The Hobbit: Romance?
For anyone who's seen the first trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, you may have seen two elves. I hope you saw two elves, because they were pretty obvious, and one threatens Thorin's life.
For those who don't know who they are, the blonde guy is Legolas, and he's from The Lord of the Rings. The redhead is Tauriel, and Peter Jackson made her up, apparently because there aren't enough women in the book.
Anyway, there's been a lot of debate about the both of them, because neither appears by name in the book. Some people are thrilled to pieces to have Legolas back (fangirls, anyone?), and some are throwing their hands in the air and screaming 'What are they doing?'
I have to admit, I had a serious problem with Tauriel at first. Mostly because the article I read stated that the elves saved the dwarves in Mirkwood, and BILBO does that. That made me angry. But it looks as though it was just a misconception, because in the trailer, Legolas is quite clearly pointing an arrow in Thorin's face. That doesn't appear to be saving to me.
However, Legolas is the son of King Thranduil, who rules the elves of Mirkwood (and does appear in the book). And since the elves don't die except from wounds in battle or sickness, it does make sense that Legolas would be there. Because, let's face it, if they only included elves mentioned by name, there would be very few.
And obviously there must be elf women in there somewhere, so Tauriel isn't completely farfetched. Like I said, if they only put in elves mentioned by name, there would be very few.
Having recovered from my upset dealing with the two of them being in the movie, I discovered an article in which Evangeline Lily talks about her character, Tauriel. I'm now okay with her being in the movie, but this got me going all over again.
I didn't much like how they added a ton of romance to Lord of the Rings; Aragorn and Arwen weren't a huge focus (but they left out most of the Eowyn/Faramir one, which aggravated me, because it was actually in the books). But at least that romance was in the appendices of Return of the King.
Since Tauriel wasn't in the books, I think it's safe to assume they're adding again. There was no romance in The Hobbit at all, and I was fine with it that way.
But it appears that they're not only adding a romance, but are adding a dwarf/elf side plot romance. Oh, that made me mad. Not all movies have to have romance, people. Yes, perhaps it would be natural for a dwarf to be intrigued by an elf woman, since dwarf women look so much like the men. But that doesn't translate into a rom
What do you think?
For those who don't know who they are, the blonde guy is Legolas, and he's from The Lord of the Rings. The redhead is Tauriel, and Peter Jackson made her up, apparently because there aren't enough women in the book.
Anyway, there's been a lot of debate about the both of them, because neither appears by name in the book. Some people are thrilled to pieces to have Legolas back (fangirls, anyone?), and some are throwing their hands in the air and screaming 'What are they doing?'
I have to admit, I had a serious problem with Tauriel at first. Mostly because the article I read stated that the elves saved the dwarves in Mirkwood, and BILBO does that. That made me angry. But it looks as though it was just a misconception, because in the trailer, Legolas is quite clearly pointing an arrow in Thorin's face. That doesn't appear to be saving to me.
However, Legolas is the son of King Thranduil, who rules the elves of Mirkwood (and does appear in the book). And since the elves don't die except from wounds in battle or sickness, it does make sense that Legolas would be there. Because, let's face it, if they only included elves mentioned by name, there would be very few.
And obviously there must be elf women in there somewhere, so Tauriel isn't completely farfetched. Like I said, if they only put in elves mentioned by name, there would be very few.
Having recovered from my upset dealing with the two of them being in the movie, I discovered an article in which Evangeline Lily talks about her character, Tauriel. I'm now okay with her being in the movie, but this got me going all over again.
I didn't much like how they added a ton of romance to Lord of the Rings; Aragorn and Arwen weren't a huge focus (but they left out most of the Eowyn/Faramir one, which aggravated me, because it was actually in the books). But at least that romance was in the appendices of Return of the King.
Since Tauriel wasn't in the books, I think it's safe to assume they're adding again. There was no romance in The Hobbit at all, and I was fine with it that way.
But it appears that they're not only adding a romance, but are adding a dwarf/elf side plot romance. Oh, that made me mad. Not all movies have to have romance, people. Yes, perhaps it would be natural for a dwarf to be intrigued by an elf woman, since dwarf women look so much like the men. But that doesn't translate into a rom
What do you think?
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