[HCIsland]

Thanks for the thoughts on the quote. I really liked it and found it very astute. Not for the heroic aspect of Frodo's character, but to represent what Frodo loses because of this war.<P>As for movie Frodo's heroism, I also felt the most couragious thing that Frodo does in the book is when he makes the decision to take the Ring alone, and I felt that was handled beautifully in the film. He was sort of robbed of his other chances and heroism thus far because of plot changes. Arwen stands up to the Nazgul, not Frodo and the way the cave troll is handled doesn't give Frodo his chance to shine either. Barrow Wights are also gone. Maybe Shelob. I guess it doesn't really bother me as Frodo was never one of my favourites, in fact, I find him starting to grate on me as he and Sam journey through Mordor.<P>My wife and I always joke about how the actors that played the hobbits were given all this sword training but the only time Frodo actually swings a sword thus far in the films is a defensive swipe at the cave troll's hand, and there isn't much more opportunity coming either.<P>H.C.