Favorite Fellow

[Illuminatus]

Who's your favorite Fellow of the Fellowship?

Don't be too hasty in voting, because you haven't seen the rest of the movies. Merry and Pippin go on to do some pretty bad-ass stuff, the former one making an assist on killing the head Nazgul. To say nothing of Aragorn and Gandalf (yes, he lives).

I voted for Sam. He's the true hero of this epic, as is evidenced in the third book.

- Ill

[clef0628]

I picked Gandalf, but my roommate would make the perfect Sam, because he never leaves my side;) If I remenber the books right Gandalf does die, it is just when he gets to the land of the dead, the Gods send him back to the land of the living because his task was not done yet. Either way he comes back:)

[Illuminatus]

Originally posted by clef0628
I picked Gandalf, but my roommate would make the perfect Sam, because he never leaves my side;) If I remenber the books right Gandalf does die, it is just when he gets to the land of the dead, the Gods send him back to the land of the living because his task was not done yet. Either way he comes back:)

Not entirely. Gandalf, Sauron and Saruman were all Maiur, who of the race of the Valar, the Gods of Middle Earth, but "of lesser degree". So they can move around with or without bodies, or "clad" or "unclad" as the Silmarillion puts it. That's why Sauron never totally dies no matter how many times you kill him - you just destroy the body, and then he's unclad agan and has to go back home and wait a while before he can sculpt a new body. Sort of like the ghosts in Pac-Man. So even if the Balrog did kill Gandalf, he could re-manifest in a new form, which is what he probably did.

Wearing one of the 3 elven-rings of power probably sped up the task a great deal!

Anyway, the Valar sent the Wizards (Istari) to middle earth to contest Sauron, but they were restricted in several ways... they had to take the guise of mortal men (Valar and Maiur can take all sorts of forms if they like)... and they could only act indirectly, to prompt mortal men and elves to great deeds. Which is all Gandalf does, through his whole career.

- Ill

[Radocs]

Aragorn is my favorite, but Gandalf is a close second.

[Xander67]

I think I will wait untill after the third movie to vote......

Ill is right,

[Illuminatus]

Originally posted by Xander67
I think I will wait untill after the third movie to vote......

Ill is right,

Well that won't be for two years. So read the books real fast, that should take a month or two, then come back and vote.

[flar7]

Ill? does that mean you wont be right for 2 years?

lemme reread xanders post....... and now yours.....
ok! 2 years and you'll be right!

I chose Aragorn

[MistOfTheSea86]

Originally posted by Illuminatus


Not entirely. Gandalf, Sauron and Saruman were all Maiur, who of the race of the Valar, the Gods of Middle Earth, but "of lesser degree". So they can move around with or without bodies, or "clad" or "unclad" as the Silmarillion puts it. That's why Sauron never totally dies no matter how many times you kill him - you just destroy the body, and then he's unclad agan and has to go back home and wait a while before he can sculpt a new body. Sort of like the ghosts in Pac-Man. So even if the Balrog did kill Gandalf, he could re-manifest in a new form, which is what he probably did.

Wearing one of the 3 elven-rings of power probably sped up the task a great deal!

Anyway, the Valar sent the Wizards (Istari) to middle earth to contest Sauron, but they were restricted in several ways... they had to take the guise of mortal men (Valar and Maiur can take all sorts of forms if they like)... and they could only act indirectly, to prompt mortal men and elves to great deeds. Which is all Gandalf does, through his whole career.

- Ill

Wow I am impressed! You are the first person I have heard who has read the silmirillian and not had it read to them. No names huh, aren't they a bitch?:D

[MistOfTheSea86]

I would have to choose Gandalf. He, in my eyes, had the true acting power. Probably because he has been in the acting loop the longest. But that is in acting purely alone.

My favorite character by far in this movie was Gimli:D I just think dwarves are the coolest people!:D


DISCLAIMER: My post above in no way demeans the acting of the other actors in any way, shape or form. They did a wonderful job:)

[Xander67]

Mabey I can Take one of them speed reading courses :)

but I would like to read the books...i feel as I have been missing out on some quality reading...

[Pagecrd]

id vote sam..he reminds me of my boss. i envision a short fluffy bald guy who is just too kind! that is going by the books desciption of sam and not the movie since sam in the movie looks nothing like my boss.....

