Scenes that Gave you the Chills

[Arielle]

In the movies/books, were there any scenes that upon reading/watching, just gave you the chills?

For me, my chill inducing book scenes was Aragorn's introduction in the Prancing Pony, ("My name is Aragorn, son of Arathorn, and if by life or death I can save you, I will."), Frodo trying to escape the Ringwraiths when the stab wound begins to consume him, and pretty much every Merry and Pippin moment in the final battle of the Shire in Return of the King.

For the movies...well, I could rant for ages about that, but in particular Pippin's song for the Steward of Gondor, the coronation of Aragorn, ("My friends, you bow to no one,"), and the entire Shire/Grey Havens sequence at the very end of Return of the King.

[Fishie]

It's been way to long since I read the books, and I can't remember eveything, I need to reread them.

I agree with you on everyone you picked from the movie. I am not ashamed to admit that I've cried during the coronation scene, and when they go off into the Grey Havens. I also love Bilbo's birthday party, it's just so lively and fun!

[Annie Stargaryen]

i haven't read the books yet(but hopefully will get to read them soon=D) but i definitely agree with all of the movie scenes you said especially the coronation and Pippin's song(i even have the song on my ipod=D) because they are awesome scenes=D

[Arielle]

Definitely read them, when you get the chance! They aren't fast reads, but they are really worth it for certain parts, where you read them and are like "damn, Tolkein is good." There are some things in the movie that are better portrayed then they are in the writing (characters are more emotionally relatable, and some of the dialogue is better), but Tolkein's knack for descriptions, world building, poetry, and quotable one-liners is amazing.

[Arielle]

Heehee, I've got the RotK soundtrack on my ipod, and it always makes me happy to know that I've got a bit of Pippin in my Pocket. :-)

[Emily Darby]

The scene that gets me every time in the books and in the movie is when Sam says "I can't carry it for you but I can carry you!" This statement is just so powerful! and I love Sam so much!
And I do have to agree with you I cry during the coronation every time and pippin's song is fantastic.
There are just so many scenes that really get to me- the whole book/movie is wonderful!

[Matilda D.]

I also agree about Sam's statement. That is probably my absolute favourite moment in the movies. Or at least one of them.

[Michael]

The Ride of the Rohirrim in RotK, and Sam's speech at the end of the Two Towers as it shows the ents in Isengard and the Uruks fleeing Helms Deep. They get me everytime.

[Spriggs3.0]

The most chilling scene in the books is most definitely the entirety of the Scouring of the Shire... it truly shows how a Maiar spirit like Saruman, who is supposed to be a bastion of light and good can be corrupted and become so evil that he enslaves a peaceful folk like the hobbits just for more power also both times when Tom Bombadil saves the hobbits form Old Man Willow and the Barrow Wights...

In the films, well I think that it is the part where Sam saves Frodo from Shelob and slays the last child of Ungoliant, I find this scene chilling because it is a point when the entire quest could have collapsed and they were so close that to fail then would have been a heart breaking moment for the viewer... also the Shelob looked truly awesome.

[Bhakti Patel]

The Muster of Rohirrim. It was so inspiring, basically anything related to Rohan was awesome.

[Claressa Wilcox]

So far I have only read The Hobbit and read/seen The Fellowship of the Ring.

Here's how great these books are: I love to read, but I don't get emotionally involved in/affected by the books I read. However, FOTR has two places that really got me.

The Mines of Moria chapter was possibly the scariest thing I've ever read. It was so eerily tense and suspenseful that I couldn't help putting myself into the situation with the characters. I kept thinking, "We're going to die. We're going to die!" before I remembered that 1.) This is a book. I'm not invovled in this! and 2.) There's far to much story left for them to die now.

The other was in the very last chapter. The whole chapter was so emotionally charged, and the last bit with Sam chasing after Frodo was, for me, the most heartwarming part of the whole book. It's not exactly happy, but you have to grin when Sam nearly drowns himself jumping after the boat like a dumbass. It made me love him more than ever.

[Adamadorable]

In the books, I teared up after Borimir realizes his mistake with Frodo and calls for forgiveness, but no one hears him.

In the films, I cry when Faramir charges back into Osgiliath. Every time.

[raxacoricofallipatorian (rax)]

That part with Faramir tears my heart asunder every time