Watching Lord of the Rings: Two Towers (REACTION)!
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- My honest thoughts and reaction from my first viewing of Lord of the Rings: Two Towers. If you enjoyed please leave a like and subscribe!
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Who else is frustrated because you can't answer all his questions in person.
problem is: Answering them all would take longer than the movie. Still worth it though, I'm completely feeling you.
yessir
When he's like, "there must be *so* much backstory..."
I'm like, "Bruh..."
@@austinaxley81 ikr. I wish I could be there when he reads the Silmarillion. If he thinks Galadriel is old because she got nenya, just imagine his face when he finds out.
read my mind
As a dedicated Tolkien fan, I always looked at Eowyn's interest in Aragorn as her being in love with the idea of him, rather than actually loving him as a person. When you look at it, not only is Aragorn the only man who treats her as a capable warrior and tries to understand her, but Aragorn also has the freedom and respect that she personally longs for. So I also believe her interest in him stems from a desire to BE him, not be with him.
You're so right! Haven't heard anyone say this, but it makes so much sense.
I mean, that's pretty much stated in both the film and the movie. He says to her, 'It is but a shadow and a thought that you love.' It's not that she wants to BE him, exactly, it's more that he represents the ideal captain and leader of men, whereas she's only encountered weakness and disappointment in the men in her own life. However she does eventually find that in Faramir, who's like Aragorn, but more on her level.
Exactly!
Cool Thought 💭 I think you are absolutely right
Oh, come on, your not saying anything new, Aragorn said it himself
"All trees are alive but this one is... more alive than usual"
That line was hilarious
Barahir's Ring, so the ring Aragorn wears isn't a ring of power. It's actually way older than the rings of power. The Ring is an heirloom of Aragorn's family and is over 6000 years old. It's just a hint to his bloodline. Edit: spelling
It could actually be tens of thousands of years old and was probably made in Valinor before the doom of the Noldor :D
@@TheBarca1889 Yes, in fact it is old but not a ring of power, elf Finrod gave this ring to Barahir (human at his service), the father of the famous Beren of the history of Beren and Lúthien, with the passing of the ages it is inherited by Aragorn, descendant of that lineage, lineage of the kings of Númenor and captains of the Dúnedain. It was forged in Valinor and carried by the Noldor when they left the Blessed Earth and traveled to Middle-earth to avenge the death of their elf king at the hands of Morgoth the first enemy
Little known fact is that Faramir's grandson was named Barahir in honour of Aragorn's lineage.
You said it so well, I honestly didn't know that but I knew that it wasn't a ring of power
It was made by feanor back in the ancient times of the first era
Also you should know that Christopher Lee, who plays Saruman, was the only person working on these movies who met Tolkien in person! Tolkien even gave him his blessing to play Gandalf funnily enough.
Sir Lee even knew the books so well that he in turn was the one giving advice to the director.
saruman, not gandalf
@@darthvaderdylan actually Tolkien once said that Lee would have made a great gandalf, this however would have been way before the movies even existed as Tolkien died in 73, it was more of a, if they ever make a movie he should be gandalf, but they ended up casting him as Saruman in favor of Ian McKellen as Gandalf
@@austinblades8903 ah, that makes sense
For the scarlet crusade
I love that on top of being in that position, Lee was also in the British Secret Service in WWII, so he was able to correct Peter Jackson on the sound a man makes when he is stabbed. Among many other wild stories from his wild life.
Finally someone who loves the March of the Ents scene as much as I do
It's so badass. One of my favorite parts of the whole trilogy.
I think many people view it as an amazing conclusion to a rather slow and sometimes exhausting storyline. I mean, it is supposed to be exactly that and in my oppinion is quite funny, but i don't think anybody has a problem with the final ending. That is just way too cool not to love.
You think people don't like it? It is one of the best scènes of the movie. When the music comes.. goosebumbs everytime!
I really liked that scene. It pretty much show nature revenge.
"The last march of the Ents..." grabs sword and runs at orcs whilst crying!
Dude, you are such a good reacter. You really pay attention and pick up on the little things and references that most people would miss. Keep up the great work!
I know it's pretty impressive and he's good with remembering many names and doesn't forget past deeds or events.
Yes, but he talks waaaay too much! Its annoying! He talks over scenes and misses things. You don't have to talk or comment on every detail, scene by scene. Comment key parts, then just watch the film. And not while exposition is being laid out.
@@isasooner5 umm that's kinda the whole point of a reaction video. He needs to be talking alot for the viewers. We've already seen the movie. We're watching to see his reactions and opinions on it.
@@isasooner5 Agree that him talking is why we come to watch reviews. It's not a review if you dont give your thoughts. Also EVERY movie review channel does this, but they edit more of their talking out than he does, it seems.
i thought the same thing. watching these is amazing!
Gandalf is one of the many names given to him. He says in the book: "Many are my names in many countries: Mithrandir among the Elves, Tharkûn to the Dwarves; Olórin I was in my youth in the West that is forgotten, in the South Incánus, in the North Gandalf; to the East I go not."
Also Wizards in Tolkien's works are not the stereotypical fantasy wizards: they are Maiar, that would be sort of angelic beings sent to Middle-earth in human form and with their powers greatly reduced to assist the peoples of Arda in their fight against evil (in this case, Sauron).
Sauron is on the same tier as Gandalf and the other wizards. However, being bound to a more powerful Valar, and with the ring, he's far more powerful.
@@aboldone8205 As a Maiar yes they're on the same level but Gandalf and others were sent as an Istari (wizard) and they're lower than Sauron. Also he can not directly fight him.
@@aboldone8205 No, they are not on the same "level", their power is not that arbitrary. Sauron was one of most powerful Maiar close in power to least powerful Valar. So no, Sauron's connection to Morgoth or him making the Ring didn't make him more powerful, he's just that way. Just like connection with Morgoth didn't make Balrogs more powerful. They were defeated by other Maiar during the War of Wrath anyway.
