The Unmatched Brilliance of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy
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- A video analysis of what makes the Lord of the Rings trilogy (and Lord of the Rings in general) brilliant, and why almost no media since has matched up to it. From its story, to its characters, to its soundtrack, to its core themes and inspiration - what makes the Lord of the Rings a masterpiece?
With the new Amazon Rings of Power series coming out later this year, now's a better time than ever to look back and answer this question.
0:00 Intro
2:18 Tolkien's Influence
4:18 The Production Process
9:04 The European Inspiration of the Story
13:44 The Christian Elements of the Story
24:50 Middle Earth - A World in Decline
30:00 Conclusion
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Boromir
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Gimli
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Gollum
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Rohan
Video essay
Theoden
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I feel bad for Peter Jackson when it comes to the Hobbit films. The studio interfered with nearly everything PJ wanted to do. You can thank studio executives for the flaws in that trilogy.
Not only that, but the studio forced him to do 3 movies he didn't want to do basically over night with no script and no artwork.
I think the greatness of the LotR movies will always stand over the years. I think people know how woke movie studios are so Peter Jackson making such greatness pre Great Awokening shows he’s great
After delivering the original LOTR trilogy, he definitely had the clout to push the studio like how Nolan does, but he wasn't willing to push too far
I really did like Peter Jackson's The Hobbit movies. My only complaint was there was just too much CGI in The Hobbit movies
The Hobbit was an Embarrassment! The Studios ruined the Winning Formula.
People trying to take LOTR away from its Catholic roots is so upsetting
There is nothing catholic about Lord of the Rings.
@@Luke-eg1gn Tolkien would like to have a word with you
@@Luke-eg1gn Tolkien's work contains so many biblical themes, it's actually insane
At least it embrances the fact that the bible is a fantasy
@@brachialtick6539 damn bro you got the whole comment section laughing
“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo.
“So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
Gandalf knew these times would come again..
Phenomenal video, Pax. BRB starting the trilogy over again.
My absolute favorite line in the entire Tolkien universe 🥲
Your love of the Halfling leaf has clearly slowed your mind!
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They only want logic and scientific data when it agrees with their criminal agenda.
It's sickening, cultivating wars and propping up brutal dictators around the world but I'm the fecking criminal for smoking a bit of weed!? Cu*ts!
"I go to my fathers, in whose mighty company I shall not now feel ashamed." I tear up every time I watch this scene. These are words to live by, we should all honor our ancestors through living righteously. We stand on the shoulders of giants. Excellent video.
@@CalebBerman Keep worshipping your jewish heretic.
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Me too. Between the line (straight from Tolkien), the acting of both Miranda Otto and the late, great Bernard Hill, the vision of Peter Jackson, and the amazing score by Howard Shore, it’s almost too much to take without eliciting some raw emotion. In fact, if this scene doesn’t tear you up even just a little bit, you’re not human. (Maybe part Uruk-hai?) 😄
What J.R.R. Tolkien did for inspiring the sprit of western man cannot be understated. His legacy continues to live on forever
It’s hard to fathom that this literary work of art comes from the mind of one man. I stop and think about this every time I read his books or watch the films. It is truly a monumental achievement! I often think that there must have been divine intervention guiding him through his works. 😊
The Lord of the Rings will forever remain a cultural milestone in the history of mankind. Yes, the movies are that epic. Flawless.
They're as flawless as my feces
Tolkien often said that he wanted to "create a modern mythology" for his fellow Englishmen.
Whilst I am Irish, I really have a special connection with his Middle-Earth.
If you see my home village, it may aswell be the Shire, rolling hills, population of less than 700 people, everybody talks to everybody on the road and everything just feels 50 years in the past.
Compare that to the brutalist concrete and glass blocks in the city's, packed with all manner of vagrancy and delinquency.
The industrial revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for mankind.
@@marcoeire44 I love your PFP, I went to a primary school named after St Brigid
@marcoeire44 Well said! I’ve always envisioned the Shire and Rohan as not being inspired by the English countryside alone, but also the lands of Ireland and Scotland. I absolutely see a Celtic influence at play, not only in the visualization, but in the music as well.
