THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS is EPIC (REACTION) - (PART 2/2)
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Movie: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Samwise Gamgee is very much still my MVP!!!!
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The enemy may have ring wraiths and super orcs but we have a Legolas
Better hurry with the last movie ty
:D
Gandlaf got sent back by Manwe (you can consider him the head of the pantheon of "gods" on middle earth) another fun fact Manwe is the Lord of Winds and the eagles are his servants.
please take your time posting these videos, your genuine happiness and chill add to our enjoyment! its like watching a movie with a best friend❤
In the books Legolas shot down one of the ringwraiths' new mounts (they're called Fell Beasts) that was spying on them.
Gimli's brother Grimely showing up with crates of body spray. "And MY Axe"
I feel like it gets pretty overlooked by Haldirs death is so sad. Usually reactors are like “dang it” or “damn” or maybe don’t even react at all, because he’s not part of the fellowship or a main character. Elves are immortal beings, and for hundreds of years, there’s been little war. Death is a stranger to 99% of them. His final moments are spent looking at piles of corpses of other immortal beings, men that he knew and led. Men that could have gone on and lived literally forever, same as him. I think it’s sad
I cried when he died, the first time that I watched it. Because I see it like you do too 😢
when they come after so much hoplessness and his little speach with "we are proud to fight alongside men once more" brings tears to my eyes every time! love this addition so much, one of my most favorite moments in the movies
I cry every time
I think the scene shows just how devastating it is for Elves to die en masse. There are never very many Elves..and now far less than there once was, and Elves reproduce at a very low rate despite their immense lifespans. So unlike Men, who spread like wildfire and whose lives being short, are easier to replace, for Elves to die en masse is a disaster. His final dying gaze at his fallen Elven comrades with that music, really gives the cost to them of this battle.
It wasn't in the book, but Jackson gave one heckuva a nod to Tolkein's Long Defeat of the Elves.
The actor that plays Aragon wound up adopting that horse that saves him, which if you didn't notice was the horse that he set free in the stable at Rohan.
He also help another person on the staff buy a horse that they had worked a lot with :)
There are so much behind the scene stuff, where knowing about it, just makes me love the trilogy more
@@Summer_and_Rain same!!
Viggo Mortensen plays Aragorn. When he kicks the Orc helmet, after the Rohirm burned the corpses, he actually broke a toe. The scream you hear from him was real pain, but Viggo is such a master of his craft, he carried on with the scene until the cut was called.
@@CanisDirusPrime A classic
Aragorn's ancestors were gifted with a longer life than normal men
Making Faramir a temporary dick head is probably the largest character difference going from the books to movies. In the books, he was never once tempted to take the ring
Not only that, but he behaved in a much more honorable way, never treated Frodo and Sam and even Gollum in this brutal way. That bothers me much more than him being tempted to take the Ring (that could be justified).
@@Laurelin70 Exactly haha what I meant by temporary dickhead
@@Laurelin70 Totally. Having Faramir be tempted might have been ok (Hollywood movies just gotta keep up that suspense) , but that he still acts so brutally towards Gollum even after his turn-around completely trashes any semblance to the character in the book. It's more painful to me than any other change.
Not everyone needs a near-disastrous failure like Boromir to see what's true and right.
- Gimli was turned into comedic relief
- Denethor's "evil" was exaggerated
- Arwen's "leaving Middle Earth story"
... there are LOTS of changes in these movies that are actually "abominations" and were done *FOR DRAMA'S SAKE* (like the whole "Aragorn goes missing" during the fight against the warg riders bit)
@@Muck006 You forgot Frodo sending away Sam... 😬
Elrond had a twin brother (Elros) and both are half-elves. Only elves that have mortal background can chose their path and Elrond chose to live as an elf while his brother chose to live amongst humans and became mortal. Elros's bloodline established in Numenor, and then went to Middle earth and formed the kingdon of Gondor. Aragorn descends from that lineage, that's why he ages much slower than men. So, while separated by 100 generations, Aragorn and Arwen are distant relatives.
Aragorn and Arwen are first cousins, many times removed (the difference in the number of generations from their common ancestor).
Yes. Elrond kept in touch with his twins decendants in Numenor and later when they came back to Middel Earth, after Numenors destruction. It must have been horrible for Elrond to see his own kin, Isildur, refuse to cast the ring in the flames of Mount Doom. Elrond raised Aragorn as a son and Aragorn is like a brother to Elronds sons. Elrond did keep Arwen away in Lothlorin with her grandmother on her mothers side, Galadriel, while raising Aragorn. Elrond hoped they would not meet because he was affraid they would fall in love.
@@MissyAmy88in the road we take to avoid destiny, we often galvanize its emergence into reality
@@MissyAmy88 To be fair, in the books, the ring wasn't recognized as the ONE RING by Isildur initially, (he took it from a defeated Sauron as Elendil and Gil Galad had defeated him but lost their lives in the process) so he never fell to it's temptation on Mount Doom. In-fact the ambush that he dies in is when he was going to Elrond for advice about the corruption he felt coming from the ring. His son and the captain of his guard also repeatedly told him to use the ring and flee during that battle.
Elrond and Elros's relationship also explains why natural death was considered a gift from the gods to humans, and why Elrond tried so hard (if indirectly) to keep Aragorn and Arwen apart. A human can mentally and emotionally process the death of a loved one and "move on" given time and life, an elf cannot and feels the loss as if brand new for the rest of their lives. So Elrond is still grieving for the death of his brother as well as each of his nephews and then sees his daughter about to choose the same path. It only surprises me he didn't lock her in a tower like Luthien's father did or have her tied to a horse and run off to the ships to Valinor.
@@MissyAmy88 Tinuviel Tinuviel Aragorn called mistaking Arwen for Luthien Tinuviel.
"Wait, so Arwen's single?" had me dead
Same! 🤭 Almost spit out my coffee 😂
That was 20 years ago ... now she looks a bit different.
Treebeard is so funny when you know that he's based on Tolkien's friend CS Lewis, the author of the Narnia books. The whole endless Ent meeting is a parody of a committee meeting of college professors, something Tolkien had a lot of experience with.
thank you, I didn't know this
15:45 Sam says “his gardener” to Faramir because back before the events of the film, Sam was actually the Baggins’s gardener, hence why he claimed to be tending to the flowers when Gandalf smacked his ass and dragged him through the window in the first film,
As an "old" person who was born in the first half of the 20th century to "upper class Anglophiles" I thought I'd provide a little more context about early 20th century English society for context.
Frodo being called "Mr." by Sam Is really a class thing, and also of course because as such, he is his gardener and employee and which, why despite being good friends Sam particularly is very conscious of.
