Haldir Arrives at Helm's Deep
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- Haldir and wooden elves arrival at Helm's Deep scene from The Lord of The Rings "Two Towers"
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This scene is powerful. Elves are nothing if not prideful. To willingly march to almost certain death for an old allegiance is inspiring.
This scene contradicts one of the major themes of the story. A big part of LotR is that the elves are leaving and that men have to face the Enemy on their own without the help of the elves. It also makes no sense for Lothlorien to send aid to Ronan when they have to defend their own land from Sauron as well.
@@GREENdragon1224 I've always interpreted this moment as a pre-emptive strike from the elves. If the bulwark of Sauron's army was going to hit Helms Deep, send a detatchment of elves to help the men kill as many as possible. Best case scenario, you beat back Sauron's army. Worst case? You've inflicted enough casualties by being there to weaken Saurons army enough to consolidate and leave the elven lands alone long enough for the last elves to leave.
Phillip J. Benson I mean the Uruk hai were literally raised and ready to fight in weeks. Imagine what Saruman can raise in months. Killing 10,000 Uruk hai won’t make a dent in Saurons army. Plus we forget the Orcs of the Misty Mountains, Gundabad, Mordor, Rhun, Haradrim etc. Sauron was already set to take over the world
Lothrorien and Imladris elves are cool. It's the elves from mirkwood (and it's vain king) that's prideful
🤍
Fact: this is NOT in the book.
Side fact: This scene is still awesome!
Extra side fact this film was 2002 it's 2018 nothing as come close to it in 16 years
I love these comments...I am in love with these films an i am so passionate with the books and tolkien is my father for everything!That feeling every time....even now that i am older....
@@adammigas4997 Especially not the Hobbit trilogy that was made a couple of years ago...
@@AnzuBrief no especially not that it was crap u knew every character in lotr ya didn't even get all the dwarfs names character performance was shocking
Yeah it was a cool choice to have a little more interaction with the elves in the movies than the books. I have no issues with this scene being added!
What’s great is that the thing Aragorn does with his hand at 1:10 is like a serious hug for elves. Aragorn does the elf hug, and goes ‘Nope, doesn’t convey my feelings enough’ and goes for the human hug; and Haldir is just like ‘oh.....okay, this is happening’ and awkwardly pats him on the back. It’s so small and silly, but I love it.
I love how he at first is taken back then smiles and melts into the hug.
I know I love this scene and especially that part 😂💕💕
He's probably repulsed by Aragorn's stench
@@skychieftain I mean, I'm sure the river Aragorn fell into helped with that stench...
...at least a bit, surely, 😆... Buuut maybe Brego the Horse's breath and hygiene ruined that soak? lol
I love this scene, total brotherhood vibes and brings tears to my eyes at how close Men and Elves can be against a common cause 🙂
I was an extra on set in this scene; I was one of the blonde elves standing on the wall with a long bow. There were two days of shooting in which Haldir (Craig Parker) was doing sword combat with the Uruk-hai and various other stunts. I recall one where he jumped onto the shoulders of an Uruk-hai, stabbed it in the top of the head then somersaulted off as it fell down dead. Pity that more of Haldir and his fighting didn’t end up in the final cut (or even the extended edition).
That would have been amazing to see!
I remember in one of his Comic-Con interviews, PJ mentioned that one day he may release an ultimate cut of the trilogy, including possibly at least an extra hour long footage which is otherwise unedited or never released before. I hope this would become real soon.
That is badass!!
No you weren't
Whoa 🤯
Even though the Elves helping wasn't in the book, it was such a good move of PJ's part, cause everyone loves the Elves
yeah, too bad Haldir had to die ;_;
SirCaptain Snuggles i know, that's why I like the books more :)
CookiezSama
Too bad they all died. :/ except Legolas of course.
I was a sobbing mess when Haldir died O.O
i think they used elves because: 1) they are cool; 2) They didnt show battle of Dale and battle of Dol Guldur, where elves fought in same time as battle of Minas Tirith. And elves are very important, and they placed them here, so they dont have to make 4 movies.
Sorry we didn't arrive sooner, we had to stop for a our hourly hair brushing.
Baltazar Martinez I always wondered how Legolas keep his hair so beautiful, my hair is long, and it always gets messed up, now I know why Legolas and Haldir (and other elves) keep their hair so majestic. :D
Katherine Boatman
yep, it's elven etiquette to brush your hair at the start of every hour. Elves have a reputation to maintain.
