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Magician of Nathar · 12-28-2002, 04:27 PM

One feeling I got out form the two movies so far is Aragorn in the movie and Aragorn in the book are two diffrent person.<P>The Aragorn in the book is just perfect. He has everything a warrior, a captain and a king needs. He is heroic, brave, strong, wary, confident, determine...etc. And I abslutely adored him. But a flawless character is really not the best thing ever in a novel. Since Tolkien's novel is a old fashioned myth he got away with it. But still at times Aragorn seemed a little annoying due to his perfectionism. Sometimes he can be quite arragont. But still, he is one of the most deep character in the book. <P>In the movie Aragorn is quite diffrent. Now we have a human before us. Wisened by age, hardened by experience, swift and determined, but also sometimes uncertain and wearied by his burden. He feels more real now. HE is a hero and a leader, but he stumbles and makes mistakes like everyone else. In the book we feel Aragorn is merely waiting for a ripe time to claim his throne, but in the movie I just think he just chose exile for its sake.<P>I really can't tell which Aragorn I like better, they each suit the storyline. The book-version Aragorn is a mythical figure, glowing far away, the movie-version one is more flesh and blood. They are both very good. And I have to say Viggo played his role perfectly. You can tell he is a experienced actor through his every move.

12-28-2002, 04:27 PM	#1
Magician of Nathar Animated Skeleton Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 46	One feeling I got out form the two movies so far is Aragorn in the movie and Aragorn in the book are two diffrent person.<P>The Aragorn in the book is just perfect. He has everything a warrior, a captain and a king needs. He is heroic, brave, strong, wary, confident, determine...etc. And I abslutely adored him. But a flawless character is really not the best thing ever in a novel. Since Tolkien's novel is a old fashioned myth he got away with it. But still at times Aragorn seemed a little annoying due to his perfectionism. Sometimes he can be quite arragont. But still, he is one of the most deep character in the book. <P>In the movie Aragorn is quite diffrent. Now we have a human before us. Wisened by age, hardened by experience, swift and determined, but also sometimes uncertain and wearied by his burden. He feels more real now. HE is a hero and a leader, but he stumbles and makes mistakes like everyone else. In the book we feel Aragorn is merely waiting for a ripe time to claim his throne, but in the movie I just think he just chose exile for its sake.<P>I really can't tell which Aragorn I like better, they each suit the storyline. The book-version Aragorn is a mythical figure, glowing far away, the movie-version one is more flesh and blood. They are both very good. And I have to say Viggo played his role perfectly. You can tell he is a experienced actor through his every move.