Oh yeah... Amazon is doing a TV show! I'll watch that too! It's hard for me to think of Sauron other than a giant red angry eye and Saruman as a backstabbing old guy lol
Proving himself above the allure of the ring puts him on the same level as Bombadil as an OG.
Shadow of Mordor MURDERED the lore though lol.Here's a depiction of Sauron from a game.
Rather dashing.
Looks like Legolas lolHere's a depiction of Sauron from a game.
Rather dashing.
Sadly, Sam like any other being in Middle-earth barring Tom would have succumbed to the temptation of the One at the Cracks of Doom. It's debatable whether or not Tom would have destroyed the One when faced with the choice.
Boromir is one of the more complex character in LOTR in my opinion. It's easy for viewers to dismiss him as a one-note asshole but he truly cares about his people. Its just unfortunate that like most men he is able to fall victim to corruption. I love the extended edition scenes and how they add so much to the dynamic between Boromir, Faromir, and Denethor.
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The extended cuts of the three films. Essentially lots of added scenes that expand the lore and give certain characters like Boromir more depth.
Hey, I added Boromir as the cover art for the thread lol
I'd go with the following closely followed by Helm's Deep and Sam carrying Frodo to the Cracks of Doom.
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Yup. There isn't sexual tension, really. It's just two guys who really care about each other and bond over the course of a suicide mission.
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Here's a depiction of Sauron from a game.
Rather dashing.
Sensible decision by Peter in the end. A fight between the two would have detracted from Frodo and Sam's moment.
There must be a higher res version of this somewhere on t'internets, but it's from Jackson's original plan for RotK, where Sauron would've shown up in person to fight Aragorn. (They replaced him in the final film with a generic cave troll.)
Probably would've caused even more controversy than giving the Balrog wings XD
I honestly wish the whole movie had been filmed like that. It has such a beautiful aged quality to it. That and the fight in Balin's tomb are very similar in style.
He would still been alive if the orcs didn't ambush them :/
Indeed. The will of the One and its hold on the Ringbearer would increase the closer it was to its place of creation. It's why Frodo failed his task in Tolkien's mind. Sauron's will was simply greater than Frodo's and without the intervention of Gollum, Frodo for the briefest of moments would have become the Ring Lord, with the Nazgul feigning obeisance until Sauron arrived and he crushed Frodo.
Same with Aragorn and Viggo Mortensen. No offense to Stuart Townsend, but he was no Aragorn/Strider.
I know Christopher Lee wanted to be Gandalf but his voice was too perfect for Saruman. So glad Sean Connery turned it down because he didn't understand the script/story and we also got the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen out of his choice (lol)
To be fair, Aragorn is pretty awesome and is my favorite after Sam and Gandalf.
Choosing between Aragorn and Treebeard is tough but I had to go with Aragorn because he is so hype and cool and a great guy. Treebeard is still great. I can't help but think having a conversation with a tree is cool lol I'm a dork.
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As films I heavily prefer the theatrical films. Though I'm not against the existence of the extended editions, the transition between scenes and the pacing really suffer alongside some odd visual choices Jackson makes.
Treebeard is probably not even done reading all the choices yet.
You're going to confuse the newbies with the entwives. So sad because by the sound of what Tolkien left about them they're probably all dead.
Yes his brother. If I remember right he marries Eowyn. Hopefully I spelled her name right.