Haha. I wish my hair would stay untangled for a day, only when I put it in a pony tail it stays untangled..... I love LOTR! Go elves!
+MrBulbasore for the record, before going into battle Spartan warriors would brush and oil their hair.
CaptainPeelz
Oh yea... I remember reading and hearing about it in several documentaries and such. But that's before battle. My comment says "hourly" hair brushing.... and who knows, maybe bleaching and conditioning as well lol.
This is my favorite scene of The Two Towers. The Elves, immortal and beautiful creatures, forfeit their immortal lives to stand side by side with their allies in a hopeless battle, so the humans wouldn´t die alone. That´s so powerful, i always get the shivers watching this scene.
Even if the Elves "died" they would eventually reincarnate in Valinor, after spending some time in the halls of Mandos. Men die for real, they transcend
@@willowwhisper6575 I heard that men don't die but going to a place far off from Arda, where only Ilu himself can go.(Maybe like heaven or an adaptive Earth/our world without elves/dwarves etc?)
That's why even the Valar ar jealous. Because like Maya, elves, they are Immortal. But they are bound to Arda.
If that's really true then Men have the biggest "achievement" after death.
@@thejohnson2328 that is true. Gotta have at least something better than the elves or valar 😂
@TheJohnson That's true, just one small correction: in Tolkien's universe, our earth IS Middle Earth, in the fourth age (age of men) or sixth/seventh depending on the source.
Arda (the world) started as your typical flat earth, in the second age of the sun Valinor was separated from Arda, Númenor sank and the world took spherical shape. From the fourth age onwards continents break apart and Earth takes the shape we know today.
>Be Elf
>Die at Helms Deep
>Wake up in Mandos immediately after
>Heckle Feanor
>Get body back immediately due to sacrifice
>Live in blessed realm until the world is destroyed
Not even a sacrifice really
1:25 Legolas, Elven prince of Smirkwood.
“Smirkwood”
That was brilliant!
I never noticed him looking directly into camera lol
You can really see the renewal of hope in the men's eyes as they see the elves. Brilliant directing for a wonderful scene
Lotr has the best extras ever. Small impactful moments. Smiles, fear, courage, all shown wonderfully by extras.
And if I recall correctly, the people/Royals of Rohan _(my book-knowledge is limited)_ have a... distrustful _(or worse)_ view/feelings toward Elves.
Them just seeing hundreds of them, Bows in hand, shrouded in cloaks, marching at Helm's Deep... and they didn't halt and question them first before letting them in.
Beit desperate or trusting-optimism _('cause of Legolas', Aragorn and Gimli's help with rescuing Theoden's soul),_ Rohan accepted them in before their doom approaches... the range of emotions they had and displayed on-screen was vast, I'm sure. 😁
@@aa.ra9589 Yeah simping on elven women...
@ryansandigan7184 I can think of worse fates...! 🤣🤣🤣
Cheers Mate! 🙂✌️
You can see it in theodens face too.
I love how legolas seem proud because the elves joined them.
@heroinhero69 not to legolas they know legolas is different from his kin
I don’t know what the elves were doing at this point , but seems they’re avoiding the fight. The dwarves were doing the fighting
@@AlejandroSanchez-pl6jw the dwarves are hiding in their mountain of gold.
EckoEcho false , Dain was fighting alongside with the people of laketown
@@TheEckoEcho actually the dwarves and the lake people were fighting a large army of rhun warriors. By large I mean more than 100.000 men strong. If not for the dwarves and lake men Gondor would've pretty much fallen cause rhun were mostly spearmen who could've easily countered the rohirrim which is cavalry.
Love the attention to detail. Legolas looks amazing compared to the humans he's surrounded by because of his elven blood, but when stood next to Haldir he looks more dishevelled and dirty from long travel and battle compared to the fresher, cleaner Haldir.
But Legolas is more hot and more handsome than Haldir.
@@LifeOdysseyMotivation blasphemy
@@shaunastraney9115 Legolas is so hot and I love him. That's the fact!
@@shaunastraney9115 😂
@@shaunastraney9115 LOL 😅
"We are proud to fight alongside men once more".
What an underrated line. One of the best of the trilogy cause it's able to rievocate and condensate all the sufferances Humans and Elves lived togheter throughout the eres.
Proud*
@@helicoptergunship typing error. Thank you for the segnalation ;)
I love how Aragorn just automatically goes for the hug and Haldir's like
what
wha-ok
yeah ok
Hahaha yeah. I love him (:
Then look at Legolas' face after hugging him.
