LOTR I give you the light of Eärendil, our most beloved star.

[Samarasas88]

Magnific video, i feel dark moment actually and i can tell this video is the best medicine. Dont know why, the voice of Galadriel, the face of Frodon, the feeling to leave something and about the adventure. All of that make me feel better. 

[cleanupcat]

Courage, hope, heroism, light.... The vial represents many things

[Cranberries23]

A vial of hope and a vial of pain, in the light they both looked the same.

[georgel19841]

coold fusion ,baby

[iDoIIy]

She's so stunningly beautiful.

[teletabis009]

i think my words would be excess! this is truly epic.

Salute

[urbandiscount]

Galadriel is the queen as she appears in Anglo Saxon heroic poetry: women of power, whose task is to give gifts, rings, to the hero-warriors in the Hall. Tolkien's dayjob was as professor of Old English: and in that capacity he wrote extensively on Old English poetry, most notably: Beowulf. Indeed it can be argued that much of LOTR is popularizing concepts that are commonplace in Anglo Saxon poetry.

[PersianPaladin]

I think she reminds me of the Virgin Mary. I wonder if Tolkien had such a reference on his mind.

[PennySmart]

@PersianPaladin Yes, you are quite right as Tolkien was a devout Catholic but he was wary of allegories.

[suckit69er]

@PennySmart It is well know that Tolkien hated people saying that any parts of his book were inspired by nazis or religion of any sort, as they were not, nor were they ever meant to be.

[PennySmart]

@suckit69er Hi, Read his letters. He clearly states that he was inspired by Christianity though it seems to upset many people!

[suckit69er]

@PennySmart Whilst he states he was inspired by Christianity, he also states very strongly and very clearly that his books and his writing have nothing to do with Chritianity or WW2 and are not symbolic to anything. It is a deep philosophical piece of fiction, nothing else. I dont know how many times people need to be told, although Tolkien was a strong Christian, it had nothing to do with the books at all. It ruins the books to say so, as people will not see them as they are.

[Hermoor]

@PennySmart Christianity was a minor inspiration for him compared to norse mythology and in particular the finnish mythology.

[PennySmart]

@Hermoor Hi, read his letters. He clearly states that he was inspired by Christianity though it seems to upset many people! But maybe you know better than him!

[Hermoor]

@PennySmart Obviously he was inspired by christianity, Gollum's sacrefice is more or less a direct paralell to jesus sacrefice. But that is a very minor thing in comparison to the entire mythology which was inspired of Greek and norse mythology. Everything you see is a slight modification to norse mythology.

[PennySmart]

@Hermoor No, of course, Gollum's sacrifice is not inspired by Christ: it's the antithesis of it!! It's not a "sacrifice": he fell due to his greed. Christ laid down His life voluntarily to save others. No parallel there.

You need to read his letters - not what others have written about his works.

[Hermoor]

@PennySmart Well Gollum's sacrefice is a matter of intepretation. Other than Gollum's "sacrefice". Melkor falling into darkness is very similar to Lucifer. But that is also the only parallels I can draw between christianity and silmarillion. There are way too many things that are similar between for example norse/finnish mythology in comparsion to christianity. Christianity is minor...not at all a great inspiration.

[jnnfrsty]

if you truly seen the whole movie you would never think that gollum sacrifice himself, he fell because of his greed he realizes that to the very end he could never let go of his precioussssss. (just a correction!-watch again that part and and make a clear conclusion)

[300warrior300]

@suckit69er Yes, unlike lewis's narnia nothing in Tolkien is an exact algory or sympolism. But their are many reflections of his faith and beliefs, throughout the lord of the rings, and most especially in the silmarilion. For example, Frodo can be compared to Christ carrying his cross to the mountain of doom.

[suckit69er]

@300warrior300 I agree with what you say completely. You could compare many things from LOTR to things from the Bible and events throughout the life of Tolkien. I do still defend the fact that Tolkien was upset at the fact people saw he drew inspiration in his books from events in the war or the Bible. So while you could find that the ring could represent a cross and Frodo could represent Jesus, Tolkien would tell you that they do not, nor where they ever supposed to.

[300warrior300]

@suckit69er I think he accepted that, his faith was inspiration. Because Tolkien's aim was to create England's own mythology, like Scandinavia or Greece and Rome. I think it was always a concern to him, that this mythology did not become in anyway pagan.

But, we are all effected by our own likes and prejudices. For example, Tolkien was deeply suspicious of industry and machinery, which is why the dark powers are are so prone to use machinery.

[suckit69er]

@300warrior300 Yes that's defiantly correct and I agree completely. Sometimes it gets annoying when people say "LOTR is based on the Bible and the war" when that simply is not true, although his faith was a big inspiration as you say.

[7Famark]

This is going to sound so corny and lame, I know - but this scene (both in the novel and in the movie) is so moving. . .something about the idea of being granted a gift that will light your way in dark times is just so powerful, at least to me, it is.

[flashback289]

this is the best pat of the soundtrack of all LOTR movies...this music makes me shiver...it's amazing!

[MasterDon08]

I love this particular song playing behind Blanchett's voice. If anyone know the name of it then please let me know.

[menace1987]

@MasterDon08 its right in the middle of "the fighting uruk-hai" in the extended music. it is on youtube somewhere (part2)

[Ruca77]

A lovely scene with very importance :)

[aliyasoofi]

wow this scene makes me cry because i love lotr and watch it all the time in my underwear with my 4 cats and some nachos it's so good of a movie that i cry a lot now

[flaarisse]

Aiya Eärendil Elenion Ancalima!

[Benniesan]

It makes me cry too...it's the beautiful song playing coupled with the purity of her encouragement.

[vriend1]

~*<>*~ May it be a LIGHT for you in dark places when other lights go out ~*<>*~

[russky1802]

a great scene!

[helgard2]

Never never dont underestimate the huge power of words when woman speaks.....These words wos a value of life.....Best for you frodo ......fest for you galadriel.....and for you too Peter Jakcson....You gave us the most beloved film in the history......Thank you very much .....helgard

[dirtyturkeypd]

her words are so comforting, i wish i had that gift =p

[OERmensje1996]

me three! :D

[xhgc]

me too =S

[one4sorrow]

I always cry when I watch this bit and I don't know why...

[larbo1616]

Me too.

[selearemus]

@one4sorrow i wish i was like you!

i want to cry too :(

[Hirally]

@one4sorrow It always makes me cry too... I think it's the music, and just the simplicity of her encouragement.

[ecstasyintokyo]

@one4sorrow me too<3

[ecstasyintokyo]

@one4sorrow me too </3 omg

[knightofavalon86]

@one4sorrow Tolkien is a master at garnering that reaction. Middle Earth is a world of decline, of weariness, of things passing away, but it is also a world of hope for a final victory.

[Dakktyrel]

@one4sorrow I do to, because she is giving Frodo a most precious and enduring gift, hope. For when all the lights go out and evil seems to be all around, he can take out the light of Earendil and know that there is still good and it's worth continuing on for or even fighting for.