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doug*platypus · 12-26-2002, 07:55 AM

First of all, to me Elijah Wood IS FRODO, or would be if the script would let him. I think that helped by the make-up and wardrobe people (of course they're brilliant, they're kiwis, not some block-headed Bracegirdles from Hardbottle!) he brings a lot of genuine Frodoey goodness to the role. <P>He definitely looks like he has that "Elvish air about him", and he is indeed "fairer than most" hobbits. It's the script that robs us of the real Frodo, the intelligent, enduring, tough, wise, just Frodo of the books. He definitely falls too far, too fast. In the first movie he trips out a lot, and in the second he's just about ready to bash Sam's head in for not knowing what being a ringbearer is like. He's definitely less tolerant than book-Frodo - so is Sam, why did he try to break Gollum's neck?? He also doesn't come across as being as intelligent as in the books, either, maybe because he never speaks any Elvish. <P>Of course, most of what we know about book-Frodo comes from reading what his thoughts are, which is a bit tricky in a movie. Could've been done much better, though. Poor Peter Jackson, I don't think he fully realised how closely the movies would be scrutinised! Maybe he never heard of Episode 1!

12-26-2002, 07:55 AM	#37
doug*platypus Delver in the Deep Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Aotearoa Posts: 960	First of all, to me Elijah Wood IS FRODO, or would be if the script would let him. I think that helped by the make-up and wardrobe people (of course they're brilliant, they're kiwis, not some block-headed Bracegirdles from Hardbottle!) he brings a lot of genuine Frodoey goodness to the role. <P>He definitely looks like he has that "Elvish air about him", and he is indeed "fairer than most" hobbits. It's the script that robs us of the real Frodo, the intelligent, enduring, tough, wise, just Frodo of the books. He definitely falls too far, too fast. In the first movie he trips out a lot, and in the second he's just about ready to bash Sam's head in for not knowing what being a ringbearer is like. He's definitely less tolerant than book-Frodo - so is Sam, why did he try to break Gollum's neck?? He also doesn't come across as being as intelligent as in the books, either, maybe because he never speaks any Elvish. <P>Of course, most of what we know about book-Frodo comes from reading what his thoughts are, which is a bit tricky in a movie. Could've been done much better, though. Poor Peter Jackson, I don't think he fully realised how closely the movies would be scrutinised! Maybe he never heard of Episode 1! __________________ But Gwindor answered: 'The doom lies in yourself, not in your name'.