At 1:28.
"Yeahhh we're with Haldir now"
Signifying elvish pride
Yes lunarlightbulb158, he went straight for a good elf cuddle
Elvish master race
For anyone wondering, the reason the elves turned when Legolas and Haldir greeted, its because Legolas is the son of Thranduil, the king of Mirkwood, making him his prince. It was the Evles way of standing at attention for royalty.
Edit: the controversy this has started in the comments 😂
Thanks :)
sorry for this, however Aragorn is also a royalty. Why these elves don't give him same honour as Legolas?
He is not an elf?
He is the HEIR to the throne of Gondor. Legolas is a prince of one of the three elves realms in the ME.
Yes but I think they should show some respect.
This is one of the most tear jerking scenes in the whole trilogy for me, right along with “you bow to no one” and “I can carry you”.
Yes, it’s relatively minor, yes, it’s not even in the books, and yet it always has an amazing effect on me.
PO TAT OES.
Boil em mash em stick em in a stew.
My precioussss
I found it strange that i cried when haldier died, because i hadn't even seen extended edition fellowship yet, but even without very much character development it still made me cry
Same
That’s the power of honor my friend. Virtue and morals. This scene is so good, I’d bet money Tolkien watched it from the afterlife and said, “Ok, I gotta put this in a new edition of the book. Too good.”
The request of Legolas, for a hundred elven archers is fullfilled... (not from the Dark Forest, but anyway)
I'm usually a bit of a book purist, but this is one of my favourite scenes and still gives me the chills almost 20 years later.
i always loved Legolas' face at 1:25 "hehe back with my badass elf brothers we are so cool" XD
+KimPossible right? makes me laugh every time :-D
Hahah thats fun but in fact Legolas is a Mirkwood elf. And thoose was Lotlorien elves. LEGOLAS never meet them except in their short visit in Lorien.
I love your face
And all the elves go in to position when they See him because he is an elven prince
I wish I was in a good loving. Ugly people are sad
The guy at 0:35
"Yeah boiiiiiiiiii elvesssssssssss"
I always loved his “fuck yeah!” look lol!
he had just been smoking some shire weed ;)
He was wayy too excited
Where be the elvish chicks at? He thought
frolicking naked in mirkwood with Tauriel
Easily one of the most epic scenes in the trilogy. Haldir is so underrated.
Shame they cheaply kill him off (The one elf in his company not wearing a helmet).
true,thats why haldir is my favorite elven character(also hes just my favorite character in general)
@@_RatL0vinghuman_ y they killed him …shame
@@_RatL0vinghuman_ Why? In the book he introduces himself while dealing with the fellowship when they first enter the forest at Lothlorien then he's not mentioned again. I'm just curious as to what he does to warrant being a favorite character.
He got plumped!
The amount of honor in this scene is emotionally moving. To risk death when immortal to fight for one’s ally is an ultimate act of honor
how he smiles when aragorn hugs him surprisingly... priceless. :)
I feel the pain to his dignity 😜😂
"That's is no orc horn" said legolas. "no" said gimli that is domino pizza delivering my large meat feast".
Madman Loves Power with extra salted pork
Beautiful comment
"May I share in you meal?", asked Legolas.
"Nay," replied Gimli, "even their largest pizza still only counts as one!"
Domino's is like the elves. They both keep their promises. The elves promise to fight, they fight. Domino's promises to deliver in 30 mins or it's free and they fucking get there in 30 mins, even if they have to go past an army of Uruk-Hai to get it there.
LMFAO you plebs. Learn Gimli is a Vikingkr Battle training from birth that makes agogi the Spartan warrior training look meek. For Tolkien derived much from Norse mythology. And the Mongols as did George. R. R. Martin. Til Valhal, So Tolum Niko. The battle cries of 2 spearheads that even the regiment use. He who Dares Wins. We yield not one inch of Land.
I've watched the trilogy more times than I can actually count, this scene never fails to send chills down my spine.
What about Amazon 🤣
@@Real_Devzan bruh shush 😭
@@Real_Devzan haha, I actually did give it a shot but had to quit after 2 episodes of that pathetic mess 😂 bast*rds.
Fun fact: the elves turn for legolas as he is royalty in the elvish world, his father is king.
Jayden Russel not true bro
Jason Tun ummmm yes it is 😂
@@jasontun4222 its true lol. Although, elves helping in this battle, wasn't part of the book... but yeah, its true.
