Turtle

I just finished watching the two towers (extended edition)

(spoilers ahead)

and can I say

the music???? Rohan??? The whole battle of helms deep scene was like??? The best???

and sir Christopher lee’s portrayal of Saruman was perrrrfect

and the lead up to Merry and Pippen’s big moment? 

and the visible way Legolas and Gimli’s dynamic changes?

and Gandalf at Helm’s deep like that was perfectly foreshadowed now I understand what Sanderson was talking and in his lecture

and merry and pippin finding Saruman’s private food store lmao

AND THERE WAS A MAP! WHOOOO

and the conlangs? Chef’s kiss I loved how the world building just showed through sooooo well!

and every time they talked about the shire the theme was therrrrre

ahhhhhh

so good I would watch the whole helms deep/ents sequence a million times over

what is it about the second movie in the trilogy being my favorite? Empire strikes back is also my favorite of the OT, and the OT is my favorite of all the main Star Wars movies (but rouge one and clone wars-)

and the way the traveling seems so cool

and how Aragorn gets a very clear character arc of him figuring himself out that’s a lot more pronounced than the books