[Aratlithiel]

Oh, boy is THIS going to be a busy thread!! I was quite disappointed with FotR because Frodo holds a special place in my heart and it truly pained me to see him portrayed as a wimpy victim. Why they had him drop his sword when the Nazgul came I'll never understand. <P>By the time TTT came along I had already reconciled myself to the fact that Frodo's nobility was a casualty of the book-to-movie syndrome and decided to try and enjoy the film as its own entity instead of comparing it to the novel. I'm afraid I failed miserably.<P>Aragorn is afraid to be acknowledged as king? Frodo's some kind of psycho who tries to give the Ring to a Nazgul? A NAZGUL?!?!? Faramir is willing to sacrifice Middle-earth to get into Daddy's good graces? Theoden cowers in a corner until he's forced to defend his people? Treeberd has to be shocked into moving to action?<P>I'm afraid Frodo isn't the only one who's lost all his nobility. Who ARE these people? And why is Jackson so afraid to show their strength of character?<P>I can't say I was expecting the film to be a verbatim play of the novel, but since Jackson made such a point of saying that he was doing these films for the fans and that he himself was a huge fan, I honestly didn't expect these kinds of changes and truly felt betrayed.<P>LOL - Hmmm...did I answer your question?