I actually kinda liked the inclusion of the pig-orc. It personified (orc-ified?) the bad guys and really made it seem as if the doom of Men was nigh - Sgt. Pig says some words to that effect, and then you see that huge expanse of evil creatures and the insurmountable odds... it makes the despair of Gondor real to the viewer. Also, isn't the piggy one the same guy who orders the heads yet thrown back over the walls? I think it was brilliant to choose such a foul creature to zero in on - that way it was impossible to sit there thinking "duh...there are a bunch of bad guys...cool, check out the effects!" The way the scene hit me was "these guys are *evil*....holy God, the fate of the human race (and *good*) is at stake and we're friggin' outnumbered!!!" I think Piglet helps to add this vital element of good v evil to the scene, where it might have been lost in special effects and action. <P>Does this make any sense at all?
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