Aragorn and Arwen: More than kissing?

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Originally Posted by tar-ancalime

I also recall a scene in Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome in which the two don't even touch--they hold either end of a ribbon. There's really something to be said for subtlety, and I think that the sort of thing shown between Aragorn and Arwen is actually *more* provocative than the usual grope-and-tussle shot in dim light. In film or in life, there is an added import to each kiss and glance, when the kisses and glances are not merely a prelude to the "main event," so to speak.

Subtlety requires thought. It's like telling a love story without using certain words like 'love,' 'heart,' 'felt,' etc - it takes skill and talent (is that redundant?).

A kiss, a glance, a touch can say much more. If done well even those viewers who may require a little more hand feeding will 'get it.'

In the LOTR movies, PJ, as demonstrated by Saruman's fireball, the Witch-King's mace, the distortion of Gothmog's face, the breaking of Gandalf's staff, was either incapable of or chose not to employ subtlety.