Harry Potter are gonna hate me for this....... But Saruman made in 13 seconds more awesome magic than all the wizards in all Harry Potter movie's together, in my opinion at least :p
For everyone that doesn't speak Quenya or Sindarin out there I've typed the translation of their shouting below... It's really hard to hear, but Saruman first shouts in Quenya: "Cuiva nwalca Carnirasse; nai yarvaxea rasselya!" Which translates to: Wake up cruel Redhorn! May your horn be bloodstained! Gandalf then retorts in Sindarin: "Losto Caradhras, sedho, hodo, nuitho i 'ruith!" Which translates to: Sleep, Caradhras, be still, lie still, hold your wrath! Gandalf's voice is sort of drowned out by the storm then Saruman is then like bitch nah and replies in Quenya once more: "Cuiva nwalca Carnirasse; Nai yarvaxea rasselya; taltuva notto-carinnar!" Which translates to: Wake up cruel Redhorn! May your bloodstained horn fall upon enemy heads! What you guys need to understand in this scene is that Gandalf and Saruman (whom are Maiar, Istari to be specific) are using the power of their voice to command the mountain to obey their orders. Yes, voice has power! Remember when Gandalf fus-roh-dahd Frod... I mean remember when Arwen commanded the rivers of the Misty mountains to flow against the ring wraiths whilst speaking elvish? Same thing here! And about the mountain, it is indeed alive. Yes, the mountain is a living thing! Sort of like how Treebeard is a tree but also a living being, an ent. I have more nerdy examples of these kind of occurrences but you guys probs don't care XD lol Hope this all made the scene easier to understand! :D
The comment is kind of old, so sorry for answering late. Actually, "Carnirasse" and "Caradhras" are not the exact same word, but are ROOTS of the same word. The difference is that Saruman says "Carnirasse" in Quenya and Gandalf says "Caradhras" in Sindarin. Another really important difference is that Quenya is a much more fierce (powerful in a way) language than Sindarin. "Carnirasse" inherently has more power than "Caradhras." On top of that, Saruman, currently, is THE White Wizard, so his voice has more power over Gandalf, the Grey Wizard. But yes, you are initially correct in saying that they are the same word, technically. :-) Love your input! Carson B, The Orange Wizard
Christopher Lee's Quenya pronunciation is EPIC AF especially when coupled with his sonorous voice. They should have had more scenes with him speaking in elvish.
Gandalf: (Sindarin ) Losto Caradhras, sedho, hodo, nuitho i 'ruith! 'Sleep Caradhras, be still, lie still, hold your wrath!' Saruman: (Quenya) Cuiva nwalca Carnirassë! Nai yarvaxëa rasselya taltuva ñotto-carinnar! 'Wake up cruel Redhorn! May your blood-stained horn fall upon the enemy-heads!'
miuralucciola The dialogue was indeed created for the movie, but used existing linguistic forms for both Quenya and Sindarin. In other words, they used the languaged Tolkien created to form their own original dialogue.
+Marcin Zyśko That's the traditional way of doing it. After all, Tolkien was inspired by the Kalevala, the Karelian/Finnish folk epic, and Karelian magic spells get sung, not spoken.
That shot of Saruman commanding the sky is what made me try a wizard for the first time in D&D. A guy who keeps the north wind in his pocket is not to be trifled with.
I love how Tolkien handled magic in the series and I truly wish more fiction authors would do the same. Magic being so conservatively used and rarely seen first hand by those who can wield it but when they do it, it's incredible, terrifying feats of power briefly showcased. To command the very earth you walk on to try to decimate your enemies is nuts. Beats the average mage or wizard shooting lightning bolts willy nilly or Kamehamehas from their staves/wand
It really does feel more realistic. I also enjoy that there is no fire-ball slinging or that type of thing. I think it's cool if done well, but I especially like how everything magical in LOTR just seems plausible. And when it's shown being used, it's makes it feel very special as if "it has it's place" so to speak, and not some kind of "ammunition" like a video games seem to do with mana or focus or whatever else.
