Fyle
Inkling
Okay. Now, to start, I have nothing against "female" warriors. So the sexism argument is null and void here.
Here are some that I like as much if not more than many of the male characters of the story to prove that point.
Trinity (Matrix) - She is not an ugly woman, but she is masculine in her facial features to an extent and she come off with a confident bad ass attitiude. One of my favorite characters of the series.
Arya (Game of Thrones; and just about every other female character in GoT) - I never dreamed that a 8-9 year old girl or whatever age she is throughout would be one of my favorites for a series. She is an interesting and enjoyable character to read. Brianne is also an honorable mention as I really enjoy her on screen and reading her in A Feast for Crows; as she had plenty of page time in that book.
Eowyn (LoTR) She did not get as much page time / screen time as the others but, nonetheless, she was a strong female character who would not take no for an answer and ends up in an epic battle.
Mystic (X-Men) - I always found Mystic to be a fasinating character, she kicks ass not only physically but, she is intelligent as well, knowing who to morph into, what to do as that person, where to go as them.
Now, what makes me sick is Tauriel. The reason is, she was not thought out to fit well in the story, she was planted because the Hobbit has no female character that gets any real page time. She is thrown in because it seems that female warriors have been "in" over the past decade or two.
She was thrown in because New Line Cinema simply is scared there are not enough female fans. Not to mention they find an attractive young girl (well, to many people I suppose) to play the part; exposing her true intentions even more.
If Tauriel was just there in the backround and did not get involved in the main action, that would be better, (afterall, there were thousands of elves in Middle Earth) but she is involved in the main story, and the deliberate nature if anything only insults female characters like Eowen or Arya Stark who are original. Who are created as part of the organic story, from the authors mind to bring the world to life with a dynamic range of characters.
Christopher Tolkien does not even like the original LoTR films (which stick much closer to the source material than the Hobbit films and recieved acclaim overall from critics and fans of the book alike), I can only imagine what he thinks of Tauriel and shuffling things up so bad Legolas ends up in the Hobbit as a main character.
What's my point? (aside from a nerd rage)
If you like or accept this character know that she was created for you to like, she is no more than a McCharacter to sell tickets, and she takes away from the story and experience of it. She was made for those who never (probably will never) picked up the books.
Legolas bothers me as well, but there is a comfort in at least he was an original character created by Tolkien. He is terribly out of place; that's a different thread but needs to be stated.
FIRE away boys! Do your worst. Defend her. My ammo is loaded and finger on the trigger to shoot the defensive comments down!
Here are some that I like as much if not more than many of the male characters of the story to prove that point.
Trinity (Matrix) - She is not an ugly woman, but she is masculine in her facial features to an extent and she come off with a confident bad ass attitiude. One of my favorite characters of the series.
Arya (Game of Thrones; and just about every other female character in GoT) - I never dreamed that a 8-9 year old girl or whatever age she is throughout would be one of my favorites for a series. She is an interesting and enjoyable character to read. Brianne is also an honorable mention as I really enjoy her on screen and reading her in A Feast for Crows; as she had plenty of page time in that book.
Eowyn (LoTR) She did not get as much page time / screen time as the others but, nonetheless, she was a strong female character who would not take no for an answer and ends up in an epic battle.
Mystic (X-Men) - I always found Mystic to be a fasinating character, she kicks ass not only physically but, she is intelligent as well, knowing who to morph into, what to do as that person, where to go as them.
Now, what makes me sick is Tauriel. The reason is, she was not thought out to fit well in the story, she was planted because the Hobbit has no female character that gets any real page time. She is thrown in because it seems that female warriors have been "in" over the past decade or two.
She was thrown in because New Line Cinema simply is scared there are not enough female fans. Not to mention they find an attractive young girl (well, to many people I suppose) to play the part; exposing her true intentions even more.
If Tauriel was just there in the backround and did not get involved in the main action, that would be better, (afterall, there were thousands of elves in Middle Earth) but she is involved in the main story, and the deliberate nature if anything only insults female characters like Eowen or Arya Stark who are original. Who are created as part of the organic story, from the authors mind to bring the world to life with a dynamic range of characters.
Christopher Tolkien does not even like the original LoTR films (which stick much closer to the source material than the Hobbit films and recieved acclaim overall from critics and fans of the book alike), I can only imagine what he thinks of Tauriel and shuffling things up so bad Legolas ends up in the Hobbit as a main character.
What's my point? (aside from a nerd rage)
If you like or accept this character know that she was created for you to like, she is no more than a McCharacter to sell tickets, and she takes away from the story and experience of it. She was made for those who never (probably will never) picked up the books.
Legolas bothers me as well, but there is a comfort in at least he was an original character created by Tolkien. He is terribly out of place; that's a different thread but needs to be stated.
FIRE away boys! Do your worst. Defend her. My ammo is loaded and finger on the trigger to shoot the defensive comments down!