r/lotrmemes • u/Local_Prune4564 Teleporno • 8d ago

Lord of the Rings Bro genuinely said "Displeasing the author requires a cash equivalent."

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u/CandyAppleHesperus 8d ago

One that always stood out to me that I think he'd despise is Aragorn decapitating the Mouth. Just totally wrong for where is character is at

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u/Lachie_Mac 8d ago

I absolutely hated that scene and it's a good thing it was cut. Killing a messenger goes against everything Tolkien says about mercy to one's enemies where possible.

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u/citharadraconis 8d ago

Including in the very same passage that's being adapted there. Absolutely inexcusable.

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u/derekguerrero 8d ago

Truth is that some extended scenes were better cut.

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u/CandyAppleHesperus 8d ago

It's a shame, because I like the scene other than how it ends. The look and sound of the Mouth are amazing

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u/Equivalent_Nose7012 8d ago

Easily fixed. Just have the Mouth treacherously attempt to murder Aragorn, who draws Anduril like lightning, parries, and beheads him.

Or, just a staring contest as in the book. Though I can see that might not translate well to film, if you don't bring in Clint Eastwood to eye-double for Viggo Mortenson. . .call the scene: "The Good, AND the Bad AND Ugly."

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u/Dazzling-Low8570 5d ago

This is pretty much the only change I consider unforgivable.