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Old 04-25-2005, 02:29 PM   #37
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Originally Posted by Lalwendė
I agree with Bethberry that a lot of symbolism was used in the films, or if not symbolism, then other signs that we might or might not read into. Arwen being dressed in a floaty garment can easily be read as she was in her nightwear or that she was simply wearing a nice floaty frock, depending on the viewer. But nowhere was explicit imagery used - and what a relief because these days it seems a film cannot be made without an obligatory sex scene.
True. M y observation of this was definitly influenced by my own experience of laying about on a couch with a silky-clad woman. If I had not had that experience then I may not have read that into that scene.
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