random friday questions on LOTR

[divingduck 0]

Has anyone ever sat and pondered the fact the the whole journey of Frodo and the gang would be most improbable, if not impossible? Here goes:

1) Don't you think it would be much better if they just used horses?
2)why not travel straight to Mordor? Besides the fact theat Frodo wasn't originally going on the quest, and therefor they had to stop a few other places, they don't have to go through Mirkwood and Rohan, because they are both SLIGHTLY out of the way
3)Lack of food or money. Regardless of the fact that the actor playing Frodo is one of the best looking men alive and I would sooooooo want his babies if I wasn't attached right now (and he has a sexy elf guiding him), I don't think they would be able to find and/or buy food with their good looks. Therefor, I think they would run out of food, especially the way that hobbits eat. And get exausted. that's what the horses are for.
4)The hobbits were sure to get frostbite on that huge ass mountain. Even though sexy elf-boy and manly stubble...man...carried the hot hobbit all the way up it...I don't think their feet, no matter how tough, would have made it through.
5)there is NO WAY Gandalf would have made it past the balrog. Am I wrong? A fire monster can't break a several thousand foot fall. And I don't think it would have helped him.
6) This goes with out saying, of course, that elves and wizards and hobbits and dwarves exist (well, except the dwarves part, have you SEEN paul's mom???).

okay...so maybe I am post whoring, but still!!! Thse questions need answering, damnit!

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[thethinker 0]

Wow...you just took allllllllllll of the hollywood out of the movie......great work!!!!!!! hahah

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[divingduck 0]

ummm...thanks, I guess. I just started reading the book. Sowwy! *walks away with tail between legs*

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[Push 0]

1) No. Horses are not all terrain Humvees.
2) Because the only two usable roads that were not full of stuff that would kill the party as soon as see it were through there.
3) The book takes care of minor details like money. In the movie, they just skipped it. See book.
4) Hobbit feet are not human feet. See book.
5) Gandalf only looks small. The balrog scene is a reference to the Biblical story of David and Goliath.

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The movie was not made in Hollywood.

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[SpeedRacer 1]

How many Tolkien elves does it take to change a lightbulb?

Two : one to change the lightbulb and one to write a long epic poem about it.

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[SpeedRacer 1]

"This is my friend, Gimli" - Legolas introduced the dwarf to Treebeard.
Treebeard looked at Gimli's axe suspiciously.
"And his axe is not for trees." - Legolas continued. "He chops the orc's heads off with it.."
"Hum, rurum..Really?! - Treebeard said in relief.
"Really!" - said Gimli. "For trees I've got a saw..."


What did Pippin do when he got drunk?
He began to feel Merry.

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[Blahr 0]

Actually Frodo never went through Mirkwood. That was Bilbo a long time before.

[BobB 0]

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A fire monster can't break a several thousand foot fall.

If the aforementioned fire monster was a PD snob, then I'd bet (he/she/it/non-denominational/non-stereotypigraphical fire monster reference) could.

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[downwardspiral 0]

if the makers of any movie went over every little detail so as to not upset those folks who cannot bring themselves to enjoy a story for what it is than movies would suck.

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[divingduck 0]

dude, you are totally cracking me up. any star trek jokes in there?

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[Zenister 0]

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if the makers of any movie went over every little detail so as to not upset those folks who cannot bring themselves to enjoy a story for what it is than movies would suck.

not at all, they would just have to hire competent writers and good QA continuity personnel and that might cut it the special effects budget, or more importantly the profits.

movies suck BECAUSE hollywood cant be bothered to pay attention to details anymore..

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[bch7773 0]

all of your questions can be explained easily, if you just use the word "magic"

1) Horses are uhhh bad magic... if the hobbits used one, they would die.
2) their "travel straight to Mordor" magic spell broke
3) they have a magic bag that fills with food and money every day.
4) they don't get frostbite because they used a "anti-frostbite" magic spell
5) gandolf used a magic invisible parachute to break his fall.
6) dwarves, elves, and wizards exist... we can't see them because they make themselves invisible with magic.

hey, its a big epic filled with magic, so I think that my explanations are plenty valid

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