2001 marks the year that I became obsessed with everything Lord of the Rings. I had never even heard of these books, nor anticipated the movies until I saw The Fellowship of the Ring. It was actually by happenstance that I even saw it in the first place. I remember the month prior my uncle took me to see the first Harry Potter movie. That was supposed to be our thing. He promised my brothers he would take them to see FOTR and that would be their thing. I remember being excited and quite pleased with Harry Potter, but still slightly disappointed that the feelings I got when I read the book weren't evoked as strongly when I saw the movie.
And then I saw The Fellowship of the Ring.
I don't know that I've ever been so lost in a movie. Not lost, as in, unable to understand what was going on. But lost in the way you lose track of time, reality, and the ability to swallow because your mouth is hanging open. I'm pretty sure I ended up seeing FOTR somewhere around seven times in theaters. I also remember throwing a FIT because my mom wouldn't take me to go see it again/pay for me to see it again. It was bad. When the movie was finally released on VHS, (DVD's were still kind of new and I'm pretty sure we didn't own a DVD player yet) I bought the movie the very same day. I had gone months without seeing it. I watched as many videos as I could online, I looked at stills from the movie, I joined fan-sites, I stalked Orlando Bloom and claimed him as my own as if he knew I existed... Pre-teens have very obsessive behaviors.
So anyway, that was my life for over three years. Counting down from trailer to trailer, reading all I could, watching FOTR daily. For at least a month straight, I came home from school and popped in that freakin' movie and watched it from beginning to end. I still know all the lines and can pretty much say them verbatim. I have witnesses. Same thing with The Two Towers, though I'm not as familiar with that script.
Sometime after Return of the King came out, my obsession ebbed, I realized that Orlando Bloom wasn't my crush, it was actually just Legolas and he isn't real :( But to this day, I still feel very strongly about these movies. Everything about them is perfect to me. The acting, the directing, the costumes, the cinematography, HOWARD SHORE! I'm pretty sure the score for LOTR is one of the most brilliant scores ever composed into existence. If the music weren't so moving and powerful or soft and graceful in the right parts, then it would take a lot away from the experience of the movies. And here's the best part.
It's happening all over again.
That's right. Found a video on facebook of Peter Jacksons first day of filming of The Hobbit. alsjkdflasjfd. I'm getting taken back to my 7-9 grade experience. I feel that wonderful longing and excitement that I felt those 8-10 years ago. SO glad. I just finished re-reading The Hobbit and I'll probably start on The Fellowship of the Ring tomorrow. I'm obsessed. I'm quite a dork. And I'm perfectly okay with acknowledging and accepting that. So I'll leave you with this.
It is late and I don't have time to re-read this and edit. I'm sure there are many mistakes because I wrote this in a fit of excitement.
And then I saw The Fellowship of the Ring.
I don't know that I've ever been so lost in a movie. Not lost, as in, unable to understand what was going on. But lost in the way you lose track of time, reality, and the ability to swallow because your mouth is hanging open. I'm pretty sure I ended up seeing FOTR somewhere around seven times in theaters. I also remember throwing a FIT because my mom wouldn't take me to go see it again/pay for me to see it again. It was bad. When the movie was finally released on VHS, (DVD's were still kind of new and I'm pretty sure we didn't own a DVD player yet) I bought the movie the very same day. I had gone months without seeing it. I watched as many videos as I could online, I looked at stills from the movie, I joined fan-sites, I stalked Orlando Bloom and claimed him as my own as if he knew I existed... Pre-teens have very obsessive behaviors.
So anyway, that was my life for over three years. Counting down from trailer to trailer, reading all I could, watching FOTR daily. For at least a month straight, I came home from school and popped in that freakin' movie and watched it from beginning to end. I still know all the lines and can pretty much say them verbatim. I have witnesses. Same thing with The Two Towers, though I'm not as familiar with that script.
Sometime after Return of the King came out, my obsession ebbed, I realized that Orlando Bloom wasn't my crush, it was actually just Legolas and he isn't real :( But to this day, I still feel very strongly about these movies. Everything about them is perfect to me. The acting, the directing, the costumes, the cinematography, HOWARD SHORE! I'm pretty sure the score for LOTR is one of the most brilliant scores ever composed into existence. If the music weren't so moving and powerful or soft and graceful in the right parts, then it would take a lot away from the experience of the movies. And here's the best part.
It's happening all over again.
That's right. Found a video on facebook of Peter Jacksons first day of filming of The Hobbit. alsjkdflasjfd. I'm getting taken back to my 7-9 grade experience. I feel that wonderful longing and excitement that I felt those 8-10 years ago. SO glad. I just finished re-reading The Hobbit and I'll probably start on The Fellowship of the Ring tomorrow. I'm obsessed. I'm quite a dork. And I'm perfectly okay with acknowledging and accepting that. So I'll leave you with this.
It is late and I don't have time to re-read this and edit. I'm sure there are many mistakes because I wrote this in a fit of excitement.
