Theoden's army charges through a huge orc army while Minas Tirith lays besieged. Full HD 1080p. This is from the extended edition. (subtitles available)
"Form ranks you maggots! Pikes in front, archers behind" There was more strategy in this one command than the entire plan for the Battle of Winterfell.
The entire setup of the Battle of Winterfell was so backwards I’m surprised a group of guys from the battle of Agincourt or Hastings didn’t come back to life and take D&Ds heads for their lack of knowledge
@@somebody700 if they had the Dothraki somehow try to attack the undead flanks (which seems impossible considering they were a literal wall of bodies when attacking the unsullied) that would have made more sense. The Unsullied, well you really can’t do much with spearman other than what they did do. However, my BIGGEST gripe is the catapults, you must be special to put the outside the damn walls. The archers were good on the wall. As an overall battle it could have been much better
Suddenly at winterfell the night king is about to kill bran, the walls are shattered, and suddenly a horn sounds in the distance. Theoden has joined the game.
Well only a complete moron would have the dothraki charge like that, so either every battle planner in winterfell is an idiot, or the screenwriters abadoned logic for a cool scene, I wonder which it is
Rest in peace, Bernard Hill. You were one of many actors who made my childhood, but you and King Theoden showed me what masculinity, leadership and the power of words truly is. Ride forth good SIr.
@Human Cancerbag funny enough, this old ass movie still has better scenes than Got lol. I never got on the hype train for that show, because I was spoiled by This beauty of a trilogy ;)
@Human Cancerbag Preach. The whining in the comments is just off the charts. Game of thrones is awesome and I loved the battle of Winterfell. This is just meh. I fell asleep seeing lotr movies.Who even wants to watch a damn movie more than 3 hours
@vaderglenn It's basically The LotR's fault that I'm unable to enjoy GoT. The show just feels like a longer, less epic version of these movies. That's at least how I feel.
Because so much of this isn't CG they made more than 6000 suits of armour and more than 10,000 swords. They put so so so much effort in all the props and it just works beautifully.
“Courage Merry, courage for our friends.” I love that line so much. It’s simple but holds so much meaning up to this point in the trilogy. What do they have left BUT the courage they keep for those they love? And standing certain death right in the face, this is a line that holds so much power.
Part of LOTR tolkien style. Even little folk or what you'd call a regular person. Is capable of facing great odds with honor, integrity, and strength...that was what the Hobbits represented, normal people in extraordinary experiences.
@@michaelmcmurphy3397 great lines about that are of course; Gandalf "my dear Frodo, Hobbits really are amazing creatures. You can learn all that there is to know about their ways in a month and yet even after a hundred years they can still surprise you." Balin "it never ceases to amaze me, the courage of Hobbits."
Lore-wise, chanting "death" had a double meaning. Yes, they were charging towards certain death. But also in the Tolkien universe, death is actually a good thing. You go to a place of eternal happiness and bliss and even the elves don't know what happens to you. Morgoth and Sauron both worked to corrupt death's meaning however and make men fear it. This is actually how Sauron destroyed Numenor, making men fear death. So when Theodan and company chant "DEATH!" at the top of their lungs, they're actually defying Sauron/Morgoth and demonstrating faith to Eä. So it is a war chant, but it's also supposed to be symbolic of mankind's defiance of evil.
The Ride of the Rohirrim is so emotional because it's such a meaningful culmination of so many character's arcs: Merry, who feared being left behind arrives, Eowyn who had despaired has found purpose, Eomer who had been fighting Orcs against orders now doing so in the biggest battle of their time, Theoden who once cowered away from death now charging into death without fear, Gandalf's gamble that stopping to save Rohan first from Saruman would enable them to come to the aid of Gondor in time, and Pippin risking himself to get the signal out starting the whole thing. The music with the fully matured and powerful King of the Golden Hall theme ties it back together.
What i love about the Ride of Rohirim in the 3rd movie compared to the 2nd at Helms deep was that at Helms deep it was more portrayed that the help of Gandaulf and the Light that saved the day whereas in the 3rd film Gandaulf has been beaten and it was humanity who needed to step up and save the day. It abandons all mysticysism and Wizardy thats theoughout the film to show the audience that its the sheer will of men that makes the most diffference in this world.
@adolfryan1930 it's also just added storyline that peter Jackson decided to make up instead of sticking to the original story, so it has little/ nothing to do with the culmination of story development and more just cause peter couldn't be fkd adding the proper content, also did you forget that it was the undead ghosts that ended up saving everyones ass or what?😂
@@cooncheez5547 How about just letting people enjoy things? Peter Jackson's script deviated from the books in some places, but the movies were still amazing, even if they were different
IKR? I dunno why people get so angry when they are told that Endgame Portals scene is the closest thing to this masterpiece in terms of epicness, music, sense of heroism and thirst of war, geez we should acknowledge it :c
Tacticalsquad 5 I personally love the Endgame scene because it’s beings from all over the universe coming together to take out the biggest villain they have faced. I love this scene because I’m just a sucker for epic charges into battle. Also, I’ve never seen a single army literally trample over an opposing army. This is just my preference, but I prefer charge scenes where both armies clash with each other, like GOT’s Battle of the Bastards, The Lion the With and the Wardrobe, and ultimately, Endgame. I love both scenes, but I would prefer Endgame’s one. I had literal chills during that while the Rohirrim charge didn’t give me chills. Like I’ve said, personal preference.
Alexander G.M. Endgame didn’t really have the same feeling of epicness Tbh Also, the music in Lotr is far better than any soundtrack in avengers or in the mcu. With all respect, but ride of rohirrim scene is better than endgame as a movie itself. I did love endgame tho.
Tell the truth. This wasn't in your recommended. You searched this, and so did I. Feel proud, and enjoy your second breakfast, because 20 years later, it’s still, the greatest cinematic scene of all time.
What makes this scene so epic is that King Théoden didn't just bring an army of men. He also brought the dawn. They charge the forces of darkness with the Sun rising behind them.
@@bhoxified8932This line and its magnificent delivery ignited something so existential it has literally brought me to tears. I mean, he’s giving orders to his leads and like a true King injects such poignant inspiration afterwards. I mean WOW: “Forth, and fear no darkness!” After hearing that, how could you not carry out what was just told to you. When you are in the presence of true leadership there is not even a desire to second-guess. His lines throughout all of this scene is the greatest embodiment of leadership I’ve seen displayed, and I will take that command to heart for the rest of my life when I befall darker times. Thanks King Bernard Hill/Theoden, Tolkien, Peter Jackson, and all that made this possible.
The book version of this pointing out how Theoden rode so hard and with so much fury that no one could catch him is epic. A king being the first into battle is about as badass as it gets
That little detail of King Theoden outpacing the whole cavalry charge at 5:19 keeping with the details written by Tolkien himself in the book is one of the many reasons this film, and the trilogy as a whole, could be considered a triumph of cinema staying faithful to the source material whilst simultaneously delivering an iconic scene worth watching again and again.
