Thursday, December 18, 2008

Lord of the rings blog

One scene I enjoyed reading was when Gollum bit the ring off of Frodo and then while dancing around fell into mount doom. I couldnt help but feel that the scene maybe should have been written a little bit differently. I was hoping for a scene that would make Gollum look more like a good guy and instead of biting the ring off to take the ring for himself, maybe take the ring because he saw that Frodo could not get rid of it and then sacrifice his own life for the good of middle earth. I really think that would have been a more climatic finish and would make more sense to what Gandalf said about Gollum playing a role in the end.

Lord of the rings blog

A scene that really stood out to me in lord of the rings was when the mouth of sauron tried to bargain with Gandalf and trade him Frodo and Sam for land. I enjoyed the reaction of Gandalf because althoug he cared so much for Frodo and Sam he new that the protection of middle earth was more important, and he was ready to protect it at all costs. I also think that deep down he new that the orcs did not have Frodo, and that he was ok. This scene I really think should not have been left out of the movie. What also stood out to me is Sams willingness to give up the ring. I know he only had it for a short amount of time but it made it clear that sam is the toughest of the two.

Monday, December 8, 2008

lord of the rings and dreams of terror and death

In lord of the rings many exciting things are going on as the battle for middle earth continues. W hat I especially enjoyed finding out is the fact that even though the men have won some key battles against the orcs, the battle for middle earth is still not over. In the movie it made it seem after the big battle scene that the war was completely over, and that just wasnt the case. It was also very interesting to see the reaction of Denethor and shows just how powerful the enemy is, that it can break down a king. In dreams of terror and death I have been really enjoying the story titled through the gates of the silver key. This story reminded me so much of a movie and when it ended I wanted to say that I guessed it but I really had that the man telling the story was Randolph Carter.

Monday, December 1, 2008

Lord of the rings and dreams of terror and death

In lord of the rings the battle of middle earth is close to beginning. The men of middle earth are forming their armies preparing for the final attack by sauron. A scene that stood out to me is when legolis was asked about aid from the elves. He responded by saying that the elves have aleady fought thier battle the first time sauron came to power. It was interesting to me because in the second movie the elves come to the aid of men at helmes deep. I really think that the elves picking up their arms again would make for a great part of the book and look forward to see what happens next. In dreams of terror and death I especially enjoyed the first assigned story, beyond the wall of sleep. At first it made me wonder if someone can live, or feel they'rer living in a dream world a commit those crimes that joe slater commited in the story. And then finding out that he was actually a being from another planet made me think that the story would make an excellent movie.

Monday, November 10, 2008

Lord of the rings and king of elflands daughter blog

Lord of the rings has gotten very exciting because now it is all about Frodo and Sam. I especially enjoyed the part where the knot comes loose that Sam tied. Frodo assumed that Sam did not tie a good not but he insisted that it did, and it made it obvious that it wasn't a usual rope but instead a magic rope. So far with Go;;um it has been interesting and alot like the movie so easy to picture. I look forward to seeing what happens with Gollum next. In King of Elflands Daughter, it has also been interesting, I really cannot guess what is to happen to Lirazel but I enjoyed the fact that alveric refuses to give up hope and has looked for her for 10 years. I also can't wait to see if Orion displays any powers since he is half from Elfland.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Lord of the Rings and second king of elflands daughter blog

In lord of the rings the two hobbits merry and pippen become introduced to the ents. The ents later decide to go to war against saurumon but in the movie its alot different. In the movie merry and pippen trick treebeard into seeing the devistation of the forest by saurumon, and he gets angry and decides to go to war. In the book he does not need to be trivked but instead knows that saurumon is a threat and must be dealt with. The scene I really liked in the book is when Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolis see Gandalf in the forest. The scene was very suspenseful and very close to the movie so it was easy to picture. In king of elflands daughter Alveric marries lirazel and they have a son. I thought it was interesting that they waited so long to name the kid. I also thought it was so interesting how lirazel has a hard time adapting to erl. Later vanishes from her home in erl, and alveric tries to travel once agein to elfland to bring her back but notices that it is not in the same place.

Monday, November 3, 2008

lord of the rings first king of elflands daughter blog

Many interesting things have happened in lord of the rings, Boromir was corrupted by the ring and was eventually killed by orks, Frodo has gone off with sam, and merry and pippen have been captured by orcs. These scenes I enjoyed comparing to the movie because they were such key scenes. I have to say that the movie really captured those scenes well and really helped me picture the scene when I read it. Anyways now Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolis are chasing after the orcs to find Merry and Pippen and there journey is very unlike the movie and it was cool to really see how the chase unfolded. In king of elflands daughtera man by the name of alveric in order to turn his kindom into magical kingdom travels to elfland to merry the kings daughter. The story line in the first few chapters were very interesting and I couldn't help but notice similarities between it and Lord of the Rings.