07-10-2005, 04:07 PM | #1 |
Hobbit
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Eowyn comparison
I felt SO sorry for Eowyn in the Two Towers and even more so when I saw the extended version. I just felt so embarrassed for her. I felt even more sorry in the Return of the King normal version when she declared her love for him and even more so when I saw the Extended Version of Return of the King. It broke my heart to see her unhappy.
I think that I felt more sorry for Eowyn in the film than in the book as we could see her pain and see what Eowyn actually looked like and how kind she was. It also showed us how brave she was and made people really realise how hard it must have been. In the book we have words, in film we can see. |
07-10-2005, 05:55 PM | #2 |
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Welcome to the Moot, Daphne!
I chare your love for Eowyn character, but I think the movies don't do her justice. PJ made her plead for love... I can't stand it. She was proud, she was noble, she would not plead! Again I don't like her terrified eyes when she faces the Witch-King. She should be crying, yes, but she came to Pelennor seeking glorious death. She was getting all she wanted. And it's a pity Tolkien didn't let her die. Perhaps it is just me, but I disliked Miranda as Eowyn. She is too old, for one thing. and not the right type. |
07-10-2005, 09:41 PM | #3 | |
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I agree with you that she should not have pleaded in the film. Tolkein might have been thinking of Gollum as a reason for not having Eowyn die. I forget the exact quote "Many live who deserve death, many die who deserve life. Can you give anyone life? Then do not be so eager to give death." In some respects events turned well for Eowyn: She found someone that loved her for who she was and she in turned grew to return that love.
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07-11-2005, 08:16 AM | #4 |
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She totally was too weak when confessing her feelings. I felt so embarased for her. I do think that Aragorn was very kind when letting her down easy and I liked the scene in which Theoden tried to comfort her because you could see how clsoe they were as uncle and niece
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