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
Boromir dies valiantly, in another well-choreographed scene from Peter Jackson. And in so dying, we only get five more slow motion close-ups of people and hobbits crying. I
Boromir tries to take the ring, and Frodo puts it on to escape. I mention this now, because it becomes important later. Minutes Watched: 3:01.25 Number of Montages:
The Balrog of Moria: Awesome Gandalf’s Final Stand: Awesome Gandalf’s Fall: Sad But Awesome Similarity to Ben Kenobi’s Death in Star Wars: Typical Ten More Slow Motion Close-Ups
