Missed Opportunity: Aragorn's Uruk-hai Parley in The Lord of the Rings Movies

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Missed Opportunity: Aragorn's Uruk-hai Parley in The Lord of the Rings Movies
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This article discusses a scene from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings that was omitted from Peter Jackson's movie adaptations. Specifically, it focuses on Aragorn's negotiation with the Uruk-hai before the Battle of Helm's Deep.

J.R.R. Tolkien 's famous The Lord of the Rings provided one Aragorn moment that would have benefited the movies, had it been shown. Published in three parts between 1954 and 1955, The Lord of the Rings is the masterpiece of British author Tolkien . Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings trilogy adapted one part of the novel per movie, resulting in some of the best fantasy movies ever made.

All three movies in Jackson's first Lord of the Rings trilogy are rated between 90% and 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. But one Aragorn inclusion would have made them even better. Released in 2001, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring movie debuted American actor Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn. The epic high fantasy adventure movie sold Aragorn well as the classic knight in shining armor, journeying alongside the rest of the Fellowship of the Ring. Aragorn grew throughout the next movie, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and the trilogy's closer - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. However, despite all his character development, Aragorn could have had a better ending in the movies with one small change. The Lord Of The Rings Movies Cut A Book Scene Where Aragorn Parleys With The Uruk-hai Aragorn Tried To Negotiate With Saruman's Forces Close The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers picture could have included Aragorn's parley with the Uruk-hai, but it did not. This parley occurred in part two of Tolkien's novel, The Two Towers. In the'Helm's Deep' chapter, Aragorn emerged from Helm's Deep to survey the battlefield for any sign of Gandalf's arrival. Gandalf had promised Aragorn that he would arrive with reinforcements to aid Aragorn and his outnumbered forces in the coming battle. Aragorn parleyed with the Uruk-hai while he did so, simultaneously covering his true intentions and demonstrating his democratic leaning

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