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> > > I agree. The same thing with Bilbo's wanting of the > > > Ring while in the elf > > > room. In both cases, I thought that the director took > > > the theme of the > > > evil lurking within us all a bit too far...... > > > > "to his distress and amazement he found that he was no > longer looking at > > Bilbo; a shadow seem to have fallen between them, and > through it he found > > himself eyeing a little wrinkled creature with a hungry > face and bony > > groping hands. He felt a desire to strike him." > > I agree with Dan. The scene was completely in keeping with the book > I always read those lines as the change in Bilbo was in Frodo's perception not in the reality of Bilbo. So I didn't have any problem with the way the change was handled in the movie, but more with Bilbo's reaction. I would have envisioned something where Bilbo would say "What's wrong, Frodo?". Then from the look of horror on Frodo's face, he'd realize what happened and perhaps then break down. A very minor nit. I thought it was well done over all. - John
