He wanted to do it because he likes mindless action and because he had the elf actors on hand and wanted to give them more screen time.
I don't ever remember be so exhilarated by an action sequence. And I really, really doubt that that was the reason. I really, really, really, really doubt it. Not saying that I agree with the change. I just don't think that was why.
Did I say it was a non-exilherating action sequence? I proposed the possibility that Jackson likes mindless action in the context of putting Elves at Helms Deep. I believe that he didn't even consider the change beyond thinking about how cool it would be to display Elves in combat once more. Well, that and while he was filming the sequence he thought it would be neat to give his elf cast more screen time, considering the work he went through to assemble them. You can doubt my assumptions here if you want, but, until I learn more, I believe my two guesses here are fair and accurate.
Originally posted by: Mike OConcepts that didn’t even exist in the slightest way until Jackson stuck them in. I can’t forgive that.
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Well, we've already been talking about Elves at Helms Deep. That drastically wars with the spirit behind what Tolkien wrote his mythology to be. We were also just talking about Gollum sprinkling crackers. Remember? That didn't exist anywhere in the books. We also mentioned Denethor falling off of a cliff while on fire.
Originally posted by: Mike OJackson has a simple mind
Umm, I don't think that that is entirely true.