Is Sam Justly done

[Alonna]

Originally Posted by Eönwë

I don't think they show Sam properly in the movies. They portray him as the stupid, fat (If I recall, it was Frodo that was fat in the boook at the beginning) hobbit. In the book he is the first hobbit to kill an orc and especially in Cirith Ungul, he kills many orcd. Inthe movie they make him a slightly comical figuire, especially the fighting with pots and pans in Moria. Does anyone agree with this or is just me?

Are you sure this isn't Bakshi's portrayal of Sam you're talking about and not Jackson's? While Jackson's Sam wasn't getting his application ready for MENSA, he was shown to have a sense of wisdom, unlike Bakshi's Sam who lacked anything even close to resembling a brain. While there are many things that Jackson can be critiqued about, I don't think that he can be accused of portraying Sam as incredibly stupid.