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BittenBuggy
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 Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2003 11:34 pm Post subject: The True Heros |
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I recently saw Return of the King....again. I have read the books over and over again since FotR came out, and I love all the characters, but if I had to pick a true hero, it would have to be Sam.
In the books, Tolkien portrays him as a very simple servant and never actually comes out and says anything positive about him. That to me, is perfect because when you read his best moments, or see them on screen it just makes it all the more wonderful because you don't NEED to come out and say it. He isn't going into Mordor for glory or fame, or even out of guilt. He goes because he loves Frodo so much. Tolkien portrayed pure goodness and loyalty and love in Sam.
That's just my take on it... anybody else disagree?
(I cried pretty much throughout the whole movie, but I actually had to leave the theater sobbing when Sam starting carrying Frodo up Mount Doom. My hubby was mordified...I'm such a flake!)
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Robbie
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...not that I ever read what you lot waffle on about in the forums 
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BittenBuggy
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Sorry  Didn't go back and read that far
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nosferangel
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| Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2004 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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the true hero in this story is théoden gandalf
he gets it all together, you know... |
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ElvenRanger13
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| Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2004 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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Most of the people I have asked said that frodo was the true hero. I have to disagree.
I think Sam was and is the true hero. Sam would do anything for Frodo, even give up his own life for him.
In the darkest times when Frodo almost fell into darkness Sam seemed to get him out of it. Sam was always there for him.
I love Sam.
(I would wright more about this brave hobbit but I have to go)
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nosferangel
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| Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2004 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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yes
sam is what keeps the queeste together in mordor
but i wasn't talking about that!!!
sam IS the true hero, indeed
but I mean
what were they thinking??? |
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LegolasIris
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| Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2004 1:27 am Post subject: |
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This is a tough one. Hmm.... no offense but I pick Aragorn. Okay, I knoiw it could have been Frodo or Sam, but the thought came my mind, when I saw Aragorn and the others, Gandalf, Legolas, Gimli, Merry and Pippin, in the Return of the King movie, I think most of the scenes there was about mostly him or Gandalf in Gondor, not Frodo or SAm. But SAm and Frodo was good, too! 
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Eyborg
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| Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Personally I think they were all heroes, each in his own way. All the main characters did something very important for the quest. |
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HeartoftheNight
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| Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2004 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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BittenBuggy, ElvenRanger13, & nosferangel, pretty much said everything.
Eyborg had a point, though. They were all heroes.
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SamwiseTheStrong
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| Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 12:38 am Post subject: My Sam! |
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There's no getting around it, Sam saved the world!
Luv,
Ur SamwiseTS
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DarkElfChilde
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| Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 1:47 pm Post subject: |
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Not only do I like Legolas, I like Sam because he's one of those people who are cool and stuff;plus, I think he's good at being a hero in a hobbity way.
 Dance broccoli, dance!
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Philia
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 2:37 pm Post subject: |
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Sam all the way... ever since I read the books he's been my favourite character, he's just such a simple yet very loyal and loving character. It was him who got Frodo through Mordor, you know, saved him, looked for water etc. and in the end, even carried him up that mountain...
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Eyborg
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Actually I do agree about Sam in a way, because out of all the people on this list here, he was the one who came out as the biggest surprise. See: Frodo, Merry and Pippin were all of the Took clan, and thus more adventurous than other hobbits and more likely to do something "heroic". Aragorn is a great human warrior, Gandalf is a wizard and a Maia, and all the other characters (Legolas, Boromir, Gimli, Éomer, Faramir etc.)... well, you know. But what is Sam? He is "nobody special"... he is just an ordinary guy who works as a gardener... someone who nobody would ever have expected to become a hero of any kind. But he proved them wrong.
So I guess that proportionally (is that the word?), Sam is indeed the greatest hero of LOTR. |
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nillaithial
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 5:56 pm Post subject: |
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| There's no doubt in my mind that Sam is the true hero of the trilogy (and that's a hard pill to swallow for an elf-woman!). Frodo would have died a thousand times over if it weren't for Sam's intervention. |
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