Lonely abyss, drowning, rescue before dying.
At the beginning of each year, that is, on January 1st, I will revisit the Lord of the Rings trilogy to start my year of light and shadow. He will always be the top 1 in the film industry in my heart. There has never been a movie like this that made my heart beat with every second of the movie, and that allowed me to immerse myself in the movie so deeply. There has never been a movie like this that makes me feel like I've seen it every time I rewatch it.
Today is January 1, 2019. I watched The Lord of the Rings: The Lord of the Rings again. Let me briefly talk about the impression she left on me in this "first meeting".
The reappearance of The Lord of the Rings, this time brought me to think about the last few scenes of the film. When Sam, who could not swim, waded into the deep water to catch up with Frodo and struggled helplessly in the water, the One hand pulled Sam back from the brink of drowning. And it seemed to me more like Frodo, who was about to fall into the abyss of loneliness, saved by Sam's outstretched hand of love. Rescue from the near-death situation.
Frodo is alone. In the film, he is the bearer of the Lord of the Rings. Although it seems that he is protected by a nine-member Lord of the Rings expedition, supported by powerful elves and wizards, he is not fighting alone. In fact, in the struggle against the Lord of the Rings, he bears everything alone. There are several scenes in the film that best reflect his helplessness and loneliness, as well as his great sense of responsibility and courage in loneliness. In the first act, after learning of the great danger of the Lord of the Rings, Frodo knew his own weakness, and wanted to give the Lord of the Rings to Gandalf, who he thought was actually stronger than him. Dolf refused outright; Act 2, in Rivendell, a secret meeting, when humans, elves, and dwarves quarreled with each other and shied the blame, when Frodo stood up and took all the responsibility; Act 3, in the mountains When facing the avalanche ahead and the dangers of the underground mine, Gandalf was in a dilemma and said, "Let the ring bearer decide"; in the fourth act, when Frodo met the more powerful Meath Queen Randy, when she hoped that she could protect the Lord of the Rings, Queen Misrandi chose to launch and go into hiding; of course, this is not to say that all capable people shirk their responsibilities, in fact, this is precisely what they clearly realize that they cannot master it. The wisest choice you can make when it comes to the power of the Lord of the Rings. Give the responsibility, the burden, to those who are truly capable, Frodo.
So, I think Frodo's burden is the result of his unparalleled ability, and with great power comes great responsibility. The film always emphasizes that even the smallest people can change the world. But I think that what should be truly beautiful and powerful is often found in the most inconspicuous and seemingly insignificant people. So Frodo's burden is doomed, he's doomed to take on this loneliness, to provoke this burden. Frodo was born alone. And it is precisely this task that cannot be completed by one person, and Frodo is a born loner, which is also doomed to the tragedy and incompletion of this task, unless there is a miracle.
And Sam is the miracle, the Sam who pulled Frodo up in the abyss of loneliness. I think this company goes beyond the loyalty of a servant to his master, and beyond the love between friends, and that is what drives Sam. Responsibility. And it was their mutual help that created the miracle.
Frodo reaches out to rescue Sam, who is drowning, and Sam tries his best to hold Frodo, who has fallen into the abyss.
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