[The Saucepan Man]

Hey MLD! <P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> ... and then very briefly explain that he will not be going (so the readers will get the picture that they won't see any more of Glorfindel). <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>But the Flight to the Ford and Arwen's defiance of the Nazgul from the safety of the far bank is one of <B>the </B> key moments of the film. It would seem very strange (in film terms) to involve a character who we are then told we are not going to see again.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Yes, but a strong female warrior is Eowyn, not Arwen. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>But what's the problem with having two strong female characters in a film? And Arwen is not really (thanks to a re-thinking on the film-makers' part) portrayed as a warrior. I was simply using Eowyn as an example of a strong female character created by JRRT, to illustrate why I don't think film Arwen is particularly "un-Tolkienesque".<P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> When I read LotR, I could not imagine Arwen drawing a sword upon Aragorn's throat or defying ringwraiths. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>When I first read LotR, I don't think that I really noticed Arwen at all.