Reply To: LotR revisited – what Peter Jackson got right and what he didn't

[Wolfie65 1253xp 0]

None of PJ’s Elves look like Elves to me. Another thing that bothers me about them is that Tolkien used Welsh and Finnish as inspiration for his Elvish languages, which goves us an idea of what he was thinking, while PJ’s Elves have a vaguely Japanese flavor. Maybe that has something to do with PJ being from the Pacific region, not Europe, as well as a big fan of East Asian martial arts movies and video games.

Personally, the real existing people I would picture as closest to Elves would be Scandinavians, especially Swedes and Finns. I’ve known some Swedish and Finnish people who could easily play believable Elves, little makeup required.