Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings against a custom book cover backdrop
Summary Peter Jackson's critically acclaimed The Lord of the Rings movies adapted J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings novel, but they weren't always faithful to the source material. Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies left out a lot of Tolkien's content. The movies' theatrical editions all have long runtimes compared to other releases as it is, and Jackson likely couldn't have crammed in much more.
Frodo began his quest 17 years after becoming a Ringbearer, a time period which The Lord of the Rings took delight in describing. This part of the novel set up the Shire and Frodo's relationship with Gandalf and his Hobbit friends. The Fellowship of the Ring cuts this detail. Unfortunately, 17 years of Hobbit life probably had no place in Jackson's three-hour movie.
What does Old Man Willow contribute to the story of Frodo carrying the Ring? What does Tom Bombadil ultimately really have to do with the Ring? I know there’s Ring stuff in the Bombadil episode, but it’s not really advancing our story. Glorfindel was a highlight of the books but was only one of many incredible characters in The Lord of the Rings. The problem with adapting a huge range of characters is that it wouldn't allow the on-screen adaptation to be character-driven, as it wouldn't allow enough time to be spent on each character. Character development is normally quite key in Hollywood blockbusters, and it's true that Arwen could have easily fallen flat with less screen time.
10 Jackson's Movies Let Down The Prince Of Dol Amroth Prince Imrahil Didn't Feature In Peter Jackson's Movies Close Prince Imrahil of Dol Amroth was yet another character from the source material that was not featured in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, or The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Imrahil seemed important to the book, siding with Aragorn during his ascendancy to the throne, helping to legitimize his claim.
Related Saruman's Final Form? Jackson's Lord Of The Rings Movies Cut The Villain's Best Transformation Gandalf's transformation into Gandalf the White is one that Lord of the Rings fans know well, but the movies missed Saruman's own costume change. Gimli and Legolas were both older than Aragorn in the book. While Aragorn was rightfully portrayed as the Fellowship's leader in the movie, Gimli's seniority could have come through a little more. Gimli's arc in the books extended into The Lord of the Rings' appendices.
One part of The Silmarillion went so far as to say that "the Eye of Sauron the Terrible few could endure," as the latest form Sauron had created for himself was "an image of malice and hatred made visible." The eye in this description is just as metaphorical as its other uses in the book, but it also paints Sauron's terrifying face with open-ended mystery.
In The Lord of the Rings, Théoden proposed the suicide mission in the Battle of Hornburg that was attributed to Aragorn in the movies by Peter Jackson. This glorious moment in The Two Towers told audiences all they needed to know about Aragorn, and it was a smart choice for a movie trying to reduce days worth of subject matter into hours and still land on content with its main characters hitting the right notes.
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