Honoring the Hobbits - ROTK spoilers - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Essex · 01-23-2004, 04:23 AM

And then to Sam’s surprise and utter confusion he bowed his knee before them;<P>That line in the book, and the kneeling in the film never fail to being a tear to my eye. (OK, I cry like a baby.....) It really is one of the most powerful lines in the book.<P>They were both brilliantly done, one worked perfectly in the book, and the other as a piece of film.<P>I agree that it would have been better to kneel just to Frodo and Sam, but I can forgive Jackson this slight change. <P>PS the reason why Jackson didn't have Frodo hand the crown to Gandalf is how on earth could we then have the kneeling scene? One second Frodo's on top of the stairs with the cushion, the next minute he's run round to join the other Hobbits!

01-23-2004, 04:23 AM	#8
Essex Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Essex, England Posts: 886	And then to Sam’s surprise and utter confusion he bowed his knee before them;<P>That line in the book, and the kneeling in the film never fail to being a tear to my eye. (OK, I cry like a baby.....) It really is one of the most powerful lines in the book.<P>They were both brilliantly done, one worked perfectly in the book, and the other as a piece of film.<P>I agree that it would have been better to kneel just to Frodo and Sam, but I can forgive Jackson this slight change. <P>PS the reason why Jackson didn't have Frodo hand the crown to Gandalf is how on earth could we then have the kneeling scene? One second Frodo's on top of the stairs with the cushion, the next minute he's run round to join the other Hobbits!