We return to the best part of the day, at least it probably is if you’ve gotten this far. The Quest for New Zealand’s Lord of the Rings by MEE!!! will commence shortly.
Today’s expectations, unfortunately, fell short. We only managed to make it to one of the sights we had planned, but our fingers are crossed that we can make it tomorrow. This scene, I think, was also a little disappointing. Firstly, when I looked at the film I was sure we would have little trouble finding the correct spot. This turned out wrong, as we never did find the exact location. Also, it was blisteringly hot, which has a tendency to inflict headaches and drowsiness upon people.
But let’s find this scene, shall we? Two Towers. First disc. Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbits. Basically, start it and then pause immediately. Gollum comes galloping in with a batch of rabbits, or ‘coonies’
The area where this was filmed was a large rocky expanse, dotted in trees and scrub. The scrub was easy enough to find, as well as the ground (it looks a little bit like sand, but it’s actually lichen that completely covers the ground). But finding that white beech tree was hard, let alone two right next to each other. Also, note the mountains in the background. The tops have been chopped off.
There was a lot of walking up and down this one path, trying to find the right spot. And that was followed by river crossings (some of us claimed not to get wet…right). So, follow this scene onwards. The rabbits get cooked (by Sam) and then Frodo heads off into the forest after hearing a strange noise. We flash to a scene of Frodo walking through the forest after Sam says to Gollum, “You’re hopeless.”
I don’t know if the forest Frodo was walking through was at our location. However, Sam will soon follow after Frodo, into the forest and to a cliff edge. Yet again, we knew the cliff was somewhere, but we were even less clear about that location. There was a rocky ledge we saw, but look at them on that cliff edge. Dirt, needles. Not rocks. There was another, much higher, cliff we passed by. Maybe that was it. Who knows?
This concludes today’s short of The Quest for New Zealand’s Lord of the Rings by MEE!!! MEE!!! and company thanks you for your attention. Goodnight.