[Illuminatus]

Originally posted by MistOfTheSea86


Wow I am impressed! You are the first person I have heard who has read the silmirillian and not had it read to them. No names huh, aren't they a bitch?:D

Hah, everyone in Tolkienland has more names than they can count. Gandalf and Saruman were Olorin and Curunir respectively. Sauron's name has always been Sauron :)


The elven-rings had names too, I don't remember them offhand, except that Gandalf wore Nenya the ring of fire. Elrond had the sapphire one, Galadriel had the adamantie one.

[Valoe]

are: Nenya, Narya and Vilya :)

There is a great site that you may enjoy (and which pre dates the film - its all about the books):

Encyclopedia of Arda (http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/default.htm)

[mato]

I read the books a Loooooong time ago, I dont think I will bother with the movie, I only liked the first book any way... I voted for gandalf cause his was the only character I remember.

[talamh]

i know this is OT and the criticism is out of context... but i couldn't help but look at the scene where the representatives of the various types of dwellers of Middle Earth (elves, dwarves, humans, hobbits) were gathered to decide what to do with the ring and the entire fate of the entire world and guess what..... they were all guys! Guys, guys, guys!. Sigh. Art immitates life.

On the other hand... it was the only place in the entire movie where i got distracted by analysis. i couldn't believe the movie lasted a whole three hours, i was so deeply involved in the willing suspension of disbelief. It was a truly amazing and enjoyable movie.

And i vote Frodo.... he wasn't especially magical or strong or clever or beautiful or brave.. but he accepted what life gave him and was willing to sacrifice his own wants and needs for the greater good. He is the ordinary being who is called to extrodinary deeds... and travels on with faith and hope against seemingly insurmountable odds. And blue eyes to die for.. well, ok.. they were tinted contact lenses.... but who cares.... It was a truly wonderful movie. bb talamh

[Kahlan]

This is very girley of me, and in no way am I saying this is the way I looked at the whole movie, but Legolas is just to cute to ignore!:D

But that scene with Sam and the boat mad me cry, also girley, but it was too sweet!

[MistOfTheSea86]

Originally posted by Illuminatus


Hah, everyone in Tolkienland has more names than they can count. Gandalf and Saruman were Olorin and Curunir respectively. Sauron's name has always been Sauron :)


The elven-rings had names too, I don't remember them offhand, except that Gandalf wore Nenya the ring of fire. Elrond had the sapphire one, Galadriel had the adamantie one.

It was not supposed to say no names! It was supposed to say those names!:( Oh gods... I am losing it

[MysTiK]

Originally posted by Kahlan
This is very girley of me, and in no way am I saying this is the way I looked at the whole movie, but Legolas is just to cute to ignore!:D


i totally know what you mean Kahlan but i am also in :heartthro with Elijah Wood (Frodo) except for the hair! so it was really really hard! i just couldnt decide so i went with Gandalf! He rules Cheese!
:cutie:

[bansidhe]

no no no...i :heartthro the curly hair...maybe not the foot hair tho!!! ;)

i dont know which one to vote for...i like them all cos they all excel in diff ways...
id probly have to go for aragorn...he runs away for so long, but he eventually faces up to everything and does a damn good job of it too!!! :)

its close tho... :wah: i dont know!!!

[bansidhe]

my fiance reckons sam tho... :rolleyes:
i guess itd be boring if we agreed on everything! :)

[Rævyn Cigány]

I voted for Gandalf, but Legolas come in a VERY close second!!! *drool* ;)

I think Gandalf was Tolkien's version of the ancient Druids...and some of the more modern druids as well (TWIG!!!!! :D).

B*B

Rae )O(

[jelly.belly]

I loved them ALL!!! I mean, really, I thought they were all really kewl!!!

But, since I HAD to choose, I chose Legolas, the cutest, and I really like elves,so... Back off ladies, he's mine!!! :D

[ChelleOfShadows]

Having recently re-read the book just for the pure pleasure of the escape allowed. I have to say I voted for Sam. He was the stahlwart companion to Frodo for the entire journey. He believed when many did not that good WOULD conquer evil. I have not seen the movie and I probably won't, I am a reader and movies tend to only loosely represent the book. As I consider "Lord of the Rings" a truly fine piece of literature I will keep it all in my imagination.

