The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum - View Single Post - Still forming your own images of Middle-earth, or stuck with Elijah and co.?

Araréiel · 07-05-2004, 05:45 PM

Anunia, what country are you in that only just published the book? Beware of translated versions. The old Swedish version was translated into Legolas remembering walking through the forests with his children!! I'd imagine other translations also have errors.

I read the Hobbit right before seeing the first movie (the day the DVD came out!!), which was right before I read the book. And the version of The Hobbit I read had a picture of what looked like John Goodman on the cover. So I had been picturing Bilbo like that, and, while I did know who Frodo was before the movie, I imagined him to look like that as well. I'm reading the book yet again, and have an older-looking character in my head, and for Sam, I see him almost buck-toothed. The movie characters are definitely much more attractive.

I had read up on who Arwen was before the movie, and Liv Tyler ended up looking close to what I had in my head.

And, sorry, but I do see Orlando Bloom as Legolas. While I was so swept away in the story when I first saw the movie, I did later develop a crush on him (should I duck to avoid the tomatoes I'm sure some of you BD-ers are likely to throw now?). However, I do sometimes see him with black hair.....

07-05-2004, 05:45 PM	#82
Araréiel Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 92	Anunia, what country are you in that only just published the book? Beware of translated versions. The old Swedish version was translated into Legolas remembering walking through the forests with his children!! I'd imagine other translations also have errors. I read the Hobbit right before seeing the first movie (the day the DVD came out!!), which was right before I read the book. And the version of The Hobbit I read had a picture of what looked like John Goodman on the cover. So I had been picturing Bilbo like that, and, while I did know who Frodo was before the movie, I imagined him to look like that as well. I'm reading the book yet again, and have an older-looking character in my head, and for Sam, I see him almost buck-toothed. The movie characters are definitely much more attractive. I had read up on who Arwen was before the movie, and Liv Tyler ended up looking close to what I had in my head. And, sorry, but I do see Orlando Bloom as Legolas. While I was so swept away in the story when I first saw the movie, I did later develop a crush on him (should I duck to avoid the tomatoes I'm sure some of you BD-ers are likely to throw now?). However, I do sometimes see him with black hair.....