The Black Gate, Pt. 3 ~ Frodo and Sam hide under the Elven cloak….

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The good thing about this sequence is that Frodo gets to save Sam. Frodo doesn’t have that many opportunities to be a rescuer in the films.

Other than that, this moment seems a bit superfluous to me, and unconvincing, the screenwriters trying to “up the ante” by injecting a dose of peril.
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The Black Gate, Pt. 2 ~ Gollum suggests another way….

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In this scene, Frodo hears and follows Gollum's plea that they seek another way into Mordor, rather than attempt the Black Gate.
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The Black Gate, Pt. 1 ~ Frodo attempts the Black Gate....

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Pt. 1 of this series will cover the opening of the scene, in which Frodo and Sam first see the Black Gate. An introductory discussion will be followed by the appropriate part of screenplay. The entire book scene will follow the screencaps, including the part that would apply to the caps posted in Pt. 2. (I thought the scene read better in one piece.)
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Osgiliath: Frodo on the wall, and saying farewell to Faramir....

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This entry presents screencaps of Frodo on the walls of before the Nazgûl, and bidding farewell to Faramir at the entrance to the sewers of Osgiliath.
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