Giuseppe Fil

Corvonero

[Nature Unedited @NatureUnedited]

At an aquarium in Japan, after closing time, some clever little otter pups help their grandpa tidy up their toys. As a reward, he gives them ice cubes

[Unique Movie Moments 🐬 @uniquemoviemom]

Just remember that before he was sent to Middle-earth as Gandalf, he was reluctant to go because he feared Sauron. That humility was a major reason for being chosen in the first place. I'm certain Sir Ian knew this, because I can feel Gandalf's fear the entire time he was with Sauron

[Tolkien World @TolkienWorldG]

Sir Christopher Lee’s goodbye speech to the cast and crew of the Lord of the Rings.

Not bad praise from someone who worked on over 250 films.

[Esteban Rafael @EstebanRafaelJr]

✝️ Que el Papa cite a Tolkien no es un detalle “pop”, es una señal cultural y espiritual enorme.

Tolkien no escribió simplemente fantasía; escribió una cosmovisión profundamente católica disfrazada de épica. El sacrificio, la corrupción del poder, la tentación tecnológica, la humildad como fuerza redentora… todo eso atraviesa El Señor de los Anillos.

Mientras Occidente reduce el cristianismo a moralismo vacío o activismo político, Roma está recordando algo más profundo: las historias moldean civilizaciones. Y Tolkien entendía que el mal no siempre entra con violencia, a veces entra seduciendo, prometiendo control absoluto… exactamente el espíritu de nuestra era tecnológica.

La frase citada además es demoledora para esta época obsesionada con “cambiar el mundo” desde redes sociales y algoritmos: no estamos llamados a dominar todas las mareas del mundo, sino a resistir el mal donde Dios nos puso.

Eso es profundamente católico.
Humildad, deber, tradición y combate espiritual. No casualmente Hollywood jamás entendió del todo lo que Tolkien realmente estaba defendiendo.

✝️ Ave Christus Rex

[Tolkien World @TolkienWorldG]

Hobbiton was intentionally built nearly a year before filming began so it would feel like a real, lived-in village rather than a movie set.

Real vegetable gardens were planted, fences were weathered naturally, and weeds were allowed to grow through the pathways. The production even used sheep to keep the grass trimmed to the perfect length.

Peter Jackson wanted audiences to feel like hobbits had genuinely lived there for generations, and it worked.

[LOTR Universe @Lordoftheringsu]

The Hobbits hide from the Ringwraith, Lord of the Rings (1978) vs (2001)

[Parallelogram @Paralelogram777]

This is what Helen of Troy looked like.

[Oudian🇺🇦 @Oudian9]

Бляяяя, это же буквально скетч из Монти Пайтона, но ирл

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Cleopatra (1963) cost so much it nearly sunk 20th Century Fox - what started as a $2M movie exploded into a $44M epic, forcing the studio to sell off land just to stay afloat.

[LOTR Universe @Lordoftheringsu]

Aragorn was 87 years old and Arwen was 2778 years old during the events of The Lord of the Rings. When Aragorn died at the age of 210, Arwen could not bear his loss and died of grief at the age of 2901, 123 years after she had renounced her Elvish immortality to be with him.

There is no greater love story in film or literature than this one.

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

It’s kind of absurd that Patrick Stewart never got major awards recognition for Star Trek. Jean-Luc Picard became one of television’s defining captains largely through Stewart bringing so much intelligence, warmth, and quiet authority to the role.

[Today in History @TodayinHistory]

The canonization of Joan of Arc in St. Peter’s Basilica.

106 years ago today!

[Warner Bros France @warnerbrosfr]

À l'homme qui nous a tous unis par la magie du Seigneur des Anneaux pendant 25 ans : félicitations pour votre Palme d'or d'honneur, Peter Jackson.

#PeterJackson #LOTR #Cannes

[Hogwarts @Hogwartssite]

La Fábula de los Tres Hermanos es una maravilla.

[Il Grande Flagello @grande_flagello]

L’Inquisizione nel 1633 mentre tenta di convincere Galileo che la Terra non gira intorno al sole:

[Every Movie Plug @everymovieplug]

The Flintstones live-action was everything we wanted.

[Harry Potter™▕⃝⃤ ⚯ ͛ @Harry_Potter_TM]

La Fábula de los Tres Hermanos es una joya audiovisual.

[The Mellon Heads - LOTR Podcast @mellon_heads]

Happy 61st birthday to Andy Serkis!

Here he is reading the opening of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit