well, my 8 year old grandson, Asher, has decided it is about time that i was indoctrinated into the whole LotR movies! i am NOT, by nature, a Trekkie nor a ringer, wraith-watcher, Tolkienite, Bagginess etc :-)....but my grandson IS! (only he doesn't know it!)
he suggested we watch the Star Wars trilogy a few months ago, only to start me out with the 3rd movie "because he wanted to see the two monsters in it"....then we watched the first one......little does he know how hard that is for his Nonnie to transition from the last movie to the 1st one and make sense of it! :-)
so, i rented LotR:the Fellowship of the Rings. and we proceeded to watch it over a 3 day period. he is a great partner for ME to watch these with because: he likes to talk the whole time the movie is playing.....so he gives me a heads up about the "bad and scary" stuff that is going to happen and assures me that either: everyone is going to be okay....or someone is going to die! Normally i leave the room when some scary part comes on in a movie i am watching.....but this way i was forewarned and could relax (sort of) and besides.....if i left the room, i may NEVER understand what i missed!
Asher spews out words like Nazgul, ring-wraiths, Sauron the Deceiver, Elvish, Orcs, Uruk Hai until i feel like i am listening to someone speaking a foreign language....and he has to remind me over and over of the previous words....but he is a patient teacher.
the first night, i went to bed with the name Bilbo Baggins on the tip of my tongue playing over and over in my mind and hoping sooo that i did NOT dream about the Nazgul!!!
today, we watched the last hour and 20 minutes......and i wasn't sure that my heart was going to be able to take it....but Asher continued guiding me through the parts i just could not wait to watch by explaining the outcome :-).....although i could NOT watch Boromir die by the hand of Uruk Hai....so i DID leave the room, but did watch when he died in the arms of Aragorn.....and Asher commented on the tears running down my face :-)
Asher immediately was ready to begin LotR: Two Towers....but i think my nervous system needs a break....and my mind has to categorize what i already learned....but i better not wait too long or i will forget all the lingo i know!
a question i DO have is.....do you think it would be worthwhile to go see THE HOBBIT before proceeding with the other two LotR sequels, or just continue with the Trilogy?
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