Frodo, Merry and Pippin are all cousins and all part of "upper class", Hobbit society. This also explains all the breakfasts, second breakfasts, luncheons, afternoon teas, dinners, suppers. etc., etc., I mean what are you going to do if you don't have to work?
Tolkien graduated from Oxford University in June 1915. Shortly thereafter he obtained a commission in the British Army as a Second Lieutenant. This was during WWI which lasted from 1914 until 1918. Tolkien endured the battle of the Somme which was one of the most horrific battle of the war, as a junior officer in the signal corp. As such he was assigned a "Batman", an enlisted man from the lower classes, to take care of his personal needs. Cleaning his uniform, preparing his food and all the normal mundane everyday things that upper class English society didn't do for themselves and took for granted would be done for them. This society was so stratified that there was essentially none, if any, personal contact between members of different social classes. WWI was the beginning of what changed all that.
J.R.R. as a young man was literally in "the trenches" and as such had what was probably his first close contact with men of the "working class". He was so impressed by the quality of those men that he had contact with, that he memorialized them by his creation of Samwise Gamgee in LOTR's.
As an additional note Tolkien, as a linguist (actually as a philologist of Old English in his post graduate degree) took very particular care in his use of language in his writing. I'm sure you know that he created all the different Elven, Dwarven and the "Common" tongues et al., that he appear in his books. For example, "Samwise" means "half wise" in Old English. That is, someone who is wise in common sense if not in book learning.
I'm very much enjoying your reaction to this wonderful epic. Thank you. Cheers!
@@nemesis4852 Thank you for that. Seriously. You encapsulated/explained it perfectly. Thank you from a fellow "old" person who has been reading ALL the books since high school...and loves the movies.
@@nemesis4852 Except ALL Hobbits eat like that. It is a feature of their race.
Did I wait a week to just miss the second best Theoden speech?
“Fell deeds awake. Now for wrath, now for ruin, and the red dawn. Forth Èorlingas!”
"The Horn of Helm Hammerhand shell sound in the Deep. One. Last. Time." 🥲
You also waited a week to hear one of his other great speeches (Where is the horse and the rider?).
So far we’re 0 for 2. Let’s hope he keeps the best one in.
Just wanna say RIP KING THEODEN. Bernard Hill is a legend.
Hail to victorious death! RIP Bernard Hill!
In Gondor's defence they have bassically been in a 500 year loosing war with Mordor at this point but have been shielding the rest of Middle Earth while doing so. To paraphrase Gondor was preocupied holding back Mordor when the Westfold fell.
Dude, Boromir was a great example of a man! He was just tainted by the ring cause he has a LOT of responsabilities. Doesn't mean Gondor is bad or anything. Gondor didn't help Rohan because they were already fighting Mordor, Corsairs and people from the south (Harradrim, the ones with the Oliphant). They couldn't spare anything. And Theoden wasn't really wrong when turning to Helm's Deep. He wanted to protect his people and that fortress has never been breached. Open war would have been very risky, specially when they didn't knew how big the army of Saruman was. It's not like he didn't hear what Gandalf say out of pride, but out of fear for more harm to come to his people.
Exactly and Edoras would have been overrun and burned just as easily.
So, the Battle of Helm's Deep took 3 months to film, used 2,000 extras and they did it at night while it was raining plus they had to use some artificial rain on shots. The filming logistics had to be absolutely insane. I don't know if every single extra had the same level of makeup as an orc when close up, but on average it took 2-3 hours to apply the makeup for a single actor being an orc.
Elrond wants Arwen to go to Undying lands so much because it is a place of no return and if she doesn't go he will never see his beloved daughter for the rest of his eternal life. And he faced it once before, when his twin brither chose the mortal life just like Arwen. So it is a very tragic moment for him. As well as when he arrives there he will also have to explain to his wife why their daughter will never come to them
This is just a taste of Sam's MVP energy
The battle of helms deep is a masterclass of cinematic fantasy warfare
I only realized recently that it was Merry's words, "There won't be a Shire, Pippin" that gave Pippin the idea of diverting Treebeard to Isengard. Those words made Pippin finally realize the danger Sauron posed to everyone, and he cleverly helped Treebeard come to the same realization. So many small but impactful moments in these films that one really comes to appreciate with multiple viewings. The depth and breadth of Toilken's world is truly mind-blowing. I'm really enjoying your reactions to this epic saga.
You are right. I have been watching for over 20 years and still come away with new insights..😊😊😊
He even forced the Grey into the white by being foolish🙃
Pippin I mean
Yeah, I rarely see people pick up on that. That Pippin (very cleverly) diverted Treebeard’s course, so that he’d end up taking them past Isengard - and then he’d see what Saruman had done.
It was a brilliant bit of manipulation on our little hobbit’s part!
@@odile8701 I love that every member had a part that the fellowship could not have been without… Brave, loyal, foolish .. They (and we) all have a bit of everything.. Tho in different doses✌️
'Theoden King stands alone.'
'Not alone.'
Such a small line but omg it is so powerful!
Good writing! 😊
The domino effect indeed - "The coming of Merry and Pippin will be like the falling of small stones that starts an avalanche" - Gandalf
Elves can potentially live forever, which makes them risking their lives in battle so much more meaningful imo.
It should be noted that the brothers Boromir and Faramir were both excellent men. In the books, Faramir never even considered taking the ring from Frodo, and the only reason Boromir tried was because he desperately wanted to protect people.
Many like to point out that when Sam says they shouldn’t even be there they were being taken away by Faramir, an event that should not have happened according to the books.
Thank you for making this comment. To me this change to Faramir always felt like character assassination.
The change to Faramir is really annoying. One thing I do like is that despite the whole plan to send the ring to Minas Tirith, they at least never show Faramir seriously consider taking it for himself. They don't fuck his character up that badly. The Ring never shows any real personal temptation against him. He plans to send it (he wasn't even gonna go along IIRC) to Denethor and once he realizes just how dangerous it is, he goes straight to, "Then it is forfeit. Release them."
It's really striking how much David Wenham (Faramir) and Sean Bean (Boromir) look alike when they're side by side
Fun fact: Aragorn and Arwen fell in love at first sight. At that point he was 20 and she was about 3000
well "first sight", after her Grandma Galadriel dressed him up. Not saying it was arranged, but she knew what she was doing.
Milf
@@oq1106 No they liked each other even before then
Elves had cougars too!
Talk about predatory age gap.
You're spot on with Legolas having different blood. He's the prince of Mirkwood. Mirkwood elves are considered more reckless and less wise than those of Rivendell and Lorien.
