I was really happy about the scene where Frodo&co were at the Gates, and he said something like "I do not ask you to come with me, Sam". MORE of that silent determination to go where he must go and do what he must do, even though it seems impossible.<P>Child of the 7th age (I'm a bit unsure about who should I call you...?), I agree with many of you're points. I'm just not that annoyed with the changes. Maybe I'm just more easily pleased. <BR>It would've been a hell of a job for PJ to display <I>our</I> Frodo and at the same time show the grasp the Ring is taking of him. It can be done far more easier in the book, where we can "hear" Sam's thoughts about his friend, and with all that carefully laid groundwork to tell us what kind of hobbit Frodo is. And even then we don't get the full picture of the inner battle Frodo is going through. I think by "victimizing" him, PJ is trying to show us how big the influence really is, and what Frodo is battling against.<BR>Still, I don't agree with all the desicions he has made. In my opinion, he could've handeled some things much better, but no-one's perfect, eh?<P>About the pity: I infact thought it was quite well done. I didn't get the feeling that Frodo was only thinking of himself and what he would become, but understood that Gollum hadn't always been like that, and it wasn't his choice to become that appalling creature. And he says "Maybe he does deserve to die, but now that I see him, I do pity him" wich to me is a clear sign that he remebers Gandalf's words.
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