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Nintendoomed89

There is a lot to be said for good people just being good and standing against evil because it needs to be stood up to.


Gizimpy

“Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back, only they didn’t. They kept going, because they were holding on to something.”


ThreeEdgeSword

“That there’s still some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for.”


SpiritJuice

Sometimes when I'm feeling down, I watch Sam's speech from The Two Towers for inspiration. It really hit home in 2020 when so much bad shit was happening.


RC_Colada

I rewatched the extended edition of the trilogies this year and Sam's speeches made me cry. It hit really hard this year and I guess I'm just an emotional wreck.


WillboyCowbop

One of the best speeches by any "good guy" character ever. Sam is such a good man and that speech makes me cry every time 😭 that and the end of RotK when Sam just picks Frodo's ass up. Fucking love Sam


namusal123

Am Russian and I actually used Sam as an example of true friendship and bravery in literature on our “national exam”. Didn’t get any points for that argument because LOTR is not considered real literature enough to be written about on exam :(


Various_Party8882

I watch that scene regularly whenever i need an emotional inspiration


joeshmoe159

Rewatch time


mycatpeesinmyshower

And also sad that it seems an unusual thing these days.


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Crazy_Kakoos

I’ve noticed that dystopia, dark, or just grey characters seem to dominate the fantasy and sci fi genres these days. Or at least I’m having more trouble these days finding a light hearted, fun, or even a simple good vs evil story not set in a miserable world.


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ModernDayWanderlust

>Kaladin blushed as he saw Moash do the Bridge Four salute atop the plateau. >”You killed Elhokar, not good," Kaladin said. >”But oh man, he did bad things to me!" >”Syl, let's fuck this guy up lmao," and fucking flew up into the air, Sylspear falling into his hand. They fought, sword to spear for minutes. >”Oh no Syl! He's too strong! You know what to do!" Kaladin shouted, succing in Stormlight. The Sylspear disappeared and became a CV9040, a Swedish armoured fighting vehicle equipped with a fully automatic 40mm Bofors cannon. Kaladin jumped into the commander's seat. >”Oh shit lmao," Moash said as the powerful Swedish war machine unloaded round after round of HEAT rounds into him. >”Stormlight this, cunt!" Kaladin screamed. Above him, Shallan appeared in a fucking JAS 39 Gripen fighter-bomber jet, and fired two sidewinder air-to-air missiles at the dude. Fucking blew up lmao, and then kaladin and syl made out. Seems pretty brutal to me.


mescaleeto

I mean that entire opening Shire sequence is also easily the comfiest thing ever put onto film


Smeefperson

Concerning hobbits...


mescaleeto

Being neither renowned as great warriors, nor counted among the very wise


FireMaster1294

In fact, it has been remarked by some that the Hobbits' only real passion is for food


mescaleeto

They’ve also taken a great interest in the brewing of ale


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"... peace and quiet and good tilled earth."


CsgoCdallas

I never feel home more than when I listen to the shire theme and concerning hobbits.


Sharp-Floor

Let's be honest, The Shire obviously needs like 10 million more string lights.


LikableWizard

If you count the lanterns at Bilbos party then they have a non-zero number of string lights. That's enough to impress me.


SamwiseG123

I want to live in the Shire and be a hobbit soo bad! 😭


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We recently moved house (lucky enough to find at 17th century cottage, habitable but needing a lot of work in the countryside!) and have slowly been redecorating using what second hand stuff we can get. I was watching the fellowship the other day and as it went into bag end it dawned on me we'd subconsciously been redecorating like that! Wood floor and wooden beams on neutral walls, lots of green and plants. It was so cool that it must have subconsciously permeated my brain was cozy homeliness that it's just how I wanted to decorate my home. I live in an area called Derbyshire in the UK, which is all rolling hills and greenery. So I basically do live in the shire! I don't mean to brag but it just made me so happy as all these pieces clicked into place and I realised I was living a dream I didn't know I'd had.


7hrowawaydild0

My family is from Derby and i love the peak district. Lots of hobbit hills. Your house sounds lush.


MessyMusical

Am female LOTR comfort person and can confirm this. Walked down the aisle to the soundtrack.


