Message Forum: Re: The Two Towers: First Impressions

Re: The Two Towers: First Impressions

Posted By: Dave, on host 208.164.234.234
Date: Friday, December 20, 2002, at 10:52:33
In Reply To: Re: The Two Towers: First Impressions posted by Sam on Friday, December 20, 2002, at 04:57:46:

>> Although I'm not ENTIRELY certain what the
>>point of expanding her roll in this movie...
>
> It was to play up the love triangle angle a
>bit. It was present in the book but in a much
>more subdued way.

But it seems to me that it didn't play up anything at all--rather, it downplayed Eowyn's part of the "triangle" because every single time she talks to Aragorn he has a flashback about Arwen, as if to remind us who his *real* lady love is.

-- Dave

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Message:	> >> Although I'm not ENTIRELY certain what the > >>point of expanding her roll in this movie... > > > > It was to play up the love triangle angle a > >bit. It was present in the book but in a much > >more subdued way. > > But it seems to me that it didn't play up anything at all--rather, it downplayed Eowyn's part of the "triangle" because every single time she talks to Aragorn he has a flashback about Arwen, as if to remind us who his real lady love is. > > -- Dave
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