switching character parts (was Hagrid's Gift and Ewan as Lupin)

[Heather Moore]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., Samaporn Teeravechyan <teeravec at f...> wrote:
> At 02:32 PM 12/1/01 -0000, you wrote:
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> Oh, well, I guess this just illustrates the problem of going from 
one 
> medium to another - we all have pictures and preferences in our 
heads 
> and no one will ever be able to replicate what's in our own 
> individual imaginations.  There's no telling what will make us 
cranky 
> about what is left in or out or how it looks right or wrong. I'm 
already
> cranky about the character of Arwen riding a horse and waving a 
sword in
> the upcoming "Lord of the Rings."  
> >>
> 
> Okay, I can't resist following up on that LoTR movie comment =P. I 
promise
> an in-topic discussion will follow.
> 
> Very mild 'Lord of the Rings' book SPOILER
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> Actually, I was thinking about that too. My impression is that they
> replaced Glorfindel with Arwen, so that they don't have to 
introduce yet
> another character who will have no role later. That's sort of okay 
with me
> -I always felt cheated by the lack of Arwen's character development.
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> END OF SPOILER
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> Samaporn

  I'm rather suspecting Arwen may end up getting some of Eowyn's 
schtick as well. Poor Boromir, nobody to settle for him after 
realizing they'll never get the much cooler Aragorn.