Thoughts on the extended cuts of Lord of the Rings. March 2, 2023

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 It is well established by now that Tolkien's Lord of the Rings is my favorite story ever written. When the movies were being released, I started going to the theater mainly to see the trailers for them. Though I like the theatrical cuts, I feel that there is at least one scene in each film's extended cut that should have been in the theatrical version. 

In The Fellowship of the Ring, it is the gift giving in Lothlorien. It would explain why they were wearing different cloaks, and why Legolas was using a different bow. It was funny when Gimli asked for a strand of Galadriel's golden hair, and she gave him three. It gave Celeborn more dialogue, and explained where the lembas bread came from. 

In The Two Towers, it is a scene Tolkien himself did not actually write. It was flashback scene where Boromir and Faramir were celebrating their victory in Osgiliath and were interrupted by Denethor. It showed that Boromir clearly loved his brother and gave more depth to why Faramir had to lead the doomed cavalry charge. 

In The Return of the King, it was where they had the most scenes I think should have been in the theatrical version. I am mainly talking about the Voice of Saruman scene. It is only ten minutes into the movie, and nobody would be bored by that point. It may have been to retrospective to show that scene, but it is necessary to see the only human villains in the saga die. The Houses of the Healing also should have been shown, because it shows Aragorn is becoming a king, and how Eowyn and Faramir met. There are a few things they left out of both versions I think should have been shown. Those are Eomer being crowned King of the Mark, and Theoden's funeral. 

Despite all that, it is still my favorite movie ever made. Some might say it is cheating, but if you read any biography about Tolkien, it will say that he never envisioned Lord of the Rings as a trilogy. It was his publishers who felt that was the best way to release it, for a variety of reasons. That said, whatever Amazon has planned for the World of Arda in the future, I don't think any of them will be as great as what Tolkien wrote, or what Peter Jackson filmed, but I will still watch it, as long as it shows respect to my favorite author. 

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