There was a thread in the movies section discussing making the Sil into a movie (it's back on the 2nd page now). One of the primary focuses was who would play the parts and what stories would be included. Here's a quote (from me) that sort of goes with what you guys have been saying.
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Maybe it'd work, I don't know. Tuor is one character that I've never really connected with or drawn a bead on his personality and appearance.
What I mean is, I'm pretty indifferent to Tuor, therefore I'm pretty indifferent to the choice of actor.
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I don't think his tale is boring or unimportant, nor do I dislike Tuor, but I am just not gripped by him (when compared to Turin, Feanor, and others). In fact, I'm much more interested in Ecthelion and Glorfindel, two lords of Gondolin that died in its defense.
I don't intentionally think this way, but people seem to gain more standing in my mind with a tragic or heroic death as opposed to just sailing away and living happily ever after. For those that die happily (or don't die), they can only make up for that by doing great deeds during their life (eg Aragorn, who died peaceful and happy, but I grew to love him through his words and actions in his life).
Even after reading about Tuor's journey in UT, I still didn't feel like I connected with him at all. I don't know. It was almost as if Tolkien wrote him that way or something. Do you think Tolkien was semi-indifferent to him?
It bugs me that I'm maybe not giving Tuor the respect he deserves, but I just wasn't moved by his story.