Dec 29 2003
Lord of the Rings
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Currently Watching House of Sand and Fog By Jennifer Connelly, Ben Kingsley, Ron Eldard see related |
While we’re continuing on the bored trail, I finally watched Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Now, I was actually surprised on how much I enjoyed this movie, as Frodo’s journey drove me to tears sometimes! (Oh and ladies I now understand all this everlong fascination and love with Legolos!) The movie was a grand epic, a good epic I haven’t seen in a long time!
In between the LOTR, I took time out to watch House of Sand and Fog with Tyler. While the story and the plot was uneven at times, Jennifer Connelly and Ben Kingsley performance was an absolute joy to watch. The story centers around a house and the two people whose lives depend on this house. One character is a former colonel from Iran trying to better his life. The other character is a newly divorced woman trying to get her life back together. Even though they seem worlds apart, the director showed meanigful parallels between the two characters that showed they were very much in the same conflict. While the violent end did disturb me just a bit, the performances were emtionally gut-wrenching as your heart went out to the respective characters. I recommend this movie, but the story could have been so much better. Only the performances of these fine actors saved the movie.