Ok…..makes sense
Legolas and his father are pure Sindar elves, mere elves soldiers would consider them as a noble even though they doesn't ruled any elven kingdoms as King and crown prince. 😁
I still hated to see Haldir killed. 😢😢
myanimeaddict Me, too!
myanimeaddict don’t feel bad in the books Haldir didn’t even came with his elves. He just stayed in Lorien.
yeah we really enjoyed him.
Well, shouldn't have even been there
I cried when he died
My left ear loved this.
ikr
Are you saying that Legolas son of King thraunduil that is mad
Angel is saying that Legolas is ugly😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
Small Moustache Man Really? It's my right ear
Small Moustache Man yeah with headphones on the sound is only in one ear
This scene has so much more meaning when you realize that for the elves it was basically a suicide mission they were leaving middle earth but these elves chose to stay and fight to honor their bond with man that’s the thing throughout the series that really separates elves from the other races their power of magic and the fact that they live forever for all we know some of those elves who looked 22 could have been 222 years old but that’s the thing about elves they always honor their word so glad that they decided to add this scene even when it wasn’t from the book
The word suicide has little meaning when your race has the ability to Respawn right after death. They got to go out fighting and got to fast travel to Aman/undying lands instead of taking a ship there, which is where they were leaving to in the first place.
@@SagaciousNihilist it’s not right after by a long shot. Elven souls go to the Halls of Mandos & can wait thousands of years before they are re embodied Valinor.
@@frenchsterr4708 This is true, but the rest of what @SagaciousNemesis said is pretty accurate. They do respawn. Eventually. (Besides, thousands of years is not a huge deal to an Elf, especially not in Valinor.) To add, it differs per soul. One could speculate that an Elf who sacrifices their life to fight against the darkness would be 'done' sooner.
It's still a noble sacrifice, of course, but before I learned about the Halls of Mandos it seemed like an incomprehensibly-enormous sacrifice to me.
Elves aren’t really immortal, just have a very long lifespan that can be confused as immortality.
@@conn_man_249 That’s Numenoreans
One of my favorite scenes. To many of the men of Rohan elves are a distant memory or a far off tale. The actors sell this look perfectly. They look about how i would if a bunch of elves showed up to defend my home.
I was looking for this comment. I think you're 100% right. For most of the people of Rohan, the Elves would have been little more than a myth. I think the extra's in this scene sell their surprise at a bunch of Elven archers suddenly coming to their aid really well.
"we are proud to fight alongside men once more" kind of brings a tear to my eye. we don't deserve you. certainly we have not earned you.
honestly, Haldir is probably the most underrated character. He is so pure, definitely one of my favorite characters.
Course they do, they were the first to take up arms to face Sauron, they deserve all the help they get. Edit: Old comment I know, but it's normal for such old videos that are still popular
Sure we do, we saved the elves in the past
@@StrayingCat They weren't the first. The Edain, the ancestors of the Numenoreans, fought alongside the Elves against Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, whom Sauron served. They fought at the battle where Morgoth was overthrown by the Valar and cast outside the reaches of Middle-earth and forbidden to ever return. And the Numenoreans arrived in Middle-earth after Sauron had recovered from his master's defeat and taken his place as Dark Lord, and forced him to surrender; but it was then the Numenoreans sealed their doom, for their king took Sauron prisoner and was swayed by his honeyed words and his (then) fair appearance, so that he made his enemy one of his chief advisors, and was led to his ruin and the ruin of all of Numenor. The realm of Gondor and the fallen realm of Arnor in the north, of whom only the Dunedain remain, are all that remains of the Numenoreans.
@@gtate135 tbh we also are the reason Sauron still existed in the first place at that time
King Theoden: How is this possible?
Haldir: We heard you had Head and Shoulders.
Hahahahahah that's gold
@@calebclendon3646 I agree!
That's awesome 😂
And knees and toes
@@davecrupel2817 he's referring to the shampoo brand (if I'm right)
A rare example where a movie adds something and improves the story.
Uh no. Not if you're really into the lore of Tolkien's world.
@@waynepurcell6058you do know that Tolkien was rewriting and thinking back on parts of the story and lore til he died right? I doubt he would be anything less than happy over this scene. It reinforces so much of the history while not taking anything from the main events.
Theoden's line of "How is this possible?" is exactly what all the book readers (including me) were thinking....
One assumes it was to get the elves involved in the conflict, without the headache of constantly cutting back to the battles at Lothlorien and Mirkwood.
