
Giving Arwen's character a more active role as well as replacing Glorfindel's throw away lines was to my mind a stroke of genius. And in the few areas where some things were changed, they worked for me. With FOTR extended, you get a fuller, richer unfolding of a timeless classic.
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Many times you may look at the additional scenes from a movie only to find that the editor did the right thing by cutting them out. This is a movie that was helped a lot by the extended and added scenes. Showing Isildur's fall was more than I could have hoped to see at the beginning (extended cut helps this tremendously). Cate Blanchett's voice opening on the black screen with that beautiful, soulful violin piece can send shivers down my spine. I cannot praise this movie enough since I think it will be a long time before we see anything like it again. The script, the score, the costumes, the FX, the editing, etc. What is amazing to me is how many ways it could have failed. I think that the ghost of Tolkien had to be looking over their shoulders and whispering. the ones who think it a sin not to incorporate every word into the movies, thereby making them unwatchable.
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Their insight was extraordinary.) mated the two media together in a way that should have satisfied all but the most ardent Tolkien fans.

if you listen to the commentary, you will find that these two women were instrumental in keeping the movies faithful to the book. What amazed me is how Jackson and Friends (Fran and Phillipa were not given enough credit. As I got older, it grew harder and harder to enjoy either, but this movie (and the other two) brought that joy back. I loved the written word and I loved losing myself in a movie. I have loved both books and movies since I was a small boy.