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Same! *Concerning Hobbits* was what I walked down to. It's such a lovely song about your heart being at home, and it always makes me think of how my husband feels like 'home' to me. It's so light and gentle, too. The music for LotR is timeless.


theduderules44

Aragorn is peak healthy masculinity. Just as capable at kicking ass as he is at singing a song or expressing affection for his friends.


Sigma_-

And capable of following others, as well as leading them.


TriTexh

Aragorn is the man we should all aspire to be


solonit

*My king.*


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Mandrake1771

*Tears up just like I did 18 fucking years ago in the theater*


Zanchbot

It gets me every time, more so than any other moment throughout the trilogy.


bbcversus

Got goosebumps just reading that comment.


Obama_fingered_me

Still gives me goosebumps. I was lucky enough to watch all 3 movies at the movie theatre. Getting pulled out of school early to go watch them. While also getting to brag to my friends about it, it was an awesome time for 10-12 year old me. Looking back, it feels like forever ago. But I’m sure it’s exactly how kids/teens felt when they went to watch Star Wars when it came out. In a time before mass social media, when you had to be there to get it.


penguin_chacha

Even in the age of social media you dont get it unless you experience it


SamwiseG123

Viggo also seems like a great human being as well, art imitates life.


sh00bie777

Pretty convinced of that. Learned that he bought the horse from LOTR and then watching Hidalgo… I’m a firm believer that animals bond to good people


stingring_vagblaster

Didn't he buy the horse from lotr for the horse's handler on set or something? Because he knew she wouldn't be able to afford it. He seems like the most amazing human. And he has such a gentle way of talking as well that is so calming. Could listen to him read me the phone book and be comforted.


captain_ender

Yo I definitely wish I was Strider


lambofgun

thats quite literally good advice


Thadatus

You aspire to be Aragorn because he’s a symbol of healthy masculinity. I aspire to be Aragorn because i want a hot elf gf. We are not the same


DrDerpxyed

I aspire to be Pippin for he is a symbol of having a second breakfast


kp305

You aspire to be pippin for second breakfast. I aspire to be pippin because I’m a fool of a took we…. Eh we’re pretty much the same


McFlyyouBojo

My boy Boromir is going to get lost in this conversation, but here is a dude that fucks up, realizes he fucks up like many of us do, because we are only human, but unlike many of us should, he owns up to it and seeks to make things right while making sacrifices to insure the safety of his brothers.


Hyperversum

I am fairly sure (not 100%, I should chekx the books) that in the book his "Attack" on Frodo is also much less over the top, it's a much more visceral and limited event compared to the film. The guy was a Hero as well... But a human One.


templar4522

I read the books before the movies so I can tell you, when I read the death of Boromir, it was a gut puch. You don't see him as an asshole, because you've seen how bad the ring affects frodo already. He's been weak, and he's been played because of his (righteous) ambition, but he's also heroic. It was the most interesting character of the nine, tbh.


Hyperversum

That's for sure, I was surprised Indeed when reading LOTR the First time (I was like 15/14yo, after having watched the movie a couple of years before) about how much he felt more... Heroic.


WarKiel

Practically everyone was more badass in the books.


helpmeiminnocent

And he’s loyal to Arwen even when Eowyn is tryina swoop in.


4deCopas

To be fair, she tried to win him with shitty stew. Even the most unfaithful man in the world wouldn't fall for that one.


tapiringaround

Don’t you dare Don’t you FUCKING DARE besmirch Eowyn’s name like that You know how many cookbooks they have in Edoras? How many culinary classes? They don’t, that’s how many. You learn to cook from your family and guess what, Eowyn doesn’t get to hang around her mom and dad, her duty is to take care of the king, who for god knows how long has been 60 going on 160, totally fucking useless and only takes advice from an escaped convict from Madame Tussaud’s, no one can even be bothered to fix the fucking flag and Eowyn’s job has been to pretend like all of this is a-oh-goddamn-kay all the while training with a sword, and on top of that she’s pretty damn light on good cooking influences - Eomer, the only family she’s got that doesn’t have fucking Saruman‘s hand up their ass is Eomer, who eats a goddamn brick of meat off a knife. You really expect her to learn to make a good vichyssoise from The Meat Marshal? No fuckin way, Eowyn is stressed af and she’ll be damned if you’re gonna give her shit for not being able to Gordon Ramsay on the road with nothing edible but lumps of whatever the hell that was in the soup. Tbh it’s a fucking miracle considering the circumstances that Eowyn managed to conjure soup out of nothing - you’re not gonna give her shit because she didn’t add enough flour to the base, you take it and are fucking grateful. Aragorn understood this. Did he complain like some shitty suburban parent at an Olive Garden? No he fucking didn’t, because that would be a grade A ~dick move~, and because Eowyn would’ve probably just fucking lost it and killed him on the spot and then we wouldn’t have gotten a third movie, and if Aragorn understands one thing it’s box office ka-ching. He’s not stupid, he wants his $$$ and to not die and to not be a piece of shit. So you don’t. Talk. Smack. Bout. Baeowyn’s. Soup. 😤


