Frodo: Please, what does it always mean, this... this "Aragorn"?
Elrond: That's his name. Aragorn, son of Arathorn.
Aragorn: I like "Strider."
Elrond: We named the *dog* "Strider".
A discussion of Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King. If you're a pervy hobbit fancier, this is the place for you.
I wouldn't be surprised if he made a conscious decision not to read the books. Don't forget that Frodo was the hobbit most altered by the adaptation--he's now a young man, as opposed to a middle-aged bachelor, who's tossed into the quest with no warning, and no clue as to what's coming his way, instead of having months to ease himself into the journey. Also, the addict subplot was definitely enhanced in the screenplay.
I think that Dom Monaghan and possibly Sean Bean were the only two of the core nine actors to read the books before auditioning.
Because, how do you know Frodo is the plum part in the movie unless you've read them?
And Elijah seems to be the most sentimental about the Fellowship-ness of it all - so again, I can't see him not wanting to read the books, learn Elvish, have hair transplanted to the tops of his feet, etc. And weren't the hobbits there three months in advance? Like I said, you'd think there might have been a copy provided to them.
Which is sort of ironic on Bean's behalf, since the film version of Boromir was so much more sympathetic a character than book-Boromir. He probably thought he'd be playing another heavy--his stock in trade since he's aged past Sharpe-style heroic leads.
I wouldn't be surprised if he made a conscious decision not to read the books.
I hadn't seen Kathy's post. This makes more sense. I wonder if he is planning on it then.
I do remember every Tom, Dick and Mablung interviewed in the press making offhand remarks about this and that bit of canon,
I just want to express my undying admiration for Nutty.
That is all.
Well, I don't know why, but I will take all the admiration I can get. Mwah. (Actually the instance I was thinking of was Karl Urban in Entertainment Weekly, making gross jokes about what it means to "despoil" a orc's corpse. So, don't admire me that much!)
have hair transplanted to the tops of his feet,
Um, yuck?
I'm sure the reverse has happened, and some poor slob is running around with foot (or crotch) hairs be-crowning his bald little pate.
Um, double yuck?
Triple yuck, if you get to thinking about the expression of someone smelling "like feet, mixed in ass".
I'm still slightly impressed by the hobbit lass at Trilogy Tuesday. All the other women in costume (save one) went for the sexy/attractive, and then there's this girl who's glued pubic hair to her feet.
And now someone will post how actually pubic hair on the feet is v.sexy.
I love that the Topps card for Figwit says "Figwit."
