Bradford DeLong wrote:
>
>> You should write something _in favour_ of The Fellowship of
>> the Rings The Movie, and against Tolkien's rig. _Then_ you
>> would see a real flood of hate mail! <evil grin>
>
> Ahem...
>
>
> http://www.j-bradford-delong.net/movable_type/archives/000193.html
>
But I don't think you will get too much hate mail for this...
>
> Improvement in Characterization: The replacement of
> Glorfindel by Arwen in the "flight to the ford" sequence.
> Given how powerful Glorfindel is said to be in the book,
> his failure to play any role at all in the rest of the
> trilogy is a big puzzle: this is, after all,
> the same guy who fought Gothmog, Lord of Balrogs, to a
> standstill during the fall of Gondolin.
>
No. Ecthelion fought Gothmog. Glorfindel fought a lesser balrog.
>
> Major Plot Hole Closed: In the book, why doesn't Aragorn
> follow Frodo and Sam when they strike out for Mordor?
>
Because Kalimac and Razanur were taken by the orcs, and
they knew the secret of the Mission. If they were
questioned, the Quest would be ruined.
Alberto Monteiro
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