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Saruman and Wormtongue drastically accelerated their destruction of the Shire because the protagonists let them go free. Much less damage would have been done a
by Amezarak 3y ago
Saruman and Wormtongue drastically accelerated their destruction of the Shire because the protagonists let them go free. Much less damage would have been done and the final effect would have been the same if they’d just killed them.
- themadturk 3y agoNote that in the Jackson movies, Saruman and Wormtongue died at Isengard, and there was no need to scour the Shire. Though I enjoy Jackson's movies as a whole, I have quibbles with some of his choices. But this one actually makes sense, from a cinematic point of view, and the screenwriting team did a good job of changing the story in such a way that changing one element removed the need for the other.