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Had a debate with a friend and now I gotta know

please reblog for larger sample size, my friend bet me no one would say Gimli and I wanna prove her wrong

#when i was 11 i was obsessed w orlando bloom as will turner specifically. this crush did not actually apply to legolas. #but there was some kind of psychological crossover to be sure. some flavour of overlap mentally #and then i didnt actually rewatch the films again until i was 14 from which point onward it was always aragorn no question #indeed one could argue that the will turner phase PREDICTED the aragorn thing. in some ways #i also distinctly remember being aged 9 and watching hidalgo and being distressed that The Guy Who Played Aragorn could look Less Good #wouldnt necessarily qualify as a crush because when i was nine i was exclusively there For The Horses #which was probably clear from the statement 'i was nine and watching hidalgo' (formative btw) #but its relevant i feel #lotr

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#dont know how to explain that every lotr bts photo contains the full spectrum of human emotion #theyre never just photos #lotr

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#i really never expected adulthood to contain so much george costanza resonance #seinfeld

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Last Line Challenge

ty to @tllgrrl for tagging me!

Rules: In a new post, show the last line you w rote (or drew) and tag as many people as there are words. Or as many as you feel like.

As much as he could swoon from one carefully-employed note of Arwen's voice, she’s never been quite so talented a singer as to match the little birds. But singing she is. It’s from a little distance too. So that is why the space beside him feels cold and empty, he thinks, to the extent that he is, just now, capable of functional thought.

i keep meaning to write more accidentally-a-psych au but unfortunately you guys will instead be subjected to pretentious romantic prose. shoutout to the google docs app of my phone for housing this half-baked fic idea for like a month. youre a real one google docs mobile

tagging @firstelevens @sesamestreep and @flyinghome-againstthewind my beloveds

#this is that fic that forced me to canvas for elf contraception headcanons f you were wondering #i have a complicated relationship w it #my writing #last line meme

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#its howls moving castle babes it always has been #though i have a huge soft spot for porco rosso my truest ever comfort movie #studio ghibli

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it’s almost strawberry season 🍓

#it sure is! #art

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mind you, he had just had almost the exact same exchange with his mother, a couple weeks before.

and another thing. how can we focus on the sad parts of this story when in the canon appendix text elrond tells aragorn 'you simply cant marry arwen, who is way out of your league, until youre not jobless' and aragorns immediate reaction is OH MY GOD WHO TOLD YOU I LIKED ARWEN WAS IT MY MOM? OH MY GOD MOM and elrond goes no my beloved idiot son i just have eyes

#except gilraen was even more stone cold and said 'you simply cant marry arwen who is way out of your league' no conditions or caveats. #just facts #phil reads lotr

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Tibetan man, wearing Tibetan jewellery and ethnic dress.

#inspiration

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and another thing. how can we focus on the sad parts of this story when in the canon appendix text elrond tells aragorn 'you simply cant marry arwen, who is way out of your league, until youre not jobless' and aragorns immediate reaction is OH MY GOD WHO TOLD YOU I LIKED ARWEN WAS IT MY MOM? OH MY GOD MOM and elrond goes no my beloved idiot son i just have eyes

#phil reads lotr #i love that appendix so much #had to return to my roots after 2 nights of psych related insanity

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Utterly random outsider POV fox im??? why was Tolkien the funniest man alive. “He never found out any more about it” why are u roasting this fox im obsessed.

#reiterate that lotr is a comedy #lotr

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I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.

WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (1989) dir. Rob Reiner

#when harry met sally

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Sam/Rosie (Book vs Movie)

There's a post going 'round with a lot of notes about the difference between Sam and Rosie's relationship in the book vs the movie, and I wanted to share my own thoughts.

It's undeniable that Sam and Rosie's relationship in the movie is different from in the books...but is it actually worse? Let's discuss!

Facts.

In the book, we know that Sam and Rosie are friends; we know she's willing to wait for him; we know that after he comes back, they then get married.

In the movies, we know that Sam and Rosie admire each other but from a distance; we know it's only when Sam returns that he has the courage to ask her out himself; they then get married.

These two scenarios are different, yes, but which one is better?

I actually think the second is better, and here's why.

Shallow vs Deep

The original post suggests that Sam and Rosie's relationship is more "shallow" in the movies, but this is an assumption. An understandable assumption, but nonetheless only an assumption.

Consider this: what if Sam and Rosie's years of friendship was based on only what we see in the books: they hung out with her brothers in a mutual group and enjoyed splashing around the rivers together?

That's...fine. But there's no depth to this. They were just hanging out and eventually developed a mutual crush - maybe due to nothing more than proximity and familiarity.

Alternatively, consider all the possible reasons why Sam and Rosie could admire each other, even from a distance. Maybe she admires him for his steadfastness in caring for Bilbo and Frodo and for refusing to care about the gossip of other hobbits. Maybe he admires her for her determination to create a safe and hospitable place for hobbits to rest and for her ability as a barmaid to listen well to other people.

There actually would be quite a bit of depth in that scenario.

The reality is, we just don't know which scenario has more depth. Either could have quite a bit of depth; either could be shallow. It's really up to us to fill in the gaps as we like.

Impact

So if neither is objectively more shallow or deep, why do I prefer the movie's ending? Simple: because of what it adds to the story - the significance, the impact.

In the books, Rosie's steadfastness adds because the Shire has been torn apart. The Shire is heartbreakingly upside-down, yet Tolkien gives us Rosie to hold onto: she is still the same, and she and Sam are able to get married at the end even after everything, giving readers much-needed comfort.

But in the movies, the Shire is tranquil. We already have the comfort of everything being the same back home (though with an additional discomfort of no longer fitting in). To have Rosie and Sam already basically established wouldn't add anything.

Instead, we see it is Sam's adventure that gives him the courage to finally pursue her, and this adds so much to Sam's character. Sam, who is so self-deprecating, who doesn't get fancy titles like the rest of his friends, who generally does not see himself as a hero.

What does it tell us if, prior to the adventure he felt unworthy of her, but now after the adventure he feels worthy of her? It tells us that Sam finally sees himself as heroic.

And that is a wonderful, wonderful thing.

#EXCELLENT POST #lotr

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Marie Antoinette (2006) dir. Sofia Coppola

#marie antoinette

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Psych 1x09, 2x13, 3x13, 4x09, 5x14, 6x13, 7x09, 8x04

Voters have chosen the winner: Shawn Spencer

#CHAD #psych

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Psych – 7.14: No Trout About It

#this is one of those all time unmatched scenes in television #psych

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PSYCH 15TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Day 6: Favorite Quote(s) - I would rather…

#psych

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Juliet O'Hara 1x02, 2x11, 3x05, 4x09, 5x04, 6x15, 7x05, 8x06

as voted in this poll - next poll here

#i love u scene is so bananas #you inspire me partner always makes me cry #etc etc #psych