@@joevaghn457Well there was one instance of Saruman casting Fireball at Gandalf then Gandalf shrugging it off easily. So its not to say they can't do it, just that magic in LOTR seems to prefer to not be trivial if it can be helped.
Epic! I love the way the camera sweeps over and across Saruman atop Orthanc, clothes billowing in the wind, casting a spell into the gathering storm clouds. The image of that is amazing and powerful! The music is also incredible!
I sometimes forget how powerful Saruman and Gandalf actually are, but when you really think about it and appreciate that shot of Saruman commanding, with that voice carried across leagues, an entire storm system, guiding it towards the mountains, it's incredibly awesome, they're practically gods.
Ben Zombie This entire montage of Isengard's military-industrial complex nails it, and the dueling voices is also one of the best scenes from LoTR. However, the chant itself is sort of at odds with what's happening. He isn't actually commanding a storm from across the leagues. The implication in the spell being cast is that he is "waking up" the Redhorn, presumably under the yet further assumption that mountains can "invoke" weather patterns of their own. The movie scene seems to imply the the weather system is originating in Isengard. This very topic was discussed here www.lotrplaza.com/archives/index.php?Archive=First%20Age&TID=180349 Movie version has us believe that Saruman commanded the storm, one way or the other. Text, not so clear-cut. Saruman is a very complex character, but the idea that single entities can command weather patterns and stuff, that's still a *little* too hocus-pocus for Tolkien. It's more in line with Hollywood. Now, I'm not complaining. I think PJ did good work with Saruman, and he took some understandable shortcuts. The "alliance" between Saruman and Sauron was made explicit in the movie, probably for the sake of convenience. Again, in the text, no such alliance was forged. If Sauron is Regina George, Saruman was Gretchen Weiner, trying to make "Fetch" happen. Needless to say, it didn't happen.
***** Yes, Tolkien usually preffered subtlety when it came to magic in the books, although I do distinctly remember Gandalf killing some goblins with a lightning bolt in the Hobbit book. But considering how books and films are very different forms of media I think PJ was right to give typical action-hungry movie-goers a more exagerated form of magic in the films. The Dol-Guldur battle was a great moment in the third Hobbit movie, while most of the other scenes and story arcs get boring after a while.
That's the thing about Istari. Their magic comes from the Words of Power, which is basically means they have Middle Earth's cheat codes. This is fairly indicative of that.
Best Saruman scene, winning by a head over that one where he pwns Gandalf at Orthanc. The way magic is represented in this scene is one of the coolest ever filmed. It nails showing the sheer scale of power their voices can achieve
I like the way Saruman beseeches the mountain with his magical voice, i imagine him calling out to it asking it not to suffer the indignity of these little folk trampling all over it. It is interesting because Saruman was a maia of Aule the godlike smith who made that mountain Caradhras at the beginning. He probably helped to raise it up.
Rest In Peace Sir Christopher Lee the best wizard ever and one of the most epic actors in cinema history I am really grateful that he managed to play in The Hobbit and to be honest without him Lotr whould not be the same
And he is far more powerful than Dumbledore. Saruman is immortal and is older than the world itself. He just chooses, like Gandalf, to act like a human.
@@noneofyourbussines8080 yeah it's not "flashy" (or at least too flashy, because can be alright I suppose), it just feels more like if that scene were to happen IRL, it feels like something you'd see IRL which feels special
OMF i completely agree. Christopher Lee plays Saruman amazingly. His voice and appearance were exactly how i had imagined in the books. His billowing cloak and the incantation make him look so potent on the top of Orthanc.
Cuiva nwalca Carnirasse! Nai yarvaxea rasselya! - Wake up cruel Redhorn! May your horn be bloodstained! Losto Caradhras, sedho, hodo, nuitho i 'ruith! - Sleep, Caradhras, be still, lie still, hold your wrath! Cuiva nwalca Carnirasse! Nai yarvaxea rasselya; taltuva notto-carinnar! - Wake up cruel Redhorn! May your bloodstained horn fall upon enemy heads!
