[The Saucepan Man]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> While we're on the Arwen theme, I must also address the idea of her 'sickness' in ROTK, as, for me, it merely showed her adjustment to an irrevocable choice. She chose to be mortal, and thus she is become tied to the present of the world and the outcome of the War of the Ring bears more closely on her. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I see your point, Lyta, but it was not explained like this and was, in my view, confusing to book and non-book filmgoers alike.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> I somehow think this was a way of making the responsibility a personal one and somewhat cheapening the motivation of Aragorn for doing his duty. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Then again, Aragorn had a personal motivation in the book, for Elrond would only let his daughter marry the reinstated King of Gondor.