i remember the first time i sat in the theatre and watched..i was blown away by it all. I felt like i was watching real life. aNd i wept when boromir fell too even though i had not liked him as a teenager reading the books. I remember the knot in my stomach when he and frodo were alone in the forest and he told frodo, 'what chance do you think you have?' i knew the plot of the book, that he tried to take the ring, but in that instant i had the horrible feeling that he would try and kill frodo. i guess thats why peter is so good. he can fool you even when you know whats going to happen. I came out of the theatre in love with aragorn, wishing gandalf was my uncle or grandfather, and having a new respect and admiration for boromir that i had never known before. I know that sean bean had a lot to do with it of course, but for the first time i actually could see what he went through, from an adult perspective.

i think i need to watch the movie again by myself on my tv and not my computer. there is something special still about watching it alone sometimes. (i also think i need a second boromir icon. something more serious but not scowling. what say you? any cast offs you might have i can borrow for a time?)