Both Saruman and Gandalf were always less powerful spirits then Sauron
@@nathanliteroy9835 I was about to explain, then I saw yours :) you explained well.
Sometimes It makes me sick when some Ganfalf fanboys says that "gAnDAlf(or olorin form) aNd sAUrOn arE tHE samE rAnK ANd eQUaL" lol
As you said in the books, Sauron(even in his weakened form) is far more powerful than all of the wizards. In Manwe's council, Olorin(Gandalf's true and unlimited form) says that he is too weak than weakened Sauron and he frightened of him too badly. It shows how much powerful Sauron is... Even his weakest form is still to stronger than other Maiar of Valinor
@@_semih_ Yeah, people just want to have their idols up there and a possibility of last third of the movie epic showdown. Nope
Gandalf isn't human, he is basically like an angel.
Maiar, same spirit as the Balrogs and Sauron. Also his real name is Mithrandir
Dawson Klein his name is Olórin actually
Edwin Tyson they are both his names
@@mageofflames4372 Yes that is his original name but in Middle Earth he is referred as Mithrandir, whereas before Iluvatar sent him down he was known as Olorin. I can't do the fancy symbols lol but Olorin is his OG name. He is a newer Maiar though, not showing up until the Third Age.
@@gundamgunpla4685 Not "in Middle-Earth" but "in Sindarin Elvish". He is know as Tharkûn to the Dwarves, Incánus in the South, Gandalf in the North and was Olórin back in Valinor. I'm not sure if it is written which name he chose to keep upon returning to Valinor, I'd assume he went back to Olórin.
The funeral dirge Éowyn was singing was in the native language of the Rohirrim. Which is literally Anglo-Saxon.
@@stealthylunatik2823 He did not publish A translation... he published THE defacto translation.
@@stealthylunatik2823 More than a fan. He spent his academic career teaching it at Oxford.
Its literary borrowed from "Beowulf" verses :)
Eowyn's song :
"Bealocwealm hafað fréone frecan forth onsended giedd sculon singan gléomenn sorgiende on Meduselde thæt he ma no wære his dryhtne dyrest
and maga deorost."
Translation of Eowyn's song :
"An evil death has set forth the noble warrior A song shall sing sorrowing minstrels in Meduseld that he is no more, to his lord dearest and kinsmen
most beloved."
Beowulf, ll. 2265b-2266 :
"Bealocwealm hafað fréone frecan forth onsended giedd sculon singan gléomenn sorgiende on Meduselde thæt he ma no wære his dryhtne dyrest
and maga deorost."
Meduselde means "Mead Hall" - where warriors drunk mead. :)
@@craigwoodward8455 actually the Tolkien translation of Beowulf is rather deprecated. His criticism was A+ tho
@@TallisKeeton Thanks. I had assumed it must be Mercian. But I know so little about either language that I wouldn't recognize which was which anyway.
gandalf is immortal, it's only his body that can die. there's basically levels to wizards, he started off as grey but was sent back as white. his race are basically like angels/lower level gods. it's a lot lol but the film did well showing it, i think!
Also because Saruman is corrupted, and Gandalf was the only one fulfilling his task, he basically came back as how saruman should have been, and as the most powerfull of the Wizards.
When Saruman became "Of many colours" he lost the white title and position, and Gandalf, (who was the most scared to come to middle earth) became the pillar of purity that Saruman should have been.
@@dmscrap1571 yes
Actually when he turns into the human body Gandalf can die, and he did. He died, but Iluvatar (God of Middle Earth) send he back bcs Gandalf was the only one trying to do his job like a wizard. To end his task.
Why are people calling some beings "gods" in this world? Are they called gods in the books? I've read the books, but I don't think they are called that.
When Aragorn kicks the orc helmet after thinking Mary and Pipen died, the actor broke a toe and rolled with it. Such a badass.
This has become a meme hahaha. This fact is very true btw!
Also, in the last film when he had to parry a knife thrown at his face, it wasn't actually supposed to be aimed there, but the person playing the attacker couldn't see well in the costume, and accidentally threw it to the wrong spot. He managed to knock it away with his sword just on instinct, and keep his composure enough for them to include the shot in the film. Definitely a badass.
He also camped in his outfits, ripped them up, and repaired them himself, just to show that he owned and used them.
There it is, folks. We can all go home now. Our work here is done.
*Merry and Pippin
Dude, I've never seen anyone who needs to read "The Silmarillion" as much as you. Literally every question you asked is answered in that book.
Love how his jaw dropped when Gandalf the White turned up!
"Many that live deserve death. Some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them, Frodo? Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. Even the very wise cannot see all ends." - Gandalf to Frodo regarding killing Gollum. Perhaps something to consider after Aragorn persuaded Theoden to let Wormtongue live.
Fun fact: During the shooting of Helm's Deep, pretty much all of the crew and cast members included in the fight-orc's included-sustained really bad injuries, sickness, set mishaps and all kinds of craziness during the shoot which took months. As a trophy, they all received T-shirts that said: " I survived Helm's Deep." Lol.
Never heard that fact.
Gandalf got so much XP from that Balrog that he basically leveled up a lot and gained a bunch of new talents.
Boromir wasnt selfish at all. He is probably the best character in lord of the rings, that one part when he betrayed Frodo was the ring taking him over, because he really wanted it, not to himself, but to his father and his people. He never spoke of himself as the «great hero». Even when his douchebag father was being a dick to Faramir, he stood up for him
Boromir best boy confirmed.
He was indeed a man of quality
I mean yes and no. Boromir was, like you said, incredibly loyal and brave. However, his love for his people and his country were both his strength AND his weakness. It was his fear of being unable to save Gondor that the One Ring exploited, with every time that Boromir looked at it influencing Boromir into justifying why he should have it, eventually twisting his mind completely into making him covet it for himself rather than for any higher purpose. Boromir is *the* case study in TLotR of absolute power corrupting absolutely, regardless of any altruistic presuppositions, and why the One Ring could not be allowed to remain.
