Chapter 8 begins with the sweeping shot of Mount Doom.
At the end of the movie we will break for 30-minutes.įIRST STOP: End of Chapter 7, "Keep it Secret, Keep it Safe." The chapter ends with Gandalf leaving Bag End, warning Frodo to keep the ring hidden.
At intermission, we will take a 15-minute break for restocking of snacks and such. We will pause at each stop long enough to make sure that we’re all at the same point. If you’re just arriving, ask an op (those friendly folks with an in front of their name) where we are in the movie. The three hairs are a "Middle Finger" to Feanor from beyond the Grave.We are hoping to keep to the following “pause schedule,” in order to allow people to catch up to the same part of the movie. Galadriel gave to him what she wouldn't give to the mightiest of all elves that ever existed. To quote: "For none have ever made to me a request so bold and yet so courteous" It is the difference in the manner Gimli asks for the hair out of humility Feanor asked out of comparison to his creations. Three separates time Feanor asked for a strand of Galadriel's hair, and three times she refused because she could see the pride and darkness in him. Frustrated, Feanor is inspired to make the Silmarils that will also capture the light of the trees of Valinor (as Galadriel's hair was poetically said to do). In reality, Feanor was an A-hole for much of his deeds left dark shadows which Galdriel found despicable. Spite (Albeit not Gimli's knowledge): Millennia ago during the Years of the Trees, As Galadriel was born in Valinor, as she matured she grew to encapsulate a living form of the Simarils (Which Feanor created) she was indeed endowed with Great power in her creation.To aid in gesture of good will, to have something so personal given to a dwarf Which Gimli promised to set in crystal as a preserved token of good esteem. dwarves for they view elves as spoiled, vain an vapish. This Racism has been back and forth for centuries with Elves who look down on Dwarves for they are not original creations of Illuvatar. Diplomacy: Initially Gimli assumed Galadriel a witch and assumed bad omens among all elven kin.But if hope should not fail, then I say to you, Gimli son of Glóin, that your hands shall flow with gold, and yet over you gold shall have no dominion.įarewell to Lorien - Fellowship of the Ring - J.R,R. ‘I do not foretell, for all foretelling is now vain: on the one hand lies darkness, and on the other only hope. ‘These words shall go with the gift,’ she said. Then the Lady unbraided one of her long tresses, and cut off three golden hairs, and laid them in Gimli’s hand. Indeed, the book makes the point of mentioning (from Galadriel) that gold would not control him, even if he gets a great deal of it. Gimli is unusual, one might think, in this respect. The fact that Gimli asks for nothing "useful" or precious in the traditional sense makes the asking all the more romantic especially as dwarves were known as only interested in digging for precious items in Middle Earth. GIMLI : "I asked her for one hair from her golden head. Henceforth I will call nothing fair unless it be GIMLI: "I have taken my worst wound at this parting having looked my last upon that which is fairest. Except to look upon the lady of the Galadhrim one last time for she is more fair than all the jewels beneath the earth."īut then asks something he thinks is impossible. He originally asks for nothing in both the book and the script In this case, Gimli is quite enraptured with Galadriel's beauty.he's never seen anything or anyone quite so beautiful.including the traditional precious metals and jewels Dwarves are renowned for coveting. It is still a popular trope in fiction, particularly the romance genre. Historically, giving a lock of ones hair to someone has been considered a sign of love and devotion, especially before an impending separation.