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[Bêthberry]

Originally Posted by Eomer of the Rohirrim

I mean, we can talk about how out of character some of the humour is, but there is an equally valid criticism of some of the humour in the films: that it is just plain unfunny. Thoughts?

I think it is possible to set up criteria that are consistent with the film itself without reference to the books.

For example, to me, Aragorn's dream of Arwen, where he is woken by the affectionate snog from the horse, is not funny as it makes a farce of the romance. I suppose many people are uneasy with taking high romance seriously, and so they think it is funny to undercut the romance that way. But this is not consistent with other depictions of the romance in the movies. So, to me, it is a cheap shot, used just to get a laugh at the moment but not really to tell us anything about the romance.

Is this what you mean by unfunny, Eomer? Are you wanting to try to establish some kind of definition/explanation of humour? Big job!