Aragorn in the movies - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Evisse the Blue · 01-18-2005, 07:47 AM

Well, the movies are over and gone are the days of feverish anticipation. We can step back now and see the big picture casting a critical (but not necessary disaproving!) eye over the entire thing.

In this topic I want to talk about Aragorn and how he is different in the movie from the book version we've all grown to know and love (more or less

).

To spark the discussion, I'm gonna state two points of mine:
1. his excessive humility in the movie vs his pride in the books;
2. lack of screen time in all three movies in scenes central to the character's development turn him into a little more than a secondary character, like Eowyn, Faramir...

So I want to know your opinions. How is Movie Aragorn different from Book Aragorn? Is he being slighted in the movie? Or is he made into a more complex and believable character, even though it takes away from the spirit of the book?

01-18-2005, 07:47 AM	#1
Evisse the Blue Brightness of a Blade Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: wherever I may roam Posts: 2,685	Aragorn in the movies Well, the movies are over and gone are the days of feverish anticipation. We can step back now and see the big picture casting a critical (but not necessary disaproving!) eye over the entire thing. In this topic I want to talk about Aragorn and how he is different in the movie from the book version we've all grown to know and love (more or less ). To spark the discussion, I'm gonna state two points of mine: 1. his excessive humility in the movie vs his pride in the books; 2. lack of screen time in all three movies in scenes central to the character's development turn him into a little more than a secondary character, like Eowyn, Faramir... So I want to know your opinions. How is Movie Aragorn different from Book Aragorn? Is he being slighted in the movie? Or is he made into a more complex and believable character, even though it takes away from the spirit of the book? __________________ And no one was ill, and everyone was pleased, except those who had to mow the grass.