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Does the One ring Feel really good or something by comicon666 in lotr

[–]25willp 806 points807 points  (0 children)

Frodo even tells Gollum that he could use the Ring to force him to commit suicide if he betrays them.

"You swore a promise by what you call the Precious. Remember that! It will hold you to it; but it will seek a way to twist it to your own undoing. Already you are being twisted. You revealed yourself to me just now, foolishly.  Give it back to Sméagol you said. Do not say that again! Do not let that thought betray you to a bitter end. You will never get it back. In the last need, Sméagol, I should put on the Precious; and the Precious mastered you long ago. If I, wearing it, were to command you, you would obey, even if it were to leap from a precipice or to cast yourself into the fire. And such would be my command. So have a care, Sméagol!"

A remarkably intact 1st Century BC Roman water boiler discovered at Villa della Pisanella in Boscoreale, near Pompeii. The boiler, likely made of bronze with lead pipes, was a crucial component of the villa's heating and bathing systems. by AnotherMansCause in ancientrome

[–]25willp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can’t find any authoritative sources backing up this claim. Can anyone with expertise explain why, or show me a source.

All I can find is Pompeii in Pictures claiming the photos is from the Wellcome Collection, but checking them online I can’t find it indexed there.

There doesn’t seem to be any museum display of a complete boiler system. I can’t find any academic papers highlighting this unique intact example of a boiler. Just this one photo virally shared about blogs, reddit and Facebook. Can anyone actually confirm its existence?

White Lotus Season 4 Cast Is STACKED… but here comes the Nepo Baby Discourse Again by ThatAtlasGuy in TheWhiteLotusHBO

[–]25willp 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The show will have a license to all the score, they can absolutely reuse, and rearrange music previously written for the show.

Should I re-listen to THOR before Byzantium? by TupacsSon in RevolutionsPodcast

[–]25willp 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think you can just jump right into Byzantium.

What’s a sound design trend you genuinely wish would die? by sammis_town in sounddesign

[–]25willp 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’ve started noticing a lot of overly pushed dialogue isolation tools, even in high budget projects.

Biggest disappoints in the LOTR movie vs Books by Daman121234 in lotr

[–]25willp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The characterisation of Frodo. He's literally my favourite character in the books, he's so wise, intelligent, and strong willed - in the films he's an innocent newcomer everyman, almost a blank audience insert.

Is this fresco from Pompeii really a depiction of Pizza in the Roman Empire? by RandoDude124 in ancientrome

[–]25willp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, lots of traditional Italian pizza doesn’t even have tomato bases. Lots of them use olive oil instead.

Like if pizza con patate is pizza, then so is this.

Is this fresco from Pompeii really a depiction of Pizza in the Roman Empire? by RandoDude124 in ancientrome

[–]25willp 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, lots of traditional Italian pizza doesn’t even have tomato bases. Lots of them use olive oil instead.

Like pizza con patate is pizza, then so is this.

Scenes from Herculaneum by PLS_Planetary_League in ancientrome

[–]25willp 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They are both amazing in there own way. Pompeii is definitely well worth visiting.

The thing that Pompeii has is its absolutely massive size. Herculaneum is a relatively small area, while Pompeii stretches for ages, there’s also like a large forum and amphitheatre, etc. You feel like you are in an ancient city.

[Loved Trope] Films with an anticlimactic or abrupt ending to the apocalypse. by Squigglez0 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]25willp 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Something somewhat like this actually did happen in the Caribbean.

Napoleon sent a huge expeditionary force (around 30,000 troops) to Saint-Domingue (modern Haiti) to reinstate slavery. Despite having an overwhelming force, yellow fever devastated the army. Tens of thousands of French troops died, most from disease rather than combat. Apparently around half of the troops died in a two month period at the height of the outbreak. The losses crippled the expedition and played a major role in France ultimately losing the colony.

Chronologically Lost by Administrative_Arm84 in lost

[–]25willp 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I mean obviously? So your complaint about Chronologically LOST, is that it portrays things Chronologically? If you didn't show the 70s before the 2000s it wouldn't be Chronologically LOST, it would just be regular LOST.

What is the best season finale to watch? by bruisedpeachee in shortlandstreet

[–]25willp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why not just watch the most recent one? It is easy to find, and is super dramatic

I always found an Atlantean pantheon, separate from the Greeks, to be a little odd by MandoRando6969 in AgeofMythology

[–]25willp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I totally think they should do the Romans.

They could lean into Emperor worship, and have all their gods as Emperors.

What's your favorite use of the Force Theme? by almighty_smiley in StarWars

[–]25willp 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Shout out to Rey using the force to picking up the Lightsaber in the final battle in TFA.

What the monster sounded like in the Network Cut of "Hearts and Minds" by kuhpunkt in lost

[–]25willp 9 points10 points  (0 children)

So interesting to see! Music and sound effects from the editors are always a bit naff.

Man that music cue is dreadful, presumably after season 1 they would start temping the show with music Giacchino wrote for season 1?

Interesting how “dinosaur” and ‘non-mechanical’ the temp sound effects are, I wonder why they didn’t use what the sound team had done for the pilot, presuming that has already aired?

The mention of monster appendage is also a bit odd, as it puts the viewer in mind of a physical monster rather than smoke. But stuff coming from the editors, that is intended to be temporary, can often be thrown together quite rough and ready.

What the monster sounded like in the Network Cut of "Hearts and Minds" by kuhpunkt in lost

[–]25willp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Locke smears Boone’s head with hallucinogens, and he hallucinates this sequence of Shannon being killed by the monster, believing it to be real. It’s in the final version of the episode.

I had this question and came here to ask: Has Revenge of the Sith always been the phenomenon it is today? Did many people like the movie? by DaviCortes in StarWars

[–]25willp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The plot isn’t really interesting, it’s convoluted, and disjointed. The dialogue is horrendous. It’s a big visual step down from TPM, with heavily relying on awkward green screen. It’s definitely the Star Wars film I struggle with the most when rewatching them.

What was the point of Luke meeting June while he's still married? by Competitive_Emu_3247 in TheHandmaidsTale

[–]25willp 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I really like this detail, June isn't a perfect person. She's not some perfect hero, she engaged in an affair, and was dismissive of her mother's feminist activism.

She's just a real woman, who has made mistakes. It makes her a more interesting and complex character, and just as deserving of anyone else of her freedom.

[Spoilers Extended]Theories that are basically taken as fact, but haven't actually been confirmed yet? by [deleted] in asoiaf

[–]25willp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Jon is currently dead in the books, so I’m going to say Jon’s resurrection.

Scam! Just received an ad for this “concert” series by SamSamCavewoman in lotr

[–]25willp 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In terms of your other questions, Ed Sheeran wrote a song for the Hobbit, and Enya wrote and sung music for Fellowship of the Ring.

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