It wasn’t really that faithful to the source material though. It was probably more faithful than most adaptations, but it did change a fair bit. I think the worst offender was actually the rest of this battle. What was a fairly normal but epic battle in the books gets turned into an action sequence of Legolas stunts and a giant army of unkillable ghost soldiers.
@imperialinquisition6006 It was about as faithful as a movie could be. Ghost army cleaning up and saving Minas Tirith was probably what got under my skin the most. Hated that bit. But all in all, best trilogy in cinema.
battle of the bastards was good action hell yeah. but the plotline, any reader of the book was disgusted by the writing, the writing of season 6 was drivel from hollywood. LOTR written decades ago, Sansa riding in like gandalf at fucking battle of helms deep. its too easy to guess what happens next, such shit, (talking about game of thrones season 6*)
Whenever I talk about this scene I bring up how unnerving this would be SPECIFICALLY for the orc army. A force that has met no challenge because of fear. A force that strategizes around striking crippling fear in the hearts of its enemies, and the riders of Rohan stand unafraid.
@@patrickhughes9304 That's the problem with the orc's strategy, a cornered animal is the most fearsome beast, you take down your enemy with a swift move and don't let them regroup in a corner with no scape, if there's no other option then your men will always march foward.
@@patrickhughes9304 remember that in the lore orcs are supposed to be bread without the emotion of fear but the Riders of Rohan we're still able to strike it into their putrid Blackhearts with their righteous Fury
If you really want to sob, do Theoden “how did it come to this?” Then Gandalf rescuing the retreating forces from Osgiliath, then Helm’s Deep Forth Eorlingas, then Theoden on the symbeline on the graves, then Minas Tirith Rohirrim, and then finish with Gandalf's advice to Frodo in Moria. It’s made me, a grown ass man, weep.
It is December 27, 2023 and I have rewatched the entire trilogy and came here to see others reaction even after 20 years. And nothing has changed just like how I was standing in awe when King Théoden gave the speech just like the first time i watched it .
The World of Men is tiny, insignificant. Tolkein often reflects upon this in our grand cities, cultures, we are dwarfed by the magnitude of the world we foster. But Man is not meant to marvel at The World. Man is not meant to be encumbered by long life. Man embraces what he can obtain on this meagre rock; and so fortuitously found company with the Halfling, who will give aplenty.
Ive always loved the fact that it was a rule that only people that had read the books and could quote it had a camera moment. ''Ride to RUIN! AND THE RED DAWN!'' Rest in Peace Bernard Hill. Im sure im not the only one here t remind myself of this.
Fun fact the writer solved that by saying the past ancestors rose the king to inhuman abilities, like shouting loud enough that even gondor could hear him
Actually I am pretty sure that's precisely what the experience of a cavalryman in the back would have been. Getting your orders to your troops was always a tricky part of battle. Led to a lot of spectacular failures.
@@animeman8203 I missed cinema releases for all three LOTR. But I saw the 1st Hobbit film in the cinema, also my 1st 3D exp. The film was good, but I didn't really like the 3D aspect. I thought it kind of got in the way of the film, if that makes sense, so the rest I just watched normally!
I was 11 years old seeing this opening weekend in the cold December of 2003. The theater was packed and we were at the third bottom center row at the top of the theater. This scene is one of the top 5 greatest moments I ever experienced in the cinema. The sound was like an earthquake that next door auditoriums could feel the vibration. The audience was in awe and cheered louder than a game at the superbowl. That was the moment my balls dropped and I saw the power and strength of what real men (and women) could do. It was that awesome! I remember one person shouted when it cut back to Denathor "THAT WAS SO FUCKIN COOL!"
Bernard Hill is quite an underrated actor, he's only been in a handful of films (all of which have been successful) but i dont know of any further projects he's been involved with after LotR. Seems like he's dropped off the map.
Arise, arise Riders of Theoden! Fell deeds awake; fire and slaughter! Spear shall be shaken, shield shall be splintered! A sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises! Rise now, ride now! Ride to Gondor! RIP, KING THEODEN
I have a nephew named "Will." He joined the army but was discharged after his first battle because every time they'd say, "fire at will" everyone would shoot at him.
***** I'm not sure. I can't really decide... I just think that saying this scene is the greatest in cinema history is ignoring hundreds of millions of movies that came before and after this movie, and I'm just saying that it is implausible. I'm sorry if you were genuinely curious about what I think is the best scene, because I really can't produce a top 5 list (so many movies are so good). However, if you are asking this question because you believe that this is the best scene, I have one thing to say: *start watching more movies*. Every masterpiece and classic you watch will make it feel like THAT was the best movie/scene ever, until you watch another classic, and you'll think that this movie was the best, then on and on. The (fun) ride never ends. Saying that this scene is possibly the best ever is extremely self-limiting and close minded. I never said that it's a bad scene; It's definitely a great scene, but cmon, the *best* ever? Well, everyone has his/her favorites and opinions, so it's all good.
But when you consider Return of the King's cinema run in 2003, there really was no better film to watch on the big screen. For the sheer magnitude of an epic fantastical adventure, and the amalgamation of feelings it presented to the audience, Return of the King is disputably the greatest cinematic experience ever created. No matter how hyperbolic that may sound, it feels very true.
I don't deny any of that but what I'm saying is, it'll still be as good for people in the future, just like today we can still appreciate masterpieces like Citizen Kane or Mozart's music.
Arise, arise, Riders of Theoden! Fell deeds awake: fire and slaughter! spear shall be shaken, shield be splintered, a sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises! Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor! The other part of the speech is from when Eomer discovers his sister, gravely wounded on the field. He goes back into the battle shouting: ‘Death!Ride, ride to ruin and the world’s ending!’
I don't even know why Avengers and Got are even in the discussion here. GOT shouldn't even be compared. It's a show and its qualities during the early seasons actually rival Lotr imo (tho in completely different ways, of course). As for the avengers, c'mon. A cheesy CGI fest, with little to no substance to it's actual writing. These movies will not be talked about in the decades to come. LOTR will always remain among the classics and the best of what the filmindustry has to offer.
Tom Drossart He is Will. When Gothmog noticed him among Theoden’s charge, he told all archers on the front to target him specifically, for he is Will the Willman, and all fear him.
