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doug*platypus · 12-31-2002, 02:11 AM

Hmmm... maybe I'll have to watch a little more pedantically to check up on it, but I've seen it stated by the filmmakers that Aragorn has two swords, one at the start and one after Rivendell. Elrond does tell him that the sword will be reforged, and surely this means it is as good as done? Taking up valuable screen time with the Elvish smiths would have been out of the question, although I am curious (read: sceptical) about how they could have made it better than the original. What was Tolkien thinking?<P>I really think Aragorn should have blown his own trumpet a little more, though. I miss the line "Will you aid me or thwart me? Choose swiftly!", and I think he should have mentioned to Hama that, oh by the way this sword is something like 8000 years old so please look after it!

12-31-2002, 02:11 AM	#7
doug*platypus Delver in the Deep Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Aotearoa Posts: 960	Hmmm... maybe I'll have to watch a little more pedantically to check up on it, but I've seen it stated by the filmmakers that Aragorn has two swords, one at the start and one after Rivendell. Elrond does tell him that the sword will be reforged, and surely this means it is as good as done? Taking up valuable screen time with the Elvish smiths would have been out of the question, although I am curious (read: sceptical) about how they could have made it better than the original. What was Tolkien thinking?<P>I really think Aragorn should have blown his own trumpet a little more, though. I miss the line "Will you aid me or thwart me? Choose swiftly!", and I think he should have mentioned to Hama that, oh by the way this sword is something like 8000 years old so please look after it! __________________ But Gwindor answered: 'The doom lies in yourself, not in your name'.