[Rose Cotton]

I think that the reason they killed Haldir was because they wanted you let you know that elves could die in battle too. Up untill then we've been told that elves are immortal. Some people might think that means they are invunerable. So killing Haldir is a way of letting them know.<P><BR>I just watched the movie for the second time. This time I had all the complaints and comments in the back of my head. I must say that even with all that I still thought it was fantastic. I personally don't think, after seeing it a second time, that Faramir's part was bad. I have already given possible reasons why the changes would have been made and here is yet another. You must remember that this is PJ's version of events. What I mean by that is he has his own view of what he feels is important in the stories. Therefore there must be some aspect of Faramir he wants to stress and exaturate in the movie. He's most likely trying to show us the Faramir who wants to please his father. This quote that was taken from the book is part of that:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> ..a chance for Faramir, captain of Gondor to show his quality.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><BR>I also must say that the begaining is absalutly brilliant! Starting with the mountains starts the movie off with a calm yet magnificint feeling. Then of course we go to the Balrog scene. This is a smart choice as it reminds the audience that Gandalf fell and shows a bit of what happened afterwards. <P>I'll be back to praise PJ some more later...