![]() He doesn't know how to lie and I think people feel protective of that, they feel protective of that emotion, they feel protective of that in themselves."Īnd, as Astin points out, it isn't like Sam goes unrewarded for his efforts and strength of character. And so there's something about when somebody truly loves you, you feel it, and Sam is true to Frodo and he's true to the mission and he's faithful and he's honorable and he's honest. "Our political figures say stuff and it just rings as false and hollow. "We talk about true love, truth, honesty these are concepts that we know in our lives based on their connection to things that aren't true and aren't real and are false," he says. I think he'd be like, even though I like it, okay, well at least they know I was in the movies too, that's nice." So to me, anytime somebody says Sam is the true hero, the real hero, I kind of, on behalf of Sam, cringe a little bit even though I think Sam would kind of like it a little bit. He's a Christ type figure and he sacrifices his immortal soul, maybe not completely, but you know something is lost, it can't be regained. "With Frodo, it's the same type of journey. "With Christ, there's a cross and nails that go through their hands and feet and the crown of thorns and blood coming down the head," Astin explains. It's an opinion that those fans haven't been shy about sharing with Astin. ![]() Astin is inviting fans to join him in re-reading The Fellowship of the Ring as part of his book club on .įrodo Baggins may be the Ringbearer and Aragorn the King of Men, but many fans see Sam, who remained by Frodo's side even when spurned and carried Frodo (literally) for the last leg of their journey to Mount Doom, as the real hero of The Lord of the Rings. ![]() Sean Astin, who played the noble Hobbit gardener Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings, is celebrating in another way. Home Entertainment celebrated by packaging The Lord of the Rings trilogy together with The Hobbit trilogy that Jackson made 10 years later, all in 4k ultra HD, into a single package, The Ultimate Middle-Earth 6-Film Collector's Edition. December 2021 marked the 20th anniversary of The Fellowship of the Ring, the first installment of Peter Jackson's award-winning, critically-acclaimed, box office hit Lord of the Rings trilogy, based on the seminal fantasy novels of J.R.R. ![]()
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