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<blockquote data-quote="Lonely Tylenol" data-source="post: 1575145" data-attributes="member: 18549">Haldir's DoomThe thing about the elves is that they don't die naturally.&nbsp; So, unlike a human, they are not forced to ruminate on their inevitable end, because theoretically they could last forever.&nbsp; When Haldir is killed, he doesn't die right away, but instead is given a few seconds to go through all the realization of &quot;I'm going to die&quot; that a human must deal with in an entire lifetime.&nbsp; He suddenly understands both the urgency of the mortal races and the loss he is about to suffer, as well as his complete inability to do anything to stop it.I think that's what Peter Jackson wanted to get across with that scene.&nbsp; The elves do not understand death, but Haldir learns, and this moment has meaning to anyone who has ever had to come to terms with the inevitability of their own death...which is practically everyone over a certain age.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lonely Tylenol, post: 1575145, member: 18549"] [b]Haldir's Doom[/b] The thing about the elves is that they don't die naturally. So, unlike a human, they are not forced to ruminate on their inevitable end, because theoretically they could last forever. When Haldir is killed, he doesn't die right away, but instead is given a few seconds to go through all the realization of "I'm going to die" that a human must deal with in an entire lifetime. He suddenly understands both the urgency of the mortal races and the loss he is about to suffer, as well as his complete inability to do anything to stop it. I think that's what Peter Jackson wanted to get across with that scene. The elves do not understand death, but Haldir learns, and this moment has meaning to anyone who has ever had to come to terms with the inevitability of their own death...which is practically everyone over a certain age. [/QUOTE]

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