arwen

[Glenethor]

I think she had around 5 minutes in the movie. Maybe a couple of minutes more, but if I remember correctly, the dialogue in Rivendell is almost straight out of one of the appendices of RoTK. That was a valid move, imo.<P>As for her crying over Frodo, she would know Bilbo, wouldn't she? 'Course she would. So, she'd know about Frodo from him. She'd know he was carrying the Ring, and that if he fell into the wraith world, all might be lost.<P>I am of two minds about this though: I don't mind the scene in Rivendell, but I occasionally wince at her 'If you want him come and claim him' line. As for why Legolas wasn't substituted for Glorfindel, I suspect that PJ didn't want to be seen to imitate Bakshi's changes to the book.<P>It comes back to what was done with Frodo's character: I am not exactly thrilled with the fact that he backs away from the Witch-King in terror at Weathertop (although it is perfectly logical. Who here would stand up to that? The soldiers of Gondor could not withstand him, how would a halfling do so?) or that he didn't resist the Nine at the Fjord. I wanted to hear the Nazgul taunting him: "Come back! To Mordor we will take you!" And see Frodo resist...<P>Anyway as a hetero male, I must add that I find Arwen aesthetically pleasing to look at...I'd face the hordes of Mordor for her!<BR>