Hasse and I have recently begun watching Lord of the Ring (extended version, mind you) - again. I don't think we will ever tire of these movies. We have our favorite scenes, aswell as our favorite characters. It is impossible not to love Aragorn and Arwen, Frodo and Sam, and in the second movie - The Two Towers - even Smeagol calls on our pity at the least!In The Two Towers, we come across one of my absolutely favorite characters - Éowyn. Niece to King Théoden of Rohan, she stays loyal to her country and king despite the treachory of Grima Wormtongue, who, by the way, has the hots for the fair maiden!
Fair she is - but don't be decieved - she knows how to swing a sword and defend herself! And I get goosebumps everytime I hear her answer to Aragorns question of what she fears... she fears wasting her time, never rising to the occasion and making a difference! She fears being locked behind bars until age makes her useless.
What an attitude!If you know the rest of the story, you also know that she does rise to the occasion, and that she plays a vital part in the ending of the story. If you don't know the story, then please... read the books or see the movies!
This reminds me - I need to watch these again! I never actually read the books but they've been on my list for years ... I did read half of The Hobbit and got stuck on Tom Bombadill and his endless poetry.
ReplyDeleteI'm reading The Name of the Wind out loud to Tim right now and it's a similar genre - you cannot put it down! They say in the future it will be mentioned in the same sentences with Tolkien's work.
I do love how the women are so strong in these films ...
Sounds like a really good book - I should try to get a hold of it too!
ReplyDeleteThe Lord of the Ring books are on my list too... you can always borrow our dvd's, if you want to...