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Old 08-24-2007, 02:55 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by Sauron the White View Post
Much of the news that was imparted in the book version was imparted in other places such as the prologue of the Last Alliance. There is no way that any filmmaker could have sustained audience interest for the length of time it would have taken for all the various talking heads to tell their story and their contributions to the history of the ring had the book been "faithfully" translated to the screen. 25 minutes or more of narrative exposition woud have killed the film dead in its tracks.
Yes, yes. But don't you think that they could have had less arguement and more debate?

As I said, I don't think that they should have had everything in there. As a reader it is hard to get through it(or was a few years ago) and in a movie it would be... I guess it depends on how they did it. I don't blame them a bit for shortening it, but I don't like how they shortened it.

Also, does anyone have an explaination for how in middle earth did Boromir know that Aragorn son of Arathorn was the heir of Isildur?

Unless you can find the other people in the credits, I have no clue who they are.
In the books it says...
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Elrond was there, and severel others were seated in silence about him. Frodo saw Glorfindel and Gloin; and in a corner alone Strider was sitting... Elrond drew Frodo to a seat by his side, and presented him to the company...
So not many names are meantioned.
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