I'm with Scrappy on this. Aragorn in the novel was a cypher, and ceased to be actually interesting round about the middle of The Two Towers. Aragorn in the movie is far more conflicted, and makes me care about him (Viggo's hotness aside) because of the humanity and indecision he shows.
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LotR - The Return of the King: "We named the *dog* 'Strider'".
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".
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Consuela - Apr 01, 2004 7:03:34 pm PST #2426 of 3902
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esse - Apr 01, 2004 7:34:04 pm PST #2427 of 3902
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Eddie Lizard was in it.
Eddie Izzard?
because of the humanity and indecision he shows.
And the sheer reluctance. I think what makes movie!Aragorn for me is in TTT, first where he and Legolas are arguing in the arms room about the fate of the Rohirrim, and second where he picks up where Theoden loses hope and demands that they not give up, even in the face of insurmountable odds. To me, that is kingly. That is Aragorn accepting a fate he did not want. And I can see the echoes of book!Aragorn in movie!Aragorn, only with more hotness.
Kathy A - Apr 02, 2004 7:35:16 am PST #2428 of 3902
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Aragorn in the novel was a cypher, and ceased to be actually interesting round about the middle of The Two Towers.
I think this is why I was so desperately in love with book-Eomer when I first read TTT. Aragorn had gotten boring, but we're introduced to this ferocious fighter who's funny, develops a great relationship with Gimli, and is very protective of his sister. I'm so looking forward to more Eomer scenes in RotKEE.
Betsy HP - Apr 02, 2004 8:39:53 am PST #2429 of 3902
If I only had a brain...
DavidS - Apr 02, 2004 11:59:09 am PST #2430 of 3902
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
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Jessica - Apr 02, 2004 1:30:54 pm PST #2431 of 3902
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The odd thing is, I totally support the changes PJ made to Faramir, but the same changes made to Aragorn just bugged me, especially in RotK. After Helm's Deep, I thought he'd moved past the whole "No, I cannot be King, for I am so weak!" phase, and then it turned out he hadn't. RotK felt like a huge step backwards in character development without any reason for it.
DavidS - Apr 02, 2004 1:32:08 pm PST #2432 of 3902
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
RotK felt like a huge step backwards in character development without any reason for it.
The only time it bugged me was when he actually received the crown, where he looks kind of miserable and befuddled and anxious. By then at least, he should be ready to be King.
Katie M - Apr 02, 2004 1:36:23 pm PST #2433 of 3902
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Aww, the scene with the crown I really liked. No matter how ready he is to be king, actually being crowned is going to be a freaky moment.
Jessica - Apr 02, 2004 1:39:10 pm PST #2434 of 3902
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Plus, the robes looked really uncomfortable. I'm sure he would have looked much more kingly if he'd been able to move his arms.
Miracleman - Apr 02, 2004 1:50:17 pm PST #2435 of 3902
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
And that crown had to weigh a ton!
"Heavy is the head that wears the crown" indeed. "Heavy is that fucking crown."
All I'm sayin' is Aragorn is gonna need him a good chiropractor.