Elrond has been seriously misrepresented in the LotR films, even moreso if you have read the Simarillion.
Elrond's last name is Half-elven. This is because Elrond is a Half-elf, the offspring of a human and an elf. Elrond's father is Earendil the mariner, a human male, and Elrond's mother is Elwing, an elven female.
Elrond has a brother who chose to live a mortal life and die as a man. This choice is given to all the offspring of a union between a human and an elf.
Elrond chose to follow his elven heritage and be immortal. This was a conscious choice made by Elrond many thousands of years ago.
Now, what troubles me about Elrond is that his character is poorly developed and no one seems to have noticed quite a few of the following things from the book:
1. Elrond raised Aragorn as a son. He does not doubt Aragorn is the one who will unite men and lead them to defeat the dark power of Mordor. In fact, Elrond has foreseen that Aragorn will do this.
2. Elrond is not prejudice against humans. In fact, Elrond's father is human. He would never make such general statements about human beings considering his heritage. This is strongly misrepresented in the film.
3. Elrond would not try to keep Arwen from staying with Aragorn. Elrond told Aragorn many years before that he could not marry Arwen until he had fulfilled his destiny.
Aragorn strongly desires to fulfill his destiny, not only to live up the greatness of his forefathers and save Middle Earth, but to marry Arwen as per Elrond's decree. Elrond has known about this for 40 plus years.
(Don't even get me started at how badly they have butchered Aragorn's character.)
4. Elrond did not leave during the battle against Sauron. Elrond never would have left while Sauron endured. Elrond loves Middle Earth and would stay to defend it until he was dead. He would not be preparing to leave Middle Earth while it was still in danger.
There are probably other ways they have butchered the character, but those are the ones that are foremost in my mind.
I can understand the need for changes, so I just overlook them because it is an entertaining movie. The butchery of Elrond's character is overlooked by many readers of LotR because his background is discussed more in The Simarillion and in the appendices to LotR. Not many people are particularly knowledgable about Elrond and his history in Middle Earth.
Elrond's last name is Half-elven. This is because Elrond is a Half-elf, the offspring of a human and an elf. Elrond's father is Earendil the mariner, a human male, and Elrond's mother is Elwing, an elven female.
Elrond has a brother who chose to live a mortal life and die as a man. This choice is given to all the offspring of a union between a human and an elf.
Elrond chose to follow his elven heritage and be immortal. This was a conscious choice made by Elrond many thousands of years ago.
Now, what troubles me about Elrond is that his character is poorly developed and no one seems to have noticed quite a few of the following things from the book:
1. Elrond raised Aragorn as a son. He does not doubt Aragorn is the one who will unite men and lead them to defeat the dark power of Mordor. In fact, Elrond has foreseen that Aragorn will do this.
2. Elrond is not prejudice against humans. In fact, Elrond's father is human. He would never make such general statements about human beings considering his heritage. This is strongly misrepresented in the film.
3. Elrond would not try to keep Arwen from staying with Aragorn. Elrond told Aragorn many years before that he could not marry Arwen until he had fulfilled his destiny.
Aragorn strongly desires to fulfill his destiny, not only to live up the greatness of his forefathers and save Middle Earth, but to marry Arwen as per Elrond's decree. Elrond has known about this for 40 plus years.
(Don't even get me started at how badly they have butchered Aragorn's character.)
4. Elrond did not leave during the battle against Sauron. Elrond never would have left while Sauron endured. Elrond loves Middle Earth and would stay to defend it until he was dead. He would not be preparing to leave Middle Earth while it was still in danger.
There are probably other ways they have butchered the character, but those are the ones that are foremost in my mind.
I can understand the need for changes, so I just overlook them because it is an entertaining movie. The butchery of Elrond's character is overlooked by many readers of LotR because his background is discussed more in The Simarillion and in the appendices to LotR. Not many people are particularly knowledgable about Elrond and his history in Middle Earth.
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