One of my favorite lines from Tolkien and a perfect example of Aragorn as a Christ-like figure is the line, "The hands of the King are the hands of a healer" in regards to his ability to heal the Black sickness that no one else knew how to cure.
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There were so many beneficial "coincidences" in the making of those films, that I truly believe God blessed the production process and that is how we ended up with masterpieces!
The production team made it what it is, not some fictional deity
@Le-Abdollen stow it. Let people dream a little. Even then, calling God a work of fiction is insulting to christians. You don't have to believe in God, Christianity, heaven or hell, or anything of the sort. But Don't go being rude about what another person interprets.
Anyway. Yes,
Some thing definitely fell into place perfectly as they were making this like finding the perfect locations and being able to make gollum look the way he did..
I was about to say the same thing, thank you. It was artists who worked their ass off to make a bona fide masterpiece, it is humanities doing not some sky daddy
But God is fictional, he's literally a character from a fantasy series? Do you think gandalf is real too?
Im an archaeologist, and one major reason I love studying ancient peoples is because they were truly amazing and don’t receive the credit they should. I don’t like the present very much and our future doesn’t necessarily look too bright either. Ive loved these movies since I was a child and they’re my escape truly when it gets ugly out there.
Awesome video dude! Your analysis is spot on.
Modern society is way better than ancient society though wtf…. Life was complete shit back then compared to now. Life expectancy was around 30, illiteracy was widespread, and everyone was dirt poor lol…. If you think the ancient past was better then you’re delusional
I'm about to start Archaeology at Univeristy. Do you have any helpful tips? Thankyou
One of my fav interest, is the difference between megalithic stone work (12 000 years) with no inscriptions, or very crude inscriptions done at a later date and the recent stone work (2000 BC to 500 AD) of Egypt, Lebanese, Syria, China, Peru.
The perfect surfaces, with defect of less then 2 microns, are nearly impossible to replicate today, and so costly, that it's not worth it.
I wonder everyday about what does pre 12 000 BC nations looked like and their technologies. And I wonder what wiped them out.
Are you an undergrad? I would highly recommend getting as much experience as possible. #1 tip would be to get into a field school and get field work experience. Then, you'll know if archaeology is right for you. I wish you all the best. It is a career you must love and be passionate about, because we're not particularly wealthy, but the experiences are unforgettable. @@pacempax5236
I love ancient history, pre-history and archeology and don't like the present. But I think it is some kind of escapism and I doubt that anything was ever better on this planet.
The genius of Tolkien was his creation of a narrative based around Catholicism without jamming it down ones throat.
@Le Abdollen Everyone has explained to death. Even Tolkien. You can't erase how much it influenced his writing.
@Le Abdollen You're being Blind on Purpose. Anyone saying they can't see it is lying.
@Le Abdollen allegory doesn't equal themes, if you know anything about Catholicism you'd see it in his books. Maybe look it up?
LOTR is the proverbial diamond in the ruble amongst the sewage of Hollywood.
"Can't name all 4 grandparents" hit me hard. My dad is adopted, so down 2 for me, and on top of that my dad's adopted mother committed suicide when he was 10, so we just never really ever talked about it.
That tidbit surprised me, never knew that so many people don't even know their grandparents names. I grew up with all my four grandparents alive and they were some of the best people I have ever known.
@@sandercohen9712 yeah I only know my moms parents and my adopted grandfather's name
Stay strong brother. I’m in a similar boat. Grandparents on father’s side died in the 50’s. Grandfather on mother’s side died in WWII. Only grew up knowing one of them.
@@mikeholt2112 But then this is not your fault and neither a sign of any decline.
That comparison doesn't work: Aragorn comes from a line of kings, an environment of nobles where great importance is placed upon heritage. I bet the average member of a noble family anywhere in the world right now can trace back their heritage quite far. Whereas the average Joe even in Númenor might not have fared much better than the americans today
He keeps getting more and more based.
Lotr is certanily the modern Iliad
I still remember back in 2003. When the Rohirm charge the field, the whole cinema erupted.
