When I saw the movie, I had only read a few chapters of the book. My thoughts on why he said 'Let the ring-bearer decide' are as follows: I figured he said that because Frodo is the one who accepted the mission to destry the ring. It was his quest... not Gandalf's, or Aragorn's, or Boromir', or anyone else. They were along to help and protect Frodo, not tell him what to do. I thought it was Gandalf's way of respecting that. <BR>Arwen
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Will Turner: "This is either madness or brilliance."
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