Much of Aragorn’s success is, of course, due to Mortensen’s performance.
Few action/adventure figureheads can claim the title of absolute badassery while consistently tugging at heartstrings and triggering tears.
There’sPeter Jackson’simpeccable directionand his writing alongsideFran WalshandPhilippa Boyens, and we’re all forever indebted toJ.R.R.
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Hill’s performance grounds the Lord of the Rings franchise in more ways than one.
“I do not believe it,” he says, rejecting the Mouth’s taunts.
“I will not.”
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From there, it moves into the continuation of the theatrical cut.
Nonetheless, Aragorn shouldn’t be killing an unarmed noncombatant, no matter how egregious his message.
Moreover, Aragorn does not kill the Mouth of Sauron in Tolkien’s book.
Killing the Mouth of Sauron in such a way simply wouldn’t align.
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Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron’s army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.