[Scarlettvixen]

well i voted aragorn
but i love sam gamgee and elrond as well

but where r the female choices? lol nearest u get would be arwen and gladriel!

was tolkein a mysognist?

[Azure]

No, and I expect Eowyn to kick butt in the next movie.
But Tolkien modelled his story on the heroic lterature of the Norse and Anglo-Saxon cultures, and there aren't as many women as men in them. he also wrote beginning in the 1930s, when there weren't a lot of women making world decisions. That came later. When you think about it, Arwen, Eowyn, and Galadriel are pretty remarkable. As is Sam's lovely, practical wife Rose.

I chose Aragorn. He is a hero in the archetypal sense - and grows from being a loner on the Road to being a good and worthy King. And he reminds me very much, in personality and complexity of a rather special young man in my life right now. *grins*

[Altheia]

I was Gandalf in my school's production of "The Hobbit" a bunch of years ago...I was chosen for the part because I was tall and had a good singing and speaking voice...wow...didn't know I possessed any of those until that day. It just goes to show you...

[Emaleth]

Not only a great fighter and a healer, but also a King:) My ideal!;)

Blessed Be

[Yvonne Belisle]

Months to read Ill????? We read them to the kids out loud and it only took about a week a book. We simply traded off each night reading aloud.

[SpikesPet5150]

I voted Legolas cause he's hot. I know, I know... shallow and girly of me.. but thats ok. Orlando Bloom is a brilliant actor, too. :) When my mom saw the movie with my Aunt, when Legolas first appeared on the screen, my mom leaned over and said, "Betcha 20$ thats gonna be Bree's new love interest." :) Does my mom know me or what? ;)
~Bree

[jelly.belly]

Originally posted by SpikesPet5150
I voted Legolas cause he's hot. I know, I know... shallow and girly of me.. but thats ok. Orlando Bloom is a brilliant actor, too. :) When my mom saw the movie with my Aunt, when Legolas first appeared on the screen, my mom leaned over and said, "Betcha 20$ thats gonna be Bree's new love interest." :) Does my mom know me or what? ;)
~Bree

:rotfl:
When I first looked at the commercial, I spotted him kickly, and kept telling my friends how hot he was and they were like... yea, right, Sam (thats me, not the character! :rotfl: ), shut up and find something to do with your life, and guess what? Most of them are hooked up on him now that they saw the movie! :rotfl:

[Xander67]

:lol: another classic from the Archives :)

This one is too good

[Azure]

Hey, who's to argue with so many hotties in one movie - Aragorn, Boromir, Legolas, even the little hobbit boys (and before the boys complain about that statement, they have Cate Blanchett and Liv Tyler, so. . .).

Does anyone else watch Mystery! on PBS? I recognized the little cutie who played Merry Brandybuck as one of the leads on a show called "Hettie Wainthrop Investigates" a BBC series starring Patricia Rutledge (aka Hyacinth Bucket on "Keeping Up Appearances"). He played a teenage hoodlum turned good, with a funky gothy fortuneteller girlfriend.

[ChelleOfShadows]

<~<~<~<~<~<~<~<~<SIGH>~>~>~>~>~>~>~>~> noone reads anymore :(

[Azure]

Wouldn't have this many advanced degrees if I didn't read. You fail your comps otherwise, especially the literature ones.

Seems to me there are a lot of people who read everything they can get their hands on around here.

:) I think one of the things I like about the majority of the Pagan community is they aren't content to just read the dreck on the bestseller lists. *shudders at the thought of another formula romance or legal novel*

[SimplyStrange]

Holy crap... I don't remember what I voted for this!!! :eek:

[Ball-Bhreac Ròn]

I read this thread a year ago, and I've just this second finished the third book, so...I decided to vote!!
Um...why am I the only one who voted for Pippin!? As far as fellows go, he's the most fellow-y of the lot! ;) couldn't you just iomagine settling down and marrying him??? He's so sweet! But I must say, Legolas and Aragorn especially come in close second....I'm a girly too, they're so hot! I love the second movie, it's the best thing I've ever seen...I can't wait another year for the third :(

[Mystsong]

:( I don't know WHO to vote for!! I'd go for any of the top 3 guys... *wimpers*

My mom actually got my name (IRL) from Tolkein... from one of the languages he created... hehe I love the story!

