[Marileangorifurnimaluim]

Hello, Mr. Frodo Brandybuck, welcome to the Downs.<P>I didn't feel there was a need to create a 'love triangle' where none existed between Aragorn, Eowyn and Arwen. I think Tolkien's version was much more realistic and compelling, where Eowyn developed a crush on Aragorn despite knowing virtually nothing about him. <P>As for changing the personality of Faramir, I have little doubt that this is something that would have upset Tolkien, considering he said that of the characters in the LotR, Faramir was the one most like himself. (Heh, but based on his comments and letters he sounds more like Bilbo Baggins.) In any case, he loved the character Faramir, and I feel changing Faramir will also have to distort and make cartoonish the rather complex character of Denethor. <P>I am increasingly disappointed with Elijah Wood's limp characterisation of Frodo. Elijah has the charisma to carry the role, but he admitted he did not actually finish reading the Lord of the Rings. In the second movie that becomes quite clear he did not read the 'Two Towers.' The nuances of the relationship between Sam, Frodo and Gollum/Smeagol do not come out in the screenplay, and are completely missed by Elijah. <P>Part of the drama of the 'Return of the King' is in how the very strong Frodo breaks at the last minute and claims the ring. Because of the 'weak' Frodo Elijah has protrayed, this is not going to come as much of a surprise. I'm afraid Elijah is just too young to pull off the role, not in his appearance, but in his maturity as an actor. Unfortunately, this messes up the entire premise of the third book. <P>I believe Peter Jackson has spent more time on Aragorn than Frodo due to the fact that Viggo Mortensen is turning in a stellar performance. A director directs, but a <I>good</I> director takes advantage of a good performer when he has him. <P>- Maril