Evangeline lilly has said that tauriel goes on with her life and eventually returns to her old ways. Tauriel costume she didnt get to wear in the movie. Having a strong female character was a positive in my opinion. The isnt in any of the lord of the rings films, the first hobbit film, or the book at any point. Tauriel was a woodelf of mirkwood, and captain of the elven guard of thranduils woodland realm. Embellishments like tauriel and azog possibly needed because the story is broken up into individual units. What actually happened to tauriel at the end of the hobbit. Though tauriels character isnt canon, my headcanon for peter jacksons version is that after the events in the hobbit, she either died from grief, or, she most likely felt a dire need to get out of middle earth from her pain and sailed to the undying lands to seek emotional healing before the events of lotr happened. A bad ass elf, she was played by the lovely evangeline lilly, and was one of my favorites. Tauriel isn t just deadly shes loving and caring for those she cares about. In the film, thranduil already hinted at her that he would not allow such an. Tauriel is a completely noncanonical character, as she does not appear in any of the books. If tauriel had been written exactly as she is into the book, i have a feeling.
Dec 29, 2014 evangeline lilly has said that tauriel goes on with her life and eventually returns to her old ways. Superherohype are you following the mary sue on twitter, facebook, tumblr. Ask about middle earth tauriel criticism and commentary. It gives you something pretty to look at, and helps open the film up to audiences who dont just. The character does not appear in the original book, but was created by peter jackson, philippa boyens and fran walsh as an expansion of material adapted from the book, and first appears in the second and third films in that trilogy, the hobbit. Kili and tauriel i dont care if it isnt in the book. On tauriel, love triangles, and girls in fantasy feminist. Tauriel is a character created by peter jackson specifically for his film adaptation of j. Tauriel was banished by thranduil, although actress evangelin. Jan 10, 2014 kili and tauriel i dont care if it isnt in the book. Dec 28, 20 though tauriels character isnt canon, my headcanon for peter jacksons version is that after the events in the hobbit, she either died from grief, or, she most likely felt a dire need to get out of middle earth from her pain and sailed to the undying lands to seek emotional healing before the events of lotr happened. Dr tauriel is a horribly written, poorly executed, oddly marysue, grossly unneeded waste of screen time that could have been better spent elsewhere.
Much of the bad feeling between legolas and gimli was due to what happened as a result of thorins quest to begin with, and kili isnt exactly going to be around for very long for him and tauriel to establish a longlasting. The performance might be good, but i can never oversee the fact that tauriel isn t in the book. I know tauriel isn t in the books but i love that shes in the movies. The character does not appear in the original book, but. Tauriel legolas the hobbit butt pose poster the mary sue. If book fans dont seem to remember azog the pale orc from the hobbit, theres a good reason for that.
See more ideas about tauriel, the hobbit and desolation of smaug. Apr 08, 2015 two of my favorite characters in the hobbit. Alot of girls appreciate an important female character in the story that is as powerful. Legolas doesnt interfere or alter the storyline, ill be thrilled to see him again, as much as possible too. Shes a sylvan elf, which means shes of a much lower order than the elves we all became acquainted with in the lord of the rings. I know arwen isn t a female lead role or maybe she is, but you dont need a woman if you plan on putting her in the wrong context. Jan 20, 2020 9 tauriel something that the books are criticized for nowadays is the lack of major female characters. Son of the elvenking thranduil of mirkwood, legolas was mirkwoods. Traditions and customs demand that he must have another heir should something happen, and the recently banished captain of the guard tauriel just so happens to be the only elf who can do the job. She has an emotional center and honor that are hinted at in the films latest trailers. Tolkiens books and was entirely made up by peter jackson and fran walsh.
Thranduil has no choice but to bring her back to mirkwood and somehow explain to her that she must carry his child. But since she isn t in the books and pj didnt bother giving us a more detailed ending for her, your headcanon is as good as anyone elses. And legolas claims that he has seen many an oak grow from acorn to ruinous age. Evangeline lilly explains the challenges of playing. Maybe she will save some people at the battle of five armies. While there are some very wellreasoned defenses of tauriel, most of the anti tauriel sentiment is limited to, she isnt in the book so shes bad and terrible and we hate her. Apr 18, 2019 the most controversial character in all of peter jacksons middle earth films. If you would like to participate, you can edit one of the articles mentioned below, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and contribute to the general project discussion to talk over new ideas and.
