• TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Elves looking down on the other races in middle earth? Say it ain’t so!

    See also Galadriel’s words in the prologue to Fellowship of The Ring: Three rings were given to the Elves - immortal, wisest, and fairest of all beings.

    Where’s that meme of Obama putting a medal on Obama?

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      1 month ago

      IIRC, Elrond isn’t as stuck-up in the book, but it’s been a year or two since I last read Fellowship.

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        One of my biggest problems with the movies is that they made Elrond (and all of the other elves) so angry and stodgy, and completely ignored all of the joyful aspects of his character from the books. The elves, especially the Noldor, are a people defined by the way their joy for life is inextricably mixed with sorrow as they fight the long defeat, which is part of what makes them so compelling.

        • Repple (she/her)@lemmy.world
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          Agreed. Hugo weaving is a good actor, but played the part so stoically that in my head I automatically insert “, Mr. Anderson” after everything Elrond says as if he’s agent Smith

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            Frodo reappears after putting the ring on, disorientated from the experience

            Elrond: “MISTER BAGGINS!”

            Juno Reactor music starts playing