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Re: CHAT: Best/Worst/Missing Scenes in LotR

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Tuesday, December 25, 2001, 0:25
Elliott Lash scripsit:
> Why we're discussing the movie here..I don't know but, while we're at it, I'd > like to point out that neither Arwen nor Elrond are ELVES!!! Am I the only > one who's annoyed by that fact? In the book they're Half-Elves, descended > from Earendil and Elwing! In the movie it looks like we have no clear familly > relationship between Arwen and Aragorn, which is present at least in some > form in The Lord Of the Rings.
Well, yes, technically. But as a result of the basic choice, Elrond and his children live "with the life of the Eldar": they are longaeval just like other Elves. -- John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan@ccil.org Please leave your values | Check your assumptions. In fact, at the front desk. | check your assumptions at the door. --sign in Paris hotel | --Miles Vorkosigan