Jackson's Sam & Frodo

[chanteuse thalia chaunacy]

abigail wrote: "... but in [Jackson's] choice to make Frodo young and fey 
[and take out the master/servant aspect of the Frodo/Sam 
relationship] ... he also eliminated the possibility of reading that 
relationship as agape - deep, enduring love between two men that comes of 
friendship and camaraderie."

oooo i SO disagree! :)

notes: i am unerringly optimistic, i like UST and sexual undertones, and 
i hadn't read the book before i saw the movie--

BUT

the way jackson presents the relationship is BEAUTIFUL and, to me, 
ABSOLUTE agape. there is buoyancy, yes, and viewers will do as they 
please, but there is also unflinching clarity of bosom-friendship.

honestly, it's probably what makes me love the movie, and what has 
convinced me to read the books.

thalia 'falling into elijah wood's eyes with a splash' chaunacy

"Ah, music. A magic beyond all we do here!"  -Albus Dumbledore