Monday, April 06, 2015

MEMM - Day 25 - Characters you wish you liked more


Eowyn. Which is a bit of a cheat, as it is really Miranda Otto I wish I liked more, not Eowyn.  But there are only a precious few moments in the movies where I see flashes of the Eowyn I loved from the books in Miranda Otto's portrayal.  The rest of the time, movie Eowyn is whiny and bug-eyed, and every time she’s on screen, she makes me roll my eyes and want to fast-forward.  This is one of the few examples in the Middle-Earth movies of my own long-held expectations not being met or exceeded.

So, I wish I liked Miranda Otto more in the role because she makes me not like this version of Eowyn, and Eowyn's my second favorite character in Return of the King novel, so I find that disappointing.


2 comments:

Hamlette (Rachel) said...

WHY am I so busy?!?!? I want to continue this meme and I'm hung up needing screencaps and and and and and.

Grr.

(No comment on your post, really, cuz I knew this already.)

Olivia said...

Heehee, one of my friends rather dislikes movie-Eowyn, too;) I don't necessarily MIND her…but I do have to say that I prefer Arwen and Galadriel, whether in the books or the movies;)