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Old 01-16-2006, 11:40 AM   #14
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Originally Posted by Elladan and Elrohir
Maybe I should save this for the TTT discussions, but does it strike anyone as awkward to have Arwen and Eowyn both at Helm's Deep? Not only would it be a huge change to the book in the narrative aspect, but it would have far-reaching implications for the Aragorn-Eowyn relationship, which they ended up choosing to keep faithful to the book.
So was the swap of Arwen for Glorfindel just to have her in as much of FotR as possible? As stated, having Arwen and Eowyn at Helm's Deep complicates things, and surely PJ et al would have seen that coming a mile away. Or is it alluded to, as when Aragorn returns to Helm's Deep after his river rapid adventure he regains the Evenstar? Did PJ think to have Arwen show up again, and have a 'triangle moment' that woud throw Eowyn even further into despair? And, if Arwen were there, why is she then sent home, or do we get her and Aragorn together for the rest of the movie?

So, it would seem that PJ included Arwen at the Fords only to have her in the picture as much as he could get away with, and possibly to have a 'strong' younger female role in each film.
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