Update- at 16 my kid is finally completely enthralled by Fellowship of The Ring.
Don't force films or books on your kids when they're little.
Ask them.
When they're ready- they'll say so.
And if after trying it's still not for them-
Let it go.
You're raising a child. Not a clone.
Find other stuff to engage in together.
Signed- my kid cannot get into Star Wars and that's perfectly fine
Gandalf falls.
I pass a box of tissues towards my kid.
Kid- "Everyone knows Gandalf dies but comes back."
Hobbits start sobbing.
Kid grabs tissue.
I’ve watched the trilogy more times than I can count and I still lose my shit throughout all the movies. Between the beauty of the relationships and the pain of all the losses…
@see_the_sus
I have watched in one form or another (watching through, using them as comfort to fall asleep) hundreds of times.
It's beautiful and sad, but also joyful.
And the Joy isn't in the crowning of the King.
It's in being able to chill out in the pub but Frodo understanding to seize every single joy to come before leaving.
That's where joy lives. In the small moments.