ViatorOmnium comments on Books are generally better

[–] ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The LOTR movies need a lots of hand waving to work. Which is why you get questions like "why didn't they take the eagles to mordor?".

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[–] illi@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Eh. It is a popular meme but I think even with the info the movie gives it is pretty clear why. They need to go in secret and Sauron and Saruman have spies/scouts about (like the Sarumans birds).

And even if they flew to near Mordor undetected, the giant freaking Eye would spot them - if the patroling Nazgul wouldn't spot them first.

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[–] Honytawk@feddit.nl 0 points 1 year ago (1 child)

And then what?

What would they be able to do against a couple of giant eagles flying 300m above them?

Saruman could possibly magic them, but everyone else couldn't do a damn thing;

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[–] illi@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

Ypu mean the Nazgul on their dragons would just shrug? I'd imagine they have balistas or other warmachines that could make the traveling above Mordor uncomfortable.

Sauron never thought they would want to destroy it. If they did the most obvious beeline towards Mt. Doom, he would realize this and would make it impossible.

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