[The Saucepan Man]

Yes, I noticed that on my second viewing. It concerned me at first, since I thought that the film Oathbreakers had been cursed by the last king of Gondor <B>rather than</B> Isildur. I was much relieved when it subsequently became clear that it was indeed Isildur who had cursed them.<P>So, yes. In the film version of the story, Isildur was the last king of Gondor. As Carrûn said, it's a plot simplification. And, as far as I am concerned, it works provided that you bear in mind that the history of Gondor in Jackson's adaptation need not be the same as that in the book. In the film version of the story, Isildur could have been the 50th or the 500th king of Gondor, and there is no reason why he should not have been last. I think that they made him the last king so as to tie his story in with that of the Stewards, ie it was in consequence of film Isildur's death (an indirect result of him claiming the Ring as his own) that the line of the Stewards came to rule Gondor.<P>Or maybe I am just reading too much into it. In any event, it is much less of a change than many others which have been made. The key point is that it was Isildur who cursed the Oathbreakers, since it is his true heir (ie Aragorn) who calls on them in the War of the Ring.