Elves and Hobbits! - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Tuor of Gondolin · 07-27-2005, 08:51 AM

Physically the elves and hobbits were well done, the chief
foolishness was Elrond's portrayal. It was silly to portray
Agent Elrond as a vitual "man and Aragorn hater", since he and
his children were half-elven, his brother the first king of
Numenor and Aragorn was a descendent of Elros. While it
would have taken (only) a modicum of movie explanation,
I thought ignoring the half-elven theme in LOTR in the movie
was an error.

Oh, and how about a bit of sexism in the movie? Only showing Arwen's son and
not her two daughters.

Galadriel and Celeborn were well-done (Celeborn a bit redeemed in the
extended dvd) , except for Galadriel's over the top bit with the ring
temptation. It would have been better played understated (the same for
Gandalf with Bilbo), but then that's not PJs forte.
However, I've been listening to LOTR tapes driving, and there are
subtle bits of faithfulness to the books in the movies I've previously
missed.
Also about Kate Blanchett. One of the reasons I consider FOTR to be by far
the best of the three movies is her opening narration.

07-27-2005, 08:51 AM	#4
Tuor of Gondolin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pennsylvania, WtR, passed Sarn Gebir: Above the rapids (1239 miles) BtR, passed Black Rider Stopping Place (31 miles) Posts: 1,548	Physically the elves and hobbits were well done, the chief foolishness was Elrond's portrayal. It was silly to portray Agent Elrond as a vitual "man and Aragorn hater", since he and his children were half-elven, his brother the first king of Numenor and Aragorn was a descendent of Elros. While it would have taken (only) a modicum of movie explanation, I thought ignoring the half-elven theme in LOTR in the movie was an error. Oh, and how about a bit of sexism in the movie? Only showing Arwen's son and not her two daughters. Galadriel and Celeborn were well-done (Celeborn a bit redeemed in the extended dvd) , except for Galadriel's over the top bit with the ring temptation. It would have been better played understated (the same for Gandalf with Bilbo), but then that's not PJs forte. However, I've been listening to LOTR tapes driving, and there are subtle bits of faithfulness to the books in the movies I've previously missed. Also about Kate Blanchett. One of the reasons I consider FOTR to be by far the best of the three movies is her opening narration. __________________ Aure Entuluva!