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Radagast-Aiwendil
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Jul 29 2012, 10:45am
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I think that the scene itself (i.e. before the "death" plot device) was a nice addition. As has been mentioned earlier, the result of the scene (i.e. the reaction of Eowyn and others) was also good in terms of showing more to their characters. What I didn't like was the way that the "death" itself was handled. While I accept the reasons for which it was done, I am not fully convinced by the explanation given by the writers.
I would also agree that TTT is the weakest of the three films for several reasons (Inaccuracies to the text, Gandalf's lack of screen time, Faramir's portrayal etc), and that maybe these issues couldn't have been improved by directly "fleshing out the world" as you put it. On that subject, I do think that many changes made to these films were improvements (e.g. Saruman's death at Isengard).
"What do you mean, good morning? Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not, or that you feel good this morning, or that it is a morning to be good on?"-Gandalf the Grey, The Hobbit.
(This post was edited by Radagast-Aiwendil on Jul 29 2012, 10:48am)
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Aragorn's "Death" Scene
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Radagast-Aiwendil
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Jul 28 2012, 8:07pm
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At the end of a film scene
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Ataahua
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Jul 28 2012, 10:17pm
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Philippa Boyens' comments
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Kristin Thompson
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Jul 28 2012, 10:18pm
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Thanks for this
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Radagast-Aiwendil
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Jul 28 2012, 10:23pm
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The writers sort of backed themselves into a corner
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Kristin Thompson
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Jul 28 2012, 11:22pm
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Excellent points
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Jul 29 2012, 2:49am
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I agree about the reasons for the change
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Kristin Thompson
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Jul 29 2012, 2:50pm
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You have to draw the line somewhere with the adaptation
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GoodGuyA
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Jul 29 2012, 3:15pm
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I fear we will have to agree to disagree
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Kristin Thompson
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Jul 29 2012, 4:03pm
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I would say that there are three main protagonists in both books and film...
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Otaku-sempai
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Jul 29 2012, 6:09pm
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I don't want to get into a protracted argument about this
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Kristin Thompson
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Jul 29 2012, 6:52pm
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From the breaking of the Fellowship onward...
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Otaku-sempai
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Jul 29 2012, 9:56pm
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"He fell..."
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weaver
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Jul 29 2012, 3:58am
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The journey to Helm's Deep is an empty part of the book
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GoodGuyA
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Jul 29 2012, 4:30am
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Helm's Deep did not HAVE to be TTT's climax
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Jul 29 2012, 5:47am
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GoodGuyA
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Jul 29 2012, 2:42pm
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Hum, I disagree ..
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geordie
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Jul 29 2012, 3:04pm
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Using the Quote System
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Magpie
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Jul 29 2012, 4:27pm
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I agree to a certain extent
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Radagast-Aiwendil
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Jul 29 2012, 10:45am
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No, it's not 'empty'
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geordie
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Jul 29 2012, 12:07pm
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I think it also serves the purpose
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Escapist
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Jul 29 2012, 6:06pm
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The Arwen stuff is tricky.
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GoodGuyA
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Jul 29 2012, 10:24pm
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I agree that the Arwen stuff is tricky
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Escapist
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Jul 29 2012, 10:40pm
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The Arwen stuff in the films was mostly okay
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Jul 30 2012, 2:17am
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Aragorn had to see the Uruk-Hai army...
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Spaldron
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Aug 4 2012, 3:51am
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