But those aren’t always the best tales to hear, though they may be the best tales to get landed in. You know, coming home, and finding things all right, though not quite the same – like Mr. We hear about those as just went on – and not all to a good end, mind you at least not to what folk inside a story and not outside it call a good end. And if they had, we shouldn’t know, because they’d have been forgotten. But I expect they had lots of chances like us, of turning back, only they didn’t. But that’s not the way of it with the tales that really mattered, or the ones that stay in the mind.įolk just seem to have landed in them, usually – their paths were laid that way, as you put it. I used to think that they were things the wonderful folk of the stories went out and looked for because they wanted them, because they were exciting and life was a bit dull, a kind of sport as you might say.
Frodo: adventure, as I used to call them. The brave things in the old tales and songs, Mr. “And we shouldn’t be here at all, if we’d known more about it before we started. “ I don’t like anything here at all,” said Frodo, “Step or stone, breath or bone. Considering that some life stories are intentionally entered into, and other stories have been encountered by accident, they ponder what kind of story they are in, and how it will end: Facing their most ominous challenge, they discuss the life-narrative into which they have fallen. The plot invites us to join them on a quest to return a very special ring that has enormous power which ultimately is used for evil.įrodo, the bearer of the ring and his steady companion Sam encounter tremendous danger in their adventure. Likely one of the grandest narratives in the modern world, Tolkien’s characters are both wise and curious, naïve and courageous. That story offers images of the struggle of humanity in an alternate world of “good and evil, friendship and loyalty, of beauty and darkness, of power and hope.” Tolkien presents a incredible fantasy of a place called Middle Earth in his epic tale “Lord of the Rings”. At this time in the life of this historic congregation, I find myself asking the same question as was offered to us to consider this past week in group: “What sort of tale have we fallen into?” I owe much of the substance of these thoughts to the good people at VantagePoint3 and much gratitude to the members of “The Journey” small group. R.As my first blog on the FirstB website, I have chosen to offer some thoughts that come directly from a small group study in which I am engaged at the church. If a soldier is imprisoned by the enemy, don’t we consider it his duty to escape? If we value the freedom of mind and soul, if we’re partisans of liberty, then it’s our plain duty to escape and to take as many people with us as we can.’ – J. ‘Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. While Frodo and Sam continue their adventure to Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring, they follow the suspicious Gollum, unaware of where the path he is leading them on may end… The Fellowship prepare for the final battle against the evil forces of Mordor. All the while a menacing force of evil watches silently and Sam and Frodo edge closer to their dark destination. New allies and foes converge as the forces of Isengard and Rohan collide. Will Frodo make it to Mount Doom in time to destroy the mysterious One Ring before it destroys him? Unlikely friends gather as a menacing threat begins to form in Mordor.
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What’s more, all three films have received widespread critical acclaim, receiving a staggering 475 awards out of 800 nominations, making it the most awarded film series in cinematic history.
From the illusive Elves and endearing Hobbits to the dark and twisted worlds of Orcs and mankind the timeless tale presents a fleshed-out and fascinating universe to explore.ĭirector Peter Jackson also managed to assemble a truly awe-inspiring cast for this series, with icons such as Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Orlando Bloom, Liv Tyler, Sean Bean, Andy Serkis, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving and Karl Urban to name just a few.
Covering an expansive range of locations and characters, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy is a true epic in every sense of the word.
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