So, I was sat here at my computer and my mind was completely blank on what to write today. So I went on Youtube and watched a few LOTR video's and got to the video of Boromir's last stand when he is protecting Merry And Pippin at Amon hen so I have decided to write something about this saddening moment towards the end of The Fellowship Of The Ring. As you can see by the title of this post I favour this scene as one of my favourite if not my most favoured scene in the film. In my opinion the way the whole scene is set out is fantastic as you just know as soon as Boromir try's to take the ring from Frodo something is wrong. From the moment Aragorn tells Frodo that he would of gone with him to "The very fires of Mordor" and the moment where Aragorn tells Frodo to flee the are quickly because Frodo's sword Sting glows blue (Danger is nearby) to the scene where Bormoir receives 3 arrows to the chest from Lurtz and still manages to valiantly battle on, this moment in the film is deifying in my opinion. Obviously the whole scene from my view is brilliant, but the thing which draws me into this scene the most is Boromir's Courage and the short dialect you hear between Aragorn and Boromir after Aragorn beheads Lurtz in what some would say was an epic battle. There are points like when Boromir raise his sword to his heart when he is led on the floor, which instantly tells me he knows he died for a cause and also died as the fantastic warrior he is. But what grabs me the most is when Boromir says to Aragorn "I would have followed you, my brother, my captain, my king" Now, to those of you who haven't read the books, Aragorn appears as a confidant character who is almost certain that he is the rightful heir to the throne of Gondor. So watching this scene basically spells out that Aragorn, who you first meet as Strider, has a destiny to forfill. Basically the last I will say about this scene is that Aragorn should become who he was born to be, which is the king and rightful heir to the throne of Gondor.
Obviously, other scenes such as the Stand at Weathertop, where the Hobbits Bravely face four ringwraiths and of course the most memorable moments where Frodo is impaled by the leader of the Wraiths, the Witch King of Angmar and the point where Strider, as he is known as back then, fights the Wraiths of with the most dreaded fear, Fire! Also, not to forget the the intense battle at Moria in the chamber of Marzarbul, where Frodo narrowly avoids death again after being stabbed by the Cave Troll as he is weathering the Mithril chain that Bilbo gave to him back at Rivendell and not forgetting the fantastic scene where Gandalf the Grey bows out of the Fellowship Of The Ring as he takes on the Balrog, whom he says one of the most famous film quotes in the film, "You shall not pass!" to ensure that the other 8 members of the fellowship safely make it out of the bottomless pit that is Moria. These would be my other personal Favourites to contend with the scene of Amon Hen.
I mainly wrote this post tonight to get the fact across that if you do watch the clips on Youtube or you do just decided to give the films another watch, looking out for these parts or just getting something stuck in your head just makes the experience that extra bit special. It just makes me think of watching the trilogy for the first time again and been completely mindblown by near enough everything in the film!
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