The characters could not have been cast better. I was weary that Elijah Wood would not have been able to portray a hobbit, but he captured the essence of Frodo and created the character. <P>Sam: Sean Astin did an amazing job. The devotion and love he has for his master Frodo comes out very clearly even within the first few scenes.<P>Pippin and Merry: definately perfect. I love Billy Boyd's accent. <P>Gandalf: Sir Ian McKellen was amazing. He was exactly how I imagined Gandalf.<P>Arwen: Liv Taylor plays her character very strongly and I like that, strong but graceful and wise. Even though I do not support the decision of putting the Arwen-Aragon lovestory into the movie, she played very well.<P>Aragon: Viggo Mortensen (sp?) was cast only a few weeks before the shooting was started. It showed in a few scenes of the movie, but yet he suited Strider very well.<P>Boromir: I would have thought Boromir to be a bit more 'cleaned up' so to speak, less raggedy. But Sean Bean was amazing, his character was so strong, many a times he played his fellow actors against the wall.<P>Gimli: perfect, i cannot say more<P>Legolas: orlando bloom definately captured the essence of elf inside him.<P>Saruman: I could not have picked a better one for this role. Christopher Lee's voice is simply beautiful<P>Elrond: I would have never thought that Agent Smith (The Matrix) would be able to pull off a believable Elrond, but he indeed did. I was amazed.
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