Another I love the movies, but...moment

[dreamflower]

I hate that bit when movie-Gandalf whacks Pippin with his staff when Pippin pledges himself to Denethor. Book-Gandalf praised his generous heart, even though he had qualms about it.

Comments

[the-winterwitch.livejournal.com]

I'm so with you in that!

[pandemonium-213.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes! That brief scene made me wince.

[claudia603.livejournal.com]

yeah, that was one of those scenes that didn't seem necessary, although my interpretation of that movie scene was that Gandalf was whacking him but secretly thinking and admiring him! ;)

[shirebound]

That's a terrible moment in the film! I don't know how PJ could have made so many good decisions... and so many bad ones.

[rhapsody11.livejournal.com]

Well movie Gandalf was most definitely staff-swinging happy.

[fidesquaerens.livejournal.com]

I'm fairly convinced Grima should have had them take the wizard's staff when he showed up in Edoras. Okay, he needs it to do the Theoden exorcism thing, but after that, really, very little good comes out of Gandalf wielding it. *shudders at memories of the Denethor thunking*