[MLD-Grounds-Keeper-Willie]

Hey The Saucepan Man! <P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> But there was no room for any character development <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I know there wasn't, but you don't need it. All they had to do was say, "And here is Glorfindel, the great elf whom you already met. it was his horse that bore you here to safety, Frodo." Like I said earlier, and then <I>very</I> briefly explain that he will not be going (so the readers will get the picture that they won't see any more of Glorfindel).<P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Is it? Aragorn and Arwen's story is there in the book. And JRRT wrote a strong female character in Eowyn. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Yes, but a strong female warrior is Eowyn, not Arwen. When I read LotR, I could not imagine Arwen drawing a sword upon Aragorn's throat or defying ringwraiths. He wouldn't have made Arwen look like that. I just don't think he would.<P>Oh, and yes, Legolas's shield surfing is a clear definition of something un-Tolkienesque. <P>Magician of Nathar:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Would you rather have the whole book on screen, with every dialogue precisely intact? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>To answer your rhetorical question, yes.