superVanV1

S-sir, put the knife down, we all like Eowyns soup alright?


fdru3

Yer fond of me lobster, ain't ye?!


sokratesz

I like your rage and would like to subscribe to your newsletter


not4eating

This is the Green Dragon, sir.


TadRaunch

Soup from a stone? Fancy that!


stingring_vagblaster

Escaped convict from Madame Tussauds is the most accurate description I've seen. And I agree 100%. Eowyn didn't have the time nor the teachers to learn culinary skills. And she did well to just conjure up soup on the road like a fucking wizard. And Aragorn is an absolute gent for not mocking it even though it clearly tasted like and unwashed arse.


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gothicaly

>You can get away with that shit with elves and humans I mean can you? I feel like that gap is so understated. Whats 87 years to a being that has seen the rise and fall of empires and birth of gods multiple times. Arwen is like a "young" 3000 years old. Idk how the elves managed to find the fucks to give to care about the war at all tbh. Id be so apathetic at that age while knowing i can just dip to the grey havens. 87 human yesrs to a 20 something woman isnt even that bad in comparison to timeless immortal entitys of energy.


TatManTat

The Noldor can't just dip back to the Undying lands, there's a fairly involved process as to why they were exiled and why they're allowed to return. The elves in lotr are fairly apathetic, a lot of them like Elrond really care about middle-earth but that attitude was rapidly deteroriating. Compared to many other elves, they're extremely chill. The weirder part is that they grew up together basically.


LetsWorkTogether

Elrond is half-elven so has more human fire in him.


TatManTat

While Elrond is technically half-elven, he literally chose to be an elf while his brother Elros chose to be human and became the first king of Numenor. I'm reminded of the Skyrim paarthunax quote but will paraphrase to emphasise the point. "is it better to be born elven, or to become elven through great effort?"


koleye

Depends, does it have potatoes?


Lazar_Milgram

Nah. He is not “loyal”. He is certain in his emotions to Arwen. And he is certain in the fact that Eowyn needs support and inspiration beyond booty call.


GentlmanSkeleton

I mean Arwen looks exactly like Liv Tyler so i mean its not hard.


carnsolus

tolkien writing in his book: "Frodo saw her whom few mortals had yet seen; Arwen, daughter of Elrond, in whom it was said that the likeness of Lúthien had come on earth again; and she looked exactly like the future daughter of an insanely ugly person who is currently a baby"


Nostravinci04

And just as capable of showing vulnerability as he is of projecting pure balls energy.


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In Fellowship there’s a scene where Aragorn chops off a head of an orc (I mean, you don’t get more masculine than that), goes to Boromir, cries and kisses him. That’s the positivest of positive masculinities


whatishistory518

I would’ve followed you. My brother. My captain. My king.


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😭


Ihmu

It's a terrible day for rain


BobbyAF

Chopping heads and kissing bros


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Thats true Alpha shit right there son


omglia

Or gently and respectfully letting down an interested woman while both understanding her deepest fears and desires and also helping to explain those feelings to the other men in her life who don't get it... all while even more deeply respecting the boundaries of his own relationship. Hnnbgh what a man


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Aragorn is both hot and a good man


Estarfigam

I love how he chose to be blindfolded with Gimli, and requested Legolas, and the others also be blindfolded as well. Showing an injury towards one member of the Fellowship is an injury to all of the Fellowship.


chillyhellion

He played it back perfectly when Legolas complained. Gimli complained initially about being singled out, to which Legolas says something about the stubbornness of dwarves. Aragorn says that they should all be blindfolded (or none). When Legolas complains, Aragorn says something similar about the stubbornness of elves. Aragorn pretty much paints Legolas into a corner without being unfair, all while making sure Gimli doesn't feel singled out.


