But I Can Carry You
There’s nothing I love like seeing a wholesome, supportive friendship displayed on screen: Anne Shirley and Diana Barry. Leslie Knope and Ann Perkins. William “Bill” S. Preston Esq. and Ted “Theodore” Logan. Timon and Pumbaa. Scooby-Doo and Norville “Shaggy” Rogers (yes, that is Shaggy’s full name, and I think we all see why he prefers to go by Shaggy).
But no on-screen friendship is more wholesome than that of Frodo and Sam. Frodo’s trust in Sam, and Sam’s devotion to helping Frodo, is what keeps them moving through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered, and ultimately ends up saving the world. After all, Frodo couldn’t have done it without Sam.