rocketpig on 13 December 2008
Not arguing. Tolkein recreated how novels are supposed to be written to do that. If you want to get into it really, the third or fourth book droned on needlessy because of the structure of the novel.
Once you read the entire novel, it's brilliant.
In a movie, not so much. That's my point. Don't try to change the novel and then go back to its key point because it fits your purpose.
PS. Saruman didn't die.
PPS. There was no Shire after the fact.
PPPS. There was no Wormtongue in the Shire.
PPPPS. WFT did Jackson do in the last 30 minutes of RotK?
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