| Re: Elijah Wood - Frodo-Mutilator?
Frodo didn't drop out as such , the stories ran on parralell lines , until they joined together again at the end. We do get instances in each of the stories where these lines cross - Faramir reporting his meeting with Frodo to the Steward of Gondor for example.
In my opinion , JRR Tolkein questioned people's perspective of what a hero was . We are presented with Boromir as a great leader of men , noble and brave , whilst Frodo just wants a peaceful existence. Yet , when it comes to it , Boromir is the one who cracks under the pressure of their quest , whilst Frodo stays true to it , abandoning all hope by allowing his friends to escape the doom he is walking towards on such a hopeless quest
I think that Jackson purposefully played Frodo as a weak character , because he was emphasising that this wasn't a book about any one person , or any one hero. If Aragorn hadn't led a suicide mission to the gates of Mordor , captivating Sauron's eye , and drawing the remainder of his forces out of his fortress , it is doubtful that Frodo and Sam would ever have made it to Mount Doom
And as for Frodo becoming more Gollum like... well , I think that was intentional as well |