The most profound part is them not shouting death to the enemy, they're shouting death to themselves. They believed that they will lose, the world will end, they will all die. Speech to a glorious death, not to victory Probably why they won, ironically
Believing in inevitable death is indeed a very powerful motivator. It's why the Americans had a lot of trouble fighting Japanese in WW2 - they welcomed an honorable death by taking the enemy down with them
To an extent yes,but in the Silmarillion it is said that Eru's gift to men was death,and the people of Rohan believed in Eru and the Valar and the stories of old,so they are welcoming their "gift"
Never forget that in the books, Theoden blew his horn so hard that it "burst asunder". This guy was so badass and hyped up that he shattered a war horn by blowing too hard. What a legend
@John Smith given that your ex had such a talent I'm sure you had a good reason for demoting her to ex.... "I need a girlfriend you're it until you're dead or till I find somebody better"
Now silently the host of Rohan moved forward into the field of Gondor, pouring in slowly but steadily.... After a while the king led his men away somewhat eastward, to come between the fires of the siege and the outer fields. Still they were unchallenged, and still Théoden gave no signal.... A smell of burning was in the air and a very shadow of death. The horses were uneasy. But the king sat upon Snowmane, motionless, gazing upon the agony of Minas Tirith, as if stricken suddenly by anguish, or by dread. He seemed to shrink down, cowed by age. Merry himself felt as if a great weight of horror and doubt had settled on him.... They were too late! Too late was worse than never!.... Then suddenly Merry felt it at last, beyond doubt: a change. Wind was in his face! Light was glimmering.... But at that same moment there was a flash, as if lightning had sprung from the earth beneath the City. For a searing second it stood dazzling far off in black and white, its topmost tower like a glittering needle: and then as the darkness closed again there came rolling over the fields a great boom. At that sound the bent shape of the king sprang suddenly erect. Tall and proud he seemed again; and rising in his stirrups he cried in a loud voice, more clear than any there had ever heard a mortal man achieve before: Arise, arise, Riders of Théoden! Fell deeds awake: fire and slaughter! spear shall be shaken, shield be splintered, a sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises! Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor! With that he seized a great horn from Guthláf his banner-bearer, and he blew such a blast upon it that it burst asunder. And straightway all the horns in the host were lifted up in music, and the blowing of the horns of Rohan in that hour was like a storm upon the plain and a thunder in the mountains. Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor! Suddenly the king cried to Snowmane and the horse sprang away. Behind him his banner blew in the wind, white horse upon a field of green, but he outpaced it. After him thundered the knights of his house, but he was ever before them. Éomer rode there, the white horsetail on his helm floating in his speed, and the front of the first éored roared like a breaker foaming to the shore, but Théoden could not be overtaken. Fey he seemed, or the battle-fury of his fathers ran like new fire in his veins, and he was borne up on Snowmane like a god of old, even as Oromë the Great in the battle of the Valar when the world was young. His golden shield was uncovered, and lo! it shone like an image of the Sun, and the grass flamed into green about the white feet of his steed. For morning came, morning and a wind from the sea; and the darkness was removed, and the hosts of Mordor wailed, and terror took them, and they fled, and died, and the hoofs of wrath rode over them. And then all the host of Rohan burst into song, and they sang as they slew, for the joy of battle was on them, and the sound of their singing that was fair and terrible came even to the City.
It's not even close to certain death. Without the elephants showing up later on it would have been a decisive, crushing and overwhelming victory. The battle of Vienna has showed how effective an unexpected mass cavalry charge is against infantry focussed on besieging and attacking a walled city. Even if outnumbered greatly you can still score a decisive victory.
@@JW-jd6sn i can understand that but people didn’t literally go insane. Best movie scene for me since ever, but I won’t buy hypnotism. I won’t abandon reason.
18 years since this came out and still, there hasnt been a scene or movie that comes close to the epic grandeur of this movie. Truly one of if not the greatest movie ever made
The goat trilogy easy.. all three movies are up there in the greatest of all time list too. Jackson and the cast and new line all owe major thanks for delivering these movies. Truly great.
i dont really care for the use of cg in the hobbit. but i think its unecessary to use it on creatures with human appearance. they arent spiders or two story high mumakil,they are disfigured humanoid soldiers,so just use costumes. really sad how people are starting o complain about cg these days. i remeber in the lotr extras it was portrayed as really awesome how they used cg. they were really proud that they were so good they could put cgi uruk hai right in front of the camera without problems. but cgi has worn off on people. its a creative tool,cgi artists are artists too. they should get more respect. but cg should always be used appropiately.
Recently rewatched the whole series and I must say, Theoden just has been given all the best lines. My favorite character by far scriptwise, makes me cry every time
Theoden absolutely has the hardest lines of any character in any of Jackson’s movies. Bernard Hill should’ve retired after this, because there’s no way he could ever reach for a loftier goal.
One of the reasons this scene works so well is the use of leitmotif. When we first heard Shore's "Rohan" theme in The Two Towers, it was a heartbroken lament for lost glory in a country that had lost its way and was effectively leaderless. Here the theme returns, but it has been repurposed as an anthem of rediscovered strength, pride, duty and confidence. This is about a people remembering who they once were and doing what they do best, and the score supports the moment magnificently.
@@minizimi3790 Was watching Fellowship tonight with the wife. I noticed that there is a somber, but hopeful version of the Gondor theme played when Boromir speaks of the white city. It's so good.
+The Arab Scientific todays war cant be compared with the past most of the times u dont see you enemy you dont know what is killing you you just take the smell of blood in the air mixed with explosives dust dirt and metal the smell of burned human flesh it is way more horrible and disgusting in modern war. In this middle age wars u die by force which u could compete to u have kind of an usefull armor u dont smell and witness burned and exploded corpses of your comrades
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"I go now to the halls of my fathers. In whose mighty company I shall not now feel ashamed."
RIP Theoden King
Alas that these evil days should be mine
The Horn of Helm Hammerhand shall sound in the deep, one last time
Hail Theoden King! Hail to the victorious dead!
RIP. 😢
"I would have you smile again."
"Form ranks you maggots! Pikes in front, archers behind"
There was more strategy in this one command than the entire plan for the Battle of Winterfell.
Particularly considering that Orcs aren’t exactly the most disciplined of fighters.
The entire setup of the Battle of Winterfell was so backwards I’m surprised a group of guys from the battle of Agincourt or Hastings didn’t come back to life and take D&Ds heads for their lack of knowledge
@@somebody700 if they had the Dothraki somehow try to attack the undead flanks (which seems impossible considering they were a literal wall of bodies when attacking the unsullied) that would have made more sense. The Unsullied, well you really can’t do much with spearman other than what they did do. However, my BIGGEST gripe is the catapults, you must be special to put the outside the damn walls. The archers were good on the wall. As an overall battle it could have been much better
@@somebody700 wasn’t the final season
@@somebody700 that was in season 7 no?
RIP Bernard Hill (Theoden King)
The man who lead the greatest cavalry charge of all time
Hail the Victorious Dead
Forth Eorlingas!
HAIL, THEODEN KING!
DEEEAAATTH!!!
its good but the "greatest" lol no
@@jrzy_Gamernothing matches this cinema
RIP Bernard Hill. "Forth, and fear no darkness!"
He was a great marine
At least the Rohirrim didn't get pointlessly slaughtered
Unlike the dothraki when they charged.
Because rohirrim didnt ride pointlessly
Suddenly at winterfell the night king is about to kill bran, the walls are shattered, and suddenly a horn sounds in the distance. Theoden has joined the game.
How to use a cavalry charge
GOT:...
Peter Jackson: watch closely, scrub.
They actually broke ranks! Hahaha
Well only a complete moron would have the dothraki charge like that, so either every battle planner in winterfell is an idiot, or the screenwriters abadoned logic for a cool scene, I wonder which it is
Admit it this speech make you feel patriotic toward a county that even dont exist
Yep
That is so accurate
Since it's based on segments of the Anglo Saxon peom the Wanderer, you could say it would make An English person proud.