The main thing that bothers me is the geography. How did Elves from Lothlorien get to Helm's Deep before the Uruk-hai army from Isengard (which is closer)? During Galadriel and Elrond's "elf skype" (good phrase from Dunadi above) Galadriel says "Isengard has been unleashed" and you see the Uruk-hai army on the move. This is before Elrond has Haldir's force dispatched. Possibly a smaller group of elves could move faster than an Uruk-hai horde which would have had to organise its forces before showing up at Helm's Deep. Also the Uruk-Hai force was slowed by Rohan skirmishes or stopped to attack towns and villages? Its just something I wonder on.
@@michaelpapadopoulos3756 Galadriel probably knew even before Theoden where battle is gonna happen, she talked about that with Elrond.
@@stevem2323 true
I'm an avid lover of the books, and if you're too, even if this didn't happened in there, the way Haldir says :"We are proud to fight alongside Men once more" just sends chills down your spine, knowing the glory days of the Last Alliance.
Even before "The Last Alliance" the Numenorians came to the elves rescue. when Sauron basically had them hemmed up in Lindon and Imladriss, it was the Numenorians arrival that turned the tide and forced Sauron back. Then after this we had the Elves fighting with Arnor, or the remnants of anyway, against Angmar. There is a long history of men and elves fighting side by side, at least the men of the West anyway, dating all the way back to the First age and the wars with Morgoth. The only reason they did not help in the Books, is because the Orcs from Moria were threatening Lorien and they could not send aid to Helms Deep. That said, like you I really like this scene as well.
Haldir is one of the cast that really seem to stick out.
In a good way though. I like him.
Loved Haldir. Was not happy he died
@@shaifromnz he didnt really die in the books you can just ignore his death since it never happened
@@reinsama5436 Neither did he come to aid though, so it's not the same comfort
@@Onigirli well he had no reason to be there he had hid own fights in the north
I love the books but people who complain about Jackson adding scenes like this are insane. This scene was incredible and the addition of the elves to the Helm's Deep battle was a great move. And I'm normally an extreme purist when it comes to adaptations, but in the case of LOTR, I was fine with all of Jackson's choices because it was done so beautifully and worked.
Still crap though. No elves in their right mind would go in a battle they have no hope of winning.
@@skychieftain this doesn't matter for a race that is unable to die. Even when they are killed in battle they will enter the halls of mandros and later he reborn. Their live will never really end
@@skychieftain and you know this from your extensive studies of Elves?
For the most part, Jackson's changes didn't throw the core lore out the window like Rings of Power does. For example having Arwen save Frodo before Rivendell still is the core idea of a powerful elf aiding the Rignbearer against the Ringwraiths. Bakshi had it be Legolas in his version since he was going to be part of the Fellowship. Having a company of elves show up to Helm's Deep is a nice touch. It doesn't change the course of the battle in the slightest and most of them die anyway.
It really cements the various Elven realms giving one last heroic sacrifice with what's left of their strength to give hope to the race of Men and other Free peoples of Middle Earth as their own race is departing away from Middle Earth.
The composer got the sound track so well.
Perfectly fitting.
What is the name of OST??
Doesn't matter if it's fiction or real life, reinforcements are ALWAYS welcome on the battlefield!
exactly!
Especially the ones you had no idea were coming
I remember this scene very well. At that very moment I thought: 'This new elf is actually more beautiful than Legolas...'
Oh yes he is. Haldir ^^
wonka320 I but why did he have to die! I still like Legolas though better...:D
Katherine Boatman He's doesn't die in the book, I ignore the fact that he dies in the movie.
+Erin Panes they didn't even show up
+Erin Panes But I don't think they get the Elvish reenforcement in the book either.
Haldir came when no other hosts did, he didnt come to win, he didnt come for the glory, he came to uphold a age long alliance and promise, based haldir
0:35 beautiful scene the anonymous knight of Rohan smiling with hope in the midst of a moment of tension before the bloody battle.🖤
Still gives chills down my spine
Justin Li yes! Me too- every time ❤️
UateFif shh que
I just love how the elves turn and stamp their bows when haldir and legolas exchange greeting. It is like this is our prince yooo
😂😂💃💃
An Elven Prince certainly, but not theirs. Legolas is Prince in Mirkwood, not Rivendell which is where these Elves are from.
@@marsnz1002 yeah but his a prince nomather what. Put some respeck on his name.
