*TTT - Theoden (Bernard Hill)*

[Garen LiLorian]

The good;<BR>"Where is the horse and the rider" I've been waiting for two movies to hear some of Tolkien's poetry, and finally I get it. Thank you. Now I only wish they had actually said the poem, instead of changing it around to mean something else. Oh well. <BR>He had moments (albeit less than I would have liked) of nobility, of a tragic figure, but one who would do what was required of him. Theoden <I>King</I><BR>The bad;<BR>He was pretty, well, wimpy is perhaps a bit strong. He was more cautious than I would have liked. His absolute refusal to go to war, even when war was inevitable, pushed him over the edge from a tragic figure to a coward, IMO.<BR>The ugly;<BR>Stealing Eomer's lines. His ala Monty Python moment. "Defend the Gate!" *poke* "Ouch! Run away! Run away!" His utter inconsistancy of character. (being Wormtongue's puppet to shouting at Aragorn for trying to counsel him, to letting Aragorn command the defense)<P>All of these negative things, however, are mostly the result of the screenplay which Bernhard Hill had to work with. I thought his acting was excellent. <P>I thought that Tolkien stated quite specifically that his hair <I>was</I> white. Maybe I'm just confused because his horse's name is Snowmane.