>>That's right, J.K. Just kill them all. Worked for Tolkien, right?<<
Tolkein showed the pain and loss in other ways - and that got lost in translation to the movie. Nothing like a killin' to make sure the audience doesn't miss the point.
Exactly. I enjoyed Tokien's works long before the movies, which did an okay job. Killing all of your main characters is the lazy way out.