[HairOfTheDog]

One of the "holes" in the story that I am looking forward to filling is I think covered in the new talk Gandalf and Frodo have at Caradhras... We saw it in the preview on the DVD. Gandalf is warning Frodo about the evil that may be coming from within the company. Friends that I have talked to who are not readers of the book don't "get" why Frodo had to leave the Fellowship at the end. They don't realize, without the book, that Frodo feared that the ring would ruin all of them eventually, that Boromir was just the first to fall. This might help them, if Gandalf says what I think he is going to say there.

[maquiladora]

Thats a great point, but it's a shame that fewer people will get to see this version of the movie.

By the way, have you seen these bits and bobs?:

[SuziQ]

Friends that I have talked to who are not readers of the book don't "get" why Frodo had to leave the Fellowship at the end. They don't realize, without the book, that Frodo feared that the ring would ruin all of them eventually, that Boromir was just the first to fall.

I thought Frodo covered that when after fleeing Boromir, then takes off the ring, he falls off the seat and Aragorn comes up behind him. Frodo says "It has taken Boromir" and Aragorn asks "Where is the Ring", and moves to help Frodo. Frodo backs away and asks "But can you save me from yourself" Then Aragorn folds the ring into Frodo's hand, telling him he would have gone with him to the end. Aragorn understands Frodo's concerns and is giving Frodo permission to go on his own. That's why Frodo tells Aragorn to take care of Sam because he won't understand.

I guess I understand more because of the books, but I only read them once each before the movie. I haven't read them as much as some of y'all have.