[Scarlettvixen]

<~<~<~<~<~<~<~<~<SIGH>~>~>~>~>~>~>~>~> noone reads anymore

Hate to disallusion you Chelle, but I read at least 2-3 books a week. i used to read 1 per day, but Uni and the internet cut into that time!

[Wyrdsister]

Originally posted by Illuminatus
I voted for Sam. He's the true hero of this epic, as is evidenced in the third book. So did I! And I haven't even read the books. *blush*

Wyrdsister

[Yvonne Belisle]

I have been reading one to three books a day lately. Now that my house is under control I have time again. I read while I watch movies with the kids.

[shnen]

so hard to choose.... legolas is pretty cool tho, and theres something about him.... ;)

didn't read the books and probably never will... its a set of books that I jsut can't get into. *sigh* oh well, thank goodness for the movies ;)

[FireryWings]

I voted for Sam because he has always been loyal and so sweet!:T Go Sam! ;)

Blessed Be! :sunny:

[Saphra]

Sorry, just have to say it....

Legolas RULES!!!! ~drool~

[Pan]

Pippin! I just like him. "You need someone of intelligence on this mission ... quest ... thing." "Well, that rules you out, Pip."

Or something like that.

and when they dance on the table in the Dragon!

Go Pippin!

[Ball-Bhreac Ròn]

Yey, thankyou Loki!! he IS the best isn't he?! ;) :thumbsup:

[MagickHLHgurl]

Id deffinetly have to go with legolas....hes just the best elf ever!

[Saphra]

Not to mention absolutly georgeous

[Pan]

Bah! Pippin is better than Legolas by far. ;) What d'ya need to walk on snow for anyway?

Give me a man who can cook. Go Pippin!

For the record, I did marry a man that can cook. ;)

[Ball-Bhreac Ròn]

...well, it is a well known fact that Sam's a better cook than Pippin...or just about everyone else in the Shire ;) But that doesn't mean I love him any less :heartthro
All those Pippin -loveers should come and join us in pagan entertainment and speak to fire raven. She seems to love pippin as much as I do....more in fact!! (if that's possible :D)
Only 11 1/2 months to go til Return of the King...And pippin gets his own storyline!!!!!! :D:D:D

[Eirwen Hartsock]

Ok, yes Legolas is one cute elf, and his archery skills are...needless to say...amazing.

But I think as far as the book goes I like Sam the most. I think that is because I am most like Sam, and he is the true hero in the series. And lets face it, the fact that Sam says "Po-ta-toes!" even in the book is just great.

I do love Merry and Pippin too, they are wonderful in the books. Then again, Aragorn is SO cool, and Legolas and Gimli have that awsome friendship that goes against so many years of Elf/Dwarf turmoil, and yes even Boromir has to be liked he did die saving Merry and Pippin. And who can forget Gandolf and his fireworks (I agree with Sam, the elves should have added a line about that in his lement). And Frodo did offer to take the ring to be destroyed so you have to give the little guy credit for that.

I think the WHOLE fellowship is just wonderful, and I think they all must be liked for who they are and the rolls they play.

[The Virus]

When ever I get some money to buy the books I'm pretty sure I'm gonna buy em. So many people have told me how they are better than the movie. Hmm... But at the moment I'm broke...

[Scarlettvixen]

hey the virus

So many people have told me how they are better than the movie

heres another person

love the movie but it misses SOOOOOOOOO much from the books
so love the books more lol

[Ravens_Tears]

Originally posted by ChelleOfShadows
Having recently re-read the book just for the pure pleasure of the escape allowed. I have to say I voted for Sam. He was the stahlwart companion to Frodo for the entire journey. He believed when many did not that good WOULD conquer evil. I have not seen the movie and I probably won't, I am a reader and movies tend to only loosely represent the book. As I consider "Lord of the Rings" a truly fine piece of literature I will keep it all in my imagination.

Chelle, I normally think the same way, but I can honestly say that ( at least after seeing the first, I haven't seen the second) This is the first movie I have seen that is very much like the book, it is incredible. It's beautiful, a true tribute to Tolkien's mythological creation.

[StormChaser]

I'm a sick sad love sick woman..
I voted entirely based on the one I'd most like to cart off to bed.
Legolas.

Can't help it.. he's the "light" version of my ideal *the dark version is basically the same thing, slightly *very slightly* heavier build with dark hair and eyes.. I'm so warped.