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Note: I
did not write this Script but this time I know who did and this was Transcripted
by Noora – Original Location http://www.legomirk.com/lotrscript2003/table_of_content.html
Which has Screen caps
The
History of Gollum
[The
movie opens with a close-up of a worm and we soon see Sméagol and his cousin Déagol
in a rowingboat, on a beautiful and peaceful lake. Suddenly Déagol catches a
fish with his rod, the look on his face very excited.]
Déagol:
"Sméagol! I've got one! I've got a fish, Sméag!"
[Both
are laughing and Sméagol watches happily as his cousin is fighting with the
fishing rod.]
Déagol:
"Sméagol!"
Sméagol:
"Go on! Go on, pull it up!"
[Instead
of pulling the fish up, it pulls Déagol into the water, creating a big splash.
Sméagol remains in the rocking boat and slowly gets up and sees his cousin's
hat, floating in the water.]
Sméagol:
"Déagol!?"
[The
scene goes under the surface of the lake and we see the big fish, caught in the
hook, pulling Déagol with him, until he finally lets go of the pole. As he
opens his eyes in the water, something catches his attention: The One Ring,
buried partly in the sandy bottom of the lake.]
[Déagol
grasps it with his hand and finally returns to the surface, getting up from the
lake. As he stands on the grassy river-bank, he slowly opens his fist,
inspecting the ring closer. On the background we can hear a bunch of birds
leaving the surrounding trees in a hurry. As Déagol watches the One Ring, Sméagol
hurries to his cousin.]
Sméagol:
"Déagol! (laughing) Déagol!"
[Sméagol
comes to stand behind his cousin's back and the minute he sees the somewhat
muddy ring, he can't take his eyes of it. He watches it with greedy eyes.]
Sméagol:
"Give us that, Déagol my love."
[Déagol
closes his fist and turns around to face Sméagol.]
Déagol:
"Why?"
Sméagol:
"Because it's my birthday and I wants it."
[The
smile on Sméagol's face fades away and he suddenly tries to snatch the Ring for
himself. On the background you can hear the high-pitched call of the Ring. Sméagol
tries again, but Déagol keeps dodging. They circle around each other and Sméagol's
attempts are getting violent.]
[The
call of the Ring sounds louder in the background and the two cousins are finally
fighting for the One Ring. Sméagol bites Déagol in his arm and throws him down
on the ground. The Ring falls from his grip and now lies in the grass. Both are
reaching for it, the call of the Ring starting to resemble the scream of the
Nazgûl. Déagol manages to get the Ring and stands up, attacking Sméagol who
lets out a scream of terror as he is being strangled. However, the parts are
changed and Déagol is lying on the ground again with his cousin's hands wrapped
around his throat.
On
the background we hear a loud beating/drumming sound that in my opinion mirrors
Déagol's heart beats. With a blank face Sméagol throttles his cousin and as
the drumming sound starts to slow down, we hear the Ring whisper in the
background. ('One Ring to rule them all...' in the Black Speech)]
[Déagol
is dead. Sméagol lets go and immediately takes the Ring for himself, admiring
it with bliss written on his face.]
Sméagol:
"My Precious..."
[He
puts It on and disappears. The scene changes to Sméagol, scrambling amid rocks,
the look on his face agonized.]
Gollum
VO: "They cursed us...Murderer..."
[We
see Sméagol, huddled in a dark place, biting his thumb, watching the Ring in
his hand.]
Gollum
VO: "Murderer they called us. They cursed us and drove us away!"
[Sméagol
has already began to change into Gollum.]
Sméagol:
"Gollum! Gollum! Gollum!"
[We
see Gollum/Sméagol kneeling in the rain and by the looks of it, he is
suffering.]
Gollum
VO: "And we wept, Precious. We wept to be so alone."
[We
see Gollum/Sméagol catching a fish and biting into it while it's most likely
still alive. A close-up of his rotten teeth, sinking into the slimy fish.]
Gollum
VO: "Fish...and we only wish...so juicy sweet..."
[Shots
of Sméagol changing. In every scene he is more and more like the creature
Gollum he becomes. Finally he crawls into the tunnels of the Misty Mountains.]
Gollum
VO: "And we forgot the taste of bread, the sound of trees, the softness of
the wind. We even forgot our own name..."
[Gollum/Sméagol
sits in the caves, the Ring in his hand, his eyes pale white. He closes them,
and when his eyes are opened again, it's Gollum who we are looking at. Gollum
closes the Ring in his fist.]
Gollum
VO: "My Prrrreciousss..."
The
days are growing darker
[We
see Sam, wrapped in his elven cloak, sleeping. A few meters away sits Frodo,
awake. His breathing gets louder as he brings his left hand up to fiddle with
the ring-chain, his face twiching. Frodo glances in Sam's direction and takes
out the Ring. He twiddles it with his fingers and watches it, his breathing
heavy. As Frodo hears Gollum approaching, he quickly hides the Ring. Gollum
peeks into the stony alcove where the two hobbits have been resting.]
Gollum:
"Wake up! Wake up!"
[Gollum
shakes Sam awake.]
Gollum:
"Wake up, sleepies!"
Gollum:
"We must go, yess...We must go at once."
[Sam
sits up and looks at Frodo's blank face.]
Sam:
"Haven't you had any sleep, Mr. Frodo?"
[Frodo
merely shakes his head.]
Sam:
"I've gone an' had too much."
[Sam
stands up and looks at the surroundings.]
Sam:
"Must be getting late."
Frodo:
"No, it isn't...it isn't midday yet...the days are growing darker."
[The
earth shakes and rumbles as Orodruin belches out it's firey contents.]
Gollum:
"Come on! Must go, no time!"
Sam:
"Not before Mr. Frodo's had something to eat."
Gollum:
"No time to lose, silly!"
[Sam
walks to Frodo, goes through his bag and hands Frodo a pack of Lembas bread.]
Sam:
"Here."
Frodo:
"What about you?"
Sam:
"Oh no, I'm not hungry...'least not for Lembas bread."
Frodo:
"Sam..."
Sam:
"All right, we don't have that much left."
Sam:
"We have to be careful, or we're goin' to run out."
Sam:
"You go ahead and eat that, Mr. Frodo."
[Frodo
takes a bite of the Lembas bread.]
Sam:
"I've rationed it. There should be enough."
Frodo:
"For what?"
Sam:
"The journey home."
[The
hobbits look at each other, a trace of emotion playing on Frodo's face.]
[The
scene changes and we see the hobbits continue their journey, Gollum leading
them.]
Gollum:
"Come, hobbitses! Very close now. Very close to Mordor."
Gollum:
"No safe places here. Hurry!"
The
Field of Victory
[With
Gandalf's lead, Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli are riding through the Fangorn
forest, towards Isengard.]
Pippin:
"I feel like I'm back at the Green Dragon after a hard day's work."
Merry:
"Only, you've never done a hard day's work." [both laugh]
[Merry
and Pippin are sitting on the walls of Isengard, eating and smoking pipe weed.
As they see Gandalf and the others emerge from the woods, Merry stands up and
Pippin lifts his hand, holding a tankard.]
Merry:
"Welcome, my lords, to Isengard!"
Gimli:
"You, young rascals!"
Gimli:
"?? you've lead us on, and now we find you feasting and...and
smoking!"
Pippi:
"We are sitting on the field of victory, enjoying a few well-earned
comforts."
[Merry
blows out a cloud of smoke in agreement.]
Pippin:
"The salted pork is particulary good."
Gimli:
"Salted pork?"
Gandalf:
"Hobbits..."
Merry:
"We're under orders! From Treebeard, who's taken over management of
Isengard."
[Gandalf
and the others are riding towards Orthanc in the flooded ruins of Isengard.]
Treebeard:
"Young master Gandalf. I'm glad ??? wood and water, stock and stow I can
master, but there's a wizard to manage here; locked in his tower."
Gandalf:
"And there Saruman must remain. Under your guard, Treebeard."
Gimli:
"Well, let's just have his head and be done with it!"
Gandalf:
"No, he has no power anymore."
Treebeard:
"The filth of Saruman is washing away. Trees will come back to live
here."
[Pippin,
sitting on a horse behind Aragorn, sees something in the water. He jumps down to
get it.]
Treebeard:
"Young trees, wild trees."
Aragorn:
"Pippin!"
[Pippin
sinks his hands into the water and lifts up the Palantír of Saruman.]
Treebeard:
"Bless my bark!"
Gandalf:
"Peregrin Took, I'll take that, my lad."
[Pippin,
holding the Stone, looks at Gandalf, then at the Palantír again.]
Gandalf:
"Quickly now!"
[Pippin
hands the Stone to Gandalf who immediately wraps and hides it under his robes.
Pippin watches after Gandalf and the Palantír as the wizard rides away from
him.]
Celebration
at the Golden Hall of Medusel
[A
shot of Gandalf and the others riding through the plains of Rohan towards Edoras
and the Golden Hall of Medusel.
The
camera flies through the air and shows us Èowyn, standing outside the Golden
Hall. We go inside, where King Théoden stands before his men.]
Théoden:
"Tonight we remember those who gave their blood to defend this
country."
[He
holds out his goblet to honor the dead]
Théoden:
"Hail the victorious dead!"
People
of Rohan: "Hail!"
[We
see Aragorn, holding a tankard. He seems to hesitate before bringing it to his
lips.]
[In
the next scene the people of Rohan are celebrating in the Golden Hall. We see Èowyn,
holding a cup, walking towards Aragorn. He comes to stand before her and Èowyn
hands him the goblet.]
Èowyn:
"Westu, Aragorn, hál."
[Aragorn
takes the cup and drinks as Èowyn watches him with a radiant smile on her face.
He gives it back and walks away. Théoden joins Èowyn and watches Aragorn
leave.]
Théoden:
"I am happy for you. He is an honorable man."
Èowyn:
"You are both honorable men."
Théoden:
"It was not Théoden of Rohan who led our people to victory."
[Èowyn
watches his uncle, the smile on her face now gone.]
Théoden:
"Don't listen to me. You are young and tonight is for you."
[The
smile returns to Èowyn's face. Farther away Merry and Pippin are singing about
the Green Dragon and dancing on a table, tankards in their hands.]
Merry
and Pippin: [This is where the song will be as soon as I can solve the words!]
[Gandalf
is watching the little show of the hobbits, laughing and clapping with his
hands. He is joined by Aragorn.]
Aragorn:
"No news of Frodo?"
Gandalf:
"No word. Nothing."
Aragorn:
"We have time. Every day Frodo moves closer to Mordor."
Gandalf:
"Do we know that?"
Aragorn:
"What does your heart tell you?"
[Gandalf
is silent and watches Aragorn, a little smile rising to his lips.]
Gandalf:
"That Frodo is alive."
Gandalf:
"Yes...Yes, he is alive."
...Once
the Hobbitses are Dead
[Frodo,
Sam and Gollum are all asleep somewhere near Minas Morgul. Gollum is talking in
his sleep.]
Gollum:
"Too risky...Too risky...Thiefs! They stole It from us...kill them...kill
them...kill them both!"
[He
wakes up with a scream.]
Gollum:
"Shhh! Quiet! Musn't wake them!"
Gollum:
"Musn't ruin up now!"
[Gollum
crawls down from where he was sleeping and makes his way to a little pool of
water.]
Sméagol:
"But they knows! They knows! They suspects us!"
[The
Sméagol side sits on the edge of the pool and the Gollum side looks back from
the water.]
Gollum:
"What's it saying, my precious, my love? Is Sméagol losing his
nerve?"
Sméagol:
"No! Not! Never!"
Sméagol:
"Sméagol hates nasty hobbitses! Sméagol wants to see them...dead!"
Gollum:
"And we will. Sméagol did it once; he can do it again."
[A
flashback of Sméagol strangling Déagol at the river-bank.]
Sméagol:
"It's ours!!! Ours!!!"
Sméagol:
"We must get the Precious! We must get It back!"
Gollum:
"Patience! Patience, my love."
Gollum:
"First we must lead them to her."
Sméagol:
"We lead them to the winding stairs."
Gollum:
"Yes, the stairs...and then?"
Sméagol:
"Up, up, up, up the stairs we go and then we come to...the tunnel."
Gollum:
"And when they go in, there's no coming out."
Gollum:
"She's always hungry. She always needs to feed. She must eat. All she gets
is filthy orcses."
Sméagol:
"And they doesn't taste very nice, does they, precious?"
Gollum:
"No, not very nice at all, my love."
Gollum:
"She hungers for sweeter meats..."
[Farther
away Sam is waking up, slowly opening his eyes, hearing Gollum having the
conversation with himself.]
Gollum:
"...hobbit meat. And when she throws away the bones and empty clothes, then
we will find It!"
Sméagol:
"And take It for meeeee!!!"
Gollum:
"For ussss."
Sméagol:
"Yes, we meant, we meant for us."
Gollum:
"Gollum! Gollum!"
Gollum:
"The Precious will be ours...once the hobbitses are dead."
[Gollum
drops a stone into the pool and as the reflection in the water becomes still
again, Gollum's eyes are met by Sam's. Sam hits Gollum in the head, sending him
flying through the air.]
Sam:
"You treacherous little ???"
Gollum:
"Argh! No! Master!"
[Frodo
awakes from his sleep when he hears Gollum's screams. He hurries to help him.]
Frodo:
"No, Sam! Leave him alone!"
[Frodo
pulls Sam away from Gollum, who is moaning on the ground.]
Sam:
"I heard it from his own mouth; he means to murder us!!!"
Gollum:
"Never! Sméagol wouldn't hurt a fly!"
[Gollum
presses his hand against his head and screams as he sees blood in it.]
Gollum:
"He's a hobbit, fat hobbit who hates Sméagol and who makes up nasty
lies!"
Sam:
"You miserable little maggot! I'll throw your head in!"
[Frodo
is pulling at Sam's hand, holding him back as Gollum scuttles away from him.]
Frodo:
"Sam!"
sam:
"Called me a liar! You're a liar!"
[Gollum
screams, hiding behind a gangling tree. Frodo makes Sam face him.]
Frodo:
"We scare him off, we're lost!"
Sam:
"I don't care!"
Sam:
"I can't do it, Mr. Frodo! I won't wait around for him to kill us!"
Frodo:
"I'm not sending him away!"
Sam:
"You don't see it, do you? He's a villain."
Frodo:
"We can't do this by ourselves, Sam. Not without a guide."
[Sam
watches Frodo with a serious face.]
Frodo:
"I need you on my side."
Sam:
"I'm on your side, Mr. Frodo."
Frodo:
"I know, Sam. I know."
Frodo:
"Trust me."
[Sam
won't argue with Frodo and lowers his face.]
Frodo:
"Come, Sméagol."
[Gollum
crawls past Sam, looking scared and takes the hand Frodo is offering him. As he
and Frodo start walking, Gollum looks back at Sam, the scared expression on his
face suddenly replaiced by a cruel and scheming smirk. Sam sees this and narrows
his eyes.]
I
saw Him
[It
is night and Aragorn is walking outside the Golden Hall, his pipe in his hands.
He turns to look to his left and sees a dark figure, standing very still, a few
meters away. Aragorn makes his way to Legolas, who is gazing into the direction
of Mordor.]
Legolas:
"The stars are veiled."
[Aragorn
comes to stand beside Legolas.]
Legolas:
"Something stirs in the East...A sleepless malice."
[They
glance at each other.]
Legolas:
"The Eye of the enemy is moving."
[In
the next scene we are inside the room where Gandalf and the hobbits are
sleeping. Pippin wakes up. He stands up from his bed on the floor and sneaks
towards Gandalf.]
Merry:
"What are you doing?"
[Pippin
turns, surprised, but doesn't give Merry an answer. As he stands beside
Gandalf's bed, Pippin is startled, for the wizard sleeps with his eyes open.]
Merry:
"Pippin!"
[Pippin
takes a closer look at Gandalf and waves a hand in front of his eyes to make
sure he is asleep.]
Merry:
"Pippin?"
[Merry
sits up in his bed as Pippin is about to replace the Palantír in Gandalf's grip
with a pot. The wizard mutters something in his sleep, causing the hobbit to
draw back. Quickly Pippin snatches the Palantír, wrapped in a cloth, without
disturbing Gandalf's sleep.]
Merry:
"Pippin! Are you mad?!"
Pippin:
"I just want to look at it! Just one more time..."
[Pippin
unwraps the cloth and takes out the Stone, sweat glistening on his face.]
Merry:
"Put it back!"
[With
a satisfied smile on his face Pippin lowers his hands on the stone.]
Merry:
"Pippin..."
[The
smile on the hobbit's face soon fades as the Lidless Eye appears in the Palantír.
Pippin is unable to take his hands off the Stone and starts to shake.]
Merry:
"No! ...Pippin!"
[Merry
watches, scared, as his friend struggles with the glowing Palantír. We see
Legolas and Aragorn, still outside the
Golden
Hall. Legolas turns to look at Aragorn, alarmed.]
Legolas:
"He is here!"
Voice
of Sauron: "I see you..."
Merry:
"Pippin!!!"
[Pippin
jumps up, holding the Palantír as if it were glued to his hands. We see in
slow-motion as the hobbit struggles
with
the flaming Stone, falling down on his back. Sauron's voice whispers in the
background and Pippin cries in agony.]
Merry:
"Help!!! Gandalf!"
[Finally
Gandalf stirs from his sleep and jumps up from his bed. Aragorn and Legolas
storm into the room as well.]
Merry:
"Help him! Someone help him!"
[Aragorn
snatches the Palantír from Pippin's hands but falls on his knees, taken over by
it's power. Legolas tries to help his friend and holds him still.]
[Finally
the Stone drops from Aragorn's hands and rolls down the floor. Gandalf takes a
cloth and uses it to cover the Palantír.]
Merry:
"Pippin!"
Gandalf:
"Fool of a Took!"
[Gandalf
sees Pippin lying on the floor, his eyes open, staring into void. He hurries to
the hobbit, pushing Merry aside.]
[The
wizard takes Pippin's hand into his own and presses his other hand on the
hobbit's forehead. He whispers something and strokes Pippin's cheek. Finally
Pippin blinks his eyes. ]
Gandalf:
"Look at me."
Pippin:
"Gandalf! Forgive me!"
[Pippin
is about to close his eyes again, but Gandalf won't let him.]
Gandalf:
"Look at me. What did you see?"
Pippin:
"...A tree...There was a white tree...in a courtyard of stone...It was
dead."
