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Diamond18 · 10-11-2002, 10:50 PM

I agree with Knight of Gondor about Lurtz's birthing fluid.<P>If any of you have seen "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein" starring Kenneth Brannagh and Robert De Niro, they did basically the same thing.<P>Frankenstien bought...certain fluid...off of midwives because he determined that it would help his Creature to come alive just like it helps babies to grow. Or whatever. He put his Creature in a tank of it and sent electronic pulses to it...yadda yadda yadda.<P>Tolkien never says how exactly Saruman went about breeding his army. But...ew...I don't want to think about this anymore.<P>As to Gandalf letting Frodo decide: I figure it was just another way for PJ to speed things along. They discussed it a lot in the book...it was easier in the movie to simply say, "Let the Ring-bearer decide".

10-11-2002, 10:50 PM	#5
Diamond18 Eidolon of a Took Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: my own private fantasy world Posts: 3,460	I agree with Knight of Gondor about Lurtz's birthing fluid.<P>If any of you have seen "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein" starring Kenneth Brannagh and Robert De Niro, they did basically the same thing.<P>Frankenstien bought...certain fluid...off of midwives because he determined that it would help his Creature to come alive just like it helps babies to grow. Or whatever. He put his Creature in a tank of it and sent electronic pulses to it...yadda yadda yadda.<P>Tolkien never says how exactly Saruman went about breeding his army. But...ew...I don't want to think about this anymore.<P>As to Gandalf letting Frodo decide: I figure it was just another way for PJ to speed things along. They discussed it a lot in the book...it was easier in the movie to simply say, "Let the Ring-bearer decide". __________________ All shall be rather fond of me and suffer from mild depression.