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butterflyThis section's actually a lot shorter than the prologue, so, why not?
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Concerning Hobbits
We start on the map - at the Misty Mountains, where Gollum makes his lair - and then we travel westward over the map as Bilbo begins his narration. We're given an exact date - September 22nd, 1400 (by Shire reckoning), the Third Age - and an exact place - Bag End, Bag Shot Row, Hobbiton, West Farthing, The Shire, Middle Earth. So, we learn that this world uses the same months that we do and we also get to see how big the Shire is and how small it is when compared to Middle Earth as we get a pull-out on the map.
We move off the map to reveal that it's lying in a hallway - a very messy hallway. And so we get our first look at this place called Bag End. Oh, and what a place! Warm, brown tones, rounded hallways, books and scolls strewn about - Bag End takes less than a moment to become beloved. The title card of this part appears and we hear the first strains of what will be the Fellowship theme as we move from the hallway and into a study.
Bilbo is spotted at a desk, in a position that will later be echoed by Frodo when he writes down his adventures. The study is just as warm and messy as the hallway was, with one side of the floor being completely covered in a mound of books. We can also see a round window, nearly blocked by his writing desk (I always wanted a house with round windows, long before I saw this movie). Bilbo's still in red, though in this light, it looks more red-orange.
We get a look at what he's writing - and get a look at the beautiful calligraphy that the Baggins family uses. Bilbo begins to describe hobbits to us, and we hear the Shire theme for the first time, though not the full theme that we hear a bit later. He tells us about hobbits, with love and humor, giving us an intimate look at who they are from the inside. It's a look at what Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin are working to save later on - this is what they want to preserve. Hobbits love the comforts of life, but their true passion is for peace and for land. The Shire is a haven, made that way by loving hands.
The Shire is vibrant life and quiet contentment. Here, in the midst of this introduction, we meet Sam (who does, indeed, appear to be working near the same gold door that he and Rosie disappear into later on). It's a lovely introduction to the part of Sam that needed to stay in the Shire (later, we'll meet the Sam who needed to leave). What Bilbo says to Gandalf about Frodo applies very well to Sam after the quest - he's still in love with the Shire.
Not only is it a beautiful introduction to Sam, but it's a wonderful introduction to the Shire and its people. There's gentle love and soft, playful humor, and the essence of what it means to be a hobbit.
A knock on the door interrupts Bilbo's work and he calls for Frodo... which is an introduction for the next section (appropriate, really, that Frodo and Gandalf are introduced in the same section).
Appears here on my website.
Concerning Hobbits
We start on the map - at the Misty Mountains, where Gollum makes his lair - and then we travel westward over the map as Bilbo begins his narration. We're given an exact date - September 22nd, 1400 (by Shire reckoning), the Third Age - and an exact place - Bag End, Bag Shot Row, Hobbiton, West Farthing, The Shire, Middle Earth. So, we learn that this world uses the same months that we do and we also get to see how big the Shire is and how small it is when compared to Middle Earth as we get a pull-out on the map.
We move off the map to reveal that it's lying in a hallway - a very messy hallway. And so we get our first look at this place called Bag End. Oh, and what a place! Warm, brown tones, rounded hallways, books and scolls strewn about - Bag End takes less than a moment to become beloved. The title card of this part appears and we hear the first strains of what will be the Fellowship theme as we move from the hallway and into a study.
Bilbo is spotted at a desk, in a position that will later be echoed by Frodo when he writes down his adventures. The study is just as warm and messy as the hallway was, with one side of the floor being completely covered in a mound of books. We can also see a round window, nearly blocked by his writing desk (I always wanted a house with round windows, long before I saw this movie). Bilbo's still in red, though in this light, it looks more red-orange.
We get a look at what he's writing - and get a look at the beautiful calligraphy that the Baggins family uses. Bilbo begins to describe hobbits to us, and we hear the Shire theme for the first time, though not the full theme that we hear a bit later. He tells us about hobbits, with love and humor, giving us an intimate look at who they are from the inside. It's a look at what Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin are working to save later on - this is what they want to preserve. Hobbits love the comforts of life, but their true passion is for peace and for land. The Shire is a haven, made that way by loving hands.
The Shire is vibrant life and quiet contentment. Here, in the midst of this introduction, we meet Sam (who does, indeed, appear to be working near the same gold door that he and Rosie disappear into later on). It's a lovely introduction to the part of Sam that needed to stay in the Shire (later, we'll meet the Sam who needed to leave). What Bilbo says to Gandalf about Frodo applies very well to Sam after the quest - he's still in love with the Shire.
Not only is it a beautiful introduction to Sam, but it's a wonderful introduction to the Shire and its people. There's gentle love and soft, playful humor, and the essence of what it means to be a hobbit.
A knock on the door interrupts Bilbo's work and he calls for Frodo... which is an introduction for the next section (appropriate, really, that Frodo and Gandalf are introduced in the same section).
