The Two Towers Movie Script - Book Three, Chapter VII Helm's Deep Scenes 3 and 4

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Scene 3:  Aragorn and Brego, Arwen and Elrond in Rivendell                (Click HERE for the associated images)
	(Aragorn is floating down the river, unconscious.  He is washed ashore and dreams of Arwen)
Arwen:	(She comes to him in a vision of light and kisses him lightly on the lips) May the grace of the Valar protect you. (A horse arrives and nudges Aragorn, turning him over and nuzzling him.  It is Brego, the mount of Théodred, whom Aragorn released to freedom in the stables of Edoras.  Brego kneels down and Aragorn grabs hold of his mane, pulling himself up onto the horse as it rises.  They move slowly off towards to Helm's Deep) (The scene switches to Arwen in Rivendell.  We see her lying on her bed, deep in thought)
Elrond:	(He comes into her room) Arwen. (Arwen hears him and sits up) Tollen i lû.  I chair gwannar na Valannor.  Si bado, no círar. [It is time.  The ships are leaving for Valinor.  Go now, before it is too late]
Arwen:	I have made my choice.
Elrond:	He is not coming back.  Why do you linger here when there is no hope?
Arwen:	There is still hope.
Elrond:	(He walks towards a window and looks out) If Aragorn survives this war, you will still be parted.  If Sauron is defeated, and Aragorn made King and all that you hope for comes true, you will still have to taste the bitterness of mortality. (As Elrond speaks, Arwen sees a vision of her future.  She is in Osgiliath, dressed as a Queen in mourning garb and looking down upon Aragorn, lying on a bier:  a crown on his brow, his sword in his hands on his chest, dead.  Mourners are walking around the altar, paying their final respects.  Arwen is weeping) Whether by the sword or the slow decay of time, Aragorn will die.  And there will be no comfort for you.  No comfort to ease the pain of his passing.  He will come to death, an image of the splendor of the Kings of Men, in glory undimmed before the breaking of the world. (Where before Aragorn's body lay, there is now cast his likeness in stone.  Arwen stands before the monument, in dark mourning clothes and with her face veiled.  Her dress and her veil are being blown by the chill wind of dispair) But you, my daughter, you will linger on, in darkness and in doubt.  As nightfall in winter that comes without a star.  Here you will dwell, bound to your grief, under the fading trees, until all the world has changed and the long years of your life are utterly spent. (Still veiled, Arwen is walking alone through the deserted woods (of Lothlorien or Rivendell?), where the lowering sun is shining in pale beams through the misty air)
Elrond:	(He turns to Arwen) Arwen...  there is nothing for you here, only death. (As the vision ends, Arwen weeps with sadness and fear.  Elrond comes to sit beside his daughter and raises a hand to her cheek) A im, ú-'erin veleth lîn? [Do I not also have your love?]
Arwen:	(Crying and moving into her father’s embrace) Gerich meleth nîn, ada. [You have my love, father] (The scene changes to the gate out of Rivendell.  It is evening.  Elves, cloaked and carrying lanterns, are setting off on their journey to the West.  Elrond looks on from a balcony as Arwen leaves with them, the only one riding a horse.  Arwen turns to glance up at her father one last time before she departs.  Elrond continues to watch after her with an expression of resigned sadness) (Elrond is standing by a window. He hears Galadriel speaking)
Galadriel:	I amar prestar aen...  han mathon ne nen, han mathon ne chae, a han nostan ned gwilith. [The world has changed...  I feel it in the water, I feel it in the earth, I smell it in the air] The power of the enemy is growing. (We see Saruman communicating with Sauron by means of the Palantir) Sauron will use his puppet, Saruman, to destroy the people of Rohan.  Isengard has been unleashed. (There is a view of Saruman's army, marching) The Eye of Sauron now turns to Gondor, the last free Kingdom of Men. (The scene changes to a view of Osgiliath) His war on this country will come swiftly.  He senses the Ring is close.  The strength of the Ringbearer is failing.  In his heart, Frodo begins to understand. (We see a close-up of Galadriel) The quest will claim his life.  You know this.  You have foreseen it.  It is the risk we all took. (There is a close-up of the Ring, spinning through the air in slow motion)
Galadriel:	In the gathering dark, the will of the Ring grows strong.  It works hard now to find its way back into the hands of Men. (The scene shows Faramir and his Gondorian Rangers with the captured Frodo and Sam) Men, who are so easily seduced by it's power.  The young captain of Gondor has but to extend his hands, take the Ring for his own and the world will fall.  It is close now, so close to achieving its goal. (Again we see Faramir and company, who have reached Henneth Annûn.  Frodo and Sam are being carried, blindfolded, into the cave) For Sauron will have dominion of all life on this Earth, even until the ending of the world.  The time of the Elves is over. (Close-up of Galadriel's luminous eyes with their deep pools of wisdom.  We then see Elrond in his library, looking at the painting of Isildiur facing Sauron with the broken blade of Narsil)
Galadriel:	Do we leave Middle Earth to its fate? Do we let them stand alone?

