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Aratlithiel · 01-14-2003, 10:58 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Who gives a toss about Frodo's chracter developement (or the lack of it) when we get to see THAT scene!! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Thank God somebody else noticed the character development - or noticable lack thereof. I thought I was the only one who cared that Frodo seems to have lost most of his nobility and courage somewhere between the page and the screen.<P>Don't get me wrong - I do like the movies and think Elijah Wood has done a good job with what he's been handed to work with, but SHEESH! I thought this was supposed to be the story of Frodo and his quest - how come Gollum and the battles got more screen time than he did?<P>Crud, am I going to get roasted for this?

01-14-2003, 10:58 PM	#32
Aratlithiel Wight Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 196	<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Who gives a toss about Frodo's chracter developement (or the lack of it) when we get to see THAT scene!! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Thank God somebody else noticed the character development - or noticable lack thereof. I thought I was the only one who cared that Frodo seems to have lost most of his nobility and courage somewhere between the page and the screen.<P>Don't get me wrong - I do like the movies and think Elijah Wood has done a good job with what he's been handed to work with, but SHEESH! I thought this was supposed to be the story of Frodo and his quest - how come Gollum and the battles got more screen time than he did?<P>Crud, am I going to get roasted for this? __________________ - I must find the Mountain of Fire and cast the thing into the gulf of Doom. Gandalf said so. I do not think I shall ever get there. - Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup. - Where are we going?...And why am I in this handbasket?