When Aragorn and co ride up to Orthanc, Théoden is the only one who has to keep spurring his horse on. Poorn Théoden King, everyone else's horses obey freely and he's stuck with the one stubborn one. ("Move, damn horse, move!") I am easily amused.
*nods and grins* And Aragorn's horse has very springy backlegs. All the other horses were just walking normally, but Aragorn's horse had ballet lessons.
The pain in Elrond's eyes when he says "The life of the Eldar is leaving you." Ow. Owwwww.
The first time I saw ROTK, I thought that was a bad scene and bad acting performance (could be because my brother was going "awwwwww" during that scene), but the second time I saw it, I was almost crying. The way Elrond tried to rub the warmth back into Arwen's hands. Oh! and the leaves that are visible when that book falls -> beautiful. It really is visible that the Elves are at their end and are going to leave Middle-Earth. And that scene just radiated loneliness and departure. All the other Elves are gone, only Elrond and Arwen are left at the end of their time. *sniff*
When Éomer leaves the Hall to go gather the Rohirrim, he gives Éowyn this condescending little pat on the shoulder and it makes me want to hit him. Preferably with Gandalf's staff.
*heh* I perceived that as a goodbye signal. A "I've got to do my duty / go into battle, sis and I don't know if I'll come back" pat.
Moving on, during the catapulting of Minas Tirith, someone shouts"We need more rubble [for the trebuchets]!" and sure enough, the wall gets hit and bam! More rubble! I continue to be amused by this.
I missed that! I don't think it was in the subtitles.
The charge of the Rohirrim at the orcs remains a breath-taking moment. *whimpers* I need to see it again.
My fav moment is still the group from Osgiliath riding on horses toward Minas Tirith while the Nazgul attack them. That's just a very desperate moment. Riding home - so close - and hoping they don't get picked up by a Nazgul. And even after that nightmare, Faramir rides out again. *sniff*
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Date: 2003-12-29 07:13 am (UTC)*nods and grins*
And Aragorn's horse has very springy backlegs. All the other horses were just walking normally, but Aragorn's horse had ballet lessons.
The pain in Elrond's eyes when he says "The life of the Eldar is leaving you." Ow. Owwwww.
The first time I saw ROTK, I thought that was a bad scene and bad acting performance (could be because my brother was going "awwwwww" during that scene), but the second time I saw it, I was almost crying. The way Elrond tried to rub the warmth back into Arwen's hands. Oh! and the leaves that are visible when that book falls -> beautiful. It really is visible that the Elves are at their end and are going to leave Middle-Earth. And that scene just radiated loneliness and departure. All the other Elves are gone, only Elrond and Arwen are left at the end of their time. *sniff*
When Éomer leaves the Hall to go gather the Rohirrim, he gives Éowyn this condescending little pat on the shoulder and it makes me want to hit him. Preferably with Gandalf's staff.
*heh* I perceived that as a goodbye signal. A "I've got to do my duty / go into battle, sis and I don't know if I'll come back" pat.
Moving on, during the catapulting of Minas Tirith, someone shouts"We need more rubble [for the trebuchets]!" and sure enough, the wall gets hit and bam! More rubble! I continue to be amused by this.
I missed that! I don't think it was in the subtitles.
The charge of the Rohirrim at the orcs remains a breath-taking moment.
*whimpers* I need to see it again.
My fav moment is still the group from Osgiliath riding on horses toward Minas Tirith while the Nazgul attack them. That's just a very desperate moment. Riding home - so close - and hoping they don't get picked up by a Nazgul. And even after that nightmare, Faramir rides out again. *sniff*