Details on The Haunting Yet Insightful Deleted Scene From THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS
The Lord of The Rings movies are among the best films in cinematic history. They combined a beautiful landscape with incredible story-telling, and fantastic acting. They did justice to the books they were based on, and fans of the novels, as well as newcomers to the lore, enjoyed them thoroughly.
The films were long, in order to cover their extensive depth of story, and we have even seen extended cuts released for fans to dive into. But even with those, there was footage that was cut that has never been integrated back into the films.
According to /Film, in the behind-the-scenes documentary of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers on the extended edition DVDs and Blu-rays, there’s a deleted scene that features footage of Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins in makeup that resembles a Gollum-like creature. He has thin hair, black nails, and blue eyes as pale as his wafer-thin skin. He stands with his back turned, rocking back and forth in mental and physical anguish.
The scene would have taken place shortly after Faramir discovers that Frodo has possession of the Ring. Pulling the prized possession closer with the tip of his sword, Faramir backs Frodo up into the rocks behind him. Suddenly, Frodo grabs the Ring and screams, "No!" and turns away, trembling in fear. There is a beat between the close-ups of Faramir's startled reaction that indicates where director Peter Jackson removed Faramir's brief but shocking vision of what would happen if Frodo kept the One Ring.
The Frodo as Gollum sequence was not included in either the theatrical or extended version of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. It feels like a scene that could have added some insight and depth to the characters and story, so it would be cool to see it added in. Maybe one day the extended-extended cut will be released, and we will get even more footage added to our favorite trilogy!
