Why LOTR Sucks: The Old Dog Learns A New Trick
Eomer finds that Eowyn has died in battle* and rather than have a slow motion close-up of him crying, Peter Jackson has a slow motion…WIDE ANGLE shot of him crying. He’s really proving his range as a director. I take back every mean thing I said about him.
Of course, we did have a slow motion close-up of Eowyn crying just a few moments earlier, but who’s counting?**
Minutes Watched: 3.2:56.44
Number of Montages: 17
Number of slow motion close-ups of people crying: 68
Start at the beginning
*Not really. A man saved her.
**I am. That’s 68.
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