Giantdad Lives the only reason the ring corrputed him was because he needed it. But he didnt need it for doing something evil, but to help his people, and his father.
Andreas Noraberg Of course everyone has a need for the ring to achieve whatever ends, but when you actually have it it’s a different story. He wouldn’t have used it for good, at the time he tried to take it from Frodo he was already raving that ‘It should be mine! Give it to me!’. The likelihood is that he would have taken the ring and wandered off on his own where others couldn’t take it from him, unwittingly being led by the ring to his doom and into the hands of the enemy.
Aragorn's ring isn't a ring of power - its just an heirloom of his house, which signifies who he really is to those who would know.
damn really? see, i learn new things about lotr even after almost 2 decades
@@wardgeys4175 Yeah it was passed down in his family...probably roughly 6000 years old. Somewhere around that.
The ring of Barahir was given to Beren Erchamion's father - Barahir, by Finrod Felagund, Galadriel's brother, as a pledge that he would come to the help of Barahir or any of his House, should it be requested. It was, by Beren, trying to fulfill his oath to King Thingol, to get a silmaril and win the hand of the king's daughter. Beren & Luthien did save a silmaril and then wed. The ring passed on to their son, Dior, then his daughter, Elwing, who passed it on to her own son, Elros, brother of Lord Elrond, and the first king of Numenor. Which means it came down the millenias, in (almost) a straight line (through Silmarien), to Aragorn of the Dunedain. The thing is ancient, of elven make in origins. It came from Valinor - before the Noldor rebelled against the Valar during the last years of the age of the Trees. There, you've got the full pedigree.
Yup a symbol of friendship given to him from Elrond I believe
One of my favourite things in Lord of the Rings is that different people have different names for things just like real life. Men say Rivendell, Elves say Imladris. Most people call him Gandalf, a more formal elvish name is Mithrandir. Neither are his real name
Arwen will become mortal. Elves don't age. Their bodies are weaker than their spirits however. The spirits are immortal, the body burns out containing the immortal spirit and they eventually 'fade'. The idea is they become the woodland nymphs and spirits of world mythology. If they leave to the undying lands, its a magical place. They will not fade.
In the case of Arwen, though, her mortality was specifically because she's half-elven and chose the Gift of Men.
More to the point when an Elf goes to Valinor they will still fade/age as normal, but they may have their body remade for them by the Valar. When an Elf is killed, the same thing happens, their soul goes to Mandos who remakes their body for them. This is given credence by Glorfindel, who is a resurrected Elvish Lord who was sent back by the Valar.
@@Glorfindel_117 They'll fade more slowly, time moves differently in Valinor. All elven souls can be re-embodied, even avari, if they accept the summons to Mandos.
@@04nbod They don't fade in Valinor because Valinor doesn't change. That's why the Elves are gradually leaving Middle Earth. Because they can't stand its changing nature. Even the 3 Rings of Power they possessed were used to keep their respecting realms from changing. The base of the Rings of Power is the power to resist change, just like the 9 rings were keeping its humans bearer alive, fighting off the nature (gift) Illuvatar gave them which is mortality.
R.I.P. The Bowman of Helm's Deep
Also, the closing/credits of this film are *beyond* beautiful.
Is it sad that every time he mentions the music I know the exact tune that's playing in that moment?
@carl Williams Not at all - I am the same.
not sad at all.
Why would it be sad? It shows your love for this movie series.
Its great :) I can tell most of famous scenes just by a theme of music playing at any given moment :) Like the "you shall not pass" scene but also the cornfield scene, Sam's cooking scene in TTT, "our most belovd star" scene, Leaving Lorien boats scene, Boromir and the first arrow music, Boromir teaching them swordfight, the scene with the tree and a nazgul, "fundations of stone" in the first scene of TTT, Helms Deep battle scene in the moment when the big orcs crossbows are starting to kill elven defenders :) Rohan's horns at dawn in ROTK battle scene, Frodo rescued by the eagle and many many more :)
its not I own all the soundtrack original disk.
Can I just say: I love how you always notice the music and say something about it. I love film soundtracks :) Keep up the great work!
The Rohan themes are very majestic yet melancholic. Remind me of the music from the Icelandic film "Hvíti víkingurinn". Very beautiful indeed. czcams.com/video/L0tDXkbLAuk/video.html
@@sudicalwig That's also a beautiful soundtrack! Love the violin. Thank you for sharing!
@@ShinobuKazuhaChan You're welcome. I love soundtracks too as you can imagine
The ring Aragorn wears is not a ring of power. The Ring of Barahir is a sign of Aragorn's lineage to Isildur, the man who cut the ring off of Sauron's finger. But it has no relation to the 20 rings forged by Celebrimbor and Sauron :)
Peter Nielsen Yeah it’s the King’s ring.
The "Northern Kingdom" is a reference to the Kingdom of Arnor, the sister-state to Gondor. The two kingdoms were established by Elendil the Tall following the downfall of Numenor roughly 3,500 years ago at the time of the Lord of the Rings, and were ruled by his sons following his death: Isildur as King of Arnor, and Anarion as King of Gondor. Arnor was wiped out approximately 1,100 years before the series by a mysterious sorcerer known only as the Witch-King of Angmar, who led armies of thousands of orcs, goblins, and trolls against Arnor as it was divided in civil war, destroying the kingdom totally.
Aragorn is the seventeen-times great grandson of Arvedui, the last King of Arnor, who was killed while attempting to flee from the Witch-King after the fall of the capture of Arnor's capitol, Fornost Erain. It was only about a century later, roughly 1,000 years before the Lord of the Rings, that the line of the Kings of Gondor died out with Earnur, who vanished in tragic circumstances. For the past thousand years, the Stewards of Gondor (you met Denethor, the Steward, Boromir and Faramir's father, in that flashback today) have ruled Gondor in the name of the King, but without the crown themselves.