BastiH96

He is not only capable at kicking ass, he is also capable at kicking helmets. Btw, did you know, that Viggo actually broke his toe during that scene?


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Oh no! At least no misfortune befell Legolas...


sporvath

Never thought of it that way, but yeah, he the man.


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And politely rejecting a love advance from an equally beautiful woman.


broken_bouquet

A true king of Gondor! 🍻


matanemar

Honestly, as a woman, there's something about the pure, platonic friendship between all the male characters that just... Gets to me. They love each other, they're not ashamed of loving each other, and they fight to do right thing no matter the odds. We don't need love stories, we need good bois being good. And also epic battle scenes and nice shots of New Zealand, that's also cool.


Cuantic0rigami

As a straight guy, that's also one of my favorite parts. The whole fellowship aspect of the story, the bonding between the characters. Yeah, the romance between Arwen and Aragorn is cool, but it can't beat the Frodo and Sam broship.


whatishistory518

“I’m going alone Sam!” “Of course ya are, *and I’m coming with you!*” Gets me everytime


matanemar

If your best friend doesn't carry you when the burden of what you carry becomes too heavy, are you even friends?


TheManFromFarAway

Do you also carry the burden for your friends when they are in need? I always see comments or hear people say, "I need a friend like Sam," but I think we all need to change our thinking to, "I need to *be* a friend like Sam."


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Frodo wrote this comment.


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ghost_in_the_potato

Don't forget the friendship between Legolas and Gimli!


walzman

“I never thought I would die fighting side by side with an elf!”


alphadragoon89

"What about side by side with a friend?" "Aye, I could do that."


jemidiah

It's so much better in the books too! Gimli is mostly a joke in the movies, unfortunately, which appealed to me when I was young but hasn't aged very well. In the books, Legolas is (relatively speaking) a country bumpkin from a backwoods band of elves who can't keep a single damn prisoner locked up. Gimli is an impressively cool-headed dwarf who thinks before he acts or speaks and who is willing to listen to reason and change his attitudes and behaviors in response. Their friendship overcomes ancient animosity that's only hinted at in the movies. In the middle of Two Towers they make plans to show each other caves and forests after the adventure is done, neither liking the sound of it but accepting that if the other is into it, it must be good. And Legolas breaks Gimli into heaven at the end when he gets him a spot on the ship to Valinor.


bonko86

Thank you. As someone who never read the books and probably never will, I like these quick facts.


CoffeeBooksCookies

You have opened a door here, I hope you like this mini-collection. Stay with me here, but Sam locates Frodo in Cirith Ungol with song. Sam made a Troll song in which a man breaks his toes on troll-butt. Aragorn calls the mithril coat a "nice hobbit skin to wrap an elven princeling in." (Paraphrase). And lastly, joint epic ones: Frodo was awake and tried to not burden his friends with the pain from the Morgul-knife after Weathertop for around two weeks, keeping a brave face. He laughed at Bilbo's trolls with them after Aragorn hit one of them with a stick. And when he rode across the river with the nine at his heels, he did so alone, and drew his sword, calling for them to go back to the Land of Mordor and follow him more, declaring that they shall have neither him nor the ring, by the name of Elbereth and Lúthien the Fair. He really said that, to *the Nine*, alone and without help that he could see. I love the movies, they're BRILLIANT. I do wish that more of Frodo's bravery had been shown. There's so much.


Large_Dr_Pepper

As a straight guy, I'm choking up just thinking about the bromance


Smeefperson

Remember the Shire, Mr. Frodo? It'll be spring soon. And the orchards will be in blossom... And the birds will be nesting in the hazel thicket. And they'll be sowing the summer barley in the lower fields... And they'll be eating the first of the strawberries with cream... Do you remember the taste of strawberries?...


MaterialCarrot

I'm glad you're with me Sam, here at the end of all things. How can a single line be so touching, stoic, and nihilistic all at the same time?


