Is it, though? Conventionally attractive, blonde dude vs grim, beardy dwarf? I’d rather look at the latter all day but I doubt I’m in the majority there.
Comment on Lord of the Rings Characters: Screen Time vs. Mentions in the Books
Cochise@lemmy.eco.br 4 weeks ago
The Legolas-Gimli discrepancy is astonishing.
jlow@beehaw.org 4 weeks ago
maegul@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
Similarly, heroes are emphasised in the film more and villains under emphasised. Sauron, Saruman and Denethor all having less screen time than mentions.
That Sam is relatively underplayed is interesting also.
MoonManKipper@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Gimli was turned into the comic relief dwarf, which was a bit sad