Yes
With a speech like that, you'd be hard pressed not to follow a king like that: a true leader, one who runs out ahead for the rest to come after.
RIP Bernard Hill, thanks for the amazing memories. Like Gandalf used to say: "Death is just another path, one that we all must take"
Rest in peace, Bernard Hill. You were one of many actors who made my childhood, but you and King Theoden showed me what masculinity, leadership and the power of words truly is. Ride forth good SIr.
This was a battle.
Winterfell was a joke
@Human Cancerbag even the orcs here have better strategy than those winterfell slugs, form ranks maggots
You mean you didn't like the awesome cinematography of a black screen with some flecks on it?
@Human Cancerbag funny enough, this old ass movie still has better scenes than Got lol. I never got on the hype train for that show, because I was spoiled by This beauty of a trilogy ;)
@Human Cancerbag Preach. The whining in the comments is just off the charts. Game of thrones is awesome and I loved the battle of Winterfell. This is just meh. I fell asleep seeing lotr movies.Who even wants to watch a damn movie more than 3 hours
@vaderglenn It's basically The LotR's fault that I'm unable to enjoy GoT. The show just feels like a longer, less epic version of these movies. That's at least how I feel.
This was filmed almost 20 years ago. Just let that sink in.
And its still the greatest movie ever
CGI is somehow getting worse now lol
Because so much of this isn't CG they made more than 6000 suits of armour and more than 10,000 swords. They put so so so much effort in all the props and it just works beautifully.
It makes me cry to know that my favorite movie is almost 20 years old, and still stood the test of time!
Hmmm im old :D
“Courage Merry, courage for our friends.”
I love that line so much. It’s simple but holds so much meaning up to this point in the trilogy. What do they have left BUT the courage they keep for those they love? And standing certain death right in the face, this is a line that holds so much power.
Courage that even if they die they die knowing they will give their friends and loved ones a chance to live
Part of LOTR tolkien style. Even little folk or what you'd call a regular person. Is capable of facing great odds with honor, integrity, and strength...that was what the Hobbits represented, normal people in extraordinary experiences.
@@michaelmcmurphy3397 great lines about that are of course; Gandalf "my dear Frodo, Hobbits really are amazing creatures. You can learn all that there is to know about their ways in a month and yet even after a hundred years they can still surprise you." Balin "it never ceases to amaze me, the courage of Hobbits."
I love it too. Its like she knows they're both scared but they have to be brave regardless because the ones they love are in trouble.
Makes me tear up every damn time
RIP Bernard Hill greatest speech in cinematic history.
Lore-wise, chanting "death" had a double meaning. Yes, they were charging towards certain death. But also in the Tolkien universe, death is actually a good thing. You go to a place of eternal happiness and bliss and even the elves don't know what happens to you. Morgoth and Sauron both worked to corrupt death's meaning however and make men fear it. This is actually how Sauron destroyed Numenor, making men fear death. So when Theodan and company chant "DEATH!" at the top of their lungs, they're actually defying Sauron/Morgoth and demonstrating faith to Eä. So it is a war chant, but it's also supposed to be symbolic of mankind's defiance of evil.
Dude i love you so fucking much for this comment
I got chills reading this comment. You a writer or something?
Thanks for the insight, that just added so much more depth into what was already a really meaningful scene.
DEAAAAAAAAAAAAAATH!!!!!!
In the Tolkien universe, Death was referred to as the “Gift of Men”, and seen as a blessing by the elves and the higher beings, not a curse.
Just a reminder that the ride of the rohirrim was so epic that even the Witch King didnt want to miss it
Straight facts hes like ph shit imma miss it
@@Vergil_6 don't say ph, you remind me of that thing T_T
"hey man, Gandalf, time out dude, time out, I gotta see this, man, this is gonna be good"
Brilliant comment
True, he let Gandalf go just to watch it 😂
The Ride of the Rohirrim is so emotional because it's such a meaningful culmination of so many character's arcs: Merry, who feared being left behind arrives, Eowyn who had despaired has found purpose, Eomer who had been fighting Orcs against orders now doing so in the biggest battle of their time, Theoden who once cowered away from death now charging into death without fear, Gandalf's gamble that stopping to save Rohan first from Saruman would enable them to come to the aid of Gondor in time, and Pippin risking himself to get the signal out starting the whole thing. The music with the fully matured and powerful King of the Golden Hall theme ties it back together.
What i love about the Ride of Rohirim in the 3rd movie compared to the 2nd at Helms deep was that at Helms deep it was more portrayed that the help of Gandaulf and the Light that saved the day whereas in the 3rd film Gandaulf has been beaten and it was humanity who needed to step up and save the day. It abandons all mysticysism and Wizardy thats theoughout the film to show the audience that its the sheer will of men that makes the most diffference in this world.
@adolfryan1930 it's also just added storyline that peter Jackson decided to make up instead of sticking to the original story, so it has little/ nothing to do with the culmination of story development and more just cause peter couldn't be fkd adding the proper content, also did you forget that it was the undead ghosts that ended up saving everyones ass or what?😂
@@cooncheez5547 How about just letting people enjoy things? Peter Jackson's script deviated from the books in some places, but the movies were still amazing, even if they were different
It’s all about hope. Aragorn leading the men of the west to the Black Gate, not knowing if Frodo and Sam are even alive is another example
Rest in peace Bernard hill, forever remembered for this incredible scene and trilogy
Endgame: The portals scene is the best charge scene in cinema
Return of the King: Hold my second breakfast
imo ROTK is still number 1 but damm Endgame was hella epic 2
As soon as I saw the portals the first thing that came to mind was this scene.
IKR? I dunno why people get so angry when they are told that Endgame Portals scene is the closest thing to this masterpiece in terms of epicness, music, sense of heroism and thirst of war, geez we should acknowledge it :c
Tacticalsquad 5 I personally love the Endgame scene because it’s beings from all over the universe coming together to take out the biggest villain they have faced.
I love this scene because I’m just a sucker for epic charges into battle. Also, I’ve never seen a single army literally trample over an opposing army.
This is just my preference, but I prefer charge scenes where both armies clash with each other, like GOT’s Battle of the Bastards, The Lion the With and the Wardrobe, and ultimately, Endgame.
I love both scenes, but I would prefer Endgame’s one. I had literal chills during that while the Rohirrim charge didn’t give me chills. Like I’ve said, personal preference.
Alexander G.M. Endgame didn’t really have the same feeling of epicness Tbh
Also, the music in Lotr is far better than any soundtrack in avengers or in the mcu.
With all respect, but ride of rohirrim scene is better than endgame as a movie itself.
I did love endgame tho.
Tell the truth.
This wasn't in your recommended.
You searched this, and so did I.
Feel proud, and enjoy your second breakfast, because 20 years later, it’s still, the greatest cinematic scene of all time.
Smart one.
I actually have two breakfasts for real.
What about elevenses?
@@satiroglu44 How bout luncheon? Afternoon tea? Dinner? Supper? You know about those don't you?
@@omegamysterio3701 Still working on them mate. Afternoon tea or supper once in a day. Having em' together, overload alerts my system lol.