[A
flash of the White Tree of Minas Tirith, burning.]
Pippin:
"The city was burning."
Gandalf:
"Minas Tirith? Is that what you saw?"
Pippin:
"I saw...I saw Him!"
Pippin:
"I could hear His voice in my head!"
Gandalf:
"And what did you tell Him? Speak!"
Pippin:
"...He asked me my name; I didn't answer."
Pippin:
"He hurt me!"
Gandalf:
"What did you tell Him about Frodo and the Ring?!"
The
parting of Merry and Pippin
[The
next day Gandalf is having a conversation with Théoden about the night's
events. Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli are also present.]
Gandalf:
"There was no lie in Pippin's eyes."
Gandalf:
"A fool...but an honest fool he remains."
[Farther
away sits Pippin with Merry, looking remorseful.]
Gandalf:
"He told Sauron nothing of Frodo and the Ring."
Gandalf:
"We've been strangely fortunate. Pippin saw in the Palantír a glimpse of
the enemy's plan."
Gandalf:
"Sauron moves to strike the city of Minas Trirth. His defeat at Helm's Deep
showed our enemy one thing:
He
knows the heir of Elendil has come forth."
Gandalf:
"Men are not as weak as He supposed; there is courage still. Strength
enough perhaps to challenge Him.
Sauron
fears this."
[All
the others are silent and listen as Gandalf continues.]
Gandalf:
"He will not risk the peoples of Middle-Earth uniting under one
banner."
Gandalf:
"He will race Minas Tirith to the ground before he sees a King return to
the throne of men."
Gandalf:
"If the Beacons of Gondor are lit, Rohan must be ready for war."
Théoden:
"Tell me, why should we ride to the aid of those who did not come to
ours?"
[All
are silent. Aragorn turns to look at Théoden.]
Théoden:
"What do we owe Gondor?"
Aragorn:
"I will go."
Gandalf:
"No!"
Aragorn:
"They must be warned!"
Gandalf:
"They will be."
[Gandalf
walks to where Aragorn is standing with Legolas and Gimli by his side.]
Gandalf:
"You must come to Minas Tirith by other road. Follow the river and look to
the Black ships."
[Aragorn
meets Gandalf's eyes before the wizard turns to face the others.]
Gandalf:
"Understand this: things are now in motion that cannot be undone. I ride
for Minas Tirith..."
[He
turns to look at Pippin.]
Gandalf:
"...And I won't be going alone."
[In
the next scene we are outside. Gandalf, followed by the two hobbits is making
his way to the stables of Edoras.]
Gandalf:
"Of all the inquisitive hobbits, Peregrin Took, you are the worst! Hurry!
Hurry!"
[Merry
follows Gandalf and Pippin runs behind him, trying to catch up with his friend,
not really understanding what is going on.]
Pippin:
"Where are we going?"
Merry:
"Why did you look? Why do you always have to look!?"
Pippin:
"Don't know...I can't help it!"
Merry:
"You never can..."
Pippin:
"I'm sorry, all right!"
[They
stop and Merry turns to look at Pippin, a serious look on his face.]
Pippin:
"I won't do it again."
[Merry
walks to Pippin, realizing the younger hobbit is totally unaware of things.]
Merry:
"Don't you understand?! The enemy thinks you have the Ring!"
[Pippin
stares at Merry, a frown on his face.]
Merry:
"He's going to be looking for you, Pip. They have to get you out of
here."
Pippin:
"And y-you're coming with me?"
[Merry
doesn't answer, just walks away.]
Pippin:
"Merry?"
Merry:
"Come on!"
[We
go inside the stables where Gandalf lifts Pippin up to sit on Shadofax's back.]
Pippin:
"How far is Minas Tirith?"
Gandalf:
"Three day's ride as the Nazgûl flies."
[Pippin
purses his nose at the long journey.]
Gandalf:
"And we better hope we don't have one of those on our tail..."
[Merry
comes forth and hands Pippin a pack.]
Merry:
"Here...Something for the road."
Pippin:
"Last of the Longbottom Leaf."
Merry:
"I know you've run out."
Merry:
"You smoke too much, Pip."
Pippin:
"B-but we'll see each other soon..."
[Merry
glances at Gandalf, knowing how serious things actually are.]
Pippin:
"Won't we?"
Merry:
"I don't know."
[Pippin
stares at Merry, confused, as Gandalf gets up to sit behind him. Merry takes a
few steps back, his voice weakened by the lump in his throat.]
Merry:
"I don't know what's going to happen..."
Pippin:
"Merry!"
Gandalf:
"Run, Shadofax. Show us the meaning of haste."
Pippin:
"Merry!!!"
[Shadowfax
gallops out of the stables and Merry runs after them. He climbs up to a
watchtower, Aragorn running after him.]
Aragorn:
"Merry!"
[Merry
watches as Gandalf and Pippin ride away.]
Renewed
Shall Be Blade That Was Broken
[We
go to a beautiful and tranquil forest and see the Elves on their way to the Grey
Havens. The only sound on the background is the song of the birds and the light
swish of the elven-robes. We see Arwen, sitting on Asfaloth's back.]
Elrond
VO: "Take her by the safest road. A ship lays anchored in the Grey Havens;
it waits to carry her across the Sea."
Elrond
VO: "The last journey of Arwen Undómiel."
[The
party of the elves moves on. No sounds are heard. Suddenly we see a little boy
in a white shirt, appear from nowhere.
He
runs into the woods (almost in slow-motion).]
[Arwen
turns to look at the boy and before her eyes, opens a vision of a grey-haired
Aragorn, running to the little boy who is Eldarion, their son. Aragorn takes
Eldarion in his arms and spins him around, both are laughing.]
[Arwen
watches this, tears forming in her eyes. Aragorn kisses his son who then turns
his face in Arwen's direction, meeting her eyes. We see that Eldarion is
carrying Evenstar around his neck.
[Eldarion
continues to stare at his mother and finally a single tear rolls down Arwen's
cheek and she closes her eyes.]
[A
flashback of Elrond in The Two Towers.]
Elrond:
"There is nothing for you here, only death."
[Arwen
opens her eyes again and the vision is gone. One of the elves (Figwit for
fangirls) walks to Arwen.]
Figwit:
"Lady Arwen, we cannot delay."
[Without
saying a word, Arwen makes Asfaloth turn back, intenting to return to Rivendell.]
Figwit:
"My lady!"
[In
the next scene we see Arwen arrive in the now deserted Rivendell where her
father sits alone, writing something with a
quill. He turns and watches as Arwen throws her velvet robe to the ground and
hurries to her father.]
Arwen:
"Tell me what you have seen!"
Elrond:
"Arwen!"
Arwen:
"You have the gift of foresight, what did you see?"
Elrond:
"I looked into your future and I saw death."
Arwen:
"There is also life."
Arwen:
"You saw there was a child. You saw my son."
[Elrond
turns his back at his daughter and leans against a railing and looks at the
silent Rivendell.]
Elrond:
"That future is almost gone."
Arwen:
"But it is not lost!"
[Elrond
sits down, a dark expression on his face.]
Elrond:
"Nothing is certain."
[Arwen
kneels before her father]
Arwen:
"Some things are certain."
Arwen:
"If I leave him now, I will regret it forever."
Arwen:
"It is time."
[We
see a hooded Arwen, walking to the Shards of Narsil.]
Arwen
VO: "From the ashes of fire shall be woken, a light from the shadow shall
spring, renewed shall be Blade that was broken."
[A
shot of Isildur cutting the Ring from Sauron's hand.]
Arwen
VO: "The crownless again shall be King."
Arwen:
"Re-forge the Sword...Ada." ['Ada' = 'Father']
[Elrond
turns away and we see Arwen sit down on a bed, holding a book in her hands, her
breathing suddenly loud. She stares as the book in her hands drops to the
ground.]
[Elrond
walks to his daughter and picks up the book. He takes Arwen's hands into his
own.]
Elrond:
"Your hands are cold."
Elrond:
"The life of the Eldar is leaving you."
[Arwen
and her father look at each other.]
Arwen:
"This was my choice."
[Elrond
has tears in his eyes as Arwen continues.]
Arwen:
"Ada, whether by your will or not, there is no ship now that can bear me
hence."
[We
see Elrond walking in the nightly Rivendell as the Andúril is being made. From
the shards of Narsil, two elves forge the Flame of the West.]
The
Steward of Gondor
[We
see Gandalf and Pippin ride Shadowfax through plains and forests, making their
way to Minas Tirith.]
Gandalf:
"We've just passed into the realm of Gondor."
[They
ride up a hill and finally the White City stands before their eyes.]
Gandalf:
"Minas Tirith - city of kings."
[We
see beautiful camera shots of Gandalf and Pippin riding through the streets of
the seven-tiered citadel.]
Gandalf:
"Make way!"
[Finally
they reach the top level. Pippin notices the White Tree, now dead.]
Pippin:
"It's the tree! Gandalf! Gandalf!"
Gandalf:
"Yes, the White Tree of Gondor. The Tree of the King."
Gandalf:
"Lord Denethor, however, is not a king. He is a steward only; a caretaker
of the throne."
[As
they stand before the doors of the throne room, Gandalf stops and looks at
Pippin.]
Gandalf:
"Now, listen carefully: Lord Denethor is Boromir's father. To give him news
of his beloved son's death will be most unwise."
Gandalf:
"And don't mention Frodo."
Gandalf:
"And say nothing of Aragorn either."
[Gandalf
is about to enter, but stops and once more, turns to look at Pippin.]
Gandalf:
"In fact, it's better if you do not speak at all, Peregrin Took."
[Pippin
nods and they enter through the doors. Inside the hall sits Denethor, his face
lowered, the broken Horn of Gondor in his hands. Gandalf walks towards him.]
Gandalf:
"Hail, Denethor son of Ecthelion, lord and steward of Gondor."
[Denethor
remains silent and stares at the broken horn in his hands.]
Gandalf:
"I come with tidings in this dark hour."
Gandalf:
"And with counsel."
[Finally
Denethor looks up.]
Denethor:
"Perhaps you come to explain this."
Denethor:
"Perhaps you come to tell me why my son is dead."
[Pippin
sees the broken horn and remembers how Boromir died to save him and Merry.]
Pippin:
"Boromir died to save us; my kinsman and me."
[Gandalf
glances down at Pippin.]
Pippin:
"He fell defending us from many foes."
Gandalf:
"Pippin!"
[The
hobbit walks to Denethor and kneels before him. Denethor watches him with a
serious face.]
Pippin:
"I offer you my service, such as it is."
[Gandalf
closes his eyes, but doesn't interfere.]
Pippin:
"In payment of this debt."
[Denethor
stares at Pippin and finally Gandalf knocks the hobbit with his staff.]
Gandalf:
"Get up!"
Gandalf:
"My lord, there will be a time to grieve for Boromir."
Gandalf:
"But it is not now."
Gandalf:
"War is coming."
[Denethor
remains silent, his face lowered.]
Gandalf:
"The enemy is on your doorstep!"
Gandalf:
"As steward you're charged with the defence of the city! Where are Gondor's
armies?!"
[Denethor
stares at Gandalf.]
Gandalf:
"You still have friends. You are not alone in this fight."
Gandalf:
"Send word to Théoden of Rohan. Light the Beacons."
Denethor:
"You think you are wise, Mithrandir."
Denethor:
"Yet for all your subtleties, you have not wisdom."
Denethor:
"Do you think the eyes of the White Tower are blind? I have seen more than
you know."
Denethor:
"With your left hand you would use me as a shield against Mordor! And with
your right, you seek to supplant me!"
Denethor:
"I know who rides with Théoden of Rohan."
Denethor:
"Oh yes, word has reached my ears of this Aragorn son of Arathorn, and I
tell you now: I will not bow to this ranger from the North!"
Denethor:
"'Last of a ragged house long bereft of lordship."
Gandalf:
"Authority is not given to you to deny the return of the king,
Steward!"
[Denethor
jumps up from his chair.]
Denethor:
"Rule of Gondor is mine and no other's!!!"
[Pippin
stares at Denethor, bewildered. Gandalf truns to leave and walks away.]
Gandalf:
"Come!"
[Pippin
follows the wizard out of the throne room.]
A
conversation on the balcony
[On
the following night in Minas Tirith, Gandalf is standing out on a balcony,
smoking his pipe and looking into the direction of Mordor. Near by Pippin is
inspecting the armour he has been given.]
Pippin:
"So I imagine this is just a ceremonial position...I mean, they don't
actually expect me to do any fighting?"
[He
puts the sword back to its sheath and looks at Gandalf]
Pippin:
"Do they?"
Gandalf:
"You're in the service of the Steward now, you're going to have to do as
you're told."
Gandalf:
"...Peregrin Took, Guard of the Citadel."
[Pippin
walks to the railing of the balcony and leans against it.]
Pippin:
"It's so quiet..."
Gandalf:
"It's the deep breath before the plunge."
Pippin:
"I don't want to be in a battle..."
Pippin:
"But waiting on the edge of one I can't escape is even worse!"
[Gandalf
comes to stand beside the hobbit and Pippin turns his face up to look at the
wizard.]
Pippin:
"Is there any hope, Gandalf? For Frodo and Sam."
Gandalf:
"There never was much hope..."
[Pippin's
face turns serious and he looks at Gandalf.]
Gandalf:
"Just a fool's hope."
[Gandalf
turns his face in the direction of Mordor, where the night sky is painted red by
Orodruin.]
Gandalf:
"Our enemy is ready. His full strength's gathered."
[A
shot of Mûmakil, making their way to Minas Tirith.]
Gandalf:
"Not only orcs but men as well, legions of Haradrim from the South."
[A
shot of the Corsairs of Umbar.]
Gandalf:
"Mercenaries from the Coast. All will answer Mordor's call."
Gandalf:
"This will be the end of Gondor as we know it."
Gandalf:
"Here the hammerstroke will fall hardest."
[A
shot of Osgiliath.]
Gandalf:
"If the river is taken, if the ??? in Osgiliath falls, the last defence of
this city will be gone."
Pippin:
"But we have the White Wizard, that's got to count for something."
[The
smile on Pippin's face fades as he is met by Gandalf's serious eyes.]
Pippin:
"Gandalf?"
[We
see how in Minas Morgul the Witch-king of Angmar is getting ready for he battle.
He pulls on his iron gloves and covers his faceless head with an atrocious
helmet.]
Gandalf:
"Sauron is yet to reveal His deadliest servant, the one who will lead
Mordor's armies to war."
Gandalf:
"The one they say no living man can kill."
Gandalf:
"The Witch-king of Angmar!"
Gandalf:
"You've met him before."
[Gandalf
and Pippin look at each other as the wizard continues.]
Gandalf:
"He stabbed Frodo on Weathertop."
[As
Pippin remembers the incident, we get a quick flashback of Frodo in the
Fellowship of the Ring as he is being stabbed with a Morgul blade.]
Gandalf:
"He is the lord of the Nazgûl, the greatest of the Nine. Minas Morgul is
his lair."
Minas
Morgul
[As
Gandalf and Pippin are having the conversation on the balcony in Minas Tirith,
at the same time in Minas Morgul, Gollum is leading the two hobbits to the
winding stairs. They crouch next to the road, right before the bridge, and look
into the direction of the Nazgûl city that glows with eerie green light.
Everything is silent and no movement can be seen anywhere.]
Gollum:
"The Dead City."
Gollum:
"Very nasty place..."
Gollum:
"Full of...enemies!"
[Gollum
glances at Sam, giving him a meaningful look, then jumps up on the road. Frodo
and Sam follow.]
Gollum:
"Quick! Quick!"
Gollum:
"They will see! They will see!"
[As
they sneak across the road, Sam follows Gollum who is already climbing the rocky
wall, off the road. Frodo, however, stops on the side of the road and stares at
one of the creepy statues, placed on both sides of the road where the bridge,
leading to the city gates, starts.]
Gollum:
"Come away! Come away!"
[Slowly
Frodo turns and walks to Sam. They look up to where Gollum is sitting on a rock,
pointing at the stairs.]
Gollum:
"Look, look, we've found it: the way into Mordor!"
Gollum:
"The secret stairs."
[The
camera follows the steep stairs, cut in the rock wall.]
Gollum:
"Climb...!"
[The
hobbits stare at the impossible-looking stairs, but as Sam moves to climb them,
Frodo once again turns to look at the Dead City.]
[He
loses himself to the will of the Ring and slowly starts to stagger towards the
bridge, unable to stop himself.]
[With
his right hand he is clutching the Ring and on the background we can hear
whispers and the high-pitched voice of the Ring. Farther away Sam and Gollum
finally see what's going on.]
Sam:
"No! Mr. Frodo!"
Gollum:
"Not that way!!!"
[Gollum
cries in terror as Frodo already staggers on the bridge, ignoring Sam and Gollum
who are running after him.]
Gollum:
"What's it doing?!"
[Sam
hurries to Frodo and grabs him by his elven cloak and pulls him back. Frodo
tries to resist, but is held back.]
Frodo:
"No!...They're calling me..."
[Even
Gollum starts to pull at Frodo's hand to keep him from walking to the gates of
Minas Morgul. As they pull him back from the bridge, the air is starting to fill
with menacing rumble, coming from inside the city. The earth shakes and they all
fall down.]
[Suddenly
everything goes silent and then, with a huge pressure wave-like sound, from the
middle of the city, erupts a column of green-blue light that goes straight to
the cloud-filled sky.]
[As
Frodo watches this, he brings his hand up to clutch the Ring around his neck.]
[At
the same time in Minas Tirith, Gandalf and Pippin are standing on the balcony,
looking into the direction of
Mordor.
Gandalf leans back from the railing and with a serious face, watches the green
ray of light in the sky above Minas Morgul.]
[In
Minas Morgul the earth shakes and thundery sounds fill the air. Frodo presses
himself into Sam's arms and
Gollum
tries to get off the road.]
[At
the same time in Minas Tirith, the soldiers and civilians are watcing the events
in Minas Morgul. Gandalf and Pippin are still standing on the balcony. Pippin is
terrified and turns to look at Gandalf. The wizard sees that the hobbit is
scared and wraps an arm around his shoulder.]
[We
go back to Frodo and Sam who have managed to hide behind some rocks. Sam peeks
from his hiding place and Frodo, too, pushes himself up to look into the
direction of the city.]
[They
see how the Witch-king, riding his Fell beast, finally comes out of Minas Morgul.]
