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<blockquote data-quote="Quasqueton" data-source="post: 625193" data-attributes="member: 3854"><p>So I'm sitting here looking over a big map of Middle-earth. Tracking where the characters have travelled, seeing where the major events have happened so far in the movies. I'm noticing just how big Middle-earth is. It has been 20 years since I read the books, so I don't remember a lot of the detail. Most of my memory now comes from the current movies. Maybe someone could address my questions here:</p><p></p><p>Regarding the "war": </p><p></p><p>The invasion of Rohan, and the battle of Helm's Deep, is the first major military action? Less than 3,000 men routed 10,000 orcs of Saruman. A few dozen ents destroy Saruman's "industrial war machine". Doesn't look like Saruman's forces are really all that powerful. All his forces successfully do is pillage some minor villages.</p><p></p><p>Next movie, I beleive, will have Sauron's forces invading Gondor. I don't beleive it will be a spoiler for anyone for me to say, of course they'll fail to conquer. (Surely no one thinks the movie series will end with the good guys loosing?)</p><p></p><p>Looking at the map of Middle-earth, where are all those human (assuming their human) soldiers coming from? The ones who nearly discover Frodo and Sam at the Black Gate, and those with the oliphants.</p><p></p><p>Looking at the map of Middle-earth, there are several more nations besides Rohan and Gondor. Did they ever get involved in the war? I mean, if the failed attempt to conquer just two kingdoms is all that comes of this great darkness and war, it really isn't all that impressive.</p><p></p><p>Rohan and Gondor are the immediate next-door neighbors to Isengard and Mordor. Did any other nations even know there was a great war and coming darkness? This all looks like if Nazis Germany attacked France and was turned back; Imperialist Japan attacked China and was repelled. Just a footnote in history, no big deal. So what?</p><p></p><p>Looking at the map, I'm really loosing that "world at war" feeling of Lord of the Rings. In the grand scheme of the (Middle-earth) world, what actually happens is just a very localized event. Not impressive.</p><p></p><p>Am I missing something?</p><p></p><p>Quasqueton</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quasqueton, post: 625193, member: 3854"] So I'm sitting here looking over a big map of Middle-earth. Tracking where the characters have travelled, seeing where the major events have happened so far in the movies. I'm noticing just how big Middle-earth is. It has been 20 years since I read the books, so I don't remember a lot of the detail. Most of my memory now comes from the current movies. Maybe someone could address my questions here: Regarding the "war": The invasion of Rohan, and the battle of Helm's Deep, is the first major military action? Less than 3,000 men routed 10,000 orcs of Saruman. A few dozen ents destroy Saruman's "industrial war machine". Doesn't look like Saruman's forces are really all that powerful. All his forces successfully do is pillage some minor villages. Next movie, I beleive, will have Sauron's forces invading Gondor. I don't beleive it will be a spoiler for anyone for me to say, of course they'll fail to conquer. (Surely no one thinks the movie series will end with the good guys loosing?) Looking at the map of Middle-earth, where are all those human (assuming their human) soldiers coming from? The ones who nearly discover Frodo and Sam at the Black Gate, and those with the oliphants. Looking at the map of Middle-earth, there are several more nations besides Rohan and Gondor. Did they ever get involved in the war? I mean, if the failed attempt to conquer just two kingdoms is all that comes of this great darkness and war, it really isn't all that impressive. Rohan and Gondor are the immediate next-door neighbors to Isengard and Mordor. Did any other nations even know there was a great war and coming darkness? This all looks like if Nazis Germany attacked France and was turned back; Imperialist Japan attacked China and was repelled. Just a footnote in history, no big deal. So what? Looking at the map, I'm really loosing that "world at war" feeling of Lord of the Rings. In the grand scheme of the (Middle-earth) world, what actually happens is just a very localized event. Not impressive. Am I missing something? Quasqueton [/QUOTE]
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