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Elves would never (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 69 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

One of my biggest problems with the movies is that they made Elrond (and all of the other elves) so angry and stodgy, and completely ignored all of the joyful aspects of his character from the books. The elves, especially the Noldor, are a people defined by the way their joy for life is inextricably mixed with sorrow as they fight the long defeat, which is part of what makes them so compelling.

[–] Repelle 51 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Agreed. Hugo weaving is a good actor, but played the part so stoically that in my head I automatically insert “, Mr. Anderson” after everything Elrond says as if he’s agent Smith

[–] aeronmelon 16 points 2 months ago

Frodo reappears after putting the ring on, disorientated from the experience

Elrond: “MISTER BAGGINS!”

Juno Reactor music starts playing

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago

Cut to the Battle of the Morannon, but it's not an army of Gondor but just an endless stream of Agent Smiths bumrushing the Orcs with Kung Fu.

[–] Viking_Hippie 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Funnily enough, one of my main problems at first was that they did the opposite to Gandalf in the opening scene: in the book, he's strict gravitas personified, but in the movie he's genially chuckling over a line he said seriously in the books.

Granted, he was pretty much spot on for pretty much the rest of the movie, in no small part because of how brilliant Ian McKellen was and is.

I thought Legolas was portrayed as too sympathetic compared to the books, though. His haughty attitude and general jerkness towards the also very proud Gimli was a big part of what fleshed out Gimli as a character.

Making Legolas one of the biggest Marty Stus outside of fan fiction in turn relegated Gimli to almost only a comic relief parody.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There's a lot said about that particular dynamic and why it exists in the actual dwarf community.

[–] Viking_Hippie 0 points 2 months ago

the actual dwarf community.

..you mean like "little people" or whatever the preferred term is? 😛