[As
Frodo sees him, he suddenly slumps down, clenching his teeth in pain. The wound
on his shoulder, given by the Witch-king, aches. As the Lord of the Nazgûl lets
out a shattering scream, both hobbits cry out and cover their ears. ]
[The
scream continues and continues, and Frodo is unable to keep his hands on his
ears, the look on his face agonized, his breathing ragged.]
Frodo:
"I can feel his blade!"
[Frodo
grits his teeth and growls in pain as the Witch-king's scream sounds in the air.
We see how the gates of the city open and an army starts to march out.]
[We
go to Gandalf and Pippin.]
Gandalf:
"We come to it at last..."
Gandalf:
"The great battle of our time."
[We
see how the huge army marches forward along the bridge, right past the place
where Frodo, Sam and Gollum are hiding, watching them.]
[The
Witch-king sets out with his Fell beast and as he flies right past the hobbits,
they press their heads down.]
Gollum:
"Hurry, hobbits! We climb! We must climb!"
[The
three of them start to climb the stairs as the army continues to march below
them.]
[Back
to Gandalf and Pippin.]
Gandalf:
"The board is set."
Gandalf:
"The pieces are moving."
The
Beacons of Gondor
[It
is dawn and Gandalf is leading Pippin on the streets of Minas Tirith.]
Gandalf:
"Peregrin Took, my lad. There is a task now to be done."
Gandalf:
"Another opportunity for one of the Shire-folk to prove their great
worth."
[Gandalf
stops and kneels in front of Pippin, placing his hand on the hobbit's shoulder.]
Pippin:
"You must not fail me."
[With
a serious face Pippin leaves to light the beacon. We then go to Osgiliath. Along
the River Anduin, troops of orc are nearing the city with their boats.]
Orc
leader: "Quiet."
[In
the city, Faramir and his men are preparing for the attack.]
Faramir:
"To the river! Quick!"
Orc
leader: "Faster!"
[The
orcs row faster and the boats get closer to Osgiliath. We can see that the
amount of the orc isn't few. Inside the city the men are running to their
posts.]
Orc
leader: "Draw swords!"
[The
orcs finally arrive at the city and start running to the shore. Faramir, leaning
against a wall, watches as the orcs run right past him and his men. They wait
for the right moment. Finally Faramir runs forth from his hide and the battle
begins. The men defend their city as more orcs arrive with their boats.]
[We
go back to Minas Tirith where Pippin climbs up to the tower to light the beacon.
It is guarded by two Gondorian soldiers, but they don't see the hobbit.]
[Pippin
climbs onto the pile of wood and finally manages to light the fire. The soldiers
jump up as they see the beacon is lit.]
[Below,
on the street, Gandalf smiles as he sees that the hobbit has succeeded. He runs
to see how the chain of the seven beacons starts to light up.]
Gandalf:
"Amon Dîn."
Soldier:
"The Beacon! The Beacon of Amon Dîn is lit!"
[We
see a glimpse of Denethor as he watches the situation with a dark look on his
face.]
Gandalf:
"Hope is recruit."
[A
beautiful and breathtaking scene, showing us how one by the one the Beacons of
Gondor are lit, 'The White Tree' playing triumphantly on the background. The
camera flies through the air, over snowy mountain peaks, during day- and night-
time, showing us how the chain of beacons light up in fire, until at last, we
arrive at Edoras. It is daytime again and Aragorn is standing outside. He sees
the burning sign and immediately turn around and runs to inform King Théoden.]
Aragorn:
"The Beacons of Minas Tirith! The Beacons are lit!"
Aragorn:
"Gondor calls for aid!"
[Théoden
remains silent and farther away, we see Èowyn come stand beside her brohter.
Everyone is waiting for the King's answer.]
Théoden:
"And Rohan will answer."
Théoden:
"Muster the rohirrim!"
[Èomer
bows and leaves to gather up the riders. We go outside and see the people
prepare for leaving. Théoden is talking to Èomer.]
Théoden:
"Assemble the army at Dunharrow; as many men as can be found. You have two
days."
[Èomer
nods, but is stopped by his uncle.]
Théoden:
"On the third, we ride for Gondor. And war."
Théoden:
"Gamling, make haste across the Riddermark. Summon every ablebodied man to
Dunharrow."
[The
scene goes to Aragorn, who is securing his gear on Brego. Èowyn joins him,
leading a horse with her.]
Aragorn:
"You ride with us?"
Èowyn:
"Just to the encampment. It's tradition for the women of the court to
farewell the men."
[Aragorn
looks at Èowyn, walks to her horse and lifts up the folded blanket, revealing a
sword. Èowyn pulls it down.]
Èowyn:
"The men have found their captain, they will follow you into battle, even
to death."
Èowyn:
"You have given us hope."
[We
see the women and children of Rohan saying good bye to the men. King Théoden
watches as the flag of Rohan flaps in the air. He watches the people of Rohan.]
Théoden
VO: "So it is before the walls of Minas Tirith, the doom of our time will
be decided."
[We
see Aragorn get on Brego's back as Èomer talks to the riders.]
Èomer:
"Now is the hour, Riders of Rohan, oaths you have taken! Now, fulfil them
all! To Lord and Land!"
[We
see as the Riders of Rohan, led by their king, leave Edoras. Merry, too, is with
them.]
Defeat
at Osgiliath
[The
desperate battle at Osgiliath continues. Faramir and his men fight bravely but
are on the losing side. The orcs are everywhere and men fall down, dead. We see
Faramir running to Madril, dozen orcs coming after him.]
Madril:
"Faramir!"
[Faramir
sees the archers, ready to shoot, and jumps out of the way. The orcs coming
after him receive a volley of arrows.]
Madril:
"We can't hold them! The city is lost."
[Faramir
looks around him and agrees.]
Faramir:
"Tell the men to break cover. We ride to Minas Tirith."
[More
men are being killed and suddenly the scream of the Nazgûl reaches the
soldier's ears.]
Gondorian
soldier: "Nazgûl..."
[The
Nazgûl, with their Fell beast circle over the city. The Fell beast grab men
with their huge claws.]
Gondorian
soldier: "Take cover!"
Faramir:
"Pull back! Pull back to Minas Tirith!"
[With
Faramir's lead, the men retreat. Madril gets badly wounded and falls behind. The
Nazgûl keep attacking as the men ride away with their horses.]
Faramir:
"Retreat! Retreat!"
[We
see Madril lying on the ground, almost dead. The orcs come to stand around him
and he watches as the ugly-faced leader of the orcs takes a spear and crushes it
into his chest, killing him.]
Orc
leader: "The age of men is over. The time of the orc has come."
[We
see the surviving soldiers ride away from Osgiliath in a hurry, the Nazgûl
coming after them. The Fell beast keep flying around the men, lifting them from
their horses with their claws, then throwing them to the ground.]
[We
then see Gandalf, riding with Shadowfax, Pippin with him. From Minas Tirith, he
rides to the aid of the men.
The
Gondorian soldiers and the civilians are watching him from the walls.]
Gondorian
soldier: "It's the White Rider!"
[Shadowfax
carries them closer to where the three Nazgûl are still attacking Faramir and
his men. When everything looks hopeless, Gandalf rises his staff and a bright,
white light beams from the head.]
[The
light drives away the Nazgûl and the men are safe to ride into Minas Tirith.
Once inside the gates, Faramir rides to Gandalf.]
Faramir:
"Mithrandir! They broke our defences, they've taken the bridge in the
Westbank. Batallions of orcs are crossing the river."
Gondorian
soldier: "It is as Lord Denethor predicted! Long has he foreseen this
doom!"
Gandalf:
"Foreseen and done nothing!"
[Gandalf
turns around with Shadowfax, revealing Pippin who is sitting in front of him. As
Faramir sees the hobbit, he stares at him. Pippin notices he is being stared at
and tries to lower his face.]
Gandalf:
"Faramir?"
Gandalf:
"This is not the first halfling to have crossed your paths?"
Faramir:
"No..."
[Pippin
looks up, the look on his face getting brighter.]
Pippin:
"You've seen Frodo and Sam!?"
[Faramir
nods at Pippin.]
Gandalf:
"Where!? When?!"
Faramir:
"In Ithilien, not two days ago."
[Pippin
turns to look at Gandalf, both look happy and relieved.]
Faramir:
"Gandalf, they're taking the road to the Morgul Vale."
[The
smile on Gandalf's face fades and he looks at Faramir, his eyes filling with
worry.]
Gandalf:
"And then the Pass of Cirith Ungol?"
[Faramir
nods silently.]
Pippin:
"What does that mean? What's wrong?!"
Gandalf:
"Faramir, tell me everything."
The
Winding Stairs
[High
above Minas Morgul, Frodo, Sam and Gollum are climbing the winding stairs. For
the small hobbits, the steep stairs are a huge trial. As Frodo climbs up, he
almost falls, losing his footing.]
Gollum:
"Careful, master! Careful!"
Gollum:
"Very far to fall!"
[Gollum
is the first one to finish climbing and he pulls himself up to a small landing.
He turns to look down at Frodo and
Sam
who are still climbing.]
Gollum:
"Very dangerous on the stairs..."
[Finally
Frodo reaches the ledge. He tries to get a good grip to pull himself up.]
Gollum:
"Come, master!"
[As
Frodo is trying to pull himself up, the Ring falls out from under his shirt.
Gollum watches it with gleaming eyes.]
Gollum:
"Come to Sméagol!"
[Slowly
he reaches out with his right hand, his fingers moving towards the Ring around
Frodo's neck. The call of the Ring can be heard on the background, not at all
enticing, but more like it's ordering Gollum to take It. He almost has his hand
on the Ring when Sam, right behind Frodo, sees what he's up to.]
Sam:
"Mister Frodo!"
[Sam
pulls out his sword and Gollum frowns at him.]
Sam:
"Get back, you! Don't touch him!"
[Gollum
is fighting with his urge to take the Ring, but at the last moment, grips
Frodo's hand instead of the Ring. Frodo is pulled up by Gollum.]
Gollum:
"Why does he hates poor Sméagol?! What has Sméagol ever done to
him?!"
[Sam
is still struggling in the stairs and Gollum moves closer to Frodo who is lying
on the ground, catching his breath.]
Gollum:
"Master..."
[Gollum
strokes Frodo's arm and speaks with a whispering voice.]
Gollum:
"Master carries a heavy burden...Sméagol knows...Heavy, heavy
burden..."
[Behind
them, Sam is pulling himself up to the landing.]
Gollum:
"Fat one cannot know."
[Gollum
moves to lie beside Frodo, his face only inches away from Frodo's as he
continues.]
Gollum:
"Let Sméagol look after master."
[Sam,
still partly over the ledge, watches as Gollum is whispering to the weary and
mixed up Frodo.]
Gollum:
"He wants It. He needs It, Sméagol sees it in his eyes!"
[Frodo
is listening to Gollum, already starting to doubt Sam's trustworthiness.]
Gollum:
"Very soon he will ask you for It! You will see!"
[Frodo's
eyes are filled with doubt and confusion.]
Gollum:
"The fat one will take It from you!"
[With
this Frodo turns around, looking at Sam with suspicion in his eyes, clutching
the Ring protectively.]
The
Steward and his Son
[We
are in Osgiliath. The Witch-king of Angmar, with his Fell Beast, sitting up in
the top of a tower, watches the ruined city. The ugly-faced orc commander comes
to see him.]
Witch-king:
"Send forth all legions. Do not stop the attack until the city is taken.
Slay them all."
Orc
commander: "What of the wizard?"
Witch-king:
"I will break him."
[We
go to Minas Tirith and see Gandalf, on the wall, watching the fields with
Gondorian guards.]
Guard#1:
"Where are Théoden's riders?"
Guard#2:
"Will Rohan's army come?"
Guard#2:
"Mithrandir?"
Gandalf:
"Courage is the best defence you have now."
[We
go inside the castle where Pippin is giving his oath to Denethor. Faramir is
standing on the background.]
Pippin:
"Here do I swear fealty and service to Gondor. In peace or war, in living
or dying..."
[Pippin
is having trouble remembering what to say. This amuses Denethor and he gives the
hobbit a smile.]
Pippin:
"F-From...From this hour henceforth, until my lord release me, or death
take me."
[Denethor
stands up and walks to Pippin.]
Denethor:
"And I shall not forget it. Nor fail to reward that which is given."
[Denethor
holds out his hand and Pippin closes his eyes and quickly kisses the man's ring.
Denethor cups Pippin's face and makes him look up.]
Denethor:
"Fealty with love."
[Denethor
makes his way to a table that is set near by.]
Denethor:
"Valor with honor, disloyalty with vengeance."
[Denethor
looks at Faramir and sits down. He eyes his son as he starts to fill his plate.]
Denethor:
"I do not think we should so lightly abandon the outer defences. Defences
that your brother long held intact."
Faramir:
"What would you have me do?"
Denethor:
"I will not yield the river in Pelennor unfought. Osgiliath must be
re-taken."
Faramir:
"My lord, Osgiliath is over-run."
Denethor:
"Much must be risked in war."
Denethor:
"Is there a captain here who still has the courage to do his lord's
will?"
[Pippin
looks at Denethor, then turns to look at Faramir, confused. Faramir watches his
father with a saddened expression.]
Faramir:
"You wish now that our places have been exchanged."
Faramir:
"That I had died and Boromir had lived."
[Denethor
is silent before answering, the expression on his face serious.]
Denethor:
"Yes, I wish that."
[With
this, he brings a goblet to his lips and drinks. Faramir looks at his father,
tears forming in his eyes.]
Faramir:
"Since you're robbed of Boromir, I will do what I can in his stead."
[Faramir
bows to his father and turns around to leave. Pippin watches as Faramir walks
away. Denethor merely sits with the wine goblet in his hands and is silent.
Faramir stops and turns to look at Denethor.]
Faramir:
"If I should return, think better of me, father."
Denethor:
"That will depend on the manner of your return."
Go
Home
[Frodo,
Sam and Gollum are taking a rest very high above Minas Morgul, on a small ledge
in the cliff. Sam tries to keep and eye on Gollum, but finally sleep takes over.
Gollum, who was only pretending to be asleep, opens his eyes. He gets
up,
crawls down from where he was sleeping and opens Sam's bag and takes out the
last pack of Lembas bread.]
Gollum:
"Ugh..."
[He
unwraps the pack and scatters some crumbs on Sam's elven cloak. Gollum moves to
the ledge and throws down the pack of Lembas bread and only seconds later, Sam
awakes.]
Sam:
"What are you up to?"
[Gollum
turns, surprised.]
Sam:
"Sneakin' off, are we?"
Gollum:
"S-sneaking? Sneaking!?"
Gollum:
"Fat hobbit is always so polite."
Gollum:
"Sméagol shows them secret ways that nobody else could find, and they say
sneak! Sneak!!!"
Gollum:
"Very nice friend, oh yes, my precious, very nice friend!
Sam:
"All right! All right!"
Sam:
"You just startled me, that's all."
[Sam
looks down from where he is standing, trying to see if anything looks
suspicious.]
Sam:
"What were you doing?"
Gollum:
"...Sneaking."
Sam:
"Fine. Have it your own way."
[Sam
kneels down to wake up Frodo.]
Sam:
"I'm sorry to wake you, Mr. Frodo. We have to be moving on."
[Slowly
Frodo gets up, his voice sounding wearied.]
Frodo:
"It's dark still..."
Sam:
"It's always dark here."
[Sam
looks into his bag, finding nothing but the empty pack where their Lembas bread
used to be.]
Sam:
"It's gone!"
Sam:
"The elven bread!"
Frodo:
"What?! That's all we have left!"
[Sam
stands up and turns to look at Gollum, who is squatting a little higher up,
merely scratching his head.]
Sam:
"He took it! He must have!"
Gollum:
"Sméagol?! No, no, not poor Sméagol! Sméagol hates nasty
elf-bread."
Sam:
"You're a lying rat! What did you do with it!?"
[Frodo
looks at Sam with suspicion in his eyes.]
Frodo:
"He doesn't eat it."
[He
gets up and stands before Sam, a frown on his face.]
Frodo:
"He can't have taken it!"
Gollum:
"Look! What's this?"
[Gollum
wipes away the crumbs of Lembas bread from Sam's shoulder.]
Gollum:
"Crumbs on his jacketses! He took it!"
[Frodo
is starting to doubt Sam's word and looks at him with a confused expression on
his face. Sam is speechless. Gollum jumps down and kneels in Frodo's feet.]
Gollum:
"He took it! I've seen him! He's always stuffing his face when Master's not
looking!"
Sam:
"That's a filthy lie!!!"
[The
angered Sam hits Gollum and causes him to fall down. He gets down on his knees
and starts to strangle Gollum.]
Sam:
"You stinkin' two-faced sneak!"
[Frodo
watches, confused, as Sam is beating up Gollum.]
Frodo:
"Sam! Stop it! Sam!"
[Frodo
finally interferes and uses the little strength he has to pull Sam away from
Gollum.]
Sam:
"I'll kill him!"
Frodo:
"Sam! No!!!"
[With
this, Frodo's eyes roll back and he sinks down on the ground, Sam's hands still
on his shoulders.]
Sam:
"Oh my! I'm sorry! I didn't mean it to go so far! I was just so, so
angry..."
[Sam,
looking alarmed, watches Frodo who has spent all his strength.]
Sam:
"Here, just...let's just rest a bit."
Frodo:
"I'm alright."
Sam:
"No. No you're not alright. You're exhausted. It's that Gollum! It's this
place! It's that thing around your neck!"
[At
the mention of the Ring, Frodo's eyes widen and a frown rises to his face.
Slowly he turns to look at Sam, the look on his face somewhat disgusted.]
Sam:
"I could help a bit! I could carry it for a while."
[We
see a close-up of Frodo's narrowed eyes as he watches Sam, all of his words
sounding suspicious in his mind.]
Sam:
"Carry it for a while...I could carry it...carry it...share the load...the
load..."
[Frodo
watches Sam, the words echoing in his mind and suddenly pushes him away.]
Frodo:
"Get away!!
Sam:
"I don't wanna keep it!"
[The
angry and confused Frodo stands up and watches Sam, who is lying on the ground.]
Sam:
"I just wanna help..."
[Gollum,
peeking from behind Frodo's back, gives Sam a satisfied and evil smile.]
Gollum:
"See! See! He want's It for himself!"
[Frodo
turns his face in Sam's direction again, finally fully believeing Gollum's word
over Sam's.]
