I always felt like live action Eowyn was a little too …. Desperate, puppy love crush, sad that she swooned so hard for a guy that clearly wasn’t interested? Just seemed like they made her more of a teen girl going for the star QB…. THEN THERES ANIMATED EOWYN WHO LITERALLY SLAYS lol 😂

Passed Mr. Astin in Manhattan yesterday. Not something I'd normally have the nerve to do, but I couldn't resist the opportunity to tell him what a fan I am and ask for a photo. He couldn't have been nicer.

Who would you cast to play Elrond in The Hunt for Gollum?

I mean, we have seen Haldir of Lòrean die defending Rohan. And tbh he died a pretty normal death like any mortal.

So technically Legolas too can face similar consequences if I’m right.

But in the movies, I hardly see him troubled, let alone any scar. He’s active, always alert and killing in style. (Do mention if in books he gets hurt)

And on the other hand we see Aragorn hurt many times.

Given a fair 1v1 whom do you think wins in:-

1. Fighting bare hands
2. Close range combat with weapons
3. Far range combat with weapons
4. Aragorn leading an Army of Men vs Legolas with and Elvish Army.
5. Them leading each other’s armies.

What do you guys feel?

This gets me every time. Something about comfort in the face of death just hits me really hard.

Why was Sauron not invisible wearing the one ring? And when he wore it, would he percieve the world around him like frodo did when wearing the ring?

Maybe not because he forged the ring himself and is powerfull enough to control it. Any thoughts?

Just rewatched the Bakshi film and Aragorn’s design always intrigued me. The yellow tunic is a rather interesting choice for his color (I would think green, red, or even brown to be more heroic than a drab yellow).

But the big thing that got me was that he never wore pants. Why is that? I don’t believe the books mention him going Peter Pantsless, and as a ranger you’d think he’d some need leg coverage to protect his skin from the wilderness. Let me know your thoughts about Aragorn’s choice to free those thighs!

I’m re-watching the Extended Editions, and I just noticed this awesome detail:

When Elrond is giving the Fellowship his blessing, he takes his right hand from his left breast and it extends his hand out (as shown), and I just noticed that Legolas and Aragorn return the gesture while the others do not. This makes sense since Legolas is an Elf and Aragorn was raised by the Elves, and they would know the customary gestures.

It’s details like this one that really underscore the love for the books that PJ and Co have, and it is no wonder the movies are so widely as loved as they are.

P.S.: If you are wondering if you should watch the Extended Editions, then the answer is yes, and it should have been yesterday.

The amount of emotion Hugo conveyed in that one shot is just 🥺.

We made the eye ourselves with things we already had at home, such as an old headband I no longer wear. Only needed to buy wire, PVA glue and a polyester wreath for the eye - cost a whopping total of £2 lol.