No, he doesn't jump off the cliff in the book. I thought the character of Denethor was played very one-dimensional. Nobody liked the guy, not even his own kids, for heaven's sake! At least in the movie, there was no mention that he, too, had been deceived by the palantir. Regarding the eating scene, it certainly made me uncomfortable, but it parallels Pippin (and Merry's) obsession with food. <BR>I thought Pippin's singing was beautiful, though.
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