Sam:
"Shut up, you! Go away!"
[Sam
stands up, receiving a mean grimace from Gollum.]
Sam:
"Get out of here!"
Frodo:
"No, Sam...It's you..."
[Sam
slowly looks up to meet Frodo's eyes, not believeing what he's hearing, tears
forming in his eyes.]
Frodo:
"I'm sorry, Sam..."
Sam:
"But he's a liar! He's poisoned you against me!"
Frodo:
"You can't help me anymore."
Sam:
"...You don't mean that..."
[They
look at each other in silence and with a blank face, Frodo finally says the
words that will break
Sam's
heart.]
Frodo:
"Go home."
[Sam
watches Frodo and the tears in his eyes finally fall and roll down his cheeks.
He sinks down on the ground and starts to cry aloud, his heart broken. Frodo
continues his journey without Sam.]
All
Shall Fade
[In
Minas Tirith Faramir and a small host of Gondorian soldiers prepare to re-take
Osgiliath, the 'Steward of Gondor' playing on the background. As they ride on
the streets of the city, the people of Gondor have gathered on the sides and
watch as they go. Not a single happy face is seen in the crowd, everyone is
grieved. People are throwing flowers on the street and hand them to the
soldiers.]
Gandalf:
"Faramir! Faramir!"
[Gandalf
squeezes himself through the crowd and comes to walk beside Faramir and his
horse.]
Gandalf:
"Your father's will has turned to madness!"
Gandalf:
"Do not throw away your life so rushedly!"
Faramir:
"Where does my allegiance lie, if not here?"
[Gandalf
stops and watches as Faramir rides away.]
Gandalf:
"Your father loves you, Faramir!"
Gandalf:
"He will remember it before the end."
[Faramir
and the soldiers finally ride through the gates of Minas Tirith. They form a
line and ride towards Osgiliath and the people of Gondor are watching from the
walls. We see how the orcs in the ruined Osgiliath rise their heads and see the
approaching men.]
[As
his son rides to his doom, Denethor sits inside the castle and eats. Pippin is
with him, dressed in his guardsman uniform.]
Denethor:
"Can you sing, master hobbit?"
Pippin:
"Well...yes. At least well enough for my own people."
Pippin:
"But we have no songs for great halls and ...evil times."
Denethor:
"And why should your songs be unfit for my halls?"
Denethor:
"Come, sing me a song."
[Pippin
looks up and watches as Denethor bites into a tomato, the juices running down
his chin. He takes a breath and begins to sing as Denethor continues to eat.]
Pippin:
"Home is behind, the world ahead..."
[A
shot of Faramir and his men, riding towards Osgiliath. The orcs prepare to shoot
arrows.]
Pippin:
"And there are many paths to tread..."
[As
his son rides on, Denethor merely eats, his face empty of emotion. We see
Faramir pull out his sword.]
Pippin:
"Through shadow, to the edge of night. Until the stars are all
alight."
Pippin:
"Mist and shadow, cloud and shade..."
Pippin:
"Hope [All]l shall fade...All shall fade."
[Denethor
eats as the orcs release their arrows. Pippin turns to look at the un-moved
Steward. He closes his eyes and swallows the lump in his throat. At the same
time Gandalf sits alone in silence on an empty castle yard.]
Dunharrow
[We
see how in Osgiliath the troops of Sauron are preparing to attack into Minas
Tirith.]
[We
then go to King Théoden and Aragorn, on their way to Dunharrow where the army
of Rohan is going to camp out on their way to Gondor. The men stand up as Théoden
rides past them.]
Théoden:
"How many?"
Soldier:
"I bring five hundred men from the Westfold, my lord."
Gamling:
"We have three hundred more from ???"
Théoden:
"Where are the riders from Snowbourn?"
Gamling:
"None have come, my lord."
[In
the next scene Aragorn walks to stand beside Théoden who is looking down from
the landing.]
Théoden:
"Six thousand spears. Less than half of what I'd hoped for."
Aragorn:
"Six thousand will not be enough to break the lines of Mordor."
Théoden:
"More will come."
Aragorn:
"Every hour lost hastens Gondor's defeat."
Aragorn:
"We have till dawn. Then we must ride."
[Théoden
looks at Aragorn and nods. They both turn to look behind their backs. The men
are having trouble controlling their horses. Legolas, with Gimli, walks to Èomer.]
Legolas:
"The horses are restless...and the men are quiet."
Èomer:
"They grow nervous in the shadow of the mountain."
[They
both look at the White Mountains.]
Gimli:
"That road there; where does that lead?"
Legolas:
"It is the road to the Dimholt; the door under the the mountain."
Èomer:
"None who venture there ever return."
Èomer:
"That mountain is evil."
[Aragorn
walks towards the split in the mountain. As the camera zooms into the narrow
path, we see the King of the Dead flicker there quickly, then disappear.]
Gimli:
"Aragorn."
Gimli:
"Let's find some food."
[Before
following, Aragorn glances in the direction of the mountain but the King of the
Dead is there no more.]
Andúril
[It
is night time and we are in Dunharrow, in a tent with Èowyn and Merry. The
hobbit is dressed in his Rohan war armour.
Èowyn
places a helmet to Merry's head.]
Èowyn:
"There. A true esquire of Rohan."
[Merry
feels his helmet, an excited smile on his face. He pulls out his sword and Èowyn
leans back, startled but laughing.]
Merry:
"I'm ready!"
Merry:
"Sorry...It isn't all that dangerous."
Merry:
"It's not even sharp!"
Èowyn:
"Well that's no good; you won't kill many orcs with a blunt blade. Come
on!"
[She
leads Merry out of the tent. Outside Èomer and Gamling are eating by a fire as
Merry lashes air with his sword, Èowyn walking behind him, laughing.]
Èowyn:
"To the smithy, go!"
Èomer:
"You should not encourage him."
Èowyn:
"You should not doubt him."
Èomer:
"I do not doubt his heart; only the reach of his arm."
[Gamling
laughs at this but Èowyn is serious.]
Èowyn:
"Why should Merry be left behind; he has as much cause go to war as
you!"
[Èomer
is silent and listens to his sister.]
Èowyn:
"Why can he not fight for those he loves?"
[The
scene changes and we see a mysterious figure, riding up towards the encampment,
past the Púkel-men. Inside his tent, Aragorn is sleeping restlessly. He dreams
of Arwen, lying on a bed in Rivendell with her eyes closed, looking very ill. ]
[She
opens her eyes, her face pale. A quick shot of the entrance to the Paths of the
Dead.]
Arwen
VO: "I choose a mortal life."
[We
see Arwen, lying in Rivendell, a single tear falling from her eye.]
Arwen:
"I wish I could have seen him...one last time."
[She
closes her eyes and we see Evenstar falling through air and hit the ground,
breaking into million pieces.]
[With
this Aragorn wakes up and pulls out his sword. He sits on his bed and one of the
rohirrim peeks in from the doorway.]
Soldier:
"Sir? King Théoden awaits you, my lord."
[Aragorn
sighs and gets out of the tent. He follows the soldier into Théoden's tent.
Inside is the king and the mysterious person, wearing a dark hood.]
Théoden:
"I take my leave."
[Aragorn
watches as the person stands up and removes his hood. Aragorn is surprised to
see Elrond in Dunharrow. He bows his head.]
Aragorn:
"My lord Elrond."
Elrond:
"I come on behalf of one whom I love."
Elrond:
"Arwen is dying."
[Aragorn
stares at Elrond.]
Elrond:
"She will not long survive the evil that now spreads from Mordor."
Elrond:
"The light of the Evenstar is failing. As Sauron's power grows, her
strength wanes."
Elrond:
"Arwen's life is now tied to the fate of the Ring. The shadow is upon us,
Aragorn."
Elrond:
"The end has come."
Aragorn:
"It will not be our end but His."
Elrond:
"You ride to war but not to victory."
Elrond:
"Sauron's armies march on Minas Tirith as you know, but in secret He sends
another force which will attack from the river."
[A
shot of the Black ships and the Corsairs of Umbar.]
Elrond:
"The fleet of corsair ships sails from the South. They'll be in the city in
two days. You're outnumbered, Aragorn."
Elrond:
"You need more men."
Aragorn:
"There are none."
Elrond:
"There are those who dwell in the mountain."
[A
shot of the King of the Dead. A strong wind suddenly blows in the tent.]
Aragorn:
"Murderers. Traitors."
Aragorn:
"You would call upon them to fight?!"
Aragorn:
"They believe in nothing! They answer to no one."
Elrond:
"They will answer to the King of Gondor!"
[With
this said, Elrond pulls out Andúril from under his robes and holds it out for
Aragorn.]
Elrond:
"Andúril - Flame of the West. Forged from the shards of Narsil."
[Aragorn
walks to Elrond and looks at the sword. He takes it into his hands.]
Aragorn:
"Sauron will not have forgotten the Sword of Elendil."
[Aragorn
pulls Andúril out of its sheath.]
Aragorn:
"The Blade that was broken shall return to Minas Tirith."
Elrond:
"The one who can wield the power of this sword, can summon to him an army
more deadly than any that walks this earth."
Elrond:
"Put aside the ranger. Become who you were born to be."
Elrond:
"Take the Dimholt road."
[Aragorn
blinks his eyes and lowers the sword.]
Elrond:
"Ónen i-Estel Edain." ['I gave Hope to the men']
Aragorn:
"Ú-chebin Estel anim." ['I have kept no hope for myself']
[Aragorn
puts Andúril back to its sheath and the scene changes to him, fastening his
gear to Brego's back. Èowyn walks to Aragorn.]
Èowyn:
"Why are you doing this?!"
Èowyn:
"The war lies to the East, you can not leave on the eve of battle!"
[Aragorn
looks at the woman.]
Èowyn:
"You can not abandon the men."
Aragorn:
"Èowyn..."
Èowyn:
"We need you here."
Aragorn:
"Why have you come?"
[Èowyn
is silent for a while and watches Aragorn.]
Èowyn:
"Do you not know?"
[They
look at each other in silence. Èowyn's eyes glisten with tears.]
Aragorn:
"It is but a shadow and a thought that you love."
Aragorn:
"I can not give you what you seek."
[Èowyn
takes a few steps back, looking heartsick. Aragorn takes Brego and walks away,
leaving Èowyn to stand alone, with tears in her eyes.]
[As
Aragorn is walking towards the crack in the mountain, he is stopped by Gimli.]
Gimli:
"Just where do you think you're up to?"
Aragorn:
"Not this time. This time you must stay, Gimli."
[Gimli,
however, doesn't agree and they are joined by Legolas, leading his horse with
him.]
Legolas:
"Have you learned nothing of the subbornness of dwarves?"
Gimli:
"Might as well accept it. We're going with you, laddie."
[Aragorn
won't argue with this and the three friends leave for the Dimholt road. The men
become alarmed as they see
Aragorn
leaving. King Théoden comes to see him go.]
Soldier:
"Where's he going? I don't understand."
Soldier:
"Lord Aragorn!"
Soldier:
"Why does he leave on the eve of battle?!"
Gamling:
"He leaves because there is no hope."
Théoden:
"He leaves because he must."
Gamling:
"Too few have come. We can not defeat the armies of Mordor."
Théoden:
"No, we can not."
Théoden:
"But we will meet them in battle nonetheless."
I
would have you smile again
[It
is dawn. Èowyn is standing alone outside, watching the sun rise and is joined
by her uncle.]
Théoden:
"I have left instructions. The people are to follow your rule in my
stead."
[Théoden
turns around and walks to stand before his serious-looking niece.]
Théoden:
"Take up my seat in the Golden Hall. Long may you defend Edoras if the
battle goes ill."
Èowyn:
"What other duty would you have me do, my lord?"
Théoden:
"Duty? No..."
[He
walks to Èowyn and takes her hands into his own.]
Théoden:
"I would have you smile again. Not grief for those whose time has
come."
Théoden:
"You shall live to see these days renewed."
[Théoden
cups his niece's face and presses their foreheads together.]
Théoden:
"No more despair."
The
Paths of the Dead
[It
is daytime and Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli are making their way to the Dark Door,
the entrance to the Paths of the Dead.]
Gimli:
"What kind of army would linger in such a place?"
Legolas:
"One that is cursed."
Legolas:
"Long ago the Men of the Mountain swore an oath to the last king of Gondor..."
Legolas:
"...To come to his aid, to fight. But when the time came, when Gondor's
need was dire, they fled..."
Legolas:
"Vanishing into the darkness of the mountain..."
Legolas:
"And so Isildur cursed them...never to rest, until they had fulfilled their
pledge."
[The
three of them finally stand before the slope of Dwimorberg, leading their
restless horses towards the entrance.]
Gimli:
"The very warmth of my blood seems drawn away."
[Legolas
stops and stares at the entrance. He reads what is written above.]
Legolas:
"The way is shut...it was made by those who are dead...and the dead keep
it. They way is shut."
[A
sudden blast of wind, mingled with the cries of the dead, coming from inside
scares away the horses.]
Aragorn:
"Brego!"
[Aragorn
turns to look at the entrance.]
Aragorn:
"I do not fear death!"
[With
this, he walks in and disappears into the darkness. Legolas and Gimli are left
behind and watch in terror. Legolas
is
the next one to step in. Only Gimli remains outside.]
Gimli:
"Well this is something unheard of! An elf will go underground where a
dwarf dare not!"
Gimli:
"Ahh...I'll never hear the end of it!" [not sure about this]
[Gimli,
too, enters the Paths of the Dead.]
[We
then go back to Dunharrow where the men prepare to leave in a hurry. Théoden
and Èomer come out of a tent.]
Théoden:
"We must ride light and swift."
Théoden:
"It's a long road ahead."
Théoden:
"The men and beast must reach the end with a strength to fight."
[Merry,
too, is ready to leave, but Théoden won't take him with them.]
Théoden:
"Little hobbits do not belong in war, master Meriadoc."
Merry:
"All my friends have gone to battle! I will be ashamed to be left
behind!"
Théoden:
"It is a three day gallop to Minas Tirith and none of my riders can bear
you as a burden."
Merry:
"I want to fight!"
Théoden:
"I will say no more."
[With
this, Théoden rides away, leaving the disappointed Merry to stand and watch as
the men ride past him.
But
as Merry is standing there, one of the riders, Dernhelm, who is really Èowyn in
disguise, picks Merry up from the ground to ride with her.]
Èowyn/Dernhelm:
"Ride with me."
Merry:
"My lady?"
Èomer:
"Form up! Move out!"
Théoden:
"Ride! Ride now for Gondor!"
[We
see the host of men ride for Gondor. At the same time, Sauron's huge armies
march towards Minas Tirith. They are very close and the air is filled with their
battlecries. Huge trolls are beating drums as the troops march forward.]
[We
go back to Aragorn, who is making his way forward inside the underground realm,
using a torch. Legolas and
Gimli
follow behind him. Finally they reach their destination. They stop before the
huge double doors and look around.]
The
King of the Dead: "Who enters my domain?"
[Aragorn
turns around and sees the King appear in front of the steps, leading to the
doors.]
Aragorn:
"One who will have your allegiance."
The
King of the Dead: "The dead do not suffer the living to pass."
Aragorn:
"You will suffer me!"
[The
King lets out a chilling laughter and Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli turn to look
around. They see how the dead army turns visible around them and starts to float
toward them.]
The
King of the Dead: "The way is shut...it was made by those who are
dead...and the dead keep it."
[They
look around them and see that they are surrounded by the dead.]
The
King of the Dead: "The way is shut. Now you must die."
[The
King moves towards Aragorn. Legolas immediately fires an arrow, but it flies
through the King.]
Aragorn:
"I summon you to fulfil your oath."
The
King of the Dead: "None, but the king of Gondor may command me!"
[Aragorn
readies Andúril for the strike. The King swings his sword but Aragorn blocks
the blow and the blade of
Andúril
is on the King's neck.]
The
King of the Dead: "The bind was broken!"
Aragorn:
"It is being re-made."
[Aragorn
pushes the King back and the dead remain silent and watch.]
Aragorn:
"Fight for us and regain your honor."
Aragorn:
"What say you?"
[The
dead are silent and watch as Aragorn walks around them, holding out Andúril.]
Aragorn:
"What say you?!"
Gimli:
"You waste your time, Aragorn! They had no honor in life, they have none
now in death."
Aragorn:
"I am Isildur's heir. Fight for me!"
Aragorn:
"And I will hold your oath fulfilled!"
[The
King merely smiles as Aragorn points his sword at him.]
Aragorn:
"What say you!?"
The
Beginning of the End
[We
go to Minas Tirith where the troops of Sauron are standing on the Pelennor
Fields, ready for the battle.
A
lonely horse gallops toward the gates and a wounded Faramir is being dragged
along with the animal.]
Guard:
"Open the gate! Quick!"
[We
see that Faramir is unconscious and has two arrows pointing out from his chest.
The gates are closed and the men bend down to help their wounded captain.]
[Outside
the walls the orcs prepare to fire the catapults. The ugly orc leader arrives
with a warg and looks around, a pleased expression on his face.]
[Inside
the city Faramir is taken to his father.]
Guard:
"Quick, hurry!"
[Denethor
storms out to the yard and runs to Faramir.]
Denethor:
"Faramir!"
[The
Gondorian soldiers lower Faramir to the ground, next to the White Tree and
Denethor kneels beside him.]
Denethor:
"Say not that he has fallen!"
Guard:
"They were outnumbered. None survived."
[Farther
away Pippin is watching the situation, a frown on his face.]
[On
the Fields of Pelennor, the orc leader smells the air.]
Orc
leader: "Fear...the city is rank with it."
Orc
leader: "Let us ease their pain. Release the prisoners!"
Orc:
"Catapults!"
[As
the catapults are fired, the people inside the city receive a horrible surprise.
The orcs are shooting the heads of the soldiers that rode to Osgiliath with
Faramir.]
[Up
on the highest level, the grief is getting to Denethor's sanity.]
Denethor:
"My sons are spent..."
[The
steward steps back from his son and Pippin runs to Faramir.]
Denethor:
"My line has ended!"
[Pippin
places his hand on Faramir's forehead.]
Pippin:
"He's alive!"
Denethor:
"The House of Stewards has failed!"
Pippin:
"He needs medicine, my lord!!!"
[Denethor
won't listen to the hobbit. He is blinded by his sorrow and despair.]
Denethor:
"My line has ended!!!"
Pippin:
"My lord?!"
