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Lhunardawen · 07-03-2005, 04:07 AM

Now, now, Eomer...

While I agree with you that Shelob is better of being in TTT, that would destroy the uniformity that all three movies ended 'relaxed'. I mean in the movies there's nothing that would make you scream, "Hey! What happened? Don't end yet!" Anyone can wait for a year to know how the story goes after the breaking of the Fellowship, what would happen to Frodo and Sam and Gollum in Mordor and who 'she' is, or what the events after Helm's Deep will be. If TTT ended with such a cliffhanger, non-book-reading movie watchers might terrorize PJ into releasing RotK right away.

But then again, RotK became too emotionally climactic because of Shelob's placement there. Frankly, that movie was almost too much for me to handle if I haven't read the book. On the other hand, TTT was too dull due to Helm's Deep's exaggerated length. PJ could have reconciled the climactic Shelob scene and a 'relaxed' ending in TTT, but that would render the entire point of Shelob's appearance senseless. So, like SpM said, what's done is done.

07-03-2005, 04:07 AM	#20
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	Now, now, Eomer... While I agree with you that Shelob is better of being in TTT, that would destroy the uniformity that all three movies ended 'relaxed'. I mean in the movies there's nothing that would make you scream, "Hey! What happened? Don't end yet!" Anyone can wait for a year to know how the story goes after the breaking of the Fellowship, what would happen to Frodo and Sam and Gollum in Mordor and who 'she' is, or what the events after Helm's Deep will be. If TTT ended with such a cliffhanger, non-book-reading movie watchers might terrorize PJ into releasing RotK right away. But then again, RotK became too emotionally climactic because of Shelob's placement there. Frankly, that movie was almost too much for me to handle if I haven't read the book. On the other hand, TTT was too dull due to Helm's Deep's exaggerated length. PJ could have reconciled the climactic Shelob scene and a 'relaxed' ending in TTT, but that would render the entire point of Shelob's appearance senseless. So, like SpM said, what's done is done. Last edited by Lhunardawen; 07-03-2005 at 04:17 AM.