Snyder and company have also put more deliberation into their world building.
Dropped bombs engulf the strip in gorgeous plumes of blue and orange.
While this is all great news for the peoples of Middle Earth, there's one group who isn't too pleased to see this come to pass: The Men of the Mountains.
Which ones did you notice? In the films, Elrond arrives, gives Aragorn his sword, Andúril, tells him about the fleet of black ships sailed by the Corsairs of Umbar, and encourages him to take the Paths of the Dead to head off the threat.