The Rohirrim charge still gives me goosebumps . RIP Bernard
"Ride now! Ride for ruin and the world's ending!" Rest in peace Bernard Hill, you will be forever remembered.
Form ranks maggots......trebuchets in front......spears behind.
Hey sexy!
@@ancalagon3713 r/woosh
Ancalagon He’s making fun of Game of Thrones 8x03 where they placed the trebuchets infront of the infantry.
@@iceman8031 LMAO ok
😂😂😂
"Imagine a king, leading his own men. Wouldn't that be a sight"
Achilles
"Imagine a king who fights his own battles" is the line I think
King Richard the lion heart and Saladin.
Almost all of them did up to the 16th century (or around so)
@@lupinthethird7059 not really
@@lupinthethird7059 Many did sure, but not nearly all.
What makes this scene so epic is that King Théoden didn't just bring an army of men. He also brought the dawn. They charge the forces of darkness with the Sun rising behind them.
Forth, and fear no darkness!
@@bhoxified8932 that short sentece makes the speech fr me. There is a turning in the cadence that breaks me deep down inside!
@@josemanuelcaballero1162 sets my soul on fire too bro!
@@bhoxified8932This line and its magnificent delivery ignited something so existential it has literally brought me to tears. I mean, he’s giving orders to his leads and like a true King injects such poignant inspiration afterwards. I mean WOW: “Forth, and fear no darkness!” After hearing that, how could you not carry out what was just told to you. When you are in the presence of true leadership there is not even a desire to second-guess. His lines throughout all of this scene is the greatest embodiment of leadership I’ve seen displayed, and I will take that command to heart for the rest of my life when I befall darker times. Thanks King Bernard Hill/Theoden, Tolkien, Peter Jackson, and all that made this possible.
Which is important, because Orcs, unlike Uruk-hai, are unable to "walk under the sun", so they NEED the shadow of Mordor to go around and fight.
"I go to my fathers. And even in their mighty company I shall not now be ashamed."
Rest In Peace, Theoden King
Rest In Peace, Bernard Hill
"Imagine a king who fights his own battles."
"Wouldn't that be a sight"
...and it was.
Agamemnon hates this trick
Better than that.. A King with a pair to ride in the front line next to you, a simple soldier.
@@sirzechsazazel1150 I knew that was coming
The man wants to die.. 😐
" The world of men will fall. "
*Rohan horn*
Instant goosebumps
The World of Men arrives to make the Witchking of Angmar eat those fell words.
Gandalf’s facial expression when the horn blew says it all.
Not without a fight
“The world of men will fall”
The world of men about to not fall:
Rohan: Hold my horn.
If there ever was a man to follow into battle without question, King Theoden is that man.
Rest well Bernard Hill, your memory shall live on.
The book version of this pointing out how Theoden rode so hard and with so much fury that no one could catch him is epic. A king being the first into battle is about as badass as it gets
At 5:17 there is a moment where we see that scene the kings horse just takes off in a second an is a head of the calvary
Almost forgot to watch this today
😍😍
How dare you....
Its our duty.
Shame on you
I did not
You fool!
Every man has a medieval dream. Nothing in sci-fi or modern warfare would make your blood boil like this, not even close.
it makes you angry? which is what boiling blood implies
@@jordanlimantara1814 The term can also be used to describe an intense passion.
Absolutely brother
I think your wrong
@@jasonskeans3327 I think you are a liberal
The Grim Reaper: "I wonder whose soul I'll claim today..."
Bernard Hill, on horseback and dashing towards Grim: "DEEEEAAAAAAAAAATH" 🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎
That little detail of King Theoden outpacing the whole cavalry charge at 5:19 keeping with the details written by Tolkien himself in the book is one of the many reasons this film, and the trilogy as a whole, could be considered a triumph of cinema staying faithful to the source material whilst simultaneously delivering an iconic scene worth watching again and again.
It wasn’t really that faithful to the source material though. It was probably more faithful than most adaptations, but it did change a fair bit. I think the worst offender was actually the rest of this battle. What was a fairly normal but epic battle in the books gets turned into an action sequence of Legolas stunts and a giant army of unkillable ghost soldiers.
Like Oromë of old. THEODEN KING
"He could not be overtaken"
@imperialinquisition6006 It was about as faithful as a movie could be. Ghost army cleaning up and saving Minas Tirith was probably what got under my skin the most. Hated that bit. But all in all, best trilogy in cinema.
If I ever see a movie moment greater than this than I will be a happy dude. Its been 13 years and nothing has come close...
Caldor3 well to be fair most films these days are garbage
Caldor3 the second one is superior :c
Caldor3 GOT battle of bastards almost as epic as this scene is
battle of the bastards was good action hell yeah. but the plotline, any reader of the book was disgusted by the writing, the writing of season 6 was drivel from hollywood. LOTR written decades ago, Sansa riding in like gandalf at fucking battle of helms deep. its too easy to guess what happens next, such shit, (talking about game of thrones season 6*)
The Darth Vader scene in Rogue One actually comes pretty close.
EDIT: And now we have the Avengers Assemble scene from Endgame.
No force is scarier than one that has already resolved itself for death
Whenever I talk about this scene I bring up how unnerving this would be SPECIFICALLY for the orc army. A force that has met no challenge because of fear. A force that strategizes around striking crippling fear in the hearts of its enemies, and the riders of Rohan stand unafraid.
@@patrickhughes9304 Bravery is not the absence of fear, it's doing what you need to do in spite of it so don't call Rohan unafraid.
@@patrickhughes9304 That's the problem with the orc's strategy, a cornered animal is the most fearsome beast, you take down your enemy with a swift move and don't let them regroup in a corner with no scape, if there's no other option then your men will always march foward.
@@patrickhughes9304 remember that in the lore orcs are supposed to be bread without the emotion of fear but the Riders of Rohan we're still able to strike it into their putrid Blackhearts with their righteous Fury
@@jaredflynn3750 the lore was always unclear about that. After all orcs had a large fear of their masters.
R.I.P. Bernard Hil - Your bravery will not be forgotten
Bernard Hill you will be remembered forever I still get chills from this speech after all those years
Dothraki: "Wish we had a director like you"
Well to be fair, the Dothraki were never supposed to be as disciplined and trained as the Rohirrim.
Light cavalry aren't heavy cavalry.
Cascade Lord of the rings has the heaviest horse charge in history
Itachi21x tell that the heavy European infantry that slaughtered by the mongol light cavalry
@@scottwhitley3392 Dothraki are less armored and diverse than Mongol formations were.
This scene literally brings tears to my eyes.
Same!!!! Every time!
I start crying here and don't stop until it's over. Every time.
Every goddamn time I hear that violin
If you really want to sob, do Theoden “how did it come to this?” Then Gandalf rescuing the retreating forces from Osgiliath, then Helm’s Deep Forth Eorlingas, then Theoden on the symbeline on the graves, then Minas Tirith Rohirrim, and then finish with Gandalf's advice to Frodo in Moria. It’s made me, a grown ass man, weep.
Yes, Tirion Fordring is a skilled paladin my friend
It’s April 16, 2023, and this is still the best ever. Years of never failing to giving us goosebumps.
