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Originally Posted by Estelyn Telcontar
What bothered me from the very first viewing was the contradiction between the orc's statement that the trees are strong, their roots go deep - and we see trees being pulled out of the earth, with very shallow roots! That did take me out of the story.
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that's because no orc (or any one else) actually says this in the book! it's another case of the scriptwriters making rods for their own backs when they add additional dialogue. the only time anything like this is mentioned is by gandalf in his poem in the letter read at the prancing pony. - "Deep roots are not reached by the frost."