Take heart, Sharon, the movie's Frodo will fade to his proper 'good-Jackson-movie' status, and the book's Frodo will remain in his rightful place in your mind. I couldn't agree more with your description of the real Frodo: 33 year old & so both mature and energetic, kind & thoughtful, already growing in wisdom & insight, and, last but not least: as brave as a hobbit half the size of almost every other race can possibly manage.
Although I liked the movie, there were too many scenes of Frodo sliding backwards into a corner away from menacing nasties: this was both unfaithful to the book and visually dull. Otherwise, I liked Wood's Frodo well enough. Famous plays can have thousands of differing interpretations of their protagonists, some of them stray wildly from the text. We can handle one variation on Frodo in a generally delightful movie.
Perhaps you'd like to speculate on what Tolkien's Frodo would make of the movie Frodo? Suppose he turned up in one of those lovely dreams Wood's Frodo will have on the road to Mordor, what would he say to his young counterpart as they strolled together through meadows in the sun? I imagine he'd treat Wood's Frodo with some of the perceptive thoughtfulness he showed Sam.
[ June 13, 2002: Message edited by: Nar ]
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