The Insanity of Denethor - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Marileangorifurnimaluim · 03-20-2004, 05:16 AM

During the RotK, when Denethor leaped off the walls of Minas Tirith, my boyfriend (who's never read the LotR) leaned over and whispered:

"I'll bet that wasn't in the books."

So it was obviously phony. My sense of abiding goodwill for PJ notwithstanding, I don't think anyone thought his jumping off a cliff was believable. I found it discouraging that this complex character was portrayed as a garden-variety villain and a coward.

- Maril

03-20-2004, 05:16 AM	#29
Marileangorifurnimaluim Eerie Forest Spectre Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Buried in scrolls of fanfiction Posts: 798	During the RotK, when Denethor leaped off the walls of Minas Tirith, my boyfriend (who's never read the LotR) leaned over and whispered: "I'll bet that wasn't in the books." So it was obviously phony. My sense of abiding goodwill for PJ notwithstanding, I don't think anyone thought his jumping off a cliff was believable. I found it discouraging that this complex character was portrayed as a garden-variety villain and a coward. - Maril __________________ Deserves death! I daresay he does... And some die that deserve life. Can you give it to them?