tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post3363847721116254562..comments2024-03-20T23:54:23.673-07:00Comments on The Great Raven: An Evening At The Movies: Trumbo!Sue Bursztynskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-55530660699940140172016-02-24T12:38:27.505-08:002016-02-24T12:38:27.505-08:00Yes, Fili indeed! Do watch the final movie. Alas, ...Yes, Fili indeed! Do watch the final movie. Alas, Fili and Kili don't get to die in battle, they get killed going after Azog the Goblin, no doubt so that Tauriel has the chance to weep over Kili's body. And Thorin also dies, though not in battle, but he does get that dying scene with Bilbo from the novel. Bard does survive - and Tolkien tells us in LOTR that he became Lord of Dale.<br /><br />Spartacus is a wonderful movie even if the hero's death is not historically accurate. He is crucified so that his wife, Varinia, gets the chance to show him his son and vow that he, Spartacus, will not be forgotten, before heading off in the wrong direction(South down the Appian Way instead of north to Aquitania). Doesn't matter. It's a beautiful film, beautifully written and acted. Watch it! Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-77183560651958930322016-02-24T08:04:13.054-08:002016-02-24T08:04:13.054-08:00This sounds fascinating! And Fili? Yes please an...This sounds fascinating! And Fili? Yes please and thank you! (I still haven't see Battle of the Five Armies because--I know this is the worst reasoning--all of the guys I fell in love with are going to die. Except Bard. Bard lives, right? Gosh, I've read that book a million times but honestly my very favorite parts are the goblin mines so...<br /><br />I adore Roman Holiday (truth: Audrey getting her haircut inspired me to cut mine) but I've not yet seen Spartacus. I should block off a weekend for long historical epics of the 60s. <br /><br />McCarthyism was horrific, and even more so for me because he was one of the senators from my state. And the idiot city where I live, in their INFINITE WISDOM, named our stupid transit center for the stupid trolleys we have that don't go anywhere except in a circle downtown where there's not much to do: The Joseph F. McCarthy Transit Center. Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01182813280153795199noreply@blogger.com