Short-changing Gondor

[Neurion]

Originally Posted by Encaitare

You're right about Haleth, Boromir, but the name Haleth was also given to a woman... and so I rather smirk to myself when I see that kid. *insert evil smiley here*

Stop smirking then. "Haleth" is a feminine Sindarin name, but a masculine Rohirric name.

[Boromir88]

By the way, I dig your new title. Very spiffy.

Thanks Enca, it was a surprise to me. I told BW to pick that or Laconic Lich, now we know which one he picked.

That's a nice one you have yourself .

[Lhunardawen]

PJ 's also trying to emphasize the role of Frodo in Sauron's defeat.

Congratulations, Boromir88 and Encaitare!

[Boromir88]

PJ 's also trying to emphasize the role of Frodo in Sauron's defeat.

I understand the reasons behind it, and I think it is a reasonable explanation. I just feel as if PJ did too much of it, making the Gondorians look like they have no battle capability, or no military "brain power," at all. You could say that he overexaggerated it, atleast in my opinion.

Congratulations, Boromir88 and Encaitare!

Thanks

[Lhunardawen]

Originally Posted by B88

You could say that he overexaggerated it, atleast in my opinion.

For cinematic effect. Besides, he has artistic freedom. Didn't use it accordingly, let me tell you.

[Neurion]

Originally Posted by Lhunardawen

For cinematic effect. Besides, he has artistic freedom. Didn't use it accordingly, let me tell you.

Didn't do justice to the books either, it seems.

Rather than have the Gondorian soldiers simply standing around and waiting for the orcs to lightly tap them before collapsing to the ground like their legs have suddenly evaporated, it would have had much more "Cinematic effect" (and would have been more faithful to Tolkien's descriptions of the orcs and Gondorians relative size and strength) to have individual soldiers killing to or three orcs in single combat before getting jumped by about ten of them.