Welcome to the Downs, Smaug! <P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Why would PJ have to worry about religious connotations?<P>To me and probably 98 percent of everyone, that phrase "I am thirsty" has nothing to do with religion in any way. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>The "connotations" that Smaug would be referring to would be, of course, Jesus's crucification. While it certainly bears palpable connotations, I cannot conceive of Peter Jackson leaving it out for that reason, as most main-stream audiences would fail to draw a connection between this statement and the plight of Jesus Christ. I think it would be more likely that Peter Jackson would leave it out simply because he overlooked it as an unimportant piece of dialogue.<P>For myself, I would like to see the quote in the movie. It has such depth; an obvious request in the form of a simple statement, but with far more complex meaning. For me, when I read it, I felt as if I were inside of Frodo, parched of mind and lip alike, and it held in those three words the essence of his struggle to overcome to the power of the Ring and fulfill the Quest.<P>Good thread, Smaug, although it would have been nice to have heard your explanation of the quote as it fit in with the book (i.e. what the scene was, what your feelings of the quote were, etc.) Enjoy being dead!
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