Shelob's outcome *spoilers?*

[Lurtz_2000]

possible spoiler



in the book, after Shelob has had the s*** stabbed out of her Sam decides not to give her a final blow to kill her. Then she like slides back towards her lair and it says something like "whether she lives or dies, this tale does not tell"
wonder if the movie will be like the book where she *slides away* or have sam actually KILL her!

[Brock Landers]

I've wondered about this. I'm not sure if they'll have Sam KILL her, persay....

[DolAmroth]

i dont think sam will kill her cause in the game she just runs away after he stabs her

[Lurtz_2000]

i still haven't played the game yet... i'm too poor right now to buy it ( i need a job )
hopefully i won't have to wait till christmas to get it, it'll be old news by then

[The Moose]

i think it will have more effect if sam does kill shelob

[LOTRNUT04]

i hope shelob dies because the average person wont understand. And i like it when the audience is excited, and killing a huge spider is exciting. WOunding it is a bit less exciting. Readers of the book would accept it and understand, but nonreaders would want to know what happens to it. Having it just limp off screen after a big fight is kind of weak in my opinion. It will be good either way though

[adt100]

I heard it implied that Shelob would be killed by Sam. That wouldn't be a problem for me, and perhaps works better for film audiences.

[Necross]

I think it would work better too, but it doesn't matter. Oh and by the way Shelob does die. I have a book that is basically an encyclopedia of all tolkiens work and when i got the the word Spider it talked about everysingle spider in anything he has written. It says that after the battle with Samwise that Shelob drags herslef off and does infact die from the impalement.

[FrankTheBunny]

It would make more sense for Shelob to die in the context of the movies. It makes Sam look that much braver. Of course, we'll find out in 23 days or so.

[Screwu2]

She will die there is no point in not doing it it adds more of a dramatic affect.

[LOTRNUT04]

Originally posted by Necross
I think it would work better too, but it doesn't matter. Oh and by the way Shelob does die. I have a book that is basically an encyclopedia of all tolkiens work and when i got the the word Spider it talked about everysingle spider in anything he has written. It says that after the battle with Samwise that Shelob drags herslef off and does infact die from the impalement.
what is this called, and where did you get it....it sounds like something id want to have.

[Necross]

Originally posted by LOTRNUT04
what is this called, and where did you get it....it sounds like something id want to have.

Its called "A Guide to Tolkien's World" or something along those lines, my friend has it at the moment. Also my uncle bought it for me but I am not sure from where. Check out the Barnes & Noble site they will probably have it. This book explains everything in clear ways that don't make it so you have to assume, it comes straight out and says it, so if there was anything you might not have understood this book is definetly for you.

[CWLakers34]

And I think either the ROTK Visual Companion or Weapons and Warfare says that Shelob was "mortally wounded" after she dragged herself off. I can't remember which one said it though.. Oh well I'm sure she'll die on screen anyway.

[Faithless Eye]

I hope she doesn't die. It would be more dramatically powerful, if she is so vain (yeah, vain) that she refuses to die and limps off pathetically into her cave. Like, she's just going to sulk and do nothing apart from lick her wounds, and maybe die alone, mourning her own death.

It's better than the "hoo-ha, yay, we killed the *****" end of Shelob that involves Sam killing her.

[LOTRNUT04]

Originally posted by Necross
Its called "A Guide to Tolkien's World" or something along those lines, my friend has it at the moment. Also my uncle bought it for me but I am not sure from where. Check out the Barnes & Noble site they will probably have it. This book explains everything in clear ways that don't make it so you have to assume, it comes straight out and says it, so if there was anything you might not have understood this book is definetly for you.

Thanks, that is probably something id like to have.....maybe for christmas, if not ill buy it sometime later, thanks again. :)