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1. Fairly early in the movie, we see Merry and Pippin perched on the outer wall of a flooded Isengard. As the camera moves closer, we see that Merry (in his trademark yellow vest) is on the right. However, when we see the hobbits in close-up, Merry is suddenly on the left and Pippin is on the right. When the victors from Helm's Deep finally arrive, who is the first to exchange words with the hobbits?
2. The victors from the Battle of Helm's Deep then travel from Isengard to a hero's welcome at Meduseld. They look forward to a little rest and recuperation before facing the still-growing threat from the hordes of Mordor. However, as our heroes approach Edoras, what very strange thing or things do we observe happening?
3. An urgent council of war is held in Meduseld on the morning after Pippin's unfortunate encounter with the palantir. King Theoden and Gandalf stand on either side of the central fireplace, and in the background we see a servant going right to left, intent on clearing the dining table. After the camera briefly shows Merry and Pippin sitting to one side, we see the scene apparently reused, with the servant is once again going right to left. In this instance of deja vu, what kind of animal is trailing the servant?
4. In "The Return of the King," Gandalf's one and only audience with the Steward of Gondor does not go well. Not only is the wizard's counsel rejected by Denethor, but Pippin manages to offer his services to the Steward as payment for the life of Boromir. Gandalf turns around and walks away, with Pippin in tow, in two sequences filmed separately but shown in quick succession. What did the film editors miss about Gandalf's cloak here?
5. Elrond confers with Aragorn in King Theoden's tent at Dunharrow, urging the Dunadan to become who he was born to be. However, the weather outside is not conducive to filming. A strong windstorm is in progress, threatening to rip the tent fabric from its supports. What object, sitting to one corner of the tent, falls over almost noiselessly?
6. On the morning of the ride of the Rohirrim to Minas Tirith, King Theoden tells Eowyn that she is to take charge of affairs at Edoras. As with many previous scenes in the trilogy, this sequence appears to have been filmed in two separate portions - one from Eowyn's perspective, and another from Theoden's perspective. As a result of intercutting, the positioning of Eowyn's arms quickly switch from being folded to being down at her sides in dizzying succession. To the best of our knowledge, what direction is Eowyn facing during this conversation?
7. Merry eagerly joins the ride of the Rohirrim from Edoras to Dunharrow on his own pony. However, as the Rohirrim set out for Minas Tirith, King Theoden forbids the hobbit from going to war. What editing gaffe occurs behind Merry before he is plucked from the ground by Eowyn?
8. As Gollum leads Frodo and Sam up the dangerously steep stairs of Cirith Ungol, he plots to dispense with Sam by framing him of "stuffing his face" with the remaining lembas bread. While the two hobbits are asleep, Gollum spreads a few crumbs of the waybread on Sam and throws the rest off the cliff. The ruse is ingenious, except that something untoward occurs with the crumbs on Sam. What happens?
9. During the "deep breath before the plunge," Pippin and Gandalf talk about the upcoming battle at a balcony in Minas Tirith. Actor Billy Boyd does his best to look the proper height of a hobbit by kneeling, but his body proportions cannot match those of his body double. What is Gandalf doing during this sequence?
10. In the dramatic confrontation between Eowyn and the Witch King of Angmar, special effects are at their best as the Lady of Rohan defeats the Nazgul (with some help from a hobbit). Amid the debris of warfare surrounding this confrontation, something turns up missing without any explanation. What did the film editors miss?
11. A very sad scene occurs at the end of the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, as King Theoden's body lies broken on the ground. Eowyn, her arm disabled from an encounter with the Witch King's morningstar, crawls over to comfort her dying uncle. As Theoden goes to his fathers, what happens to the smudge on his middle right cheek?
12. Samwise the Brave, temporarily in possession of the One Ring, charges into the Tower of Cirith Ungol to rescue Frodo. The minions of Mordor have mostly killed each other off over ownership of the mithril shirt, but Sam still encounters some big Uruks on the stairway. In the theatrical release, Sam sees four, and then three orcs--a blooper that is finally explained in the Extended Version. How many orcs are actually alive at the time Sam starts to climb the stairs?
13. As Frodo and Sam approach Mount Doom, the makeup changes for actors Elijah Wood and Sean Astin during filming must have been a frenzy. One discontinuity that resulted from all the make-up sessions is the ever-changing location of a very obvious scar on Frodo's lower right cheek. Of all his "battle scars" that we are aware of, which one (according to Frodo) does not heal?
14. The very tearful goodbye at the Grey Havens marks the end of the Fellowship and of the trilogy. However, the hobbits are well-attired for this final goodbye, with all four appearing in pristine-looking Lothlorien cloaks (complete with the mallorn leaf cloak pins). To the best of our knowledge, which hobbit or hobbits should not be in possession of the original cloaks given to them by the Lady Galadriel?
15. The sad farewell at the Grey Havens is highlighted by Howard Shore's amazing soundtrack, complete with a very moving rendition of the Shire theme. We see and hear many things during this scene, but there is one group of animals we hear but never see. What are they?
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