Okay, so what do you think NOW?

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by sassyfriend

I'm interested in hearing what everyone has to say even if i don't agree. Still find Aragorn a cool guy even though he wouldn't let the others rest after moria. In a way I can see why, but dosen't he sound kinda mean how he says it? I thought even if he is their leader he could've still be gentler.

So he sould have told them, "the orcs will go after us at nightime anyways, so we might as well die well rested"? I don't get what you're saying. He was leading them away from danger - tired, weary, but in better condition than they would have been had they rested and not reached Lorien in time.

I think you should start a separate thread just about book vs movie Aragorns and Boromirs, if that topic interests you, sassyfriend. Or did you mean the whole books / movies discussion in general?

[sassyfriend]

I think in general. And I didn't mean Aragorn should let them get killed.

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Originally Posted by Galadriel55

So he sould have told them, "the orcs will go after us at nightime anyways, so we might as well die well rested"? I don't get what you're saying. He was leading them away from danger - tired, weary, but in better condition than they would have been had they rested and not reached Lorien in time.

I think that what we may mean is that regardless of what needed to be done, Aragorn did not appear leaderly when doing it. Pretending that he's the trilogy hero and making people accept that he's the hero are two different things.

Plus I can never get over how he pronounces 'orc.' Always sounds like he's holding his nose.

[sassyfriend]

Boromir helped the fellowship when Gandalf died because he had more compassion and I don't think he wanted them to die either. Aragorn was being smart but he wasn't compassionate.

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by sassyfriend

Boromir helped the fellowship when Gandalf died because he had more compassion and I don't think he wanted them to die either. Aragorn was being smart but he wasn't compassionate.

I'd say that Boromir did it out of duty more than compassion. Aragorn is not only compassionate - he's empathetic. But again, I speak for the books.

[sassyfriend]

Why? What do you mean out of duty?

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by sassyfriend

Why? What do you mean out of duty?

Duty to the fellowship. Even though none of them gave actual oaths to help destroy the Ring and etc, I betcha they made "mental" ones. Boromir felt that it was his duty to help this bunch of oddballs. They would have had a much harder time without him on a number of occasions, it's true. They needed him. But he didn't go with them because of that. He went because he felt duty there, and to stand for the honour of Gondor.

[sassyfriend]

Ok now I understand. Sorry about that.