Gollum

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I finally saw The Two Towers. Very very very well done. One thing very much upset me, and it wasn't with the movie, it was with the audience. They laughed at Gollum when his mean personality was tormenting him and telling him how awful he was. Cyndi is often nasty to us in the same way. I couldn't believe they thought it was funny. I very much identify with Gollum. He is broken and different. He is tormented by himself and by others. He is the freak. The outcast amongst outcast. I took it quite personally when the audience made fun of him.