I just want to see the sailboat!

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

As much as I'd like to offer a fascinating new insight into the decision-making processes of the filmmaking team, I am instead going to offer a place for you to give your thoughts on little, random unimportant parts of the trilogy as a whole. Namely, those things that didn't feel quite right to you.

No doubt some people will want to lecture me on why I should just stop nitpicking, and those people are probably the most sensible among us. However, there is one part in the film which I have never been able to truly accept and it is driving me up the wall with madness. It is a prop, which features in a very important scene in the final film. That prop is...The Phial of Galadriel.

I cannot watch the scene in Shelob's lair without thinking "What is Frodo holding?" That's not a mighty Elven weapon against evil, that's the ornament that's sitting in my living room right now! When I think about it logically I cannot see the problem. After all, what else were the filmmakers going to do? Indeed, what was Tolkien's vision of this? I can't explain it but it just seems so wrong to me. I cannot see it.

This is my problem. I'm sure that at least some of you out there have ridiculous problems with the films. If not, then perhaps you'd like to help me out and offer some sound psychological advice to me.

[Morsul the Dark]

Perhaps not so entirely important but Sam doesnt leave in Bag End...yes the Phial was wrong dont know why but it was...

[Sandro]

The whole cloak thing. It wasn't wxplained in the theatrical FOTR what they did, so a lot of people were confused when Sam and Frodo hid under it in TTT. I must have explained that to about 20 people.

[Morsul the Dark]

Edoras didnt seem as grand(even if it was corrupted) as I thought i should have been I thought Edoras being the main city of Rohan would be bigger

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Ah good point Morsul. I had not previously been conscious of my conflicting image of Edoras when watching the movie but now that you mention it, it doesn't seem to fit either. It looked a bit like one nice big building and a couple of farm cottages around it. I had imagined a grander arena. Let that take away nothing from the background setting however, as those mountains and countryside were just about perfect.

[InklingElf]

Originally Posted by Eomer of the Rohirrim

Ah good point Morsul. I had not previously been conscious of my conflicting image of Edoras when watching the movie but now that you mention it, it doesn't seem to fit either. It looked a bit like one nice big building and a couple of farm cottages around it. I had imagined a grander arena. Let that take away nothing from the background setting however, as those mountains and countryside were just about perfect.

Agreed, though I'd like to think it was sufficient enough given the budget for all the structures etc. But that's just my sensible side. I still dream of a grander Edoras.