Theme: Promises and Commitments; Week: Jan 9-15/15

We’ve all been there: making New Year’s resolutions. They’re not easy, but I hope yours go exceptionally well this year. The following movies have characters who made vows, oaths, promises, or commitments. Which do you think should be Movie of the Week?

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King(2003, #9)“You swore on the precious! Smeagol promised!” — Frodo“Smeagol lied!” — Gollum

Gladiator(2000, #48)“I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.” — Maxiums Decimus Meridius

Gone with the Wind(1939, #157)“As God is my witness, I’ll never be hungry again.” — Scarlett O’Hara