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In the film adaptation, the ship that Frodo and Bilbo took was the last ship to leave for the Undying Lands.

So, in-universe of the films, what eventually happens to film Sam?

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    "So, in-universe of the films, what eventually happens to film Sam?" We don't see other than him going home so not sure what "authortative" answer you could expect.
    – Paulie_D
    Commented Nov 24, 2021 at 15:14
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    You're asking about the movie specifically so any anything else would not be "in-universe" since it's not in the movie.
    – Paulie_D
    Commented Nov 24, 2021 at 15:45
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    I'm just listening to the commentaries now. I don't remember any mention of Sam's fate but I'm rechecking.
    – Valorum
    Commented Nov 24, 2021 at 17:04
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    Frodo suggests that: “My dear Sam. You cannot always be torn in two. You have to be one and whole for many years. You have so much enjoy and to be and to do. Because Sam, your part in the journey goes on.” We are then introduced to a Sam’s new son named Frodo, suggesting some bit of time jump to future after ring was destroyed and/or others departed.
    – Silly but True
    Commented Nov 24, 2021 at 17:12
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    What about the movie ever implied it was the "Last Ship"?
    – IG_42
    Commented Nov 25, 2021 at 1:20

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Nothing in the films suggests that Sam does anything other than live out his life with his family in the Shire.

The final scene of the Return of the King movie is the same prosaic final scene as in the book - Sam comes home to Bag End after seeing Frodo off to Lindon, he sits down, Rosie puts a child in his lap, and Sam says "Well, I'm back".

Peter Jackson didn't make anything out of the post-War of the Ring material in the Appendices, which is where the idea that Sam followed Frodo into the West comes from.

Jackson also elided enough from the original books that we shouldn't assume that any extra material from the books pertains to movie continuity.

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  • Yes. This appears to be the canonical version of a correct answer.
    – Silly but True
    Commented Nov 24, 2021 at 23:20

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