Although tauriel isn t canon to tolkiens work, it is possible that within peter jacksons films, legolass return to mirkwood could possibly have been associated with tauriel returning to thranduils realm after the events of the hobbit. Tauriel and the love interest trap feminist fiction. For me personally the character itself ruined some parts of the trilogy even when the acting was great. Despite as much experience playing an actionoriented, strong woman as any actor you care to name, this role was different. Because times have changed when the films were released, the decision was made to bring more female talent to the story, and therefore tauriel was added to the story. Theres no authority whatsoever in tolkiens writing for the character of tauriel, so she must be considered as purely a jackson invention. Jan 22, 2014 it led many people believe that king thranduil, powerful sindarin elf, do not approve his sons feelings toward tauriel because shes a lowly silvan elf. We have no idea canonwise because she isn t in the books as you say and pj and company never bothered to give us much to go on. Yes they can fight and there are female boxers and martial artists and women in the service who are tough, but they are not tougher than men. Speculating what happened to her after the hobbit film is therefore just that speculation. Tauriel is hated and isnt considered real because she is a noncanon character, she shouldnt exist, her feelings werent real, and, in fact, the. I dont, but one flash of it definitely appears in the latest trailer. Movies have to show things more than books, and the audience needed a.
Tauriel isnt in the book, she is a new character introduced in the desolation of smaug. Evangeline lilys performance as tauriel was astounding. This isnt to say that love across social barriers isnt possible. They only had a few, very short encounters in the movie before kili escaped and tauriel went after him to lake town. Scenes and characters added to the hobbit films fandango. Tauriel hobbit moviesthranduil tolkien works archive. Evangeline lilly has said that she believes that tauriel eventually returns to her old life in mirkwood, and thats about as close to canon as we have to go on with her. Next is one of the more controversial characters in the whole hobbitlord of the rings series. It is a natural part of film adaptation to add, delete, or change characters.
I dont believe that name or gender were specified, but the character was there. She doesnt hold the same kind of status that arwen or galadriel or elrond or legolas do shes much more lowly. Jan 09, 2014 yes, tauriel isnt the only female character added into the movie, but i suppose since sigrid and tilda arent exactly major characters in this movie, the viewers arent that affected by it. Tags from tauriels quotes fantasy fiction onfiction tolkien writing despair gandalf hope aragorn prophecy unanticipated glitter journey shine travel wander wanderlust books love charactercourage life meaningoflife hesse knowledge question siddhartha god music prayer inspirational learning self birth death demian hermannhesse. Yes, tauriel isnt the only female character added into the movie, but i suppose since sigrid and tilda arent exactly major characters in this movie, the viewers arent that affected by it.
This vengeful orc one of the main villains in the hobbit films isn t even alive in tolkiens version of the story. Having said that, there are various issues at hand if we take the hobbit film as a source and some other clarifications. Plus there are new and interesting characters added, with the most interesting being legolas distaff cohort, the elven warrior princess, tauriel, played by the beautiful evangeline lilly. Apr 09, 2014 in my opinion, though, kili and tauriel sharing a connection does not diminish what legolas and gimli achieved. Given how abhorrent elves find the notion of killing other elves, i seriously doubt thranduil would kill her. What i want to point out is that tauriel wasnt supposed to. And im not saying that this isnt something to keep an eye out for. Im totally ok with these types of embellishments, as long as theyre well done. The top 10 things you may not know about legolas the elf. I liked the addition of tauriel to peter jacksons hobbit movie.
You know, there was an elven captain of the guard mentioned in the books. With his keen eyesight, sensitive hearing, and excellent bowmanship, legolas was valuable to the fellowship in their journey across middleearth. As tauriel was invented entirely for the movie franchise, the writers had complete freedom in building her character and her place in middle earth, and although her subplot with. The events of the hobbit take place between 2941 to 2942 t.
