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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Edena_of_Neith" data-source="post: 624194" data-attributes="member: 2020">I agree with you, JDavis.  The Paths of the Dead is a crucial part of the Battle of Gondor (I use that as a name of convenience for all the events that happened involving the Siege of Minas Tirith.)  If Peter Jackson cuts it, he cuts out a part of the heart of Tolkien's story.  In the book, the Riders of Rohan in no way could overthrow the Siege, and their arrival only provided a brief respite for Minas Tirith.  A respite which the Black Captain ended soon enough, killing Theoden.  Since Elladan and Elrohir, and Halbarad and the Rangers, are not present, one must wonder what Peter Jackson is going to do.  If Arwen had been shown at the Battle of the Hornburg, I would have said he meant to have her replace them, on Aragorn's journey.  Now, without Arwen, I can only wonder how (if he tries at all) Peter Jackson will handle the affair.  Perhaps Elrond himself will show up to go with Aragorn?    I think the showdown between Aragorn and Sauron with the Palantir is CRUCIAL to the beginning of the Paths of the Dead, assuming Aragorn takes them in the film.  For that matter, it is crucial period.  And it would be great, to see Peter Jackson's Sauron and Aragorn do the battle of wills (after all, we get to SEE Sauron in the film, whereas he is a distant Something still in the book.)</blockquote>