Yep! It was an unbelievable movie moment. I was one of the many in attendance that cheered as well! 😊
Tolkien was a huge admirer and great friend to CS Lewis. Lewis famously wrote that technology and “progress” were terms devoid of any real understanding. “Progress” is always used as a drumbeat for marching toward an unspecified and ultimately undefinable end. Technology promised to give man “power over nature,” but all it did was give some men power over other men. I think Tolkien took these themes to heart and, undoubtedly with his supremely Catholic belief, manifested these ideas into his story telling.
This is a very English view of progress I think. Progress and technology have allowed missionaries and Christianity to be spread all throughout the world.
“May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out.” - Galadriel
The Christian symbolism goes right down to some of the smaller things. The King returns and his weapon of choice against evil is something that was once broken but made whole again, like us.
I started to dig into past civilizations due to LotR, read the Bible as well, and found that in terms of civilizational building and cultural creations humanity has fallen and fallen hard. The only difference between back then and now is an "easier" life and industrial consumerism. Technology masks the pain of humanity imo and it's found in statistical papers that point to a ever decline.
You would be better served reading the Elder Edda since that was where he pulled more from.
Show me some of those papers/statistics
what kinds of statistics?
Read the missing and deleted chapters of the Bible and you’ll freak right out man
@@BjornRktos yes! Poetic Edda!
Great video. I've seen quite a bit of fairly well-argued criticism of the LotR movies for giving Tolkien's story the "Hollywood" treatment (lots of focus on the big battles, Gimli being effectively turned into a comic relief character, Arwen's role being expanded for the sake of "female representation", Faramir having his character altered for added drama, some parts of the story being cut entirely etc), but that does lose sight of the bigger picture, namely the sheer amount of passion and love for the source material that's clearly still present, and how its core values and message is still largely preserved. Realistically, I don't think we could have hoped for a better movie adaptation of the LotR.
Yeah, Christopher Tolkien famously did not like the films because he thought they lost some of the magic of the story to focus on action scenes & things like that. I definitely get where he was coming from, but at the same time I think the films were the best you're going to get from a film adaption and delivered the story to new generations. Without the films, I probably wouldn't have heard much about LOTR.
add the fact that it is not a hollywood movie
It is the lack of Tolkien's deeper themes in the movies that disturbs me most. When in the films do we see the sadness of the Elves? Where are the Seven Stones and Seven Stars and One White Tree? When, exactly does the King Return? And when Gimli says the line from Disney, I'm yanked out completely.
I would only disagree with you on Arwen. I think the expansion of her character fit very well into the story arc. Tauriel in The Hobbit however was a disaster. That's female representation done very wrong. Boring character, barely affected the story at all.
I think it is unfair to say that Gimli was reduced entirely to comic relief. While he does display a sense of humor, much of the comedy is based on his resolute pride durning "embarrassing" moments such as falling off the horse and needing to be thrown. While somewhat funny, it also exemplifies the pride of the dwarves. These little bits set up character development (he goes from not wanting to be thrown and taking offense at being told to recover his strength, to being thrown at Helms Deep and fully accepting Legolas as a friend) of Gimli overcoming his pride. I also consider much of the "comic relief" moments to be fairly realistic. As a dwarf, it is fair to assume he had little to no previous experience riding horses and running cross country, and would bristle at any prospective ridicule from the rest of the Fellowship.
The Tolkien legendarium in its entirety are England's Iliad or Odyssey. The Lord of the Rings cinematic trilogy are New Zealand's Eiffel Tower :)
I think there's one reason as to why they will never be matched, and that's because absolutely everyone who worked on LotR, actually CARED.
Sean Bean hiked up a mountain in full costume and make up, Orlando Bloom had a broken rib and Viggo a broken toe but they kept filming, Helms Deep took a month on night shoots in the freezing cold, and all the extras were so happy and excited to be there, and gave it there all.
Everyone from the dudes holding the mics, and doing the lighting, to the prop department, music, visual effects, cinematography, absolutely everyone wanted to make something special, and they all poured their hearts into it.