Absolute Masterpiece
It is December 27, 2023 and I have rewatched the entire trilogy and came here to see others reaction even after 20 years. And nothing has changed just like how I was standing in awe when King Théoden gave the speech just like the first time i watched it .
The World of Men is tiny, insignificant. Tolkein often reflects upon this in our grand cities, cultures, we are dwarfed by the magnitude of the world we foster. But Man is not meant to marvel at The World. Man is not meant to be encumbered by long life. Man embraces what he can obtain on this meagre rock; and so fortuitously found company with the Halfling, who will give aplenty.
Shout out to the orchestra for continuing to play in the middle of a dangerous battle without fleeing.
Dont forget about the camera man charging with the riders
Is it fine if I can put a million laughing emojis?
Reminds me of Titanic.
@@danielshaw4783 It's the same orchestra. They are TRULY dedicated to their craft.
Lord of the Rings: Pikes in front, archers behind.
Game of Thrones: Catapults in front, infantry behind.
Catapults in front, infantry behind and wall behind
Even Orcs know basic tactics.
That is.......sad to think about.
Even Orcs are smarter my god
Most of those orcs is 'Gundabad Orc' and Uruk-Hai tho. And sure they know about strategy and tactics.
LOTR2: What about a great Rohirrim entrance?
Rest of movies: You already had it...
LOTR3: We had one yes, what about a second great Rohirrim entrance?
I understood that reference.
@@mohamedayoubneggaz1581 And I understood your reference.
Fits right in with a second breakfast
@@Coorniable and I am ironman
This is the best comment I've seen 😂
RIP Bernard Hill, a cinematic legend through and through
RIP Bernard Hill.....you will always be my King.
Thirteen years later and I still get goosebumps at Theoden's speech.
Same here.
Dylan L true
Dylan L me too.
Dylan L saw this movie three times when it was in theaters.
DEATH!!!!!!!!!!!
Screaming "DEATH" three times before charging an army that size does not get any more badass.
i think ur wrong.. That makes them fight without the fear of death anymore
Sir. We are surrounded and outnumbered.
Well that's a pity. For them.
actually they were screaming death during the entire charge.
What about screaming it four times though?
Conquer your Fear,and I promise you you'll conquere Death.
Still gives me goosebumps.
RIP Theoden, King!
Ive always loved the fact that it was a rule that only people that had read the books and could quote it had a camera moment. ''Ride to RUIN! AND THE RED DAWN!'' Rest in Peace Bernard Hill. Im sure im not the only one here t remind myself of this.
I just imagine some dude in the back like “wtf did the king say? What’s going on I can’t see anything....oh shit we’re moving”
The epicness has magnified his voice so everyone of the rohirim could hear him.
You are naughty~~~
Fun fact the writer solved that by saying the past ancestors rose the king to inhuman abilities, like shouting loud enough that even gondor could hear him
Actually I am pretty sure that's precisely what the experience of a cavalryman in the back would have been.
Getting your orders to your troops was always a tricky part of battle. Led to a lot of spectacular failures.
Thats why they use horns
I envy people who can still see this movie for the first time
give me amnesia, or give me death. I can never see it again "for the first time" :(
That's why I've been watching '1st time react videos'. Whoah that's epic!! You're still in the 1st film, just you wait!! :D
I was one of them. As a kid I saw this in theaters.
@@animeman8203 I missed cinema releases for all three LOTR. But I saw the 1st Hobbit film in the cinema, also my 1st 3D exp. The film was good, but I didn't really like the 3D aspect. I thought it kind of got in the way of the film, if that makes sense, so the rest I just watched normally!
I was 11 years old seeing this opening weekend in the cold December of 2003. The theater was packed and we were at the third bottom center row at the top of the theater. This scene is one of the top 5 greatest moments I ever experienced in the cinema. The sound was like an earthquake that next door auditoriums could feel the vibration. The audience was in awe and cheered louder than a game at the superbowl. That was the moment my balls dropped and I saw the power and strength of what real men (and women) could do. It was that awesome! I remember one person shouted when it cut back to Denathor "THAT WAS SO FUCKIN COOL!"
"Faithful servant yet master’s bane,
Lightfoot’s foal, swift Snowmane."
Rest in Peace, King.
Bernard Hill: 17.12.1944 - 05.05.2024
This scene means so much more now that Bernard hill has passed, he will forever be immortalized in this scene
The orcs' faces when they realized the army wasn't stopping is always priceless.
Ik right
It was at that moment, they knew, THEY FUCKED UP!
@@gorillone86 yeh, die horses, oh shit..
@@gorillone86 love
*suprised pikachu face
Theoden is SO FUCKING GOOD. Great actor for the role.
I'll think he's the only more known actor who has been in two 11 Oscar films
+TNTnor Ben Hur and Titanic😁
Bernard Hill is his name
showing my age i remember him from the boys of the black stuff in the eighties
Bernard Hill is quite an underrated actor, he's only been in a handful of films (all of which have been successful) but i dont know of any further projects he's been involved with after LotR. Seems like he's dropped off the map.
Arise, arise Riders of Theoden!
Fell deeds awake; fire and slaughter!
Spear shall be shaken, shield shall be splintered!
A sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises!
Rise now, ride now! Ride to Gondor!
RIP, KING THEODEN
RIP Great King, you go to the halls of your forefathers.
"Fire at will!" "Which one is Will?"
Will is not a person, but an expression! It is like: "Shoot whenever you want" = Fire at will.
I have a nephew named "Will." He joined the army but was discharged after his first battle because every time they'd say, "fire at will" everyone would shoot at him.
I think you may have missed the joke.
From Pirates Of The Caribbean XD
Fire? I don't see any guns? :(
"Did he mean shoot? OH FUCK" *Lance through the heart*
Quite possible the greatest scene in movie history....
definitely not
+Eric Haber '' My friends. You bow to no one. ''
*****
I'm not sure. I can't really decide...
I just think that saying this scene is the greatest in cinema history is ignoring hundreds of millions of movies that came before and after this movie, and I'm just saying that it is implausible.
I'm sorry if you were genuinely curious about what I think is the best scene, because I really can't produce a top 5 list (so many movies are so good).
However, if you are asking this question because you believe that this is the best scene, I have one thing to say: *start watching more movies*. Every masterpiece and classic you watch will make it feel like THAT was the best movie/scene ever, until you watch another classic, and you'll think that this movie was the best, then on and on. The (fun) ride never ends.
Saying that this scene is possibly the best ever is extremely self-limiting and close minded.
I never said that it's a bad scene; It's definitely a great scene, but cmon, the *best* ever?
Well, everyone has his/her favorites and opinions, so it's all good.
*****
I'm not going to lie... it's a great #1 pick. Only time will tell.
+Eric Haber it is the greatest
Rest in peace Bernard hill. FORTH EORLINGAS!
Rest in Peace Bernard Hill. 1944-2024. Forth Eorlingas
“You have failed. The world of men will fall.”
- horn of Rohan sounds-
Just perfect.
And a woman comes to save them.
