Lord Of The Rings: 10 Movie Mistakes They Hoped You Missed
8. Legolas' Arrows Change Colour
When it comes to great archers in Middle Earth no one is as skilled or deadly with a bow as Legolas. Besides from looking listlessly into the distance in every other scene, Legolas also contributed some of the most satisfying trick shots and creature takedowns in the trilogy.
In the Fellowship he defeated a cave-troll, utilising his inhuman acrobatic abilities; in the Two Towers he used an orc shield as a make shift skateboard while firing arrows with a deadly accuracy; And then in the Return of the King he managed to take down a Mûmakil single handedly. It did get a little ridiculous...
But in one scene during the Two Towers, Legolas manages to do something that defies even his elven ability. We all remember that tense moment when the Uruk-hai berserker, bearing a flaming torch, sprints into the tunnel beneath the Deeping Wall, to blast a hole in the defences.
As Aragorn screams for Legolas to bring him down, we see several shots of the elf prince drawing his bow before losing arrows into the orc. But the feathers used to fletch Legolas' arrows appear to change from brown/yellow, to white between shots. What's more the feathers are a completely different shape.
Perhaps Legolas was simply shooting at the wrong target...