<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> I will almost proceed as far as to say that sex is introduced to the story through the meeting of Eowyn and Aragorn, and that his final rejection of her and union with Arwen represents the repression of sex and the victory of the pure, platonic, deep and real love. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>So wait, do you mean to say that the element of sexuality is somehow at odds with the element of real love? I don't understand. Did you mean to say something else, perhaps? Aragorn was certainly sexually attracted to Arwen, I doubt he would have married her otherwise. In terms of his relationship with Eowyn, then yes, here the possibility of getting it on was chucked out the window, but I don't think that "the union with Arwen" should be represented as a repression of sex. <P>As for the way the movie went about portraying Aragorn and Eowyn; I really did not notice anything in Viggo Mortensen's body language or facial expressions that would lead me to believe that he was attracted to Eowyn. Eowyn attraction was clearly shown, but even then, she came off like a little girl with a big crush on someone she hardly knows. <P>There is, I believe, a clear difference between the way that Arwen looks at Aragorn, and the way that Eowyn asesses him. Arwen comes off as someone with solid, mature, tender feelings, and as someone who <I>knows</I> the kind of guy that Aragorn is and loves him for it. Eowyn seems to be more like a star-struck teenager at a Backstreet Boys concert.<p>[ February 24, 2003: Message edited by: Lush ]
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