Scene 4:  Aragorn Reaches the Hornburg, Théoden Receives the Tidings                of War, then Inspects the Troops                (Click HERE for the associated images)
	(Aragorn is riding across Rohan.  On the way, he looks back and sees the enormous Uruk-hai army marching with great speed.  He makes haste towards Helm’s Deep and soon sees the refuge)
Aragorn:	(He pats Brego on the neck) Mae carnen, Brego, mellon nîn. [Well done, Brego, my friend] (He rides into the forecourt of Helm’s Deep, to the amazement of all)
Refugees:	He’s alive!
Gimli:	(He pushes his way through the crowd) Where is he?  Where is he?  Get out of the way.  I’m going to kill him! (He sees Aragorn) You are the luckiest, the canniest and the most reckless man I ever knew! (He hugs Aragorn) Bless you, laddie!
Aragorn:	Where is the King? (Gimli gestures to the stairs into the fortress.  As Aragorn makes his way in, he encounters Legolas, who stands waiting)
Legolas:	Le ab-dollen. [You’re late] (They smile.  Legolas pauses and looks at Aragorn’s wounds) You look terrible. (To the side, Éowyn sees Aragorn and a smiles joyously and with relief.  She makes as if to run over to greet him, but just then, she sees Legolas take Aragorn’s hand and give him the Evenstar pendant.  Aragorn looks at it gratefully and claps Legolas on the shoulder)
Aragorn:	Hannon le. [Thank you] (Éowyn stops and tears fill her eyes) (Aragorn is in the main room of the Keep, the King's Hall, conferring with Théoden)
Théoden:	A great host, you say?
Aragorn:	All of Isengard is emptied.
Théoden:	How many?
Aragorn:	Ten thousand strong at least.
Théoden:	Ten thousand?!
Aragorn:	It is an army bred for a single purpose: to destroy the world of Men.  They will be here by nightfall.
Théoden:	Let them come! (He walks resolutely away) (The scene changes to a passage behind the Deeping Wall)
Théoden:	(He is speaking to Gamling) I want every man and strong lad able to bear arms to be ready for battle by nightfall. (Gamling nods and goes off.  Théoden stands at the gate of Helm’s Deep, speaking to Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli)
Théoden:	We will cover the causeway and the gate from above.  No army has ever breached the Deeping Wall or set foot inside the Hornburg.
Gimli:	This is no rabble of mindless Orcs.  These are Uruk-hai.  Their armor is thick and their shields broad.
Théoden:	I have fought many wars, Master Dwarf.  I know how to defend my own keep. (Gimli humphfs.  Legolas claps a hand on Gimli’s shoulder as he follows Aragorn and Théoden back in)
Théoden:	They will break upon this fortress like water on rock.  Saruman’s hordes will pillage and burn, we’ve seen it before.  Crops can be resown; homes rebuilt.  Within these walls, we will outlast them.
Aragorn:	They do not come to destroy Rohan’s crops or villages.  They come to destroy it's people.  Down to the last child.
Théoden:	(He draws close to Aragorn, speaking in almost a whisper) What would you have me do?  Look at my men.  Their courage hangs by a thread.  If this is to be our end, then I would have them make such an end as to be worthy of remembrance.
Aragorn:	Send out riders, my Lord.  You must call for aid.
Théoden:	And who will come?  Elves?  Dwarves?  We are not so lucky in our friends as you.  The old alliances are dead.
Aragorn:	Gondor will answer.
Théoden:	Gondor?  Where was Gondor when the Westfold fell?  Where was Gondor when our enemies closed in around us?  Where was Gon... No, my Lord Aragorn, we are alone. (He walks away, calling out orders) Get the women and children into the caves.
Gamling:	We need more time to lay provisions for a siege, Lord...
Théoden:	(He cuts him off) There is no time.  War is upon us!
Gamling:	(He speaks to the soldiers) Secure the gate! (Men rush to prepare for battle as flocks of carrion crows circle overhead) (The scene cuts to a shot of the Hobbits, Merry and Pippin, with Treebeard, as the Ents start to gather for Entmoot)
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