Saruman's fireball

[Lolidir]

Originally Posted by alatar

Great analysis. Watched the scene again last night, and Wormtongue has stabbed Saruman twice before Legolas's arrow flies, and so it is retribution. If Legolas wanted to help Saruman, then he would have shot three arrows at once - one to kill Wormtongue and the other two (catching Saruman's robes) to nudge him back off of the edge. Then, par for the movies, Gimli would say something sarcastic...

I greatly admire the skills of Legolas, but that would be almost impossible. the gravity and then winds to deal with, and come one...it just isnt possible.

in the case of the movie Saruman was the most usefull therefore needed because he had information Gandalf wanted, Grima on the otherhand wasnt needed and prolly wouldnt repent as for the fact that he spent many years, im guessing, under the influence of Saruman. as for Legolas shooting, people do things out of impules and out of the moment. wether he got caught up in the moment, was trying to save Saruman, or trying to kill Grima it happened. In the book they both die, and if the movies were to have one live and the other die, that would be a bigger difference than how they died. am i right?