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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 1882400" data-attributes="member: 177">There are limits to how much one can stretch like that, though.&nbsp; Through the entire work, we are beaten over the head with how getting rid of the One Ring is a big deal.&nbsp; The fate of the world depends on it.&nbsp; It is basically impossible to make the trials they go through believeable unless you make the audience believe that it's about the most important thing in the world.Having done that, you can't realistically make something else the climax, especially considering what it means personally for Sam and Frodo.&nbsp; Sorry.&nbsp; Just doesn't work.&nbsp; In the books, the Scouring is not a climax.&nbsp; It is a bit of demonstrative exposition on the growth of the hobbits and the nature of teh world following the War of the Ring.&nbsp; Heck, even within the section of the book, we are given the implication that, to the four hobbits, it's not a big deal.&nbsp; Just some tidying up before they can settle down.&nbsp; It's not a strain to them in comparison to what they've already done.&nbsp; If the hobbits themselves aren't really under stress and tension during the Scouring, how do you sell it as a climax?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 1882400, member: 177"] There are limits to how much one can stretch like that, though. Through the entire work, we are beaten over the head with how getting rid of the One Ring is a big deal. The fate of the world depends on it. It is basically impossible to make the trials they go through believeable unless you make the audience believe that it's about the most important thing in the world. Having done that, you can't realistically make something else the climax, especially considering what it means personally for Sam and Frodo. Sorry. Just doesn't work. In the books, the Scouring is not a climax. It is a bit of demonstrative exposition on the growth of the hobbits and the nature of teh world following the War of the Ring. Heck, even within the section of the book, we are given the implication that, to the four hobbits, it's not a big deal. Just some tidying up before they can settle down. It's not a strain to them in comparison to what they've already done. If the hobbits themselves aren't really under stress and tension during the Scouring, how do you sell it as a climax? [/QUOTE]

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