Frodo is one thing the movies got wrong.

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Mar 25, 2023
10:28:58am

Bagger Vance Starter

Frodo is one thing the movies got wrong.

The Frodo in the books is much stronger and easy to root for. The movies emasculated him long before Mt. Doom.

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Bagger Vance

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Last login: May 1, 2024
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Time

I did it. Finally made it through all three LOTR for the first time ever

Springirl

3/25/23 9:39am

I am sucker for that series. Total LOR nerd. Helms Deep is so good.

lefty

3/25/23 9:43am

Same here. Yet when I saw the movies, I knew NOTHING about LOTR. They blew me away and sucked me into Middle-earth. Now

BlueBlood94

3/25/23 10:16am

Dude put a spoiler alert next time.

3/25/23 9:44am

RE: Dude put a spoiler alert next time.

WJCougar

3/25/23 9:53am

Dudette.

jacobugath

3/25/23 9:56am

Frodo is the worst

machete

3/25/23 9:49am

He was only redeemed because Gollum bit his finger off. If that didn’t happen, we’d be talking about Frodo the villain.

KingDave

3/25/23 9:59am

So does that make Gollum a type of Christ?

Ted Lasso

3/25/23 10:02am

This is actually one of my favorite themes of the books. Pity. The classic line

CrashMcLarson

3/25/23 10:05am

RUDY! RUDY! RUDY!

3/25/23 12:00pm

Tolkien said anyone who sees Frodo as a failure is of a "simple mind." He gave a great & rather spiritually insightful

BlueBlood94

3/25/23 2:50pm

Should have told the producers of the movies. They made him so pitiful

machete

3/25/23 5:16pm

To imply they weren't aware of Tolkien's intent is ignorance, as they clearly were, but one is free to disagree with

BlueBlood94

3/25/23 5:37pm

Yes i'm a casual. Never read the books. Movie frodo sucks

machete

3/25/23 6:57pm

RE: He was only redeemed because Gollum bit his finger off. If that didn’t

machete

3/26/23 10:42am

Lies! Frodo is the only one who could get the ring that far at all.

BlueVU

3/25/23 11:15am

See my post above referring to a letter Tolkien wrote himself blowing apart any argument of Frodo as a weakling and/or a

BlueBlood94

3/25/23 3:05pm

RE: I did it. Finally made it through all three LOTR for the first time ever

WJCougar

3/25/23 9:50am

You single? Asking for our good friend TNT

Chefcurry

3/25/23 10:03am

Frodo is soft. Rudy (Samwise) put the team on his back for the dub

BYUJazzKicks

3/25/23 10:10am

The ring destroyed him. Even Gandalf and Aragorn didn't trust themselves.

ReiUrso

3/25/23 10:15am

Without Sam, Frodo would’ve crumbled.

BYUJazzKicks

3/25/23 10:24am

Frodo is one thing the movies got wrong.

3/25/23 10:28am

Yeah...Frodo was stronger than the other three in the books...

Jingleheimer

3/25/23 2:01pm

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