[HCIsland]

I think a way of bringing it all together but still ending as the book does is as follows.<P>A Galadriel voice-over talks of the fates of various characters, leaving out Frodo. It then concludes with something like, "... but as for the Ringbearer ..." and we drift into the content of the Grey Havens chapter. <P>The one thing that you couldn't talk about in this scenerio would be Sam leaving Middle Earth as well because it would give away Frodo leaving. You could deal with that with a bit of text after we fade to black but personally, I wouldn't do it.<P>As I mentioned before, I think it really important, for thematic reasons, to end with Sam returning to his family. PJ has played it loose with characters and plots, but he has demonstrated that he stays true to the themes that he feels are important. I think one of the most important themes is the one of loss and the price of war. That theme is expressed beautifully in the Grey Havens chapter, a chapter Jackson himself has described as his favourite.<P>H.C.