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I much prefer the movie approach where The Shire and its inhabitants remain largely oblivious to and untouched by all the evil, death and suffering that has hap
by Jare 14y ago
I much prefer the movie approach where The Shire and its inhabitants remain largely oblivious to and untouched by all the evil, death and suffering that has happened. It's almost as if everything happened so a little part of the world could remain innocent like a child.
- geargrinder 14y agoWell, this was a major theme in the book - how you can never go back to innocence and pretend all the bad stuff didn't happen. But in Hollywood everything is happily-ever-after and we never have to learn from our mistakes.
- bonch 14y agoThe original ending is reflective of how England was changed by the war and how the innocence was taken away. It goes along with how Frodo was permanently affected by his "war injuries".