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Darby · 07-23-2003, 07:01 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Ahem.. well I guess I can see where PJ is going with the cliff scene for in the books Aragorn doesn't get beat up at all. Face it all good heros need to get the cr@p beaten out of them sometime. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I completely agree! (Hoping I don't get anything thrown at me, either...) A proper action hero needs to hurt a little. I remember wondering about that during my Aragorn-fan phase many years back, and reading the books very carefully to see if he ever gets hurt. And he doesn't. He stumbles once from exhaustion while running up a bunch of stairs, but that's it. The guy's amazing! He's like the energizer bunny! I actually liked the Aragorn-over-the-cliff scene, for this reason. And the various little scratches and owies and whatnot that he get gets in his fights (those hands of his!) make the battles seem very realistic. But maybe I'm just a demented sort of person who likes to abuse my hero-men... I've been enjoying movie-Aragorn's uncertainity, and gradual acceptance of his role as leader. Edit - and as regards little things that annoy, I can't actually think of any that haven't been mentioned. I mean, I didn't like the Ford scene, but that was a whole scene, not a detail. Otherwise, it's Faramir's non-raven locks and stuff like that. Oh, and Pippin looks way too old for his character, though I like the actor well enough. It's just that Merry and Pippen especially are supposed to be the youngest members of the Fellowship, and they both look older that Frodo and Sam.[ July 23, 2003: Message edited by: Darby ]

07-23-2003, 07:01 AM	#31
Darby Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The land of ice and snow. Posts: 32	<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Ahem.. well I guess I can see where PJ is going with the cliff scene for in the books Aragorn doesn't get beat up at all. Face it all good heros need to get the cr@p beaten out of them sometime. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>I completely agree! (Hoping I don't get anything thrown at me, either...)<BR>A proper action hero needs to hurt a little. I remember wondering about that during my Aragorn-fan phase many years back, and reading the books very carefully to see if he ever gets hurt. And he doesn't. He stumbles once from exhaustion while running up a bunch of stairs, but that's it. The guy's amazing! He's like the energizer bunny!<BR>I actually liked the Aragorn-over-the-cliff scene, for this reason. And the various little scratches and owies and whatnot that he get gets in his fights (those hands of his!) make the battles seem very realistic.<BR>But maybe I'm just a demented sort of person who likes to abuse my hero-men... <BR>I've been enjoying movie-Aragorn's uncertainity, and gradual acceptance of his role as leader.<BR>Edit - and as regards little things that annoy, I can't actually think of any that haven't been mentioned. I mean, I didn't like the Ford scene, but that was a whole scene, not a detail. Otherwise, it's Faramir's non-raven locks and stuff like that. Oh, and Pippin looks way too old for his character, though I like the actor well enough. It's just that Merry and Pippen especially are supposed to be the youngest members of the Fellowship, and they both look older that Frodo and Sam.<p>[ July 23, 2003: Message edited by: Darby ] __________________ My favorite scene that never made it into the movie: "By Elbereth and Luthien the fair," said Frodo with a last effort, lifting up his sword, "You shall have neither the Ring nor me!"