I think that in the movie, Aragorn was one of the ones that was portrayed the best. He had the authority and kindness that I saw in the book. Viggo Mortensen is a phenominal actor, and I was very pleased with his acting.
Elijah Wood was spectacular as Frodo in the movie. Even though he was a lot older in the book, they wouldn't have gotten the same response if they would have casted someone that age. People could relate to him because of his age in the movie. Elijah brought the intensity and determination that I saw in Frodo in LotR.
Galadriel had the same essence in the book as in the movie. She was wise and powerful, and that power could be a little scary. There are moments in Aragorn and Gandalf where their power comes out frightening, too. But that is just a part of being so powerful. I know I am using powerful a lot, I just can't think of a better word. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
Gandalf was beautifully portrayed in the movie. The characters (book and movie) were not different to me. When I think of Gandalf, I see Ian McKellen.
Saruman was amazing in the movie. In the books his desperation to have power was overwhelming and I think that was portrayed in the movies.
Hugo Weaving had another performance I admired. His portrayal of Elrond was very good. If you recall in the books, Elrond knew what had to be done, and he tried to make it happen. The movie showed that to me as well.
I loved Glorfindel in the books, so I was very upset when they replaced him with Arwen in the movies. Glorfindel had so much history in LotR, it was a shame to exclude him from the movie.
I was also extremely disheartened when Tom Bombadil was excluded from the movie. Tom Bombadil showed the vastness of the characters in Middle-earth and was a very loveable character. He also brought out how insignificant the tiny hobbits really were (not that they were unimportant, just a small number in the hugeness of the world). I missed Tom Bombadil in the movie. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]
That is my opinion on the matter, agree or disagree. Until next time
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