Lord of the Rings, he would like other hobbits, like food, jokes, and smoking his beloved pipe by the fireplace, spending peacefully and happily. Hobbit's life. However, he encountered the Lord of the Rings. This is Gulu's fate. Don't condemn him too much for his inability to resist the temptation of evil. Every ordinary person cannot resist, including you and me. When he has gone through five hundred years of painful and struggling life and finally pounced on the lava of the volcano, our eyes should be full of pity-for him, for you and me, and perhaps for the future of mankind. Self-destruction to treat unhealed wounds is also a paradox that humans cannot solve.
Compared with Gulu, Frodo is lucky. He has a powerful innocence that no one else can match. But he destroyed the Lord of the Rings, but he could not eliminate the evil that was awakened in his heart. Who can say that he traveled overseas at the end of the story, not a kind of arrogant self-exile? Perhaps at the moment Sauron was wiped out, he also understood the invincibility of evil. It's the hero's mission to just have to fight against it.
Thinking about it this way, the author tells us through the mouth of the characters at the end of the story that "some wounds will never heal", giving this epic story a tragic beauty.
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