Gimli and the Steward's Chair

[Morsul the Dark]

this is yet another time i think nobody except movie hawks will notice that it's dentor's chair and hes smoking and you just need to sit when your have a pipe

[Arathiriel]

Besides, if that is the scale double instead of JRD, then I have to ask why have Gimli sitting in Denethor's chair? Why not just let him stand up along with the rest of the characters instead?

Hmm...that's a good question. If fact, since it was his scale double, why not start discussing why you think PJ even put Gimli in the chair at all? Since that's what all the rest of us have been doing the whole time . And yes, I'm quite sure that it was Gimli double in the chair, he does quite a bit of work in the movies. 'JRD' is only there for his closeups, 99% of the time. Anyway, if they wanted to have the over 6 feet tall JRD in the chair, they'd have to make an oversized one to get the scale issue right, so they'd be working just as much as they would have to to make up Bret (the 4'9 guy) & stick him in the normal-sized chair.

Okay, you all think what you want and I'll think what I want until I hear it out of the horse's mouth that was the scale double and NOT JRD himself - K?

[Arathiriel]

Oh and the only problem I had with this scene was Legolas' duh statement with "A diversion" line!

As that one ROTK parody states, "Well thank you, Paraphrase Boy!"

Honestly that to me is the worst line in the movie and possibly the worst line in the trilogy as well!

[Bombadil]

I agree Arathiriel. Legolas holds so much more wisdom in the books than what that line gives him credit for.

And on a side note I'll add that I believe your theory is credible, as Peter Jackson thought of many creative ways to size down his bigger actors liek JRD. Ho hum very credible indeed!