Within the Fellowship of the Ring, Legolas holds the important role of archer. The representative of the Elves handle the bow like no one, and his talents allow him to strike down his enemies with arrows without flinching. Even a moving target cannot resist it! Nevertheless, we can’t help but wonder if these feats are realistic in real life… An expert has decided, here is his judgment!
this expert is not convinced by the archery skills of legolas
Our colleagues fromInsider asked the opinion of an archery expert, Grizzly James, so that it analyzes and judges the real accuracy of archery scenes from popular movies and series. Among them, the sequence where Legolas shoots with a bow during the battle of Helm’s Deep In The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers we are particularly interested! Admittedly, the Fantasy Trilogy adapted from JRR Tolkien’s novels doesn’t have to be realistic to appeal to audiences, who don’t expect imaginary creatures to follow the laws of reality, but it’s still instructive. to have a point of comparison. However, according to the professional archer, the Elf may have a very cool quickdraw, he would undoubtedly miss his target if it were not a movie!
His elbow is a bit high, but I grant him that when you have a big orc with a stick coming towards you, you don’t always have the opportunity to set yourself up and make the perfect shot. But to be able to shoot that fast, you need a fairly light bow. I will put four [sur dix]but that’s cool.
And again, the scene judged by the expert is not the most incredible of the trilogy! Certain exploits of Legolas throughout the story are otherwise improbablesuch as when he uses a shield to descend a flight of stairs while firing a series of arrows at Orcs who have breached the fortress walls (!).
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The Battle of Helm’s Deep. LOTR: The Two Towers pic.twitter.com/LFXtsv1TXj
Despite this low rating, we can’t help but admire the prowess of Legolas!
By Melanie
Hello, this is Melanie. I have been writing articles at Hitek since August 2022. Graduated with a Master’s degree in Cinema (of which I still have a memory on Pirates of the Caribbean), I am passionate about films and comics (the X-Men of the 90’s, Jim Starlin, Crisis on Infinite Earths).
2023-08-05 10:13:13
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