Why LOTR Sucks: Rudy Was A Hero At Notre Dame And He’s A Hero In Middle Earth

So Sam is drowning, several feet under the water, maybe even yards. In slow motion of course. It’s a scene we’ve seen a thousand times before. And then he’s rescued by Frodo. No surprise there.

Except Frodo is still sitting in the boat. Somehow he reached from his canoe with his stubby little hobbit arm and reached a completely submerged Sam. The ring must turn its bearer into Mr. Fantastic.

We also got two more slow motion close-ups of Frodo crying.

We’re so close to the end of movie one. I’m really hoping not to have to write anything else until The Two Towers.

Minutes Watched: 3:17.01

Number of Montages: 7

Number of slow motion close-ups of people crying: 28

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