**RotK - Arwen (Liv Tyler)**

[Dininziliel]

On the whole, I was relieved. While I was dreading further tearage, it was kept to a minimum. Another octave and dynamic was added to her voice, and this time when she kissed Aragorn it looked like she meant it. I guess her laughing smile in her last scene did a lot to soften my irritation at the way she'd been directed and scripted earlier. In other words, she did more than just <I>look</I> like Arwen.<P>Regarding the Arwen-is-dying-because-of-the-Ring thing, I took it that since the Elves' time was coming to an end, and, given that she was a sensitive type, her life force was simply more affected by the gathering power of the Ring as it neared its maker and place of making. I had to stretch, but not too far. Of course, it was to bring more of the fabled tension into the movie, but, for me, it worked. (And I consider myself a purist! Maybe I'm actually now able to separate the book from movie a little better. And then again, maybe they didn't mess up the essential story line of Arwen.)