Why was Merry at the last battle?

[Lindale]

Originally Posted by Lush

The way they presented him the movies - there was just no context. He was a monster. And a scary one at that.

Compare it with Orlando Bloom Legolas. When the first movie was shown I was in my sixth grade in an all-girl school. Everybody was just... crazy for that. And I found myself suddenly flocked by questions on what Legolas is supposed to be.

It's the movies, and... it's commercialized.