The Battle of Helm's Deep took 120 days to film everything and it was an all around miserable experience for all involved. Afterwards everyone who participated were given shirts that said "I survived Helm's Deep".
the hobbit is basically the prequel. it's bilbo's story around the lonely mountain, dwarves, a dragon and how he came in possession of the ring
To be fair, Gondor is like France Next to Germany(Mordor) and they are literally under attack everyday so they’ve been protecting most of the realm from Sauron and his Orcs. So Gondor is doing a great job but can only do so much haha
Gandalf and Saruman are Maia (angels), who were send to Middle Earth by their superiors, the Valar (arch angels), to assist the people against their fight against Sauron, who is also a Maia. After he died the Valar sent him back as Gandalf the White.
This is the answer he's looking for as to why Gandalf came back. Saruman was meant to be the primary force that would hold Sauron at bay if he ever tried to take Middle Earth over again. He was meant to be the leader and guide to the elves, men, and dwarves, rallying them to fight against Sauron the fallen Maia. But when Saruman betrayed his purpose, his "post" (as the White Wizard) was left vacant. Gandalf was the Grey Wizard, intended to be a traveling advisor and revealer of secrets that the other peoples needed to know in times of severe need. He was a messenger, so less powerful than Saruman. But with the post of White Wizard vacant, when the Valar sent Gandalf back to Middle Earth to finish his purpose, they elevated him to this position. Now he fills the role Saruman was meant to fulfill instead of his previous role.
With all the criticism reactors have shown over the years, it usually gets overlooked that Pippin helped Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli find him and Merry, and he instigated the downfall and destruction of the leader of the five wizards.
""Battle of winterfell vibes".
haha, this is the battle that battle tried to be. Arguably the best siege type battle scene in cinema, widely considered as a masterpiece in how to do it at least.
"Send out riders, my lord! Gondor will come!"
"Gondor is three days ride from here by a very fast horse. Assuming I send out a rider right now, and he makes it there without delay, and Denethor makes an instant decision to aid us - and have you MET Denethor? Because I have - and assuming he already has a horse-mounted army mustered and ready to ride, then it will take at minimum three more days for them to reach us, more realistically five since it's an entire army rather than a fast-moving courier. That's a total of 6-8 days, in the highly unlikely best case scenario, for help to reach us. And YOU just told me the Uruk-Hai will be here by nightfall."
"Never mind."
"Yeah, that's what i thought, ranger boy."
This is so good haha, it deserves more attention 😂
@@MayLina Honestly Aragorn spends the entire movie giving Theoden advice that sounds heroic and stirring but if you stop and actually think about it for five seconds is really mind-blowingly idiotic. "Ride out and meet them!" Yeah, okay, ride out and meet the army that you're going to have trouble fighting behind one of the strongest fortifications in Middle-Earth, that'll end well.
In the books there's none of this moronic dick-measuring contest between Aragorn and Theoden. Everyone agrees to go to Helm's Deep because going to Helm's Deep is the only sane move to make under the circumstances. I love the movies, but as amazing as they are they have flaws, and this is one of them.
The Gamgee family had been working as the Baggins family for generations. So, yes, Sam is Frodo's gardener.
The story of Arwen and Aragon is romantic and a little strange... At their engagement Aragorn was 49 years old while Arwen where just a little bit older, with 2739 years of age. After the Ring War they got married, had four children and stayed another 122 years together until Aragorns death in the year 120 of the Third Age. Aragorn died when he was 207 years old and Arwen shortly after with 2901 years.
He died when he was 210. I will forever remember that number because that was the question I got wrong that dropped my team down to third place in a pub quiz with about 50 teams I attended two years ago. I'm still very miffed I got it wrong lol.
@@tasia2174 My bad you right of course 🙃
It isn't explained well in the movies, but when the Elves leave for the Undying Lands, they're really taking kind of a magical sea route to a different plane called Valinor, basically Heaven. Men, being mortal, have a different afterlife. That's what Arwen would really be giving up by choosing to stay with Aragorn. She would give up the right to go to Valinor, and instead go wherever mortals go when they die (which even the elves don't know).
Just so you know, Numenorians lived in island named Numenor, it was between elven undying lands and Middle Earth.
For help of ancient people in defeating first dark lord Morgoth they were given this land, and longer life than normal mortal people.
First king of Numenor was Elros brother of Elrond, who chose mortal life of a man. This is exactly the same choise Arwen has to make. So was Elrond, and his sons unseeable in the films
And Elendil and Isildur people from prologue of 1st films, are survivors of destroyed Numenor, Aragorn is their heir so all of them has longer life, are stronger and higher than normal people.
Elendil and Isildur have also huge statues you could have seen in 1st film
Tolkiens own twist on the age old tale of Atlantis.
The two giant statues of the Argonath were actually Elendil's two sons: Isildur and Anarion. At one point, this was the northern border of Gondor.
@@ElessarTelcontar9709No. It is Elendil and Isildur, in books we have Anarion and Isildur, two kings od southern kingdom, Gondor. But in movies they changed the idea, cause they delated character of Anarion or at least they didnt show him, so they put Isildur and Elendil to help viewer.
(Actually Denethor when they wants to burn Faramir, says something like "I am steward of house of Anarion" so they simply didnt show us him) (probably cause Anarion died from the strone from Barad Dur, and in movie we see the Last part of the battle where Sauron himself went to fight)
I’ve always loved Gimli’s reaction when Aragorn returns
I’ve always loved Legolas’s! He’s just like yeah, I knew your ass wasn’t dead. What took you so long?
The elves aren't all leaving at the same time. They've been slowly leaving for years now and at this point were still planning to do that for a few more years.
Whenever you preach Bernard Hill for his delivery as King Theoden, my heart aches. What a kingly beautiful soul that man had.
Hail, Theoden King!
and RIP Bernard Hill. Hail, Theoden King!
Hail!
I will do one better, Festu Theoden hal!
Explanation about the Elves: their souls are bound to the world (Arda) and when their bodies die their souls go to a different "part" of Arda, which exists kinda in a different plane but it's still Arda. Men, however, when they die, their souls depart Arda, towards a destiny that it's unknown even to the powers that shaped Arda.
It hits hard when you realize that Elrond will say goodbye to his daughter forever, just like he had to say goodbye many centuries ago to Elros, hiw twin brother who also chose to live as a mortal.
I don't think Eru Illuvatar is such a cruel god that he will not let them meet again, I think elves and men both will be reincarnated back in the second song after the destruction of Arda, then Elrond will meet Arwen, Elros and many others he lost through the ages.
"Lets go. This fight's gonna be epic."
