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<blockquote data-quote="Edena_of_Neith" data-source="post: 346299" data-attributes="member: 2020">A reasonable question, set to reasonable parameters.&nbsp; I'm game.&nbsp; - - -&nbsp; I do believe the cluster of buildings and the mill in the water were the heart of the village of Bywater, not Hobbiton.&nbsp; Hobbiton was a mile away, up the road.&nbsp; (A mile to us might be that streetlight up the road, but to the hobbits a mile was a considerable distance.)&nbsp; I would have liked to have seen more of Bree besides it's main road, seen from ground level.&nbsp; I know that there is snow in New Zealand at unusual times of the year (such as when everything is still green.)&nbsp; That is not true of Eriador, except in the very far north and northeast, however.&nbsp; Amon Sul should have been higher up;&nbsp; a larger hill should have been underneath it.&nbsp; After all, Weathertop was a fairly big hill, not a hillock.&nbsp; Sam, Merry, and Pippin are inexperienced, but not stupid - why would they light a fire on Amon Sul when they knew the Ringwraiths were hunting them?&nbsp; Would someone explain to me why Elrond agreed to his only daughter going out to give battle, alone and unaided, against Sauron's mightiest servants?&nbsp; If he did not agree to it and she went of her own will, he could have at least sent some of his servants out to help her.&nbsp; Rivendell is slowly emptying of elves, but it is not empty yet.&nbsp; Where were all the elves of Rivendell, when we were in Rivendell?&nbsp; It is not the Last Homely House if it is not filled with elven music, laughter, song, and more solemn elven conversations!&nbsp; Uh ... since when did Aragorn choose exile?&nbsp; &nbsp; And if he did, why did he choose exile?&nbsp; Why didn't Gandalf tell Frodo there was a Balrog in Moria, before he asked him to decide whether or not the party should GO to Moria?&nbsp; Frodo deserved the right to make an informed decision here!&nbsp; &nbsp; Dwarrowdelve was truly beautiful, but one cannot put a house down amidst a sea of columns ... or can one?&nbsp; I am left wondering the exact purpose of the vast chamber of pillars (did they put shops up here?&nbsp; Smithies?&nbsp; Governmental institutions?&nbsp; Did they build all those columns for show?&nbsp; What?)&nbsp; It seems odd for Galadriel to say:&nbsp; The Quest stands on the edge of a knife ...&nbsp; Then to say almost immediately after:&nbsp; Do not let your hearts be troubled.&nbsp; I wish Galadriel had explained to Frodo more throughly why she could not help him (care to come along with me to Mordor and lend a helping hand?)&nbsp; It would have been nice if someone had LISTENED when Legolas spoke of his feelings ... in Moria, Legolas proved his feelings to be worth the time and trouble to hear out (we cannot linger, said he)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Edena_of_Neith, post: 346299, member: 2020"] A reasonable question, set to reasonable parameters. I'm game. - - - I do believe the cluster of buildings and the mill in the water were the heart of the village of Bywater, not Hobbiton. Hobbiton was a mile away, up the road. (A mile to us might be that streetlight up the road, but to the hobbits a mile was a considerable distance.) I would have liked to have seen more of Bree besides it's main road, seen from ground level. I know that there is snow in New Zealand at unusual times of the year (such as when everything is still green.) That is not true of Eriador, except in the very far north and northeast, however. Amon Sul should have been higher up; a larger hill should have been underneath it. After all, Weathertop was a fairly big hill, not a hillock. Sam, Merry, and Pippin are inexperienced, but not stupid - why would they light a fire on Amon Sul when they knew the Ringwraiths were hunting them? Would someone explain to me why Elrond agreed to his only daughter going out to give battle, alone and unaided, against Sauron's mightiest servants? If he did not agree to it and she went of her own will, he could have at least sent some of his servants out to help her. Rivendell is slowly emptying of elves, but it is not empty yet. Where were all the elves of Rivendell, when we were in Rivendell? It is not the Last Homely House if it is not filled with elven music, laughter, song, and more solemn elven conversations! Uh ... since when did Aragorn choose exile? And if he did, why did he choose exile? Why didn't Gandalf tell Frodo there was a Balrog in Moria, before he asked him to decide whether or not the party should GO to Moria? Frodo deserved the right to make an informed decision here! Dwarrowdelve was truly beautiful, but one cannot put a house down amidst a sea of columns ... or can one? I am left wondering the exact purpose of the vast chamber of pillars (did they put shops up here? Smithies? Governmental institutions? Did they build all those columns for show? What?) It seems odd for Galadriel to say: The Quest stands on the edge of a knife ... Then to say almost immediately after: Do not let your hearts be troubled. I wish Galadriel had explained to Frodo more throughly why she could not help him (care to come along with me to Mordor and lend a helping hand?) It would have been nice if someone had LISTENED when Legolas spoke of his feelings ... in Moria, Legolas proved his feelings to be worth the time and trouble to hear out (we cannot linger, said he) [/QUOTE]

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