The Numénoreans where humans of high nobility & wisdom & therefore had a great standing with Elves. They received many blessings like long life, but their leader got greedy & corrupted. Isildur who defeated Sauron, but kept the ring for himself in the prologue of first movie was also born in Numenor. Aragorn embodies the best of what the Numénoreans once were.
I subbed because you do these movie reactions probably the best way. You are straight to the point, you pay way more attention to detail and remember things the film wants you to more than these other half ass reactors out there. Sometimes I get bummed out of a certain scene didnt make it in, but so far those scenes have been ones where you just enjoy them and dont talk during them, but you at least let us know right away thats what happened. which is very considerate to your viewers. also I know youtube and their copyright bs is super annoying to deal with and its like walking through a mine field but I know you do your best where you can so thanks for the awesome content. I hope you continue to do these movie reactions, maybe even do some shows. But all I want is for your content to keep coming.
Btw i came across your channel and binged watched every single video you have so far. I know you dont have THAT many but I did binge and watch every single one in a day lol
Calmer reactors are way better then those hyper active, screaming ones :D
Reasons to time travel:
1)...
2)...
3)... To watch these movies for the first time again
I dont thinm thats how it works...
nah, that's number one
4) blah blah blah world peace- maybe after watching all the extended editions- twice.
I almost wish I could selectively delete things from my memory so I could experience certain things for the first time again.
@@ikoandreas5085 How do you know?
19:43 (Grima) Wormtongue was promised to rule over what is left and that he can have Eowyn! The tear is clearly realizing, that this won‘t happen at all... besides, Rohan is still his country, the Rohirrim his people even when he betrayed both out of his ambitions
when you'll never get the chance to watch these great movies for the first time again, the next best thing is watching someone else watch them for the first time
As someone who watched them fairly young when I couldn't actually appreciate the majesticness they are watching reactions definitely makes up for it in a way
@@Andjelka99 i know what you mean; my parents made me watch them at such a young age, and i love them for that... while i appreciate LOTR more and more with every watch (picking up on little details every time) i just wish i could see them once more with no prior knowledge to the story.
The ruins lying everywhere really gives these movies depth unlike any I’ve ever seen. Going to the books ( including the Silmarillian ) to find references can make this world even more mind-blowingly amazing.
All of this and so much more from one guy’s day dreaming.
You’re going to be blown away with the next one. I cried like a little girl, but I had been waiting for a lifetime to see this on film.
Let me explain about Gandalf: The world of M. E has 14 Valar (God like beings, who live in Valinor on the other side of the Ocean) and were helped by the Maia ( lesser god-spirits, who are many) on creating the world. All in turn were created by Eru (the equivalent to our God). Among the Maia they are higher and Lesser as well. Sauron is a High Maia (almost a Vala) while Gandalf, Saruman and the Balrog are Lesser Maiar. Saruman and Gandalf were among the Istari (5 maia disguised as old men wizards) sent to middle earth to support the inhabitants against evil. Saruman, who was the boss of the Istari, felt into darkness while Gandalf didnt. He was killed fighting the Balrog while completing his mission so he was sent back and upgraded to the rack of Saruman as he had already become evil. The real name of Gandalf is Olorin.
He was not really upgraded nor he was weaker then Saruman. It was stated that Cirdan felt that Gandalf was most wisest and had strongest spirit, thats why he gave him Narya. Saruman was maia under Aule, thats why he had more power in crafting( just like Sauron) and more physicaly stronger. After Gandalf defeated Balrog, Gwaihir carried him to Lothlorien where Galadriel clothed him in white as sign that he is now head of White council.
@@jsmith1214 I know I had to shorten the explanation haha. Gandalf died, but his spirit was revived once again by Eru himself, before being taken to Lothlorien. Saruman was a maia of Aule and that's why he was closer to the power of creation and thus to corruption (It's no coincidence Sauron and the Balrongs were almost all maia serving Aulë, and Morgoth had similar powers to Aulë). Saruman was a stronger maia, as stated by Tolkien and that's why he was the leader of the Istari, although it didnt prevent him to be corrupted by evil. The Ring Narya, the ring of fire, had the power of giving strength of spirit and will, so to say, to those around it. And this is the way Gandalf used it.
Valinor isn't on the other side of the ocean anymore. When the world was a flat plane, it was. But when it became a sphere Valinor was moved out of the world.
Also the Istari were not weaker than Sauron. All of the were specifically chosen because they were the perfect equals of Sauron, but were told not to just go in and obliterate him, they had to mask their power and use it to guide the Mortals into saving themselves.
@@Glorfindel_117 Sauron was the strongest of the Maiar, just as Morgoth was the strongest of the Valar. The Istari were weaker than him.
15:46 -- yes, there are lots of ruins in Middle-earth! In the original novel, there is a great sense of depth with many allusions to a long, long history preceding this crucial moment in time. Tolkien worked out a chronology spanning thousands of years. Of course, relatively little of that stuff can be represented in a movie, but Peter Jackson throws in ruins all over the place, hinting at great civilizations that have ebbed and flowed, risen and fallen over long millennia. Finally we have arrived at Sauron's last attempt to achieve world dominion, when he will either win or be defeated for good.
Wormtongue cries because he realizes that his vanity has assisted in the possible genocide of all human life.
Or he cried because of the great emotion (feeling of power) that he felt in front of the mighty army that stretched at his feet.
Finally someone gets it.
@@Wirmish i agree!
Brad Dourif, the actor who plays Wormtongue, said that he played it as being in awe at the sight of the army.
I think part of it is also that Wormtongue was also genuinely in love with Eowyn, and he did not wish for her to perish with the rest. He had probably hoped she would be spared so he could have her. Upon seeing Saruman's army, he realized that wasn't going to be the case.
Really appreciate how you value the music in this movie, how all the different themes work together, what each melody represents etc. Music is underappreciated often in movies, but for me it's probably the main factor that can move me emotionally.