She didnt exist in the books, yet was put into the movies as a female elf fighter, alongside legolas who also wasnt in that book. With the reintroduction of legolas orlando bloom one of the most beloved characters of lotr, many old fans will likely be won over. In this thought piece, our newest feature writer noah smith outlines some of his hopes and concerns regarding the character tauriel, and how in her best moments he hopes shell prove a tribute to some of most tolkiens vibrant heroines. Played by losts evangeline lilly, tauriel is a character exclusive to the film adaptation of the hobbit. Obviously since tauriel isn t in the books this is speculation about what will happen in part 3. He actually died almost 150 years before the book begins. The arwen we love from the movies practically doesnt exist in books. Any one who wants to have their story added, feel free to to shoot me a pm, the only romantic ship allowed will be killiel because tauriel isn t part of the company. The peter jackson diaries 9 tauriel by yourparodies on. The book has so few women that it never needs the word she. So heres the idea which gave life to the illustration. Not only was she not true to tolkiens original work, but there was also that love triangle. High quality, free cliparts, drawings and coloring pages for teachers, students and everyone find and save images from the drawings and paintings collection by sharyn on we heart it, your everyday app to get lost in what you love.
Nov 12, 2014 but i finally watched it a few days ago, and im now full of thoughts on tauriel, the original character created to address the slight problem that there isnt a single female character in the entire novel. Azog is true to tolkiens theological program in the hobbit and lotr. Dec 17, 2014 if book fans dont seem to remember azog the pale orc from the hobbit, theres a good reason for that. As i stated, this isnt necessary in the book since you get to the goblins and then to smaug relatively quickly. Alot of girls appreciate an important female character in the story that is as powerful as the men. It led many people believe that king thranduil, powerful sindarin elf, do not approve his sons feelings toward tauriel because shes a lowly silvan elf. According to the author, azog was slain years earlier by a dwarf named dain who appears in the battle of the five armies. With a few more interviews i would have a chapter in a book on that sequence alone.
Legolas was a sindarin elf who was part of the fellowship of the ring in the third age. Quotes tauriel elf trnovec, 16, croatia showing of 104. Tolkiens the hobbit, as are many other characters in both the lord of the rings and the hobbit movies. I do not want to kill tauriel nor do i even remotely condone the terrible application of that most annoying of memes.
Why do peter jacksons hobbit trilogy choose to include tauriel if. It seems that she was created to provide a strong, relatable female character that doesnt really exist in the hobbit book, and considering her performance was highly praised across the. I feel as if i have it all memorized from every angle so it will be a fascinating experience to see how jackson and weta digital deliver the final version. This template is within the scope of wikiproject novels, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to novels, novellas, novelettes and short stories on wikipedia. Tauriel is the head of the elven guard, lilly explains. Tauriel was a woodelf of mirkwood, and captain of the elven guard of. His daddy hates dwarves legolass father is thranduil, king of the woodland realm of mirkwood. Thorins cousin dain killed the orc at the battle of azanulbizar in the year 2799 t. Tauriel is noncanonical, as she does not appear in the works of j. Tauriel is a fictional character from peter jacksons feature film adaptation of j. For those who dont know, tauriel does not exist in the tolkien books. What i want to point out is that tauriel wasnt supposed to be the only female elf added into the movie. This might account for some of the latent hostility between legolas and gimli when they first meet. He was wellknown for becoming friends with the dwarf.
Dec, 20 the author never says how old legolas actually is, but the immortal elf refers to aragorn who is 87 at the start of the quest and gimli pushing 140 as mere children compared to himself. Like you, im trying my best to give jackson the benefit of the doubt. The battle of the five armies, and i was particularly intrigued to see where tauriels storyline would go. The most controversial character in all of peter jacksons middle earth films. She is there only to add a very odd romantic sub plot and hurts more than she helps. Evangeline lilly explains the challenges of playing tauriel. The performance might be good, but i can never oversee the fact that tauriel isnt in the book. Many would ask what is wrong with that, given how malefocussed the books were, but for the day and age he was writing in, tolkien made great accomplishments in writing strong, female characters, such as eowyn and galadriel, for example. Son of the elvenking thranduil of mirkwood, legolas was mirkwoods prince, a messenger, and a master archer. The wikipedia page on her seems as good a source of information as any and cites references so it can be considered reasonably accurate, so lets quote some extracts from it she is a woodland elf whose name means daughter of. I know a lot of people do not like tauriel because she is not in the books and she isn t in any of the lotr films either. Such a lovely quote to have wasted on a blechy part. She doesnt hold the same kind of status that arwen or galadriel or elrond or. Fans of books that are made into movies often take.