Time to fix Gandalf versus the Witchking - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Keyan · 08-31-2009, 09:00 AM

[QUOTE=CSteefel;609308Now Tolkien does say somewhere that the Witch King has been invested with new powers, presumably transferring some of his own power on to the WK. But this is never mentioned in the movie, so the scene at the gates where Gandalf's staff is broken comes across as incongruous given all the preceding scenes... [/QUOTE]

"He has not revealed his most deadly servant, the one who will lead his armies into battle"... (paraphrased from memory).

That to me indicates that PJ is setting this up as a more powerful WK, one that can challenge Gandalf.

08-31-2009, 09:00 AM	#1
Keyan Pile O'Bones Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 12	[QUOTE=CSteefel;609308Now Tolkien does say somewhere that the Witch King has been invested with new powers, presumably transferring some of his own power on to the WK. But this is never mentioned in the movie, so the scene at the gates where Gandalf's staff is broken comes across as incongruous given all the preceding scenes... [/QUOTE] "He has not revealed his most deadly servant, the one who will lead his armies into battle"... (paraphrased from memory). That to me indicates that PJ is setting this up as a more powerful WK, one that can challenge Gandalf.