The original version presents more of Arogorn's status as a ranger, so I always think that the return of the king is nothing more than a name, just the restoration of his throne. I think that although Arogorn was born and fought, he still didn't possess that kind of kingly spirit. Now, I am correcting my statement. He is indeed worthy of the title of "King of Man".
In fact, there is a shot in the edited version, but it is easy to be forgotten by us. Before Arogorn led the army to the Black Gate, before the attack, the magic eye looked at Arogorn and said two words: "Arogorn... Elessar..." When it comes to the extended version, this shot will not be missed, and it will definitely make you more shocked. .
At that time, Arogorn should have been desperate. In order to attract Sauron's eyes so that Frodo can reach Mount Doom through the plains, he personally picked up the True Knowledge Spar and told Sauron: You have been hunting me, and I have been evading, now I am no longer evading! The evil Sauron let him see the passing of Arwen's life through the magic eye. However, after Arwen's gem fell to powder, we saw him wearing a Gondor shirt, fighting for the future of Gondor and mankind.
Then, in front of the Black Gate, a chatter brought the greatest blow to the righteous: it showed them the mithril on Frodo. It told them how Frodo suffered inhuman torture. We saw the tears in Gandalf's eyes, and our hearts sink together at this moment; I feel desperate, not to mention those who are facing the army of Warcraft and are about to embark on the road of destruction? However, Arogorn cut off Xiao's head with a sword, refused to believe it, and started the battle.
At this time, we heard the two words uttered by Sauron's magic eye. do you know? Elessar is the high Elvish name of Aragon, which means "elven gem". The magic eye is still trying to evoke the deepest despair in Arogorn's heart: the passing of Arwen, the compromise of the Lord of the Rings by the ancestor Isildur many years ago at a critical moment. But at this moment, we saw him turning back, holding back all the sadness and despair, smiling at the army behind him, saying: For Frodo...At that moment, I saw a real king. After the heavy wars, the hopeful he swept away the spirit of the ranger from him; the royal blood finally burst out at that moment.
The scissors cut away Arogorn's sorrow after passing through the city of the dead, cut away the damage of Gandalf's wand, cut away the sorrow of Éomer when he found his sister on the battlefield, cut away Arogorn, pulled Éowyn's scarred arm and healed her. ...All of this was finally restored. Until this time, I completely lowered my head and paid my respects to the new king of Gandor.
How much art of regret should a film director leave? The brilliance cut by the scissors has cut off the efforts and expectations of so many people. Everything will eventually be difficult to restore.
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