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Lord of the Rings - Fellowship question

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Sunday, December 26, 2010 3:58 PM

America loves a winner!

TNT is running the movies again.

Which is fine.

But when Hugo Weaving first appeared on screen as Elrond in 'Fellowship', there were audible chuckles and snickers.

This was at a premier showing, at midnight, as I recall. This pretty much assures that it was full of more 'die hard' Tolkein fans.

So, was this reaction to do Hugo's prior role in ' The Adventures of Priscilla, queen of the Desert ' ?

Or were folks sniggering at the image of Agent Smith, as an Elf ?

I thought he did a fine job, and while many could have played Elrond, Hugo pulled it off.

So, anyone care to fill me in on the joke ?

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Sunday, December 26, 2010 4:08 PM

PRETTYXPISTOL

Well I have never seen 'The Adventures of Priscilla, queen of the Desert' and I have seen the Matrix a couple times but I don't see why seeing him as Elrond would be funny.

I think he did a really good job! (One of my favorite characters). I'm not a die hard Tolkien person either. I'm struggling reading The Hobbit. :)

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Sunday, December 26, 2010 4:53 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

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I have seen the Matrix a couple times but I don't see why seeing him as Elrond would be funny.

Me either. I mean, he was the 'bad guy' in the Matrix, and in Fellowship.... I don't know. The Priscilla angle is the only other thing I could think of, though I've only seen like 10 minutes of that movie.

Figured some fellow sci-fi fans might have some insight...

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Sunday, December 26, 2010 8:04 PM

SINGATE

It may have more to do with his appearance as an elf. I'm sure you've noticed that every other elf in the movie is what most people would consider pretty. While Hugo is not an ugly man his appearance seems a bit out of place compared to his fellow elves. I must admit the ears do look a bit odd on him.

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Monday, December 27, 2010 3:47 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

That may be it. Though I don't how ' out of place ' his appearance is on the Elfdome scale of pretty, I can see how some might snicker at his appearance.

His first scene in the movie is rather...curious. A solo, kinda close up shot, from the view of Frodo,waking up with Elrond looking over him.

" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "

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Monday, December 27, 2010 6:04 PM

PRETTYXPISTOL

Now I want to watch the movies and I don't own them. Grrr!

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Monday, December 27, 2010 6:09 PM

LILI

Doing it backwards. Walking up the downslide.

I kind of laughed when his first line was spoken. It was very Agent Smith. He may as well have followed it all the way through with, "Welcome to Rivendell... Mister Anderson." I mean, really. If he had used his normal voice, it wouldn't have been so bad, but he was totally Agent Smithing it the whole time. It's one of the weakest character choices of the movie, to me.

Facts are stubborn things.

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Monday, December 27, 2010 6:11 PM

PRETTYXPISTOL

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Originally posted by LiLi:
I kind of laughed when his first line was spoken. It was very Agent Smith. He may as well have followed it all the way through with, "Welcome to Rivendell... Mister Anderson."

I can't stop laughing at that...

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Tuesday, December 28, 2010 1:04 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

I'm guessing it was the sight of Agent Smith in a wig that gave folks reason to chuckle. As I recall ( it was a while, after all ) it was on sight, and not his first lines, that initiated the reaction )

" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "

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Tuesday, December 28, 2010 3:39 AM

MENDUR

I know that Elrond is half elf and half human and so he didn't really look like the other elves ... and Hugo Weaving does have a wonderful voice ... but it's that "The Matrix" came out two years before "Fellowship", sparking this wonderful "Dork Tower" comic ... and a lot of other parodies:

http://www.dorktower.com/2001/12/27/comics-archive-212/

The Codex Menduri: http://mendur.blogspot.com

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Tuesday, December 28, 2010 11:04 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

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Originally posted by Mendur:
I know that Elrond is half elf and half human and so he didn't really look like the other elves ...

Now why didn't I think of that ?

Excellent point !

( in fact, both of his parents were half elvish. )

And cool find per Dork Tower.

I guess I was so into the movie, that when Hugo came on screen I was like... " Heh... there's that guy from The Matrix ", but I didn't find it anywhere a LOL moment.

Oh well.

" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "

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Tuesday, December 28, 2010 1:24 PM

PHOENIXROSE

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Originally posted by LiLi:
"Welcome to Rivendell... Mister Anderson."

OMG, yes exactly! I was so annoyed by that delivery. Have you ever heard Hugo Weaving speak in his normal voice? It's a lovely light tenor with a great accent. Why couldn't he have just done that??
And yeah, not exactly elvin pretty, either. His daughter is the Evenstar, it's not like human blood necessarily makes elves less pretty.
He's only in frame for about a second before he starts talking, so it may well have been a response to the line delivery. Or just Agent Smith in the wig, I guess. Since I haven't seen the screening version, hard to know just when the laughing started.

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Tuesday, December 28, 2010 3:59 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

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Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
Quote:
Originally posted by LiLi:
"Welcome to Rivendell... Mister Anderson."

OMG, yes exactly! I was so annoyed by that delivery.

I guess, but I must have been on a different level than most others.

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He's only in frame for about a second before he starts talking, so it may well have been a response to the line delivery. Or just Agent Smith in the wig, I guess. Since I haven't seen the screening version, hard to know just when the laughing started.

As I recall, it was more a image thing, from as soon as he came on screen, than what was said.

It's been a while, obviously, but always stuck w/ me. No biggie.

" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "

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Friday, January 14, 2011 4:14 PM

ANTHONYT

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Hello,

I did not giggle out loud, but I did inside.

I had watched Matrix many times, (the only place I'd seen Weaving) and had even practiced delivering his character's lines. He has a great delivery, very unique.

Anyhow, yes, it was seeing Agent Smith as Elrond, for me. I got over it, but initial reactions are what they are.

--Anthony

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