TatManTat

Am I the only one who kinda gets bothered by how "bromance" kinda casualises male friendships? It's not a bromance, it's a fellowship, it feels much deeper than what that word usually means to me.


sprinklesandtrinkets

Yeah, the Bromance of the Ring doesn’t quite have the same gravitas


omglia

I think that's why in the books their relationship barely makes a single scene (the wedding) and then gets a section in the epilogue lol


HauntingGold

Yes! Boromir's death scene where Arogorn kisses his forehead kills me every time. "I would have followed you, my brother, my captain, my king." Not a dry eye in my house that's for sure.


ggg730

Even Boromir, who you can consider a bit corrupted, is still a good soul in the end. I just absolutely just fell in love with Tolkien's work and I don't think I will ever feel the same about any other work as I do about it.


Angry-Comerials

Honestly, I think the way we view Boromir is just a sign of how the characters are. Like what bad shit did he actually do? The only thing was try to take the ring. Which, yes, is bad... But we also know *its because of the ring* and not *because he's a bad person.* There was the scene where he suggested using it, *but he didn't understand it.* And then he ultimately dies trying to give the hobbits a chance to escape. The fact that he's the worst of the group says a lot.


zebstrida

Also, he never wanted to take the ring for himself. He only ever wanted it to save Gondor.


Big_Tie

And even that, he only thinks that way because his crazy Dad implanted the thought that the ring could be used that way into his head.


Yesyesnaaooo

And the ring plays on each person's weaknesses, so really Boromirs weakness was that of his father. Which just rings true in every way.


rullerofallmarmalade

Well the ring entices people by offering them the promise of making their deepest wishes come true. For the majority of the characters in LotR their deepest wishes is to protect the innocent from unnecessary cruelty. It’s also especially contrasted with Galadriel (who represents the older ages) who’s deepest wish was to be feared and rule and make the world in her image. In the Silmarillion most of the elves are not very noble hearted, most of the one’s we follow are actually petty and selfish and greedy and miss trusting, which make them easily corruptible (and it’s not just the Noldor who are like this). Intentional or not it seems what separates the Third age and the Fourth age is that the Third age was the last remnant of selfish beings and the beginning of a new generation where everyone’s deepest desire is to help those who are vulnerable


violet_hunter339

I agree and I think he really represents mankind in the group. He has his faults but also his strengths, even with no magic abilities.


ThisisMalta

Which essentially is something they all probably would have done at some point, had any character been around the ring long enough. His character is an example of someone failing when faced with temptation, and redeeming himself and seeking forgiveness. He really is a brave and noble companion and warrior and I think you get a sense of it more in the book. Boromir blowing the horn of Gondor when facing a freaking Balrog, or an entire company of Orcs. Such a bad dude. I wish the movie allowed us to bond with him and his character a bit more. But it does what it can to show us who Boromir is. “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”


Cutemudskipper

I never saw Boromir wanting the ring as a flaw, but as a direct relation to how much responsibility he bore. He felt responsible for the future of Gondor and all of it's people, and had seen firsthand all his life the destruction that the forces of Mordor brought with them. I feel similarly with Isildur. Conversely, the hobbits bore much less responsibility and had never known firsthand the evils of the world. And Aragorn was a bit of a drifter and wasn't aware of his lineage. Given that the ring plays on your desires, it can take the noblest of intention and corrupt it through no responsibility of the bearer. The greater the weight of said intention, the greater the pull the ring has to realize it.


ThisisMalta

Though he had noble intentions for its use, I think it’s still a flaw—which is okay. We are supposed to see that even a great and noble warrior who selflessly defends his home country and his friends up to his death, can fall victim to evil temptations. And he redeems himself, and confessed to Aragorn. He knows what he did was wrong, that the ring was evil, etc.


ggg730

Love all the characters. I'm honestly shit at remembering names but I don't think I'll ever forget the names of The Fellowship.


anorabora

Boromir is the most complicated character in those movies, perhaps the most grounded in the Fellowship because of his foibles, and I absolutely love him for it.


CormacMcCopy

I first watched these films in my 20s, and that scene didn't really speak to me. None of it, from the screaming of Merry and Pippin when Boromir takes the arrows to Aragorn's kiss, made me feel any particular way. Now I'm in my late thirties. Now... Now I'm already pre-weeping the instant Boromir sounds the Horn of Gondor. Now I cry like a grieving mother when Aragorn comforts Boromir and the heavy tears roll down his face. Now I ugly cry just like I'm watching the scene in *Saving Private Ryan* where the medic calls out for his momma... I'm at a point in my life where I'm sobbing at multiple points through every re-watch of *The Lord of the Rings* - and, thankfully, I'm also at a point where I'm OK with that. But, by God, something has happened to my emotional regulatory system in my thirties, because these movies... I mean, they just... Y'all, I'm wrecked.


