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Originally Posted by adidasss
@boobs: There's actually a pretty significant change in the films in that Arwen is given a much bigger role. There was no love affair between her and Aragorn in the books. I personally find that whole relationship the biggest flaw of the films. Completely unnecessary pandering to the audiences. We really didn't need to see everyone paired off...:/
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I think the reason why they had Arwen appear in the movies is because otherwise you would have no idea who she was and what her role was. In the books even though she wasn't 'there' per se, she still had a presence and we got to know her and her role. We knew something between her and Aragorn was going on (like Aragorn lamenting over something in Lothlorien, sitting next to her in Rivendell, already knowing Galadriel... etc.) So in the books she has a presence that builds up. She also gives Aragorn that banner and in a way convinces him to take reign as king. Think about it... if Arwen was included in the movies exactly as she was in the books we would have no idea who the hell she was or what her role was. Including her in several scenes in the movies was a necessity for her character.
So in the movies they needed to make her presence known somehow, and the only way was to include her in scenes. She was also in a fighting scene at the end, but they removed it because apparently Liv Tyler was a really girly fighter and it looked rubbish!
Anyway, arguably Arwen has a bigger role in the books because she is ultimately what I think convinces Aragorn to step up as king.
EDIT: Anyway, they
do get paired off in the literary series - they get married. So imagine if in the film Aragorn got married to some Elf we'd never even seen before... it would be weird. They needed to introduce and build up her character somehow.