[Denethor
walks to the edge and looks down. He stares at the mass of Sauron's forces
below. The trolls are placing huge boulders into the catapults.]
Denethor:
"Rohan has deserted us..."
[The
catapults are fired and the boulders hit the city and its towers which come
crumbling down. The people start panicking and run out to the streets.]
Denethor:
"Théoden's betrayed me..."
[With
every line spoken, Denethor's madness and despair seems to deepen. More boulders
are fired at the city and civilians are killed.]
Denethor:
"Abandon your post!!!"
Denethor:
"Flee! Flee for your life!!!"
[The
soldiers look at each other, confused. As Denethor turns around, he receives a
blow from Gandalf's staff and falls down, unconscious.]
Gandalf:
"Prepare for battle!"
[Gandalf
rides through the streets with Shadowfax.]
Gandalf:
"Pull them in! To the wall!"
Gandalf:
"Return to your posts!"
[The
fleeing soldiers follow the wizard up to the wall and prepare for battle.
Gandalf sits on Shadowfax's back and looks down onto the fields, filled with
thousands of orcs and other beasts from Mordor.]
Gandalf:
"Send these foul beast into the abyss!"
[The
soldiers launch their catapults and fire boulders at the enemy. The orcs watch
as the stones land on their fellow fighters and intend to move but their leader
won't allow them to.]
Orc
leader: "Stay where you are."
[They
return the fire and more boulders hit the city of Minas Tirith.]
Soldier#1:
"Watch out!"
Soldier#2:
"Down to the lower level! Quick!"
[Pippin,
wearing his helmet, is running with the flow. More stones are fired at the orcs.
Both sides are on the receiving end. As a huge stone is about to land on the orc
leader, he stands still until the last moment.]
[He
spits on the boulder and at the same moment the Nazgûl arrive with their Fell
beasts. They fly and circle around the city, causing lots of damage as they go.
We see that the Witch-king of Angmar is with them.]
[The
soldiers are terrified at the sight of the Nazgûl and so is Pippin. He covers
his ears as the cry of the black riders sounds in the air. At the same time,
Gandalf is walking along the wall.]
Gandalf:
"Hold them back! Do not give into fear!"
Gandalf:
"Return to your post!"
[A
boulder hits one of the siege towers, and its passangers fall down. The Nazgûl
keep attacking the city and more men end up dead. The Fell beast use their claws
to snatch the men and then drop them to the ground. Pippin is terrified and
tries to run with the crowd but is pushed down and he falls. On the walls, the
archers are fireing their arrows.]
Gandalf:
"Aim for the trolls! Kill the trolls!"
[The
trolls receive a shower of arrows, but one of the siege towers has been pushed
close enough and the orcs start to enter the city through the walls.]
Gandalf:
"Fight them back!"
[Gandalf
turns around and sees Pippin, walking towards him, looking like he's
sleepwalking.]
Gandalf:
"Peregrin Took! Go back to the city! Now!"
Pippin:
"You called us out to fight..."
[Sauron's
troops swarm onto the walls and one of the orcs runs towards Pippin. The hobbit
panics but Gandalf comes to the
rescue and fights the orc, saving Pippin.]
Gandalf:
"This is no place for a hobbit!"
[Gandalf
continues to fight, using his staff and sword. He doesn't see that an orc is
about to attack him from behind, but Pippin pulls out his sword and at the last
moment, kills the orc. He stares at his bloody sword. Gandalf
turns
to look at Pippin, his tone of voice filled with both pride and surprise.]
Gandalf:
"Guard of the Citadel in deed! Now back, up the hill! Quick! Quick!"
[Pippin
does as he is told and leaves the scene. Outside, on the fields, we see huge,
rhino-like creatures pulling Grond, the battering ram. Gandalf sees this from
the wall. The look on his face is serious as Grond is pulled towards the gates
of the White City.]
Shelob's
Lair
[Gollum
has led Frodo all the way up to the entrance to Shelob's Lair. He's squatting on
a rock, pointing with his hand, telling Frodo to go inside.]
Gollum:
"There..."
[Frodo
is looking into the dark tunnel, holding his nose. The sound of wind and
dropping water can be heard from inside.]
Frodo:
"What is this place?"
Gollum:
"Master must go inside the tunnel."
Frodo:
"Now that I'm here, I don't think I want to."
[Frodo
is about to step back and Gollum is getting nervous.]
Gollum:
"It's the only way!"
Gollum:
"Go in...or go back."
Frodo:
"I can't go back..."
[With
this, the hobbit hesitantly enters the tunnel. Gollum follows him, pleased that
his plan is working.]
Frodo:
"What's that smell?"
Gollum:
"Orcse's filth...orcses come in here sometimes."
[Inside
the the tunnel it's very dark. The walls are covered with sticky web and weird
honeycomb-like shapes in the stone.
Frodo stumbles forward and Gollum quickly disappears, so that only his voice is
heard anymore.]
Gollum:
"Hurry!"
[Frodo's
breathing is getting rapid as he realizes that his guide is nowhere to be seen.]
Frodo:
"Sméagol??"
Gollum:
"...Over here!"
[As
Frodo fumbles in the dark, we can see the place is filled with bones. Frodo
loses his footing and stumbles. As he leans against the stone wall, he realizes
it's sticky.]
Frodo:
"Ahh! It's sticky! What is it?!"
[Frodo
is scared, the growing panic visible in his voice.]
Gollum:
"You will see...Oh yesss, you will see..."
[Frodo
stops and looks for Gollum.]
Frodo:
"Sméagol? Sméagol!?"
[There
is no answer.]
Frodo:
"Sméagol!!!"
[Frodo
looks around him and sees no one. Tears fill his eyes as he realizes Gollum has
lead him into this horrible place and that he is alone.]
Frodo:
"Sam..."
[As
Frodo remembers Sam, both remorse and hate flash on his face.]
[He
steps forward and looks down. The floor is filled with bones. Frodo's breathing
starts to quicken and he looks around once more. This time he sees a carcass of
a bird, hanging from the ceiling, wrapped inside cobweb.
There
are also cobwebbed orc bones hanging next to the bird. Frodo is startled as a
menacing growl-like sound is heard from somewhere in the tunnels. Frodo starts
to run but he's stumbling in the darkness.]
[The
scene changes to a broken hearted Sam who is climbing down the winding stairs.
He loses his footing and falls.
Sam
lands right next to the Lembas bread that Gollum threw away earlier. He picks up
what's left of the Lembas and growls in anger as he realizes what Gollum did.
Sam turns and looks up, intending to once more climb up the stairs.]
[We
are back with Frodo who is running in the dark tunnels, scared for his life. As
he is looking behind his back, he stumbles and falls into a pile of sticky
bones. Frodo tries to scramble up but is caught in the web. We can hear
'Shelob's
Lair' playing on the background, mingled with Frodo's scared cries as he
stumbles in the cobweb and piles of bones. When Frodo's heart is filled with
fear and he is lying there, nearly paralyzed, he remembers the Phial of
Galadriel.]
Galadriel
VO: "And you, Frodo Baggins, I give you the Light of Eärendil, our most
beloved star."
[Frodo
pulls out the phial, filled with the crystal water. He holds it in his grip and
watches as it slowly begins to glow with a pale blue light.]
Galadriel
VO: "May it be a light for you in dark places, when all other lights go
out..."
[Frodo
closes his eyes and calms himself down. He utters out words and shines a light
in a dark place.]
Frodo:
"Aiya Eärendil Elenion Ancalima!" ['Hail Eärendil brightest of the
Stars!']
[As
the Phial of Galadriel glows brightly in Frodo's grip, the hobbit slowly turns
to look behind his shoulder. He realizes there is something there and jumps up.]
[Frodo
is finally met by Shelob and lets out a cry of terror. She swings her front legs
and Frodo falls down on his back.
The
hobbit uses the Light of Eärendil to keep Shelob away from him.]
[Once
again Frodo falls down and Shelob attacks. Frodo is quick enough to pull out
Sting and hurt Shelob in one of her legs. This gives him time to get up and
flee. Frodo runs in the tunnels, not knowing where he's going, Shelob right
behind him.]
[Suddenly
he stumbles and falls down on his stomach and rolls down through a hole. Shelob
is too big to get through.
Frodo
continues to run and keeps looking over his shoulder, this causing him to run
straight into one of Shelob's webs.
He
gets stuck and hangs in the web, not even his feet touching the ground. Frodo's
voice is filled with panic as he realizes what happened. As he wriggles in the
web, Gollum lets him know he was the one who lead Frodo into this trap.]
Gollum:
"Naughty little fly...why does it cry?"
[Frodo
looks behind his shoulder and sees that Shelob is already crawling behind him.
Gollum peeks from behind a stone.]
Gollum:
"Caught in a web! Soon you'll be...eaten."
[With
this, Frodo starts to furiously slash the web with Sting. Gollum realizes the
hobbit might get away before
Shelob
gets to him and scuttles away. At the very last moment Frodo manages to escape
from the web and runs the same way he saw Gollum leave.]
[He
is finally outside, but as soon as he lands on the ground, he is attacked by
Gollum. Gollum grabs Frodo by his ears and bashes his head into the stone wall.]
Gollum:
"Got away, did it, precious!! Not this time!!"
Gollum:
"Not this time!!!"
[Gollum
tries to snatch the Ring that hangs around Frodo's neck. The moment Frodo sees
this, he pushes Gollum away with a sudden rush of anger-given strength.]
Frodo:
"No!!!!"
[Frodo
attacks Gollum and truly kicks his ass. As Frodo has his hands around Gollum's
neck, the Sméagol side comes forth.]
Gollum:
"It wasn't us! It wasn't us!"
Gollum:
"Sméagol wouldn't hurt Master! We promised!"
[Frodo
still has his hands around Gollum's neck, the look on his face angry. But slowly
the anger turns to exhaustion and pity.]
Gollum:
"You must believe usss! It was the Precious! The Precious made us do
it!"
[Slowly
Frodo lets go and stumbles back. He sits on the ground and watches Gollum, who
is holding his chest, looking miserable. The hobbit stands up.]
Frodo:
"I have to destroy It, Sméagol..."
[Gollum
looks at Frodo with his big eyes, raising up the hobbit's sympathy.]
Frodo:
"I have to destroy It for both our sakes."
[As
Frodo starts to walk away, an angry grimace rises to Gollum's face and he
quickly gets up and runs after Frodo.]
Gollum:
"No!!!"
[He
jumps on Frodo and they both fall down, but there is a black chasm right next to
them and Gollum falls into it over Frodo's shoulder. Frodo watches him fall and
finally gets up. The escape from Shelob and the fight with Gollum have consumed
all his strength and Frodo can barely stand, but still, he staggers forward. He
stops to lean against the stony wall, his breathing heavy.]
Frodo:
"I'm so sorry, Sam..."
Frodo:
"So sorry..."
[With
this, Frodo loses his consciousness and falls down. But when he hits the ground,
he is in the woods of Lothlórien, lying on a soft bed of moss and leaves.
Slowly he opens his eyes and sees Galadriel, standing before him.]
Galadriel
VO: "This task was appointed to you, Frodo of the Shire. If you do not find
a way, no one will."
[Frodo
watches as Galadriel bends down with a kind smile on her face, offering her
hand. With a determined look on his face, the hobbit takes the outstretched hand
and Galadriel pulls him up]
[When
Frodo stand on his feet, he is back at Cirith Ungol. With new strength and
determition, he continues to walk.]
The
Choices of Master Samwise
[We
are at Minas Tirith where the siege continues. The huge trolls are pulling at
ropes to use Grond. Grond hits the gate of Minas Tirith, but it won't give in
yet. Gandalf is riding with Shadowfax, shouting orders to the men.]
Gandalf:
"Back to the gate! Hurry!"
[The
remaining soldiers hurry to the gate with Gandalf. As Grond keeps hitting the
gate, they ready their weapons.
Up
in the highest level, Pippin runs past the White Tree and sees the cavalcade
that carries Faramir, led by
Denethor.
They are on their way to the Silent Street. Denethor pushes open the double
doors and steps in.]
Denethor:
"No tomb for Denethor and Faramir."
Denethor:
"No long, slow sleep of death in balmed."
Denethor:
"We shall burn like the heathen kings of old!"
Denethor:
"Bring wood and oil!"
[Down
at the gate Grond is making progress and the men wait with their spears and
shields ready.]
Gandalf:
"Steady! Steady!"
[One
final hit and Grond breaks through the gate of the White City, its fiery jaws
making the men withdraw.]
Gandalf:
"You're soldiers of Gondor! No matter what comes through that gate, you
will stand your ground!"
[As
the gates are opened, huge beasts of Mordor step through and into the city,
waving their spiky hammers. The look on Gandalf's face shows surprise and shock.
The men have no chance against the big beasts and are quickly smashed and thrown
on the walls.]
Gandalf:
"Volley!!! Fire!"
[The
archers release their arrows, but make little difference. The beasts keep
attacking and more men end up dead.
With
Gandalf's help, one of the beasts falls down, most likely dead. As the gates are
now broken, Sauron's forces storm inside, killing as they go.]
[We
are back with Frodo who has arrived at the stairs that lead to the Tower of
Cirith Ungol. As he stops to take
a
breath and leans against the rocks, the camera angle changes and we see that the
threat of Shelob isn't over!
She
crawls out through a hole, and down on the ground, Frodo has no idea what's
going on behind his back.]
[The
hobbit slowly sneaks towards the stairs, making sure it's safe to proceed.
Shelob is crawling closer, taking support from the surrounding rocks. She is
right above Frodo and he still has no idea what kind of danger he is in.]
[Finally,
as Frodo is about to step on the stairs, a sound of falling rocks, coming from
behind his back gets his attention. He turns around and scans the area with his
eyes but sees nothing. More stones drop and Frodo's breathing is starting to
quicken. We see how Shelob lowers her stinger when Frodo starts to turn around.]
[He
has no time to react; Shelob stabs him quickly somewhere around his torso and
lower body. Frodo lets out a pained groan and jerks from the the hit, but
doesn't fall. The look on his face is anguished and shocked as his eyes continue
to stare forward.]
[For
a while the hobbit stays on his feet. He groans as his mouth fills with foam,
Shelob's poison taking effect.
Finally
Frodo falls down and Shelob immediately starts to wrap him into a cocoon of
cobweb.]
[When
we are sure all is lost, Samwise comes to the rescue, holding Sting and the
Phial of Galadriel in his hands!]
Sam:
"Let him go, you filth!"
[Shelob
most likely looks at Sam with her many eyes and lets out a shriek.]
Sam:
"Let him go!!"
[As
Shelob drops the cocooned Frodo to the ground, a hint of worry flashes on Sam's
face. He continues to point the Light of Eärendil at Shelob, determined to save
his master.]
Sam:
"You will not touch him again!"
[Shelob
growls and Sam creeps closer.]
Sam:
"Come on and finish it!"
[Sam
charges and Shelob attacks as well. Sam manages to slash at one of her legs with
Sting, but that won't stop her.
Shelob
uses her legs to attack and sends Sam flying through the air. When he hits the
ground, the Phial leaves his grip, landing on a spot he can't reach.]
[Shelob
comes towards Sam and kicks the Phial even further away. Sam is back on his feet
but is pushed down by Shelob.
He's
pressed against the rocky wall, fighting with Shelob's huge chaps. He manages to
use his legs to kick her, but she soon crawls back up and Sam is pulled down.]
[He
falls down to the ground and scrambles back to his feet. Shelob is circling
around on the rocks above him and finally jumps back down.]
[Sam
is still holding Sting in his hand as Shelob rams him to the ground. Furiously
Sam uses the sword and crushes it in the middle of Shelob's head, finally doing
some damage. She backs off and Sam follows, trying to hit her again, but this
time she manages to get her jaws around Sam's hand. When Shelob finally lets go,
Sting flies through the air and lands behind Sam. She trips him down and Sam
lands right next to Sting. He reaches for it but
Shelob
steps on the blade. Sam turns around and sees that he is about to be stabbed
with Shelob's sting. Quickly he rolls to the right and narrowly manages to dodge
the sting. Several times Shelob tries to stab Sam, who keeps rolling on the
ground, until he finally gets Sting back on his hands. He is lying directly
under her stomach and rams the blade through it.]
[Shelob
is seriously hurt and starts to wriggle. Sam picks up the Phial and uses it to
drive Shelob back to the darkness of her lair. ]
Sam:
"Back!"
[Shelob
is having trouble staying on her feet, but finally she disappears into her
tunnel, never to be seen again.
Sam
hurries to Frodo who is still wrapped in the cocoon, lying before the stairs.]
Sam:
"Mister Frodo!"
[Sam
rips open the web around Frodo's face. His skin is yellowish, lips blue, and his
eyes are open, staring into void, surrounded by dark rims. Sam stares at Frodo,
shocked.]
Sam:
"Oh no!...Frodo!"
[Sam
tries to shake Frodo awake, but it's useless.]
Sam:
"Mister Frodo!"
[Sam
takes the limp Frodo into his arms, tears falling from his eyes.]
Sam:
"Wake up!"
Sam:
"Don't leave me here alone! Don't go where I can't follow..."
[Sam
cries as he watches Frodo's lifeless form in his arms.]
Sam:
"Wake up!"
[Sam's
face is filled with sorrow as he begins to realize that Frodo isn't sleeping.]
Sam:
"You're not asleep...dead!"
[He
presses his teary cheek against the crown of Frodo's head and rocks him in his
arms.]
[We
suddenly see that Sting, lying on the ground, starts to glow blue - orcs are
near. Sam is alarmed as he hears voices, coming from the stairs.]
Gorbag:
"You get lost, scum!"
[The
orcs (I believe two of them might be Shagrat and Gorbag, correct me if I'm
wrong.) come down the stairs and spot Frodo, lying on the ground.]
Gorbag:
"What's this?"
Gorbag:
"Looks like ol' Shelob's been having a bit of fun..."
[Farther
away, Sam is hiding behind the rocks and listenes to what the orcs are saying.]
Shagrat:
"Killed another one, has She?"
Gorbag:
"No...this fellow ain't dead!"
Sam:
"Not dead?!"
Gorbag:
"She jabs him with her stinger, and he goes as limp as a bonefish!"
Gorbag:
"Then she has her way with them...That's how she likes to feed!"
Gorbag:
"Fresh blood!"
Gorbag:
"Get him to the tower!"
[The
orcs leave and take Frodo with them. Sam watches them go.]
Sam:
"Samwise, you fool!"