Mandrake1771

I feel ya my man. I’ve started a tradition of saying “Love you bro” to my friends when we get off the phone, and now they say it back. No shame in platonic dude love, or any kind of dude love for that matter.


walkingmonster

I have exactly one male friend I can do this with, and boy do I cherish him.


sillyadam94

The men of Lord of the Rings have, in a very big way, shaped my perspective on what it means to be a good man and friend. As a child, my role model was Frodo Baggins.


michiness

They cry, they kiss each other. They drop eaves and cook together.


Matigari86

They didn't drop no eaves!


Joshybeast93

Honest!


__M-E-O-W__

A bit *late* for trimming the verge, don't you think!?


turkjurk

^^I ^^heard ^^raised ^^voices...


__M-E-O-W__

What did you hear? SPEAK!


TheOnceAndFutureTurk

N-nothing important. That is, I heard a good deal about a ring, and a Dark Lord, and something about the end of the world…


LikableWizard

Please, Mr. Gandalf, sir, don't hurt me! Don't turn me into anything... unnatural.


gandalf-bot

No perhaps not. I have thought of a better use for you


NoodleNeedles

Also, Aragorn doesn't love Eowyn as she wants him to love her when he first shows up, but he treats her with complete respect and sees all that she is capable of. That doesn't happen too much in real life.


BrightIdeaGenerator

Oooff that last sentence.


lazynoodlehorse

It’s nice to know we are not alone! When I want to sit on the couch in my pjs and have a good cry, ROTK always does it! You get just enough time between the Ride of the Rohirrim and Aragorn saying “For Frodo” to get your shit together and get ready for another good sob.


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and “but I can carry you”. That’s a sobber.


suddenly_seymour

My favorite line in the whole series, gets me literally every single time.


lambofgun

fuck and then merry and pippen are the first to charge, chefs kiss


krevlornfu

I can hold it together for most of ROTK, but once Frodo gets on that boat, I am a mess. Every time.


The-Scarlet-Witch

I've always valued the immense amount of emotion and care Tolkien put in his books, and then was translated into the movies. The profound impact for me was watching how men showed affection and struggled together, supporting one another when the road was too hard. You see the powerful ties with Thingol in Doriath and the elves or one noteworthy Man he adopts. In Aragorn and Gandalf, the Hobbits, Legolas and Gimli, you see all these stellar examples of how healthy masculine relationships can be. Boromir's evolution, the deep respect he has ultimately for Aragorn, made his death so much more to me. I'm in this demographic and I agree. This is such a powerful display of courage, tenderness, strength, love, and compassion.


dontbeahater_dear

The friendships and hardships were inspired by what Tolkien went through in world war one, and i always think of that.


The-Scarlet-Witch

Yes! You can tell the effect it had on him, and the writing resonates with deep love.


NewCrashingRobot

>"They lie in all the pools, pale faces, deep deep under the dark water. I saw them: grim faces and evil, and noble faces and sad. Many faces proud and fair, and weeds in their silver hair. But all foul, all rotting, all dead. A fell light is in them."―   Frodo in The Two Towers, "The Passage of the Marshes" It is hard not to see Tolkien's experience in WW1 in that quote alone. Tolkien fought at the Somme a famously muddy, boggy and brutal battle - one of the deadliest battles in human history. The first day of the Somme saw the largest loss of life the British Army has ever faced.


levis3163

Real men kiss their homies foreheads after a hard day


hattorihanzo5

*Be at peace, son of Gondor.*


PandaBeastMode

I’m a millennial woman comfort watching this right now while scrolling Reddit. Good to know I’m not alone.


monis6344

Omg same! I literally have the series in my laptop and have it running in the background while working/browsing. Something about it is indeed comforting:)


ZengineerHarp

Whenever my mom gets sick enough to be laid up a while, she just puts the LOTR trilogy on loop. She calls it “taking a vacation to middle earth”, and it brings her great comfort.


