It is commonly cited as one of the most major differences between the book and peter jacksons movies that arwen gets more airtime in the movies, without being a more fleshedout character. Aug 30, 2012 which improves the movie plot line, the reasons that drive aragorn arwen and pace a lot of books fans complain that movies changed a lot of stuff, but i feel jackson made a very good job. Regal when a comet the size of a small moon threatens the remote world of regal the earth alliance assigns the most decorated ship in the fleet, the arwen, to destroy it. From the moment he is first introduced until his coronation, he is the epitome of a noble, courageous, worthy ruler. Although i am not a fan of unnecessary love stories being thrown in somewhere to attract a wider audience, here it was done very well and blends in perfectly with the rest of the story. Oct 20, 2019 diehard tolkien fans swear by the book and criticize the movie for the numerous changes. This information was originally compiled while the lord of the rings films were still in production.
The lord of the rings is one of the most epic pieces of literature in modern history, which means that turning it into a series of movies is challenging to say the least. The second one however, is of a faster pace than the first one. In aragorns case its over 60 years, walking in the wilds and being a soldier for both gondor and rohan and most of this has. Top ten differences between the lord of the rings books. Aragornis armed with a ranger bow,narsil,and,ranger dagger legolas is armed with his elven blades and bowbot.
Also in the book, gandalf explains the ringwraiths to frodo, while in the movie strider explains them to him. On the other hand, others prefer peter jacksons visual epic spectacle. Tolkien ill be doing one for two towers and return of the king as well. The romance between lord of the rings characters arwen and aragorn is one of the. Arwen realizes that frodo will quickly sink into the wraith world if he is not. Resident tolkienite anna klassen compares the film to the original novel, revealing 19. In the book, it was glorfindel who put frodo on horseback and sent him alone to flee the black riders, and elrond and gandalf arranged the flood. In the book there is a parallel between both narsil and aragorn being reforged purely to become king and have arwen. Some other interesting threads about arwen include i dont like arwenliv and the ultimate sacrifice, both in the movie forum. In the book timeline, aragorn was only 10 during the battle of five armies, meaning he was still living in rivendell and had yet to be given the name strider. In the book he didnt know she was female until she said so, just like in the movie.
Fans of epic fantasy can get their fix with either version of lord of the rings, but one thing is certain peter jacksons films differ from j. Another subplot that was shown in the movie but did not exist in the book is the love story between aragorn and arwen. Notice that in the book elrond has obviously been reading cosmo using sex as a dangling carrot to influence a man men are weak. The books shows him as a more modest, quiet character who grows into his role over time, which just feels more natural. In the movie, a female elf named arwen comes to help frodo and his companions, while in the book a male elf named glorfindel comes to help them. Apr 19, 2015 another subplot that was shown in the movie but did not exist in the book is the love story between aragorn and arwen. Movie aragorn, however, has an entirely different character arc. Novel and film comparison the fellowship of the ring. Her desperate ride with frodo to escape the ringwraiths is one of the most thrilling things in the film of the fellowship of the ring. Arwen and the rest of her elven entourage do not arrive in minas tirith until two months after the coronation. Eric valette composer emotional music 621,333 views 17. Black riders chase arwen riding mechahorse for filming arwen and frodo atop asfaloth arwen protects frodo from the black riders arwen and frodo face the ringwraiths at the ford of bruinen film. Mar 17, 2012 arwen s fate gandalf goes to minas tirith aragorns coronation alternative soundtrack lotr duration. Frankly if the movie was exactly the same as the books it would have been a disaster in todays world, not to mention the fact that they would have had to.
Arwen realizes that frodo will quickly sink into the wraith world. Movie book comparison when it comes to comparing the movie trilogy and the original books, the overall plot structure of the movies followed faithfully to the original. Jan, 2005 im a big fan of both books and film, but i think the films actually did a better job with aragorn and boromir than the books. Jul 14, 2017 peter jacksons much anticipated the hobbit hits theaters today. She stays in the shadows in the books, and her film adaptation is contested. Check out the hottest fashion, photos, movies and tv shows. The tale of aragorn and arwen is a story within the appendices of j. Peter jackson carried the burden with aplomb, breathing life into tolkiens rich world of middle earth while adding some of his own artistic flourishes. Middleearth, with its diverse population of men, elves, hobbits, dwarfs and wizards, stands at a crossroads. The casting forum has a thread devoted to actress liv tyler. Aragorn brought the banner arwen made on the journey from rivendell.