Oh brother, you ain't seen nothing yet!
Gollum/Smeagle is unable to eat normal food cooked because his physical structure is literally unable to digest it anymore. He is more animal than Hobbit & it's just the PHYSICAL changes.
He also cant eat Lembas because its elven an thus magical whit an anti evil enchantment
Smeagól
Ch ch ch changes
It has been an absolute treat watching you experience these movies for the first time.
Call me corny, but the love story between Arwen and Aragorn always gets me. In a way it is the classic love story. Wanting to be together, but not being able to. I think they were able to insert their story into the movie pretty well without making it cringy. But I am a woman, so hey 😂
I am a guy and I agree
I get so PUMPED when I see your LOTR releases. Watching now.
Same I've enjoyed these a lot! It's nice to see someone appreciating something you enjoy yourself
@@smileholicfox Agreed! I go from channel to channel watching LOTR reaction videos. It is a fun way to learn more about the films and how the emotional beats impact people differently and similarly
After the Helm's Deep shooting ended, I think it took over a month to shoot, the cast and crew had shirts made up that said "I SURVIVED HELMS DEEP".🤣
So trying to keep it simple, Aragorn is a decendent of a powerful king named Elros who was also part elven (brother of Elrond) but chose to be a human. However, due to that and the fact that he lead his people fighting on the side of good against Morgoth (Sauron's former master) he and his people were granted extended lifespans. Many of the early kings lived to be close to 200 years old, some even lived past 200. Elros himself lived way longer to 500 and was the only one to live that long.
So, the really short version of Aragorn's life span. Long, long before the movies, a faction of men fought alongside elves and demigods against something arguably worse than Sauron. These men and their descendents were given a number of gifts for their valor. Long life was one of them. They can' t have immortality, mortal life is meant to end. That rule is set by a much higher power but their lives could be lengthened. Aragorn is a descendent not just of one of these people but of the line of kings.
Melkor isn't arguably worse than Sauran, he's at least 10 times worse
@@maximusd26Sauron could only wish he was melkor…..
@@Frank-dr9tc Wasn't Sauron his servant?
To be precise, Aragorn is a descendant to Elros, a half elf and twin brother of Elrond. While Elrond chose immortality, Elros chose a mortal life, becoming the first king of Númenor. He is also the ancestor to the kings of Gondor and Arnor. Despite his mortality he still has elven blood and reigned for over 400 years before he died.
I thought Aragorns line has long life because they had elf-blood in them from Elros, Elrond's twin brother who chose to be mortal. And I believe a touch of Maiar blood too?
" Elves are immortal but can be killed in battle, in which case they go to the Halls of Mandos in Aman for an afterlife. They may be restored by the Will of the Valar, and then go to live with the Valar in Valinor, like an Earthly Paradise, though just being in the place does not confer immortality, as Men supposed."
The one they lost in Moria was Gandalf but Frodo doesn’t know he’s still alive.
God, I love LotR. I watch the extended versions at least once a year lmao, it’s my comfort movie. It’s great seeing you appreciate the series and to pick up on everything so well.
Sam is the GOAT from beginning to end, it makes me happy whenever someone recognizes the MVP
I love this comment, it rings so true ❤ Our family watches these extended versions constantly, Sam is the greatest Hobbit from the beginning to the end, and YES, KP’s ability to follow what’s going on and his insights are just unmatched in reviews I’ve watched. He is so focused and into keeping up with the geography, the lore, and “wait, Arwen’s single?” Killllled me 🤣
The Horse that finds Aragorn after he falls off the cliff is Brego, the horse he set to set free from seeing too much war, it belonged to King Theoden's son originally. To repay Aragorn for setting him free, he carried him to Helm's deep.
Man, in the 3rd one you will LOVE Theoden king, and of course Sam...You have no idea how much you will love them.
Please, release it asap.
"Mutant hyenas... undead horsemen in cool-ass armor..." I about died laughing!!!!
Here is a quick overview over the human factions mentioned:
Gondor: A powerful kingdom in the south, known for its strong military and stewardship in Minas Tirith (The White City). Boromir and Faramir are from Gondor. Aragorn is their rightful king.
Rohan: A land of horse-lords, famous for their cavalry, culturally inspired by the Vikings. The Rohirrim (that's what their people are called) are led by King Théoden from Edoras.
Arnor: The ancient northern kingdom, largely fallen into ruins, with remnants led by Aragorn.
Dúnedain Rangers: Descendants of Arnor, scattered but resilient, protecting the North under Aragorn's leadership.
Númenóreans: An ancient race of Men from the island of Númenor, many of whom settled in Middle-earth and founded kingdoms like Gondor and Arnor. They are blessed with long lives. Aragorn is a descendant of them.
Haradrim: Southern warriors allied with Sauron, known for their Oliphaunts.
Easterlings: Eastern tribes also allied with Sauron, bringing large armies to the war.
Easterlings are also known for being really good on horses and chariots.
Also Boromir and Faramir are Numenorians too.
@@stefankatsarov5806 Yes, I was just focusing on summarizing the information mentioned in the movies up until now. I felt like going into more detaill/adding information from the books might be too much to fit into a youtube comment. 😅
Gandalf and Saruman are part of a group of 5 wizards called the Istari that were send to Middle Earth from Valinor (the place were the gods live) at some point during the Third Age (period in which the movie is set). The Istari were angelic beings, called Maiar, and their mission was to watch over Middle Earth and defeat Sauron (who is a Maia himself as well, sort of fallen angel situation) by helping and guiding the peoples of Middle-Earth and not confronting Sauron directly. Therefore, the Istari took the shapes of old and wise men when they arrived and their angelic powers were slightly limited. Saruman was originally regarded as the leader and he happened to be white. This tends to confuse people as white doesn't mean anything other than what Saruman happened to wear, just like Gandalf wore grey.
When Gandalf fought the Balrog they killed each other, Gandalf actually died. His spirit left the world and wandered. The other 4 wizards had more or less failed in their mission (Saruman turned evil, the others lost sight of the mission in different ways). Therefore, God basically sends Gandalf back to life where he is clothed in white to symbolize that Gandalf will represent what Saruman should have been. This does unlock a bit more of his true and innate powers but has not necessarily to do with the colour.
Hope this helps
"The ring will go to Gondor" This line almost had me walk out of the movie. Boromir's brother Faramir was an honourable man and Gandalf was his mentor. That was why his father favoured Boromir and called Faramir the Wizards pupil. In the book, Faramir let Frodo go with supplies and said he'd not pick the ring up even if it lay on the road. His father, the Lord of Gondor, hated him for that and it fuelled his madness when he realised that Faramir had let Frodo leave with the ring.
