Sparrow, regarding Grima's tear, I believe Mariska is correct. The proof comes from the horses mouth (Brad Douriff) in an interview he did. He cried the tear by basing it on the movie "The Triumph of the Will" about Nazi Europe, and in particular the scene from Hitler's balcony where he surveryed his troops from, and the overwhelming feeling of power and triumph that the Nazis felt at this point. Can't find the link to the interview but it's there. And also there's a couple of threads elsewhere on this site that have discussed the tear. I've yet to listen to the commentaries from the extended edition. maybe brad of peter jackson discuss it there as well....
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