[Schmendrick]

Ok... I don't really know if Elijah Wood acted well or not, but I did'nt like the portrayal of Frodo in the film. He shouldn't have been this possessed yet!! I agree with you, who said that "the other half" of Frodo was missing! Yes it was! He was almost totally possessed in the film, and Sam was made the real hero (and of course he is brave, but Frodo is also wise, in a different way). And I didn't like the fact (that somebody also commented on already) that they had tried to draw too many similarities between Frodo and Gollum.I think their relationship was all too simplified in the film. In the book Frodo felt genuinely sorry for Gollum, he pitied him, understood finally Gandalf's words etc.- it certainly wasn't ONLY because he saw himself in Gollum! (at least that's what I think...)<BR>And yes- Faramir. I know this is off-topic, but what had they done to Faramir and why? In the book the conversation between Frodo and Faramir and SAm was so touching, because Faramir seemed to really understand the weight of the burden Frodo had chosen to carry. But in the film??? Well, I could go on forever.