Pre...tentious.
I saw the Deathly Hallows today. I braved Utah's biggest snow bilzzard ever to do so. Oh, I'm sorry that's sarcasm- it was just that everywhere I went the tv was telling me to GTFO and bunker down for the next ice age which didn't happen. My power went out but whatever I had my fish flashlight and pop tarts. So, there was no blizzard but merely lots of wind and lots of paranoia.
People keep telling me if I liked Lord of the Rings then Harry Potter is right up my alley. *NO. NO IT IS NOT. AND NO THEY ARE NOT THE SAME THING. I always thought HP was overrated because of the obnoxious book fairs my school held. Also I could never get past the first ten pages and I liked that I was untouched by the wizard phenomenon (Oh look at me, I'm so alternative!). I've since become less a snicklefritz about the HP series, but the series could and would never capture my heart like LOTR.
I admit I never read the Fellowship or The Hobbit, but Two Towers and Return of the King left a lasting impression on me. When your like this angsty teenager with all your angsty teenager issues, such as I was, when I was an angsty teenager, it was rare to be struck by anything not self indulgent and angsty. I hated school, I hated my friends, I hated everything... I was so inanimate inside. But Return of the King is one of the few books that has made me cry and forget where I was.
Most of that is due to Faramir and Ewoyn--- and maybe PMS. But my heart was breaking for these two. And when the movie came out I felt a little disappointed that they were left out, but whatever, They could have made three movies out of the first book, so I get the whole editing choice. But dude, that's why DVD's exist! And I loved their extended editions. I mean surrisly, the way that he looks at her! THAT LOOK.My heart has imploded with not being able to handle any of their adorable damaged goods complexes...
I'm pretty sure I'm a realist about a whole lot of everything which doesn't mean I'm depressed or angry- it's just that I'm not like everyone else when it comes to finding things I guess, 'romantic' or whatever. I'm supposed to tear up and cry when I watch stories like the Notebook or Titanic, but I don't. And I don't care that the guy wants to make me over so that he can fall in love with me only to find out he always loved the inner me, but because I'm hot now it's ok! We can fall in love!.............. I'm just different when it comes to this stuff, OK.
When I look at these fictional characters, I can't help feeling incredibly romantic and hopeful about something that I've never felt hopeful or romantic about... Because it can be simple enough, but not dumb down.
And I'm all for passion and unbridled lust or whatever- sometimes to point of sexual frustrations ( I mean I did read Twilight un ironically, once upon a time)... But to me, there is nothing more awesome than holding someone's hand. Especially at a time when the world is ending.
ANYWAYS WHAT I WAS SAYING... Is when I saw Deathly Hallows, I got really nostalgic for some LOTR. And now watching LOTR I'm getting forlorn for LOST because that's the whole reason I started watching LOST was because of Merry!
*It's cool if you like the HP stuff, I mean I'm not going to censor things for people and I wasn't trying to bash, but they were never my cup of tea. But drink up?.. If you so choose.
People keep telling me if I liked Lord of the Rings then Harry Potter is right up my alley. *NO. NO IT IS NOT. AND NO THEY ARE NOT THE SAME THING. I always thought HP was overrated because of the obnoxious book fairs my school held. Also I could never get past the first ten pages and I liked that I was untouched by the wizard phenomenon (Oh look at me, I'm so alternative!). I've since become less a snicklefritz about the HP series, but the series could and would never capture my heart like LOTR.
I admit I never read the Fellowship or The Hobbit, but Two Towers and Return of the King left a lasting impression on me. When your like this angsty teenager with all your angsty teenager issues, such as I was, when I was an angsty teenager, it was rare to be struck by anything not self indulgent and angsty. I hated school, I hated my friends, I hated everything... I was so inanimate inside. But Return of the King is one of the few books that has made me cry and forget where I was.
Most of that is due to Faramir and Ewoyn--- and maybe PMS. But my heart was breaking for these two. And when the movie came out I felt a little disappointed that they were left out, but whatever, They could have made three movies out of the first book, so I get the whole editing choice. But dude, that's why DVD's exist! And I loved their extended editions. I mean surrisly, the way that he looks at her! THAT LOOK.My heart has imploded with not being able to handle any of their adorable damaged goods complexes...
I'm pretty sure I'm a realist about a whole lot of everything which doesn't mean I'm depressed or angry- it's just that I'm not like everyone else when it comes to finding things I guess, 'romantic' or whatever. I'm supposed to tear up and cry when I watch stories like the Notebook or Titanic, but I don't. And I don't care that the guy wants to make me over so that he can fall in love with me only to find out he always loved the inner me, but because I'm hot now it's ok! We can fall in love!.............. I'm just different when it comes to this stuff, OK.
When I look at these fictional characters, I can't help feeling incredibly romantic and hopeful about something that I've never felt hopeful or romantic about... Because it can be simple enough, but not dumb down.
Click to viewAnd I'm all for passion and unbridled lust or whatever- sometimes to point of sexual frustrations ( I mean I did read Twilight un ironically, once upon a time)... But to me, there is nothing more awesome than holding someone's hand. Especially at a time when the world is ending.
ANYWAYS WHAT I WAS SAYING... Is when I saw Deathly Hallows, I got really nostalgic for some LOTR. And now watching LOTR I'm getting forlorn for LOST because that's the whole reason I started watching LOST was because of Merry!
*It's cool if you like the HP stuff, I mean I'm not going to censor things for people and I wasn't trying to bash, but they were never my cup of tea. But drink up?.. If you so choose.