In all fairness to Film-FR, it is never said that Elrond sent her out to confront the Nine. There is no indication one way or another that Rivendell Elves have been sent out to find Strider and the Hobbits.<P>Plausibly, Film-FR-Arwen is searching for Aragorn on her own initiative, and is really trying to merely avoid or out-run the Nazgul, in terms of what the Film portrays. Glorfindel's greatness notwithstanding, all Elves have a certain immunity to the Nazgul's influence, and I still feel that meshing Arwen's and his role in the Film is a perfectly legitimate case of character compositing.<P>Frankly, Film-FR was I think as good as could be done. My only criticism there was the simplistic Council of Elrond, and the gratuitous Raiders of the Lost Moria stuff.<P>Film-TT, takes a bit too many liberties, as the New Zealanders strive to always maintain tension, and to emphasize their false assumption about what they interpret to be the Books' view of "Men" as a kindred, plus some added gender perspective.
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The hoes unrecked in the fields were flung, __ and fallen ladders in the long grass lay __ of the lush orchards; every tree there turned __ its tangled head and eyed them secretly, __ and the ears listened of the nodding grasses; __ though noontide glowed on land and leaf, __ their limbs were chilled.
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