![]() However, unlike the deleted Frodo scene, these moments reveal more specific details about Faramir as a character and set up his testy relationship with Denethor. It might have even been somewhat distracting, given its one-off nature in the film - though similar moments of fantasy were included in extended cuts of the film with Faramir. Gollum's complaint about travelling too far south before turning east may refer to a different version of the journey.The shot isn't necessarily vital to the sequence as it's mostly an impressive visualization than anything of substantial significance. ![]() It is possible that this change involved a modification to the geography of the area or the exact route taken by Frodo. (Houghton Mifflin 2000 paperback edition) The History of Middle-earth Volume VIII, Part Two, Chapter VII: The Journey to the Cross-roads The synchronization of Frodo's story with that of the events west of Anduin required both that Frodo should take longer and that Day 4 should be the Dawnless Day. Later drafts add a third day to the journey in order to place the Dawnless Day on March 10th (as in the other threads of the story). In his early drafts, Frodo takes two days to travel from Henneth Annûn to the cross-roads. Tolkien was concerned with matching up the chronology of the various threads of the story (Frodo, Gandalf, Aragorn, Theoden). It doesn't address the issue of what route Gollum would have preferred, but there are indications that the journey changed as the drafting progressed. ![]() The War of the Ring has a chapter on the writing of The Journey to the Cross-roads. Remember that Gollum has already taken the hobbits on a longer journey with no road (through the Emyn Muil and the Dead Marshes). The alternative would be to avoid the road and travel cross-country through the foothills of Ephel Duath until they reach the stair. He says he wants to avoid the road that goes from Minas Morgul to Osgiliath because he is afraid of being caught the the "cruel people" who travel it. I think, just this once, we can believe Gollum. ![]()
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