Oh! Excellent point about 'He had to be saved by Arwen'! Up until now, I just thougt about the injustice done towards Glorfindel with Arwen coming, but they also stole from Frodo! That part in the book is beautiful.
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'Ride forward! Ride!' cried Glorfindel to Frodo.
He did not obey at once, for a strange reluctance seized him. Checking the horse to a walk, he turned and looked back. . .Then at once fear and hatred awoke in him. His hand left the bridle and gripped the hilt of his sword, and with a red flash he drew it.
'Ride on! Ride on!' cried Glorfindel, and then loud and clear he called to the horse in the elf-tongue: naro lim, naro lim, Asfolath!
At once the white horse sprang away and sped like the wind along the last lap of the Road.
. . .
Suddenly the foremost Rider spurred his horse forward. It checked at the water and reared up. With a great effort Frodo sat upright and brandished his sword.
'Go back!' he cried. 'Go back to the Land of Mordor, and follow me no more!' His voice sounded thin and shrill in his own ears. The Riders halted, but Frodo had not the power of Bombadil. His enemies laughed at him with a harsh and chilling laughter. 'Come back! Come back!' they called. 'To Mordor we will take you!'
'Go back!' he whispered.
'The Ring! The Ring!' they cried with deadly voices; and immediately the leader urged his horse forward into the water, followed closely by two others.
'By Elbereth and Luthien the Fair,' said Frodo with a last effort, lifting up his sword, 'you shall have neither the Ring nor me!'
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Beautiful. Especially that last line.
No, I didn't much care for the adaption of Frodo. They misjudged him entirely. I believe the movie makers viewed hobbits as most people of Middle Earth viewed them - small, cute, but weak creatures.
And you're also right about the relationship between Frodo and Sam.
-- Folwren