+Tavell Clinton And the incantation in Finnish (through the english translation, though): Herähdä julma Punasarvi! Sarvesi veren tahrima olkohon! Herähdä julma Punasarvi! Sarvesi veren tahrima päille vihollisteni langetkohon!
I remember seeing this in the cinema. I was completely blown away and I had goosebumps over my entire body when Gandalf shouts NO! Fellowship is my favourite out of the trilogy I fucking love it.
you have all sorts of different kind of magic in books anf films but this is surely the coolest form (and it does one of the best jobs of suspending my disbelief I could see something like this mountains, rivers , woods have a "soul" of their own and these can be manupilated)
Gandalf replies in Sindarin: Losto Caradhras! Sedho, hodo, nuitho i ruith! Which means: Sleep, Redhorn! Be quiet, stay still, hold back your fury! See y'all!
Christopher Lee's voice is low and melodious, it's very sound an enchantment. Those who listen warily to his voice can seldom report the words they hear, for little power remains in them; and it is more powerful than rhetoric.
Man...they don't make movies like they used to. Just watching this brings me back to a time when I was happier and filled with more hope. Can't believe this is 20 years old. I would give anything to go back to that time. Health and crime stats be damned!
1:26 is one of my favorite shots in the whole trilogy. Christopher Lee's awesome voice chanting the ancient elvish spell towards the mountain gives me chills no matter how many times I hear it. And the shot of zooming in on him then zooming out is just perfection. How lucky we are to live to see such a thrilling tale of good vs evil come to life.
Fellowship was the best movie, and this was the coolest scene: Saruman standing on top of the tower, chanting, and summoning a great storm to bring down a mountain peak onto them.
I can't fathom that this scene is only 2 minutes! Such efficient story telling, I guess that's what you get with a good adaptation of an excellent source material.
I think that shot - the camera sweeping past Saruman at the top of Orthanc and back, swinging round to show the storm he's casting is the most epic thing in the entire movie trilogy.
Just Sir Christopher Lee being awesome none of this epic scenes would have been possible if it weren't for him and godbless his soul wherever he is :')
Not many people talk about this scene but it’s low key one of the most epic moments. Just to give you an idea of the wizards power but it also symbolizes how corrupt Saruman is. He’s only supposed to use his powers for helping and guiding the creatures of Middl earth, but here he is using it as a weapon for personal gain.
Not to mention that the "spirit" of the mountain had long been hostile to travelers. So Saruman had the advantage of working with the mountain's nature while Gandalf was working against it.
I love that both Saruman and Gandalf are appealing to the spirit of Caradhras. Saruman is awakening its wrath and Gandalf is trying to put it to sleep. The magic in Lord of the Rings isn’t some fancy lights and colourful effects. It’s raw and elemental. Epic.
Saruman has weird powers. He could do really powerful magic like generating thunderstorms, but once he turned evil he discovered how to become this sort of nightmarish industrialist where he's suddenly got sword and armour forges and he's digging thousands of orcs out of the ground burning down forests. But then at the same time he can talk to flocks of birds and mind control people. I think he builds a giant bomb at some point too? Weird guy. Then he gets defeated by trees.
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Harry Potter are gonna hate me for this....... But Saruman made in 13 seconds more awesome magic than all the wizards in all Harry Potter movie's together, in my opinion at least :p
jakobos93 Totally agree.
Ya, the books are much better.
nope.... HP actually used magic, not the maiar. I hate that tolkein made such epic stories but used plot to make gods powerless
@@adityabhalekar3506 it's because the Istari were not allowed to use their full power...thats why we don't see much magic in Lotr
@@morgothbauglir5186 I know. Haha you still usingbthe nickname Feanor gave you?