Modern productions now are just to pay the bills, nobody really cares about the work they're doing, they're just following the formula laid out by the studio as they jump from sound stage to sound stage surrounded by green screen environments, there's no passion, no desire, and no creativity, the studios seem to actively restrain good creators and artists, whilst giving free reign to people who are incapable of even having something resembling a unique idea or thought.
And that's not even mentioning the story, themes, morals, meanings, depth, history, mythology, symbolism, ideology and more that is contain in LotR, both in the films and books.
Also crazy fun fact, Peter Jackson's Grand-dad fought at the Battle of The Somme, alongside Tolkien and C.S Lewis and many others, during the War he'd meet some soldiers from Australia and New Zealand, which inspired him to emigrate there, which would then bring middle-earth to life.
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I really do like Tolkien's clashing contrasts of Industrialization/Urbanization and Traditionalism/Ruralization.
It just really resonates with me,
While I know that Tolkien absolutely hated allegories; But I think due to the intense passionate hatred he had for Industrialization alongside modernization. (Which he was quite fervent in his disdain for; I once again think, that no one here can deny that) and him constantly experiencing it first hand during his whole, entire lifetime. he somewhat-intentionally (Or at the very least maybe not being fully consciously aware that he did make one here about it) made a symbolic allegory towards it in his writing.
Also a Question for you, Pax: Personally, Who do you think the Dundlendings and Endewaithians are based off of or are influenced by?
My guess is either The Scotti/Picts or a combination of them plus the Franks.
I've read that the Dunlendings are loosely based on Celtic tribes. This makes sense, since the Dunlendings and Celts (in various periods) were both displaced from their homelands and forced into the wilderness. The Celts by the Romans and Vikings, the Dunlendings by Rohan.
@@PaxTubeChannel that’s a solid take. I know that Tolkien hated allegory, but what real world peoples most closely line up with the different groups of Men in Middle Earth?
Harad is obviously the Arab-Muslim world. The Easterlings I’m not sure of. The Númenoreans and their descendants imo are the most interesting. They take inspiration from the Atlantis myth and have a lot of parallels with Rome, however they almost strike me as English, especially Aragorn. Aragorn is described not only like an Englishman, but he’s the archetypal “good king” that England is known for. So would it be safe to say the Númenoreans are a blend of the English in the High Medieval period, and the Romans? The Anglo-Saxon/Scythian Rohirrim draw mostly from the early Medieval period from what I can tell
@@arth-ritisoutdooradventure7467 The Men of Near Harad would be Arab-Muslim, but Far Harad (where the mumakil are from) would likely be more similar to Africa. The Easterlings of Rhun are most likely based on Turks. The Variags of Khand would likely be similar to the Rus (Variag being a Slavic word for Viking.) Arnor is meant to represent the western Roman empire, and Gondor represents the eastern part. Numenor would likely either be based off the Romans or Greeks.
The old world will burn in the fires of industry! Christopher Lee was a perfect Saruman
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Maybe I'll see you across the trenches one day brother
Amazing video, Pax! An insight you won't see in another CZcams channel, Tolkien was a genius, I totally share the admiration for his work.
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Wow dude, what a great Analysis of this masterpiece of a trilogy. You really captured the things that seemed to be important to Tolkien. And i Iove the fact that you also talked about the religious background of these books. Many people today seem to overlook these - maybe even on purpose. But without Tolkiens Christian Faith, we never would've been able to enjoy his genius works
After the Tolkien Biography Film completely Removed any influence of his Catholic Faith whatsoever. It is definitely on purpose.
@@arnowisp6244 yeah, I still enjoyed that Biopic, it had many things right in Tolkiens youth and inspirations - as far as we know. But still it completely left that religious part out - I didn't like that
@@arnowisp6244 desmond doss himself had to fight his own biopic (hacksaw ridge) to include his faith/prayers - the most important reason for his courage.
I loved the breakdown here, particularly showing the 3 variants of the Christ figure that Frodo, Gandalf and Aragorn each embody. Super glad you touched on the heroes all loving their cultures and homes and family lineages, and desiring to follow in those footsteps. Theoden has always been one of my favorite characters for the very reasons you laid out in that last segment, "A World In Decline". Thanks for sharing!
