On 7/6/05, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 12:04 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: The Ents are going to war. > > > > Heretic. Burn him. > > > > As for the Scouring of the Shire, as far as I am concerned that should > > have been done, at least to show how much the four hobbits had grown > > (literally and metaphorically). Also there's something to be said > > about watching little people beat the crap out of each other. (Bet you > > can't get that reference Jim ;). It also provides a good denouement > > for the trilogy, and wraps things up in a way that was believable and > > simply worked very well. > > No... I'm lost with the reference. ;^)
Time Bandits. > > But I agree completely - the scouring of the Shire was the most emotional > part of the books for me on a broad level. > > These four, having saved the larger world in countless ways come home to put > a smack-down on a powerless wizard and his toady and it's only for that > relatively insignificant act that they're feted in their homeland. > > The small, insignificant people of the world can do great things when > pressed... but it's unlikely that there fellows will understand the true > measure of their deeds when they come home. > > You get a tiny, teeny sense of this in the movie when the four are sitting > the Green Dragon totally ignored by everyone else but the farmer with the > huge pumpkin is being toasted and crowded. > > Jim Davis > I was fortunate to have known several survivors of the western front, that exactly was their feelings when they returned. I imagine that is one of the things that Tolkien built on when writing the Scouring of the Shire. larry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:163134 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
