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Denethor is portrayed a lot worse
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Yes, Movie!Denethor was kind of messed up. I've posted this on another thread, too, I don't remember which, but that conception of the Rohirrim being much more powerful than the Gondorians (in the movie) might be due to the fact that their leaders were such foils on one another. Theoden was rather heroic, and led his calvary fantastically on the Pelennor, where PJ had the Steward of Gondor screaming, "Abandon your posts! Flee for your lives!" However entertaining that may have been, it did nothing for the audience's confidence in the Gondorian army.