For everyone that doesn't speak Quenya or Sindarin out there I've typed the translation of their shouting below...
It's really hard to hear, but Saruman first shouts in Quenya:
"Cuiva nwalca Carnirasse; nai yarvaxea rasselya!"
Which translates to:
Wake up cruel Redhorn! May your horn be bloodstained!
Gandalf then retorts in Sindarin:
"Losto Caradhras, sedho, hodo, nuitho i 'ruith!"
Which translates to:
Sleep, Caradhras, be still, lie still, hold your wrath!
Gandalf's voice is sort of drowned out by the storm then Saruman is then like bitch nah and replies in Quenya once more:
"Cuiva nwalca Carnirasse; Nai yarvaxea rasselya; taltuva notto-carinnar!"
Which translates to:
Wake up cruel Redhorn! May your bloodstained horn fall upon enemy heads!
What you guys need to understand in this scene is that Gandalf and Saruman (whom are Maiar, Istari to be specific) are using the power of their voice to command the mountain to obey their orders. Yes, voice has power! Remember when Gandalf fus-roh-dahd Frod... I mean remember when Arwen commanded the rivers of the Misty mountains to flow against the ring wraiths whilst speaking elvish? Same thing here!
And about the mountain, it is indeed alive. Yes, the mountain is a living thing! Sort of like how Treebeard is a tree but also a living being, an ent.
I have more nerdy examples of these kind of occurrences but you guys probs don't care XD lol
Hope this all made the scene easier to understand! :D
If this explanation is for real/ the truth, this is sick you figured this stuff
The comment is kind of old, so sorry for answering late. Actually, "Carnirasse" and "Caradhras" are not the exact same word, but are ROOTS of the same word. The difference is that Saruman says "Carnirasse" in Quenya and Gandalf says "Caradhras" in Sindarin. Another really important difference is that Quenya is a much more fierce (powerful in a way) language than Sindarin. "Carnirasse" inherently has more power than "Caradhras." On top of that, Saruman, currently, is THE White Wizard, so his voice has more power over Gandalf, the Grey Wizard. But yes, you are initially correct in saying that they are the same word, technically. :-)
Love your input!
Carson B, The Orange Wizard
Carson Blair i did understand last part PLANINA which means mountain
They are using a Thu'um level 99+
Instead of "nuitho", i hear Gandalf saying Quiznos
Christopher Lee's Quenya pronunciation is EPIC AF especially when coupled with his sonorous voice. They should have had more scenes with him speaking in elvish.
theyre should have been a scene where he spoke to sauron in black speech
Gandalf and Saurman are having the most epic argument ever accomplished.
yes.
Christopher Lee bellowing out this ancient language while atop a tall tower is one of the most badass things imaginable.
Gandalf: (Sindarin ) Losto Caradhras, sedho, hodo, nuitho i 'ruith!
'Sleep Caradhras, be still, lie still, hold your wrath!'
Saruman: (Quenya) Cuiva nwalca Carnirassë! Nai yarvaxëa rasselya taltuva ñotto-carinnar!
'Wake up cruel Redhorn! May your blood-stained horn fall upon the enemy-heads!'
Oh, I've always thought this part was invented for the movies.
In which book did you find this text, please ?
miuralucciola The dialogue was indeed created for the movie, but used existing linguistic forms for both Quenya and Sindarin. In other words, they used the languaged Tolkien created to form their own original dialogue.
awesome sauce
I came here to listen to the short a sound in Caradhras because I am trying to learn quenya
Not many people know in the books Saruman actually tried to destroy the entire mountain, but Gandalf managed to reduce the damage to an avalanche.
its epic when you dont cast or pronounce spells, but SING them.
not to mention that it actually rhymes
Marcin Zyśko Christopher Lee has the most epic voice for this.
+Marcin Zyśko
Finnish spells were referred to as songs.
+Marcin Zyśko That's the traditional way of doing it. After all, Tolkien was inspired by the Kalevala, the Karelian/Finnish folk epic, and Karelian magic spells get sung, not spoken.
