Fellowship of the Ring - Minor Detail
Jan. 7th, 2004 07:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
butterflySomething I noticed this time around was Frodo's look when Merry and Pippin start to distract the Orcs. He mouths "no" - and you can see him telling Merry not to with his eyes. He just has this horrified and sick expression when he gets what Merry plans to do.
Then, after they've run off, when we see him again, he's miserable - he hates that he's leaving them to face the Orcs alone, but understands that they've made this sacrifice for him. And so he runs as well, but only after a couple of agonized glances in their direction.
No wonder he's crying by the side of the lake - he has to be certain that he just let his baby cousins go off to die... for him and his quest.
And his giddy joy at the reunion scene - with everyone - just illuminates this. He'd been certain of Gandalf's death and had no clue whether he'd ever see the other members of the Fellowship again. He knew of Boromir's death, but not that Merry and Pippin had survived their run. He's incredibly happy to see that these people lived.
And after rewatching Fellowship, that look between Frodo and Sam connects to the look they share after they've been saved.
"I don't suppose we'll ever see them again."
"We may yet, Mr. Frodo. We may."
There are tons of connections between the two endings - Frodo saves Sam from water and Sam saves Frodo from fire in the same manner - even with the same kind of moment of almost not connecting.
Also, on reflection, I think that May It Be is Aragorn's song to Frodo. It scans, including having a touch of Elvish in it. And he's the one who sent Frodo off with his blessing.
Then, after they've run off, when we see him again, he's miserable - he hates that he's leaving them to face the Orcs alone, but understands that they've made this sacrifice for him. And so he runs as well, but only after a couple of agonized glances in their direction.
No wonder he's crying by the side of the lake - he has to be certain that he just let his baby cousins go off to die... for him and his quest.
And his giddy joy at the reunion scene - with everyone - just illuminates this. He'd been certain of Gandalf's death and had no clue whether he'd ever see the other members of the Fellowship again. He knew of Boromir's death, but not that Merry and Pippin had survived their run. He's incredibly happy to see that these people lived.
And after rewatching Fellowship, that look between Frodo and Sam connects to the look they share after they've been saved.
"I don't suppose we'll ever see them again."
"We may yet, Mr. Frodo. We may."
There are tons of connections between the two endings - Frodo saves Sam from water and Sam saves Frodo from fire in the same manner - even with the same kind of moment of almost not connecting.
Also, on reflection, I think that May It Be is Aragorn's song to Frodo. It scans, including having a touch of Elvish in it. And he's the one who sent Frodo off with his blessing.