LOTR The Two Towers - Arwen's Fate

Elrond tells Arwen about the vision he´s had of her fate, if she stays in Middle-Earth. (HD Blu-ray)

More tags: Elrond speaks Elvish in Rivendell It is time The ships are leaving for Valinor Go now before it is too late Arwen I have made my choice Elrond He is not coming back Why do you linger here when there is no hope Arwen There is still hope Elrond If Aragorn survives this war you will still be parted If Sauron is defeated and Aragorn made King and all that you hope for comes true you will still have to taste the bitterness of mortality Elrond Whether by the sword or the slow decay of time Aragorn will die And there will be no comfort for you no comfort to ease the pain of his passing Elrond He will come to death an image of the splendor of the Kings of Men in glory undimmed before the breaking of the world Elrond But you my daughter you will linger on in darkness and in doubt as nightfall in winter that comes without a star Elrond Here you will dwell bound to your grief under the fading trees until all the world is changed and the long years of your life are utterly spent Arwen in tears cries in Rivendell after hearing Elrond’s prophecy of her fate Elrond Arwen There is nothing for you here only death Elrond speaks Elvish in Rivendell Do I not also have your love Arwen speaks Elvish You have my love father Arwen leaves Rivendell with Elves in the middle of the night

[udun]

What always gets me is that when Elrond talks of the bitter experience of mortality, he speaks from his own experience His own twin brother chose to be human, and died about 6, 000 years prior to this. Can you even imagine living that long knowing that you would never see your brother again, and then seeing your own daughter about to make the same decision? Breaks my heart every time

[esejsnake]

"Do I not also have your love?" Is there a line more heartbreaking?

[Timelessgrave]

Legit one of the most beautiful and poetic scenes in a movie I've ever seen

[onesorrow]

But _you_ my daughter ... you will linger on, in darkness and in doubt, as nightfall in winter that comes without a star.

[RockLou]

This scene completely shows what made LOTR so different from the Hobbit movies. This scene is pure cinematic poetry.

[ludo]

When I was younger I'd get emotional because I sympathized with Arwen. Now that I'm older, this scene makes me emotional because I understand Elrond more. The sacrifice his daughter is asking of him is so heartbreaking. Not only will he never see her again, but he knows she will die alone and in unimaginable grief. This is a father trying to save his daughter

[OrangeUtan]

Elrond should be a motivational speaker.

[AaronOverfors]

The cinematography of this scene is utterly unparalleled. I have seen this scene probably 50 times, and it grows more beautiful each time. Most well-done in the trilogy, I think.

[jaredomari]

I think we can all agree LOTR was more than just a movie... why it's more like - an awesome dream that resides in our collective consciousness, with a heavenly soundtrack that is etched in our brain's melodic receptors _ soothing our souls and helping us get through this thing called life

Every father's speech to his daughter before prom night.

[frankynovotny]

The part that gets me is when he says :

"Until all the world is changed and the long years of your life are utterly spent".
That line is absolutely soul-crushingly depressing. It makes me feel so sad.

[dylanlevey]

God... That line, "He will come to death - an image of the splendour of the kings of men in glory, undimmed before the breaking of the world." Brilliant.

[MrDeengels]

This scene is what made the LOTR, the mastery of the acting and score elevates the scene. The father who only wants what best for his daughter. It’s so heartbreaking and beautiful at the same time.

[TheAGGF]

I remember when I was first seeing this scene, I thinked that Elrond was too hard on Arwen, but every time that I see the scene again, I see that he's only trying to protect her daughter

[ortinsuez]

Poetry = 100%
Emotions = 100%
Awesomeness = 100%

[jbro]

Does anyone else ever feel a sad but sweet nostalgia for these days? I remember when these films were playing in theaters in the very early 2000s and they were extremely popular. Seems like such a simpler time far away

[hussain]

The music, cinematography, lines....JUST PERFECT!

[Specificttdch]

'Evenstar' (the best track in this series, fight me) playing under Elrond's narration taken straight from the Appendix is probably my favorite moment in this trilogy. Pure poetry.

[UnselfishServiceTheater]

Elrond: "Hmmm..Let's see how terrible I can make this sound.."

[MarranoPrince]

Sheer perfection. Two decades on and nothing has come close to this.