In the two towers, there's a line when frodo and sam are fighting about gollum, where Sam says, "Don't you know who you sound like?"
I'm a little confused as to who he is talking about... could someone elaborate?
Thread: A Line from the Two Towers movie...
I'm going to post the transcript from the preceding conversation between Frodo and Sam:
SAM (to Gollum): Hey, stinker, don't go getting too far ahead.
FRODO: Why do you do that?
SAM: What?
FRODO: Call him names. Run him down all the time.
SAM: Because that's what he is, Mr. Frodo. There's naught left in him but lies and deceit. It's the Ring he wants. It's all he cares about.
FRODO: You have no idea what it did to him...what it's still doing to him. I want to help him, Sam.
SAM: Why?
FRODO: Because I have to believe he can come back.
SAM: You can't save him, Mr. Frodo.
FRODO: What do you know about it? Nothing! (Pause) I'm sorry Sam. I don't know why I said that.
SAM: I do. It's the Ring. You can't take your eyes off it. I've seen you. You're not eating. You barely sleep. It's taken hold of you, Mr. Frodo. You have to fight it!
FRODO: I know what I have to do, Sam. The Ring was entrusted to me. It's my task. Mine! My own!
SAM: Can't you hear yourself? Don't you know who you sound like?
In this conversation, Sam's lack of knowledge about the Ring manifests itself. Sam just sees Gollum as a murderer and a liar, and that he shouldn't be trusted. Frodo, as a ringbearer, is forced to see what Gollum once was, and what he has changed into. Gollum was once a hobbit-like creature, much like Frodo. And he has turned into a horrible creature. That's why Frodo must believe that Gollum can come back. Because if Gollum can't come back, then Frodo can't come back. That's why Sam's comment, "You can't save him." sets Frodo off. In Frodo's mind, Sam is essentially saying, "You can't be saved, Mr. Frodo." That's not something Frodo needed to hear. So he turns to accusing Sam of stupidity. Sam is not a ringbearer, so he can't know what it's like. Then Sam starts telling Frodo what to do ("You have to fight it!"
. This really ticks Frodo off. So he becomes possessive of his horrible task. Then Sam hears the "Mine! My own!" and it strikes him that Frodo sounds much like Gollum. "It came to me, my love, my love, my precious...it was my birthday present." Gollum was very possessive of the Ring, and Frodo was becoming so. This reinforces Frodo's belief that Gollum must be able to come back. Since Frodo has already started morphing into a FrodoGollum, he must believe with all his being that he can come back, or the whole thing is worthless.
SAM (to Gollum): Hey, stinker, don't go getting too far ahead.
FRODO: Why do you do that?
SAM: What?
FRODO: Call him names. Run him down all the time.
SAM: Because that's what he is, Mr. Frodo. There's naught left in him but lies and deceit. It's the Ring he wants. It's all he cares about.
FRODO: You have no idea what it did to him...what it's still doing to him. I want to help him, Sam.
SAM: Why?
FRODO: Because I have to believe he can come back.
SAM: You can't save him, Mr. Frodo.
FRODO: What do you know about it? Nothing! (Pause) I'm sorry Sam. I don't know why I said that.
SAM: I do. It's the Ring. You can't take your eyes off it. I've seen you. You're not eating. You barely sleep. It's taken hold of you, Mr. Frodo. You have to fight it!
FRODO: I know what I have to do, Sam. The Ring was entrusted to me. It's my task. Mine! My own!
SAM: Can't you hear yourself? Don't you know who you sound like?
In this conversation, Sam's lack of knowledge about the Ring manifests itself. Sam just sees Gollum as a murderer and a liar, and that he shouldn't be trusted. Frodo, as a ringbearer, is forced to see what Gollum once was, and what he has changed into. Gollum was once a hobbit-like creature, much like Frodo. And he has turned into a horrible creature. That's why Frodo must believe that Gollum can come back. Because if Gollum can't come back, then Frodo can't come back. That's why Sam's comment, "You can't save him." sets Frodo off. In Frodo's mind, Sam is essentially saying, "You can't be saved, Mr. Frodo." That's not something Frodo needed to hear. So he turns to accusing Sam of stupidity. Sam is not a ringbearer, so he can't know what it's like. Then Sam starts telling Frodo what to do ("You have to fight it!"
. This really ticks Frodo off. So he becomes possessive of his horrible task. Then Sam hears the "Mine! My own!" and it strikes him that Frodo sounds much like Gollum. "It came to me, my love, my love, my precious...it was my birthday present." Gollum was very possessive of the Ring, and Frodo was becoming so. This reinforces Frodo's belief that Gollum must be able to come back. Since Frodo has already started morphing into a FrodoGollum, he must believe with all his being that he can come back, or the whole thing is worthless.
