As they look around at the burning city and the masses of fallen soldiers, all hope is lost for the soldiers of Gondor as the Orcs of Mordor break through the gates of Minas Tirith. Suddenly the sound of battle horns fill the air, Rohan has finally come. This scene depicts the battle that determines if Gondor stands or falls. Three things that make this scene amazing are the setting, music, and the tension created.
The setting is a key factor in getting the audience to feel the character's emotions in a movie. The setting in this scene is the rising sun. In history the rising sun has been a symbol of hope. Just as the sun came over a hillside it revealed the masses of the Rohirim coming up the slope, and with it a leap of joy in the audience's heart. As the sun shone down on the backs of the Rohirim you could see the despair taken from the soldiers of Gondor and a hope regained.
The music also brings the feeling of hope as the morning is beheld. As the music begins to play, it is a sound of courage and loyalty in battle. It is enough to give one chills and have their hair stand on end as if you are actually there. One feels in the soldiers both the return of hope, and a determination to conquer or die in the battle for Middle Earth. In short, it brings the mood out of the battle.
The tension as quoted in the movie is like the “breath before the plunge”. As Rohan is about to plunge into battle, there is a tension of excitement and fear. The two armies are viewed and the Orcs cover the field, but as Rohan charges toward the sea of death the Orcs begin to waver and the battle begins.
As the setting, music, and the tension make an amazing scene the reason it inspires people is that it symbolizes fighting for freedom and liberty. It symbolizes the fight against evil. But most of all, it symbolizes the fight for the good in the world, the fight for truth.

This week I learned to play Tennis. As I thought about how fun it was and how I want to play it more often, I realized that I have liked every sport I ever played. You have probably seen that some of my other blogs are about sports. Tennis I have found is a rather good sport to play with girls. But the thing that makes a sport fun is the physical competition. The joy of victory becomes like an addiction.

In a sense playing sports could be like an addiction because of the endorphins in our brain that transmit signals to arouse and make feel pleasure. But one thing about playing some sports is that it is hard to keep the competition when girls are playing unless they are very athletic. For example in a game of tackle football it becomes like giving the girls big hugs because you don't want to hurt them or other things. . . Wow, maybe that's why girls like to play tackle football so much, they get a hug about every 5 minutes. No, I'm just kidding. So a good way to keep the competition while playing with girls is to play sports like Tennis.

As many of my High School friends are getting boyfriends and Girlfriends I think to my self "self, do I really want a girlfriend." I mean, all the hassle and everything of having to buy her birthday/Christmas/going away/valentines presents, the money spent on dates and other things. But on the other hand you start to like a girl a lot and you want to hold hands and kiss and be a "boyfriend". But then after High School , you go on a mission, come back, and you find she's married which will most likely happen, and all that money spent on another man's wife.

The fact is, getting a girlfriend is so tempting but when you think about it, someone would probably have more fun getting to know and go on dates with many different girls without any obligation. Not that you are lazy by not wanting obligation, you just don't want to be tied down. So the trick to avoid getting pulled in by some seductive hottie... whoa what am I thinking, why would anyone want to avoid a seductive hottie. Wait a minute, what is this blog on anyway. Ok well maybe it's harder than I started to think, but just think about spending money on another man's wife and it gets a little easier.