Worst film adaptation changes from the book. Go!

Some elements of the LOTR films were changed drastically from the books. Here are some of those major changes. Choose the one you believe to be the most damaging to the original storyline...

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Frodo's basic lack of usefulness and heroism.

Missing chapters; Bombadil, Barrow Downs, Scouring of the Shire.

Aragorn's reluctance to be King.

Faramir's temptation by the Ring.

Reducing Merry, Pippin, and Gimli to little more than comic reliefs.

Elrond's doubt and reluctance.

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Jonlang_

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I love the films, but I could also sit here all day typing out everything that’s wrong with them. I’ve always felt they got Aragorn’s character completely wrong and miscast him. Viggo plays a great hero but the movie Aragorn isn’t the book Aragorn.

Chen_Geller

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Viggo plays a great hero but the movie Aragorn isn’t the book Aragorn.

"isn't book Aragorn" isn't the same as saying he's a bad Aragorn.

Things can be different, you know.

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"isn't book Aragorn" isn't the same as saying he's a bad Aragorn.

But he is.

He's not a hero, leader, or well, anything. He has no reason to be where he is as he lacks any sort of motivation. One can argue "well, he wants to defeat Sauron". Ok, that is the stick pushing him, but that is hardly unique to him. Where is his carrot? He doesn't want to be king. He tries to push Arwen away. Hell, he doesn't want to do anything. He has no personal stake in any of this.

He is the same sort of pusillanimous individual I see everywhere. Whereas what he ostensibly based upon is what I aspire to be.