tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506048107929554518.post7936398003342674851..comments2024-02-19T18:20:55.702-07:00Comments on Musings of an Introvert: "Even the smallest person can change the course of the future."Carissa (Regency Woman)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16052175780167961631noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506048107929554518.post-10940416395419889742015-01-19T07:18:48.153-07:002015-01-19T07:18:48.153-07:00This movie really has become, for me, all about re...This movie really has become, for me, all about relationships, which is why I love it. It's full circle on some things.Charityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15928012771461206094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506048107929554518.post-53463685080316389512015-01-18T23:22:09.207-07:002015-01-18T23:22:09.207-07:00So about Alfrid. He's not like Grima. Grima ...So about Alfrid. He's not like Grima. Grima is cruel and creepy, a disgusting worm that craves what he can't have. Alfrid's an opportunist and a coward, a self-seeking jerk who looks out for himself above all others. But he's not leering at Sigrid and poisoning Bard's mind and banishing Bain. He's a guy who will hitch his wagon to the nearest star, and when the MasterHamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506048107929554518.post-41836247213297332122015-01-18T23:21:54.036-07:002015-01-18T23:21:54.036-07:00Is it that ISFJ loyalty thing kicking in, where yo...Is it that ISFJ loyalty thing kicking in, where you feel like you ought to love these because, well, it's Tolkien? I had that for the first two of these, where I just didn't love them like I love LOTR, and I was miffed about that. Mad at myself, not Jackson & Co. Just wanting so much to love them and not connecting like I'd hoped. So I just let myself enjoy being in Middle Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506048107929554518.post-15636142843594278432015-01-18T21:00:04.342-07:002015-01-18T21:00:04.342-07:00I feel so bad! Not liking this last movie just fee...I feel so bad! Not liking this last movie just feels so wrong for me. I'm a huge Tolkien fan, have been for years. I just don't know where this is coming from. So I am making an oath to myself. I will rewatch the movies, all of them, on my own, and try to just let any emotional disconnect go. Because I really hate not loving the series. It's just wrong that I nitpick over things that Carissa (Regency Woman)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16052175780167961631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506048107929554518.post-69096462394912802892015-01-18T19:16:19.879-07:002015-01-18T19:16:19.879-07:00Well, I'm headed off to see it again right now...Well, I'm headed off to see it again right now, so I'll pay attention to Bard's behavior toward Alfrid and see what I can make of it :-)Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506048107929554518.post-62003186507997801572015-01-18T18:45:08.638-07:002015-01-18T18:45:08.638-07:00I think, for me, I'm not really someone who gi...I think, for me, I'm not really someone who gives that many second chances to people, especially if I've seen a pattern in their behavior and they've done nothing to prove to me that they've changed. That's probably a flaw in my character, but that's one main reason why I can't stand Alfrid. At least with Grima, he was thrown from Theoden's court. Why should AlfridCarissa (Regency Woman)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16052175780167961631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506048107929554518.post-79965503062537665272015-01-18T18:16:57.676-07:002015-01-18T18:16:57.676-07:00I think in my second viewing, when I have a chance...I think in my second viewing, when I have a chance to see it again, I'll probably catch more of the nuances between Legolas and Thranduil and care about them enough to sniffle. I just need to rewatch the other two films and then go see the third with everything fresh in my mind. Yes, that is what I shall do, and I shall try to keep an open mind. Caitlin liked it better with her second viewingCarissa (Regency Woman)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16052175780167961631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506048107929554518.post-46242107434741029662015-01-18T14:46:01.426-07:002015-01-18T14:46:01.426-07:00Oh yes, Alfrid. I'm not sure why Bard thought...Oh yes, Alfrid. I'm not sure why Bard thought he would stand watch, and I did get a bit annoyed with Bard for trusting Alfrid with his children, because I wouldn't have, but he really just told Alfrid to get them to safety. Which... Alfrid was totally capable of. Alfrid would find any way possible of getting himself to safety, so basically Bain and Sigrid and Tilda (and all the other Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506048107929554518.post-28004050741991979302015-01-18T07:42:51.448-07:002015-01-18T07:42:51.448-07:00I felt bad about Smaug (anything dies, I feel bad ...I felt bad about Smaug (anything dies, I feel bad for it) ... and Thruanduil's elk's death also. Even though when Thranduil hit the ground he was in a fighting mood, and that was cool. HE WAS COOL. So much more character development with him in this film. And the scene with him and Legolas, and then him making up with Tauriel in a silent wave of understanding ... beautiful. <br /><br />Charityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15928012771461206094noreply@blogger.com