>Book Frodo: 50 years old, wise, thoughtful, stoic, emotionally composed, has absolute trust in Sam>Film Frodo: 18 years old, crying in every scene, banishes Sam>Book Aragorn: embraces his lineage and destiny from the start, can't wait to be king>Film Aragorn: I dun' wan' it... nevah 'ave>Book Merry&Pippin: Intelligent, brave, responsible>Film Merry&Pippin: retarded clowns>Book Gimli: Noble, eloquent, thoughtful>Film Gimli: retarded clown>Book Elrond: Warm, noble, wise, spiritually serene>Film Elrond: Cold, manipulative politician who hates humanity>Book Faramir: “I would not take this thing, if it lay by the highway.”>Film Faramir: Skeevy leader of thugs who wants the ring>Book Denethor: Proud and stern, but not insane, his decline happens gradually under the influence of Sauron via the palantír.>Film Denethor: Just plain evil and mad from the start.Why did Jackson hate the source material so much?
>>219377804Hobbits age slower than humans so the age isn't bad. But yeah him crying and falling down constantly and relying on Sam is really bad.
>Book Merry&Pippin: Intelligent, brave, responsible>Film Merry&Pippin: retarded clownsThis is the one that pissed me off the most
>>219377804and it is still better than any slop released after
Frodo carried a heavy conscious, just like Harvey Weinstein's secretary.
>>219377804So, are all the characters boring and perfect in the books, while in the movies they have flaws that make them entertaining and create tension in the scenes?
>>219377804Never liked Frodo in the movies. Just completely incompetent and overly emotional.
>>219377895Casting them both with twinks really fucked up the noble hobbit landowner and his little toadie dynamic.
>>219377804>wise, thoughtful, stoic, emotionally composed, has absolute trust, embraces his lineage and destiny from the start, intelligent, brave, responsible, noble, eloquent, thoughtful, warm, noble, wise, spiritually serene, proud and stern
>>219378337Yeah, it's like the movie Troy to Homer's Illiad
>>219377804Pippin basically is the same in the book though. Merry is the smart one
>>219377804I don't get why redditors have a problem with Gimli being a comic relief character. He literally is that in the books too. Perhaps not through slapstick humor, but he is definetly the most fun character
