awildellethappears:lotrconfessions:The only thing I don’t like of The Lord of the Rings movie is Gal
awildellethappears:lotrconfessions:The only thing I don’t like of The Lord of the Rings movie is Galadriel. In the book Galadriel is one of my favourite characters, she’s kind and nice, in the movie, sometimes, Galadriel looks dangerous. Galadriel shoud be like the Galadriel of the book, and I would choose another actress as Galadriel. While it’s ultimately a matter of opinion (and I’m really torn about the visuals Peter Jackson picked for Galadriel’s moment of conflict - not sure whether it’s tacky or awesome or both), Galadriel conveys a sense of danger in the books as well. She had the same moment of conflict, though it was framed differently. Her history reveals a lot more about her, too, and not all of that is kindness, though it definitely contributed to her redemption arc in the Third Age. The statement above just seems a little one-dimensional?In Aman, she was the only woman who participated in the debate of the Noldor (or so the Silmarillion says) and left because she herself wanted a realm to rule. Beforehand, she was the only one who was a match for Fëanor, as well as the athletes and loremasters of the Eldar, she fought against the majority of the Noldor at the kinslaying of Alqualondë in defense of her mother’s people, was one of the leaders who guided the Noldor across the Helcaraxë, and was the only one of the canonically mentioned Valinorean Noldor (with exception of Maglor) who survived the First and Second Age. Later, she was the one who guarded Lórien and Nenya against Sauron, participated in the White Council (which we’ll see in the Hobbit movie) and in driving out Sauron from Dol Guldur. In the Ring War she was the one who threw down Dol Guldur and cleansed Northern Mirkwood. I’m pretty sure not much of that was achieved by being nice and kind, although it certainly became a part of her character if it wasn’t from the beginning.And in Lothlórien is perceived with superstitious fear by others, too. The Rohirrim call it Dwimordene, from Old English dweomor/dwimor: phantom, ghost, illusion, delusion, apparition, error - and the other uses that this word sees are applied to Saruman’s evil magic, the Haunted Mountain in Rohan with the entrance to the Paths of the Dead, and the Witch-king. It’s consistently negative. (Which doesn’t say much about Galadriel, only the way her country and people are perceived, but you’d think that was related.) Dangerous definitely isn’t out of the question. It’s in her history, and resurfaces even in the book. And beyond that, there’s no need for female characters to be kind and nice only. Bring me all the dangerous ladies, please. :D -- source link
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