ROTK EE at the AMC multiplex in Edina, MN (a suburb of Minneapolis).

[mechtild]

Unfortunately -- I assume because the Transformers movie just opened -- the new EE of ROTK was shown in a theatre smaller than the one in which they showed FOTR two weeks ago. As I mentioned last week, I missed TTT because of the weather forecast, but a woman in line Tuesday night told me TTT had been in a big theatre, too. Only ROTK was put

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[not_alone]

>>Howard Shore, you are a musical genius.<<

So true! His LOTR score moves me more than any other music I know.

Thank you for the very interesting account of your ROTK EE viewing:)

[mechtild]

His LOTR score moves me more than any other music I know.

Me, too, Paulie. In fact, it may be my favourite orchestral (orchestral/choral?) music composed in the past -- century? I really think his was a monumental achievement. I hope he reworks his LOTR symphony one day. As it stands, it offers a goodly selection of music from the first part of the trilogy, but not enough attention paid to the second and third "movements" of the piece. I think he could add at least a half hour of music to the full piece without it being too long, so that he could include major moments from TTT and ROTK that are not heard in the present work.

[lavendertook]

I am so sorry you got stuck with a smaller screen--that sucks!!!

I could just tell there was a greater sweep to distance shots. I didn't notice the greater clarity in the darker scenes--glad you did. Yes, Eomer finding Eowyn was really touching, even if it was sort of pay back for the mean things he said to her (this is what we call a Learning Experience. (-; ) Karl Urban's really become a fine actor. Heeee---beheading due to bad dental hygiene! (-: I still have not gotten the complete recordings CD's of the RotK soundtrack yet--I'm looking forward to when I do. The tune of the song in the Houses of Healing really sticks with me. Yes, all hail Howard Shore!!! (-:

[mechtild]

Hi! We've had house guests since last Thursday so I am behind looking at mail. It sounds like a lot of people found themselves in a smaller theatre for ROTK, it wasn't just me. You were lucky your screening remained in a larger hall. One thing in your comment puzzled me, Lavender:

What mean things did Eomer say to Eowyn? I can't think of anything except his EE remark that she, a woman, and a wannabe soldier without actual experience, wouldn't hold up in actual battle (same went for his assessment of the hobbit, Merry), but would run away, horrified and terrified, when faced with its reality. While that turned out not to be true, it was a perfectly normal assessment for the period in which they lived. I think it was clear he loved Eowyn and liked Merry, even if his societally conditioned reasoning was both erroneous and dismissive. I don't think he meant to be mean, however. But you may be referring to something else -- if so, what?

[lavendertook]

No, I'm referring to that. Rohan was depicted as having a history of warrior women and Faramir raved to Frodo about the brave warrior women of Rohan, so it wasn't unheard of in their time. So I'm not so sure about Eomer's acculturation, but there are a lot of different ways people handle their acculturations

[mechtild]

That was a deeply thoughtful reply, Lavender. But I wonder if movie Eomer is the same person as book Eomer, or movie Rohan women the same as the women described in the book. Except for Eowyn, and although they give her the line about women in Rohan knowing that they can die upon the sword, you don't see any woman of Rohan hold or wield a weapon, even in self-defense. I think the movie portrays Eowyn as exceptional, not typical. No women appear to be in their army. (I say 'appear' since many of the stunt riders actually were women.) So film Eomer could very well think film Eowyn's place is out of the front lines, or out of any sort of battle