Gandalf Vs. The Witch King

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Definitely a problem. For a long time, I've felt that in Jackson's permutation of Tolkien's world, it would've made more sense to leave Gandalf dead than to bring him back and really serve no purpose to the remaining plot. Since Jackson and his co-writers found ways to put nearly all of Gandalf's important lines (and deeds) from the second and third books into the mouths and actions of other characters (or utterly discard them), permanent death would have been a more dignified treatment of his character. Aragorn's "kinglyness" should not have relied on any of the other characters being diminished, nor should the Witch King's apparent power have needed the lessening of Gandalf, or anyone else. These things were not required in the book. That they apparently were required in the movie seems, to me, to indicate flaws in the way Jackson and his co-writers "reimagined" it. IMHO, of course.