arwen

[Lush]

I liked Arwen's role. For lack of a better word, she was yummy (this is coming from a heterosexual female, mind you). She was a glimmer of beauty and hope, and from my point of view, there was little of the "warrior princess" about her. She was a swift Elven rider, and she got Frodo across the River in time, but it's not like she turned around and began hacking away at the Nazgul! <BR>I thought that the fact that it was this vulnerable she-Elf who had to save Frodo upped the tension. Judging from the look on Aragorn's face as he watched her ride off, it was obvious that had she been overtaken, she would have fought a losing battle. The chase sequence was thus made more effective. Plus, we had to know and understand why it was that Aragorn chose Arwen; to simply say that it was her grace and beauty would not have satisfied today's audience's, for better or for worse. Here she was presented as a courageous, yet equally gentle and sensitive lady.