I loved that Ian McKellan chose to portray despair. Even the great Mithrandir had a momentary lapse of confidence and hope.
@@kbanghart There are times when men should just move out of the way and let the women deal with it. Eomer could never.
@@roddo1955
Lol stfu
Hope had never been expressed by such warm sound.
Its 2014, and still no film has topped this scene and battle.
2017 now... still waiting.
2019...
wait until battle of 5 armies...just wait
mudyao So fkn excited!
mudyao Sorry bro but I doubt the battle of 5 armies will even COMPARE to this.
I loved the Hobbit but come on, this is the best battle scene ever.
pateuvasiliu I agree.
mudyao I don't think it will top it since The Hobbit uses more CGI than extras, but I really hope I'm wrong.
Go to the Halls of your fathers Mr Hill. Know that you left us with the greatest cavalry charge in cinematic history.
RIP THEODEN KING! LIFE IS BUT A DREAM.AND WHAT A DREAM IT WAS. Rip Bernard Hill
Born too late to explore the earth and too early to explore the galaxy but just the right time to see this masterpiece.
Haha well put my man
Well said
I mean.... I appreciate your intention and all... but people from the future will get to see this masterpiece AND explore the galaxy.
But when you consider Return of the King's cinema run in 2003, there really was no better film to watch on the big screen. For the sheer magnitude of an epic fantastical adventure, and the amalgamation of feelings it presented to the audience, Return of the King is disputably the greatest cinematic experience ever created. No matter how hyperbolic that may sound, it feels very true.
I don't deny any of that but what I'm saying is, it'll still be as good for people in the future, just like today we can still appreciate masterpieces like Citizen Kane or Mozart's music.
Seeing a king lead his army mustve been a great morale boost and a nice buff +10% melee damage
Try 100% lol
+20 damage
Also plus 30% haste
If you played Battle for middlearth 2, it actually gave the Rohirrim 90% Damage reduction. Lol
+15% trample damage
Rest in Peace Bernard Hill ❤
Achilles was right, what a beautiful sight! RIP Bernard Hill! King of Rohan, Theoden
D&D: Game of Thrones will have battle scenes that surpass anything that has come before.
LOTR: Exists.
GoT: Battle of Winterfell will be the best battle
LoTR: I’m about to end this man’s whole career
D&D: We kinda forgot how cavalry works
LOTR ended their career 16 years prior 😂
LOTR: Hold my ale
@@logi4840 Read what you just typed. Slowly. Letter by letter.
This is the only scene, out of the thousands of films I've seen, to make me shed some manly tears.
WeimTime I'm right with you there, bud.
What about the end of Gladiator
Brandon Luu wasn't really good
not even close
WeimTime agreed, even though I'm only 11 years old :3
RIP King Theoden.
Rest in peace Bernard Hill. You will be missed.
"Ride for ruin, and the worlds ending"
What a line, gives me goosebumps every time.
Theoden's speech stands up against any pre-battle speech ever filmed. And that touching of his sword to lances was a perfect touch.
I straight up cried watching this again
DEATH
same
Arise, arise, Riders of Theoden!
Fell deeds awake: fire and slaughter!
spear shall be shaken, shield be splintered,
a sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises!
Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor!
The other part of the speech is from when Eomer discovers his sister, gravely wounded on the field. He goes back into the battle shouting:
‘Death!Ride, ride to ruin and the world’s ending!’
That guy really wants to kill orcs 6:08
let me at 'em, let me at 'em!
Fuck yeah, he didn't get all dressed up to have tea with them.
Grimbold
If he's grimbold , he's dead :( 😔
GİMLİ evet:D
May Bernard Hill’s words echo into eternity through the films we have all grown to love. RIP Theoden.
Rest in peace Bernard Hill! Thanks for the memories
Nothing will ever come close to The Lord of the Rings. Not Game of Thrones, not Avengers, nothing.
I cant argue with that, you win... Im 100% on ur side
I don't even know why Avengers and Got are even in the discussion here. GOT shouldn't even be compared. It's a show and its qualities during the early seasons actually rival Lotr imo (tho in completely different ways, of course).
As for the avengers, c'mon. A cheesy CGI fest, with little to no substance to it's actual writing. These movies will not be talked about in the decades to come. LOTR will always remain among the classics and the best of what the filmindustry has to offer.
the dark knight
GoT beauty comes from political struggles, the fighting and battles were decent but nowhere near this beauty.
u havent seen Game Of thrones
And Rohan will answer.
Cavegoblin EXTREME muster the rohirrim..
I prefer the theodan speech than aragorns speech
Aragorn has a really good speech, though. It's just that after Theodon delivers his, how is he gonna compete with it? How is anyone?
RIP Bernard Hill
King Theoden: Ride to ruin and the world's ending (Rest in peace Bernard Hill)
The guy at 6:08 was gonna kill the most of them. You can tell.
Tom Drossart He is Will. When Gothmog noticed him among Theoden’s charge, he told all archers on the front to target him specifically, for he is Will the Willman, and all fear him.
Gotta go faster.
Excalibur Ring LMAO💀
He's represents 99% of the rohirim entire force.
Pretty sure that's Gamling and not just some guy.
6:07 I heard that guy killed 2000 orcs by himself
U know Ya'orks were distracted by him
With his bare hands
that still only counts as one
Must be a relative of Doomguy
I wonder if he has a name
Ferthu Théoden hál. Rest in peace, Bernard Hill.
rip Bernard Hill, you'll be missed
The most profound part is them not shouting death to the enemy, they're shouting death to themselves. They believed that they will lose, the world will end, they will all die.
Speech to a glorious death, not to victory
Probably why they won, ironically
Believing in inevitable death is indeed a very powerful motivator. It's why the Americans had a lot of trouble fighting Japanese in WW2 - they welcomed an honorable death by taking the enemy down with them
Fear the man who thinks they have nothing to lose....
@@dominusetdeus060644 and the ones who have everything to loose
To an extent yes,but in the Silmarillion it is said that Eru's gift to men was death,and the people of Rohan believed in Eru and the Valar and the stories of old,so they are welcoming their "gift"
@Aero Dynamix wow, you must be fun at parties.
Never forget that in the books, Theoden blew his horn so hard that it "burst asunder". This guy was so badass and hyped up that he shattered a war horn by blowing too hard. What a legend
Good point! Think that might also have been a sly call-back by Tolkien to the Song of Roland - similar stuff with a horn (tho no orcs).
I'm sure he can suck a golf-ball through a garden hose
@John Smith given that your ex had such a talent I'm sure you had a good reason for demoting her to ex....
"I need a girlfriend you're it until you're dead or till I find somebody better"
@@highlander723
Lol, nice Starship Troopers reference!
Now silently the host of Rohan moved forward into the field of Gondor, pouring in slowly but steadily....
After a while the king led his men away somewhat eastward, to come between the fires of the siege and the outer fields. Still they were unchallenged, and still Théoden gave no signal.... A smell of burning was in the air and a very shadow of death. The horses were uneasy. But the king sat upon Snowmane, motionless, gazing upon the agony of Minas Tirith, as if stricken suddenly by anguish, or by dread. He seemed to shrink down, cowed by age. Merry himself felt as if a great weight of horror and doubt had settled on him.... They were too late! Too late was worse than never!....
