Long-time readers know that I was really fond of Cate Blanchett's turn as Galadriel in The Fellowship of the Ring. This stands in stark contrast to Joseph Pearce, who prattled something about Galadriel-as-Mary, mother of Jesus and how Blanchett was "disturbed and disturbing". Right. It's my understanding that Mary's turn in history was as mother to Jesus, not as some ageless and immortal insurrectionist sorceress, which is what I understand Galadriel was up to before we got around to the Age of Men. At any rate, Blanchett's Galadriel was a babe, and although I didn't think much of the green scene, I didn't let it detract from my overall enjoyment of the performance.

Anyways, I was browsing the blogroll and found something from Mr Free Market:

Petite Kylie Minogue missed out on a part in Lord of the Rings - because she is too small.Director Peter Jackson reckoned the pop star did not measure up.She wanted to play the part of elf queen Galadriel.But she lost out to fellow Aussie Cate Blanchett, who at 5' 9" is nine inches taller.

I'm not sure what I would have thought of this. Miss Minogue, although a good looker in her own right and everything, probably couldn't carry the "Immortal Ice Queen of Lorien" vibe like Cate Blanchett did. Plus, I haven't the foggiest as to how well Minogue can act. Sure she can prance about on stage, reinvent her career on several occasions, and be featured in the Sydney Olympics (!) but that doesn't automatically translate into qualifications for Galadriel. On the other hand, Cate Blanchett's breakthrough role was playing a woman who got hailed as an icon of an era, and I would think that such experience would mean more.

Nevertheless, Mr Free Market is true to his British roots and includes a wee little JPEG that makes reading his original entry all worthwhile.

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