Saruman wasn't singing, he was speaking in Quenya to command the mountain (voice has the power too) so as Gandalf but in Sindarin.
That shot of Saruman commanding the sky is what made me try a wizard for the first time in D&D. A guy who keeps the north wind in his pocket is not to be trifled with.
I would have chosen Bard
@@Pumpkin525 Yeah a College Lore Bard can be really mean
Legolas: *Quietly* "There is a fell voice in the air...."
Gandalf: " *at the top of his lungs* ITS SARUMAN!!!!@@!!@#$$$!!!!!!"
*mountain starts crumbling*
Saruman had nothing to do with the first avalanch, Gandalf caused it
I always thought he said "foul voice"
"IT'S SARUMAAAAN!!!" said Gandalf calmly...
“It’s Saruman.” Gandalf said calmly.
I love how Tolkien handled magic in the series and I truly wish more fiction authors would do the same. Magic being so conservatively used and rarely seen first hand by those who can wield it but when they do it, it's incredible, terrifying feats of power briefly showcased. To command the very earth you walk on to try to decimate your enemies is nuts. Beats the average mage or wizard shooting lightning bolts willy nilly or Kamehamehas from their staves/wand
Same! Absolutely! Makes it more “realistic”.
It really does feel more realistic. I also enjoy that there is no fire-ball slinging or that type of thing. I think it's cool if done well, but I especially like how everything magical in LOTR just seems plausible. And when it's shown being used, it's makes it feel very special as if "it has it's place" so to speak, and not some kind of "ammunition" like a video games seem to do with mana or focus or whatever else.
@@joevaghn457Well there was one instance of Saruman casting Fireball at Gandalf then Gandalf shrugging it off easily. So its not to say they can't do it, just that magic in LOTR seems to prefer to not be trivial if it can be helped.
Comment is kinda weird, considering saruman shoots a literal lightning bolt at the fellowship in this very scene lol
@@elrondmcbong6392Did you forget the part where he’s in the range of *hundreds of miles*
Epic! I love the way the camera sweeps over and across Saruman atop Orthanc, clothes billowing in the wind, casting a spell into the gathering storm clouds. The image of that is amazing and powerful! The music is also incredible!
These panoramic type shots really make the movie . It's so epic with his ominous chanting
exactly my thoughts. I do not like LOTR movies much but this scene NAILD IT! (this, Balrog and Tha march of the ents :D )
@@panhouskaYOU SHALL NOT PASS
I sometimes forget how powerful Saruman and Gandalf actually are, but when you really think about it and appreciate that shot of Saruman commanding, with that voice carried across leagues, an entire storm system, guiding it towards the mountains, it's incredibly awesome, they're practically gods.
Yeah just imagine if their powers weren't limited... They would be on par with Sauron
Ben Zombie This entire montage of Isengard's military-industrial complex nails it, and the dueling voices is also one of the best scenes from LoTR. However, the chant itself is sort of at odds with what's happening. He isn't actually commanding a storm from across the leagues. The implication in the spell being cast is that he is "waking up" the Redhorn, presumably under the yet further assumption that mountains can "invoke" weather patterns of their own. The movie scene seems to imply the the weather system is originating in Isengard.
This very topic was discussed here
www.lotrplaza.com/archives/index.php?Archive=First%20Age&TID=180349
Movie version has us believe that Saruman commanded the storm, one way or the other. Text, not so clear-cut. Saruman is a very complex character, but the idea that single entities can command weather patterns and stuff, that's still a *little* too hocus-pocus for Tolkien. It's more in line with Hollywood.
Now, I'm not complaining. I think PJ did good work with Saruman, and he took some understandable shortcuts. The "alliance" between Saruman and Sauron was made explicit in the movie, probably for the sake of convenience. Again, in the text, no such alliance was forged. If Sauron is Regina George, Saruman was Gretchen Weiner, trying to make "Fetch" happen.
