FotR EE throw-away scenes?

[Meela]

The added scenes were a nice touch, and I think they not only helped to unfold the plot a bit more, but also added nice little insights into Middle Earth life and customs.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> My favorite Extended Edition scene was the brief, melancholy and hauntingly beautiful passing of the Elves to the Havens, as viewed through the eyes of Frodo and Sam. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>That was sooo beautiful. I was wandering in the woods yesterday evening, under the fading sunlight, and I just had to sing the music. It was the perfect setting.<BR>The scene gave a great depth to the personal story of the elves, showing how they were gradually departing from Middle Earth. It makes me sad to think that an ancient part of that world is being lost, rather like our own world's old ways and customs (I'm rather a past-dweller, always with my head in a lost, ancient land, so it really touches me).<P>The drinking song was great