**RotK - Black Gate** - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Numenorean · 04-16-2004, 04:06 AM

After seeing the movie a fair few times now, I reckon the Black Gate scene is pretty good. I definately thought it was a whole lot better before I re-read the relevant epic passages of the book and was reminded of how it really went down at the Gate.

Something (of many things) which I cannot quite fathom about the movie though, is the sequence right after Viggos superb delivery of the 'This day...' speech, he then seems to have a strange moment where we see the 'eye' of Barad-dûr flashing away in the background and we hear a couple of Saurons whispered 'Elessaaars' seemingly directed at Aragorn (which Gandalf also appears to hear). Does anyone have any ideas as to what that is all about, is it even real?

Diola lle.

04-16-2004, 04:06 AM	#33
Numenorean Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Bay of Eldanna Posts: 94	After seeing the movie a fair few times now, I reckon the Black Gate scene is pretty good. I definately thought it was a whole lot better before I re-read the relevant epic passages of the book and was reminded of how it really went down at the Gate. Something (of many things) which I cannot quite fathom about the movie though, is the sequence right after Viggos superb delivery of the 'This day...' speech, he then seems to have a strange moment where we see the 'eye' of Barad-dûr flashing away in the background and we hear a couple of Saurons whispered 'Elessaaars' seemingly directed at Aragorn (which Gandalf also appears to hear). Does anyone have any ideas as to what that is all about, is it even real? Diola lle. __________________ '…Avallónë, the haven of the Eldar upon Eressëa, easternmost of the Undying Lands, and thence at times the Firstborn still would come sailing to Númenor in oarless boats, as white birds flying from the sunset…'