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dancing spawn of ungoliant · 06-21-2003, 09:00 AM

When I saw TTT and then the Matrix, I realized that the "Arwen kisses Aragorn and he's not dead anymore" thing is quite similar to "Trinity kisses Neo and he's not dead anymore" scene. I had another this kind of thing in my mind but i forgot it... Do you recognise any similarities between lotr and other movies?

HCIsland · 06-21-2003, 09:16 AM

I think I saw that kiss in Sleeping Beauty ... no, Snow White ... no, Romeo & Juliet ... no, ...There are many themes in stories that occur again and again. They're classic.H.C.

Meela · 06-21-2003, 01:36 PM

Willow and Lotr may be highly individual films, but there is no denying there is a strong similarity also. A reluctant short man guards a precious and powerful object and has to take it to a city whose name I cannot spell, but it is pretty darn similar to Minas Tirith... The Boromir-like character dies in the Aragorn-like character's arms, while defending the Tirith-like city, plus he came from a land named Galadorn or something (*coughGondorcough*).I'm not complaining in any way about the similarities, btw. I actually find it rather fun. I have taken to calling all the characters by their Lotr alter ego names, and have a jolly good time watching both films.

maikafanawen · 06-22-2003, 06:22 PM

Willow! Yes! Very much so! Let's see ... what else ... I've got it! How Arwen and Aragorn have to sort of fight for their love much like Noalie and Gay do in Showboat ?? OKay maybe not. I'VE GOT IT! In Star Wars when Obi Wan Kenobi dies and then speaks to Luke during the assault on the death star in the first Star Wars is very similar to Frodo's flashback of Gandalf at the end of FOTR when he's about to go on to Mordor alone. That's it. Very similar.LOTR is way more to me than any other movie to the point where I can't imagine it being anything less. Most people see it as a good action-packed fantasy film just like Willow and Star Wars, but to others--Whoa! Okay! Goodnight!-Maikafanawen

Burzdol · 06-25-2003, 10:58 PM

I think the scene in TT when Gandalf and Eomer charge the Uruk-hai compares to the charge in the Patriot. The enemy wasn't expecting it and was to late to act.Burzdol

06-21-2003, 09:00 AM	#1
dancing spawn of ungoliant Mischievous Candle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: So near to Russia, so far from Japan, quite a long way from Cairo, lots of miles from Vietnam. Posts: 1,234	LotR meets other movies When I saw TTT and then the Matrix, I realized that the "Arwen kisses Aragorn and he's not dead anymore" thing is quite similar to "Trinity kisses Neo and he's not dead anymore" scene. I had another this kind of thing in my mind but i forgot it... Do you recognise any similarities between lotr and other movies? __________________ Fenris Wolf Last edited by dancing spawn of ungoliant; 01-12-2006 at 08:34 AM. Reason: Oh, gosh, these old posts of mine blushes* Sweeping party continues...*

06-21-2003, 09:16 AM	#2
HCIsland Zombie Cannibal Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,000	I think I saw that kiss in Sleeping Beauty ... no, Snow White ... no, Romeo & Juliet ... no, ...<P>There are many themes in stories that occur again and again. They're classic.<P>H.C. __________________ "Stir not the bitterness in the cup that I mixed myself. Have I not tasted it now many nights upon my tongue, foreboding that worse yet lay in the dregs." -Denethor

06-21-2003, 01:36 PM	#3
Meela Denethor's True Love Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mirkwood. With Thranduil... swoon Posts: 2,049	Willow and Lotr may be highly individual films, but there is no denying there is a strong similarity also. <BR>A reluctant short man guards a precious and powerful object and has to take it to a city whose name I cannot spell, but it is pretty darn similar to Minas Tirith...<BR>The Boromir-like character dies in the Aragorn-like character's arms, while defending the Tirith-like city, plus he came from a land named Galadorn or something (coughGondorcough).<P>I'm not complaining in any way about the similarities, btw. I actually find it rather fun. I have taken to calling all the characters by their Lotr alter ego names, and have a jolly good time watching both films. __________________ 'The Hobbit' 1st impressions: 1. Thorin is hot... Oh god, I fancy a dwarf. 2. Thranduil is hotter. 3. Is that... Figwit! 4. Does Elijah Wood never age? 2nd: It's all about Fili & Kili, really. 3rd: BARD! OMG, Bard.

06-22-2003, 06:22 PM	#4
maikafanawen Tears of Simbelmynë Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Beast's Castle Posts: 705	Willow! Yes! Very much so! Let's see ... what else ... I've got it! How Arwen and Aragorn have to sort of fight for their love much like Noalie and Gay do in Showboat ?? OKay maybe not. <P>I'VE GOT IT! In Star Wars when Obi Wan Kenobi dies and then speaks to Luke during the assault on the death star in the first Star Wars is very similar to Frodo's flashback of Gandalf at the end of FOTR when he's about to go on to Mordor alone. That's it. Very similar.<P>LOTR is way more to me than any other movie to the point where I can't imagine it being anything less. Most people see it as a good action-packed fantasy film just like Willow and Star Wars, but to others--Whoa! Okay! Goodnight!<P>-Maikafanawen __________________ "They call this war a cloud over the land. But they made the weather and then they stand in the rain and say, 'Sht, it's raining!'" -- Ruby, Cold Mountain*

06-25-2003, 10:58 PM	#5
Burzdol Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Fair City of Rivendell Posts: 274	I think the scene in TT when Gandalf and Eomer charge the Uruk-hai compares to the charge in the Patriot. The enemy wasn't expecting it and was to late to act.<P>Burzdol __________________ "Kill them all for all I care. You just keep that bow away from me!"