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Originally Posted by Lalwendė
All I have to say for now is that all of the criticisms I've heard about deus ex machina seem to come from those who have not read the books. Which to me suggests that Tolkien knew what 'dangerous machines' were, but Jackson maybe did not?
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I would agree with you about this difference between Tolkien and Jackson. But would still consider at least the eagles as a kind of disturbingly "out of thin air rescuers"... even with Tolkien himself: Bilbo & Dwarves from the orcs, the battle of seven armies (maybe?), Gandalf from Orthanc, Frodo & Sam from Mount Doom... Somehow they just made the Day everytime as things were looking gloomy - but otherwise they didn't involve themselves too much in things unfolding. So being the firemen who spend their days at the station and come to help at the utmost danger? Kind of DeM in reserve?