How much Frodo grew... - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Eomer of the Rohirrim · 07-12-2004, 05:59 AM

Basically, all he did in the movies was fall over, or faint, or come across like an idiot (Gollum's lembas saga).

I don't think he grew at all. Granted, Frodo is not an easy character to build on film, but he was still a disappointment.

elfwishes999 · 07-12-2004, 09:12 AM

frodo may have been weak but you have to remember he was carrying the ring and its powers were taking hold of him.. that and he was injured about 300 times during the trip to mordor and the climb to mount doom...so just because he passed out a few times doesn't mean he was the weakest character!!

Bêthberry · 07-12-2004, 10:37 AM

How much? Not much, given what Jackson and Wood and the script writers had to work with from the books.

He did diminish, though, didn't he, losing a finger.

The Only Real Estel · 07-12-2004, 01:21 PM

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In my opinion,movie-Frodo did only grow in one way....he grew into the weakest and wimpest character of all. Everytime something happened he went unconscious or 'couldn't take it anymore'

Sounds more to me like you're describing the side-affects of carrying the Ring farther & farther into Mordor instead of casting it away & sprinting for home like a weak, wimpy character would do who couldn't take it anymore.

I don't think that Frodo came across as growing a whole lot, you can attribute that to PJ or Wood or Phillipa or Fran, whoever you want, but Frodo seemed to grow stronger only minimully. The character who really growed in the movies was Sam, but that not particularily on topic

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Fordim Hedgethistle · 07-12-2004, 01:24 PM

He grew precisely 2.3 cm.

(I measured.)

07-12-2004, 05:59 AM	#1
Eomer of the Rohirrim Auspicious Wraith Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,859	Basically, all he did in the movies was fall over, or faint, or come across like an idiot (Gollum's lembas saga). I don't think he grew at all. Granted, Frodo is not an easy character to build on film, but he was still a disappointment. __________________ Los Ingobernables de Harlond

07-12-2004, 09:12 AM	#2
elfwishes999 Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 37	yea but... frodo may have been weak but you have to remember he was carrying the ring and its powers were taking hold of him.. that and he was injured about 300 times during the trip to mordor and the climb to mount doom...so just because he passed out a few times doesn't mean he was the weakest character!!

07-12-2004, 10:37 AM	#3
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	How much? Not much, given what Jackson and Wood and the script writers had to work with from the books. He did diminish, though, didn't he, losing a finger.

07-12-2004, 01:24 PM	#5
Fordim Hedgethistle Gibbering Gibbet Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Beyond cloud nine Posts: 1,844	He grew precisely 2.3 cm. (I measured.)