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Thanks alatar for the greeting. I would agree with you one that, The two mightiest beings we see in combat, (with the exception of Galadriel and Sauron) facing off and it ends with a few words and Gandalf being thrown to the ground.

I think the inconsistancy is in the characters becoming more powerful and then less powerful. As for Peter Jackson's portrayal of the scene, I think we would all agree that this is a powerful scene in the book, but its very short and he did the best he could without stretching it out and making it something else.