Shagrat:
"This scum will be awake in a couple of hours."
Gorbag:
"Then he'll wish he'd never been born!"
Ride
of the Rohirrim
[In
Minas Tirith Pippin runs after Denethor and the cavalcade. We see how the nearly
dead Faramir is placed on top of a pyre, yet to be set on fire. Faramir has his
eyes closed and is unconscious, but as the men lower him down on the woods, he
groans silently, letting us know he is alive. The soldiers bring more wood to
the pyre and Pippin sneaks inside.]
Denethor:
"House of his spirit crumbles."
Denethor:
"He is burning."
[Denethor
strokes Faramir's cheek, his face mere inches away from his son's but he either
ignores or fails to hear the low groans from Faramir.]
Denethor:
"Already burning!"
[Pippin
runs to the pyre.]
Pippin:
"He's not dead!"
[Denethor
glances at the hobbit, a dark expression on his face as Pippin starts to pull at
the woods in the pyre.]
Pippin:
"He's not dead!!!"
[Denethor
comes and grabs Pippin by his collar, dragging the hobbit out of the the Silent
Street, ignoring Pippin's struggling.]
Pippin:
"No! No! He's not dead! No!"
Denethor:
"Hear now, Peregrin son of Paladin...I release you from my service."
Denethor:
"Go now and die in what way seems best for you."
[Pippin
is thrown on the floor and Denethor closes the double doors, leaving the hobbit
outside.]
Denethor:
"Pour oil on the wood!"
[Pippin
goes to look for Gandalf.]
Pippin:
"Gandalf!"
[The
soldiers run around the hobbit as he calls for the wizard.]
Pippin:
"Gandalf! Gandalf!"
[We
see how fiery boulders are catapulted into the city and buildings crumble down.]
Gandalf:
"Retreat! The city is breached! Pull back! To the second level!"
[The
streets are in chaos, men fleeing, fiery boulders rolling here and there.]
Gandalf:
"Get the women and children out! Get them out! Retreat!"
Orc
leader: "Move into the city. Kill all in your path."
[We
see how the forces of Sauron swarm inside the city, killing soldiers and
civilians as they go.]
Gandalf:
"Fight! Fight to the last man! Fight for your lives!"
[Gandalf,
sitting on Shadowfax's back, stops as he hears a horn blowing on the Fields of
Pelennor. Even the orc leader stops and turns to look at what's coming. At the
break of dawn arrive the Riders of Rohan. They stop with their horses and stare
at the number of Sauron's forces in front of Minas Tirith. We see Èowyn,
disguised as Dernhelm, Merry with her. Both stare wide eyed. Èowyn places her
arm around Merry.]
Èowyn/Dernhelm:
"Courage, Merry, courage for our friends."
Orc
leader: "Form ranks, you maggots! Form ranks!"
[The
orcs start to march towards Théoden and his men. He rides in front of the long
line of riders.]
Théoden:
"Èomer! Take your éored down the left flag!"
Théoden:
"Gamling, follow the King's banner down the center!"
Théoden:
"Grimbold, take your company right, after you pass the wall!"
Théoden:
"Forth! Down fear of darkness!"
Théoden:
"Arise! Arise, Riders of Théoden!"
[As
Théoden rides past her, Èowyn hides her face.]
Théoden:
"Spears shall be shaken, shields shall be splintered!"
[Théoden
rides before his men.]
Théoden:
"A sword day...a red day...and the sun rises!"
[The
riders point out their spears and before the White City, the orc kneel down,
doing the same.]
Èowyn/Dernhelm:
"What ever happens, stay with me. I'll look after you."
[The
King rides past his men, hitting their spears with his sword as he goes.]
Théoden:
"Ride now...Ride now...Ride! Ride for ruin and the world's ending!"
[He
stops and prepares to face Sauron's army.]
Théoden:
"Death!"
Rohirrim:
"Death!"
[Èowyn
takes a deep breath, trying to calm herself.]
Théoden:
"Death!"
Rohirrim:
"Death!"
Théoden:
"Death!!!"
Èowyn
and Merry: "Death!!!"
Théoden:
"Forth, Eorlingas!"
[As
the sun rises, the Rohirrim blow into their horn and they ride.]
Orc
leader: "Fire!"
[The
orcs fire their arrows and some riders and their horses fall down, dead, but the
Rohirrim rides on.]
Théoden:
"Death!!!"
Orc
leader: "Fire at will!"
[More
arrows are shot but the Rohirrim rides on and the look on the orc leader's face
turns serious for the first time.
The
orcs start to retreat as the Rohirrim rides toward them. Finally they clash.
Spears are thrown and orcs get trampled by the horses.]
[Inside
the city, Pippin runs to Gandalf.]
Pippin:
"Gandalf! Gandalf!"
Pippin:
"Denethor has lost his mind!"
Pippin:
"He's burning Faramir alive!"
Gandalf:
"Come!"
[Gandalf
lifts Pippin up and together they leave to help Faramir. At the same time,
outside on the Fields of Pelennor the battle between the Rohirrim and the orcs
continues. The orcs retreat.]
[We
go to Denethor, who is soaking himself with oil, standing on the pyre. He looks
down at his son, who is drenched in oil. Faramir's face twitches, but Denethor
doesn't pay any attention to this.]
Denethor:
"Set a fire in our flesh."
[Denethor
stands on the pyre, his son lying on his feet as the soldiers approach them with
torches. At the very last moment Shadowfax kicks the double doors open and
interrupts the outcome of Denethor's madness.]
Gandalf:
"Stay this madness!"
[Denethor
snatches a torch from one of the soldiers and turns to look at Gandalf. He
throws down the torch and the pyre lights up in fire. Pippin watches in horror
and Gandalf quickly takes a spear from one of the guards and rides toward the
pyre. He hits Denethor with the spear and sends him flying down to the floor.
Faramir remains in the flames and Pippin jumps into the pyre to help him. The
hobbit uses all his streght to push the man out of the flames and finally
succeeds. Faramir falls down to the ground, Pippin with him. Quickly Pippin puts
out the flames in Faramir's clothes, but at the same moment Denethor gets up and
in the state of madness attacks Pippin.]
Denethor:
"Nooooo!!! You will not take my son from me!"
[Pippin
cries out as Denethor, already caught in flames, grips him by his collar.
Gandalf quickly interferes and makes Shadowfax hit Denethor with his hooves,
sending him into the pyre. As Denethor lays in the flames, he glances at his son
and realizes that he is alive. Faramir opens his eyes slightly and watches his
father.]
Denethor:
"Faramir..."
[As
Denethor realizes what he has done, it is already too late for him. He is caught
in fire and jumps down from the pyre and runs out of the Silent Street, past the
White Tree and down from the edge, falling into his death.]
Gandalf:
"So passes Denethor, son of Ecthelion."
I
am No Man
[On
the fields of Pelennor the fight continues. We see everyone, Théoden, Èomer,
Merry and Èowyn use their weapons and orcs fall down, dead.]
Èomer:
"Drive them back to the river!"
Théoden:
"Make safe this city!"
[Suddenly
everything stills. The Mûmakil arrive. Théoden and his men watch as the huge
beasts of Haradrim march toward them in a line. One of the Mûmak commanders
sounds his horn and the line moves on, toward the city.
The
Rohirrim stare at the sight, their horses nervous.]
Théoden:
"Re-form the line! Re-form the line!"
[The
riders take their position in the line and prepare to fight the Haradrim. The
enemy gets closer and the ground shakes.]
Théoden:
"Sound the charge!"
[Gamling
blows into his horn.]
Théoden:
"Charge!"
[As
Gamling's horn sounds in the air, the Rohirrim rush toward the enemy. They clash
and many riders fall dead as the Mûmakil use their gigantic tusks, covered with
spikes, as their weapon. Their huge feet stamp everyting on their way. Men fly
in the air and the Mûmakil march forward. The Haradrim shoot their arrows,
killing more Théoden's men. The fields are in chaos and the Riders of Rohan are
on the losing side. We see Èomer, who stops and turns to face the Mûmak and
its commander coming after him. He readies his spear and at the last moment
throws it at the Mûmak commander, who falls down, dead. The man doesn't hit the
ground, but hangs from his bridle, making the Mûmak turn left. The animal moves
blindly to the direction he feels the bridle order him and collides with another
Mûmak, causing them both to fall down.]
[We
go to Èowyn and Merry who are still together.]
Èowyn/Dernhelm:
"Take the reins! Pull left!"
[She
takes Merry's sword as they ride amid the Mûmakil.]
Èowyn/Dernhelm:
"Left!"
[As
they ride under one Mûmak's stomach, Èowyn uses the two swords to wound the
animal's feet, causing it to fall down.]
Èomer:
"Aim for the head!"
[Èomer
shoots his arrows and one of the Mûmakil rises to its hind legs, causing its
riders to fall down from its back.]
Théoden:
"Bring it down! Bring it down! Bring it down!"
[More
Mûmakil fall down and the ground shakes. We see how the horse Èowyn and Merry
are riding falls down as well, sending Merry and Èowyn flying from its back. A
Mûmak is about to fall on Èowyn, but at the last moment she manages to roll
away.]
Èowyn/Dernhelm:
"Merry!"
[We
see how inside the city the people are running from Sauron's forces as the Nazgûl
fly around the city again. Everything looks hopeless as the enemy tries to break
the gate the men are defending. Farther away,
Gandalf
and Pippin are sitting together, watching the destruction. The hobbit turns to
look at Gandalf.]
Pippin:
"I didn't think it would end this way..."
Gandalf:
"End?"
Gandalf:
"No, the journey doesn't end here."
Gandalf:
"Death is just another path...One that we all must take."
[Pippin
listenes and watches Gandalf, as he continues. All sounds of the surrounding
battle quiet down.]
Gandalf:
"The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all change to silver
glass..."
[There
is a little smile on Pippin's face.]
Gandalf:
"...And then you see it."
Pippin:
"What? Gandalf? ...See what?"
[As
Gandalf continues, we can hear the melody of 'Into the West' on the background.]
Gandalf:
"White shores...and beyond."
Gandalf:
"The far green country under a swift sunrise."
[They
both smile as they look at each other.]
Pippin:
"Well, that isn't so bad."
Gandalf:
"No...No it isn't."
[They
become aware of the surrounding battle once more as the enemy bangs at the gate.
Gandalf gives the hobbit a little nod and Pippin closes his eyes, tightening his
hold on his sword.]
[We
go back to the Fields of Pelennor where the Mûmakil and Haradrim continue to
cause destruction.]
Théoden:
"Rally to me! To me!"
[Théoden
stops and slowly turns his head and sees the Witch-king of Angmar flying right
toward him. He simply stares as the Nazgûl's Fell beast comes and takes him and
his horse with its jaws. Farther away Èowyn watches in horror as the Fell best
pulls about her uncle, finally throwing him to the ground. Théoden gets trapped
under his horse. The Witch-king guides his Fell beast to the broken King.]
Witch-king:
"Feast on his flesh."
[The
Fell beast gets closer and Théoden is unable to do nothing but move his arms.
He watches as Dernhelm comes to stand between the Nazgûl and the king.]
Èowyn/Dernhelm:
"I will kill you if you touch him!"
Witch-king:
"Do not come between the Nazgûl and his prey."
[Èowyn
stands with her sword ready and the Fell beast attacks. She cries out in pain
and manages to slash with her sword, cutting off the creature's head. The now
headless beast falls to the ground, the Witch-king still on its back. Èowyn
picks up a wooden shield from the ground, preparing to face the Nazgûl. Finally
the Lord of the Nazgûl stands up and turns to look at the one who killed his
Fell beast. In his other hand he has his sword and in the other, a huge spiky
sledge-hammer. Èowyn stares at the weapon in the Witch-king's hand, her eyes
wide with fear. Trapped under his horse, Théoden watches as Dernhelm ducks the
hit from the Nazgûl's sledge-hammer. Many times the Witch-king swings with his
weapon and Èowyn keeps dodging, until it finally hits her shield, shattering it
to pieces. Èowyn cries out in pain and falls on her back, holding her arm.]
[We
see how at the same time, along the river arrive the Black ships.]
Orc:
"Late as usual! Pirate scum! There's enough work here that needs
doing."
Orc:
"Come on, you sea-rats! Get off your ships!"
[The
orcs are in for a big surprise. Instead of pirates, Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli
jump out from the ship.]
Gimli:
"There's plenty for the both of us."
Gimli:
"May the best dwarf win!"
[As
Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli move on with their weapons ready, the Army of the
Dead floats out from the ships.
Together
they attack the surprised orcs.]
[We
are back with Merry, who is finally getting up from the ground after their horse
threw them from its back. He picks up his sword and sees Èowyn, facing the
Witch-king alone. Èowyn is still lying on the ground, her back against Théoden's
horse. She watches with fear visible on her face as the Lord of the Nazgûl
twines his iron fingers around her neck, lifting her up from the ground.]
Witch-king:
"Fool...No man can kill me...die now..."
[As
Èowyn hangs in the Nazgûl's death-grip, Merry comes forth from behind. He
slashes with his sword, hitting the Witch-king in his knee. The Nazgûl lets out
a scream, falls to his knees and drops Èowyn to the ground.
Merry
cries out in pain and holds his hand.]
[Èowyn
gets up to her feet and stands before the Witch-king. She removes her helmet,
her long golden hair flowing in the air, finally revealing his true identity.]
Èowyn:
"I am no man!"
[With
a shout, she crushes her sword to where the Nazgûl's face would be. The
Witch-king of Angmar begins to writhe, as if he is being crumpled from the
inside and Èowyn lets go of the sword. She falls to her knees and watches as
the Nazgûl perishes, his armor falling empty to the ground.]
Death
of King Théoden
[On
the Fields of Pelennor the fight continues. We are with Aragorn, Legolas and
Gimli. The elf and the dwarf are competing again. Legolas uses his archery
skills successfully.]
Legolas:
"15, 16..."
[Gimli
does the same with his axe.]
Gimli:
"17..."
[Aragorn
uses Andùril to kill all the foes that come his way. On the background we can
see the Dead Army fighting as well.]
Gimli:
"29!"
Aragorn:
"Legolas!"
[The
elf turns and sees a Mûmak, coming right at him. He seems to take a moment to
think, then makes his decision.
He
runs toward the beast and swiftly climbs up its spike-covered tusk. As the Mûmak
continues to march forward,
Legolas
is hanging on his left side foreleg, then swings himself to the hind leg. He
uses the arrows, sticking out of the animal's leg, to climb up to its back. Once
Legolas is on his feet again, he continues to fire his arrows.]
Legolas:
"33, 34..."
[The
Haradrim jump down from the platform on the Mûmak's back, but Legolas sends
them all down. The elf then grabs hold of the rope that holds the platform and
swings on the right side. He cuts the rope causing the platform to fall down,
pulling him up to the animal's back. The Mûmak continues to walk and Legolas
takes out three arrows and fires them into the animal's skull. This causes its
forelegs to give in and it falls down, dead. Legolas slides off the trunk,
landing on the ground in front of Gimli.]
Gimli:
"That still only counts as one!"
[Aragorn
finishes off a couple more orcs and looks over the battlefield. They are on the
winning side. We see how on the background the Dead take down a Mûmak and then
move into the city. The troops of Mordor have lost the battle.]
[At
the same time Éowyn crawls to her dying King, trapped under his own horse. Théoden
opens his eyes and looks at his niece.]
Théoden:
"I know your face...Éowyn."
[Éowyn
smiles, tears in her eyes.]
Théoden:
"My eyes darken."
Éowyn:
"No...No, I am going to save you."
Théoden:
"You already did. Éowyn, my body is broken. You have to let me go..."
[Éowyn
parts her lips but says nothing. She continues to stroke her uncle's hair as he
speaks.]
Théoden:
"I go to my fathers in whose mighty company I shall not now feel
ashamed."
[They
look at each other and Théoden finally says his last words.]
Théoden:
"Éowyn...!"
[Éowyn
watches as the King dies. Tears start to roll from her eyes and she presses her
head down and cries aloud.]
[The
Siege of Minas Tirith has finally ended. The now silent Fields of Pelennor are
filled with dead, but finally the clouds part and sunlight hits the ground. We
see Gandalf and Pippin make their way to Aragorn. He is standing before the Army
of the Dead who wait to be relased.]
King
of the Dead: "Release us."
Gimli:
"Bad idea! Very handy in a tight spot, these lads, despite the fact they're
dead."
King
of the Dead: "You gave us your word!"
Aragorn:
"I hold your oath fulfilled. Go, be at peace."
[With
a peaceful smile on his face, the King of the Dead closes his eyes and he and
his men are finally free.
They
disappear with the wind.]
[Pippin
is walking around the battlefield and suddenly his eyes catch something
familiar. The hobbit rushes over to a dead Mûmak, kneels down and moves away a
dead orc. Pippin has found Merry. The younger hobbit takes his friend in his
arms.]
Pippin:
" Merry! Merry, it's me!"
[Slowly
Merry opens his eyes, looking very wearied. Pippin is holding him in his arms,
crying.]
Pippin:
"It's Pippin."
Merry:
"I knew you'd find me..."
Pippin:
"Yes."
Merry:
"Are you going to leave me?"
Pippin:
"No, Merry. I'm going to look after you."
[Pippin
covers his friend with a blanket and stays by his side.]
The
Tower of Cirith Ungol
[We
go to Cirith Ungol where the camera zooms into the tower through a small window.
Inside lies Frodo, still unconscious, his hands bound and torso naked. The
voices of the orcs sound from downstairs and Frodo is lying on the floor. Behind
his back are (apparently) Gorbag and Shagrat, going through Frodo's things.
Suddenly Frodo's body jerks and he lets out a little moan as his eyes flutter
open. He senses the orcs behind his back.
Gorbag
is fiddling with the Mithril shirt.]
Shagrat:
"Hands off!"
Shagrat:
"That shiny shirt! That's mine!"
Gorbag:
"It's going to the Great Eye! Along with everything else."
[Frodo's
breathing quickens as he is listening to the orcs. He feels his chest and
realizes the Ring is gone.]
Shagrat:
"I don't take orders from stinking Morgul rats!"
[Gorbag
points his weapon at Shagrat.]
Gorbag:
"You touch it and I'll stick this blade in your gut!"
[They
get into a fight with each other and Frodo lies still. Gorbag falls onto the
hole in the floor and Shagrat kicks him through. As Gorbag rolls down the
stairs, the other orcs stop what ever they were doing and look up.]
