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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FraserRonald" data-source="post: 1086458" data-attributes="member: 7892">I'm not going to knock the characterization of Gimili in the movie, but I do feel he had an important role to play in the books. I find it odd that one might consider his representation in the books as without definition. Here's my take on it.Gimili is the everyman. I have heard people describe the Hobbits as the everymen, but I would say they are the paragons. They are a rustic, peaceful people, apparently without crime, greed or war. I can't speak for other people, but that is about as far from the 'everyman' as I can imagine. Gimili, on the other hand, has flaws like prejudice, greed and violence, but he becomes a hero in spite of these things. He is the one that always makes big boasts (about running, following Aragorn anywhere, what have you) and then is forced to live up to these boasts even though he doesn't want to. I would say that part of Gimili's reasons for forcing himself to take the Paths of the Dead was loyalty and friendship, but also a part of him didn't want to have to eat his own boast.That's a character I can identify with.</blockquote>