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Message: <blockquote data-quote="OB1" data-source="post: 8814940" data-attributes="member: 6796241">Fair enough, and in a book, where you can read Galadriel's inner struggle with her decision, that would probably be a better choice.  You could see her imagining being on the boat as it starts to cross over, listen to her thoughts on why she should or shouldn't go, etc.  But in film, that doesn't work as well to dramatize the moment.  Why is the Death Star moments away from destroying the rebel base in ANH?  Why didn't Bilbo leave the ring on the mantle like he told Gandalf instead of wrestling with leaving it again, complete with dramatic close ups of him and the ring that goes on for well over a minute?  Because those moments of drama need to be extended and pushed to the limit in a visual medium to get to the same catharsis as a few paragraphs of inner monologue can get from the written word.  Galadriel could have rebelled before getting on the ship, but the emotion of her decision is better shown to the audience by placing it at that dramatic moment.Note that I'm not trying to defend any book v show or Tolkien v showrunners issues here.  I'm coming at this only from the films and show on their own merits, and was saying that the characterization of elves in RoP seem consistent with the elves of the LotR movies.</blockquote>