I have never managed to get more than 1/4 way through the Silmarillon. Boring. As. Fuck.
I love the elves, but at times they can act like total assholes. Like the ones in Mirkwood. And the ones who refused to help the dwarves.
I find the color blindness (lol) of the elves an interesting contrast to the rest of the world they exist in. I see it as them being so 'refined' that they are above color, vibrating at a higher plane of existence as it were. I thought the elven city in LOTR was incredibly beautiful, but I'd get tired of it after awhile. Like you, I'd need color. Those patios that extend out over the cliffs would be covered in begonias and the archy buildings would all have wisterias growing on them.
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Date: 2013-02-12 03:22 am (UTC)I love the elves, but at times they can act like total assholes. Like the ones in Mirkwood. And the ones who refused to help the dwarves.
I find the color blindness (lol) of the elves an interesting contrast to the rest of the world they exist in. I see it as them being so 'refined' that they are above color, vibrating at a higher plane of existence as it were. I thought the elven city in LOTR was incredibly beautiful, but I'd get tired of it after awhile. Like you, I'd need color. Those patios that extend out over the cliffs would be covered in begonias and the archy buildings would all have wisterias growing on them.