[HPFGU-OTChatter] What I didn't like about TTT, and a couple of things I did

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From: "Amy Z" <lupinesque at yahoo.com>
To: <hpfgu-otchatter at yahoogroups.com>

> (1) Aragorn's near-death experience.  It was
> unnecessary and anti-climactic, and most of all, it
> undermined the impact of Gandalf's "death,"

Agreed. This was a complete waste of time in an already long film. Why not
use that time to explain some things that the movie seemed to be saying
"well they've read the book so it'll make sense"?

> (2) In the book, Arwen has already pledged to give up
> her immortality and marry Aragorn (if he survives and
> becomes King of Gondor, which are the conditions
> Elrond has set).  In the movie he thinks she's going
> off to the Undying Lands instead.  This might give
> Eowyn hope, but to me it was just an irritant.  Why
> change this?

Eh. As a movie that stands alone from the books, I can't say it hurt to add
a little doubt as to what Aragorn would end up doing.


> (5) Theoden's release.  In the book, Theoden is NOT
> under a spell in any magical sense.

I actually agree with this change. The book had plenty of time to explain
that Theoden had been convinced, through years and years of Wormtongue's
advice, that he's useless and that Wormtongue's decisions are good, and so
on. It would not have made a lot of sense if left unexplained in the movie
(Gandalf shows up, sudden change in the character of Theoden), so why not
make it something simple and easy to understand? Not that I'm a fan of
changing the "real" story but this seemed harmless.

> (6) Faramir's temptation.  Pip noted that in the book
> he's tempted for about ten seconds, the implication
> being that the movie's way has more dramatic tension.

Yeah really. It seemed like this only existed so that Frodo could say "this
happened to your brother too".