tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post2859533827950798916..comments2024-03-28T11:53:04.773-04:00Comments on Hamlette's Soliloquy: MEMM Day 23 - The Hobbit character you understand the leastHamlette (Rachel)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-79115966459318654352015-04-29T21:17:00.124-04:002015-04-29T21:17:00.124-04:00One word that pops into my mind regarding Thrandui...One word that pops into my mind regarding Thranduil is "aloof." He's kind of apart from all the other things going on in this story, holds himself above and beyond the other characters. He isn't a hero or a villain, he's his own wild, unknowable, higher being.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-69003012076690622692015-04-29T20:18:13.651-04:002015-04-29T20:18:13.651-04:00I don't understand him either. I couldn't ... I don't understand him either. I couldn't figure out if he was meant to be some kind of heroic character or villain type one. I guess he was meant to be known as either, but he wasn't my favourite. Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395502314886308773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-65249129000397807982015-04-29T19:19:02.156-04:002015-04-29T19:19:02.156-04:00He's also very cold, yes. He's not nice. ...He's also very cold, yes. He's not nice. At all. Like, ever. Okay, he's nice for 2 seconds to Legolas at the end, and to Tauriel for maybe 4 seconds. But he's not innately nice. Or helpful. I don't trust him. Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-33425435408771399242015-04-29T18:28:24.219-04:002015-04-29T18:28:24.219-04:00*snaps fingers* Oh, yeah! He was the one I could...*snaps fingers* Oh, yeah! He was the one I couldn't understand, more so than Thorin. I think Thranduil went completely out of my mind when I was writing my answer to this...<br /><br />I remember watching the movies and thinking, "What is with this guy and why do people seem to like him?" I mean...I suppose I sort of like him at the end, but...that's two minutes out of aboutOliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546655886492251059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-3507059034134100352015-04-29T14:35:08.268-04:002015-04-29T14:35:08.268-04:00(This would be why I like Tony Stark, but not Loki...(This would be why I like Tony Stark, but not Loki. Tony's also unpredictable, but he's fairly dependable. Mostly.)Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-83489292392440480912015-04-29T14:33:59.554-04:002015-04-29T14:33:59.554-04:00You know... maybe unpredictability isn't the r...You know... maybe unpredictability isn't the real problem here. Because both Wolverine and Sawyer delight in being unpredictable, and one of Holmes and Saunders' greatest strengths is that their enemies can't predict what they'll do.<br /><br />But as I re-read my third paragraph here, I see that you know what? It's not Thranduil's unpredictability that keeps me from Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-46966018936648065112015-04-29T14:22:37.981-04:002015-04-29T14:22:37.981-04:00You know, my cats are very predictable. Too predi...You know, my cats are very predictable. Too predictable. They have schedules, routines, and do the same things every day. LOL!<br /><br />It's very fascinating. The more you mention need for predictability, the more I realize I how opposite I am in that. We know that, of course, but my reaction's starting to get visceral, and that's intriguing.DKorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819702518388146971noreply@blogger.com