I love that you used “FAKE CHOICE” when addressing fathers or parents choosing for us adults partners.
Here's a little copy/paste I do from time to time on different LOTR reactions. Let's talk about the genetic soup that is Aragorn, aka The Perfect Man (Get ready for a lot of names, lol). Aragon's ancestry is divided into two branches at the beginning.
In Valinor, the Undying Lands, dwell the "Gods" (The Valar), the Angelic Beings (The Maiar), and the Elves. On one branch you have King Finwë of the Noldor Elves (Elves who love smithcraft and jewels) who married his second wife Indis of the Vanyar Elves (The golden High Elves most in favor of the Valar) and they had children named Fingolfin the chadliest elf that ever lived, and the kind-hearted Finarfin, and Finarfin's daughter is Galadriel. One of Fingolfin's sons is Turgon (Galadriel's cousin), whose daughter was named Idril. Idril married a man named Tuor, whose father Huor sacrificed his life to save the remnant of Turgon's army in the woeful Battle of Unnumbered Tears, and Tuor also had the favor of Ulmo the God of Water. Tuor and Idril had a son named Eärendil, the Greatest Mariner of Song, who now sails the ship of the Evening Star, and the phial that Galadriel gives to Frodo is the Light of Eärendil, and the Elves most beloved star is the Evening Star of Eärendil (Venus). (In older copy/pastes, I made the mistake of calling it the Morning Star)
On the second branch you have the Maiar Melian who served Estë the Goddess of Rest and Vána the Goddess of Flowers. She left Valinor early on to dwell in Middle-Earth not long after the Elves first awoke under starlight before the Sun and Moon. By chance Melian crossed paths with Elwë Thingol, king of the Teleri Elves (Elves of the sea, mariners), and they both fell in love at first sight. Half of the Teleri went to Valinor, the other half stayed in Middle-Earth to find their king Thingol who wandered off. This remnant of the Teleri found their king and their new angelic queen Melian, and they became the Sindar, the Grey Elves. Thingol and Melian had a daughter named Lúthien, who fell in love with a mortal man named Beren. After a long and harsh quest that involved Sauron and a descent into Hell and whatnot Thingol gave Beren his blessing and he and Lúthien married, at the expense of her immortality. They had a son named Dior, Thingol's heir, and he and the elf Nimloth had a daughter named Elwing. Eventually Elwing meets Eärendil, they fall in love and they had two sons, Elros and Elrond.
Now because Eärendil and Elwing had both Elf and Human blood inside them they could choose to be either elf or mortal, same with their sons Elros and Elrond. Both Elwing and Eärendil chose to be elves as did Elrond, but Elros chose to be a mortal man and became the first in a line of kings of divine men called the Númenoreans. After many generations you have Isildur at the beginning of the movie who took the Ring from Sauron, but Isildur had a surviving son.
And after many many many generations later you have Aragorn, who has the bloodline of three houses of the Elves (Noldor, Vanyar and Sindar/Teleri), of an angelic being, of three houses of valiant warrior men (Houses of Bëor, Marach and Haleth), the planet Venus, and a divine bloodline of men (Númenoreans/Dúnedain). Behold! The perfect man!
Also, on CZcams are 3 20-30 min behind-the-scenes segments called J.R.R. Tolkien: Creator / Origins / Legacy of Middle-Earth that are well worth the watch, or to reaction to ;)
Another brilliant summation. Thank you.
That scene with the stew was partly improvised. It was the actual food that the catering company provided. It was so bad that they came up with that bit where he spits it out and pours it on the ground
Aragorn is a distant descendant of Elrond's brother. Elrond and his brother were basically the two badasses left at the end of a major conflict, and one brother became king of elves, the other brother became king of men,
Elrond and his brother were both half elves, giving elrond the name "Elrond Half-Elven"
If you use youtubes version of TTT and go to exactly 2:28:45, you can see Arwen in red clothing very briefly at the top right as they escape into the fortress of Helms Deep. This is because she was in place of Haldir but they just forgot to erase her from that particular scene.
Numenor is Tolkein's take on sunken realms like Atlantis. It was a star shaped island kingdom. Most of the inhabitants were corrupted by Sauron and began to worship the previous Dark Lord Melkor. The faithful were spared but the rest sunk into the waves when the island kingdom was destroyed. The survivors set up new kingdoms of men.
Slight spoiler about how Aragorn can be that old:
The very first king of the ancient island kingdom of Númenor was Elros, the brother of Elrond who along with his brother got to choose whether to be Man or Elf since they were descendent from both. Elrond chose to be counted among the Elves while Elros chose to be a Man and since he had elven heritage he was already granted a _very_ long life and passed this trait down to his descendants. The Numenorians in general were also given extended lifespans on top of this by the "Gods" for heroic deeds in the first age of the world
The Two Towers have the changes from the books that bug me the most of all three movies. Elves at Helm's Deep. Faramir deciding to take the ring to Gondor. The Ents deciding not to go to war in the Entmoot. Aragorn telling Theoden to spare Wormtounge (in the books Aragorn has nothing to do with it, it was all between Wormtounge and Theoden).
Well the Elves are cool, the Faramir thing is honestly nice since it makes him vulnerable as they made Aragon ( in the books he is braging all the time how he is the king while here he dosnt what to be because he believes he will fail ).
The ents not whanting to go to war just make Piping have a nice realisation moment which is good in my opinions since it gives him more character and gets him out of the mold of the stupid person.
Now what they did to Denethor in the 3rd movie was stupid.
@@stefankatsarov5806Agreed on all counts.
@@stefankatsarov5806 Seeing elves fight was pretty cool, but not only their arrival makes no sense - Lorien is 3-4 times further from Helm's Deep than Isengard, it also diminishes the accomplishment that was Rohan's victory against Saruman.
Making Aragorn and Faramir look vulnerable defeats the entire point of their characters. Aragorn, Gandalf, Eomer, Faramir are supposed to be paragons of virtues, idealised figures. All of these great leaders and mighty warriors - and a literal angel - are completely helpless against Sauron - all they can do is delay the inevitable defeat and hope that Frodo succeeds.
Ents' decision not to go to war leads to the dumbest scene in all trilogy - we clearly see that it took some time for Treebeard to get from the place where Entmoot was held to the Isengard, but when he roars all of the Ents just magically teleport to him.
Aragorn is a descendant to Arwen's uncle, the half-elf Elros who chose to be counted (fate wise) to the race of Men.