The song sung at Theodred's funeral is in Old English. Aragorn's ring is not a ring of power, its far older. It was made in the 1st age for Finrod Felagund, an elf king, and gifted to a human named Barahir. It was passed from father to son until it came to Aragorn.
you are gonna love the third one for sure, and I'm glad that you're watching the extended editions
Aaaaaaaaaand take two from the previous video:
- ye, it was the rope. Everything made in Lothlorien is uber magical, kinda op. Boats drive themselves, mantles have high tech camouflage capabilities and ropes don't untie until you are done with it. Damn elves.
- the urukai's grog is also op. Tastes like shit, but gives you a big shake.
- Rohan and Gondor are 2 of the man kingdoms in the Middle Earth.
- Gandalf ma boi leveled up! *snap* nice! Btw Gandalf is just one of his names, and when he leveled up he kinda went into a state of hyper meditation (if we can call it like that) and spent hundreds or even thousands of years into it. When he seems kinda surprised about his name i think it's probably because for Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli he died a couple of days ago, but for him countless years have passed.
- Rohan has its own idiome. Is a language spoken only in those lands. We could think about it like a very different and strict dialect.
- I mean, we all know that elvish chicks >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> human chicks. Cmon Eowyn, don't try to compete, it's for your own sake.
- Ents are fucking badass. Tree Beard is the oldest living being in the middle earth, and in the films we don't get the chance to see the real Huorns, some kind of wild Ents, not completely sentient, but more deadly, powerful and scary. They kinda show in the section where the orcs go back to the woods and get eaten by the forest, but is not even 1% as cool as they really are. They beat the living shit out of the Urukai and Orcs. They are like the ninjas of the Ents, the Secret Services, fucking 007s of the nature.
Just watched the first one then when I look if you already have the second one out:
Released 15 minutes ago. Perfect timing
Did the exact same thing!
@@firefly24601 Me too
I love seeing your face light up with joy and giddy anticipation. Brings me right back to when I first saw the movies. Love your channel ! Can't wait for Return of the King !!!
"there is gonna be so much backstory"yeah the backstory starts from before middle earth
Elve's gift (as given by Eru, like our christian God) is immortality. So they live for ever, always looking to the past that was but dont have to suffer from sickness or old age but are tied to the world and its destiny. They were born far into the east and were invited by the Valar to move into the west. However, some stayed due to different reasons (and fell in love with middle earth), delaying their destiny: that was to go to Valinor on the other side of the Ocean (Similar to our paradise, where the Valar and Maia God-spirits live), where the land is undying and so they can bear their immortality much better there. Men's gift is mortality (they live short but intense and always look into the future, they aren't tied to the Earth).
Arwen and Elrond are half elves (peredhil) since they are descendant of All the heroes of M.E (human and Elves), so they can choose their destiny, if that of men or elfs. Arwen wants to choose mortality to be with Aragon but Elrond chose already Immortality and wants Arwen to go with him to the East because if she dies, he has to bear her lose forever. And the vision is in fact the future. Aragon will die and she will have to pay for her happy intense life years, retire into sorrow into the lands of Galadriel, her grandmother (the elves would all be gone already) and lie down alone to die.
Valinor wasn't necessarily their destiny. Eru never intended Elves to fade. Morgoth's evil did that. But then its suggested Morgoth's evil was still a part of Eru's plan so it gets a bit awkward. The precise reason Elves can live in Aman without fading is because Morgoth's corruption hasn't reached there. The Elves are connected to the earth so intimately, the very food they eat is toxic because of Morgoth's corruption.
@@04nbod It was their destination for those who decided to start the travel (the Eldar) although some repented of their decision or put it on hold. But I didn't want to explain the entire lore, so I tried to be as short as possible. Morgoth's evil isn't in Eru, it is explained by Tolkien that the Valar were free to make their own decisions and Morgoth was already evil, because he had the power of creation (the closest to Eru himself) and thus, he was taken by the desire of possessing those creations and thus of others. Eru gave them will of his own. No, that's wrong, Tolkien himself stated in letter 325 i think it was, that Aman is holy because the immortals live there and the land itself does not grant you immortality. There is nothing in the land who make you holy or immortal.
*_The immortal Elves were doomed to love the beauty of the world, bringing to it their talents of delicacy and perfection, lasting as long as it lasts (if slain they return). Yet when Men arrived, they were to teach them and "fade", for Men would absorb the life from which both proceeded. Men were free from the circles of the world. Being from the Elvish point of view, mortality was not explained. It was a mystery of God and a grief and envy to the immortal Elves._*
@@Alejojojo6 thank you for the mention of that letter from Tolkien, so that means that when Gimli went with Legolas to the Undying Lands after Aragorn died in the year of 120 of the Fourth Age, then Gimli didnt become immortal just because he set foot on those shores( he was already quite old being 262 years old), the gift for him was that he was the only dwarf to enter that domain and meet with Galadriel again and maybe with Valars and Maiars as well and spend the remaining short time he had left there.
@@krisztian0703 Exactly, same with Frodo or Bilbo. They lived there until they had to finally die as it was their destiny (Eru's Gift for them). By living in valinor, as you say, they could meet the Valar and Maia and the great elves who lived there. But most importantly, they could live without pain or suffering, their aging process was slowed and I assume, less hard on them until their final breath.
8:37 "There's gotta be soo much backstory." Uh yeah about a couple 10,000+ years worth of it lol
The Ring of Aragon is the Ring of Barahir, a relic from Númenor from the First Age (We are on the Third Age in the Movies) so its not one of the rings of Power. A human helped an Elf and this Elf made a promise: to help him or his ancestors if they needed to, just by showing the ring. So one of Aragon ancestors long time ago, was in need of achieving some very difficult task (that i will not get into since is huge to explain) and the elf did help but died in the process. The ring was then transported to Númenor (Which was an Island Kingdom in the middle of the Ocean who arose in the Second Age) who was given to some Humans who were pivotal in defeating evil in the First Age. Plus they were also granted Long life (up to 500 years to Kings), that why he has long life (The Kingdom was destroyed and the Survivors created Gondor).