Forums tolkien media new line cinemas lotr trilogy. Which improves the movie plot line, the reasons that drive aragornarwen and pace a lot of books fans complain that movies changed a lot of stuff, but i feel jackson made a very good job. More info on arwen as a book character and her part in tolkiens complex mythology can be. Arwen and aragorn, the lord of the rings from the 59 best.
In the movie, arwen appears in two sequences, namely the evenstar and breath of life. So far lord of the rings is the only time i felt the movie was better than the book. They are analogous, but arwen exists in the age that is the last waning of the elves in me. Frodo is my favorite character, and although i understand why peter jackson made arwen more prominent in the movies i really like her movie character better than her book character, it irritated me that in fotr, arwen stood up to the ringwraiths at the ford, not frodo. Frodo is the sole perspective and narrator in the books, so it makes sense that arwen and aragorn would only be mentioned in passing. More info on arwen as a book character and her part in tolkiens complex mythology can be found in halfelves in the book forum. Of course, both have their ups and downs, so theres been some heated debate on lord of the rings books vs. However, that doesnt leave much place for character development.
Tolkien called the tale really essential to the story. Online your source for entertainment news, celebrities, celeb news, and celebrity gossip. Arwen is one of the halfelven peredhil who lived during the third age. Book birth 2931 vs movie birth 2916 this change is significant because it explains thranduil s words to legolas at the end of the hobbit. The goto source for comic book and superhero movie fans. On their way to rivendell, strider and the hobbits encounter arwen riding asfaloth. If she is the elder days equivalent of arwen then she would have to be.
Gotta break up the sausage party somehow and why not make her more than just arm candy. Arwen also raises the river against the nazgul in the film, while in the book it was elrond, using the power of the elfring vilya, and gandalf used his magic to cause the the river to take the form of white horses. In the film it does the feminist thing of the witch king saying no man can kill me. She appears in the novel the lord of the rings, usually published in three volumes. Defender is a series of three novellas, each connected by the strange alien race known as the gyssyc. Even arwen allowed herself briefly to forsake her oath to aragorn and take, for a time, the road toward the. Eric valette composer emotional music 623,081 views 17.
In the movie it was arwen and not glorfindel who came to rescue strider and the hobbits from the nazgul. Although i am not a fan of unnecessary love stories being thrown in somewhere to attract a wider audience, here it was done very. Some thought pjs exspansion of arwens character was overall well done and. Arwen and aragorns romance nearly didnt happen an unpublished letter from jrr tolkien to his publisher shows the difficulties the author faced while writing the return of.
Resident tolkienite anna klassen compares the film to the original novel, revealing 19 differences between the tolkien classic. In the lord of the rings book, arwen is only here as aragorns love interest. Also, in the book, frodo defends himself against the black riders, whereas in the movie arwen defends him. Aragorn quotes 33 quotes meet your next favorite book. When it comes to comparing the movie trilogy and the original books, the overall plot structure of the movies followed faithfully to the original. Arwen is a fanfavorite character in the lord of the rings trilogy who is recognized. The name arwen is a girls name of welsh origin meaning noble maiden arwen is well known as princess of the elves in tolkiens lord of the rings. Flow, waters of loudwater, against the ringwraiths. The switch of glorfindel for arwen, though, i thought was pretty clever. Alright, here we go for samwise gamgee samewise gamgee i actually believe that sam in the book and sam in the movie are pretty similar character wise no pun intended. Having read the book and not seen the movie, i object to calling arwen boring and insipid. I am aragorn, son of arathorn, and am called elessar, the elfstone, dunadan, the heir of isildur elendils son of gondor.
Download file to see previous pages this study is concerned not so much with minor changes that were done for the sake of time constraints for example, the fact that the hobbits had a long journey by river before they reached bree but rather with more thematic and seemingly unnecessary changes that seem to veer away from the spirit of the book. Diehard tolkien fans swear by the book and criticize the movie for the numerous changes. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the arwen book two. Maybe this is peter jacksons arwen, but it is definitely not tolkiens. Im a big fan of both books and film, but i think the films actually did a better job with aragorn and boromir than the books. Arwen and aragorns romance nearly didnt happen an unpublished letter from jrr tolkien to his publisher shows the difficulties the author faced while writing the return of the king. Though these two are beloved by fans, there are many things that fans of the movies, and even fans of the books, may not know about them. Some other interesting threads about arwen include i dont like arwen liv and the ultimate sacrifice, both in the movie forum.
