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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Davelozzi" data-source="post: 1278631" data-attributes="member: 771">I agree that Eowyn and the Witch-King, while still great to watch, was a not quite as dramatic as I had hoped.  Perhaps, like barsoomcore and Joshua Dyal, I had built it up too much in my head, although from what I can remember, it was done well in the cartoon version of RotK.  And although, the fight itself could have been a bit better (a more deadly struggle would've been more climactic), the main issue for me was the way the whole secrecy of Eowyn's time as Dernhelm was glossed over.  Sure, there's enough in the books to make it pretty obvious that Dernhelm is Eowyn, but they never come right out and say it until the final moment when she removes her helmet and says "I am no man".  Having Merry say "my lady!" as she picks him up was a bad idea.  Since they didn't mind taking such liberties with voice mixing to make Gandalf sound like Saruman when he first appears as the White Wizard in TTT, I would think they could've exercised a little more subtelty with Eowyn's disguise.That said, Eowyn is one of my all time favorite characters in my all time favorite stories, so of course my expectations were high.  Even with the slight disappointment, she is still one of favorites in the film.  I've always been surprised whenever someone says that Tolkien couldn't do strong female characters.  To me, Eowyn is probalby  the strongest female character in fantsy literature.But enough griping.  This movie was incredible.  The effects were insane.  The siege of Minas Tirith was jaw dropping.  I have a new respect for catapults.  The adaptations to turn the book into a movie were well done.  When I saw TTT in the theater, I was disappointed by the changes to Faramir, but with the extra footage in the extended version and the handling of his character in RotK, he is redeemed in my eyes.Great film!</blockquote>

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