Proof I can fic things I don't like.

[rsadelle]

I saw The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring today. I was ready for it to be over after the first hour. If I had thought to bring my notebook with me, I would have left the theater and sat on a bench to write and wait for my friends. I hadn't, however, and so I stuck out the whole boring three hours. I tried working out bits of my novel idea in my head, but since only two of my characters have names, and only first names at that, it didn't work particularly well.

The one thing I did like about the movie was Legolas. There's something very interesting about his face, and the camera never lingers on him long enough to really look at him, so I kept trying to see him every time he was on the screen so I could figure out what it is that kept me looking at him. And, of course, since I knew people were slashing this, I watched out for the subtext. Frodo/Sam anyone? But what all that Legolas watching really made me want to do is reread pieces of Elizabeth Moon's The Deed of Paksenarrion and at least part of Anne Logston's Shadow series. And so the only thing I could write is something reminiscent of those novels of adventure.

"Gimli sleeps." Aragorn sat next to Legolas on the log he was using as a seat.

"As should you," Legolas replied.

Aragorn shook his head. "I cannot."

"Frodo's fate is in his own hands now."

"I told him I would give my life to protect him. My sword is sworn to him."

"You protect him as best you can. Some things must be done alone."

Aragorn put one hand on Legolas' shoulder. "You grow wise, my Elven friend."

Legolas looked steadily at him. "War teaches hard lessons." He touched Aragorn's knee to soften his words. "Sleep, Ranger. I shall keep watch."

Aragorn rose and returned to his piece of earth in near silence.

Comments

[minette.livejournal.com]

Oddly enough, I wasn't quite that interested in Legolas as I was in the rest of the cast when I first watched the film. I think it was because the camera didn't focus so much on him that I tended to ignore him until he spoke or reacted. The second time I watched it, though, I started to appreciate the way he reacts even if he's not the focus of the scene.

And I think everyone sees Sam/Frodo. It's basically the default pairing of the movie.

[rsadelle]

Legolas caught my eye even in the previews, and then the little online quiz thingy told me that that's who I would be, so then I was really watching for him in the movie.

[minette.livejournal.com]

*g* In that case, I should've watched Elrond a lot more closely.

:)

[eriond.livejournal.com]

Finally! Someone else who didn't like the movie! :)

Well, I liked it, but not much ;) I thought HP was muuuuch better.

-EriBrad

Re: :)

[rsadelle]

HP was much, much better. I want to see it again before I go back to Chapel Hill and have no way to get to a theater where it's showing.