LotR2-TTT-Seq25

[The Saucepan Man]

Originally Posted by Trotter

I think that the pass of Cirith Ungol should have been in the film. Indeed, it should have been the climax of the film. I have heard the arguements about why it wasn't in though, something about it clashing with Helm's Deep, which was supposed to be the climactic moment in Pete's TTT. And it not fitting into the timeline of the other storylines.

The timeline issue is the key one. Cirith Ungol takes place during the siege of Minas Tirith. It would not have worked to have the siege of MT/Cirith Ungol as the climax of the second film, particularly after Helm's Deep. I think that Jackson and co made the correct choice here.