[Erulasto]

To Rhudadlion:<P>Character development can hardly be blamed on actors. Character development is measured by the character's reactions to the events that they encounter. Given a good enough script, even Ed Wood Jr. can direct Arnold Schwarzenegger and Pamela Anderson, while keeping the CHARACTERS very well developed.<P>So, by saying that there was no character development, you are actually dissing the writer. And... *drum roll* ...by a totally unforeseen, completely random event of pure chance, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien happended to write this particular story... Ergo - you are blaming Tolkien for lack of depth in his characters. Are you quite sure you want to do that on a Tolkien fan site? :P