Needless to say, it didn't happen.
*****
Yes, Tolkien usually preffered subtlety when it came to magic in the books, although I do distinctly remember Gandalf killing some goblins with a lightning bolt in the Hobbit book. But considering how books and films are very different forms of media I think PJ was right to give typical action-hungry movie-goers a more exagerated form of magic in the films. The Dol-Guldur battle was a great moment in the third Hobbit movie, while most of the other scenes and story arcs get boring after a while.
"If Sauron is Regina George, Saruman was Gretchen Weiner, trying to make "Fetch" happen. " - Such a great explaination :p
@@aizensosuke5673 Even wielding the one ring they'd struggle to match him.
That's the thing about Istari. Their magic comes from the Words of Power, which is basically means they have Middle Earth's cheat codes. This is fairly indicative of that.
I wonder, what's Quenya for "Up, up, down, down, left, right, left right, b, a"?
The Crimson Fucker I believe that unlocks the Two Trees. Or the Silmarils.
*****
Yes, but how do you say/write it?
They did SING the world into existence....
So basically, Saruman and Gandalf battle-rap in source code?
Best Saruman scene, winning by a head over that one where he pwns Gandalf at Orthanc. The way magic is represented in this scene is one of the coolest ever filmed. It nails showing the sheer scale of power their voices can achieve
I like the way Saruman beseeches the mountain with his magical voice, i imagine him calling out to it asking it not to suffer the indignity of these little folk trampling all over it. It is interesting because Saruman was a maia of Aule the godlike smith who made that mountain Caradhras at the beginning. He probably helped to raise it up.
Gandalf was the servant of Manwë, and learned wisdom from the gardens of Lórien! He was always greater than the servant of a lower Vala!
the thing is...the wizards in LOTR are angelic beings...in HP they are mere humans.
So basically Gandalf is trying to calm the storm while Saruman is trying to awaken it.
Mostly uplifting Saruman's spell
The mountain
Rest In Peace Sir Christopher Lee the best wizard ever and one of the most epic actors in cinema history I am really grateful that he managed to play in The Hobbit and to be honest without him Lotr whould not be the same
in 3 min saruman did far more magic than dumbeldore in all harry potter series
And he is far more powerful than Dumbledore. Saruman is immortal and is older than the world itself. He just chooses, like Gandalf, to act like a human.
galept Great scene!
Not true. Dumbledore did far more magic. Although, Saruman is way cooler
Ainur (maiar and valar) can litterally create worlds, saruman in hia human form is limited in his abilities
That because he is played by one of the best actors in the world Christopher Lee.
I like how Saruman knows all the words and he 'sang' it perfectly, while Gandalf is struggling to put two words together.
I think they both speak it nicely
Gandalf is like.. ehh ehhhh, I got a magic-staff but I use it in melee fights because why not. Saruman on the other hand uses it like a true warlock!
1:31 ...to party hard..
And this my friends is why the Fellowship could NOT have used the Eagles. :)
The scene always gives me chills..
No special effects, just wizards fighting with spells and countering each other.
No special effects 🤨
@@invalidname.pleasetryagain122 im guessing he means no cgi fights
@@noneofyourbussines8080 yeah it's not "flashy" (or at least too flashy, because can be alright I suppose), it just feels more like if that scene were to happen IRL, it feels like something you'd see IRL which feels special
The Maiar use the natural elements instead of flashy Harry Potter business. It gives a sense of realism
OMF i completely agree. Christopher Lee plays Saruman amazingly. His voice and appearance were exactly how i had imagined in the books. His billowing cloak and the incantation make him look so potent on the top of Orthanc.
Christopher Lee's voice always gives me goosebumps
My favourite scene in the Fellowship of the ring.
When i heard that Christopher Lee died the first thing that came to my mind was the Gandalf's voice who screams "It's Saruman!".
The perfect powerful wizard vs. powerful wizard scene.
