While I did like the scene in the movie, I have to say that I still like the book version better. You left out another important part, and one of my favorite Sam lines: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> A minstrel of Gondor stood forth, and knelt, and begged leave to sing. And behold! he said "...now listen to my lay. For I will sing to you of Frodo of the Nine Fingers and the Ring of Doom."<P> And when Sam heard that he laughed aloud for sheer delight, and he stood up and cried: "O great glory and splendor! And all my wishes have come true!"<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>I absolutely love this line, which is only in the book. I think that Sam would have been incredibly embarrased to have people bowing to him, but to hear someone sing praise to Frodo, that would indeed fill his heart. <P>I also like how in the book, Frodo hands Gandalf the crown for Aragorn (not Gimli, which I still don't understand!)
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You mean you'll put down your rock and I'll put down my sword and we'll try to kill each other like civilized people?
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