I think the only really humanized characters in the books were Sam and, strangely, Gollum. But yeah, this was the rare case where I loved the movies more than the books. :) For Tolkienites this would be blasphemy though, lol
Aragorn had his human moments, too: at Boromir's death, and with the hobbits. He becomes particularly human and tender towards the hobbits. The detail on how he kisses Merry before leaving his bedside after their friendly conversation (on smoking, mostly) is so sweet that I am even capable of turning off my slasher's mind.
In the movie they made him manlier and cooler. He behaves rather uncoolly when Boromir dies and all the hobbits disappear, kidnapped or gone (::coughpervyhobbitfanciercough::), lamenting and despairing a bit, refusing even to be the leader for the time being. I liked that scene a lot in the book!
(That said, blasphemy or not, I think the movies provide a great adaptation which made some sequences more exciting to watch.)
He kisses everybody in the books, and not precisely women!! Just like in the backstage of the movies. OMG these men are always confessing loudly their love for one another.
Aside from the fact that FFXI is older than south park... t-that is actually quite an interesting & curious parallel. XD
As for Aragorn. Agreed and agreed! I think Viggo Mortensen makes a very convincing Aragorn though. He really took the character to heart and wanted to go through the whole 'become Aragorn' process. Sure Aragorn became more of a dashing hero type rathar than the strider I pictured when I first read the book... but well, yeah. And concerning the lack of Houses of Healing, like I said earlier, I agree ._.;; but on the other hand they did include things in the movie that weren't even in the book (but actually in the appendix, not saying what though... don't want to ruin anything 83).
Exactly, the dashing hero. Particularly at the end of The Fellowship... (beginnning of TT in the books), the character is completely different!! But that aside, I really liked his Aragorn.
Hmmm, I might know what you are referring to, but let's talk about that again when I finish the book, yes. Thanks! :D
En los libros es verdad que Aragorn es un poco Gary Stu, porque es el que mejor lucha, tiene poderes de curación, es de sangre noble, vamos, es perfecto el chaval. Por eso siempre me ha gustado más Boromir, porque es más "imperfecto" y fíjate como acaba. No me gustó eso, la verdad. Y no viene al caso pero tampoco me gusta que Tolkien realce tanto a los personajes nobles, blancos y puros, y en cambio los malos (los hombres esos del Este) creo que eran negros u orientales. Un pelín racista me da que era, no sé ¬¬
Psicoanálisis LOL. La verdad que sí, porque hace como un poco de psicólogo de Frodo cuando este se pone todo emo con lo del anillo xDDDD
Lo es, lo es. Gandalf y él son tan megapoderosos que apenas tienen evolución. Solo salen del cascarón para ser más fuertes todavía, con más poderes. Pero sobre todo se destaca la sabiduría adquirida durante años y años, quizá esa sea la mayor novedad. Aragorn, además de ser fuerte y valiente e imponente, es muy sabio.
No sé si Tolkien podría haber hecho algo diferente en su época. El autor de Narnia, CS Lewis, también hace la distinción entre los nórdicos blancos y los cetrinos del sur. Fíjate en la peli de El príncipe Caspio, que los malos parecían todos sacados de una peli española de época. A mí tampoco me hace gracia, pero la mentalidad de estos autores, en su época, era así. No deja de ser cristianos contra musulmanes traspasado a la fantasía épica.
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In the movie they made him manlier and cooler. He behaves rather uncoolly when Boromir dies and all the hobbits disappear, kidnapped or gone (::coughpervyhobbitfanciercough::), lamenting and despairing a bit, refusing even to be the leader for the time being. I liked that scene a lot in the book!
(That said, blasphemy or not, I think the movies provide a great adaptation which made some sequences more exciting to watch.)
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As for Aragorn. Agreed and agreed! I think Viggo Mortensen makes a very convincing Aragorn though. He really took the character to heart and wanted to go through the whole 'become Aragorn' process. Sure Aragorn became more of a dashing hero type rathar than the strider I pictured when I first read the book... but well, yeah. And concerning the lack of Houses of Healing, like I said earlier, I agree ._.;; but on the other hand they did include things in the movie that weren't even in the book (but actually in the appendix, not saying what though... don't want to ruin anything 83).
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Hmmm, I might know what you are referring to, but let's talk about that again when I finish the book, yes. Thanks! :D
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Psicoanálisis LOL. La verdad que sí, porque hace como un poco de psicólogo de Frodo cuando este se pone todo emo con lo del anillo xDDDD
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No sé si Tolkien podría haber hecho algo diferente en su época. El autor de Narnia, CS Lewis, también hace la distinción entre los nórdicos blancos y los cetrinos del sur. Fíjate en la peli de El príncipe Caspio, que los malos parecían todos sacados de una peli española de época. A mí tampoco me hace gracia, pero la mentalidad de estos autores, en su época, era así. No deja de ser cristianos contra musulmanes traspasado a la fantasía épica.
Con Frodo y con Eowyn y con más gente. XD
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