There voices (especially Saruman's) in the storm still send shivers down my spine. This is sooo epic
I'm here to say "rest in peace" Saruman" :(
The moment they are both talking to the mountain is so intense I feel it in my blood
"He's trying to pee in the fountain! Gandalf! We must turn back!"
Saruman's arm had grown long indeed, as he was able to reach them there.
Cuiva nwalca Carnirasse! Nai yarvaxea rasselya! - Wake up cruel Redhorn! May your horn be bloodstained!
Losto Caradhras, sedho, hodo, nuitho i 'ruith! - Sleep, Caradhras, be still, lie still, hold your wrath!
Cuiva nwalca Carnirasse! Nai yarvaxea rasselya; taltuva notto-carinnar! - Wake up cruel Redhorn! May your bloodstained horn fall upon enemy heads!
I wonder why gandalf use sindarin while saruman use quenya.i mean, does it have any effect on the spell?
And also, RIP sir Christopher Lee
+Tavell Clinton
And the incantation in Finnish (through the english translation, though):
Herähdä julma Punasarvi! Sarvesi veren tahrima olkohon!
Herähdä julma Punasarvi! Sarvesi veren tahrima päille vihollisteni langetkohon!
I remember seeing this in the cinema. I was completely blown away and I had goosebumps over my entire body when Gandalf shouts NO! Fellowship is my favourite out of the trilogy I fucking love it.
Notice how Legolas is walking ON TOP OF THE SNOW!
Christopher Lee's epic voice gives me chills every time.
The scene with Saruman atop Orthanc calling up the wrath of Caradhras still gives me chills
wow tearns running down after watching this scene, as often as i watched it, i would never get bored... RIP :((((((((
Those were not the wizards Saruman and Gandalf, but the Maiar Curumo and Olorin ;)
Christopher Lee had an amazing opera voice, RIP.
you have all sorts of different kind of magic in books anf films but this is surely the coolest form (and it does one of the best jobs of suspending my disbelief I could see something like this mountains, rivers , woods have a "soul" of their own and these can be manupilated)
Who SHALL NOT PASS now, Gandalf?!
this scene is just so atmosphereic, it is awesome.
Reminds me of the thu'um from skyrim. Though on a more masterful level.
Titanforge 626 And Saruman's tower is the College of Winterhold tower. XD
That is real Magic.
Gandalf replies in Sindarin:
Losto Caradhras! Sedho, hodo, nuitho i ruith!
Which means: Sleep, Redhorn! Be quiet, stay still, hold back your fury!
See y'all!
Best epic mage voice ever!
rip :( brilliant actor
I always interpreted Saruman saying, ‘’Feel the power of Isengard. From the mounts of Moria.”
This scene is amazing simply because it shows how far-reaching Saruman's influence is.
woww!!!! Cristopher Lee has an awesome voice, INCREDIBLE!!!
Love how legolas just walks casually on top of the snow!
tHE SCENE AT 1:26 IS BREATHTAKING. The view of the valley and Orthanc, wow
I love how Gandalf's and Saruman's voices echo. More than because of the most obvious reason (open space), it shows how powerful they are.
Rest In Peace Sir Christopher Lee.
I love this part of the film, it sounds so brilliant with surround sound.
Absolutely astonishing!
Christopher Lee's voice is low and melodious, it's very sound an enchantment. Those who listen warily to his voice can seldom report the words they hear, for little power remains in them; and it is more powerful than rhetoric.
Man...they don't make movies like they used to. Just watching this brings me back to a time when I was happier and filled with more hope. Can't believe this is 20 years old. I would give anything to go back to that time. Health and crime stats be damned!
1:26 is one of my favorite shots in the whole trilogy. Christopher Lee's awesome voice chanting the ancient elvish spell towards the mountain gives me chills no matter how many times I hear it. And the shot of zooming in on him then zooming out is just perfection. How lucky we are to live to see such a thrilling tale of good vs evil come to life.
