Well I'm new too, so I guess I'll answer you, tho it's a awkward one!
In the book Frodo is brought to Rivendell by an Elf Lord called Glorfindel. He is then healed by Lord Elrond. The flood of the Ford is brought about by the power of Lord Elrond with the help of Gandalf.
Now in the movie, Arwen comes to the Ford of Bruinen, carrying Frodo. SHE is the one who brings down the flood. She says something along the lines of," come back into the light" or some such, and then something about Grace being passed to him (Frodo) so he would be spared. Then you see her father Lord Elrond Halfelven. I believe that here you are to assume that somehow Arwen has strengthened Frodo to survive the rest of the trip to Rivendell to her father.
Now, although I love the movie, this is my one problem part!!
Arwen is not a great healer like her father, nor is she of the High Elves, so there really isn't any reason why she'd be able to heal or even pass on ANYthing to Frodo. Still, thats just me nit picking.
I've probably completely confused you now. [Edited on 17/1/2002 by catz]

Pretty close Catz. And welcome to both of you by the way.

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Welcome both of you.
(PS: I made it to a guide now!)

This was a tricky part, yeah. But there were so many...

Sad but true I'm afraid....

Thanks for the info. I've always wondered about that - would love to have those 2 together.

Really!!

You haven't seen the drooling sites for Legolas and STrider that number the thousands! And your last statement isn't entirely true, in fact I can prove you wrong on several occassions: Red October, Black Hawk Down, and I won't even mention Disney movies (i lied, Emperors New Groove, Monsters Inc...). It will be more appealing to women with at least a little romance, but not necessary ... we really aren't THAT shallow.

If there was any real romance in LOTR it was between Eowyn and Faramir. Arwen seemed to already have her romance in a previous episode. Her apearance was never very "romantic" in the book...

All that being said, I don't think the romance spoiled the story at all, I think it actually made me like ARagorn more. I didn't like him in the book, it was almost like he had no real reason to be there "except" for Arwen (because Elrond said he wouldn't give her to any man who wasn't a king, or something along that line...). At least in the movie he is concerned with saving the white city and helping man.

What? Topping herself cos big hunky Aragorn didn't like her? A Good reason? Again I have to say, Oh dear god...

Heh heh. Nice one faye!

Ok then Plastic, try 'mostly the right reasons'.....

Besides, Eowyn had always wanted to fight in a battle - she's a trained warrior, is she not? Aragorn's rejection was just the last straw, that all. Whereas Luthien was quite happy to be prancing around in Doriath, picking flowers & singing to the trees until Beren came along.

Plastic- I'm guessing you're single? or gay? or a monk?

Nope, I'm with Ungoliant and swampfaye on this one. Even if Eowyn did intend to get herself killed, fighting and dying in battle would be a heck of a lot more useful than staying home and pining. An old maid with a broken heart might be alive, but she's also eating up the groceries. I lean towards thinking that she would have gone to battle anyway, broken heart or not. Aragorn's rejection just made her decision a little easier.

And would Faramir have been as impressed with her if she hadn't gone into battle? Some guys like gutsy women who can hold their own in battle... and to have killed the witch king no less. Anyway, didn't Faramir go into battle with the same desires? Aragorn had to heal his heart before his body would be healed and he would return to the land of the living... that means to me that Faramir had lost the will to live. (and maybe that's the empathy he and Eowyn had going).

Wonder if they'll skip over the Aragorn/Eowyn thing?