@@marsnz1002 they didnt come form Rivendell, Elrond sent word to Lady Galadriel to sent some of her elves to help Rohan due to most of Elrond's people at Rivendell had already left those that would have enough elves is Thrandiul and Galadriel. because Rivendell is where elves take ships to the undying lands, the Valar. the elves also wear Galadrim armor and weaponry while the Elves that Elrond leads they have different armor and weapons remember back during the second age where Sauron gets defeated
@@marsnz1002 The elves were from Lorien. Lorien and Mirkwood are very close.
@@AkasukaNoMila They are close geographically but the populations of elves that inhabit them are very distinct from each other.
No Movie can ever beat any of the LOTR movies they literally don’t film them like they used too.
facts
Peter Jackson imo lost his drive and hunger, same with CDPR
*agree!*
@@TT-rq3so Huh?
star wars
Look at them, look at this synchronicity, the soft voices escorted by a powerful roll of drums as we hear their steps in unison... majestic...
1 BILLION DOLLARS AND YOU COULDNT DO THAT AMAZON?! PATHETIC!
So true !
👏
Fun fact, they were actually military as well, NZ army provided the bulk of the extras for LOTR.
1:27 Legolas standing behind Haldir looking like your friend introducing you to his cool older cousin who's gonna buy you guys liquor for a party since you and your friends are still in Highschool.
Beautiful golden warrior Haldir.
goblondie haldirs real name was haldir the orc slayer
1:12 So wholesome, I love the way Haldir is like "Huh? Oh... hehe!"
Every scene with its own distinct awesome music. How can anyone not love these films.
alex 1976 Howard Shore is a genius. This is some of the best, most beautiful music we will ever hear, regardless of it being soundtrack or not.
Seriously. Howard Shore must have written a thousand melodies for this trilogy. There’s one for everything. Nobody expects a theme just for Aragorn running up the stairs after seeing the beacons, yet he did compose it.
yes, agreed. but then in the Hobbit they completely mess up the music, and use the Nazgul theme for a heroic last stand... -_-
@@prince-solomon I really like the second Hobbit movie though first was ok and the third was garbage and unecessary.
In comparison with Rings of Power changes to the lore, this is an example of a lore change that doesn't rock the foundation. It's a nice scene that shows the Elves aren't so aloof or uncaring. Most importantly it doesn't change the core story of the Battle of Helm's Deep as it's only a relatively small company of elves who don't affect the outcome of the battle plus they pretty much all die.
Hear hear!
If this movie was made today this scene would consist of a bunch of black, female elves marching in to save the toxic men from doom. And not a single woman would die.
@@onkelmorra87 Yes, turns out there are good and bad writers. I am not sure women being in the elvish army changes even one sentence in the trilogy, I will say that much.
Well be honest if it weren't for the elves they probably would've lost the fortress alot sooner, considering that it took half the battle for the Uruks to break through the elf positions.
Disagree if the elves had not arrived the Uruks would have taken the castle before Eomer and Gandalf arrive.
Goosebumps, a sunken heart, a choked throat, and tears. That is what this scene gives me. It is so beautiful, the love of the Elves, their goodness. They are getting ready to leave Middle Earth and go to paradise but no, they will not leave humanity to die in this fucked up way, totally outnumbered and alone. The Elves choose to stay and risk death, they are there for their friends, even though Men are so much lesser than them. Absolutely heart wrenching and beautiful.
Yes the Elves don't like how we squabble and fight over things they consider petty but they realize that we are a shorter lived race. But men are generally good and against evil and darkness so there's that common goal.
Yooo you almost made me tear up by phrasing it that way 😢
“We are less petty than you, we are wiser, we are more beautiful, we have long, flowing, carefully groomed hair and we are destined to live forever......but we will fight and die with you cause we love you.”
Too bad Tolkien didn't think of it!!
@@ladyalaina42 Cos in the books they were fighting their own war against Sauron and since PJ didn't show that i think this was his way of having the elves in his movies.
The Elves: "Yeah, we're here to fight alongside you, plus we figured we could save on travel fare back to Valinor."
PanickedPaladin lmao this actually makes sense lol
Maan the music when the elves arrive.... That's why elves are my favourite in lotr and hobbit
I've always been ok with the elves showing up at Helm's Deep.
It's definitely a cool addition
THIS IS how "subverting expectations" is done successfully, not Arya killing the Night King. You hear me D&D? You fucking morons who fucked up one of the greatest TV shows of this decade.
I love the smiles on the men’s faces when they see the elves, thinking that there is finally hope for them to survive the night.
