Tolkien’s sentence is “you cannot pass”. Ian McKellen made an error, and the error stuck 😁.
As far as I know, there’s no direct link between Verdun’s sentence and Gandalf’s, but it’s possible. Unfortunately, I’m pretty sure there’s no link with ¡No pasarán!, as Tolkien was pro-Franco.
It’s a very loaded scene, with a lot of historical, mythological and theological underpinnings.
Thanks for the background. Read the book well before the movies (not counting the animation), but didn’t catch that, and tbh I like McKellan’s better for the medium. I think I’ll let it be so for me, I like the idea.
Tolkien’s sentence is “you cannot pass”. Ian McKellen made an error, and the error stuck 😁.
As far as I know, there’s no direct link between Verdun’s sentence and Gandalf’s, but it’s possible. Unfortunately, I’m pretty sure there’s no link with ¡No pasarán!, as Tolkien was pro-Franco.
It’s a very loaded scene, with a lot of historical, mythological and theological underpinnings.
Thanks for the background. Read the book well before the movies (not counting the animation), but didn’t catch that, and tbh I like McKellan’s better for the medium. I think I’ll let it be so for me, I like the idea.
I agree that “you shall not pass” rings better than “you cannot pass”… McKellen mistakes are improvements… that speaks volumes about the man’s talent!