**RotK - Frodo (Elijah Wood)** - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

mark12_30 · 12-17-2003, 04:27 AM

There was a lot to like: Shelob's Lair; up in the tower; lots of good stuff. Sammath Naur was superb I thought. The conflicts between Frodo and Sam were well done (if non-canonical.) <P>I was surprised after the Ring was destroyed that Frodo looked a lot more healed-up than I thought he would. I expected the weariness so apparent at Sammath Naur to still be reflected in him; but once he's returned to The Shire he seemed all rosy again. Somehow his departure didn't seem so vital. If I hadn't read the books I don't think that I would have gotten that. I think if I was the makeup artists, I'd have left him looking a lot more worn and aged, to get that point across. <P>(Who was that guy speaking Bilbo's lines?? Overdone?? Some of that aging should have been put on Frodo...)<P>I'll have to see the Grey Havens a couple more times, and then I'll be able to decide more about that. It's just quite different from what I had expected; I wish I'd seen more spoilers about it.<P>But then, I'll see it again this afternoon.

12-17-2003, 04:27 AM	#2
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	There was a lot to like: Shelob's Lair; up in the tower; lots of good stuff. Sammath Naur was superb I thought. The conflicts between Frodo and Sam were well done (if non-canonical.) <P>I was surprised after the Ring was destroyed that Frodo looked a lot more healed-up than I thought he would. I expected the weariness so apparent at Sammath Naur to still be reflected in him; but once he's returned to The Shire he seemed all rosy again. Somehow his departure didn't seem so vital. If I hadn't read the books I don't think that I would have gotten that. I think if I was the makeup artists, I'd have left him looking a lot more worn and aged, to get that point across. <P>(Who was that guy speaking Bilbo's lines?? Overdone?? Some of that aging should have been put on Frodo...)<P>I'll have to see the Grey Havens a couple more times, and then I'll be able to decide more about that. It's just quite different from what I had expected; I wish I'd seen more spoilers about it.<P>But then, I'll see it again this afternoon. __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.