Arwen's father, Elrond, chose to be counted as belonging to the Elves (Quendi / Eldar). Arwen also has the ability to declare herself as "human fated" if that is her choice. Mortals pass Beyond upon death, while Elves remain within creation and are eventually reincarnated in an identical body in the undying land of the west, far beyond the sea (where mortal are not allowed).
At 8:00, the Orcs are riding Wargs, which in the movie appear to be a cross between a grizzly bear and a hyena. In the book, the Wargs were intelligent werewolves. This entire section of the movie isn't in Tolkien's book, but in his version the Company was attacked by a pack of Wargs at night after turning back from the Pass of Caradhras in FOTR. Gandalf finally drove them off by setting the entire hilltop ablaze. In the morning, there was no sign of dead Wargs, and all of Legolas's arrows were lying unharmed on the ground. It was this Warg attack that convinced the Company to go through the Mines of Moria.
I'll try to make this explanation as short as possible - but it's still going to take a lot of words. It's actually the High Elves who are leaving Middle-earth for the Undying Lands. These include Galadriel, but also Elrond, many of the elves at Rivendell and Arwen. They are much more powerful than the Wood Elves (Legolas' kinsfolk) because some of them actually lived in the Undying Lands thousands of years earlier but came to Middle-earth to fight Morgoth, Sauron's original master. This was against the wishes of the gods (Walar) who rule the Undying Lands, and some of these High Elves actually committed serious crimes in the process, so they ended up as exiles. But Middle-earth is the mortal world, so elves (being immortal) eventually "fade" if they live there too long and always yearn to go to the Undying Lands. The three elven rings, however, can create a sort of version of the Undying Lands on Middle-earth, by preserving it from natural decay. Both Elrond and Galadriel have one of these and were able to set up havens for the elves. But the power of these rings will fail if the One Ring is destroyed, because Sauron helped in their making. Those High Elves who remain in Middle-earth, like Galadriel, are there to do a job - defeat Sauron. Only then will they be given permission to return to the Undying Lands. That's why Galadriel says when offered the Ring by Frodo: "I have passed the test. I shall diminish and pass into the West (the Undying Lands) and remain Galadriel,." By refusing the Ring and the chance to become a Dark Queen herself and by doing everything she could to help the Fellowship, she had atoned for the sins of her people and will be allowed back to the Undying Lands. But by helping the quest to succeed, her power from her own ring is going to be ended. So, if the One Ring is destroyed and Sauron defeated, there will be nothing left for the High Elves in Middle-earth and they will depart. If Sauron isn't defeated (and, even worse, also gets the Ring back), they will leave anyway, because Sauron will simply be able to hunt them all down and destroy them. With the One Ring, Sauron can control all the others ("One Ring to rule them all"), so the elven rings could no longer be used to protect them or preserve their kingdoms.
Legolas is not really a High Elf and his people certainly aren't. Still, many of these Wood Elves and other elves that have lingered will leave Middle-earth, whatever the outcome of the war with Sauron. But some will stay... and diminish, "to become a rrustic folk of dell and cave" as Galadriel put it. Then they will become the elves of our fairy tales. Or like Dobby in the Harry Potter stories.
Aragorn it´s a Dunedain, a kind of "royal" race among the men, blessed with long life (they have part of elves in their blood). That´s why he has 87 years old here, and looks young.
At 20:54 you ask, "What's going on with Frodo? Is he going to have like a split psyche?" There was considerable thought given to playing this scene in that way; Elijah Wood was even made up as a really frightening half-Gollum character before clearer heads prevailed.
I just think he was battling the influence of the ring since it was trying to talko to Faramir
Search the web for “Frodo as Gollum” and you will see images of Elijah partially transformed.
It is almost as awesome as when i got to watch these films for the first time, to be able to see someone else watch them for the first time!!!
26:42 - Dan and Dave and their cronies specifically set out, when filming Winterfell, to try and outdo Helm's Deep. They failed on every conceivable level.
Faramir and his men in the book did not abuse or mistreat Gollum. Faramir is a man of deep deep integrity.
Did you happen to notice what Sam tossed into his rabbit stew? Hint: "You never know!"
A pinch of salt from the Shire? Maybe some roast chicken?
@@patrickkihn Bingo!
It is a shocking Hollywood moment but in the book Aragorn does not try to break up with Arwen.
This is my favourite film and one i grew up with, sometimes you wish you had never seen it to relive the emotions of the first watch but unfortunatlely you can't.
See someone watch this for the first time and enjoying it, i think is the closest thing you can get.
Thank you very much❤
Honestly, I am so glad CZcams recommended these reactions to me! I've got a shoulder injury so I'm very annoyed at being unable to do a lot of things, but I haven't minded sitting still to watch your LOTR reactions, they're a delight. Thank you!
“He’s just jinxed it.” Legend!
4:00 A long time prior to the events of the movie there was a big war, and the men who fought with elves against evil were granted a longer life. They lived on an island called Númenor, but after centuries they envied the elves and their immortality, and tried to take it. Their island was destroyed, and the leader of the survivors was Elendil. Their sons were Anárion and Isildur, that Isildur who got the ring... well, the rest is story.
I remember around the time that Battle of Winterfell came out the director for that episode said he had studied the Battle of Helm's Deep a lot for inspiration.
It's a shame they studied it with their eyes closed
The Elves arriving at Helm's Deep may be partly a nod to events mentioned in the books. Lothlórien (Galadriel's realm) and the Greenwood (Legolas' home) are attacked by Sauron's forces. I think the rain at the start of the battle of Helm's Deep was inspired by a similar scene at the start of the final battle in "The Seven Samurai"
Yes to the elves, IIRC no to the rain. The crew thought the weather was clear. It rained on shooting night 1. Therefore it had to rain for the rest of the battle - mostly real rain, some artificial.
My favourite reactors are those that feel empathy for Gollum/Sméagol
I dont tend to comment on peoples videos a lot cause i watch lord of the rings reactions when im hungover and covered in glitter but its incredible to watch you fall in love with the world of tolkien and ask the things you ask or point out are exactly why people love this world so much. its so lovely to see an intelligent person connect with a story instead of preaching politics and just enjoy it for the wonderful myth it is. gg no re
Having so much fun rewatching these with you. It ramps UP in the last movie btw.
Also the wizards are there originally to basically battle evil. So Gandalf being brought back was because he was still needed, especially as Saruman turned. It's complicated but that's about it.
Someone may have explained this already, but Legolas in the books is being drawn to the Undying Lands constantly. Galadriel explains he must ignore the “call of the ocean” which comes to the elves. They don’t mention it in the movies. He must cross the ocean to enter the Undying Lands, but he’s a boss with a mission so he has to ignore it for as long as possible. It’s still hard to resist. However, the elves are leaving in stages so he can go later.
