I agree that in Théoden's character, the age is an important issue, and thus find it odd that it should be changed. What would have happened, I wonder, if they had decided for instance to make Éomer middle-aged? (Ok, a lousy example, but who cares.)
I guess the reason had to do with making him look different than the other old greybeards in the film. However, I do NOT find that a valid reason for changing his age.
Indeed, now that I think about it, it can't have been about the actor doing the role. Bernard Hill was, after all, around 60 years old when the films were released (if I have it correctly), so I can't imagine the filmmakers having any difficulties, had they wished to do so, in making him look older.
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Originally Posted by William Cloud Hickli
His spirit is willing, but his flesh weak: something that PBW got precisely backwards.
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sorry to ask silly questions but what is PBW? It might be my brain just won't work right now, or else I'm just not learned enough.