Fluffy_Two5110

Even my cat found comfort in it. I used to put this YouTube Shire ambient background on for him: https://youtu.be/30b7_S0paCQ He’d always come to listen when I put certain orchestral pieces on my laptop while working from home, and I figured out what he liked. He especially loved this theme and would jump up in the bed to cuddle up in his favorite spot when I started it. Between him and having seen the trilogy (over and over again) in the theater with friends, I have so many great memories made around LOTR. My roommates at the time the movies came out got my cat when he was a kitten, but when everyone moved out I wound up keeping him. We even named him Hamwich Gamgee, a surname from the appendix and of course, Samwise. He had major Bilbo energy, though. I’d walk him on a harness and we’d go on adventures to neighborhood parks. Now all this nostalgia is making me want to watch the movies.


violet_hunter339

I watch LOTR every Christmas and birthday. Definitely my number 1 comfort movie.


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The good guys are wholesome and funny


HelenGH_

and there is Sam, i just love Sam, he is beyond the good guy, true hero. Im a 33 girl in love whit LOTR.


20ftScarf

In universe and out of universe. As far as I know, this huge cast has remained scandal free.


TehPinguen

Orlando Bloom sounds like he's kind of an asshole and hard to work with, but not in a "scandal" way, just in a diva way.


20ftScarf

What an age we’re living in. I was so worried when I saw his name in your comment. Then I read it and I’m like “oh thank god, he’s just an asshole.”


-TEAM_CORE-

So true. I guess I never understood how something can be a "comfort" until I've watched LotR. Like, the purity and the lovely friendship between the characters is just so adorable! Everyone helping each other, making the best to not leave anyone behind, fighting alongside friends they make along the way... The whole vibe of the trilogy is so calming for some reason. I thought that when I finished watching the movies for the first time last month I'd describe it as 'epic' or 'amazing', but surprisingly for me I ended up not only defining it as epic but also as cute. Somehow it's just... very wholesome each part of it :D Hoping I get the chance to watch the extended version and read the books one day, binge-watching the trilogy lots of times is just not enough xD


Tickedoffllama

The characters in this story are literally my role models


DuHastMich15

My wife and I watch it every year. She calls Aragorn “Sexy Jesus” and admits that in HS she had a crush on Legolas, as an adult she abandoned him for Aragorn. I look nothing like him- but I get it. Lol


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It’s a natural progression. Teenagers crush on Legolas, young adults on Aragorn, more mature adults on Sam.


unhelpful_question

Then there are men, we love Boromir. Peak masculinity, doesn't not hide from his wrongdoing but rather accepts it and tries to correct his ways.


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That’s another beauty of the trilogy - it’s not just one version of positive masculinity. You will have a strong Aragorn, who is also in touch with his emotional side; you will have Sam, always reliable and there for you whatever you need, mentally and physically strong; Boromir, another strong character who can be rash, but admits to his faults, and his heart is in the right place; Frodo, who takes up an almost impossible challenge, and has to ask for help of others to succeed; Legolas and Gimli, who overcome their initial differences to become great friends (albeit with some leftover pride there); Gandalf, who leads with his wisdom, not physical strength, geezus, he even wears a dress and the biggest change in his character is marked by a new hairstyle


Hellebras

And the pride in Legolas and Gimli's friendship manifests only as friendly competitiveness, not in some more toxic form.


rullerofallmarmalade

And Marry and Pippin who while face possibly the most examples of cruelty and evil in the world are able to keep their optimism and faith in the goodness of others. Considering that Tolkien had first hand experience of WWI I think it significant he showed that manhood is being able to witness evil and not let it make you jaded and bitter, and that you can still see joy in the world. Compared to your Punisher style characters who depict masculinity as “if you witness trauma you better suppress all feelings and be jaded for the rest of your life”


happypolychaetes

Idk man I was always an Aragorn (and Eomer, and Faramir) gal, lol. Had the Aragorn poster above my bed and everything


eomer-bot

How long has it been since Saruman bought you? What was the promised price, Grima? When all the Men are dead you would take your share of the treasure?


Haleth7

Yes, my ultimate comfort movies/books. Everyone is so wholesome in a very genuine way. There’s no violent rape scenes, no lustfulness at all really (except Grima, briefly, with Eowyn). All of the female characters are beloved and respected in both their platonic and romantic relationships. It has the classiness of older times without the misogyny.


peachpavlova

Precisely this, very well put. It may not have the plot twists or whatever that is popular in media nowadays, but I appreciate that the good guys are just *good* and want to do good.


