Yeah, that's right that's where Hama bit it, which was a good scene, and the Books talk about such attacks. So, I don't find it so egregious that they staged one at the point where the film was compositing the Theodan's ride to Helm's Deep, the Battle of the Fords of Isen, and the fleeing of people to Dunharrow and other refuges; the aftermath with Aragorn was a bit of an eye-roller, though.<P>Thanks for identifying the significance of the "boy" that Aragorn later tries to enhearten. I wasn't sure what was up with that, or if it wasn't supposed to be a young women masqueradeing as an allusion to Eowyn's little stunt.<P>The various tranferrals of lines and positions from book to film amoung Hama, Halmir, Gamling/Erkenbrand, Eomer, Theoden, Grima, etc. was interesting and par for the course with Movie adaptations.<P>I did feel that after the first part of the film had dealt so efficiently but also quite effectively with several chapters of the book -- it was quick but well done -- it was vexing to then have so much time spent with sappy lead-up to the Helm's Deep battle and all of the stuff about hope and courage.<P>I know that's the big climax and many of the scenes were very poignant, but it got too predictable and drawn-out, especially after so much material is omitted for the sake of film-making.
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