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How to describe Strider's combat on Weathertop
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<blockquote data-quote="Zaruthustran" data-source="post: 297515" data-attributes="member: 1457"><p>My guess is that they wanted to make the reforging of the sword more dramatic. Or, put another way, they didn't want to distract the viewer with even more Rivendell plot points. Think about it, in Rivendell:</p><p></p><p>Frodo recovers</p><p>Frodo meets Bilbo</p><p>Bilbo covets the Ring</p><p>The power of the Ring is revealed</p><p>The Council of Elrond (and introduction of Gimli and Legolas)</p><p>Gandalf tells of Saruman</p><p>Elrond tells of the Ring</p><p>Gimli tells of Moria and Erebor</p><p>Legolas tells of Gollum and Mirkwood</p><p>Boromir tells of Gondor and the reawakening of Mt. Doom</p><p>Foreshadowing of the Fall of Boromir</p><p>Frodo decides to become the Ring bearer</p><p>The Hobbits decide to go with him</p><p>Aragorn and Arwen romance</p><p>Oh... and Isildur's sword is reforged and given to his heir</p><p></p><p>It's too much. So they cut the thing with the sword. </p><p></p><p>Besides making Rivendell slightly less plot heavy, I suspect the main reason for cutting the reforging of the sword was to give them an excuse to re-introduce Arwen later in the movies (probably in Return of the King). I mean, *someone* has to bring Aragorn his new sword. Right?</p><p></p><p>Aside: that task would be one of those infamous "Fedex" quests if Arwen was a PC in a computer game RPG. "Here, take this magic sword through these dangerous lands and deliver it to this powerful NPC."</p><p></p><p>-Z</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zaruthustran, post: 297515, member: 1457"] My guess is that they wanted to make the reforging of the sword more dramatic. Or, put another way, they didn't want to distract the viewer with even more Rivendell plot points. Think about it, in Rivendell: Frodo recovers Frodo meets Bilbo Bilbo covets the Ring The power of the Ring is revealed The Council of Elrond (and introduction of Gimli and Legolas) Gandalf tells of Saruman Elrond tells of the Ring Gimli tells of Moria and Erebor Legolas tells of Gollum and Mirkwood Boromir tells of Gondor and the reawakening of Mt. Doom Foreshadowing of the Fall of Boromir Frodo decides to become the Ring bearer The Hobbits decide to go with him Aragorn and Arwen romance Oh... and Isildur's sword is reforged and given to his heir It's too much. So they cut the thing with the sword. Besides making Rivendell slightly less plot heavy, I suspect the main reason for cutting the reforging of the sword was to give them an excuse to re-introduce Arwen later in the movies (probably in Return of the King). I mean, *someone* has to bring Aragorn his new sword. Right? Aside: that task would be one of those infamous "Fedex" quests if Arwen was a PC in a computer game RPG. "Here, take this magic sword through these dangerous lands and deliver it to this powerful NPC." -Z [/QUOTE]
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