It took a long time to stop, as if all emotions were burned out. (Thanks to the people who are laughing and complaining for helping me get out a lot, otherwise I can be more involved)
LOTR really speaks life. "I don't know." "fate" "death" "hope" throughout, life is so small, but in the face of great ignorance and darkness, a little courage can change the whole world.
About Little People
Is The Hobbit F4 Really Righteous? Never. For Frodo, the Lord of the Rings is simply a "flying disaster", he just chose to face it bravely; the other three just went on the road out of loyalty to friends. No one is forcing them, they can retreat if they want, but even if they are shaken, they still move forward, stay true to each other, words like betrayal, withdrawal and deceit never appear in their dictionary, especially always resist Frodo, seduced by the Lord of the Rings.
I didn't like Frodo very much when I was a child, I thought he "has no protagonist appearance", too cowardly and too flawed, but the strange thing is that I always think of him as the protagonist, even if I like Aragorn very much - I think, the focus of LOTR is not "hero" but In "Cangsheng". The people who move the key nodes of history are people who have come out of ordinary people, so the protagonist of LOTR is so ordinary, he will be confused and fearful, and therefore appear extraordinarily real. Most people in the Fellowship of the Ring are not motivated by the righteousness of the world. They just feel that they "should" do this and stand up. After standing up, you will do what you say, you would rather die, take responsibility honestly, keep your promises, face your own destiny, that's all.
Does this require more outstanding quality? Isn't this a virtue that everyone admires? It's just that everyone can be fooled in peacetime, and these simple virtues appear more noble in the context of the apocalypse. No, this matter doesn't need to be much stronger than others. The core is the toughness to do what you say you would rather die. After that, other people who are resilient and have the courage to keep their promises will slowly gather together.
In the second part, the line of Frodo and Sam seems particularly indifferent, but the heaviest meaning is on this line. The smallest person may be the first gear to move the world, and these little people are so isolated and terrified, with no future and no way out. They can give up, but they don't, don't even need to think much, just because I'm on the road, I'm going. It wasn't until death threats and the influence of the Lord of the Rings made him nearly powerless that Frodo began to wonder how they had come this far. Sam's answer is also so simple, all because "there is something worthwhile in the world".
In my eyes, Sam is the embodiment of all human virtues, but he is still a normal person rather than a heroic hero, just because he made a promise, he followed Frodo to the sword and the fire. Frodo wouldn't be able to do anything without him by his side with his constant belief in the good.
About fate/death
The fact that Frodo jumped out on his own initiative, in my opinion, can be interpreted from two perspectives. It can be said that he honestly faced the fate that fell on him (passive), or it can be said that he chose to bear such a fate (active), different people will have different opinions, which is very interesting.
And if you think about it further, whether it is Harry Potter or Frodo Baggins, their motif seems to be "to face fate", and their essence is to face death in the end. The Elf King knew from the beginning that Frodo would not be able to come back, and Principal Deng also knew that Harry was going to die for Voldemort, but they still let the strings of fate be plucked, and both Harry and Frodo chose to die generously.
Even if they knew that hope was gone, they still decided to go down this road. It seemed to be "fighting to the end for the beauty that still exists in the world". Can it also be understood that to some extent they pin their hopes on their own afterlife?
Not sure about
"Uncertain" runs through the entire LOTR, and the lines "I don't know" and guesswork appear in an unknown number of times. The world doesn't make sense to people, and the damned are alive and the living are dead, and no one can judge what should happen and what should not happen. Frodo's adventure started without reason and was completely Bilbo's fault; Rohan put the spies back to Saruman, but it had no effect on the end, and even the tragic war strengthened the friendship of the major alliances; Gollum Having been entangled with the hobbit for so long, I didn't expect that it would be thanks to his help for destroying the Lord of the Rings... If there are gods, they must be playing dice every day. But in the midst of uncertainty, there is always something that can be run by humans themselves. As Gandalf said, all we can do is decide how to spend the time we have.
About Facing the Unknown (Beliefs and Fears)
Frodo said he needed to believe in Gollum. When I was a kid, I always thought it was because I needed someone to lead the way, but now I realize that what he needed to believe was that Gollum could "comes back", which is to believe that he could come back. In the face of the endless unknown, he needed a paradigm capable of resisting the influence of the Lord of the Rings to fight fear. Sam doesn't understand or really doesn't understand, only the ring bearer can know that kind of impact - some things can't be empathetic no matter how concerned you are, but it doesn't affect loyalty/loyalty/faith, so those who don't understand you are willing to tolerate you people are more valuable. (Sam's last "I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you." is too good to cry)
The duo had a lot of confusion surrounding Gollum, but Frodo just had to be honest about his fears. He didn't say it, maybe he didn't realize it, maybe he was terrified, maybe he didn't trust Sam enough, maybe he didn't want to distract Sam, maybe he didn't want Sam to carry the burden of that fear... there are countless There are possibilities, but each one is real. There are some things that you can only carry on your own.
about love
Although I've been with Aragorn & Arwen from start to finish, I didn't understand what Aragorn meant when he said that Éowyn was in love with a phantom.
After reviewing Aragorn's experience, I realized that Arwen was the one who tolerated his flaws and weaknesses, saw his essence, gave him strength, and grew up with him. She loves him for who he is and always has faith in him. She doesn't pressure him, doesn't try to transform him, just accepts all of him wholeheartedly, including his hesitation, wavering, confusion and even cowardice. More importantly, she is not his weakness and weakness, on the contrary, she makes up for his weakness and makes him stronger ("When you are lost, believe it, believe us."). Arwen is a wise person with a very mature personality, especially the sentence "It is my choice" has the firmness and domineering that I love you has nothing to do with you. A person who loves like this has a strong ability in itself.
And Éowyn was a good girl, but she was too young. The fragment before Aragorn sets off to find the dead is very typical. Éowyn is not asking, but interrogating, with the peculiar spirit of young people. More importantly, it revealed that she did have high expectations for Aragorn, seeing him as someone who was too tall. She thought that Aragorn was the emperor who kept moving forward. Only the elf father and daughter knew that he had his weaknesses and fears; if it weren't for Arwen, Aragorn would not be so forward. According to the original book, Aragorn didn't stand up until he was in his 80s to face his own destiny (hide his face). From this perspective, he is also the role that is mainly responsible for completing the "growth" task.
PS Although I understand the truth, I also love this phantom. It's really a mistake to see Viggo for life (covering his face).
Everything Else
The first time I saw a LOTR movie was after the third CD was released, and it was a pity that I couldn't see it in theaters. The trilogy marathon in the theater has been my wish for many years. I always thought that this life was hopeless. I didn't expect it to be realized. It was still an IMAX marathon. Thank you, the world, for giving me a journey I didn't want to end.
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