why don't people like arwen in the movie?

[Diamond18]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> The thing is that PJ made promises. He said that he wouldn't make unnecessary changes and that he would stick as closely to the book as possible. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>You know, I don't think he did. At least, I never heard or read him say that. They often said they wanted to capture the spirit of the book. That's kind of intangible, so if they think they did in places you think they didn't, it's more of a difference of opinion than a flat out betrayal. Really, I can't think of a time PJ said, "We're going to stick as close to the book as humanly possible."<P>I have, however, read quotes by PJ warning us that TTT would be quite different from the book, more different than FotR was and RotK will be. I know that at least one time it was in the <B>Time</B> cover story back in December. I can't give an exact quote (I tried, but the website won't allow non-subscribers to view archived articles) but he basically said that he admitted that TTT would be quite different in places, but he hoped that if the movie was good enough, fans would forgive the "crimes I commit."<P>So one thing that I can't fault PJ for is being misleading. He always said that there would be changes. And in all the previews you saw Arwen over and over saying "If you want him come and claim him", so her role in the movie was pretty forthright.