Spitting fine truths here. I wish you'd devoted a segment to talking about how European mythology influenced and is present in Middle-earth. It is both very relevant and drives home the European connection of Lord of the Rings.
Still, everything here has the ring of truth, yes it rings true. You need say no more. We'd best get a move on. There are still goblins about.
From time to time I still wonder how The Hobbit movies had turned out if they just made two with Del Toro instead of stretching them to three with Jackson.
I always interpreted the "accidental" destruction of the one ring as a commentary on how tyrannical evil is ultimately self defeating. Remember that it was lust for the ring that caused Gollum and Frodo to disregard their surroundings and accidentally drop it into the fire. A corrupting influence or tyrannical overlord can dominate everyone and gain insurmountable power, but it is also forced to rely on broken, damaged people that will eventually cause the system to implode.
Just finished watching the rings of power and I gotta say, this trilogy appears to be more of master piece than it did before I watched the rings of power.
That was bloody brilliant, nearly cried three times
One thing I really like about LotR is how Tolkien always said Middle-earth is our world, just with a made up history and you can notice that as time goes on, the more fantastical elements of Middle-earth start to fade. In the First Age there were enormous large scale battles that included multiple dragons and balrogs and all sorts of other fantastical creatures and elf magic was incredibly common, and heroes of elves and men were achieving incredible feats. In the second age, most of the dragons and balrogs are gone, the werewolves and vampires are completely extinct, the greatest cities and realms of the first age are all gone, and elves are starting to dwindle. In the third age, elves are starting to leave middle-earth and their magic over it is continuting to decline. And when the fourth age starts, all the elves are gone, the orcs are basically extinct, and all that's left are realms of men and dwarves, and the Hobbits, which is all much closer to what our world is like. And with a few inferences and theories, we can even connect it all the way. From the beginning of The Hobbit, we can infer that Hobbits have since been hiding from Men and are all but forgotten, and today there are people with something Men call dwarfism, which could infer that the dwarf kingdoms were abandoned and the dwarves integrated into the society of Men.
Interesting
Its crazy Peter shot this 20 years ago with less money blockbusters now, yet he gave us better costumes and effects and music. Just goes to show wnhat can be accomplished if you truly care about stotytelling, not making money.
A new Pax video is always a blessing!
You should talk about Narnia next time.
This is an excellent idea, Id love to see this kind of long form look into the Narnia universe as well.
@@drumadude28 Before they destroy it as well.
Yep. Fantastic series of books too in its own way.
I always thought Gandalf was supposed to be a representation of the Church, which was tasked by Christ to guide mankind with the help of the Holy Spirit.
Ooh, I hadn't thought about it that way before!
On reflection Tolkien realised he represented the Son (rose again) and Holy Spirit (to guide) but it was never meant that way.
That would come close to allegory which he famously HATED.
You bow to no one, king.
I absolutely adore the Lord of the Rings movies.....I've just seen them a couple of months ago, and really wish I've seen them sooner (I guess it's because when they first came out I was very little I could get easily afraid). Now I'm currently reading the books and they are easily some of my favorites works in all fiction, I've already finished The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring, I plan to read both The Two Towers and The Return of the King as the Silmarillion. Since I also love C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia, I also plan to read his other works like The Space Trilogy (I've heard of them and I think that those are very important to the present we live in). Lloyd Alexander's The Chronicles of Prydain is another series I'm very interested upon on.
As a Christian, I found both Tolkien and Lewis's works very inspiring; and it even makes me wanna write a story of my own (I don't make any promises), about spirituality and the decaying situation of society as a whole, with a very christian point of view.
@@arth-ritisoutdooradventure7467 cool
never too late to start enjoying it! Also, make sure you keep your first viewing of the movies and first read through of the book fresh in your mind, I didn't and I wish I could experience it all over again.
Lord of the Rings was great BECAUSE they left Wokeness and politics behind- and it worked because they respected Tolkien.
Rings of Power will die BECAUSE they ignored every facet of the above!!!
