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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> I had no problem with the death of Aragorn preview,which was in the Appendix, but I really didn't like the spurious portrayal of Elrond as heavy father. He was no Thingol - he did not try to talk Arwen out of the relationship. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>They needed to get across what Arwen was giving up in staying with Aragorn and having someone discuss the consequences with her is the easiest (and certainly effective) way to do it. Elrond is the logical choice here. Perhaps this isn't quite this strong in the book, but from a movie audience perspective, not having Elrond concerned about what his daughter is doing would be difficult to explain and to explain it would distract from the central plot. Similarly, to not have Aragorn question whether he has a right to ask Arwen to do this would make him appear callous and would turn Arwen into little more then a trophy bride.<P>H.C.