Why did wormtongue kills saruman

Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. Ask Question. Asked 9 years, 6 months ago. Active 4 years, 7 months ago. Viewed 38k times. Why was Grima crying? Improve this question. Slytherincess Slytherincess k gold badges silver badges bronze badges. That scene is not in the book, so I'll leave it to someone who's watched the special features.

But I've not seen the special features so I'll leave this as a comment. While I've mostly watched all of the special features of the DVD editions all 16 hours of them , I don't recall this being mentioned. My guess would be what Pureferret said.

Xantec to answerdom with my comment! I've always interpreted it as some kind of twisted pride, awe, reverie, patriotism, etc. Wormtongue was remarkably unrepentant in the book, so I've always perceived this in that context, i. Consequently, he gets emotional as he sees the vision coming true. But that's just my speculation. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Before Frodo could recover or speak a word, three hobbit-bows twanged and Wormtongue fell dead.

I'm not sure exactly why Peter Jackson chose Legolas to kill Wormtongue. I assume it was because he needed Saruman and Wormtongue dead since The Scouring of the Shire was being omitted. Also Legolas was the only one who could kill him from the bottom of the tower and having Wormtongue be shot would stay in line with his death from the book. Legolas Greenleaf-son of Thranduil , that's an interesting idea about trying to keep Saruman alive for information.

I never thought of that before! Christopher Lee reacted particularly badly to being cut from the final film, reportedly not attending the premiere as a result. This drove a wedge between actor and director that was eventually healed in advance of Lee's return in The Hobbit. Audiences were left equally unimpressed, wondering what fate befell Saruman after his defeat in The Two Towers and claiming that a villain of such stature deserved a more fitting end than a mere throwaway line.

A petition was even set up requesting the wizard's axed death scene be restored. Under pressure from viewers and a legendary actor who sings heavy metal in his spare time, Jackson conceded a mistake had been made and restored the scene in the extended version of Return of the King , finally making Saruman 's death a genuine part of the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy's canon. Craig first began contributing to Screen Rant in , several years after graduating college, and has been ranting ever since, mostly to himself in a darkened room.

Having previously written for various sports and music outlets, Craig's interest soon turned to TV and film, where a steady upbringing of science fiction and comic books finally came into its own. With help from Dunlendings and Goblin-men sent by Saruman, Lotho took over control of the Shire, imprisoning many, including important folk.

Soon Saruman arrived and took full control and Lotho was deposed, imprisoned, and later killed by Wormtongue. The pace of destruction greatly increased afterwards.

It caused everything, crops and people alike, to be much more fertile. A Wizard, Gandalf, tells Frodo the history of the ring and persuades him to leave the Shire to destroy the Ring. He is joined by three other hobbits, his friends Sam, Merry, and Pippin. There, they learn that it can only be destroyed in the volcano, Mount Doom, where Sauron forged the Ring, in the evil land of Mordor.

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