| Reviews for While Measuring Strength |
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Guest chapter 1 . 3/4/2014 not bad any thing else |
tinawinna chapter 1 . 1/1/2014 Poor Mor'du. :( |
RayRay Logan chapter 1 . 8/18/2013 Omg! That was so amazingly written! |
Listening to trees chapter 1 . 2/5/2013 What a powerful monologue! It doesn't matter that the central characters are kept silent, and in the prince's case, even invisible; each emotion and strain of suffering is as strong as a living thing. The imagery, too, helps invoke the prince's passion in how vivid it is. And despite the sad note of the ending that runs contrary to canon, you've managed to capture the essence of the movie. Pure poetry (*applauds). |
HAFanForever chapter 1 . 1/19/2013 Wow, this is excellent in describing what strength actually is, given that the prince misused and misunderstood it, what when he wanted to rule the kingdom on his own and then when he became Mor'du. I mean, he asked for the strength of ten men, and he got what he wanted, though not entirely, and being a hideous, monstrous bear, that gave him nothing but brute strength. You'd think after centuries of being a bear, the prince's humanity is gone for good. It seems that whenever he appears, he is always stalking Merida, including in the prologue. However, I think that is no coincidence of the filmmakers. Merida and Mor'du are connected to each other by means of fate, and they have a great deal in common, including since the spelling of their names are very similar. However, Merida actually realized the error of her ways and was determined not follow the same fate as the prince. Heck, I wonder if Mor'du has humanity left to sense how much Merida is like him. So this is all terrific...but I wish Merida hadn't been killed at the end. :( |
BriWrite chapter 1 . 1/18/2013 Wow, this is really great. I've always wondered if Mor'du could possibly have any thoughts-even slightly human. And WOOF! That ending. Poor Merida... Nice writing *sobs* |
CollieandShire chapter 1 . 1/16/2013 Wow. Simply, WOW. This is simply astounding. You have captured how Mor'du basically condemned himself, how he is a monster, a beast, and he did it all to himself for the lust and want of strength. This is just-WOW. Very well written, this reminds me of a chapter I wrote in my story, the Return of a Beast. I have another sort of 'Mor'du' come back into Scotland, and he basically condemns himself to being a beast and a monster forever, willing himself not to face the fact it is his own fault and instead blaming others. This piece you wrote is just so amazingly well written with such emotion and it rings with so much truth. Thanks for writing. -Shire from CollieandShire |