And because it's not even based on neither The Silmarillion nor the unfinished tales, Amazon said that they just bought the rights to the Lord of the Rings, and so everyone is memeing them as "they are just making sh@t&# fanfiction".
I watched the LOTR trilogy a few days ago. It was awesome. Also a good look into "traditional" fantasy
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Actually it was the other way around, he created the stories for the languages he made up
Just watched them recently for the first time, with my last living grandparent, my mother's father. He said he was glad to have watched it but he wouldn't watch it again, thought it was too violent.
This is the most beautiful tribute of LOTR i have watched so far🥺!!! Yes, there is no individualism in middle earth, and that is why it still stands the test of time❤
It might be interesting to make a video contrasting game of thrones with lotr and/ or with the middle age in general. Anyway, there is definitely a need to expose the nihilism pushed in “semi-historical” movies and series.
As a Catholic myself, I can honestly say that yhe Lord of the Rings books are almost as religious as the Bible itself. They have such a beautiful message and meaning imbued into them thanks to this. It makes me more connected to this story, as I believe something honestly similar.
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Thank you for unashamedly talking about the inherent Christo-centric values of this much loved work by Tolkien. The ultimate triumph against evil -- brought about by a perfect sacrifice that leads to redemption -- is what every timeless story is made of because, at the end of all days, when all is said and done, that is where all of life will lead to.
Another interpretation of the destruction of the ring is that it destroyed itself by cursing Gollum to throw himself into the fire if he laid hands on it again.
Lord of the Rings was a great story just waiting to become a movie. A perfect storm of writers, directors, actors, musicians, special effect technicians, location of filming, government asistance and public buy in all came together at the right time to make 3 memorable films.
The era of late-antiquity is a god-tier time period that people have absolutely no exposure to, but that period influenced the world so much that its themes still make people feel something different.
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I watched a couple of interviews of Tolkien recently. The British journalists were much better educated back then. They attacked him fairly viciously for writing a story with moral absolutes even though there is no outward mention of any “god” in his stories. No one prays in either the Hobbit or Lord of the Rings but just the idea of good against evil seemed to be quite outrageous to them. One journalist was particularly incensed that there was a mention of evil.
By the 1950’s atheistic ideology was fully in control of the more prestigious colleges and universities in Europe and the USA. A moral absolute is absolutely against their ideology and quite insulting to their elite sensibilities! According to the atheistic elites ideology everyone is supposed to do as they please unless they do something other than what the elites want, like pray to the Christian God or suggest that some activity might be “evil.”
Although Tolkien was an academic he was also a Roman Catholic, which is not a popular position among British elites. That made him a target. If he had been a Protestant he probably would still have been attacked but maybe not so strenuously. The atheists began taking over the most prestigious higher learning institutions of of the west during the mid 19th century. After WWII Europe was rebuilt as a supposedly secular society. Go to Europe today and you see the old churches rotting. Europeans tend to be amazed that so many Americans still attend churches.
Tolkien does promote the theme of good against evil but it is a stretch to see any actual Christian content except for that very fact. To see Gandalf the wizard as Christ is a real stretch.
Today there are not supposed to have any moral absolutes so the people who made this new takeoff of Tolkien’s work are now showing us how Tolkien should have written. Of course, he is considered to be a racist, as most white people are considered to be by elites, but they point to the fact that Tolkien did not include anything about skin color in his writings but he did not put black people as the enemy either. He is nonetheless the enemy.
If we did not have the Jackson movies Amazon’s propaganda tool may have worked because there would have been nothing to compare it to but since those movies are still quite popular this mess that Amazon created is laughable. There are still millions of indoctrinated people that may find the series of interest and as the dumbing down and propaganda pieces continue it will effect more and more people who do not know any better.
This review and analysis is positively excellent. Well done!
The whole thing is the plan of illuvatar from start to finish. Right from the moment gandalf felt compelled to talk to thorin, to the day samwise left for the undying lands.
Once again, another masterpiece! I cannot tell you how much we truly appreciate the time and effort you invest into these videos, Pax!
I'm glad someone decided to share it, because this was a fantastic video. I've subscribed and ended up binge watching the rest of your library. Looking forward to more from this channel.
