"Just a Feeling" 1

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=200 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="006dba33.gif"> <div> <B>"Just a Feeling" 1</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Just a Feeling 2"><U>"Just a Feeling" 2</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Just a Feeling 3"><U>"Just a Feeling" 3</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Just a Feeling 4"><U>"Just a Feeling" 4</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Just a Feeling 5"><U>"Just a Feeling" 5</U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=94 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="006dba33.gif"> <div> <IMG SRC="009ef530.jpg" border=0 width="239" height="83" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div>  |    <A HREF="http://www.frodolivesin.us" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.frodolivesin.us"><U> home</U></A></div> <div> back to  <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Just a Feeling"><U><B>"Just a Feeling"</B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=386 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#99FF00" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="81824243.gif"> <div>     </div> <div> "Just a Feeling" 1</div> <div> <B>I don't usually crop screencaps, because so often the entire shot emphasizes what's going on, or at least sets the atmosphere. But since Frodo spends the greater part of this scene on the left half of the screen, I've done some cropping of the caps on the first two pages to hold down loading time.  Every shot of Frodo alone (as opposed to Frodo with Sam) has been cropped identically, so any change is due to camera shot differences.  In those solo shots, the left border of the cap is always the original left border of the screen. (In shots with Sam, I've taken some from both sides.)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>I've done something else differently here, too.  I haven't left any space at all between the caps, so that it's easier to see Frodo's movements if you scroll down the page.  That's a very important factor here, and because the caps are narrower I can put the numbering off to the right (at the </B><I><B>bottom </B></I><B>of each picture, since that's how my somewhat limited sitebuilding program does things). </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>In the first set of frames (1-10), we're seeing Frodo's "feeling" in real time.  He doesn't back up, but he's "stopped short," as if he's come up against a wall.  His forward-leaning posture becomes straight.  It reminds me of the instance when he first </B><A HREF="http://www.frodolivesin.us/oneexpression/id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.frodolivesin.us/oneexpression"><U><B>hears Galadriel's voice</B></U></A><B> in his mind when the Fellowship is entering Lorien; he's thrown internally off-kilter for a moment, and it shows externally (well, of course...).  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Because this is, after all, Frodo, I'm willing to believe that what he calls "just a feeling" is a pretty strong experience.  Not only is Frodo (even movie-Frodo) prone to such things, but even movie-Frodo has been known to play down what's happening to him when talking to Sam (</B><A HREF="http://www.frodolivesin.us/TTT/id13.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.frodolivesin.us/TTT/id13.htm"><U><B>"Nothing. Just a dream."</B></U></A><B>  "It's getting heavier.").  That's an element of their relationship in its own right.    </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Even after Sam notices and stops (11), Frodo's "gone" until 15, when he gradually comes back to the outside world and begins raising his eyes to look at Sam. The process takes a few frames (and these aren't frame-by-frame; it's all even more gradual than these pics show).  At the same time that he begins to raise his eyes, he also seems to remember to take a breath. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Interesting eyebrow acting.  In 1-10, when Frodo's completely "within," his eyebrows are down.  He doesn't seem upset - more contemplative, or attentive.  If this were actually the first time he'd thought, "I don't think I'll be going home," IMVHO he wouldn't look like this.  It very much seems to be a re-affirmation of something he's already known, not a new realization.  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>But after Sam brings him back into an awareness of the outside world, the eyebrows go up a bit.  It's as if being startled is more disconcerting than what he's been experiencing.   Or perhaps it's caused him to begin to </B><I><B>think </B></I><B>about what he was experiencing instead of simply experiencing it.  He seems confused, but that would be expected when coming out of the internal state he was in. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Frodo's "coming to" is gradual.   Even after looking up at Sam he seems to continue becoming aware of him.  The half-blink in 32 ff looks as if he's still waking up.  At the bottom of this page he's just beginning to prepare to speak. </B></div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="justafeeling1_top"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="7fec04a0.jpg" border=0 width="448" height="330" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>1.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="7ffc1500.jpg" border=0 width="449" height="336" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>2.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="800c14f0.jpg" border=0 width="449" height="335" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>3.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="802c14d0.jpg" border=0 width="449" height="333" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>4.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="803c04d0.jpg" border=0 width="448" height="333" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>5.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="804bf4d0.jpg" border=0 width="447" height="333" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>6.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="806c14d0.jpg" border=0 width="449" height="333" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>7.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="807c14d0.jpg" border=0 width="449" height="333" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>8</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="809c04c0.jpg" border=0 width="448" height="332" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>9.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="80ac14c0.jpg" border=0 width="449" height="332" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>10.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="957fe4e0.jpg" border=0 width="510" height="334" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>11.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="81ac14f0.jpg" border=0 width="449" height="335" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>12.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="81cc14d0.jpg" border=0 width="449" height="333" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>13</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="81ec14e0.jpg" border=0 width="449" height="334" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>14.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="81fc1500.jpg" border=0 width="449" height="336" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <B><U>15.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="820c1500.jpg" border=0 width="449" height="336" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>16.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="822c04d0.jpg" border=0 width="448" height="333" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>17.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="824c1510.jpg" border=0 width="449" height="337" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>18.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="826c14d0.jpg" border=0 width="449" height="333" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>19.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="827c14f0.jpg" border=0 width="449" height="335" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>20.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="82bc0500.jpg" border=0 width="448" height="336" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>21.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="82ec14e0.jpg" border=0 width="449" height="334" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>22.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="832c14e0.jpg" border=0 width="449" height="334" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>23.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="834c14f0.jpg" border=0 width="449" height="335" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>24.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="958fe500.jpg" border=0 width="510" height="336" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>25.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="836c1500.jpg" border=0 width="449" height="336" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>26.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="837c04e0.jpg" border=0 width="448" height="334" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>27.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="838c14e0.jpg" border=0 width="449" height="334" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>28.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="839c14e0.jpg" border=0 width="449" height="334" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>29.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="83bc14e0.jpg" border=0 width="449" height="334" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>30.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="86ec14e0.jpg" border=0 width="449" height="334" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>31.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="86fc04f0.jpg" border=0 width="448" height="335" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>32.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="870c1500.jpg" border=0 width="449" height="336" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>33.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="871c04e0.jpg" border=0 width="448" height="334" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>34.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="872c14e0.jpg" border=0 width="449" height="334" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>35.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="873c1500.jpg" border=0 width="449" height="336" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>36.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="874c04d0.jpg" border=0 width="448" height="333" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>37.</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="876c14f0.jpg" border=0 width="449" height="335" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B><U>38.</U></B></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="142" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 66 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="#justafeeling1_top" TITLE="Just a Feeling 1"><U><IMG SRC="02e7d3c0.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="60" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 66 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Just a Feeling 2"><U><IMG SRC="03c7d3c0.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="60" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> 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