Then suddenly Merry felt it at last, beyond doubt: a change. Wind was in his face! Light was glimmering....
But at that same moment there was a flash, as if lightning had sprung from the earth beneath the City. For a searing second it stood dazzling far off in black and white, its topmost tower like a glittering needle: and then as the darkness closed again there came rolling over the fields a great boom.
At that sound the bent shape of the king sprang suddenly erect. Tall and proud he seemed again; and rising in his stirrups he cried in a loud voice, more clear than any there had ever heard a mortal man achieve before:
Arise, arise, Riders of Théoden!
Fell deeds awake: fire and slaughter!
spear shall be shaken, shield be splintered,
a sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises!
Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor!
With that he seized a great horn from Guthláf his banner-bearer, and he blew such a blast upon it that it burst asunder. And straightway all the horns in the host were lifted up in music, and the blowing of the horns of Rohan in that hour was like a storm upon the plain and a thunder in the mountains.
Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor!
Suddenly the king cried to Snowmane and the horse sprang away. Behind him his banner blew in the wind, white horse upon a field of green, but he outpaced it. After him thundered the knights of his house, but he was ever before them. Éomer rode there, the white horsetail on his helm floating in his speed, and the front of the first éored roared like a breaker foaming to the shore, but Théoden could not be overtaken. Fey he seemed, or the battle-fury of his fathers ran like new fire in his veins, and he was borne up on Snowmane like a god of old, even as Oromë the Great in the battle of the Valar when the world was young. His golden shield was uncovered, and lo! it shone like an image of the Sun, and the grass flamed into green about the white feet of his steed. For morning came, morning and a wind from the sea; and the darkness was removed, and the hosts of Mordor wailed, and terror took them, and they fled, and died, and the hoofs of wrath rode over them. And then all the host of Rohan burst into song, and they sang as they slew, for the joy of battle was on them, and the sound of their singing that was fair and terrible came even to the City.
Rest in peace, King Theoden, Lord of Rohan.
2024. Still gives me goosebumps. Every. Single. Time. Watching.
What makes this scene so emotional? Duty, courage and certain death. The final push against darkness with their brave king leading the charge.
"Certainty of death, small chance of success, what are we waiting for?" - Gimli, son of Gloin
SaltyPotato lmfao
Nah, it's the score. I do love me some Howard Shore
Also the fact thats the first time the humans attack, up until this point they were always in the defense.
It's not even close to certain death. Without the elephants showing up later on it would have been a decisive, crushing and overwhelming victory. The battle of Vienna has showed how effective an unexpected mass cavalry charge is against infantry focussed on besieging and attacking a walled city. Even if outnumbered greatly you can still score a decisive victory.
Fun fact: Bernard Hill did the speech so good that the stunt men are so hyped they "really thought they were doing it"
Oh please
@@Gnossiene369 Honestly I can see it and that's a good thing. Shows how much you're into it.
@@Gnossiene369 its in the behind footage, as ridiculous as it sounds, he got everyone pumped up.
@@Gnossiene369 czcams.com/video/Qz-k4g87ff4/video.html
@@JW-jd6sn i can understand that but people didn’t literally go insane. Best movie scene for me since ever, but I won’t buy hypnotism. I won’t abandon reason.
Hail the Victorious Dead!
R.I.P Bernard Hill, Theoden King
What every man wants to hear:
Follow the king’s banner down the centre
18 years since this came out and still, there hasnt been a scene or movie that comes close to the epic grandeur of this movie. Truly one of if not the greatest movie ever made
Can only imagine with today’s technology the added detail. But for its time nothing has come close, not even in the slightest.
The goat trilogy easy.. all three movies are up there in the greatest of all time list too. Jackson and the cast and new line all owe major thanks for delivering these movies. Truly great.
I watch this every few months. So every few months, manly tears stream down my cheeks.
The only thing that comes close are some of the battle scenes in the show Vikings.
@@Hearshotkid_2113 no, they really don’t at all.
Anyone else thinks that the orcs in Return of the King looked much better than those in the Hobbit?
Yeah, these orks in the original trilogy were done with prosthetics, the hobbit orks were CGI.
In the hobbit, they are gundabad orcs much bigger sized than this orcs from mordor
i dont really care for the use of cg in the hobbit.
but i think its unecessary to use it on creatures with human appearance.
they arent spiders or two story high mumakil,they are disfigured humanoid soldiers,so just use costumes.
really sad how people are starting o complain about cg these days.
i remeber in the lotr extras it was portrayed as really awesome how they used cg.
they were really proud that they were so good they could put cgi uruk hai right in front of the camera without problems.
but cgi has worn off on people.
its a creative tool,cgi artists are artists too.
they should get more respect.
but cg should always be used appropiately.
99brickstudios thought the hobbit orcs were cool in the first one but that changed after the river scene in 2 and overall shittiness that was 3
Off course. Actors over CGI garbage every freaking day
R.I.P. my king 🥺
Recently rewatched the whole series and I must say, Theoden just has been given all the best lines. My favorite character by far scriptwise, makes me cry every time
Theoden absolutely has the hardest lines of any character in any of Jackson’s movies. Bernard Hill should’ve retired after this, because there’s no way he could ever reach for a loftier goal.
One of the reasons this scene works so well is the use of leitmotif. When we first heard Shore's "Rohan" theme in The Two Towers, it was a heartbroken lament for lost glory in a country that had lost its way and was effectively leaderless. Here the theme returns, but it has been repurposed as an anthem of rediscovered strength, pride, duty and confidence. This is about a people remembering who they once were and doing what they do best, and the score supports the moment magnificently.
Yes! That theme playing at the charge of the Rohirrim brings tears to my eyes every time for that exact reason.
Gondor has similar changes as well during certain scenes. Incredible score.
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@@minizimi3790 Was watching Fellowship tonight with the wife. I noticed that there is a somber, but hopeful version of the Gondor theme played when Boromir speaks of the white city. It's so good.
Music is incredibly important and many "modern" composers don't seem to realize this sadly.
A warrior who embraces death is one of the most terrifying things you can encounter on the battlefield, I imagine.
+The Arab Scientific or most of our SOF guys
+The Arab Scientific todays war cant be compared with the past most of the times u dont see you enemy you dont know what is killing you you just take the smell of blood in the air mixed with explosives dust dirt and metal the smell of burned human flesh it is way more horrible and disgusting in modern war. In this middle age wars u die by force which u could compete to u have kind of an usefull armor u dont smell and witness burned and exploded corpses of your comrades
+The Arab Scientific those arent warriors, just mentally ill detonators
+The Arab Scientific Every soldier is prepared for death. That is what makes a soldier - a soldier.
+The Arab Scientific Jihadists during the crusades maybe. Today's Jihadists are nothing but mentally retarded fucks.
I still can't believe he passed away. I was in shock when I first heard it :(. May you rest in peace, my king. Ride with your fathers now.
RIP Bernard Hill - King Theoden