I was thinking of the two possible endings that were considered for the Conan film. The following were put into consideration...
The first draft may have intended that Thulsa Doom would die in the Battle of the Mounds. I thought of it that it could be pretty epic that after Thulsa Doom's snake arrow was blocked, Conan would then jump in to show the princess the very death of her betrayer and former lover. So what Conan would have done in this scene was to really finish off Thulsa Doom at the battle of the mounds. Instead the finale was...
We get a MUCH different one with more power. Thulsa Doom ends up retreating to his Mountain of Power while Conan wins against Rexor, quite different really. What happens is in the final version of the film, the Princess Yasimina no longer deleted like the theatrical release, leads Conan to destroy the evil cult leader who is addressing the worshipers of Set to carry out what seemed to be their final mission. Also, in this one Conan uses the broken sword of his father to fulfill its final task to slay Thulsa Doom. This scene imo is far more powerful than Thulsa Doom just being killed at the battle of the mounds.
The first draft may have intended that Thulsa Doom would die in the Battle of the Mounds. I thought of it that it could be pretty epic that after Thulsa Doom's snake arrow was blocked, Conan would then jump in to show the princess the very death of her betrayer and former lover. So what Conan would have done in this scene was to really finish off Thulsa Doom at the battle of the mounds. Instead the finale was...
We get a MUCH different one with more power. Thulsa Doom ends up retreating to his Mountain of Power while Conan wins against Rexor, quite different really. What happens is in the final version of the film, the Princess Yasimina no longer deleted like the theatrical release, leads Conan to destroy the evil cult leader who is addressing the worshipers of Set to carry out what seemed to be their final mission. Also, in this one Conan uses the broken sword of his father to fulfill its final task to slay Thulsa Doom. This scene imo is far more powerful than Thulsa Doom just being killed at the battle of the mounds.
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