Are We Ready For Peter Jackson's Aragorn?

And yet, we never really get to see Aragorn relax with Frodo. They are soon parted and driven on to fulfill their roles in the coming war. Aragorn's one lazy scene befalls in Isengard, where he, Legolas, Gimli, Merry, and Pippin relax and share a meal amid the ruins of Saruman's dreams. There is so much story to tell that one cannot but look at it and concede most of the little moments will fall by the wayside. Even some of the intense drama will be cut from the original story in order to preserve a sense of coherency for the film-story which must be told. So the audience will have to get to know a different Aragorn, and yet the critics will howl with rage if he is not identifiably similar to Tolkien's Aragorn. This is the man who would be king for all the right reasons, and the king who would gladly give up his life for all the right people. He is a warrior, a wanderer, a story-teller, path-finder, a loyal and trusted friend and ally, and a man of ambition, ruthless when dealing with his enemies in battle, yet tempered by compassion even for the Orcs of Isengard, whom he warns to leave Helm's Deep before they are destroyed. Why should Aragorn leap up on the walls of Helm's Deep and look out upon the enemy warriors massed below him, if not to show them some mercy? He knows it is not his time to die. He has great faith in Gandalf, and in the valor and courage of the Rohirrim, among whom he has lived in years past. Aragorn in fact has more confidence in those around him than he has in himself. Tolkien does a fantastic job of showing how his character's doubts rise up every now and then. Aragorn is not overwhelmed by his flaws. He seems to be comfortable with them. He has long lived with the knowledge that he alone cannot defeat Sauron and that he needs help. But he finds himself set adrift in a position of responsibility sooner than he expects. Should he go after Frodo and leave Merry and Pippin to the mercy of Saruman's Orcs, or should he trust in Fate and the determination of Hobbits and leave the Quest to the Ringbearer? In the book Aragorn chooses the path where his help seems less likely to affect the outcome of the war,

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