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Éomer
Who is Éomer in the movie? Éomer is a relative to king Théoden, brother to Éowyn. He mistrusts Gríma Wormtongue but he has no prove against the Worm. Who is Éomer in the books? Éomer is the son of Théoden‘s sister Théodwyn and Eomund, a Marshal of the Riddermark. Eomund died in a fight with…
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4.04. Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit
First Sight of Ithilien by Ted Nasmith How did it happen in the movie? This scene opens with Gollum returning to Frodo and Sam, bringing with him two rabbits that- much to Gollum’s dismay- are stewed by Sam. As Sam tends to the stew, he has a rather argumentative discussion with Gollum about food; Gollum…
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4.03. The Black Gate is Closed
Michael Kaluta – The Black Gate Is Closed How did it happen in the movie? The scene opens with Sam, followed by Frodo and Gollum, scaling a near-vertical, jagged black mountain; they reach the top. From behind large boulders they look down and see the Black Gate of Mordor. Gollum points out that Frodo had…
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4.01. The Taming of Sméagol
How it happened in the movie: At the beginning of the movie, Frodo and Sam are trying to find a way down from the Emyn Muil. Frodo senses that they are not alone; in the Extended Edition, Gollum is shown sneaking on top of a cliff at the foot of which the hobbits are seeking…
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3.01.*c. The Three Hunters
How did it happen in the movies? At the end of “The Fellowship of the ring” we saw Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli starting their pursuit of the Orcs that had captured Merry and Pippin. Now we meet them again on their long run. After three days of chasing without rest, Aragorn stops to listen to…
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3.01.*a. Prologue
How did it happen in the movies? After a breathtaking panoramic shot of the mountains, we descend into the dark mines of Moria, where we pick up Gandalf where “The Fellowship of the Ring” left him, falling into the abyss, fighting with the Balrog. In a haze of fire we see them fall, Gandalf retrieving…
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Aragorn’s intentions.
I believe that the film does not make it clear that Aragorn’s intentions were always to go to Minas Tirith with Boromir, though of course this changes with the fall of Gandalf in Moria.
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Merry’s accent
Merry’s accent is indiscernable ‘cos the actor, Dominic Monaghan, was born in Germany but moved to the UK when he was 12.
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The Bree hobbits in the Prancing Pony
I noticed a small mistake in your description of the events according to the book. The Mayor of Michel Delving was NOT present in the Pony, but Pippin just told a funny story concerning him.
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1. FOTR: Mistakes
– In the beginning of the Prologue-sequence, you see three Elf Lords receiving three Rings of Power. These are supposed to be Círdan, Gil-Galad and Galadriel – but Tolkien describes Círdan as having a beard! – When Isildur takes the Ring you can clearly see that he is wearing gloves. However, in the scroll Gandalf…