Love your reactions to these movies. You are very insightful and pick up a lot of things right away compared to most other reactions I've seen of these films. Also, you strike the perfect balance on commenting on your thoughts while still paying attention to what's happening. Can't wait for you to get to the epic conclusion of this masterpiece of a trilogy!
So hyped for part 3! Like your videos! Please react to pirates of the caribbean
"Did you die?"
"Sadly, yes. But I LIVED!"
Buck!
There’s a deleted scene from this film where Faramir witnesses Frodo briefly change; as Frodo witnessed Bilbo change at Rivendell. It’s genuinely scary.
The end theme of the Two Towers (Gollum's song) is amazing and my all time favourite. The soundtrack of this trilogy is so good.
"The king of Rohan stands alone."
Karl Urban rocks up. "Not alone."
you're understanding SO MUCH of this so easily, i'm super impressed dude. i read the books years before seeing the movies and i couldn't keep half of the characters straight even then. seriously, your reactions to this trilogy are some of the best things to come out of quarantine, thank you so much!!
Hey man, I really appreciate you doing all your reactions like this. Long, getting all the great scenes and not splitting the videos into parts. It's really entertaining to see your reactions. Keep it up bro, good stuff.
Greetings from Ireland
"A bite filling your stomach" We've had this thing in the army, "galettes", don't know the english term. It's basically a small cookie that tastes like cardboard, and you get like 3 packs, 10 each, per ration. you eat a couple - you're not hungry for some time. We put one in a cup with water (for science) - it get's like 30 times bigger, fills in the whole cup, looks like wet bread. Cool stuff.Disgusting but cool :)
Lol that reminds me of the bread/muffin that Rey was eating in the beginning of The Force Awakens.
JustTillSummer, it’s called Hard Tack, or a Sea Biscuit.
Yeah hardtack. You need teeth of steel to eat the stuff but man does it feel good when you manage to get a bite. XD Used to eat it when my parents did Civil War re-enactments.
Finally!!! I'm watching u from Brazil, I'm sure u will like part 3!!! Remember that the orcs/goblins are the same thing, just diferent names. They where elfs long ago, but the first dark lord Melkor (Morgoth) capture them and force them to follow him. But there is 4 diferent stories of the same story, in a lot of diferent books (Silmarillion, The History of Middle Earth, etc). Tolkien changed a lot over the years
Really nice seeing someone enjoy this journey for the first time. Keep up the good work! Loving your reactions and thoughts thus far.
deffinitely subscribing for part 3. can't wait. there's something i love about witnissing other people discover something amazing for the first time as i once did myself.
20:25 Elrond and Arwen belong to the ‚Peredhil‘, the Half-Elven!
Elrond‘s parents Earendil (which the Star is called after, the light contained in the vial Frodo got from Galadriel) and Elwing both had human and elvish blood due to their parents! Half-Elven can choose if they wanna live a mortal life or an elvish one! Elrond‘s rein Elros for example chose the mortal life and was the first king of Numenor and the forefather of Aragorn, Isildur and Elendil
A nother answer the elves are immortal only "half" elves can choose mortalyt
I found your channel by chance yesterday afternoon! I’ve loved Tolkien’s work for 20 years, (first read the books when I was 12 and the movies came out when I was around 16) and I’m so happy you enjoyed the films so far! I enjoyed watching your reactions and that you were so involved with the story and characters. Thanks for bringing back good memories of seeing the films for the first time!
Damn, I felt like I was waiting for years for this! I love your videos man!
24:06 HOPE, that is the bottom line of Aragorn’s character! Hope to the humans, for all Free People of Middle-earth... he is the only one that can unite them against Sauron due to his lineage and character.
His mother Gilraen even named him hope -> Estel -> Sindarin/Elvish for hope!
There is beautiful quote from her ‚Ónen i-Estel Edain, ú-chebin estel anim‘ which translates ‚I gave Hope to the Dúnedain, I have kept no hope for myself‘
You will hear this quote again in the third movie... in a slightly different context
I love your reactions, you really pay attention to things and put them into perspective and talk about them nicely, great to see! Will you do hobbit after lord of the rings?
This trilogy blew it put of the water - the music is iconic, the make-up artists worked endlessly on the SFX-make-up of the orcs, they started a new era in movie-making with their (for the time) excellent CGI and the actors litterally brought their blood, sweat and tears into this!
There were several broken bones, the main cast had to actually run and travel in full gear and costume for a lot of scenes and if I remember correctly, one of them had a fear of hights so severe he prefered to take a several hour long hike up the mountains (in full costume!) to their shooting point instead of using a helicopter like the others...
It was Sean Bean - Boromir. The others laughed at him to see him climbing the snowy mountain. One of them said that they could see this small figure like an ant climbing this big rock :)
Literally discover your channel today and i see all the reactions instantly, love your reactions! love Lord of the Rings
"Shadowfax, that's a bad ass name." Yup. 😏
Or as we called him in my family growing up ‘Filofax’
"they are like horses, but they can kill"
bruh, i have bad new for ya
horses Can kill
He'll see plenty of horses tramping the Uruk Hai in RotK ;)
Thank you so much for this. I wish I could experience these movies for the first time again, but seeing your genuine excitement helped me relive just how much I fell in love with these movies when I first saw them.
Man I love your videos so much. You are so in love with the movies and so hyped up and actually make sure you take in as many details as you can. That's how it is supposed to be done.
And yes! Whiterun was based on Eldoras from the books XD
29:25 is the official "hell yeah, Lord of the Rings" face
Im lovin these videos. Keep it up! It is just so interesting to see the point of view and opinion of someone who is watching for the first time, since i am surrounded with people who have seen it a million times.
