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I think the theme of this movie is courage and friendship. The friendship theme is exemplified toward the beginning of the scene, when Aragorn was getting ready to go into battle against the orcs, he had a conversation with Legolas and Gimli. In the conversation, they told Aragorn that they were all in this together and that they would be going into battle with him. The themes are didactic because t
The scene I chose to critique was a scene from the movie, Lord of the Rings, the Two Towers. The scene is where Aragorn and his allies are getting ready to go into battle with the Orcs. This scene illustrates the theme of courage and friendship. Two of the topics that help to reinforce these themes are movement and space.
Space is used several times throughout the movie representing both of the themes mentioned above. The director used space toward the beginning of the scene when Aragorn approaches a scared young boy holding a sword as they were getting ready for the battle. Aragorn moves closer to the boy and tells him that “there is always hope.” This reduction of space illustrates the bond between Aragorn and the boy. Space was also used when Aragorn was preparing for the battle and Legolas shows up along with Gimli. At first, they were sort of separated by space, but once Legolas says that they would help fight, the space between them decreased. This showed how their friendship grew at that moment.
In addition, movement is used several times throughout the movie representing both of the themes. When Aragorn went over talk to the young boy, he put his hand on the boys shoulder and got eye level with him, showing him compassion and to tell him that he won’t be alone during this war and that there is always hope, trying to encourage him. Another time , movement was used when Aragorn was talking with Leoglas and Gimli. After Legolas and Gimli told Aragorn that they would help fight in this war, Legolas put his hand on Aragorn’s shoulder representing their friendship and how they were all in this together. Another use of movement was when the ally elves came to help in the fight. They were all in step with each other and moved sharp and swiftly. This showed how much courage they had. This use of movement is didactic as the audience can see that Legolas is giving Aragorn his support in the coming battle. There is also tension and release in this scene. Aragorn exhibits tension as he prepares for battle, strapping on his weapons, etc. As Legolas approaches and says he was “wrong to despair” and touches Aragorn’s shoulder, the tension is released as Aragorn knows he has his support in the battle.