Nothing stimulates a mans emotion quite like unlikely people joining together to fight a common enemy
I love it you can see the hope and the joy return to the faces of the men of Rohan upon seeing the elves. An army of elves had not been seen in the west sense the days of the last alliance, it was as if myth came of to life when they walked into the fortress. The skill and grace of the elves is unmatched in middle earth, they would surely provide an excellent moral boost.
It's also nice to know you haven't been abandoned to die alone, win or lose.
Ever since LOTR came out, I never missed a year re-watching the Trilogy.
I am still amazed, the battle at helms deep still gives me goosebumps specially when the elves arrives and then the Rohirrims.
I still find Aragorn very handsome and he's still my favorite character (maybe not, if its not played by Vigo).
Damn, I love LOTR, its the number 1 movie in my heart. I was so addicted to LOTR, I went to New Zealand to visit its set. :")
Haldir deserved more screen time
he wasnt even supposed to be at helms deep
@@reinsama5436 yes we all know that. He still deserves more screen time.
That scene is awesome! Soldiers and warriors of Helms Deep looking on in awe at the arrival of these legendary fighters and allies of their forefathers.
*"HALDIR! You son of a bitch"*
(Epic handshake)
I just love how they respect or salute legolas when he greets haldir 👌
He is their kin and royalty at that.
Siiii!!! Amo eso 😍😍😍🏹
@@Arigost but he is a different elf race but i guess they just salute elf royalty in general
I love how Legolas is in frame when Haldir says the elves are proud to fight alongside men once more because it signifies that Legolas too, as a fellow elf, is proud to be there fighting (which is of course made significant because of his earlier doubts)
"We are proud to fight alongside men once more"
Me: Goosebumps
My gosh look at them!!!! THEY REALLY looked like elves, not like the ones of Rings of Power. These are So beautiful, bright, intelligent, elegant and brave 👏😍😍 PJ did an AMAZING job and this trilogy will FOREVER be THE BEST OF ALL TIME. ♥
Question: is it ONLY because they are black you didn't like them? like if everything else worked in RoP, would the elves being multiracial ruin the rest of it?
Nah but they should've gave him and the other elves longer Hair but i think Body wise He wasn't even a bad casting@@blackmage665
@@blackmage665 RoP had a lot more problems than black elves
@@maerto Yes, but I am asking a theoretical question. feel free to answer it, if you are able.
And the elves in RoP acted like they were all members of congress in 2024
I always hate it when Haldir is killed. :'(
myanimeaddict me too:-( I cry so much😭😭😭
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I love that you 'always hate it' as opposed to 'hated it'
Good news for you; in the book he (probably) doesn't die.
Haldir's fate was never written.
I love this scene! And i also LOVE the music! Haldir's death is the saddest! :'(
He doesn't die, no forever. He will be reborn in a new body in Valinor where he'll be able to leave forever in peace with his brothers... :-)
Imagine having the elves line up in front of the wall and charge at the Uruk Hai army head on 😂
HAHAHAHAHA! I got you fam.
Winterfell shit ass strategy?
@@Nobodyss21that happens in the hobbit too
Better yet.. they jump over a Dwarven Shield Wall.. lol.
Actually that was the smartest thing to do as they outnumbered the uruks coming into the wall gap so they last longer and kill more uruks as they are the ones attack from more angles
Probably the best change Peter made to the story. Loved this.
haldir's armour is so beautiful
0:17 The Elves arrive wrapped in clocks marching proudly towards certain death.
0:55 Dialogue, imagery and musical selection are clear examples of why these movies Rocked.
"We come to honor that allegiance."
Chills. Literal Chills.
"Helm's deep has but one weakness...the door guards will instantly open the gate for an entire army without even asking who they are if they have nice armour and stuff."
only reason why the rohirrim opened the gates is because the recognized the elves and welcomed them in
@@_RatL0vinghuman_ No that's a good point, if an army look like they're friendly there's no chance it isn't a trick of some sort.
No, is not because the horn of Rivendell was heard before... no, not at all.
@@AkasukaNoMila They’re not from Rivendell so that’d be an immediate red flag, but ‘making a horn sound’ is probably beyond Saruman’s powers, that much I’ll concede.
@@nickstone1587 They are from Lorien, yes, but they are send by Elrond. Also, is clearly stated by Tolkien that "the evil can't replicate Eru's creations". So, the elves are the most pure creation of Eru, is impossible to be a trap or some artiluge of Saruman.
haldir is my fav character so cool, actually between him and elrond
I love every single moment of this scene. I'm glad Peter Jackson felt bold enough to take creative liberties such as this with these films.
