Saruman: I gave you the chance of aiding me willingly, but you have elected the way of pain.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
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Directed by: Peter Jackson
Starring: Christopher Lee, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Ian Holm, Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Hugo Weaving, John Rhys-Davies, Orlando Bloom, Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd

Other mistake: When Sam and Frodo are in the field with the scarecrow, you can plainly see a car cruising past in the distance, from right to left. Further comment - there are two different shots which show the car moving from right to left. One starts at the top right distance, and in a shot a few seconds later the car has traveled down the road a bit and is more easily visible. Complicating matters is that the dust thrown up by the car looks similar to smoke from a chimney in the right distance, making some people think it is just the chimney. But chimneys don't move, and the smoke from the chimney is separate from the moving vehicle. [It is deleted on the DVD, but you can still see an obvious bit of image fakery on the hill just left of the smoking chimney. One can see the hill, tree, and surrounding area move up and down and shimmer slightly where someone has done a cut and paste to cover up the auto. The "car inclusive" scene appears on the National Geographic documentary, "Beyond the Movie The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring." Also, watch the music documentary on the Extended DVD - when it shows this scene the car is still in it. Bizarrely, in his commentary Peter Jackson said he never saw a car and doesn't know what people are talking about, but the production/post-production team say in their commentary that despite not thinking anyone would be able to see it, they took it out anyway.] (00:42:55)
Trivia: Viggo Mortensen was convinced by his son, Henry, to take over the role of Aragorn.
Question: In the scene where Gandalf and Saruman are fighting in the tower Saruman takes Gandalf's staff and sends him to the top of the tower. What happened to Gandalf's staff? When he escapes he somehow gets his staff back and uses it the rest of the movie. Is it another similar staff, or am I missing something?
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Answer: It is a different staff. Look at the branches at the top of the staff.
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