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Old 01-06-2004, 06:47 PM   #29
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I think that in general the script was the weakest thing about the films. I agree about the cheesiness of many of the lines mentioned above ( "I'm going to save you/you already have" in particular) <BR>But what annoyed me most was the gobbeldygook Gandalf was made to spout to Pippin about the afterlife. <BR>It was not only drippy, but also totally at odds with Tolkien's own ideas. Firstly Gandalf says 'it is a journey we all have to make'. Well, no, Gandalf is a Maia and thus immortal. <BR>Secondly, all the stuff about sea and white shores. Maybe for the elves, yes, but not for Pippin. Tolkien frequently states that the fate of men after death is not known.
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