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CityandColour
01-06-2004, 07:46 AM
I was just thinking.. When Frodo is about to throw the ring in the fire, but doesn't, and Gollum comes along and takes the ring through that little struggle.. When Frodo's trying to get it back, why doesn't he just PUSH Gollum into the fire? It seems that would have taken care of two problems, unless he wanted to keep the ring for himself still.

LiquidSky
01-06-2004, 07:52 AM
He wanted to keep the ring for himself...

CityandColour
01-06-2004, 07:54 AM
:stunned:

LiquidSky
01-06-2004, 08:15 AM
That's why he puts it on at the end...

CityandColour
01-06-2004, 08:17 AM
Yes.. I'm not THAT stupid. Oh, wait.. Nevermind...

LiquidSky
01-06-2004, 08:23 AM
I never said you were "stupid"......... :shifty:

CityandColour
01-06-2004, 08:24 AM
I know.. But I am. :stunned:

LiquidSky
01-06-2004, 08:29 AM
Well I haven't read the books yet...but that's what I understood from that scene....

Angel at his table
01-06-2004, 03:34 PM
I was just thinking.. When Frodo is about to throw the ring in the fire, but doesn't, and Gollum comes along and takes the ring through that little struggle.. When Frodo's trying to get it back, why doesn't he just PUSH Gollum into the fire? It seems that would have taken care of two problems, unless he wanted to keep the ring for himself still.

The Ring ruled Frodo in the last moment...so he wanted to keep the Ring for himself ;) this is the point :)

Angel at his table
01-06-2004, 03:35 PM
...and...trust me.....I'm a Tolkienist :lol: ;)

Professor Peedston
01-06-2004, 04:40 PM
Yeah, what Ivona said. :lol:

It's been a few years since I read the book, but I don't remember the struggle between Gollum and Frodo at the end being so long and drawn out... was it that way in the book and I just don't remember, or was that another creative license taken by Peter Jackson?

Angel at his table
01-06-2004, 04:56 PM
In the book - Frodo and Gollum were fighting together. Gollum bit Frodo's finger with the Ring and then he was joyfully jumping with the Ring on the border of the Crack of Doom and then he fell in it...