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DeadRabbits
Rivendell
Nov 2 2012, 12:39pm
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Why did PJ remove the Easterlings from the ROTK?
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This still annoys me to this very day! Why on earth did PJ put the Easterlings in TTT, equipped with the coolest armour you ever saw and those scary war chants, only to cut them from the battle of Pelennor entirely (ok.. you can see them in like a split of a second after the gate breaches, but if you blink you'll miss them).
According to the book Lord of the Rings: Weapons and Warfare the Easterlings were sent through the gate of Minas Tirith as shock troops, after the trolls, so they were in the script at some point. Think about it, how much time did he actually have to devote to the Easterlings? Not that much. It would have taken Gandalf about 5 seconds to mention them to Pippin along with the Haradrim and the Corsairs, and no longer than 30 seconds would have been needed to show them fight inside the walls.
What really bugs me is that PJ, by showing them in TTT, kinda created these expectations and then didn't deliver. So, what was the main reason behind cutting them? Let's hope someone makes a movie about the northern theatre of the War of the Ring, where an army entirely made up of Easterlings attacked Dale and Erebor.
Now now Bill, you swore this was a battle between warriors, not a bunch of miss nancies, so warriors is what I brought
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Why did PJ remove the Easterlings from the ROTK?
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DeadRabbits
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Nov 2 2012, 12:39pm
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I would watch that movie!!!
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ValarNienna
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Nov 2 2012, 12:52pm
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Haha, yeah they kind of look like MJ! //
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DeadRabbits
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Nov 2 2012, 1:36pm
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I always think they have an '80's music video look
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Starling
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Nov 3 2012, 1:11am
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I agree that they looked ridiculous, though
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Nov 2 2012, 3:32pm
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To be honest...
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Otaku-sempai
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Nov 2 2012, 7:28pm
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Basically how I pictured them
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Nov 2 2012, 7:41pm
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I certainly can understand your viewpoint that the peoples of Middle-Earth...
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Beutlin
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Nov 2 2012, 8:37pm
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I agree that Hun, Magyar and Avar-inspired designs would be most appropriate
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Nov 2 2012, 9:08pm
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I concur with the Gondorian-Byzantine connection.
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Beutlin
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Nov 2 2012, 11:39pm
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Yup, understood
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Nov 2 2012, 11:58pm
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If you just concentrate on the capital of Minas Tirith, I would agree with you.
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Beutlin
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Nov 3 2012, 12:19am
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Minas Tirith as Constantinople?
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Kendalf
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Nov 3 2012, 2:28pm
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This map is a little bit odd.
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Beutlin
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Nov 3 2012, 5:45pm
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Another great post, Beutlin
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Kendalf
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Nov 5 2012, 10:37am
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Somehow...
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Ereinion Nénharma
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Nov 2 2012, 11:43pm
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I would have loved to see an African dwarf in the hobbit.
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Thorins_apprentice
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Nov 2 2012, 11:46pm
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In Tolkien's legendarium at least, there were none.
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Beutlin
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Nov 3 2012, 12:00am
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IMO
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Nov 3 2012, 12:04am
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:)
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Ereinion Nénharma
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Nov 3 2012, 8:42am
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I think there were some dwarf colonies/tribes out in the East
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imin
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Nov 3 2012, 9:02am
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Ah, yes...
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Ereinion Nénharma
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Nov 3 2012, 9:28am
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I can think of 2 reasons:
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DanielLB
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Nov 2 2012, 12:52pm
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yup
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Elenorflower
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Nov 2 2012, 1:23pm
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They serve the purpose of giving some depth to Sauron's evil
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Nov 2 2012, 3:30pm
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Only in 1 film for minutes.
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DanielLB
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Nov 2 2012, 9:35pm
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