My 13-year-old son and I have been getting into Lord of the Rings lately.
[In fact, he's basically obsessed with it. We bought almost all the books written for this series. He watches all the behind-the-scenes footage of the movies. He's researched New Zealand. He reads books on medieval weapons and armor. And it's inspired him to create lots of medieval things. He spends time everyday making medieval helmets and weapons out of foam and PVC pipe. He's made working bows out of branches and thick cotton string, with arrows made out of dowel rods and bird feathers. (And they shoot over 50 feet or so. Impressive!) Don't worry ... he only shoots at a hay bale or a cardboard target, never at animals or people! For the "foam battles" with his friends, he has bows made out of PVC pipe, and the arrows have foam balls instead of pointy tips, so no one gets hurt. They all have such a blast! It's great to watch them using their imagination and having fun with their creations. (One of his dreams is to make props for movies like The Lord of the Rings someday.)]
Anyway, we both love, love, love this song from the end of Battle of the Five Armies:
The Last Goodbye
Always makes me cry!
Well done, Billy Boyd! Such a great song.
But like I said, it always makes me cry. A good cry. A sad cry. A bittersweet cry, understanding how we can want a long, difficult journey to end, but not really want it to be over.
Such a great song!
(I can't decide which video I like best, the one above or this one. Both are so great!)
