OK, so it was a little abrupt, but there was no harm done...
From that hurried grab on, Aragorn treats Frodo and the other hobbits with respect and grace. He is a classy leader in his rough clothes. The best kind... He talks to them as equals, addresses them as "gentlemen" (as opposed to little ones). While leading he is indeed serving.
One of the quibbles I have with Tolkien in this part of the dialogue is where Aragorn whines that "I hoped you would take t me for my own sake. A hunted man sometimes wearies of distrust and longs for friendship"... Pulease! Everybody hug your lonely Ranger today!
Um, you might want to rephrase that or you may have some problems in here. I think Aragorn treats the Hobbits nicely and does want to be friends, but he does sound whiny. Not as whiny as Boromir does later though.
Even more, what I miss is his history with Gandalf. In the book, he and Gandalf have travelled many miles together. In fact, they went through Moria together, and it was Strider who was reluctant to repeat the experience, not so much Gandalf.
In the movie, it's as if Strider hardly knows Gandalf at all. "Wait no longer for the wizard [—can't quite place his name...], Frodo."
I know, I know, I really do — Jackson had to keep up the pace, and if he'd shot the movie I'd most have preferred, it'd've been eight hours long and made about $4937.00 — mostly from my family!
Dan
Okay!!!:) :) :)
Do you suppose it came from spending too much time with whiny socialists at University?
I'll give him a hug! Where is he? :) Now I've got a mental picture of Aragorn being mobbed by groupies.