Ultimately, rather than choosing to leave Aragorn, she chooses to leave immortality.
This way, she can have Aragorn and not have to bear the pain of eternal life without him.
Neither Tolkien nor Jackson explained the mechanics of this fully, but discourses do exist.
The fully immortal Luthien fell in love with the mortal Beren.
Her son with Beren, Dior, was therefore mortal.
Dior married an Elf and had Elwing, who was therefore half-half.
Meanwhile, Tuor (Man) and Idril (Elf) were Middle-earth’s other exceptional mixed-species couple.
Their son, Earendil, married Elwing and had Elros and Elrond.
Elros and Elrond were given Luthien’s choice.
Elros chose mortality, founding the Dunedain.
Elrond chose immortality and “To the children of Elrond a choice was also appointed.”
The fate of the soul was the most fundamental difference between Elves and Men.
What happens when Elves die inLord of the Ringsis different from what happens to Men.
The fate of the soul is the most fundamental difference between Elves and Men.
Although indeterminable,Arwen’s “afterlife” may contain Aragorn.
How Arwen’s Decision In The Movies Compares To J.R.R.
Many of the movies' scenes were invented by Jackson, rather than pulled from the books.
But Jackson succeeded in communicating the core of the story.
Death is hard, but accepting it offers reward, not punishment.
The point of this storyline is the deep agony of Arwen’s decision.
Death is hard, but accepting it offers reward, not punishment.
The Lord of the Rings is a multimedia franchise consisting of several movies and a TV show released by Amazon titled The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The franchise is based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s book series that began in 1954 with The Fellowship of the Ring. The Lord of the Rings saw mainstream popularity with Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies.
She may have just seen her family one more time before eventually dying.
Jackson didn’t adapt one important coda to the story of Arwen’s immortality.
As Aragorn died, he asked if Arwen would change her mind and sail west.
She could no longer reverse her choice and no ship would take her.
But ships were available Legolas and Gimli took one afterward.
Mortals like Arwen were banned from the Undying Lands, yet rare exceptions were made (e.g.
The franchise is based on J.R.R.
Tolkien’s book series that began in 1954 with The Fellowship of the Ring.
