LotR3-RotK-Seq05

[The Saucepan Man]

Originally Posted by alatar

If the Witch-King were powered up, as some say, then we’re not told much about it and are left to our imaginings/musings as the narration turns to the Witch-King’s lair – Minas Morgul.

Actually, I thought that the scene of the Witch-King preparing for battle, together with Gandalf's narration, is a very effective way of portraying, on film, the "added demonic force" that Sauron imbues him with for the attack on Gondor. Certainly, I think that the audience is left with the clear impression that the Witch-King is now a far more dangerous adversary than he was in the first film.

I wonder whether the writers had in mind Tolkien's letter that refers to the "added demonic force", or whether it was simply essential to convey this for the purposes of the Witch-King's characterisation on film (and their version of that highly controversial subsequent encounter with Gandalf).