[Lalwendë]

Like Child I find it hard to separate the actor from the role he is portraying and I found the part written for Frodo was simply not right. Hence, even though I generally find Elijah Wood to be a good actor, I did not like him as Frodo, because the part was totally at odds with how I saw Frodo in the books. Where I viewed Frodo as noble, he was instead merely vulnerable. The age question would not leave my thoughts, as I always viewed Frodo to be entering his middle age, yet in the film we had a boy Frodo, which is quite different. The difference between an adult and a boy taking on such a task is immense; a boy might be 'moved' into doing the task yet has less to give up, while an adult has much more to give up. The level of significance is wholly different. And finally, if Frodo is supposed to be the eldest of the four Hobbits, then why do all of them look older than he does? This spoils the story on yet another level as we have four 'friends' rather than one Hobbit and his slightly younger companions who look up to him.