Sorry, I'm bored this afternoon...
The elves seem to be immortal, so why is the Ancient Elf (Burgess Meredith) so old?
I admit I haven't seen this movie in years, so maybe they provided an explanation that I have forgotten.
This is Dorsia?
Maybe he was really old already when he became an elf, and the aging process was halted then but couldn't be reversed. I used to wonder what happened to him after that scene. He was obviously supposed to be really important to the elves, yet we never saw him again.
shareI initially thought he was supposed to be Father Time, but then the credits list him as "Ancient Elf" so
shareEven though it says ancient elf I always thought of him as the original Saint Nicholas.
It was never stated but I thought his magic gradually aged him.
If You look at Santa, it looks like he gradually ages too. When he first goes to the North Pole there is some color in his hair and beard. By the time it's the 80s he's all white.
Interesting. When I was a kid my whole family also thought he was the original Saint Nicholas.
shareI agree. He's probably the original Saint Nicholas.
Poorly Lived and Poorly Died, Poorly Buried and No One Criedshare
He's god.
They are all dead!