I think there a two moments in LOTR that gets to me each and every time - and that is Boromir dying and Theoden dying. When I read the book I handle the deaths fine, but when I see the films? I sniff and cry almost each and every time. So I definitely agree with you on Boromir's final scenes being an improvement. And those arrows just look so ridiculously painful, which really drives the point home (hmm..not sure that pun was intended.)
There is also this little trick with muting the sound that Jackson does when somebody dies. He does it with Gandalf and with Boromir,and thereby you get these really quiet moments when grief and desperation just shines through.
I loved her so much in Season 1, and then they had to make her all specialdestinywoundedinnerchild blahblahblah and I just ...
And that is the really sad thing - in S1 she is this great character, and her and Lee have this interesting dynamic - and in season 2 everything gets pushed aside to "Special-Starbuck OMG!". And not only do I, like you, have no interest in that sort of character - but I don't see any evidence that she is so special. Sure - she is very good at what she does, but so is Gaeta or Admiral Adama.
And I also resent that somehow HER pain at her childhood abuse is supposed to be more special and riveting than the fact that EVERY SINGLE CHARACTER ON THE SHOW LOST THEIR HOMES AND FAMILIES IN THE NUCLEAR GENOCIDE.
*grin* so very true. I'm hoping S3 will be a little bit more focused story-wise, and that they will be able to handle the whole jumping-a-year-ahead thing.
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Date: 2006-09-27 04:49 pm (UTC)I think there a two moments in LOTR that gets to me each and every time - and that is Boromir dying and Theoden dying. When I read the book I handle the deaths fine, but when I see the films? I sniff and cry almost each and every time.
So I definitely agree with you on Boromir's final scenes being an improvement. And those arrows just look so ridiculously painful, which really drives the point home (hmm..not sure that pun was intended.)
There is also this little trick with muting the sound that Jackson does when somebody dies. He does it with Gandalf and with Boromir,and thereby you get these really quiet moments when grief and desperation just shines through.
I loved her so much in Season 1, and then they had to make her all specialdestinywoundedinnerchild blahblahblah and I just ...
And that is the really sad thing - in S1 she is this great character, and her and Lee have this interesting dynamic - and in season 2 everything gets pushed aside to "Special-Starbuck OMG!". And not only do I, like you, have no interest in that sort of character - but I don't see any evidence that she is so special. Sure - she is very good at what she does, but so is Gaeta or Admiral Adama.
And I also resent that somehow HER pain at her childhood abuse is supposed to be more special and riveting than the fact that EVERY SINGLE CHARACTER ON THE SHOW LOST THEIR HOMES AND FAMILIES IN THE NUCLEAR GENOCIDE.
*grin* so very true. I'm hoping S3 will be a little bit more focused story-wise, and that they will be able to handle the whole jumping-a-year-ahead thing.