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Jackson's initial intentions leaned towards preserving the darker elements of Tolkien's work. However, studio constraints led to significant cuts for the sake of accessibility to a younger audience. High-octane battles were stripped of their intensity, and various plot points were sanitized. The prologue of the first film, for instance, originally included more graphic depictions of war, emphasizing the scale of the conflicts and the loss of life among the Dunedain and Elves.