>Jackson interpreted the "Fire of Orthanc" as Saruman utilizing his deep (and corrupting) knowledge of the dark arts to invent an early form of gunpowder, further developing the link between industrialization and destruction illustrated throughout the film by Saruman's descent into darkness as he turns his back on the natural world
>Bakshi interpreted the "Fire of Orthanc" as Saruman standing on his roof shooting lasers halfway across the planet with his magic wand
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Bakshi was more accurate as Tolkien based it around pre-gunpowder northern myths where people shooting bolts of lightning
Jackson just wanted to shove his 'guns and machines are bad' message down everyone's throats
Tolkien's "Blasting Fire" is absolutely inspired by gunpowder, if anything Jackson's films toned down Tolkien's anti-technology and anti-guns message. Tolkien saw firearms and the ability to deal death from afar by pressing to button as the death of chivalry and honor in combat.
Stop posting with authority when you're clueless, this isn't Sup Forums.
>turns his back on the natural world
Considering that he was Aule's guy wasn't it odd for him to befriend the ents in the first place?
I don't think the sides were really that clearly defined. The old world folks just hung out with the other old world folks unless they were on team evil.
>chivalry and honor in combat
there is literally no such thing
God i love that poster
The other is almost as good
Until you can never unsee the ladders
The Helm's Deep part of this movie was putrid shit.
I liked the rest though. Balrog was cool.
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