Frodo v's Elijah

[Dragon Reborn]

Originally Posted by alatar

I was okay with Frodo up through Rivendell, with the exceptions of his actions on Weathertop ("Put it out!" Waaa!)

This is an example of the movie Frodo that irritates me too. There are many other scenes like this that I don't agree with. For some people - and this I admit is entirely to the discretion of one's own opinion - his acting is appealing, and for others like me, it is somewhat disappointing.

However the quote above can also be looked at in terms of Frodo's sensibility and wisdom. Compared to the other hobbits he is somewhat wiser, in both book and film. In this sense Elijah/PJ did a good job. They made an effort to make the other hobbits seem younger and spontaneous, which at the same time added humour to some scenes.

There are some things (which I frankly couldn't be bothered to go into) that the movie didn't and never could achieve, as the movie is only an immitation of the book, and has to be able to appropriate to its audience. Therefore the movie Frodo is defenitely not the same as the book Frodo.

Wouldn't this all be made easier if Tolkien was still around to explain things!