The Nazgul: do you feel they made them look weak? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

01-02-2002, 07:10 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Vuron: Hey, I have seen the movie 2x now, but I still feel they made the Nazgul appear kinda wimpy!I mean, one of them was the WitchKing of Angmar..yet Aragorn beat back 5 of them at the watchtower...whats up? they seem more like stooges.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Visually they looked good. But yes, Vuron the stooges came to mind while they were windmilling around on fire at Weathertop. It looked quite clownish. And at Bree "Duh where's da hobbits? These are just dummies in the bed. Oh well, lets just leave."The problem is the audience wasn't given any details concerning the Nazgul. The fact that they were not all together at Weathertop, and so less powerful. And Aragorn's power is not even hinted at at that point. In Bree, the fact that they are more powerful and terrifying when they have you alone, in the dark, not a well lit inn full of people. That their greatest weapon is fear. Also left out, the fact that they are stronger closer to Mordor and Sauron.

01-02-2002, 07:10 AM	#8
Beryl Guest Posts: n/a	<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Vuron:<BR><STRONG>Hey,<BR>I have seen the movie 2x now, but I still feel they made the Nazgul appear kinda wimpy!<P>I mean, one of them was the WitchKing of Angmar..yet Aragorn beat back 5 of them at the watchtower...whats up? they seem more like stooges.</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Visually they looked good. But yes, Vuron the stooges came to mind while they were windmilling around on fire at Weathertop. It looked quite clownish. And at Bree "Duh where's da hobbits? These are just dummies in the bed. Oh well, lets just leave."<P>The problem is the audience wasn't given any details concerning the Nazgul. The fact that they were not all together at Weathertop, and so less powerful. And Aragorn's power is not even hinted at at that point. In Bree, the fact that they are more powerful and terrifying when they have you alone, in the dark, not a well lit inn full of people. That their <B>greatest</B> weapon is fear. Also left out, the fact that they are stronger closer to Mordor and Sauron.