Cristina Trujillo is a London writer in TV, Movies and Music.
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings novel was known for its huge scope and wide range of characters, which Peter Jackson's Return of the King movie partially adapted, but it left out some key elements. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was the third Warner Bros. picture in its Lord of the Rings trilogy, preceded by The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
9 Gimli Had A More Humorous Role In Return Of The King Gimli Wasn't Used For Comic Relief In The Book Close Gimli was one of the sturdiest members of the Fellowship of the Ring in the book but he was more of a comic relief character in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Gimli was the Dwarvish representative of the book and he was suitably heroic. The movie sold him short to a certain extent by giving him funny lines.
Gimli became Lord of the Glittering Caves, cementing his status as one of the greatest Dwarves Middle-earth had ever seen. Legolas also took Gimli on his travels to Fangorn Forest, proving that their friendship surpassed all boundaries in Lord of the Rings, including centuries of racial conflict and distrust. More of this bromance would have been enjoyable in Return of the King, but it is understandable if it wasn't Jackson's priority.
Saruman's death in this scene consisted of him being stabbed by Wormtongue atop Orthanc and falling to his death, ending up impaled on his own machinery. The book saved Saruman's death till near its very end when he appeared just as shriveled up as his dark soul, which departed in a sinister cloud after his heart failed. This was a little more descriptive of his fall from grace, but at least Jackson showed his death at all, as opposed to ignoring Saruman's fate.
4 Denethor Was Worthy Of Pippin's Oath In The Book The Movie Portrayed Denethor As A Villain Close Denethor was a vile specimen of humanity in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, which was a miracle of filmmaking but a misrepresentation of the scarred but noble king of the novel. It also made Pippin's allegiance to him a little meaningless, compared to the complex relationship that the two developed in the novel.
2 Frodo Didn't Send Sam Away In The Book Sam Stayed With Frodo Through Thick And Thin In The Book Close Frodo and Sam shared a beautiful friendship in both The Lord of the Rings book and The Return of the King movie, but they fell out in the movie, which would never have happened in the same way in the book. In the Warner Bros. movie, the One Ring was affecting Frodo's mental state, and he sent Sam away in anger. Frodo wouldn't have done that in the book.
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