**RotK - Éowyn (Miranda Otto)** - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Nienna, sister of Feanturi · 12-20-2003, 10:05 AM

I must say I'm a bit ambivolent about Miranda Otto's Eowyn. She's a very good actress and I can see what she's trying to do- emphasizing Eowyn's vulnerability rather than her..strength(not sure thats the right word to use). She is nothing like what I imagine Eowyn to be, yet I do appreciate her casting a fresh light on the character. I can see what Lalaith means- and I do think her despair doesn't come through strongly enough. Miranda's Eowyn was fighting to help those she loves- Tolkiens Eowyn wanted to die, and to die with honour. I guess it's just her interpretation of Eowyn and her motives. I sill can't decide whether I like it or not. I admire it certainly but....<BR>I still can't make up my mind. Oh, well.

12-20-2003, 10:05 AM	#1
Nienna, sister of Feanturi Pile O'Bones Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: U.K Posts: 13	I must say I'm a bit ambivolent about Miranda Otto's Eowyn. She's a very good actress and I can see what she's trying to do- emphasizing Eowyn's vulnerability rather than her..strength(not sure thats the right word to use). She is nothing like what I imagine Eowyn to be, yet I do appreciate her casting a fresh light on the character. I can see what Lalaith means- and I do think her despair doesn't come through strongly enough. Miranda's Eowyn was fighting to help those she loves- Tolkiens Eowyn wanted to die, and to die with honour. I guess it's just her interpretation of Eowyn and her motives. I sill can't decide whether I like it or not. I admire it certainly but....<BR>I still can't make up my mind. Oh, well. __________________ 'So great was her sorrow, as the music unfolded, that her song turned to lamentation long before the end, and the sound of mourning was woven into the themes of the World before it began.'