First, because a strong character moment is taken away from frodo for no good reason. Arwens fate gandalf goes to minas tirith aragorns coronation alternative soundtrack lotr duration. Viggo did a super job but the way they wrote the character made him really weak. Arwen was the youngest child of elrond and celebrian. Arwen wields the sword hadhafang,a noncanonical sword that belonged to her father. We see her in a flashbackscene with aragorn, when he takes a break during the trip to helms deep.
While most people agree that peter jackson did a pretty good job 17 oscars seem to indicate they were at the very least decent, he had to make some changes from the source material, and many fans are quick to point out. Feb 14, 2015 arwen s fate gandalf goes to minas tirith aragorns coronation alternative soundtrack lotr duration. The scenes are not different except for eowyns wording of the sentence. The story of arwen and aragorn is more intriguing, complex, and beautiful than some people might have ever known. Jan 21, 20 while the answer is in the texts, i think that the movie creates some confusion with how they handled the exodus, as well as arwens choice. Kmc forums movie franchises lord of the rings arwen vs eowyn.
The script would require additional dialog written by the scriptwriters rather than by tolkien. Mar 29, 2020 in the book, it was glorfindel who put frodo on horseback and sent him alone to flee the black riders, and elrond and gandalf arranged the flood. However, it is noteworthy some minor plot structures and characterizations were changed, and this altered the scope of the environment and feel in the movies. Sep 22, 2011 they are two kinds of entertainment, and in this case, these movies do a good job of telling the basic story as well as possible under time restrictions. While through the books we can find an internal explanation for nearly every event that happens, sometimes the movies have only external explanations. Readers and movie goers alike latched onto their story. Peter jacksons much anticipated the hobbit hits theaters today. Though their love is fairly central in the movies, arwen and aragorn s strife and suffering to be together is far more tertiary in the novels. First of all i need to say that it is extremely hard to get into the book.
The lord of the rings lord of the rings books vs movies. While the answer is in the texts, i think that the movie creates some confusion with how they handled the exodus, as well as arwens choice. Arwen, elf princess in tolkiens the lord of the rings series lana arwen lazar, character from book series gone. They are two kinds of entertainment, and in this case, these movies do a good job of telling the basic story as well as possible under time restrictions. Books, the fellowship of the ring 1954 the return of the king 1955 unfinished tales 1980. So as a hopeless romantic, arwen gets my vote for both movie and book. Arwen also raises the river against the nazgul in the film, while in the book it was elrond, using the power of the elfring vilya, and gandalf used his magic to. In the first film, arwen searches for aragorn and singlehandedly rescues. May 10, 2017 click here to see lotr characters the books vs. Okay, so in a perfect world id list all the differences, but it would just take way too long, and some of the differences are really petty and super specific, so here ill list the major differences between the books and the movies. The elvensheath glittered as he grasped it, and the bright blade of anduril shone like a sudden flame as he swept it out. In the books, aragorn is a bit highandmighty sometimes, declaring im the heir of soandso and heres my mighty sword, blah, blah, blah. Movie confusion it is said a few times throughout the films that the age of the elves is ending, and the age of men is coming.
While i love the peter jackson movies, and in general have very few complaints as far as changes made to the story, their handling of arwens character creates some problems. Aragorn and arwen are seen as the main couple of lord of the rings, but they. While in rivendell, arwen gives strider a piece of jewelry. There are many times ive seen a movie hack a book into unrecognizable chaos, but lotr is a stellar example of worthwhile screenwriting. Can you tell one version of middle earth from another in our lord of the rings book vs. Well, arwen is the evenstar while luthien is the morning star, and they are compared to each other in that fashion. There is more to her than what can transpire in the main story. It narrates the love of the mortal man aragorn and the immortal elfmaiden arwen, telling the story of their first meeting, their eventual betrothal and marriage, and the circumstances of their deaths.