The Insanity of Denethor

[Failivrin]

Originally posted by Jjudvven
I really wanted to see the Pyre of Denethor the way it happened in the book. I was rather dissapointed when Denethor jumped off from Minis Tirith. It was as though he had just realized: "Oh whoops, I'm on fire. *doh!*" and then jumped off for some random reason. I thought the description of Denethor on the Pyre after his death was so creepy in the book. I can't believe they didn't have it in the movie. Does anyone know whether there will be anything about the Palantir of Minis Tirith on the EE?

I thought this too. I really REALLY wanted to see the roof cave in on him and hear that final scream. Instead we got him hurling himself off a cliff...

JN did a good job with the script he was given. I very much liked the way he delivered the line about "I will not bow to this upstart, last of a ragged house long bereft of dignity". However, i didn't like Gandalf's subsequent line about ROTK. it was too obvious that he was just trying to get the title in.