Shagrat:
"The scum tried to knife me! Kill him!"
[All
the orcs get into a fight. We then go to Sam, who has finally managed to climb
the stairs and has arrived at the tower. Holding Sting, he leans against a rock
wall and looks into the direction of the tower, listening to the sounds of
battle. Slowly he makes his way to the entrance, guarded by the Two Guards. With
the help of
Galadriel's
Phial, Sam manages to get inside the tower. The orcs have killed each other in
their engagement and everything is silent. Sam starts to run upstairs. He stops
as he hears orcs ahead, coming down the stairs. Sam gathers up his courage,
holding Sting and continues to climb the stairs. His shadow is cast on the wall
and Sam growls menacingly. The orcs stop and start to withdraw as they see the
shadow on the wall, looking like some great monster. The orcs attack when Sam
comes to view and they realize he is just a hobbit. Sam charges and uses
Sting.]
Sam:
"That's for Frodo!"
[He
continues to fight the orcs and is winning.]
Sam:
"And for the Shire!"
[Finally
the last orc falls down, dead.]
Sam:
"And that's for my old Gaffer!"
[Sam
continues all the way up to the highest part in the tower where Frodo is being
held captive. We see Frodo, still lying on the floor, half naked. He hears
someone climbing the ladder in the hole and starts to fight the binds around his
wrists. Finally the orc (apparently Snaga) peeks in through the hole in the
floor.]
Snaga:
" Stop your squirming, you ??? rat!"
[Frodo
turns to face the orc who is climbing up the ladder. Snaga pulls out his sword
and Frodo presses himself against the wall, his eyes wide with fear.]
Snaga:
"I'm gonna bleed you...like stuck pig!"
[The
orc is about to hurt Frodo but suddenly stops, freezing in mid-motion. Frodo
watches this, confused.
The
blue blade of Sting penetrates Snaga's chest and Samwise comes to view from
behind his back.]
Sam:
"Not if I stick you first."
Frodo:
"Sam!"
[The
look on Frodo's face is happy and relieved as he sees his friend has come to
rescue him. Sam pulls out the sword and hurries to Frodo.]
Frodo:
"Oh Sam, I'm so sorry!"
Frodo:
"Sorry for everything..."
[Sam
watches Frodo with a kind smile on his face, letting him know he's forgiven. He
then starts to remove the binds around Frodo's wrists.]
Sam:
"Let's get you out of here."
Frodo:
"It's too late...It's over...They've taken It!"
[Frodo
sits up, meeting Sam's eyes.]
Frodo:
"Sam! They took the Ring!"
Sam:
"Begging your pardon, but they haven't."
[Sam
stands up and Frodo's confused gaze follows him. From the pocket of his pants,
Sam pulls out the One Ring, still hanging from its chain. The call of the Ring
immediately sounds on the background as Sam holds It out to Frodo.]
Sam:
"I thought I'd lost you...So I took It."
Sam:
"Only for safe-keeping."
[Frodo
stares at the Ring, his face serious.]
Frodo:
"Give It to me..."
Frodo:
"Give me the Ring, Sam."
[Frodo
starts to lean forward and Sam watches him. Slowly he starts to pull his hand
back and brings the othe one up to touch the Ring. On the background, the call
of the Ring gets more aggressive and the high-pitched voice gets mingled with
low whispering.]
Frodo:
"Sam!!"
[Frodo's
voice sounds distant to Sam who still holds the Ring as he stares at Frodo.]
Frodo:
"Give me the Ring."
[Finally
Sam starts to come back to his senses and slowly hands the Ring to Frodo.
Quickly Frodo snatches the Ring from Sam's grip. As he puts the Ring and its
chain back around his neck, the look on Frodo's face is blissful, as if he's
just had a great relief to some withdrawal symptom.]
Frodo:
"You must understand...the Ring is my burden."
Frodo:
"It will destroy you, Sam."
[Sam
watches as Frodo tries to stand up, taking support from the wall.]
Sam:
"Come on, Mr. Frodo..."
Sam:
"We best find you some clothes. You can't go walking to Mordor in naught
but your skin."
[In
the next scene the hobbits are walking along a road outside the tower, dressed
in orc armour. They finally stop and get a full view of Mount Doom, of Barad-dûr
and the Plateau of Gorgoroth, filled with orc encampments.]
Sam:
"We did it, Mr. Frodo."
Sam:
"We made it to Mordor."
Frodo:
"There is so many of them...We'll never get through unseen!"
[Frodo
sees the Eye of Sauron, scanning the Plateau of Gorgoroth. He takes a step back,
his breathing quick.]
Frodo:
"It's Him! The Eye!"
[The
hobbits look at each other.]
Sam:
"We have to go in there, Mr. Frodo."
Sam:
"There's nothing for it."
Sam:
"Come on, let's just make it down the hill for starters."
The
Last Debate
[We
are at Minas Tirith, inside the throne room.]
Gandalf:
"Frodo has passed beyond my sight."
Gandalf:
"The darkness is deepening."
Aragorn:
"If Sauron had the Ring, we would know it."
Gandalf:
"It is only a matter of time..."
[All
in the room are silent and listen to Gandalf.]
Gandalf:
"He has suffered a defeat, yes...But ...behind the walls of Mordor the
enemy is re-grouping."
[Gimli,
who sitting on the chair of the Steward, smoking his pipe, lets Gandalf know his
opinion."
Gimli:
"Let them stay there...Let them rot!"
Gimli:
"Why should we care?"
Gandalf:
"Because ten thousand orcs now stand between Frodo and Mount Doom."
[Once
again all are silent as Gandalf walks around the room.]
Gandalf:
"I've send him to his death..."
Aragorn:
"No...There's still hope for Frodo."
Aragorn:
"He needs time, and safe passage across the Plains of Gorgoroth."
Aragorn:
"We can give him that."
Gimli:
"How?"
Aragorn:
"Draw out Sauron's armies, empty His lands."
Aragorn:
"Then we gather our full strength and march on the Black Gate."
[Gimli
coughs as he hears Aragorn's words.]
Èomer:
"We can not achieve victory through strength of arms."
Frodo:
"Not for ourselves...but we can give Frodo his chance if we keep Sauron's
Eye fixed upon us!"
[Aragorn
turns to look at Gandalf as he continues]
Aragorn:
"Keep Him blind to all else that moves."
Legolas:
"A diversion."
[Gandalf
walks to stand beside Aragorn.]
Gandalf:
"Sauron will suspect a trap."
Gandalf:
"He will not take the bate."
Gimli:
"Certainty of death! Small chance of success!"
Gimli:
"What are we waiting for?!"
[In
the next scene we see how the remaining soldiers of Gondor and Rohan ride out of
the White City, Aragorn leading them, his friends by his side.]
[They
now leave to the Black Gate of Mordor. The scene changes and we see how Sauron's
remaining forces march toward the Gate.]
Orc
leader: "To the Gate, you slugs! Move on!"
[Frodo
and Sam, still in their orc armour have managed to get down the hill, to the
rocky Plains of Gorgoroth.]
Sam:
"Look! The orcs! They're moving off!"
[We
can see how the orcs are leaving their encampments as the horn sounds from the
Black Gate. At the same time the Eye is scanning the area from the peak of
Barad-dûr.]
Sam:
"You see, Mr. Frodo, some luck at last!"
[The
two hobbits continue to travel towards Mount Doom, on the rocky surroundings. At
the same time, outside the
Gate,
Aragorn leads his men forward and they finally arrive at their destination. The
scene goes back to Frodo and Sam who have stopped to take a rest. Frodo is
desperately trying to get water from his already empty bottle.
Sam
sees this and offers Frodo his own remaining water.]
Sam:
"Take mine. There's a few drops left."
[Greedily
Frodo brings the bottle to his lips, but only a little water comes out. The air
is filled with rumbling sound and the sky is covered with dark clouds. Sam
watches the weary Frodo with a saddened face.]
Frodo:
"There'll be none left for the return journey..."
Sam:
"I don't think there will be a return journey, Mr. Frodo..."
[Frodo
turns his face in Sam's direction and the hobbits look at each other, knowing
now they will never see the Shire again. Sam gets up on his feet and gives Frodo
his hand, pulling him up.]
The
Black Gate opens and the Wheel of Fire
[Aragorn,
Legolas, Gimli and the rest of their allies have arrived at the Black Gate of
Mordor. The gates are still closed, everything is silent and they wait.]
[At
the same time behind the gates Frodo and Sam are getting closer to Mount Doom.
Frodo is using his last remains of strength to staying on his feet. His walking
is very hobbling and Sam, who is walking behind his friend, can only watch as
the Burden Mr. Frodo carries is getting even heavier. With his right hand Frodo
is clutching onto the Ring and with his left one, he is lashing the air, as if
blocking the strikes of an invisible enemy.]
[The
only sounds we hear are Frodo's heavy breathing and a high-pitched sound as the
Eye of Sauron is scanning the rocky Plain of Gorgoroth. Suddenly Frodo stops.
The Eye is seen behind the hobbits, high up in the peak of Barad-Dûr, finally
scanning the area where the two hobbits are standing. Sam sees this and quickly
lies down.]
Sam:
"Frodo, get down!"
[Slowly
Frodo is turning around just as the Eye is about to see him.]
Sam:
"Hide!!"
[The
Eye hits him and Frodo falls down as if he were dead. Sam watches his friend and
calls for him, but can't get
up,
for the Eye is still scanning the area.]
Sam:
"Frodo!!"
[Frodo
doesn't answer him, doesn't even move, just stares forward with terror in his
eyes.]
[We
are then back at the Black Gate which remains closed.]
Pippin:
"Where are they?"
[Finally
Aragorn, Gandalf, the two hobbits, Legolas and Gimli and Èomer ride to the
gates. At the same time we see
Frodo,
still lying on the ground, breathing heavily as the Eye moves around them. ]
Aragorn:
"Let the Lord of the Black Land come forth! Let justice be done upon
Him!"
[For
some time everything is silent and they all watch and wait. Then, the Black Gate
finally starts to open. At the same time the Eye leaves and Sam is able to get
up. As the gates open, Aragorn and the others are able to see the whole of
Sauron's remaining army, marching towards them.]
Aragorn:
"Pull back...Pull back!"
[They
ride away from the gates and the scene goes back to the hobbits.]
Sam:
"It's gone, Mr. Frodo."
[Sam
makes his way to Frodo who is slowly starting to get up too.]
Sam:
"The Light's passed on, away towards the North. Something's drawn It's
gaze."
[Sam
helps Frodo up from the ground.]
[We
go back to the Black Gate. Aragorn rides in front of the remaining troops of
Gondorian soldiers and the Riders of Rohan.]
Aragorn:
"Hold your ground! Hold your ground!"
Aragorn:
"Sons of Gondor, of Rohan. My brothers."
Aragorn:
"I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me!"
Aragorn:
"A day may come, when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends
and break all bonds of Fellowship, but it is not this day!"
Aragorn:
"An hour of wolves and shattered shileds when the age of men comes crashing
down!"
Aragorn:
"But it is not this day! This day we fight! By all that you hold dear on
this good earth, I bid you, stand, men of the West!"
[The
mass of Sauron's army is marching towards them and Aragorn sways his sword,
preaparing to face them. At the same time we see Frodo and Sam, climbing up the
slopes of Mount Doom with their last remains of strength. Both finally fall
down, exhausted.]
[We
go back to the Black Gate and see that Aragorn and the others are completely
surrounded by Sauron's army. The situation looks hopeless. Aragorn, with Gandalf,
Legolas and Gimli by his side watches as the troops march forward.]
[On
the other side of the Black Gate Frodo is lying on the rocky ground and even his
breathing sounds wearisom. He lifts his face and watches the fiery peak of
Orodruin.]
[With
a growl he grits his teeth and summons up his last piece of strength and starts
to crawl.]
[He
clutches onto rocks and pulls himself forward, crawling past Sam who is still
lying on the ground. Finally Frodo is spent and he sinks down near Sam, pressing
his cheek against the rocks, closing his eyes.]
[At
the gate Pippin draws out his sword and with Merry, watches as the troops of
Sauron surround them.]
Gimli:
"Never thought I'd die fighting side by side with an elf."
Legolas:
"What about side by side with a friend?"
Gimli:
"Aye, I could do that."
[On
the slopes of Mount Doom Sam finally gets up and makes his way to Mr. Frodo. He
takes his nearly unconscious friend into his arms, looks up, then lays his teary
eyes on Frodo who has his eyes closed.]
Sam:
"Do you remember the Shire, Mr. Frodo?"
[Frodo
doesn't answer, just groans silently.]
Sam:
"It'll be spring soon and the orchards will be in blossom, and the birds
will be nesting in the hazel thicket."
Sam:
"And the whistle in the summer barley in the Lower fields. And eating the
first of the strawberries with cream."
Sam:
"Do you remember the taste of strawberries?"
[Frodo,
lying in Sam's arms, opens his weary eyes, his breathing dry and heavy.]
Frodo:
"No, Sam...I can't recall the taste of food...nor the sound of water...or
the touch of grass..."
[Sam
watches Frodo, tears streaming from his eyes. As Frodo continues, there is panic
in his voice.]
Frodo:
"I'm...I'm naked in the dark...there's nothing...nothing, no veil between
me and the Wheel of Fire!!"
[Frodo
watches Sam, his eyes full of fear as he continues.]
Frodo:
"I can see Him with my waking eyes!!"
Sam:
"Then let us be rid of It! Once and for all! Come on, Mr. Frodo!"
Sam:
"I can't carry It for you, but I can carry you! Come on!"
[Frodo
watches with wide eyes and clutches onto Sam, as his friend lifts him up and
carries him on his shoulders,slowly but surely up the hill.]
The
End of All Things
[At
the Black Gate, the battle is about to start. The Eye of Sauron is staring
straight at Aragorn, calling him.]
Sauron:
"Aragorn, Elessar..."
[All
the other sounds quiet down as Aragorn slowly steps forward. Gandalf and the
others look at him as Sauron continues to whisper at Aragorn. For some time
Aragorn stares at the Eye, then, slowly turns around to look at Gandalf and his
friends. The look on the wizard's face is serious, but as Aragorn looks at them,
a smile rises to his lips.]
Aragorn:
"For Frodo."
[With
this, he charges toward Sauron's army , Andùril in his grip. Pippin and Merry
do the same and the others soon follow. The final battle for Middle-Earth has
begun.]
[In
Mordor, Sam and Frodo finally arrive at their destination, Frodo still on Sam's
shoulders. They can already see the entrance that leads to Sammath Naur, the
Chambers of Fire in the heart of Mount Doom.]
Sam:
"Look, Mr. Frodo..."
Sam:
"A doorway...we're almost there."
[As
Sam continues to carry Frodo in his back, we see that the fall earlier didn't
kill Gollum after all! He sneaks on the rocks above.]
Gollum:
"Clever hobbits to climb so high!!!"
[With
this, Gollum jumps on Sam, causing the hobbits to fall down. Frodo tries to get
up, but Gollum is all over him, doing everything he can to stop the hobbit from
getting up. He starts to choke Frodo with his bony fingers, but Frodo is saved
by Sam, who throws a rock at Gollum. As Gollum is getting back to his feet,
holding his head,
Frodo
coughs and lies on the ground. Gollum has soon regained his strength and tries
to attack Frodo again.
Sam
stops him by jumping on Gollum and they roll down.]
[The
scene changes to the Black Gate where the fight continues. We see how Aragorn,
Legolas, Gimli and the hobbits are using their weapons. As if things weren't bad
enough already, the Nazgûl and their Fell beast arrive to make it worse.]
[Up
at Mount Doom the battle between Gollum and Sam continues. Gollum grabs Sam by
his head and bashes it against the rocks. He then bites the hobbit at his neck
and Sam cries out in pain. He manages to hit Gollum's head against the rocks and
the creature rolls down. As Gollum is about to attack Sam again, he is wounded
by Sam's sword which hits him on his side. Sam turns to look for Frodo.]
Sam:
"Frodo!"
[We
see Frodo running up the hill, trying to reach the entrance to Sammath Naur.]
[The
scene goes back to the Black Gate again and we see how Gandalf succesfully uses
Glamdring, his sword. He stops as he sees one of the Nazgûl dive right toward
him. Gandalf doesn't move however. He stays still and watches as the Moth flies
past him. The Eagles have arrived. Just as the Fell beast is about to get to
Gandalf, an eagle attacks it.]
Pippin:
"Eagles! The Eagles are coming!"
[Wee
see the rest of the eagles arrive and immediately attack the Nazgûl.]
[Back
to Sam, who has reached the entrance of Sammath Naur. He runs inside where the
ground shakes, making him stagger.]
Sam:
"Frodo!"
[As
Sam keeps walking, he finally sees Frodo through the mist of smoke and fiery
whirl. Frodo is standing at the very end of the ledge, holding the Ring. He
turns his face in Sam's direction.]
Frodo:
"I'm here, Sam..."
[Sam
stops and looks at his friend. The whole area seems to shake and the hobbits are
surrounded by swirling fire, the deep rumble of Orodruin sounding in the air.]
Sam:
"Destroy It!!!"
[Frodo
turns to look at the Ring. He holds out his hand, ready to drop the Ring into
the lava below, but the Ring remains in Frodo's hand.]
Sam:
"Go on! Now!"
Sam:
"Throw It in the fire!!!"
[Frodo
keeps holding onto the ring-chain, his eyes staring at the golden object. As
Frodo continues to falter with his decision, his breathing gets heavy and tears
fall from his eyes. He stares down into the fire, knowing what he must do, but
is unable to let go of the Ring.]
Sam:
"What are you waiting for?! Just let It go!"
[As
Frodo continues to stare at the Ring, as if spell-bound, the Ring calls him for
one last time. Frodo's face gets serious. He has made his decision. On the
background we can hear a heavy beating sound and the whispers of the Ring. ('One
Ring to rule them all' etc. in the Black Speech) Sam watches helplessly as Frodo
still refuses to destroy the Ring. Finally the Ring has a complete hold on Frodo.
The hobbit stares at it, his eyes glued to the golden object before him. Frodo
turns around, his eyes meeting Sam's. Sam watches his friend, already knowing
what has happened.]
Frodo:
"The Ring is mine."
[With
this said, Frodo pulls off the chain and intends to put on the Ring. Sam watches
all this, not believing his eyes.]
Sam:
"No...No!!"
