Film Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers
An individual’s beliefs are entirely their own, but outside factors, such as experiences, new perspectives, and the opinions of others greatly affect these beliefs. New perspectives will almost always influence a person's beliefs and values, as they give new information previously unknown, as shown in the feature-length film Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. In the Fangorn Forest, we see an Ent known as Treebeard decide definitively that the Ent’s would not go to war, but a new perspective was revealed, changing the belief of the Ents in regards to the necessity of war. Something similar happened with Gollum, the abuse from Faramir and his men caused a drastic change in Gollum’s beliefs about the hobbits, and this was due to a new perspective
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towards men. Faramir himself also experiences a change in beliefs when he is given a new perspective as to Sam and Frodo’s character. With new information, comes the opportunity to re-evaluate a person’s beliefs, and thus change accordingly.
Fangorn Forest is home to a race known as the Ents, and when asked for assistance against the rising threat of Saruman, they initially refused to do so.
Treebeard, a particulairly prominent Ent, was especially against this, believing that his race would endure the conflicts and remain neutral. As he says to Merry, “We Ents cannot hold back this storm. We must weather such things as we have always done… This is not our war.” It is evident through this quote that his original belief is of neutrality and avoidance of issues that do not pertain directly to the Ents. However, following Treebeard’s discovery of the wreckage caused by Saruman, Treebeard goes against his original belief and calls the Ents to war. The new information provided to Treebeard in respect to the destruction ostensibly changes his beliefs and values, and the movies blatantly shows this through a sudden and extreme change in demeanor. Treebeard goes from a relaxed gait to a purposeful and powerful march within a matter of moments. His usually calm, sleepy personality shift into a storm of sadness and contempt, showing just how dramatically a new perspective and information has changed him. The anger portrayed through the line “Saruman! A wizard should know better!..There is no curse in Elvish, Entish, or the tongues of men for this treachery.” is such an opposite to his normal personality, it makes the moment all the more intense. Therefore, when Treebeard and the Ents begin their march, the complete fury
exhibited by the group is almost palpable. “Hroom, hm, come, my friends. The Ents are going to war. It is likely that we go to our doom. The last march of the Ents.” After a new perspective, and the information given to him, he decides him and his kinsmen would go to war, now believing in the necessity of action. When the Ents attack, despite their initial belief in not fighting, they fight with anger and vengeance, tearing down structures, stepping on enemies, throwing stones, and showing no mercy. The Ent’s, and more specifically Treebeard, have a complete change in belief because of a new perspective, and therefore new information.
towards men. Faramir himself also experiences a change in beliefs when he is given a new perspective as to Sam and Frodo’s character. With new information, comes the opportunity to re-evaluate a person’s beliefs, and thus change accordingly.
Fangorn Forest is home to a race known as the Ents, and when asked for assistance against the rising threat of Saruman, they initially refused to do so.
Treebeard, a particulairly prominent Ent, was especially against this, believing that his race would endure the conflicts and remain neutral. As he says to Merry, “We Ents cannot hold back this storm. We must weather such things as we have always done… This is not our war.” It is evident through this quote that his original belief is of neutrality and avoidance of issues that do not pertain directly to the Ents. However, following Treebeard’s discovery of the wreckage caused by Saruman, Treebeard goes against his original belief and calls the Ents to war. The new information provided to Treebeard in respect to the destruction ostensibly changes his beliefs and values, and the movies blatantly shows this through a sudden and extreme change in demeanor. Treebeard goes from a relaxed gait to a purposeful and powerful march within a matter of moments. His usually calm, sleepy personality shift into a storm of sadness and contempt, showing just how dramatically a new perspective and information has changed him. The anger portrayed through the line “Saruman! A wizard should know better!..There is no curse in Elvish, Entish, or the tongues of men for this treachery.” is such an opposite to his normal personality, it makes the moment all the more intense. Therefore, when Treebeard and the Ents begin their march, the complete fury
exhibited by the group is almost palpable. “Hroom, hm, come, my friends. The Ents are going to war. It is likely that we go to our doom. The last march of the Ents.” After a new perspective, and the information given to him, he decides him and his kinsmen would go to war, now believing in the necessity of action. When the Ents attack, despite their initial belief in not fighting, they fight with anger and vengeance, tearing down structures, stepping on enemies, throwing stones, and showing no mercy. The Ent’s, and more specifically Treebeard, have a complete change in belief because of a new perspective, and therefore new information.