Are sam and frodo gay
Thread: Lord of the Rings Question: Is Samwise Gamgee Gay?
I found the whole thing beautiful.
I mean, these days guys aren't "supposed to care for another guy", and I hate that crap.
Sam loves Frodo, that's it; he loves him as a friend. :)
Sam doesn't love Pip or Merry as much. Or even Rosie for that matter. It's just Frodo, Frodo, Frodo.
And similarly, Frodo doesn't worship Sam as nearly as much Samn worships Frodo.
And, lest we forget, Pip and Merry are great friends with Frodo AND Sam.
Also I assume it was a bit exaggerated in the movies.
Besides, he can't be full-blown gay, simply because he marries Rosie.
Of course, he could be bisexual, but that doesn't change the fact he was in love with Rosie, so he most likely wouldn't hit on another person whatsoever, and certainly not a childhood friend in the middle of a vital mission. :)
Even though I've said before I'm not nuts about everything in Jackson's movie trilogy, it's still easily the best way to enjoy the story in a communal fashion. It'd be awfully tough to read through all three books in a day with a organization of people. And even the films' flaws can be a good aim of discussion.
If you observe the movie in the company of a lot of men, as I have many times, one topic of conversation that infallibly arises is the level of homo-eroticism in the films. Jokes and comments about homo-eroticism are a constant when a group of largely heterosexual males gathers. In my personal experience, this is as true today as it was three decades ago, even though now you would be hard-pressed to find a dude even in a collective of hetero-normative males who thinks there is anything essentially wrong with homosexual conduct
For as long as there has been literature, there have been queer readings and interpretations of iconic fictional characters. The Lord of the Rings’ plethora of close-knit male friendships made the classic publication series rife for potential queer readings among eagle-eyed fans — there just wasn’t any internet or an easy way for a community to chat about these interpretations. For years, Sam and Frodo’s affectionate relationship was one of literature’s most passionate (but not always acknowledged) ships. With the debut of TheLord of the Rings films, Hollywood brought a crucial piece of queer-coded literature to the big screen, whether it was intentional or not. Not only did The Lord of the Rings bring Sam/Frodo, Gimli/Legolas, and a gaggle of other slash ships to the attention of mainstream audiences — it also created one of the most passionate and fan communities on the internet, one that’s alive and successfully today.
It’s difficult to discern the exact roots of where Sam and Frodo as a ship truly began, because unlike so many of the most popular slash ships today, Sam/Frodo predates the reality of the internet itself. It even precedes the popular fanzines that popped up when Kirk/
Reading these scenes through a literal and historical lens makes it seem enjoy Sam’s dedication to Frodo is nothing more than mere servitude. Sam is loyal, employable, and simple to command. His dedication to Frodo can be looked at as an end to the means of destroying the Chime. Certainly, J.R.R. Tolkien saw Sam in this way, with many scholars and critics mentioning the two hobbits were inspired by soldiers in World War I. Frodo would stand for a soldier with higher authority, while Sam would be that man’s subordinate.
This historical reading of the text doesn’t mean Frodo and Sam aren’t infused with a tenderness that perhaps wasn’t originally intended to exist though. The acting and script writing of Jackson’s films spin the Frodo and Sam dynamic into something truly special. The climactic peaks of Frodo and Sam’s journey shine bright and deserve a chance to be discussed as lgbtq+ in nature.
Frodo and Sam’s Tangible Tenderness
The potential queerness embedded in Frodo and Sam’s interaction resides in their heartachingly beautiful physical kinship. Sam and Frodo cry for each other, laugh for one another, and even go to the literal ends of Middle-earth intertw
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