Lack of respect displayed by Gimli

[Sauron the White]

from Bethberry

The very fact that it is so different from such historical realism is what makes LotR so attractive for many. And when PJ's interpretation (which he is allowed) does not encompass that, it highlights the absence of high fantasy.

Yes, I understand your point and sympathize who approach it from that perspective. I can understand why some did not approve of the anti-hero/conflicted hero tinge that Aragorn received. I felt - that for the purposes of a film - the changes worked for with the modern audience - after all, Jackson was not selling tickets to the audience of D W Griffiths or even the WWII era.

My point about the Queen in WWII Britain was simply that in wartime allowances are made even among the royals in terms of relaxing ceremony and the pomp and circumstance of it all. And that was the condition depicted in ROTK.

In such times, actions which may otherwise be considered as breaches of manners or even disrespectful are allowed given the emergency circumstances everyone found themselves in.