In 2001 I graduated from high school. This was also the year Lord of the Rings came to the big screen. As one educational milestone was behind me so I began another. I started learning about Hobbits.
For 13 years I have sat in front of movie theater screens and TV screens and watched hours upon hours of Hobbits, Elves and Wizards on a quest over a ring. Why on earth would anyone endure this?
This nerd asks why not?
For us fans, Peter Jackson has allowed us to take these beloved novels by J.R.R. Tolkien and the characters imagined in our heads and given them life on the big screen.
This was a family affair for many years and once Matthew came on the scene he was begged to come along. The memories continued at Moms house. When both my brother and I were in Lansing for a weekend we’d rush in the house, starving after church, grab a bite and plop down on the couch to nap while hobbits and elves warred in the background. Mom would walk in and turn off the TV as she saw both kids passed out on opposing couches. Inevitably one of us would mumble, half asleep, “Can you turn that back on? We were watching it.” Still to this day when we are both at Mom's someone will say, “I could go for a nap, should we put on Lord of the Rings?”
As I watched the last movie, The Battle of Five Armies, I began to think about all these things. Seems silly how a movie can make lasting family memories.
Bilbo and Frodo’s adventures have come to an end but the memories made with my family live on. Every story has an ending and as I watched these characters say goodbye to one another, they were also parting ways with there fans.
What I learned from a Hobbit.
1. Rings are pretty and golds nice too but don’t let the pursuit of money or fancy things blur what’s truly important.
2. Adventures come only when you leave your comfort zone. Very rarely do they show up knocking on your door.
3. Always pack snacks…you never know how long your journey will be.
4. Loyal friends are the key to getting through the hard times.
5. Old men with long beards have been around the mountain a time or two and have wisdom to share. Don’t count someone out because of their age.
6. Pedicures are a luxury but no matter how tight money can be take a little time to clean those tootsies up!
7. It doesn’t matter what we look like or the backgrounds we’ve come from, when we come together with a goal in mind we can make tremendous things happen. We may have fights and blow out battles but through it all we can choose to grow together instead of apart.
Until next time si-fi friends....
For 13 years I have sat in front of movie theater screens and TV screens and watched hours upon hours of Hobbits, Elves and Wizards on a quest over a ring. Why on earth would anyone endure this?
This nerd asks why not?
For us fans, Peter Jackson has allowed us to take these beloved novels by J.R.R. Tolkien and the characters imagined in our heads and given them life on the big screen.
This was a family affair for many years and once Matthew came on the scene he was begged to come along. The memories continued at Moms house. When both my brother and I were in Lansing for a weekend we’d rush in the house, starving after church, grab a bite and plop down on the couch to nap while hobbits and elves warred in the background. Mom would walk in and turn off the TV as she saw both kids passed out on opposing couches. Inevitably one of us would mumble, half asleep, “Can you turn that back on? We were watching it.” Still to this day when we are both at Mom's someone will say, “I could go for a nap, should we put on Lord of the Rings?”
As I watched the last movie, The Battle of Five Armies, I began to think about all these things. Seems silly how a movie can make lasting family memories.
Bilbo and Frodo’s adventures have come to an end but the memories made with my family live on. Every story has an ending and as I watched these characters say goodbye to one another, they were also parting ways with there fans.
What I learned from a Hobbit.
1. Rings are pretty and golds nice too but don’t let the pursuit of money or fancy things blur what’s truly important.
2. Adventures come only when you leave your comfort zone. Very rarely do they show up knocking on your door.
3. Always pack snacks…you never know how long your journey will be.
4. Loyal friends are the key to getting through the hard times.
5. Old men with long beards have been around the mountain a time or two and have wisdom to share. Don’t count someone out because of their age.
6. Pedicures are a luxury but no matter how tight money can be take a little time to clean those tootsies up!
7. It doesn’t matter what we look like or the backgrounds we’ve come from, when we come together with a goal in mind we can make tremendous things happen. We may have fights and blow out battles but through it all we can choose to grow together instead of apart.
Until next time si-fi friends....