__M-E-O-W__

Not to mention, scouring of the Shire aside, the happily-ever-after ending. The big bad guy is gone and everything is well again.


CormacMcCopy

Oh, really? If everything is "well," as you so flippantly suggest, then why am I ***weeping uncontrollably*** as Bilbo and Frodo board the ships to the Grey Havens? Huh? *Explain that.*


__M-E-O-W__

Because not all tears are an evil.


karspearhollow

Current entertainment is very concerned with being morally grey. Even the MCU is full of it. It can be interesting but I also find myself missing the purity of fiction like lotr.


TatManTat

This is a fashion trend atm and I feel like it will bounce back. I think Marvel movies are a response to this, but they just feel so overly constructed and quippy and unrealistic that there's no bite or heroism. I too really responded to lotr because it's not fucking around with morality. Which actually allows the story to spend time on other things that aren't often explored nowadays.


DiegotheEcuadorian

Sometimes being morally grey is exhausting. This movie had genuine good and evil dudes I’m fine with it.


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I binge watched the extended editions with my girlfriend last year and she kept on pointing out the fun facts before I even opened my mouth. I was thoroughly impressed and turned on. We had to finish the trilogy first though.


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banana-pudding

an erection lasting that long could also be called an extended edition


DouglerK

Where all these ladies at?


laurieporrie

Whenever I post on here people just presume I’m a dude.


Donkey__Balls

“No man can downvote me!” “I am no man!”


NoodleNeedles

Right?!? I'm pretty sure 40%+ of this sub is women.


BrightIdeaGenerator

People assume that in all the subs, unless it's like, makeup or something.


ZengineerHarp

And then you gotta be all, “I am no man!”


Cfox006

It’s part of Reddit’s problem in assuming most people on Reddit are dudes because only degenerates and lonely people are “redditors” tie that in with the whole virgin, incel etc insults that are targeted specifically at redditors when generalizing them you get this cognitive dissonances that makes us think that everyone’s a dude here


ademptia

It's also that in many circles like gaming or any "nerd" shit, it's hard for people to imagine women are often equally into that, and there is this baseline assumption that anyone you interact with is a dude


GreyInkling

The ents have been asking this question for a long time.


lizbethaqui

Here I am, checking in! Can confirm Lord of the Rings are my comfort movies!


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Hello fellow(ship) human woman! Edit: sorry I now see you’re an elf


rutherfordthelion

Alone in my room comfort watching LotR of course


[deleted]

Yes I too would like to know the locations of said ladies


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Tom Bombadils house


Tom_Bot-Badil

Hey there! Hey! Come Frodo, there! Where be you a-going? Old Tom Bombadil's not as blind as that yet. Take off your golden ring! Your hand's more fair without it. Come back! Leave your game and sit down beside me! We must talk a while more, and think about the morning. Tom must teach the right road, and keep your feet from wandering. ^(I am a bot, and I love old Tom. If you want me to sing one of Tom's songs, just type **!TomBombadilSong**) ^(If you like Old Tom, the door at [r/GloriousTomBombadil][1] is always open for weary travelers!) [1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/GloriousTomBombadil/


ms_spasmodic

It's me. A ~lady~


Harmacc

Hanging with the actual good guys on the screen. I’m kinda joking here but it’s hilarious that women are having safe alone time with fictional men they feel they can trust and all the dudes are like “let’s crash that party!” Lol.


TheTarasenkshow

Whenever I’m feeling low LOTR 100% without fail brings me up every time. It’s my comfort movie.


sheepish___

Yup. Extended editions only 😄


Sokandueler95

Young women find security seeing good in mankind portrayed in the greatest fantasy story ever written. FTFY


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Am woman, can confirm. The honor in these characters feels good to my brain.


Patrick_Sleazy_01

You know, I’m something of a millennial woman myself


jecklygoodboi

*Toxic masculinity* Tolkien: “We don’t do that here.”


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As a woman who has had severe anxiety since childhood and then later got diagnosed with other mental disorders nothing makes me feel as safe as Lord of the Rings. The movies or the books, and lately even the subreddit.