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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Assenpfeffer" data-source="post: 541784" data-attributes="member: 9061">Re: Laughing on the outside...In my view Glorfindel had to go one way or the other.  There was just no way for the character to be included and be someone other than some random guy in a bit part.  There were thus only two options:1)  Cut the whole sequence entirely, or rewite it so completely that no new character needs to be introduced there.  Considering that the scene at the Ford of Bruinen marks the defeat of the Ringwraiths from the first film, cutting this scene means you have them throughout the movie, or you have to cut them entirely.  The changes cascade from there until we're looking at something which doesn't resemble LotR much at all.2)  Replace Glorfindel with another character.  The obvious choice, which Ralph Bakshi took, is Legolas.  You'd have to handwave at a reason for him being there, but it could be done.Then again, Legolas has lots to do throughout the three movies.  There's plenty of time to have the spotlight on him.  So if we have another character to swap out with Glorfindel, a character who can credibly be dropped into that spot, a character who desperately needs more things to do, who would benefit the most from some additional screen time... who would that character be?I dunno.  This change seems so logical to me, it makes so much sense as far as the movie's story is concerned, that I'm continually surprised at its being pointed out as an example of "Hollywoodizing" the books, or, even more foolishly, as some kind of weak point in the film.</blockquote>

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