Typically, I do not advocate for major changes from book to screen.
Female characters don’t get much attention in Tolkien’s centralLord of the Ringsbooks.
We may never see these characters brought to a screen adaptation, but Jackson brought us pretty close.
However, over the years, I have come to love the role that the movies gave to Arwen.
In Tolkien’s books, Arwen was simply a background character.
In theFellowship of the Ringmovie, however, Arwen was a hero.
However, Jackson cut Glorfindel entirely and handed his job over to Liv Tyler’s Arwen.
She is fierce and palpably powerful, something we never saw from her character in the books.
However, this isn’t to say Tolkien never wrote a female elf this way.
Arwen is a direct descendant of Luthien, who was the child of an elf father and Maia mother.
Could We Ever See Luthien In A Future Lord Of The Rings Movie?
This is why Jackson giving Arwen similar prevalence and power in hisLord of the Ringsmovies is so impactful.
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It’s an epic love story and impactful adventure, so why hasn’t Hollywood gotten on board yet?
However, an adaptation ofBeren and Luthienmay be complicated.
Naturally, this includesBeren and Luthien.Perhaps the legal aspect will be sorted out someday.
For now, however, we haveThe Lord of the Ringsmovie’s Arwen.
