10 Movie Mistakes That Made Films Better

Through the course of three epic films shot and produced over several years, there were bound to be a few injuries on the set of the Lord of The Rings movies. Orlando Bloom famously cracked a rib after falling off a horse, but that resulted in the end of filming for him that day and the scene had to be re-shot. Typically, that's what happens when an actor is injured on set.

That being said, there was one injury that made it to print, which clearly improved the action and intensity of the moment. When Viggo Mortensen's Aragorn and company finally catch up to the Uruk-hai who have Pippin and Merry, it appears they were killed. In his frustration and anger, Aragorn kicked a helmet towards the camera and cried out in anguished pain.

The scene was shot numerous times to try and capture Aragorn's rage and disappointment in finally finding his friends only to have them turn up dead, but after four takes that weren't pulling off what director Peter Jackson wanted, he asked for one more.

The fifth take was perfect for Jackson who saw the character's pain come across in the shot. Little did he know at the moment that Mortensen actually broke two of his toes and while he did stay in character as he screamed in pain, that pain appeared all the more real to the situation rather than real to his newly broken toes, which is why that take made it to print.