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My mum, on Jackson's masterpiece:
It was so BORING. It went on for so LONG! And then it'd finished, and it was great, and it came back to them all bouncing on the BED! I mean, was this the Special Director's Poof Ending or something?
Me: Mum, it is one of the gayest films ever. Deal with it.
Mum: Oh, I know. As soon as I saw the pretty sparkly silver shirts and the Prancing Pony...
It was so BORING. It went on for so LONG! And then it'd finished, and it was great, and it came back to them all bouncing on the BED! I mean, was this the Special Director's Poof Ending or something?
Me: Mum, it is one of the gayest films ever. Deal with it.
Mum: Oh, I know. As soon as I saw the pretty sparkly silver shirts and the Prancing Pony...
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Date: 2004-06-19 05:58 am (UTC)Mum: THE EASTERLINGS ARE MARCHING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION!
Me: Uh...
Mum: Look, the mountains are to their left which means they are marching south and they should be marching east to get to the Black Gate and listen to me recite the entire Silmarillion. IN ELVISH.
(possibly I am exaggerating, but not by much)
She's in love with Aragorn and has admitted to having a LotR-verse Mary Sue. I think she marries Eomer. I asked why she didn't marry Aragorn and she looked shocked and said that if Arwen wasn't there it wouldn't be as authentic.
Like I said, it's picking the lesser of two evils...