gollums 2 faced personality

[Elenka]

Originally posted by ElfArianwen
Question:
Am I the only one on this forum who is terrified of Gollum?
My friends laugh at me because of it and even I can't figure it out. The war/fight scenes don't bug/gross me out, but GOLLUM FREAKS ME OUT!!!!!!
-Ari-the-weird-one-who-is-afraid-of-Gollum...and penguins

We need to start our own club, the Gollum Gives Us Nightmares club. I'm so-o-o scared of Gollum. In FotR he has about 2.5 seconds of screentime, and those 2.5 seconds were enough. I didn't sleep soundly for two weeks after that....Ugh, creepy.

[Firekitten2006]

I loved the Gollum/Smeagol scenes! It was so sad when you could see at the end, that Gollum had taken control again. But am I the only one who thought that Smeagol was slightly cute? not Gollum, he awoked a horrible hate for freaky looking mean creatures! But Smeagol reminded me of the Grandma on "Maybe its Me" I dont know Its probably just a wierd moment of mine

[ElfArianwen]

We need to start our own club the Gollum Gives Us Nightmares club.

Let's do it. Now I don't feel so bad. Even when I was reading the books he freaked me out. When I read them at night I had to read far enough that it was a scene without the freaky-NOT CUTE, NOT FUNNY-one.
I think they need to add an I'm-Scared-of-Gollum face.

[Aeryn Evenstar]

I thought the portrayal of Gollum was done really well. You have to feel sorry for him. You can see how he is tormented. The last time I went to see TTT the audience started laughing at that point. I really don't see the humor in it. I thought it was really sad.

[Insidious Rex]

Originally posted by Aeryn Evenstar
I thought the portrayal of Gollum was done really well. You have to feel sorry for him. You can see how he is tormented. The last time I went to see TTT the audience started laughing at that point. I really don't see the humor in it. I thought it was really sad.

I agree. I mean am I the only one who saw Gollum as more child like then anything else? Especially with those big puppy dog eyes. And singing to himself and all that. He actually reminds me of my 9 year old nephew. *laugh*

[Aeryn Evenstar]

The Smeagol part of Gollum was really sweet and scared and even seemed like he wanted to fit in by helping. But Gollum was the tormentor. He was a big influence on Smeagol. Smeagol depended on him. Gollum was the part of the charactor who took charge. I think Smeagol saw in Frodo someone to take care of him and help him and that is how he found the strength to tell Gollum to "go away and don't come back." Then Frodo betrayed him, or at least he felt that way. Then he let Gollum barged back in.

[Millane]

i thought it was funny but as i have said they didnt have to change him round and to make him that way that is just his personality

[kiwi]

yeah! I totally agree with you. It was a really good idea but they didn't really have to do it. In a way it probably confused people more and also made it a bit funnier..... atleast that is what is think.

[Dúnedain]

Originally posted by Insidious Rex
I agree. I mean am I the only one who saw Gollum as more child like then anything else? Especially with those big puppy dog eyes. And singing to himself and all that. He actually reminds me of my 9 year old nephew. *laugh*

No, I agree. Here is why I think this too. If you remember back to the story of Smeagol, the time in his life when the ring "came to him" he was just "coming of age" for Hobbits and so he was technically still a teenager, as Pippin is. So, if you look at it from this perspective, Smeagol lost his youth when the ring took dominion over him, which allowed Gollum to take over his life. Now, that Smeagol got to come out again, he kinda picked up where he left off, since he (being Smeagol) was still "coming of age" in the sense that he didn't grow as himself, but instead aged as Gollum...