I do it every time...

[mmegaera]

I've seen LotR at least half a dozen times now (I've watched the extended version every Christmas week ever since it came out on DVD -- one DVD per night for six nights), but I end up in tears by the end of Return of the King every single time. I start sniffling when Frodo and Sam are sitting on the rock surrounded by lava, and Sam tells Frodo he wishes he could have married Rosie, and it just goes right downhill from there. Through Aragorn's coronation when he finds out that Arwen is alive, Sam and Rosie's wedding, and the sad good-byes at the boat, right to Sam's homecoming at the very, very end.

I just can't help myself [wry g].

And you know something? I've thought this lots of times before, but I bet Gregor Vorbarra and Aragorn would get along like a house afire. Every time I watch this movie, I realize how much Gregor's characterization owes to Aragorn. My kind of ruler -- the kind who really doesn't want to rule, but since he's stuck with it he's going to be the best damned ruler anyone's ever seen.

Sigh.

Comments

[annathepiper]

Hell, I start crying listening to the soundtrack. "Into the West" is achingly lovely.

And yeah, Sam. (heart)

[mmegaera]

I really should pick up the soundtrack. I am a fan of soundtracks, own a number of them, and Howard Shore did a bangup job on that one.

[annathepiper]

Yeah. I even splurged for the super-fancy "every last note they recorded" edition of the LotR soundtracks, though I have the original released versions as well.

[mmegaera]

I didn't realize there were two versions, but I should have known there would be [g].

[annathepiper]

Yep! The super-fancy ones come in book-like box set packaging and they even put in DVDs with surround-sound quality recordings. Real nice to listen to on a decent stereo system!