[The Squatter of Amon Rûdh]

To be quite honest I don't really think about Miss Tyler at all. Whether or not she can portray Arwen properly will never be put to the test, since she isn't required to play her in the New Line films; and her prior acting career is a matter of supreme indifference to me. I don't know enough about her to make any personal judgements, and I was too busy being annoyed by other elements of the films to be particularly troubled by her acting. As for becoming successful because of her relatives, a name can only get one so far in the world. Whatever I may dislike about Peter Jackson's films, I don't think that he'd have chosen someone for such an important part solely on the basis of their being related to a member of Aerosmith.<P>I'll go further and throw in my lot with the people who value actors on talent alone. I wouldn't care if Jackson's entire cast had come to him straight from filming pornography, since all I expect of actors is that they can act. Since the whole basis of acting lies in pretending to be what one is not, I fail to see why an actor's previous roles or private life should be considered even vaguely relevant to their portrayal of an unrelated character. All of my complaints about the films to date can be attributed solely to the script, not to the director and certainly not to the actors. I disliked the Arwen of the films because she was a Hollywood archetype rather than the character that Tolkien portrayed. I don't think that there could be a better reason than that.