Ring Envy

[qos]

I've been scanning the news coverage of the "Return of the King" premiere in New Zealand, and it's propelled me once again into intense jealousy of the entire LOTR company: actors, crew members, writers, and especially director Peter Jackson. I love movies. Since childhood, I've dreamed of taking part in film production. I know it's not glamourous, but the collaborative and complex creative process fascinates me.* It's always been a siren song that I never dared to follow. But no motion picture, not even the original Star Wars movies, has ever afflicted me with an envy so intense that it becomes a physical sensation - until I saw "The Fellowship of the Ring."

It's a combination of the grandeur of the story, the talent and appeal of the actors, and the sheer immensity and integrity of the production. Jackson's achievement is unparalleled, and I feel a completely non-rational but real ache at not having been able to participate in the saga that went on behind the screen.


* I've enjoyed my work as a theatrical director and stage manager, but have only video production to my credit.

Comments

[queenofhalves]

i agree. i cry at semi-random moments throughout both of the first two movies. i'm almost embarrassed at how deeply the mythology speaks to me, but there it is.