Not me literally checking your channel every day waiting for this upload 🙏🏽🎉🎉
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You were questioning why Legolas was still on that quest... He and Gimli promised to help Aragorn find Merry and Pippin. At the very end of FotR.
(Elves near extinction) Here is why the elves couldn’t help as much as some may have wished at the final battle of we Helms Deep & other places: By the Third Age of Middle-earth, the population of Elves had significantly decreased from their numbers in the earlier Ages. It is estimated that there were only a few thousand Elves remaining in Middle-earth by this time.
One reason why Elves didn't have much military prowess to help out more in the Third Age is because they had already fought many battles in the previous Ages, & were weary of war ontop of Lothlòrien(where Galadriel is) being constantly attacked throughout this current story during the trilogy story but the movies never show it.
Additionally, many of the great Elven kingdoms had already fallen, & the remaining Elves had scattered across Middle-earth, making it difficult to organize a large-scale military force.
Furthermore, Elves had a deep respect for the natural world, and were hesitant to engage in battles that could harm the environment. They preferred to use their skills in magic and healing to assist in battles, rather than fighting directly.
Despite their reduced numbers and military prowess, Elves still played an important role in the events of the Third Age.
They were instrumental in the quest to destroy the One Ring, and many fought bravely in battles against Sauron's forces. However, they had to be strategic about their involvement, as they knew that they could not sustain heavy losses without risking the extinction of their entire race.
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The exact population of Elves in Middle-earth during the Third Age is not explicitly stated. However, it is generally believed that their numbers had greatly diminished by this time, with only a few remaining Elven kingdoms & settlements scattered across Middle-earth.
Some sources estimate that there may have been only a few thousand Elves left in Middle-earth by the Third Age.
It is important to note that the exact population of Elves in Middle-earth is not a major focus of Tolkien's works, as he was more concerned with the individual characters & their journeys rather than the demographics of Middle-earth.
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While there are some distinct figures given in Tolkien's works, some fans have attempted to estimate the population of Elves in Middle-earth during the Third Age using various mathematical models comparing to what was known about the past.
One such estimate, based on the size of Elven settlements & their likely populations, suggests that there may have been around 100,000 Elves scattered across Middle-earth from different clans as it were with slightly different diverging history at certain points during the Third Age.
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The population of Elves in Middle-earth changed over time due to a variety of factors, including wars, migrations, & natural disasters.
During the First Age, Elves were relatively numerous and lived in many different kingdoms & settlements across Middle-earth.
However, many of these kingdoms were destroyed during the wars against Morgoth, the first Dark Lord.
During the Second Age, the population of Elves began to decline as many Elves left Middle-earth to sail to the Undying Lands, a paradise-like realm across the sea. This was largely due to the influence of the Valar, the angelic beings who created the world, who offered the Elves a chance to escape the sorrows and limitations of mortal life in Middle-earth.
By the time of the Third Age, the population of Elves in Middle-earth had greatly diminished. Many of the great Elven kingdoms had fallen, & the remaining Elves had scattered across Middle-earth in small, isolated settlements. This was partly due to the wars of the First Age and the destruction of many Elven kingdoms, as well as the gradual decline of the Elves' power & influence in Middle-earth.
Overall, the population of Elves in Middle-earth declined more over time, with many Elves leaving for the Undying Lands & many others being killed in wars and other conflicts. By the end of the Third Age, the Elves' numbers had greatly diminished, & they were a shadow of their former glory in Middle-earth.
It’s been their fight for ages alone before Men came along and many of them befriended Men from the very beginning. They share the same fights/The same histories etc!
It used to be a few million so imagine what Galadriel & her husband Celeborn have seen regarding experiencing their entire race that still dwelled upon middle earth nearly being wiped out into extinction…
By War Of Wrath, Battle Under Stars, Battle Of Sudden Flame, Battle Of Unnumbered Tears, so many more!
Man I just love your reactions to the Lotr Trilogy and look forward to the Return of the King - your mind will be completely blown away with this finale. It's so amazing to see people watching this masterpiece that has defined fantasy cinema forever for the first time. I wish so badly to has experienced this inflow of joy, amusement and I'd say positive shock, that those movies bring. I watched them as a little kid in the beginning of primary school and they changed my life forever, especially talking about imagination and emotional side. The score made by Howard Shore until this day is my remedy for all kinds of pain. Keep it goin' Man and can't wait for the last part 💪
Great reaction!
A VERY abridged and highly oversimplified potted history of the Elves follows to help you understand what's going on: -
1. Originally, all the Elves came from Middle Earth, the continent this story is set on, but further east. The Valar (the Demigods of this Legendarium) tried to convince them all to join them on their continent of Aman (the land of Valinor to be specific) far to the West over the sea, as the Elves are the First Children of the One God Eru Iluvatar and the Valar wished to care for them. Some wished to go with them and indeed did travel over the sea, others refused the summons and stayed in Middle Earth, others still initially wanted to go but for various reasons ended up not crossing over. There is a split between the "Light" Elves who travelled across the sea to live with the Valar and the "Dark" Elves (who are not evil per se, they just did not see the Light of Valinor) who did not. It's beyond the scope of this answer, but a portion of the "Light" Elves ended up coming back to Middle Earth later to fight with Sauron's original master, Morgoth, and that is why the likes of Galadriel are here (Elrond is also descended from the same group). Legolas however is descended from the "Dark" Elves who did not travel. The Valar initially banished the exiled "Light" Elves who left their land because the reasons for them leaving were wrong (again beyond the scope of this reply), but later forgave them and left an open invitation for them to return. Therefore, the "Light" Elves consider Valinor to be "home".
2. The magic of the Three Rings of the Elves preserve the Elven lands of Rivendell and Lothlorien, and stop the decay of time. However, as they are governed by the One Ring that Sauron made, this current situation is effectively the end of the power of the Three Rings, no matter what happens. If, as is most likely at this point, Sauron wins and regains the One Ring, then the Three are ensnared under his power unless they are not worn again, and then the Elven lands will fade and decay even if they are not directly conquered. But even if Frodo is successful and the One Ring is destroyed, that will end the magical power of the Three Elven Rings, and the Elven lands will fade anyway. This is why Elrond and Galadriel keep referring to the time of the Elves being "over" in Middle Earth. Many consider their only hope to avoid fading and also to be safe from Sauron is to sail over the sea to the Undying Lands of Valinor (i.e. "home" for the "Light" Elves). That is why most of the Elves, particularly those who came from the West, are sailing away. The invitation is open to all Elves, but they feel the pull differently depending on if they were ever in the West to start with - Galadriel, for instance, is one of the original exiles and must hugely miss Valinor where her father is actually still the King of the Noldor. For Legolas, it is a different proposition as neither he nor any of his forefathers ever went there, but the invitation is open to him too.
