"Hope Survives"

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=90 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="005dba33.gif"> <div> <A HREF="http://www.frodolivesin.us" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.frodolivesin.us"><U><IMG SRC="006ef530.jpg" border=0 width="239" height="83" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> |    back to:  <A HREF="http://www.frodolivesin.us/nonlotr/id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.frodolivesin.us/nonlotr/id39."><U><B>Going Back for Sarah</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Decision at the Ark"><U>Decision at the Ark</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Searching for Sarah"><U>Searching for Sarah</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Together Again"><U>Together Again</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Saying Goodbye"><U>Saying Good-bye</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id7.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Race Against Time"><U>Race Against Time</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Climbing for Three"><U>Climbing for Three</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id9.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Shock and Collapse"><U>Shock and Collapse</U></A>   |   <B>"Hope Survives"</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="04792923.gif"> <div> <B>     </B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>"Hope Survives"</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Not a whole lot to say about this page.  It's "just" Elijah providing an ever-shifting look at his character's emotions (which would certainly </B><I>be </I><B>shifting during this time).  But that's enough, isn't it?  In all seriousness, after following Leo through these final scenes, I'd think that calling Elijah "that kid from </B><I>Deep Impact</I><B>" should be understood as a compliment.  </B></div> <div> <B> <A NAME="moreofgbfs7_top"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="10b15550.jpg" border=0 width="789" height="341" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="10c16520.jpg" border=0 width="790" height="338" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="10d0e550.jpg" border=0 width="782" height="341" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="10e13530.jpg" border=0 width="787" height="339" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="10f0e530.jpg" border=0 width="782" height="339" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1100f550.jpg" border=0 width="783" height="341" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1110f530.jpg" border=0 width="783" height="339" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="11213540.jpg" border=0 width="787" height="340" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="11313550.jpg" border=0 width="787" height="341" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="11411550.jpg" border=0 width="785" height="341" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="11511540.jpg" border=0 width="785" height="340" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="11611500.jpg" border=0 width="785" height="336" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="11713540.jpg" border=0 width="787" height="340" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1180f550.jpg" border=0 width="783" height="341" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1190d530.jpg" border=0 width="781" height="339" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="11a0e560.jpg" border=0 width="782" height="342" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="11b12560.jpg" border=0 width="786" height="342" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="11c10520.jpg" border=0 width="784" height="338" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="11d18560.jpg" border=0 width="792" height="342" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="11e14560.jpg" border=0 width="788" height="342" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="11f12540.jpg" border=0 width="786" height="340" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1200e550.jpg" border=0 width="782" height="341" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>As the camera pulls out, we're reminded again of this movie's weakness.  It's not the acting, or the cinematography, or even the basic premise or the broad outlines of the three storylines.  It's the pieces that don't make sense (and could have been "fixed" without too much trouble), such as: We're on high ground near a major metropolitan area with millions of inhabitants.  The top of this hill should be packed with people--where is everybody?  (Well, we know </B><I><B>where </B></I><B>they are--but </B><I><B>why</B></I><B>?)  It's too bad that Elijah's storyline had to be the one to suffer from this problem the most. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1211b560.jpg" border=0 width="795" height="342" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> <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= 67 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="#moreofgbfs7_top" TITLE="Hope Survives"><U><B><IMG SRC="00c7d3c0.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="60" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 67 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id9.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Shock and Collapse"><U><B><IMG SRC="0767d3c0.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="60" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>