Based on Sean Astin's performance in the first movie (and the emphasis on his attraction to Rosie) I think PJ is taking great pains to avoid any possible homoerotic interpretation.
By-the-way, I've never heard anyone assume that Frodo and Sam are gay. There's a difference between homoerotic undertones, which are in the eye of the beholder (the one with the raised eyebrows when they read the Cirith Ungol scene) and gay implications, which would indicate an actual if unspoken, relationship. I think there's certainly the former, but definately not the latter. Heck, some find homoerotic undertones even in some really hyper-masculine worlds, like, football. Have you seen those boys hike that ball? Gay? No. Homoerotic? Welll, depending on who's watching. Same with the Lord of the Rings.
[ February 22, 2002: Message edited by: Marileangorifurnimaluim ]
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