Bree Screencaps ~ The Ring Calls....

[mechtild]

Cont'd. from the previous entry....


Note: once again I brightened and sharpened these images.

Here is an unretouched frame from the sequence:










Frodo has begun to fiddle with the Ring, the camera watching his hands turn it about in close-up. The voice of the Ring begins to be heard, whispering, "Baggins, Baggins...."

At first Frodo relaxes at the sound of it, as if falling into a trance....




















The camera moves closer. His face has begun to sweat:




















Tension begins to show, as if Frodo is sensing and feeling something less than pleasant.

Suddenly, over the top of the chant-like whispering of his name, Pippin's voice is heard calling out, "Baggins" -- the name which was not to be uttered outside of the Shire.

In extreme close-up, Frodo winces. The sound seems to recall him, dragging him back to consciousness:





























~ To be cont'd...



For the next Bree screencap entry click HERE.



Click HERE for table of other Frodo [and Elijah Wood] screencaps.



~ Mechtild

Comments

[mechtild.livejournal.com]

As I said to someone yesterday, when commenting on some lovely Fro pics, I am just so grateful that I wasn't born in another age when I would have known nothing of my beloved Frodo - what an unbearable thought!!

Not Alone, I think that, too. In fact, when I was panting for RotK's release in theatres, I kept worrying when I had to go on a trip or take the plane: "What if I die before I get to see it? Please don't let that happen!!!!"

I plan to post the last set of this series tonight. Actually there are fewer caps on that page than the other set, but they are still worth looking at.

Curmudgeonly old swooner: "If Frodo's worth looking at, his screencaps are worth looking at!"

[not-alone.livejournal.com]

"I kept worrying when I had to go on a trip or take the plane: "What if I die before I get to see it? Please don't let that happen!!!!"

I was exactly the same!! After FOTR the third film seemed so far off & I kept thinking "What if ..." Thankfully we both made it:)

I spent most of Sat evening looking back at many of your previous screencaps and reading the wonderful discussions that ensued - and a very pleasant few hours it was too!! Sometimes I wonder ... does he know? When he sees himself up there on the screen as Frodo - does he know how beautiful he is? I would love to know what thoughts go through his head but have to accept I never will. Not exactly the kind of question you can ask him when you get your few minutes at a con - "er Elijah - do you know how beautiful you are"? :D

[mechtild.livejournal.com]

There are some gems, aren't there? I hope you looked at the Elijah caps I made (from Flipper and Ridiculous Thoughts), in which he is ravishing. (I think of them as "young film-Frodo, but in the wrong costumes".) I only am sorry I didn't have the program I got for Christmas at the beginning of my series. It offers much more in the way of fine-tuning, especially for colour and lighting. The old program is still much better for sharpening and spot work, though.

I think EW has to know how "cute" so many people think he is. He's been though irresistibly cute and engaging since he first walked on a stage as a child, according to his first agent. But as for "beautiful," he strikes me as a humble person, even about his looks. If he read about us swooning over his pictures from LotR, I am betting he would smile and say, "Ah, but it's Frodo whom they think is beautiful, it's not really me." And he'd be right, if I were consulted. Elijah has a very striking face that is very attractive and even beautiful but he really can make himself look like anything from Hollywood classic to absolutely goony. But EW as Frodo was sheer, take-your-breath-away beauty.