Fun fact, when Aragron kicks the helmet, they had to do several takes to get the scene right. Viggo Mortensen (The actor of Aragorn) broke 2 of his toes kicking it, which is why when he dropped to his knees he genuinely screamed out in pain which is the take they ended up going with. Also Elven cloaks are made with the intent to conceal in any terrain, hence why its extremely hard to spot elves in the woodlands, their cloaks allow them to hide in plain sight.
They changed Faramir a good bit for the movies. In the books he is fairly resistant to the ring.
I wish Jackson had at least kept Faramir's book line (spoken twice, yet) about "Not if I found it on the highway would I take it," once Jackson got him around back to that point.
@@majkus I can see why they did it though. It's a big deal the corrupting nature of the ring. In a book you can flesh out Faramir's character a little more, showing how he's resistant, but in a film that would completely scupper the threat with a confused audience going, "Hold on, he seems pretty cool with it."
Yes this^. But also in the movies we see Aragorn less accepting of his role as future king. So if Faramir had the same character as in the books he might have overshadowed Aragorn. I miss book Faramir 🙂
I stopped watching the season finale of Westworld season 3 for this, you better feel special lol
I liked how you got a little emotional there! I get that too, those moments are just so epic... I'm jealous! I wish I could see them for the 1st time, like you! But re-watching it still bring out all the feels. Thank you for your reaction!
Many other people have commented the very same thing but I just have to say it again: I love the way you are reacting and commenting on the movies you watch! You a very calm, very thoughtful, remember many details and try to get a feeling for the setting. I really enjoy watching your videos. I binged your Harry Potter reactions and seeing you get emotional instead of being extra "funny" or joking around was so nice. Can't wait to see more! Keep up the great work, you are becoming my favourite reaction youtuber super fast!
Tree-message, I’d go with leaf-let ;)
In the books, the humans alone, without any elvish help, won againt the saruman army. The Elfs and the other cool races, like dwarfs, where fighting in their on borders in all middle-earth, that's why they don't send any help..
I love hearing you talking. You're so into detail. I hope I can answer all of your questions :") Keep up the good work!!
man i am so happy you have done the extended editions on these!
Fun fact: i live in germany and we have a looot of jokes about Ents because in german this syllable is used a lot. Endlich means like finally but for fun you can say Entlich 😂😂😂
Sorry if i made any mistakes😅
I was typing soooo much then I gave up so this is where I stopped:
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So far we’ve seen goblins (subterranean orcs), orcs, & uruk-hai. Goblins are the ones we saw in Moria (where Gandalf fell). They’re Orcs that have adapted to life in the deep cavern. Orcs are the others. Uruk-hai are the large orc/goblin hybrids.
Ent’s are servants of the Valier (female Valar) Yavanna. She is the goddess of all flora on the earth. She created the ents in response to the creation of dwarves. She feared that Men + Dwarves would destroy her forests so she wanted protectors. Hence why Treebeard hates Orcs and axes.
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Gandalf is a Maiar, a Demi-god, if you will, therefore immortal so he can’t die. Hmmm...idk how to say this w/o giving a bit of lore.
Lore: in Tolkien universe “God” Eru Ilúvatar thinks into existence greater and lesser spirits. The greater spirits represent an idea/thought of/from/in Ilúvatar’s mind. These spirits (knowing he mind of Ilúvatar) then sang Arda (earth) into existence. To govern the earth the spirits (kind of like angels) made themselves flesh in the form similar to the Children of Ilúvatar (Elves & Men). By becoming flesh, these spirits were as gods on the earth. The Valar are the great powers (the gods) and the Maiar are the lesser powers (Demi-gods). King of these gods & all of the earth is the Vala Manwë, Lord of the Heavens (similar to the archangel Michael). His chief animals are the Eagles. Manwë’s brother is Melkor, later named Morgoth, Lord of Darkness (similar to Lucifer, later renamed Satan). Melkor, like Lucifer was the strongest of the spirits and was given more power than the rest and still wasn’t satisfied.
Remember when Legolas told Galadriel “a Balrog of Morgoth. For we went needlessly into the net of Moria”? Gandalf, Sauron, Saruman, & the Balrog are all Maiar (lesser spirits/Demi-gods). Clearly if different power levels. Gandalf’s real name is Olórin. The reason why Gandalf never shows his real power is because he was made a Istari. Istari’s are a group of 5 Maiar who were sent to Middle-Earth to help the Children of Ilúvatar (Elves & Men) but they had to do it w/reduced power. They thought appearing as old men would help them better. There are 5 Istaris are Saruman, Gandalf, Radagast & two others. The 4 known power levels are White, Grey, Brown, & Blue. Gandalf the Grey “died” & was sent back by the Valar as the more powerful Gandalf the White. Also, Gandalf wouldn’t touch the One Ring, when he was giving it to Frodo, bc it would slowly corrupt him is a far worse fashion than it would corrupt Galadriel as she gave us a glimpse. Gandalf is WAAAY more powerful than Galadriel.
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Rohan and Gondor are both kingdoms. There not referred to as countries or states. Edoras is the capital of Rohan and their language is Rohirric. Gondor is the Southern Númenórean Kingdom. Arnor is the Northern Númenórean Kingdom of which the Shire (where the Hobbits now live) is right in the middle of.
The Ring of Barahir isn’t a ring of power. It’s just an heirloom for the heir of the House of Bëor. So much lore behind Barahir’s son & how that ring directly connects to Aragorn AND Arwen, how that ring connects Aragorn & Arwen and the Evenstar, & how all that connects to the race of Half-Elves such as Arwen, her twin brothers, her father and his twin brother aka the 1st King of Númenór aka Aragorn’s distant fore father. LORE!!! Hey, you were right. Dúnedain usually die ~200!
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More Lore: Half Elven.