Fellowship was the best movie, and this was the coolest scene: Saruman standing on top of the tower, chanting, and summoning a great storm to bring down a mountain peak onto them.
RIP... :(
Honestly, Christopher Lee only needed his normal voice and the mountain would've crumbled on its own.
I can't fathom that this scene is only 2 minutes! Such efficient story telling, I guess that's what you get with a good adaptation of an excellent source material.
Saruman: Mountain wake up!
Gandalf: No, please don’t!
Saruman: *summons lightning* Wake your mountain ass up!
Mountain: *ALRIGHT GEEZE MOM!*
Saruman: lightning bolt
Gandalf: counterspell! Boom. Thought you could-
Saruman: another lightning bolt.
I think that shot - the camera sweeping past Saruman at the top of Orthanc and back, swinging round to show the storm he's casting is the most epic thing in the entire movie trilogy.
I am pure awesome...my voice is the most epic in Middle-earth. TAKE THAT!
i'd agree with this statement most of the time, but LOTR was one of very few film series that had absolutely fantastic sequels
Saruman's voice in this scene gives me tears every time I see the movie T_T so freakin epic...
thanks for uploading!
This voice is epic!
Old good LotR. Perfect just like 20 years ago. Legendary trilogy.
Saruman at his best, i wish i had this voice one day... epic
Favorite. Scene. Ever.
Just Sir Christopher Lee being awesome none of this epic scenes would have been possible if it weren't for him and godbless his soul wherever he is :')
Not many people talk about this scene but it’s low key one of the most epic moments. Just to give you an idea of the wizards power but it also symbolizes how corrupt Saruman is. He’s only supposed to use his powers for helping and guiding the creatures of Middl earth, but here he is using it as a weapon for personal gain.
This is one of the shots of the trilogy. A massive miniature and CGI blended perfectly with live action.
Not to mention that the "spirit" of the mountain had long been hostile to travelers. So Saruman had the advantage of working with the mountain's nature while Gandalf was working against it.
Surprising how Legolas is light enough to walk on the snow yet doesn't get blown away from the wind.
1:26 was the reason I rolled a mage in WoW's first expansion and why I mainly play as a mage/wizzard in most DnD campaigns!
I love that both Saruman and Gandalf are appealing to the spirit of Caradhras. Saruman is awakening its wrath and Gandalf is trying to put it to sleep. The magic in Lord of the Rings isn’t some fancy lights and colourful effects. It’s raw and elemental. Epic.
This scene for me encapsulates what Peter Jackson attempted to do with his interpretation, sheer genius.
For decades I used Yarvaxëa as an internet alias (it means bloodstained) so it's pretty cool to see Christopher Lee shouting my name :D
How on any universe could dumbledore top that storm summoning wizard
This is epic. So much power lies in their voice. I really wonder how did they make that sound like that - what kind of a filter.
Thanks for posting that! I always pretend Im Saruman when there are storms. Now I know what to say!
That is true magic. Awesome
It feels like the best D&D game or the best roleplaying game.
Damn the best movie i ve ever seen :D
the visuals in this scene were ahead of it's time
This guy was the best most exciting performance in these movies
most epic thing i've seen, gandalf and saruman throwing words at each other through the air
This is just too epic.
I tried the same thing at 1:25 in the morning on top of my apartment building to try to get a snow day for my university.
What happened?
1:26 when mom says I won't go to school if the weather gets worse
Saruman has weird powers. He could do really powerful magic like generating thunderstorms, but once he turned evil he discovered how to become this sort of nightmarish industrialist where he's suddenly got sword and armour forges and he's digging thousands of orcs out of the ground burning down forests. But then at the same time he can talk to flocks of birds and mind control people. I think he builds a giant bomb at some point too? Weird guy.
Then he gets defeated by trees.
The man of skill is overcome by his over-reliance on industry
My favourite part from LOTR
At that time of the Story Saruman must be the most powerful being in Middle-Earth - exept Sauron.