Two Towers Redux

[valarltd]

I confess: I always found the Two Towers hard slogging for reading. I have vivid memories of lying across my bed on grey February afternoons, eating Volcano Rocks candy (not pop Rocks, these were a powdery center with a hard shell) and reading page after endless, droning page, and fighting the temptation to skip to the good bits with Sam and Frodo.

The movie was fabulous! The Ents were so well done, but Saruman rushing here and there like a distressed maiden aunt was a bit much.

Lovely, lovely Aragorn/Legolas moments. Even better Frodo/Sam moments. LOVED LOVED LOVED Sam talking about stories.

"It's your Sam. Don't you know your Sam?" The possessive just seems so right. I'm still sniffling an hour after leaving the theater.

Needed kissage, dammit.

And I've read too many commentary pieces. Yeah, sure, these fair haired blue-eyed Rohirrim are slaughtering the swarthy tide of bestial creatures that threatens to overrun them. Makes sense to me. Thank you so much, Michael Moorcock.

But still, Frodo/Sam meltiness.

Comments

[jkb.livejournal.com]

I agree with everything you said about Sam/Frodo meltiness, but I wanted *more* of it. And less of chopping up orcs. I also know what you mean about TTT being hard slogging as a read, but there are lots of lovely little, mysterious moments between Sam and Frodo, and I would've liked to see more of that. Sam wondering at the light in Frodo, that sort of thing. So I had very mixed feelings. If the movie had been only 2 hours and they'd found time for so much Sam/Frodo I would've been happy. As it was, I couldn't help wondering why they were going on and on with this battle when we could be watching Sam and Frodo. But yes, I loved the moments you mentioned.