I love how that random blonde guy in chainmail was just going wtf
I don't know why really but this scene ALWAYS brings tears to my eyes, when the music starts at 00:16
Just now realized this is why the elves in the hobbit (cgi ones) were so synchronized. Much more impressive in this scene. You get the feel of the martial discipline and control.
Nah dude that is given fact I'm more surprised that Saruman's Uruk hai are synchronized and discipline unlike the maggots orc from Mordor.
lol starting at 1:25 legolas stands behind haldir and stares at the camera, piercing the hearts of all fangirls.
Yeah.... not just fangirls
So true
Can 😂😂😂😂😂 I can't stop laughing
Stuffed but Tough omg thank you! You read my mind
Yes indeed!.
0:52 I came back to watch these amazing movies that I spent my entire childhood watching and my inspiration of being able to shoot a bow&arrow as good as the men in this movie and in honor of king theoden today... Rest in peace💔😭💚
I watched it as a kid back then...
Then I rewatched it as a teenager...
Now I watched it again as an adult and my tears flow...
The HUG gets me every time. While not an elf custom, he embraces and hugs him back knowing its mans tradition. Its sort of like when an introvert opens up to an extrovert, of which I am one. I find introverts fascinating, like a project to work on.
0:36 Happiness is someone is there to watch your back. A most needed backup. Peter You're a legend.
*Jesus
0:45 Haldirs armor is amazing
Goosebumps, every time. Fucking awesome way to diverge from the books
Haldir is my favorite character throughout the whole trilogy. :)
I have to rewatch this because I love the elves’ presence in the movie. It’s so majestic, beautiful, graceful and powerful. There is something so mysterious and fascinating about them. Rings of power is a good series but the way elves look and behaves, it’s quite different from what I grew up knowing. ❤
the elves did not just bring themselves and their weapons, they brought that most precious of commodities in time of war.....HOPE.
Look how happy the Rohan Soldiers are. Just look at their smiles! Even though this is not in the book, it is still awesome!
Chills and even more chills I remember the first time i watched this and almost cried when them elves came.. its just pure epicness.. then there’s this .. “ring of power” .. what madness
You could argue that the help of the Elves is one of the main reason that King Theoden finally decides to help Gondor in The Battle of Minas Tirith. He was so surprised that the Elves was willing to help them, knowing that Men have dishonored the allegiance long time ago when Isildur took the Ring. The Elves have no obligation to help Men and honor the allegiance, but they did it anyway, even to death.
King Theoden and the Kingdom of Rohan also have no obligation to help Gondor, after Gondor abandoned them and dishonor the allegiance years before. But Theoden have learned from the honor shown by the Elves. He finally decides to rise above and help the undeserving Gondor, even while knowing that they are vastly outnumbered and most likely to die.
It was the grace of the Elves that changed Theoden, and made him an honorable King in the end, not ashamed as he go to his fathers.
In the books the elves weren’t involved in this battle. It was just Rohan. In the past Rohan made an oath with Gondor to come to their aid. In the Return of the King they answered that oath.
Haldir looks so elegant, especially that side look at the end of the clip.
It's like the elf troupes have one brain the way they're in sync
any well-disciplined military force know how to march and turn in sync with each other. one of the things they teach us at Basic Training is Drill & Ceremony, which is marching in sync as well as facing various directions in sync with each other.
1:38 everyone standing still, but the guy walking in the back like:
*la-la-la-lah, herp derp, what's going on in here ? xD *
Its that one dumbass that took the biggest two handed sword that was hanging on the wall as a relic, in every movie/anime
Tony Krakov “This is mine now. They’re not going to miss it!”😂
Tony Krakov hahahaha
this scene gave me the shivers in the theater. still does when I put my extended edition on.
“That is no orc horn”
Makes me feel like I can run a mile in under 4 minutes.
Gondor never came to Rohan’s aid but the elves did!
If this world were real, I don't care if I were a Dwarf, Hobbit, Man or even an Ent. I admire the Elfs...
As a dwarf you would still hate them as you were born as a dwarf and dont have the knowledge of what they did since they left your people hanging and slaughtered thousand dwarfs like animals as sports
When I saw “The Hobbit” and heard this horn, I recognized it immediately and thought “elves!”.
"Tolkien calls for Aid!"
"And the LOTR Fandom will Answer."
Hopefully amazon will get handed for this one.
After all this time this scene still gets me in the feels. I remember seeing it in the movies and I felt their hopelessness and then they arrive and you feel your morale lift.
"That is no orc horn" :')