Will O' Wisp

Ink, Sound, And Soul

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aryaesque:

maggieblueberry:

But you will not see that.

#sobbing #because though aragorn was the divinely-chosen king descendent from the line of kings #boromir was the one who had grown to manhood among his people; grown up defending and loving them #to him they were not just a faceless mass waiting to be led #or helpless children in the face of the power of the east #they were the warriors that fought beside him and the women that sold their goods in the market and his brother and his father #the houses of healing and the white tree #everything boromir was or ever hoped to be was inextricably bound to gondor; to minas tirith #and here was this elf-raised numenorean who not only was rightful heir to the throne boromir thought defunct #but did not even have the decency to respect and care for the people he would be ruling from it #of course boromir is angry #of course he tries to make aragorn see #boromir you are my favorite until the end of time #the fleeting voice of falliable humanity amid a narrative of gods and heroes#humanity that loves and humanity that falls #ack (via notbecauseofvictories)

#and he succeeded #that’s what makes his tragedy come full bloom #in enacting the very fear aragorn has; in giving in to that weakness to possess the ring (no matter how righteous his reasons) #but then overcoming that weakness and transcending it; in a moment turning around and rising and sacrificing himself for the little folk #boromir singlehandedly restores aragorn’s faith in humanity; helps burn the fear of the weakness inherent in aragorn’s lineage out of him #boromir’s sacrifice wasn’t just for the hobbits and it wasn’t in vain #because boromir’s sacrifice directly redeemed humanity for aragorn and set him on the path to kingship #without boromir and his actions and his sacrifice aragorn might never have resolved within himself #and gondor might never have been saved (via okayophelia)

(Source: lecterings, via the-falleninterlude)

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land-of-greyjoys-and-cannibals:

People need to understand that liking a character does not mean you condone their actions. 

YOU CAN LIKE A CHARACTER FOR THEIR INSANITY OR THE INTELLIGENCE BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU THINK WHAT THEY DO IS OK

YOU CAN FEEL SYMPATHY OVER A CHARACTERS BACKSTORY BUT THAT DOESNT MEAN YOU ERASE WHAT THEY ARE DOING IN THE PRESENT

 STOP HATING ON PEOPLE WHO LIKE “EVIL” CHARACTERS AND GET OFF THAT HIGH HORSE OF YOURS 

*steps off box* 

(via themoonlightsonata)

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brain-food:

West of the Moon
written, directed, and animated by: Brent Bonacorso

Loosely based on several hundred interviews with children about their dreams, ‘West of the Moon’ is the story of one man’s lost love and his strange path to redemption, aided along the way by a gambling robot, a wayward monkey, and a healthy dose of determination.

I loved everything about this short film. It’s stunning!