You indeed bring a much needed perspective. Always appreciated.
I don't think any movie has or ever will come close to the groundbreaking brilliant of the LoRT trilogy. It occupies its own beautifully crafted pedestal within the halls of cinematic greatness.
I cannot think of anything the comes even remotely close.
Well done! This was really well said. You brought to light a number of things on exactly how I feel where this world is going. Very insightful.
Greatest movie trilogy of all time. There will never be another. You bow to no one, Peter Jackson trilogy.
And the Tolkien Biography Movie completely Omits any mention of his Catholic faith at all despite how mich it influenced his Writing.
Amazon was never interested in Tolkien, just a known name they could use to push a modern message to as many as possible
This video reminded me of the feeling of awe and greatness that these movies imparted to me as a young boy
2:48 correction, he created all those stories specifically to give meaning to the languages he had already created, a minor but extremely important point
There just won’t be a trilogy like LotR again.
Like the book, it managed to forge a path for the genre of quality and mature fantasy; this time in film. If you watch any of the fantasy films from before the LotR they are all b grade, that or they are made for kids.
The score was a master piece, the props were like real, the cast was fantastic, there was no wokeness or director agenda. It managed do all this and at the same time adapt one of the greatest pieces of fictional literature to film while somehow managing to capture the very soul of the original work (an extremely rare thing of book to film adaptions).
AND it did the impossible of having a trilogy with no discernible rotten entry; I can’t name a single film trilogy that has done that.
There were so many beneficial "coincidences" in the making of those films, that I truly believe God blessed the production process and that is how we ended up with masterpieces!
Had the privilege of watching these kino movies in theaters when I was a kid.
Plus they put the beautiful New Zealand landscape on the map
Such a great video. You sum up a lot of key aspects from the lord of the rings really well. Thankyou
Keep up the great work! God bless! ☦️✝️
Absolutely wonderful video! Thank you for such hard work to put this together!
The only reason I can think of that this channel hasn't already got one mill subs is because of a banter over the oscars. Well done my man! - 5 million views, but +5 billion respect man! Keep it honest!
LoTR Trilogy is one of the best film series ever.
Personal theory: Gandalf could have prevented the dwarves from awakening the balrog. It is his demon and his reckoning in the movie. He had to face it and stand up to it.
One of the best breakdowns and interpretations I’ve seen
Writers are supposed to write from their backgrounds. Tolkein was an Englishman and a European, so he wrote from his strengths not his weaknesses. Europe is loaded with ruins of past empires and kingdoms and some of those relics from the past, like Roman aqueducts, are still functional. If he was an American, he would have had a much different perspective.
love your videos, keep em coming bro!
Thanks for the great video. It was a blessing to grow up when these movies were released. I will never forget that awe-kind of feeling while watching "The Two Towers" and especially the final battle....gosh, I guess I will never experience that ever again.
Absolutly based video.
Based on what?
The truth.
Very good video Pax keep up the good work.
I agree we everything you said. Im so happy I found your channel!❤
This has to be the best trilogy I ever seen. Good video!
Subbed, brilliant breakdown of one of the best trilogies of all time, had a clear beginning, middle and end, and made me so happy seeing the story be told, these movies are amazing masterclasses that deserve the recognition that they got. 🙌😃💯
This is a fantastic video and you’re right on point
I completely agree when you brought up the culture thing. Could you imagine if they made a slavery film of the American south and half of the slaves were white? It wouldn't make sense. Or if they made a move about northern Africa in the 1800s and half the population was white? It wouldn't make sense. This is the best way I can put it if Token was a black man living in Africa then I'm pretty sure they would have made the movie with all black characters and that would be right to do it would fit the writer's culture. But let's be honest prime is trying to catch the biggest audience with rings of power so they're interest isn't making a good show its making the biggest profits.
What a great work you did here !! fantastic analysis.
The unmatched brilliance of this video.. great work man
To this day this remains my favorite movie ever. I don't think any movie will ever outdo it in quality.
Definitely a once in a lifetime 💎 phenomena that we were all very lucky to be around for.
I'm heartbroken with what Amazon did to my boy Tolkiens work.
