![]() Gollum is a scrawny little devil, but he’s not a wraith. The men had succumbed, and become Wraiths. ![]() Just so – and poor Gollum, didn’t stand much chance – it was only the Hobbit blood in him, that gave him the strength that he had, to withstand the will of The Ring. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement”. When Frodo says he should have killed him, when he had the chance, Gandalf answers – “Many that live deserve death. Gollum is very much deserving of compassion. Gollum is also very annoying, but he has very good reason to be the way he is. There are different ways in which a character can have their strength of will taken from them. Gollum deserves compassion – he’s been eaten alive by something stronger than himself – you could say the same is true of Sam – he’s been eaten alive and worn down by the constant criticism of the Gaffer. The other, main thing which angers me about Sam is – he has no compassion for Gollum. He’s probably not to blame – constant putting down by the grouchy old scrote, Gaffer Gamgee, won’t have given the lad much reason to find himself and his own worth, hence the hero worship of Frodo. Maybe it’s just my personal reaction to ways of behaving, but….I do find Sam to be an annoying little ****. ![]() My young chum said, that Tolkien said, that the true hero isn’t Frodo, it’s Sam. One thing, I said how the interminable slog of Frodo and Sam Gamgee through the Badlands, got right up my nose, including Sam’s dog-like devotion to Frodo. ![]() When I first saw the films, I was furious, then decided to watch them as films, as entertainment – pretty much divorced from the books – which they are. She unhesitatingly said ’Lord of the Rings.’ I asked had she read the books, the answer was no – and I went off on one, about the way the films played fast and loose with the books of ‘The Hobbit’, and ‘Lord of the Rings’. I was having a conversation with a young person of my acquaintance, about how hard it is to choose which is your favourite film. ![]()
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