LOTR: Arwen's Fate Was Never More Strongly Tied To The One Ring
Overall, Peter Jackson’s film adaptations of the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit have been resoundingly successful, with as many faithful and honest representations to the books as possible. A few key things were changed in the films, such as Aragorn’s character shying away from the throne of Gondor, which Jackson believed would give him a better character arch, and Frodo sending Sam away after their fight over the Lembas bread, which resulted in him entering Shelob’s lair alone, unlike the books.
However, one of the most notable directorial decisions that the team made was to bring the character of Arwen into the main story. In Tolkien’s original text, Arwen hardly features, and the love story between her and Aragorn can only be found in the Appendices. In the film adaptations, her character is brought to life in a much more concrete way, and given scenes like her rescue of Frodo at the Fords of Bruinen, and her appearance to Aragorn in dreams and visions, to help guide him in the right direction throughout the War of the Ring. Unfortunately, there is much controversy surrounding her character, because of one key decision that the team made: to tie her fate to that of the Ring of Power.
Does Aragorn Have A Dishonorable Side After All?
There are so many strong and powerful characters in the Lord of the Rings, most notable of whom are Lady Galadriel of Lothlorien, who has the power to see visions past and future, and to send evil things out of the world, and of course Eowyn the shieldmaiden of Rohan, who disguises herself as Dernhelm and rides to battle with the men, to protect her Uncle Theoden from the Witch King and his Fell Beast.
Both of these characters show different kinds of strength, or Galadriel it is wisdom and
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