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نویسنده در متن مقاله سکانس روشن شدن مشعل‌ها را نامتعارف و خارج از سبک‌و‌سیاق فیلم‌های پر‌فروش داستان‌محور و نزدیک به سبک فیلم‌سازی تجربی
( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experimental_film )
دانسته است.
"With the graphic and spatial play of the placement of the beacons within the frame, this scene struck me as being like a little experimental film inserted into a story-driven blockbuster.
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Given the unconventional nature of the sequence, I was surprised to see it singled out in laudatory reviews and cited by many fans as one of their favorite scenes."
نویسنده این سکانس را نامتناسب با طرح داستان و مغایر با رمان منبع می‌داند که از قضا به یکی از پرطرفدارترین و زیباترین سکانس‌های فیلم نیز تبدیل شده است.
"While I admire the sequence and think it one of the best in the trilogy, I was puzzled by its presence. Despite being forced to condense, trim and change J. R. R. Tolkien’s
novel to fit the film’s timeframe, the makers included roughly one minute and seventeen seconds for a passage that simply shows a series of beacons flaring up on mountaintops – a highly expanded action whose length not only fails to contribute significantly to the plot but contradicts spatial and temporal premises set up earlier."