[the phantom]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> I think the line had less to do with the politics or levels of power between these two characters and more to do with character development. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Yes, very true.<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> He's having the characters growing and changing. He's doing it with Aragorn and Faramir, and he's doing it with Elrond. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>And that's probably my biggest complaint about the movie. Honestly, once people become adults they are, for the most part, who they are. What's wrong with having characters that are good and wise from the beginning and don't have to overcome some flaw on the screen?<P>What are the chances that this many people all change their character in such a small window of time? How often do people really change their character? And when they do, is it that quick? It all seems so artificial and unrealistic.