3. Elrond is known as Half-Elven, as he has both Elf and Man blood (actually, his mother was an elf and his father a half-elf; but it's more complex than even _that_ as there is some Maia blood too - essentially angelic blood). The Half-Elves were given the choice to live as Elves i.e. immortal (but bound forever to the world) or as Men i.e. mortal but to receive the "Gift of Men" (death, followed by escape from the world to probably a kind of heaven). Elrond had a twin brother called Elros, who chose differently to live as a Man, rather than as an Elf. It was Elros who helped found the island realm of Numenor and the race of the Numenorians (later called the Dunedain), the long-lived "High Men". Aragorn is descended many, many generations down from Elros himself. So Elrond considers Aragorn a kind of kinsman, and yes that means he is _distantly_ also related to Arwen. The Numenoreans/Dunedain were gifted longer life for having helped the Valar fight against Morgoth, and of course Elros' line also has some Elvish and Maia blood too. But even for an "immortal" elf, if he or she gives their heart in love to a mortal Man (or woman), they lose their immortality and share in the "Gift of Men", which the Elves do not understand. The Elves have functionally immortal lifespans; but even if they are killed, they are sent as spirits back to one of the Valar to be judged and then after a kind of purgatory, if their life was good, are re-clothed in a living body again with their memories intact - they essentially reincarnate as adult clones of themselves. Therefore, to Elrond - who let's not forget lost his beloved twin brother to Mannish mortality thousands of years ago - losing Arwen to Aragorn's love is quite _literally_ a fate worse than death. He would never see her again once they part in the way that is familiar to us Men, but which is deeply unnatural for Elves. That is why he is trying to save her by sending her to sail over the sea and to "forget about Aragorn"). It's perhaps wrong, as it does not let her love whom she wants, but it is an understandable error, born of a father's love for his beloved only daughter.
Basically, Gandalf was revived again. He was given a new task and was returned as Gandalf the White since Saruman has been corrupted.
The wizards were sent to middle earth, to help it. And since Saruman is not fulfilling that task anymore, Gandalf was returned to take over.
The Numenoreans are the faction of Men that aided the Valar and the Elves against Morgoth back during the First Age. They were gifted an Island called Numenor and longer life spans. So they could live to like 300-500 years I think. Aragorn is one of the last of those blood lines.
The part about the dead marshes includes Legolas’s Father; Thranduil, & Thranduil’s father Oropher, were to join the Last Alliance in from a different angle to achieve a certain war tactic but Oropher and others got waylayed by orcs & many corrupted men which lead to eventually Oropher dying there, this loss effected Legolas’s father so very deeply forevermore.
The bond between he and his son is the same bond Thranduil has with Legolas. And the braid he wears is to honour his grandfather. I believe after his death braids became less common. A sort of respect thing I believe. Both his father and Grandfather lived in Doriath(Elu Thingol’s domain[Elwë], which was heartbea of middle earth; Aside from Gondolin which held this mantle until it’s secret location was given up by a tortured elf who was the son of a very important mother who was the sister of the high king Turgon).
All on a landmass called Beleriand that sunk under the sea after a set of disastrous events that lead to many greater outcomes much later on in the legendarium. This here is a whole set of stories of which also includes a quite a bit of Galadriel too but moreso other characters during this era. Of Beren And Lùthien comes to mind and Children Of Hurin!! You’ll fall in love even more after the third movie. Then you can enter into the lore videos like Moviejoob and OmarioRPG have done reaction videos too. Amazing stuff.
One thing to add though is this scene resembles a lot from the other battle Tolkien was involved in called The Battle Of Somme. Look into it and tell me your thoughts.
I’ll add something here though: that clan of elves really didn’t like being under the command of anyone else so they went ahead without the order and let’s just say it didn’t end well. That and they weren’t fond of the Ñoldor… huge history there as to why that is. That and the Sindar subgroup of these clans were a tiny bit more isolationist.
But there are many amazing Sindar in the legendarium too Elrond and his two sons and daughter are connected to all of the main clans of men and elves through the union of his half elf father and full elf(quarter goddess) mother. Who essentially played a huge role in saving the world from the original dark lord Morgoth. Gained the Favour Of Valinor.
Which subsequently lead to Numenor being a gift from the sea to the men who helped. Becoming blessed. Their land existing within the light of Valinor as it was situated closely to The Undying Lands. (The same ancestry Aragorn has that Èowyn spoke of while they were travelling to Helm’s Deep! (Elrond’s Twin Brother became the first king of Númenor.
His name becoming Tar-Minyatur, and those faithful to Eru, the elves and the natural world all of this line carried Tar before their name! Ar for Aragorn is the word meaning Noble in his tongue called Adúnaic. That too is a fleshed out language Tolkien created too. Elvish languages also were placed into the official list of world languages too!
I've never been a big fan of reaction videos, but this is so entertaining. You are very attentive and give a great commentary to the best films ever made.
If you want better insight into races etc in the lord of the rings, the books are far better at explaining the relations and characteristics, if you got that insight even then the movies are amazing because Jackson has put in so much from the books into the movies and he tried to stay as close as possible to them
its so cool to see someone watch something ive seen so many times and they still manage to notice something i hadn't seen.
I love these movies to death and its so nice to see someone discovering it for the first time and asking questions that i never even considered! Hope you enjoy the last one (:
Legolas is just pure, unadulterated badass
Never dropped what I was doing so quickly as I did when I saw this had dropped
At 25:00, Peter Jackson & Co. really jack up the odds against the Rohirrim: 300 mostly civilians against 10,000 Orcs. I'm told that Peter Jackson modeled the Battle of Helm's Deep on the movie "Zulu," which he greatly admired, in which a tiny band of British soldiers battle an enormous army of Zulu warriors. In the book the Rohirrim number about 2,000 mostly seasoned warriors: long odds, but not nearly as bad as in the movie. Incidentally, the movie battle takes up maybe a third of the movie; in the book T2T, of the 21 chapters, the battle takes up only one chapter. Movies are different from books.
small detail : the elven soldiers in helms deep, turned and saluted when Legolas showed up - cos he is a prince ( of mirkwood)
Aragorn is a member of the Dunedain bloodlines blessed by the elves due to their part they played in the War of the Last Alliance (the battle we saw at the beginning of the first film). You had it correct they are essentially half elfs born with longer life spans but appearing human.
Fun fact: Sam is actually Frodos gardener thats why he calls him Mr. Frodo