a fannish post for a change :)
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floatingleafJust checking in to say that I finally watched Born of Hope. Yes, I know it's been out there since sometime last year, probably - but when I first heard about the project, it wasn't done yet, and then I sort of forgot about it. Until it popped up in conversation with ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
illuins_lair a while ago. And I realized I am extremely late to the party - as usual.;)
So... anyway. The film is gorgeous. So amazingly well done and so true to the spirit of LOTR, you can hardly believe it wasn't created by Peter Jackson's team. It's a truly wonderful labor of love... or, in other words, one of the greatest pieces of fanart ever made. Because that's what it is, by any definition. And somehow I think Professor Tolkien would be very happy with it, even though he never invented some of those characters/events. In the whole big discussion on the legitimacy of fanfiction/fanart, I think this film is a very strong argument in favor of it. I can't imagine anyone seeing it and then saying it shouldn't have been made. If that actually happened and I am simply unaware of it - please let me know.;)
My favorite character was, of course, Elgarain (I say "of course", because if you've seen the film, and if you know anything about me and my life, you will probably know why ;). Played by Kate Madison, who also directed and produced the movie. That woman is damn AWESOME. I am totally, like, crushing on her right now.;P Christopher Dane, who plays Arathorn, is also great. All the characters are believable and fit in very well into Tolkien's universe. The story is moving, the costumes and other detail beautifully done, the fight sequences convincing, the music... wow. Just... WOW. A fannish experience to be treasured, no doubt about it. <333
But speaking of fanfiction... I has a rec to share. Midsummer Memorial bygeale01. Not for the faint of heart - for it is canon A/L, which, as we all know, doesn't include a happy ending. But it is sooo beautifully written it just has to be given proper homage. It made me cry and cry and cry (and I wasn't PMS-ing at the time, just so you know...;P). It is right up there at the top of my 'best A/L angst' list - somewhere close to Leaves of Gold by lady_elina. Which is really saying a lot. Anyway... you can find it here:
http://geale01.livejournal.com/18779.html#cutid1
As you can surely tell, I am in a very LOTR-loving mood at the moment.:D
illuins_lair a while ago. And I realized I am extremely late to the party - as usual.;)So... anyway. The film is gorgeous. So amazingly well done and so true to the spirit of LOTR, you can hardly believe it wasn't created by Peter Jackson's team. It's a truly wonderful labor of love... or, in other words, one of the greatest pieces of fanart ever made. Because that's what it is, by any definition. And somehow I think Professor Tolkien would be very happy with it, even though he never invented some of those characters/events. In the whole big discussion on the legitimacy of fanfiction/fanart, I think this film is a very strong argument in favor of it. I can't imagine anyone seeing it and then saying it shouldn't have been made. If that actually happened and I am simply unaware of it - please let me know.;)
My favorite character was, of course, Elgarain (I say "of course", because if you've seen the film, and if you know anything about me and my life, you will probably know why ;). Played by Kate Madison, who also directed and produced the movie. That woman is damn AWESOME. I am totally, like, crushing on her right now.;P Christopher Dane, who plays Arathorn, is also great. All the characters are believable and fit in very well into Tolkien's universe. The story is moving, the costumes and other detail beautifully done, the fight sequences convincing, the music... wow. Just... WOW. A fannish experience to be treasured, no doubt about it. <333
But speaking of fanfiction... I has a rec to share. Midsummer Memorial by
geale01. Not for the faint of heart - for it is canon A/L, which, as we all know, doesn't include a happy ending. But it is sooo beautifully written it just has to be given proper homage. It made me cry and cry and cry (and I wasn't PMS-ing at the time, just so you know...;P). It is right up there at the top of my 'best A/L angst' list - somewhere close to Leaves of Gold by lady_elina. Which is really saying a lot. Anyway... you can find it here: http://geale01.livejournal.com/18779.html#cutid1
As you can surely tell, I am in a very LOTR-loving mood at the moment.:D
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Date: 2010-07-06 01:01 am (UTC)Um..*blushes a little*
One just never knows, but it´s either me or the world that is slightly crazy. Or, I might also origin from some faraway planet in outer space.. It´s a bit lonely at times.
Being involved in a threesome would probably equal emotional torture, because I would always feel like I'm the odd one out..
But... if there´s Lust there´s not really anything as "the odd one out"? It´s perhaps just your self-reflection speaking.. (I sincerely think that it might need some severe cleanout in the confidence-dep.)
What does Lust means to you?
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Date: 2010-07-06 02:33 am (UTC)Haha. No shit, Mr. Freud.;P
What does Lust means to you?
Oh dear. What a question. I guess lust doesn't exist for me in separation from love/affection/emotional closeness of some kind. Or if it does, it is never acted on - because once it is acted on, it creates affection/closeness... or the desire of it. To put it simply, I could never understand how people can enjoy "casual sex". What's ever casual about letting another person see you naked/touch you intimately etc.? Why would you be even interested in that with a virtual stranger?...
In other words, I seem unable to feel lust "just by itself" - and those other emotions that come with it can be very tricky. The more I want someone, the more power they have to hurt me by rejecting my attentions, or by choosing someone else. Or by simply taking advantage of the physical need and not wanting anything more. So if I were involved with two people at the same time, the potential for getting hurt would automatically double. Yes, I know - I'm hopeless. But I did happen to be in a sort of emotional threesome once, and I did end up being "the odd one out" - at least in my own perception at that point in time - so it is a sort of a painful spot for me. I just don't truly believe in "real life" happy threesomes, I suppose - they are a beautiful fantasy which I love to read about... like beautiful immortal creatures who stay in love with the same person for all eternity.:)
I'm not sure if I answered your question. Maybe I don't know the answer. I have never actually made love to two people at the same time, so how would I really know?... I only know how very little it takes for me to feel rejected, because I have felt it - and it hurt like hell. Precisely because I felt lust/affection for the two people who were apparently choosing each other over me. So maybe I am just a little paranoid about the same thing happening again if I ever decide to try a threesome... *shrug*