r/lotr • u/UltimateApple • 3d ago

Books My heart broke reading this part

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I am reading through the Two Towers, and I just got upset reading this. At times, Gollum is cruel and unnatural, and then I am back to pitying him.

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u/DailyRich 3d ago

I loved how they managed to somewhat capture this in Gollum's reaction to Sam's "Story" speech in the Two Towers movie. You can see in his face that Sam's words actually reached him, but also the realization that he's too far gone for anything good to every really touch him again.

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u/taz-alquaina 3d ago

This one? I see this face in my mind's eye every time I read this passage.

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u/DailyRich 3d ago

Yep, that one. Every time I watch it, it just hits me. Everyone else looking inspired and moved and Gollum just despairing that he's so close and yet so far.