Connecting the Ring of Barahir to the character Barahir & his son Beren. Beren a mortal fell in love and had 3 children w/Luthien who was 1/2 Elf (King Thingol) & 1/2 Maia (demigoddess mother). Their 3 kids were 1/4 Elf, 1/4 “deity,” & 1/2 Elf. One of these kids, Elwing, married the 1/2 Elven Eärendil, son of the mortal Tuor & the elvish princess Idril. Elwing & Eärendil had the twins Elrond and Elros. Elrond & Celebrían, daughter of Galadriel & Celeborn (yes, the glowy Elves in the big trees), had Arwen & the twins Elladan & Elrohir.
Phew....😅
1/2 Elven have a choice either to keep their grace and be immortally numbered as an elf or give up their grace and be numbered as a mortal. Arwen, like Luthien choses to give up her grace to be with a mortal man. Arwen’s almost 3,000yrs old. As her father foresaw, she outlives Aragorn and dies of grief. Elves are immortal but they can die of extreme sadness or mortal wound.
Well orcs and goblins are the same thing
samwise • yes & no. Goblins are a branch of Orcs that are subterranean and dwell mostly under the Hithaeglir (Misty Mountains) range. They are the Orcs in Moria and the Orcs under the mountain when Gandalf & Co. fought that Goblin King (I think his name was). Goblins differ from Orcs in build, eye size, & skin color. So remember, in the darkness eyes should be larger to take in as much light as possible or blind/no eyes at all in which case you’d rely on other magnified senses. In the absence of sol the skin gets pale. Remember Azog, the Defiler & his son, Bolg, are both goblins aka Moria Orcs. So yes, & no. Goblins are descendants & cousins of Orcs.
Well yeah their cousins and probably we're the same race at one point but evolved differently so depending on the time they were or weren't the same thing
Why tf are the elf and wizard black?
@@taurion87 no. The Hobbit movies and all that "pale orc" crap are not canon. Read the books before you spout off like you know what you're talking about.
i am absolute in amazed by how much you understand when viewing it for the first time! you connect all the dots right away and even understand references to earlier elements, even tiny ones!
dude your reactions are a joy to watch! you really pay attention and you're so good at remembering names and places. I can tell you're clever and clued up about what is taking place on the screen since you come to conclusions well and also ask good questions. I cant wait for you to watch rotk next!!
Reaction of LOTR Rotk please!
if you want history read the Silmarilion and Unfinished Tales they explain the first age of middle-earth and a bit of the second. LotR takes place in the third age.
I don't usually comment, but I'm so impressed with your reaction. You're good at picking up moments and little things in the story, even things I wouldn't have thought about. Good job! I look forward to your Return of the King reaction!
I am loving experiencing this with you. I watched these movies as they came out in the theater along with reading the books. To see it through fresh eyes is interesting. You perspectives are nice too because you are understanding the principals behind the fantasy exterior. It's also nice that you are clever enough to look past the fantastical parts and observe those deeper meanings.
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Andy Serkis is going to be streaming him reading The Hobbit starting at 5AM EST today 5/8. Google it to find his Gofundme.
I heard about that and I think it's for charity which is great. Do you know if he'll voice gollum like he did in the movies?
I subscribed and recommended this channel to some of my friends. I love the way you review things.
I really enjoy watching someone who has a mind and a heart for fantasy watch lotr. A lot of other reactions overlook the fact that this is epic fantasy and the books are COMPLICATED.
Cheers man for making me smile, you’re so cool!
fun fact the actor of Aragorn actually broke his toe when he kicked the helmet so that screem of pain his from him breaking his toe not cos of the hobbits.
i knew i was gonna see someone say it
Robin Thomasson of course my guy
I love that you do another series that you react to but ... you haven’t seen Harry Potter AND Lord if the rings??? Just tell me you haven’t seen Star Wars.
Perhaps he wasn't a Fantasy Type in the past and now he finds the genre more interesting
Even if he hasn't he probably already knows all the juicy bits
I love your chill charisma and enthusiasm. I’m subscribing, love the video!
Those running scenes you loved....they were all injured during them so did two days of running while in crazy pain. Aragorn broke his toe filming that scene where he kicked the helmet when they think Merry and Pippin are dead (that yell was his reaction to the breaking), Legolas had fallen off a horse and cracked three ribs and Gimlis scale double who did a lot of that running had dislocated his knee. Makes those runnings scenes even more impressive I reckon knowing they were running with all those issues.
After you've finished with Lord of the Rings, could you please watch Avatar the Last Airbender?
Yes! That has to be one of my all-time favorite shows!
Wraiths, wraiths on wings!
In my opinion faramir is the worst adapted character, the chance to show his quality line is in reference to swearing that he would not attempt to take Frodo’s burden prior to learning what it was, which he does by releasing them immediately, providing himself stronger then his brother
And the meeting with Gandalf in RotK, complete change to his character in movies.
Yeah. In the books he let them go without taking them to Osgiliath
They changed his character to keep the power of the ring consistent with what had been established so far in the movies. Had he not been tempted by the ring, he would have proven himself mentally stronger than Gandalf and Galadriel had been in Fellowship.
I thought he was amazing in these movies
Andreas Noraberg hes even better in the books. He doesn’t get seduced by the ring. Still amazing character, especially in the extended edition
I love that you noticed the ruins all over the place! It's not a prevalent or super important detail, but part of what I love about Middle Earth's worldbuilding is that this isn't some heroic golden age of glory of quests and magic, as fantasy is commonly known to be set in. Rather, this is a 'dying world' where the age of glory have past. Great kingdoms have fallen and diminished, the elves (and possibly magic) are leaving in droves. And every where our characters go are reminders of that, as they pass through these ruins where we can only imagine what could possibly once have been.
It's almost dystopic in a sense, but at the same time it's not, because this is a story where we see the importance of hope, and how it's the little, small day to day things that truly matter.
Your observations are so spot on. I'm really impressed by how much you pick up on. You even catch some of the deeper lore behind Tolkien's works.