[ SECRET POST #2429 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2429 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Arrested Development]


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03.
[George R.R. Martin]


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[Bee and PuppyCat]


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05.
[Harry Potter]


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06.
[Resident Evil 6]


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[The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings]


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08.
[Naruto]


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[Jin, Hanzawa Naoki]


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10.
[Neverwinter Nights]


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11.
[Shina Dark]


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12.
[Thomas Gibson from the series Criminal Minds]












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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I suppose it does bother me a bit that film!Eowyn's story is so centred around Aragorn, and her (romantic) love for him. In the book, I think it's actually fairly explicit that her problems and suicidal tendencies spring from her being in a society that apparently only values military deeds, while denying her the chance to accomplish said deeds because she is a woman; and that her love for Aragorn is almost just an extension of that, with Aragorn (as he himself says) appealing to her mostly because it seems that he will give her the opportunity to prove herself in battle.

These aspects remain in the film to a certain extent (although I think book!Eowyn is actually much sharper on the subject - I mean- "All your words are but to say: you are a woman, and your part is in the house. But when the men are died in battle and honour, you have leave to be burned in the house, for the men will need it no more." - ouch) but I think they were overshadowed by the unrequited love/love triangle part.

I still love her in the films, mind, because she's such a great character anyway, not just 'badass' but actually flawed and yet sympathetic, to me one of the most 'human' characters in the book. Plus I did love the way they showed her relationship to Theoden - one of my favourites in the films.

[(Anonymous)]

I agree with this so much.

Eowyn is (probably) my favourite character in LOTR, but I find the book gives her more depth, and doesn't pin her vulnerability for the most part on her (idealised) love for Aragorn. The films seemed to miss the boat on that for the most part, probably as a result of the dropped love triangle between Aragorn, Arwen and Eowyn and to make the story more Aragorn-centric.

I still can't believe that until Karl Urban brought it up, Eomer wasn't going to be at the Houses of the Healing scene... and Eomer was so pivotal to her recovery in the book.

That said, I loved her in the movies and thought Miranda Otto was perfect... and yes I loved the way they handled her relationship with Theoden (though I am sad he never described her as "dearer than a daughter")