Aged like fine wine rings of power was a disgrace to Tolkien
You had me until about minute 12. I’ve been a Tolkien fan for as long as I can remember and I have no issue with colorblind casting. Listen, I’m not a big fan of the new show either but if having people of color is the most unbelievable thing about a fantasy world to you then uhhhhhh. You’ve got some other issues I think. You should be mad about the fact that they’re adding in characters that don’t exist in the books and the fact that they’re condensing thousands of years of storyline, not that they have a few black actors.
Dumping a random black person into an entirely unbelievable role is not representative, fair on the character or benefits the movie. Yeah sure just cast one black elf into an entire demographic of white elves, likewise with the dwarf, and it makes it look like colourblindness. Wtf?
And yet they had an opportunity to cast an entire town of brown people that worked with the source material, the world geography, that made sense within what little there is of a story... and they were all white. So who's the rac!st?
No-one cares if the one dwarf is black if you can write a story to explain why that is. But it's just blatant laziness, diversity hiring and lack of storytelling.
Not a day goes by when someone like you tries so hard to push the whole racial blindness crap on to a book which belonged to a man who, despite not being a die hard race realist, was himself far from being racially blind and neither did he ever set out nor explicitly state it to be some crappy modern day conception over fantasy which is little more than aesthetics, again which what Tolkien never set out to do. Something you'd know if you'd actually bothered to look into the man instead of assuming so much about his own work when you know absolutely nothing about him.
I can’t believe I had to scroll this far to find someone else who was really put off by his take on race in movies. It was like a record scratch- “black washing”? White people have “lost confidence” in our history and need to “stand up for ourselves” wtf what a strange thing to say
They're not colorblind casting, diversity (aka having a couple black people and a queen with brown skin) was at the front and center of the advertising. My problem isn't that I can't handle black people being in a show, it's that they're changing a big part of how the characters look. I'm equally upset about the way they designed the Harfoots, and the female dwarves with no beards, and the elves with short hair. All of those things change a fundamental part about how they look.
Last night I saw the Fellowship with the live orchestra and it was really hard holding back tears. Felt like I was watching it for the first time and the orchestra is so good. The choir literally sounds like angels singing.
The lord of the rings is just unmatched in it's quality. The books are in my opinion the greatest books of all time, and the same could be said with regards to the films.
Great video Pax, no matter what garbage Amazon makes we'll always have the books and this film trilogy
Man, fuck companies and businesses and all that shit
If the hobbit had all the time needed to prepare it wouldve been a hit aswell
I wish i was rich cause holy shit id be supporting many movies like these
Give them the money and just take their time
In the right hands itll be legendary
This is the best analysis of LOTR, thank You very much for this
LOTR is going to be one of those books that is read hundreds of not thousands of years later. It’s on the same level as the Odyssey or Beowulf.
This aged well lol. 1000% agree with this.
Whew.... I almost had a heart attack when I thought I heard you say that you were excited for Amazon's series in the first few seconds... Glad you clarified by the second minute mark. xD
Lord of the rings was special because it had heart. That's it. It comes off as the industry cash grabbing off of LOTR success when you try to make tv shows or newer movies on it. Because they're not doing it for the love of LOTR. They're doing it for the love of money. And it shows when you watch the newer content.
This was amazing, thank you for putting it tigeather. The Lord of the Rings trilogy truly is one of the best experiences on film ever made.
Excellent job. This is very good
I think what I love about this series is the fact that Gollum is generally a story about never giving up pity or compassion. If Bilbo had killed Gollum during the Hobbit as Frodo suggested in the Fellowship of the Ring and Gandalf replies "Do not be so eager to deal out death and judgement"... the ring would have never been destroyed because nobody had the will to destroy it, nobody could, that's the point of the story. So in the end Bilbo's pity and mercy on this horrible murderer saved the world. That is so unique as a story element that you never see, especially today where the world is so intent on punishing, hating and wanting vengeance on people for the smallest mistakes.
Its a story against much of the apathy that western society has fallen into, where the problems of our society have gotten so large, many people have given up or forgotten how to care.