How DOES he do that?

[linaewen]

Every time I walk home from the grocery store with a backpack full of heavy stuff, and a cloth bag over my shoulder full of more heavy stuff, I wonder -- how did Boromir walk all those miles with that shield slung over his shoulder without it contantly slipping and sliding off? You never see him in the film tugging at it or hitching it up. It seems to stay up quite nicely all by itself. I suppose he does put his hand on it now and then, but really, it seems to be quite glued to that shoulder of his.

I suppose it's just camera trickery; I certainly find it impossible to keep my shoulder bag on my shoulder where it belongs. Though maybe if I had shoulders like Boromir... Er, maybe not! :-D

Nothing much else to report, except I got my wee little hideout cleaned up so I can sit in it and get away from guests and sons and hubbies, and write stories. I am currently trying to decide which action figures will be moved in there to adorn the shelf I have set aside for the purpose.

Comments

[madamenorthstar.livejournal.com]

I think Boromir is wearing a super-duper hiking backpack - plus his broad shoulders don't hurt the situation. But think of poor Sam and all the stuff he carried; and take comfort in the fact that should you be climbing down sheer rock face thus burdened, and take a digger, you will be well padded.

[lin4gondor.livejournal.com]

Not with a pack full of canned goods, hehe! But I suppose the bread would cushion me a bit. :-D

[madamenorthstar.livejournal.com]

As long as it's not eggs in your sack. But hey, Sam's cast-iron pans did him a few good turns; brained a few orcs in Moria, cooked nice crispy bacon on Weathertop, and kept him from getting stung by giant spiders!

[onegoat.livejournal.com]

LOL!
((((((Lin))))))
Don't forget that Boromir had lovely manly super-strength, mmmmmm. And maybe the shields were made of cardboard, and were just a clever Gondorian decoy...LOL!

Your hideout sounds fantastic -Don't forget to bring Gimli to it, he'd enjoy your 'digging', er, writing ;)

-Gimli's (only, precioussss) Goat

[lin4gondor.livejournal.com]

Well, hello! Thanks for peeking in. Gimli will certainly be welcome, he and Boromir are old pals.

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[faramirgirl.livejournal.com]

Boromir is a very big man and he has wide shoulders. I think the man can do anything. *wink* And then it was a movie and everything in the movies they make look so easy. Don't forget his lovely brother Faramir in your hide away.

Glad that you have that hide away, for your stories. Everyone needs a little hide away for themselves.

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[lin4gondor.livejournal.com]

Yes, Faramir will be there; Boromir doesn't like to be without him. ;-)

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[faramirgirl.livejournal.com]

LOL well now I know where to fine Faramir.

[maidoforange.livejournal.com]

I had not thought of that but, yeah. I can't imagine carrying a pack for as long as the Fellowship did. Boromir did have broad, manly shoulders, though, so it probably was not too hard for him. ;?)

Yay about the hideout. (((Lin))).

[lin4gondor.livejournal.com]

I think I'll get my hubby to carry things next time, he has Boromir shoulders. ;-)

[boriel.livejournal.com]

actually he does 'hike it up' on a few occasions - most notably the scene on the top of carahadris (sp?) It actually goes 'thump' too - so its heavy. I think the reason it didnt slide is that its round :D

[lin4gondor.livejournal.com]

:-D I wonder if SB had to take lessons in how to carry it so it wouldn't slide? Viggo got sword lessons, Sean got shield lessons.

[pippinswolf.livejournal.com]

Maybe the Minas Tirith Chapter of Future Stewards of Gondor had special lessons in Carrying Heavy Loads Without Breaking a Sweat or Getting Chronic Shoulder Pain.

However...I"m thinking you should take "someone" along with you so that you don't have to carry those heavy bags home alone.

See you tomorrow night. ((huggles))

[lin4gondor.livejournal.com]

Fortunately, it's only a couple of blocks, and I tried to buy no more than what I knew I could carry. Normally, I would have had a pack mule, but they were both busy. ;-)

[eowynmaiar.livejournal.com]

I dunno how Boromir did it. But I wonder how Sean did it while he was climbing that mountain, being too scared to ride the helicoptor and all that. :D

[lin4gondor.livejournal.com]

LOL! I loved hearing about that! Sure wish they had taken some video footage of that and included it in the DVD extras, hehe!

[eowynmaiar.livejournal.com]

I have a feeling I got a glimpse of a tiny Boromir dressed Sean climbing up a mountainside. But I'll have to check again. ;D

[lin4gondor.livejournal.com]

Let me know if you find it, and where it is. ;-)

[solodancer.livejournal.com]

It's definitely movie trickery. I'll bet there's a blooper reel out there of shot after shot of Sean Bean hitching that sheild up. Then again, what is it made of? Is it metal or is it polystyrene? If it's polystyrene, then Ngila could have just stitched it to his costume..end of problem.

Glad to hear about your hidey hole. Enjoy it! You deserve it.

[lin4gondor.livejournal.com]

From what I understand, it is fairly authentic for a shield -- wood covered with metal of some sort. So it wouldn't be light! I am wondering if the leather strap made it easier to keep up...

I'd give anything (figuratively speaking) to see a blooper reel like that! :-D

[(Anonymous)]

This is interesting...apparently SOME journals are back up. But mine is not. hmmmm

Solodancer

[lin4gondor.livejournal.com]

I tried to reply to a couple journals last night when mine came up, but they were still down. Hopefully, yours will be soon, as well. I'm on the FiletMignon cluster, I guess -- nice to know that!

I'm answering this from my email, so maybe by now you are actually up and running. I'll go check now!