in which there is tired bliss.

[chris_warrior]

i'd forgotten how nice it is to sit and relax after a long day; having given three massages, shared cookies and coffee with best friend, run three miles, and taken a long, hot, shower... with peppermint soap!

it's nice to be able to idly read email and livejournal, chat, and watch Lord of the Rings (i caught my mom watching it when i came upstairs from shower).

yay being home. :)

Comments

[brickhousewench.livejournal.com]

I don't think he's weak for giving in to the ring. The whole point of the ring is that it would overpower all but the very strongest of spirits. Even Gandalf and Galadriel are afraid to take it. I never thought that the fact that he succumbed to the ring meant that Boromir was weak.

Besides, as lunchboxcomiks pointed out, more dramatic that way. =P

[chris-warrior.livejournal.com]

yesyes, i'm aware that a valiant death makes great press.

all forward to the great abyss. ;)

(and his brother, Faramir, resists - moreso in the book than in the movie, which annoyed me no end. IMHO, the point of the Ring was that some personality types would become corrupted by its presence easier than others... those who desired power over love. the hobbits aren't affected. even Pippin, who's an idiot, is only ensnared in the paladir through his curiousity. its a case of any personality trait becoming master over the others...)

[reynaud.livejournal.com]

When I was a kid, my mom came back from church one day and said that they had a guest minister who gave a sermon saying that the truly evil character in LotRs was Gollum for succumbing to the Ring. I thought about it and realized that that was bullshit. Yes, he wasn't a great person, but the whole idea of the Ring was that eventually ANYONE would succumb; that was why it had to be destroyed. Even Frodo eventually fell to the Ring. (Which is one reason why I find the book to be so interesting; how many stories have you read where the hero, at the end, FAILS!)

And Boromir redeems himself in the only way that he could. He was one of those who truly exemplified the idea of "Live by the sword, die by the sword." Faramir could resist the lure because he was more well rounded, and thus he could see the danger that his brother could not.

[chris-warrior.livejournal.com]

and you know, i thought the Ring had to be destroyed because it housed the majority of the Devil's soul and therefore could only be used to evil ends.

silly me. ;)

as far as "even Frodo" falling, who else could have carried that ring INTO MORDOR (into Hell) and STILL managed to remain uncorrupted until the very last second?

those who valued "good food and cheer" over power and glory (words from the book) were the one who could resist wanting the Ring the longest. it was the central theme.

which is why i didn't like Boromir. it took him until death's door to see what was important. i blame his dad ;)