I have my thoughts and bones to pick with the film version of Theoden. But holy shit this scene wrecks me every time. It's absolutely heart-wrenching. Bernard Hill provided a fantastic performance in every scene, but especially this one.
Bernard Hill said once that he came up with the line, “No parent should have to bury their child.” And, no, it’s not canonical, but it’s absolutely what the story needed. It’s what the character needed. Hell, it’s what we needed. It’s a better and more compelling and more relatable and more moving and more empathetic film for having that emotion expressed. It was such a simple idea, but such an important one. And we needed him to get it. May the simbelmynë always bloom on your place of rest, Mr. Hill.
Hc that the silvan elves don’t value jewelry and gold and other things that are usually considered a marker of wealth, instead favoring more natural, simpler, and practicle well-made items, which usually don’t look fancy, and as a result, a lot of elves and others are lead to believe that silvans are generally a less advanced elf race than they really are.
It never translated.
It’ not that they aren’ wealthy, or they can’t dress to the nines, they just don’t see the point.
sometimes i get asked "how do you interpret the woodland queen/her relationship with thranduil?" and to that i ask have you ever witnessed the lucy gray arc.
In FOTR (movie), he is *so compassionate* and considerate! It makes me feral.
When Gimli kneels in front of Balin's grave and cries, it's * Boromir* who walks up to him and touches his shoulder to comfort him
Jumps with Merry and Pippin over the gap of the staircase
When Frodo sees Gandalf fall, it's Boromir who holds him back from doing anything stupid and running towards danger
Again, outside of Moria, it's Boromir who stops an infuriated Gimli from running back into the mine and prevents him from doing something stupid.
Also, when Aragorn tells them to get up and move on, Boromir wants them to have a moment to grieve
In Lothlorien, when Haldir stops the company, Boromir is the only one consoling Frodo and tells him not to give up hope after Gandalf's death which is actually quite insane because
Later on we learn that Boromir himself has given up hope (for Gondor) when he talks to Aragorn about what Galadriel has told him
So there we have a stout warrior who takes care of others, encourages them, comforts them, despite his own darkness and doubts.
Ergo = my poor little heart.
I wish Boromir would have lived to see Gondor at peace and experience a different life than war, alas 💔