Let's be honest for a second : I don't think that I understood what the movie was about. I had a fragile grasp of most of the scenes, but adding them up doesn't make much sense to me. I did enjoy the poetry and the contemplative scenes though. I absolutely have to watch it again.
Gandalf: Saruman believes it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. I found it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love.