[Frodo
brings the Ring closer to his left hand forefinger. He keeps looking at Sam, an
evil smile rising to his lips as he finally puts on the Ring and disappears from
sight.]
Sam:
"No!!!"
[As
Frodo claims the Ring to himself, the Eye of Sauron turns to look into the
direction of Mount Doom, knowing what has just happened. The Nazgûl all leave
the Black Gate and head for Orodruin.]
[In
Sammath Naur we see how the invisible Frodo walks toward the exit, leaving his
footprints on the ground.
As
Sam looks around, we see that Gollum is standing right behind his back. Before
Sam can even notice this,
Gollum
hits him in the head with a rock, sending Sam unconscious. Gollum notices the
footprints Frodo is leaving. With a furious look on his face, he gets up and
jumps on the invisible Frodo. We see them struggle,
Gollum
'floating' in the air.]
[The
scene goes to the Black Gate again. Aragorn stops and turns to look behind his
back, seeing a huge beast of Mordor, coming right at him. Aragorn uses Andùril
against his enemy.]
[Back
in Sammath Naur where Sam remains unconscious and Gollum and Frodo fight for the
Ring. Sam is slowly coming back to his senses and at the same moment Gollum
manages to get a hold of Frodo's hand and forefinger. He sinks his sharp little
teeth into Frodo's hand and bites off the finger and the Ring. Frodo is visible
again and lets out a cry of pain. As Frodo is on his knees, crying and holding
his hand, Gollum gets up on his feet behind Frodo's back.]
[Back
at the Black Gate where Aragorn is losing the fight with the huge beast and gets
thrown to the ground.
Legolas
sees this, the look on his face alarmed.]
[In
Sammath Naur Frodo cries in pain and falls to the ground, next to Sam. We see
his hand, covered in blood, missing the finger Gollum bit off. Farther away,
Gollum holds the Ring above his head, watching it with utter joy. He finally has
his Precious back.]
[At
the Black Gate, Aragorn is lying on the ground. Slowly he turns his head and
sees the huge beast walking right towards him. Legolas is desperately trying to
get to his friend but is surrounded by too many orcs.
We
can see that he is calling for Aragorn, but the only sound is the music on the
background.]
[We
see Gollum, holding the Ring between his fingers. He looks around him and
finally realizes he has succeedeed.
Farther
away Frodo lies on the ground, holding his bleeding hand, watching Gollum
rejoice for the Ring.]
Gollum:
"Yesss!!!"
[Gollum
starts to jump, utterly happy.]
Gollum:
"Yessss!!!"
[Even
Frodo's hurting hand won't stop him. With an angry grimace on his face he gets
ups and starts to walk toward
Gollum.
Sam lifts his head, looking at Frodo and Gollum.]
Gollum:
"Precious! Precious!"
[Gollum
keeps jumping happily, not seeing that Frodo is nearing him. With a heated and
an angry look on his face Frodo attacks Gollum, reaching for the Ring.]
[At
the Black Gate, the end is finally coming. Aragorn gets crushed under the heavy
foot of the Mordor beast.
He
takes out his dagger and sinks it into the foot, pressing against his chest.]
[In
Sammath Naur Frodo and Gollum continue to fight for the Ring. As Frodo tries to
grab Gollum from behind, they both finally fall over the ledge. We see how
Gollum falls. As he nears the lava below, he closes his fist and presses the
Ring against his chest, truly dying a happy Gollum. As he hits the hot lava he
stares at the Ring in his hand, until he finally sinks and disappears. The Ring
remains floating on the lava.]
[We
finally see that Frodo is still holding onto the ledge as Sam lies down on his
stomach and holds out his hand.
He
can't reach.]
Sam:
"Give me your hand!"
[Frodo
stares at Sam, the Ring still floating below him. A beating sound is heard on
the background as the inscription on the Ring comes visible.]
Sam:
"Take my hand!"
[Finally
Frodo tries to reach up with his left hand that's missing the finger. He can't
get a grip of Sam's hand and nearly falls, staring down into the lava.]
Sam:
"No!!!"
[Frodo
turns to look up at Sam, holding on with only one hand.]
Sam:
"Don't you let go!!"
[Frodo
continues to merely stare at Sam who is offering him his hand.]
Sam:
"Don't let go..."
Sam:
"Reach!!!"
[As
Sam's voice echoes in the chasm, Frodo finally reaches out and this time Sam
gets a hold of his hand. We see how the Ring finally melts in the fires of Mount
Doom and the Lidless Eye bursts into flames. At the Black Gate all of Sauron's
forces flee. Gandalf and all the others turn to look at the destruction of
Sauron and his land.
Clouds
gather above the fortress of Barad-dûr as the tower begins to fall and crumble
down. The Eye burns brightly and glances around as It comes down with the
falling peak. We see how Gandalf has a tear in his eye as he watches the End of
Sauron. Finally the Eye contracts and in the end disappears with a great
explotion, sending a huge pressure wave accross the lands of Mordor. The earth
grumbles and cracks, leaving nothing but abyss. ]
Merry:
"Frodo!!! Frodo!!!"
[Everyone
rejoices and the pressure wave travels on, swallowing all of Sauron's forces
into the abyss. The orcs flee as the Towers of the Teeth come crumbling down. We
see how Orodruin belches out its fiery contents as it is destroyed. The look on
everyone's face darkens as they realize Frodo is there.]
[We
see how in Sammath Naur, Frodo and Sam escape. They manage to get out at the
very last moment. Hot lava flows out and Sam throws Frodo away from its path. He
lands on a rock near by and Sam jumps after him. Sam helps Frodo on his feet and
they stare at the destruction of Mordor.]
Frodo:
"It's gone!"
Frodo:
"It's done!"
[Frodo's
voice is filled with relief.]
Sam:
"Yes, Mr. Frodo...It's over now."
[Frodo
smiles at Sam but they both fall down as the ground shakes. The lava continues
to flow around them and fiery boulders fly in the air. Frodo lies down on his
back and closes his eyes.]
Frodo:
"I can see the Shire..."
Frodo:
"The Brandywine River...Bag End...Gandalf's fireworks...The lights in the
party tree."
Sam:
"Rosie Cotton dancing...She had ribbons in her hair.."
[Frodo
opens his eyes and turns to look at Sam.]
Sam:
"If ever I was to marry someone...It would have been her.."
Sam:
"It would have been her!"
[Sam
starts to cry and Frodo gets up and comes to lean against his friend. He twines
his arm around Sam and holds him close, their foreheads pressed together.]
Frodo:
"I'm glad to be with you, Samwise Gamgee...Here at the end of all
things."
[The
scene ends with the hobbits hugging each other, sitting on the rock and it seems
the end has finally come for them. The screen goes black.]
[In
the next scene the hobbits are lying on the same rock, surrounded by lava. We
then see how the Eagles have come to rescue them, Gandalf with them, riding on
Gwaihir's back. The hobbits are picked up from the rock by the eagles and are
flown into safety. We see Frodo in Gwaihir's claws, the lava flowing under him.
The look on the hobbit's face shows nothing but utter most bliss as it is all
finally over. Frodo closes his eyes and when he opens them, he is in a soft bed.
He sits up, the singing of a bird sounding on the background.
As
Frodo sits on the bed he merely stares. In front of him sits Gandalf. It is the
first time he sees the wizard after the events in Moria. A smile rises to
Frodo's lips as he continues to stare.]
Frodo:
"Gandalf?!"
[Gandalf
smiles at the hobbit and the smile soon turns into laughter.]
Frodo:
"Oh!!!"
[Both
are laughing aloud, nothing but happiness showing on their faces. Then the door
is opened and Merry and
Pippin
step inside.]
Merry:
"Frodo!!!"
[The
hobbits run to Frodo and jump into his bed as Gandalf continues to laugh. Merry,
Pippin and Frodo embrace, seeing each other for the first time since the
Breaking of the Fellowship. The next one to enter the room is Gimli. He waves
happily at Frodo from the door.]
Frodo:
"Gimli!"
[Gimli
laughs and claps his hands, and right after him comes Legolas. He and Frodo
smile at each other. Frodo continues to watch as Legolas is followed by Aragorn.
He comes to stand beside Legolas, a smile on his face. The Fellowship is
assembled again, save for Boromir and one little hobbit. Frodo, sitting on the
bed, turns to look as Sam finally enters the room. The smile on Frodo's face
fades a bit as his eyes are met by Sam's. They continue to stare at each other,
a knowing look on both's faces and finally Sam smiles.]
The
Return of the King
[We
are at Minas Tirith, on the highest level, in Aragorn's coronation. He stands on
the stairs before Gandalf as the wizard places his crown upon his head.]
Gandalf:
"Now come the days of the King."
[Aragorn
meets Gandalf's eyes and both smile.]
Gandalf:
"May they be belessed."
[The
wizard steps back and Aragorn takes his place. He takes in a deep breath and
then turns around, facing his friends and nationals. Everyone cheers and we can
see that even the White Tree is blossoming again.]
Aragorn:
"This day does not belong to one man...but to all."
Aragorn:
"Let us together re-build this world...that we may share in the days of
peace."
[The
people appalaud and white petals start to fall from above. We see Èowyn and
Faramir in the crowd, standing side by side, happy together. Aragorn starts to
sing.]
Aragorn:
"Et Eärello Endorenna utúlien...Sinome maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn'
Ambar-metta!"
['Out
of the Great Sea to Middle-earth I am come. In this place will I abide, and my
heirs, unto the ending of the world.]
[As
the King sings, he steps down the stairs and walks past the people on both
sides. We see how Èowyn and Faramir smile at him and bow their heads. Èomer
does the same. As Aragorn moves on, he is met by Legolas. The elf is the Prince
of Mirkwood and wears a silver crown upon his forehead. They come to stand
before each other, and with smiles on their faces, place their hands on each
other's shoulders.]
Aragorn:
"Hannon le." [Thank you]
[Legolas
says nothing, but gives his friend a beautiful smile. He then motions with his
eyes for Aragorn to look behind his back. There stands Elrond of Rivendell and
beside him is a White Banner, the White Tree of the King embroidered to it. From
behind the banner comes forth Arwen. They walk to each other, Arwen's eyes
glistening with tears. Aragorn takes the banner from her hands and sets it
aside. Arwen lowers her face but Aragorn makes her meet his eyes. For some time
they stare at each other, and then Aragorn finally takes her into his arms and
kisses her. The crowd appalaud as the happy couple continue to kiss.
Elrond
watches his daughter's happiness with a smile on his face, Glorfindel standing
behind him.
Arwen
and Aragorn stroke each other's faces, staring into each other's eyes and
finally Arwen embraces her King, laughing happily.]
[The
King and his Queen walk to where the four hobbits are standing in a line. As
they bow, Aragorn interrupts them.]
Aragorn:
"My friends!"
[The
hobbits all look up.]
Aragorn:
"You bow to no one!"
[With
this, Aragorn kneels before the hobbits and bows his head. The rest of the crowd
soon follows their King and the hobbits watch, astonished, as all the people pay
homage to them. The camera then zooms away from Minas Tirith and the city
changes into a picture on a map.]
Frodo
VO: "And thus it was...The fourth age of Middle-Earth began...And the
Fellowship of the Ring, though eternally bound by friendship and love, was
ended."
The
Grey Havens
[The
camera continues to travel on the map. From Minas Tirith to the Shire, through
all the places the journey took the Fellowship: Moria, Rivendell, Bree etc.]
Frodo
VO: "Thirteen months to the day since Gandalf sent us on our long journey,
we found ourselves looking upon a familiar sight."
Frodo
VO: "We were home."
[We
see the hobbits ride back to the Shire, to Hobbiton. They ride past an old
hobbit man (Mr. Proudfeet?) who watches them go, having no idea what the four
hobbits have been through. The scene changes to Green Dragon.
Frodo
brings them all pints of ale and sits down. Frodo looks around. Everything is
the same, just as it was before he set out on his long journey to Mount Doom.
Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin all look at each other.
Only
they know what they've been through and what went on in the outside world. As
Sam takes a draft from his tankard, his eyes catch Rosie Cotton, serving at the
bar.]
Hobbit:
"Good night, Rosie!"
Rosie:
"Good night, lads!"
[Rosie
gives Sam a quick smile and turns around. This is all Sam needed. He takes a
final pull from his tankard, stands up and walks to Rosie. The others watch him
go, and as they see what is going on, they burst into laughter.
In
the next scene we are at Sam's and Rosie's wedding and see them kiss. They pull
apart and turn to look at their guests. Everyone cheers and as Rosie throws her
bouquet, it's Pippin who catches it. With the flowers in his hands, he glances
at the hobbit woman beside him, giving her a smile. Sam smiles happily and his
eyes meet Frodo's.
Frodo
returns the smile until it finally fades away as they continue to look at each
other.]
[In
the next scene Frodo is walking inside Bad End, a mug in his hand.]
Frodo
VO: "How do you pick up the threads of an old life?"
Frodo
VO: "How do you go on, when in your heart you begin to understand there is
no going back."
[We
see Frodo, sitting in the study, writing into the Red Book.]
Frodo
VO: "There are some things that time can not mend. Some hurts that go too
deep...that have taken hold."
[Frodo
puts down the quill and turns the pages. On the front page where it says
'There
And Back Again...A Hobbit's Tale by Bilbo Baggins', Frodo adds 'The Lord of the
Rings by Frodo Baggins'.
We
hear the door on the background as Sam comes in. Frodo closes his eyes as the
Nazgûl-made wound from
Weathertop
aches.]
Sam:
"Mr. Frodo?"
[Sam
comes to stand next to Frodo as Frodo rubs the wound.]
Sam:
"What is it?"
Frodo:
"It's been four years of the day since Weathertop, Sam...It's never really
healed."
[Sam
lowers his eyes to the book on the table.]
Sam:
"'There and Back Again...A Hobbit's Tale by Bilbo Baggins'."
Sam:
"And 'The Lord of the Rings by Frodo Baggins'."
Sam:
"You finished it!"
[Frodo
closes the book.]
Frodo:
"Not quite...There's room for a little more."
[In
the next scene it's evening and we see Gandalf arrive at Hobbiton in a
carriage.]
Frodo
VO: "Bilbo once told me his part in this tale would end...That each of us
must come and go in the telling."
Frodo
VO: "Bilbo's story was now over."
Frodo
VO: "There would be no more journeys for him, save one."
[It
is daytime again and Frodo and Bilbo are sitting together inside the carriage.
Bilbo looks very very old.]
Bilbo:
"Tell me again, lad, where are we going?"
Frodo:
"To the harbour, Bilbo. The elves have accorded you a special honor, a
place on the last ship to leave
Middle-Earth."
Bilbo:
"Frodo, any chance of seeing that old ring of mine again? The one I gave
you..."
[Frodo
is silent before he gives his answer, remembering the past.]
Frodo:
"Sorry, uncle...I'm afraid I lost it."
Bilbo:
"Oh...pity..."
Bilbo:
"Should like to have hold it one last time."
[Bilbo
rests his head against Frodo's shoulder and falls asleep. For some time Frodo
continues to think about the Ring, then presses his cheek against Bilbo's
forehead and closes his eyes.]
[They
have finally arrived at the Grey Havens. We see a blue sky and beautiful tall
buildings. You can hear sea gulls on the background. The four hobbits have come
to see off Bilbo and Gandalf. Bilbo stops and watches the sight before him.]
Bilbo:
"Oh! Well here's a sight I have never seen before!"
[The
camera angle changes and we see the last ship, waiting for its passengers. Next
to the ship stand Elrond,
Celeborn
and Galadriel and Cirdan standing behind them. Bilbo bows his head as he sees
the elves and the elves do the same.]
Galadriel:
"The power of the Three Rings is ended. The time has come for the dominion
of men."
Elrond:
"I Aear cân ven na mar." [The Sea calls us home]
Bilbo:
"I think I'm quite ready for another adventure!"
[With
this, the old hobbit walks into the ship, Elrond with him. Before following,
Galadriel looks at Frodo and gives him a smile. Finally the time has come for
the hobbits to say goodbye to Gandalf. The wizard turns to face them, leaning
against his staff.]
Gandalf:
"Farewell, my brave hobbits."
Gandalf:
"My work is now finished."
[The
hobbits have tears in their eyes as Gandalf continues. Frodo, who is standing
behind everyone's back, knows he, too, must soon say goodbye.]
Gandalf:
"Here at last, on the shores of the Sea...comes the end of our
Fellowship."
Gandalf:
"I will not say, do not weep; for not all tears are evil."
[The
wizard starts to walk to the ship, but stops and turns around. He is waiting for
Frodo.]
Gandalf:
"It is time, Frodo."
[All
the other hobbits turn to look at Frodo, confused.]
Sam:
"What does he mean??"
Frodo:
"We set out to save the Shire, Sam...and it has been saved...but not for
me."
Sam:
"You don't mean that!"
[Sam
is starting to cry as he continues.]
Sam:
"You can't leave!"
[Frodo
hands Sam the Red Book.]
Frodo:
"The last pages are for you, Sam."
[Sam
stares at Frodo, a miserable look on his face as tears wet his cheeks. Frodo
then turns to Merry who is crying as well. They hug each other tightly and Frodo
then does the same with Pippin. They part and Frodo finally walks to Sam. With
sadness in their eyes, the two hobbits embrace for the last time. Sam cries on
Frodo's shoulder and they hold on to each other for a long time. When they part,
Frodo kisses the crown of Sam's head. Their eyes meet and linger, until at last
Frodo prepares to board the ship. Gandalf holds out his hand and the hobbit
takes it. Together they board the last ship as the other hobbits stay behind, in
Middle-Earth. As Frodo is walking into the ship, he turns to look at his friends
for one last time, the smile of all smiles gracing his face. We see how the ship
leaves the Grey Havens and sails into the West.
Merry
and Pippin turn to walk away, but Sam remains in the harbour and watches the
ship disappear from his sight.]
[In
the last scene of the movie, Sam is returning home. He is back in the Shire and
we see how his little girl, Eleanor, runs to meet her father. Sam takes her into
his arms and together they enter the small garden of their home.]
Frodo
VO: "My dear Sam...You can not always be torn in two...You will have to be
one and whole for many years."
[Rosie,
holding a baby, comes outside]
Frodo
VO: "You have so much to enjoy...And to be, and to do...Your part in this
story will go on."
[Sam
and Rosie kiss.]
Sam:
"Well...I'm back."
[The
happy family goes inside their little house and Sam closes the yellow round door
and that is the end of it. Credits start to roll.]
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