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Old 11-30-2005, 11:31 AM   #2
Essex
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Essex has just left Hobbiton.
Let's get the Big One out ot the way first.

Yes, Frodo should of stabbed the Witch King in the foot and shouted
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O Elbereth! Gilthoniel!
And afterwards Aragorn would have come over and explained that
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'This was the stroke of Frodo's sword,' he said. 'The only hurt that it did to his enemy, I fear; for it is unharmed, but all blades perish that pierce that dreadful King. More deadly to him was the name of Elbereth
But we didn't see this in the movie!

Now count to 10 slowly. Calmer now? OK, I'll continue.

I put it to you that we could not have the scene set as above in the movie. Remember the high majority of people seeing this film at the Cinema would be non-LOTR readers - I'm sorry, PJ can't always pander to us. Just having Frodo shout out the Star Queen's name would not have worked for your average movie goer - They would have laughed at this, surely - So we have instead Aragorn fight off the Nazgul - as in the book anyway
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Even as he swooned he caught, as through a swirling mist, a glimpse of Strider leaping out of the darkness with a flaming brand of wood in either hand
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