was fighting at the end of The Return of the King , runs away when Barad-d?r is exploding. Also, the goblin horde at the mines of Moria scatters when Balrog approaches. Shout Out : To the Ralph Bakshi animated Lord Of The Rings (the Nazg?l emerging from the tree as the four Hobbits hide in the roots), Shaka Zulu (the pre-Battle Of Helms Deep build-up), Gladiator (Aragorn's dazed horse ride to Helm's Deep; Frodo being carried by the Eagles note actually, that's more of a shout-out to The Road Warrior; come to think of it, the Mumakil are more like Road Warrior battle cars than war elephants ) Spared by the Adaptation : In the book, one of the Ents is set on fire during parley with Saruman and presumably dies. In the film, it is lucky enough to be ignited just before Isengard is flooded and douses its head in the rising waters. Split Personality Makeover : Most notably with their voices, but there are subtle visual differences as well. (Smeagol's pupils are far more dilated than Gollum's, for instance.) Metaphysical theses have been written on the "diagnosis" of DID for Gollum/Smeagol. Tolkien did not mean it this way. Several characters in the book, notably Sam, dialogue with themselves when they're trying to decide something. Jackson made it look more like what happens in Fight Club . Stranger in a Familiar Land : The Hobbits after returning to the Shire. Merry and Pippin stare longingly at their military uniforms,