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weaver
Half-elven
Oct 10 2012, 3:04am
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yep, I was only focusing on the films in my analysis...
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Where's Darkstone when we need him? He would have much to say about Book Gandalf being pointier than the round and huggy guy we got in the films! Bookwise, I'd say that Gandalf the Grey reminds me of guy put in charge of a project who is rather obsessive about it -- he's continually monitoring everything, checking on people, correcting things, reminding people that they haven't achieved the goal yet, upset when he lets the team down by falling for Saruman's trap, always looking for how he needs to remake the puzzle as new things fall into place, etc. He's like a new manager of a department in someways, who takes his job very seriously. Gandalf the White seems more relaxed on some levels -- laughing more, spending time talking to Merry and Pippin, and certainly there are plenty of references to him being "lighter" (!). Things are still touch and go, but since he's "passed his test" by trusting that his death would not mean the end of the quest, he's less worried about his own role and more able to support and help everyone else. I think the films do a pretty good job of showing us the things the book tells us about Gandalf, I guess. We can't get inside his head, or inside the heads of the other characters as they observe/think about him, so they had to give us something to see instead. Book Gandalf would probably never have danced at a Hobbit party, or hugged Book Frodo, of course, but that was one way of showing how he felt, on the inside, about the Shire in general and Frodo in particular.
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Gandalf The Grey Versus The White
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JWPlatt
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Oct 8 2012, 2:28am
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About Gandy-
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Ring-Bearer
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Oct 8 2012, 2:57am
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The difference is pretty obvious imo.
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Spaldron
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Oct 8 2012, 2:48pm
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Specifics
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JWPlatt
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Oct 8 2012, 5:40pm
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In Merry's own words (fro the books):
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Túrin_Turambar
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Oct 9 2012, 2:47am
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More hasty
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Lausus
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Oct 8 2012, 10:18pm
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Not all knowing versus enlightened...
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weaver
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Oct 9 2012, 4:10am
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Well said, Weaver!
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Ring-Bearer
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Oct 9 2012, 4:17am
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Seconded!
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FarFromHome
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Oct 9 2012, 10:07am
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yep, I was only focusing on the films in my analysis...
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weaver
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Oct 10 2012, 3:04am
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I miss him too...
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FarFromHome
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Oct 10 2012, 11:22am
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I like your "promotion" analogy...
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weaver
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Oct 11 2012, 3:22am
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glad you got past all my typos!
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weaver
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Oct 10 2012, 3:06am
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Both Grey and White insult Pippin
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stoutfiles
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Oct 10 2012, 12:45pm
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agreed...
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weaver
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Oct 11 2012, 3:18am
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I din´t see that either
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Mr. Arkenstone (isaac)
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Oct 9 2012, 2:04pm
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I always find the most striking difference between the two
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Elenorflower
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Oct 10 2012, 3:31pm
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