Adapted Out: Ghan-buri-Ghan and Elrond's sons Elladan and Elrohir are also absent.This is eliminated from the film, so it's not explained how Gandalf is so up-to-date on what's been happening in Rohan. Adaptation Explanation Extrication: Gandalf stops at Rohan in the first book before going to Rivendell, attempting to warn Théoden about Saruman's FaceHeel Turn - but Gríma Wormtongue has already started poisoning his mind.
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It's the opening scene of the movie here. Adaptation Expansion: The fight between Gandalf and the Balrog was only briefly mentioned and never described in the book.The DVD commentary states that Jackson didn't feel that Faramir's assertion that he'd have nothing to do with the Ring didn't gel with what a corruptive and seductive influence it's made out to be. Adaptational Villainy: Although never a villain, Faramir was more hostile to the hobbits in the movie than he was in the books, and is tempted by the Ring, until Samwise tells him what the Ring did to Boromir.This changes the meaning of the line from "no matter what you hear tonight, it won't harm you" to something more like "sleep tight, don't let the bedbugs bite". When they decided to cut Bombadil from the film adaption they gave this line and some others to Treebeard in Fangorn forest. Adaptational Context Change: In the book, the whole "fear no nightly noise" speech was said by Tom Bombadil in his house in the Old Forest on the borders of the Shire.Actually Pretty Funny: When Gimli and Legolas are standing guard at Helm's Deep and Gimli can't see over the ramparts.Women can be glimpsed in the army of elves that show up at Helm's Deep too. Action Girl: There are also female warriors among the Easterling army.Likewise, there are many flashback scenes that show Aragorn and Arwen's romance. Frodo and Sam have many scenes that show The Power of Friendship.Theoden also delivers a monologue where he doubts whether the Rohirrim can win and wonders what will become of his kingdom. While the film has a very loud build-up with the arrival of Saruman's army at Helm's Deep, the extended edition cuts away from this bombastic action to focus on cowering civilians in the caves underneath, with the Uruks chanting in the distance.Action Bomb: During the battle at Helm's Deep, the Uruk-hai placed a bomb in the drainage tunnel at Helm's Deep, with an Uruk with a torch blowing himself up to set it off.Acoustic Licence: When Saruman is addressing his army of ten thousand Uruk-hai, his voice appears to be magnified by magical means.