| Re: Who was the better character in the films?
The subject seems to have changed from who was the best member of the Fellowship.
In the films I loved Aragorn (though Viggo Mortenson was not my idea of the Aragorn of the books at all and nor would the utterly delicious Stuart Townsend have been either) and Legolas, even though I had never seen him as a blond and Orklando has been such a disappointment since. Pippin and Merry drove me ABSOLUTELY mad. i agree with whoever it was who posted up all though changes Jackson had made and said it was a shame he had played up their "humour" at the expense of their courage etc. He made me want to slap them.
But having said that, one of the most moving sequences in the films was Pippin singing (the actor wriote the soing) his lament while Denethor ate his grisly meal and Farmair rode to near death at Osgiliath (also an invented scene). So you see they could have been more as in the book without any loss.
My favourite non-Fellowship characters were Elrond (go Hugo Weaving - love the hairstyle and ears), Faramir (what a shame you get the two brothers scene only on the extended DVD) and Theoden (always known now as Theoden King in our household - how Tolkien loved those inversions!). I mean after the salvation by Gandalf and i loved the Forth Eorlingas! spoeech and Death! Death! Death! even if not in the books. Oh and Eowyn was wonderful.
The ones I hated most were Arwen (good joke about the horselips though) and Galadriel (Viggo had a VERY rude name for Cate Blanchett during filming apparently, which is how we refer to her now - think of a four letter word preceded by Her and followed by "-liness"). Frodo was quite annoying because of lack of variety.
have I gone too off topic? I think these films inspire strong emotions. I wish Peterr Jackson would turn my books into films!
Mary |