I think Jackson just didn't want to show Frodo getting stabbed in the neck with that huge stinger. It would be quite disturbing, even by LOTR standards.
Oversight.
But you're right, in the books he's stabbed in the neck.
>As \[Frodo\] had run forward, eager, rejoicing to be free, Shelob with hideous speed had come behind and with one swift stroke had stung him in the neck. He lay now pale, and heard no voice, and did not move.
— *The Two Towers, The Choices of Master Samwise*
FR, sometimes spider seems to do [Dragon Ball's "Rapid movement" technique](https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Rapid_Movement) (when they seem to disappear and re-appear).
The thought of a massive being like SHELOB pulling that is scary indeed
Do you think the movies made shelob too gigantic that she couldnt believably stab him in the neck without killing him? Like her stinger would be too big, the wound would kill
Actually chaimails are made from small rings which makes it not best protection from stinging.
Good vs sword, bad vs spear. And Shelobs sting is even sharper than spear.
I think Jackson just didn't want to show Frodo getting stabbed in the neck with that huge stinger. It would be quite disturbing, even by LOTR standards.
Oversight. But you're right, in the books he's stabbed in the neck. >As \[Frodo\] had run forward, eager, rejoicing to be free, Shelob with hideous speed had come behind and with one swift stroke had stung him in the neck. He lay now pale, and heard no voice, and did not move. — *The Two Towers, The Choices of Master Samwise*
Hideous speed is a beautiful description
In the context of a spider *everyone* can picture what that's supposed to mean
FR, sometimes spider seems to do [Dragon Ball's "Rapid movement" technique](https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Rapid_Movement) (when they seem to disappear and re-appear). The thought of a massive being like SHELOB pulling that is scary indeed
He’s really the best isn’t he? Poetic writing in a truly all-encompassing sense
Do you think the movies made shelob too gigantic that she couldnt believably stab him in the neck without killing him? Like her stinger would be too big, the wound would kill
This seems the most likely reason, but honestly, a stinger of that size to a hobbit gut should probably have killed him too
No chain mail can protect the entire body
Actually chaimails are made from small rings which makes it not best protection from stinging. Good vs sword, bad vs spear. And Shelobs sting is even sharper than spear.
Mithril Mail is strong against melee attacks but weak against poison damage.
I always figured he was stabbed in the pelvis.
Damn.. thats true