So Sam is drowning, several feet under the water, maybe even yards. In slow motion of course. It’s a scene we’ve seen a thousand times before. And then
Boromir dies valiantly, in another well-choreographed scene from Peter Jackson. And in so dying, we only get five more slow motion close-ups of people and hobbits crying. I
Boromir tries to take the ring, and Frodo puts it on to escape. I mention this now, because it becomes important later. Minutes Watched: 3:01.25 Number of Montages:
The Balrog of Moria: Awesome Gandalf’s Final Stand: Awesome Gandalf’s Fall: Sad But Awesome Similarity to Ben Kenobi’s Death in Star Wars: Typical Ten More Slow Motion Close-Ups
I never liked the scene with the crumbling bridge, and them having to jump over. It seems a bit hackneyed, and very cheesy, especially when the bridge teeters
This is officially the high point of Peter Jackson’s involvement with the Lord of the Rings. It is perhaps the only major deviation from the book that succeeds.
