I agree wholly with CSteefel, PJ did a disservice to Frodo in the movies. He starts out as a strong, brave, determined character, but that all fades away and is forgotten at the latest by The Two Towers. And all this is what you feel when you watch Frodo in the movies.
Sam deserves more praise than what he got, Frodo deserves none of it because he's a whiny baby. It gets to such absurdity where people posted threads about Sam should just kill Frodo because he's useless and everyone would be much better off. They both kept eachohter going, and you don't see that in the movies. Now there's no doubt that Sam was a key factor in keeping Frodo going, but if it wasn't for Frodo Sam would have failed! Aye, that's the truth. They just see him as a pathetic weakling that if it wasn't for Sam then the quest would have failed. He doesn't show really any of these qualities again through the rest of the movie. However, since those two moments there's not much to praise Frodo about. (As a side note, I do sorely miss Bilbo's presence at the Council and miss his heartfelt proposal of taking the Ring) He did something no one else seemed to have the guts to want to do, and that was to take the Ring to Mount Doom. Then at the Council of Elrond when amongst the arguing he steps up again and says 'I will take it.' Both instances show Frodo's strength of sacrificing his own comfortable life, and putting the fate of Middle-earth literally on his shoulders. From The Shire scene, he learns all about the Ring, then tells Gandalf 'What must I do?' A very good moment for Frodo as he shows he is stepping away from his comfortable home in The Shire and will bear the Ring (at least for the time being).
FRODO BAGGINS BOOKS MOVIE
Frodo snaps out of it in the movie only enough to occasionally think of the Shire or happier times, but he does not show the nobility and wisdom that he has (especially in the dealings with Faramir) that he shows in the book.įrodo starts out as a very brave and admirable person in the movies. This is handled skillfully in the book, since part of the dramatic tension comes from Frodo's awareness that he will be gradually transformed into Gollum, whereas in the movie, this happens early on. In the movie, in contrast, Frodo seems to be a basket case very early on, so one loses all sense that this is a heroic Quest on the part of Frodo. He is the one who talks forcefully and skillfully to Faramir when they meet, he is the one who keeps Gollum alive, and he is the one who initially drives Shelob away with the Light of Earendil. In the book, while Frodo experiences occasional fits of madness as a result of the Ring, he remains the driving force for the Quest, so he is the real hero of the story. To the point where Sam is the only one with a clear head and the only one driving the Quest forward. Yes, in general the film seems to portray Frodo as already hopelessly addicted and befuddled by the Ring. I don't have much time right now so I'll leave it up to the rest, what did you find shocking in Frodo's change from book to film? Check it out, it's interesting and in my opinion true.Īnyway, I stray. In the article "What happened to the galliant Captain Faramir", which has been promoted on this board before, the writer goes on to say how it was Frodo's fault of change that caused Faramir to be misinterperted. One of the best sites on contrasting the book the the movie has to be this one, made by an unnamed Tolkien enthuisiast. One that comes to mind without digging too deep would be Frodo's mistrust and lies of and to Faramir. But as I re-read the books, I notice big contrasts from book Frodo to movie Frodo.īesides the age (could Wood pass off as 50+? ), and besides the horrible scene of "Go home Sam, we are in the middle of nowhere, you'll probably die on the way, but go home Sam", there are a bunch of differences. I guess it never really occured to me because Frodo was never a favorite character of mine, and maybe I just didn't see them. I suppose it was never so apparent to me that Frodo was significantly changed from book to film in some scenes/parts of the films.
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