I was just thinking.. When Frodo is about to throw the ring in the fire, but doesn't, and Gollum comes along and takes the ring through that little struggle.. When Frodo's trying to get it back, why doesn't he just PUSH Gollum into the fire? It seems that would have taken care of two problems, unless he wanted to keep the ring for himself still.

He wanted to keep the ring for himself...

:stunned:

That's why he puts it on at the end...

Yes.. I'm not THAT stupid. Oh, wait.. Nevermind...

I never said you were "stupid"......... :shifty:

I know.. But I am. :stunned:

Well I haven't read the books yet...but that's what I understood from that scene....

I was just thinking.. When Frodo is about to throw the ring in the fire' date=' but doesn't, and Gollum comes along and takes the ring through that little struggle.. When Frodo's trying to get it back, why doesn't he just PUSH Gollum into the fire? It seems that would have taken care of two problems, unless he wanted to keep the ring for himself still.[/quote']

 

The Ring ruled Frodo in the last moment...so he wanted to keep the Ring for himself ;) this is the point :)

...and...trust me.....I'm a Tolkienist :lol: ;)

Yeah, what Ivona said. :lol:

 

It's been a few years since I read the book, but I don't remember the struggle between Gollum and Frodo at the end being so long and drawn out... was it that way in the book and I just don't remember, or was that another creative license taken by Peter Jackson?

In the book - Frodo and Gollum were fighting together. Gollum bit Frodo's finger with the Ring and then he was joyfully jumping with the Ring on the border of the Crack of Doom and then he fell in it...