The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Extended Edition) | MOVIE REACTION
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By far one of my favorite reactions to the beginning of the best trilogy ever. Hope you do a reaction to each one 🤘
Totally agree!!
if you have read the books as well i would reccommend reading the trilogy dragonlance the chronicles. the first books is called dragons of the autumn twilight 2nd book is dragons of the winter night and the 3rd book is dragons of the spring dawning there pretty quick reads and one of my fav's. theres lots more books about the same world as well writen by many differnt authors. theres another trilogy that follows along the first one as well thats my favorite 3 books of all time. if they could put the effort of making them into movies like they did with the lord of the rings and chose the right cast it would be on par with LOTR movies. they did a animation of the first book and it was blasphemy in my opinion its really bad which is sad because its such a great story
me too!
Bro frodo is gonna be the character you hate a lot but lowkey love. You'll be frustrated with this guy. Lol.
for the people!
Every CZcamsr starting The Fellowship:
“How am I going to make it through a four hour movie?”
Every CZcamsr at the end:
“What, it’s over?”
EVERY SINGLE ONE
Yep, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM.
My sister has never made it through 1 film. I wonder if we need to find out if the hospital swapped one of us out...
Damn goldfish "millennials" ... and their "I can't sit still / pay attention for four hours" mindset.
@@Muck006 exactly. That’s the words I’ve used for ages now ❤️❤️❤️
When he said that he believed that Boromir was sorry because Boromir is a very emotional man and the ring was corrupting him- I think that's the first time I've watched a reaction where the person actually understood Boromir. My mans heart was too big.
"Put that down. That's why you can't leave humans anywhere, bro. They're always touching shit." I laughed for a full minute over that one. Enjoying this reaction tremendously, good job!
Gimli asking for Galadriel's hair is weird by modern standards, but before photography, men who went to war took a lock of hair of the woman they were fighting for. So when you joked that he would ask for her picture, you were pretty much bang on about what he actually was requesting.
Also goes into lore from another book called the Silmarillion where her hair was almost magical in it's beauty. Her uncle asked three times for a single strand to use to make beautiful works of art and craftmanship but she refused each time making this even more significant.
This. Not only has it been a common thing for centuries, perhaps millennia, but it also had a lot of significance with the old lore of LotR as Nathaniel points out.
Another point to note is that Gimli in the books is much more of a traditional warrior-poet, and so his request comes across as more respectable. In the films he's sadly made into comic relief a lot of the time, and thus does not come across the same way.
It’s important because Feanor the elf asked her for one strand of hair and she refused him. So she giving Gimli 3 shows how much she respects him
@@DJ_Cub that refusal started a large amount of the War of Morgoth in the First Age, because Feanor went on to make the three Silmarils, one of which was stolen by Morgoth, which began the Wars that ended the first Age.
Galadriel touched Aragorn like a caring grandmother, which she is, in a way. Her granddaughter is Arwen, Elrond's wife was Galadriel's daughter.
Galadriel is also old enough to have been friends with Luthien, the legendary half-maiar (great-great-)great-grandmother Arwen is supposed to resemble. Man, Galadriel is old af. Canonically older than the Sun and Moon. She and the Balrog could get together and talk about the 'good old times' going like "hey, you heard about Sauron?" - "No, I've been kinda laying low in this mountain; what's the little nerd doing these days?" - "cosplaying as morgoth."
@@oq1106 NO SHOT you just said cosplaying as morgoth LMAO
@@oq1106 god even though I knew that I never consciously thought about it that way
@@oq1106 Best take on Sauron I've ever read 😂😂😂😂😂
Let's get even crazier with the bloodlines! Arwen and Aragorn are cousins. Mind you, cousins of almost 5,000 years of removal from one another and therefore only related in the most technical of terms, but still.
Arwen is the first child of Elrond Halfelven. Elrond had a twin brother, Elros, and both were the children of Beren and Luthien, the first couple between elves and men. However, half-elves don't work in Tolkien lore like they do in other media. Elves and humans have radically different fates given to them by God, and having a child between the two races *doesn't* result in just a really long lived, strong human like it would in D&D or something. When Elrond and Elros were born, they were given the choice of which ancestry they would go with, either to become immortal like the elves and eventually leave for Valinor, or to die a mortal death like other men. Elrond chose elf and Elros chose man. Elros went on to found the line of the kings of Numenor which Aragorn, thousands of years later, is directly descended from.
However, even after choosing to become mortal, Elros ended up living over 700 fucking years and was basically superhuman. This explains why, even after thousands of years of watering down the bloodline, Aragorn is still so strong and long-lived.
Man I love that you actually saw Boromir for the conflicted character he was. So many people who watch this film for the first time miss that aspect of his character. They end up just hating him the whole movie which is crazy because Boromir represents what most of us would be like in this situation whereas Aragorn represents what we’d all want to be. Either way glad you saw him as a true hero in the end!
Who are these most people you speak off? Almost everyone I have watched react seemed to dislike/distrust him but change their tune with his heroic death. I have seen few people who hated him untill the end. It is rarer for people to like boromir from te get go, especialy without more context to his character. But his death is usualy met with tears or grief, not glee. With a few rare exceptions because there are always weird ones.
I hated Boromir as a kid but I was to young to understand his mindset so I think I'm innocent.
In the books Aragorn does not say to the dying Boromir “you fought bravely.” He said “you have won a great victory”. Because in the end he didn’t pursue the ring he defended the hobbits. It’s not his failure but his final victory over evil that mattered.
Sam and Frodo's relationship is indeed more formal, as Frodo is Sam's employer. They look about the same age here, but in the books they're over a decade apart in age. Sam is Frodo's gardener, but also meant to celebrate the strength and goodness of the common man. The "mister" is thus a formal way of addressing his employer. "Master" on the other hand, would be used for any of Frodo's male children if he had them, as "master" is the proper form of address for any underaged heirs that his employer may have had. Their relationship is supposed to be, and in celebration of, the relationship between a British officer and his batman. During WW I, most officers were of the aristocracy, gentlemen with titles and nobility. A batman would have been a servant who would take care of the gentleman, seeing to his needs and supporting him. Tolkien was a veteran of WW I, and fought in the trenches on the front lines, so he saw firsthand the sorts of close friendships between officers and their batmen, and that's reflected in Frodo and Sam.
Anyone else feel like he is one of the few reactors that caught on to SO many things that other reactors missed. He is the 1st person that I've watched that caught pretty early on that Gallum wasn't always the creature he became. Yeah he was wrong on a few things, but he still figured out a lot b4 the explanations happened. Great job dude!
Facts!
Gollum, not Gallum.
Fun fact: while producing this movie, they actually got a real Balrog to play as himself. It was just a couple days shoot, but he stayed in character the whole time.
The other cast members said by the end of it they were utterly burned out. The fight scene got at least three stunt-men having to go to the hospital afterwards.
FACTS! 😂
The craft services consisted of half the wilderness of New Zealand
Too funny 🤣🤣🤣
Ha
you picked the lore up VERY well for someone new to Middle Earth - well done
I love how people freak out about the length of the films and then are shocked when they end. Shows you how engaging they are.
At the beginning: "Im not even 30 minutes in... how far am I? 5 MINUTES?????"
Short movies are made to just scam people. Theaters realized they can charge the same amount of money for the ticket and show the movie 3 times more in a single night also producers were fine with it because lengthy movies requires more budget to make. Neither writers nor directors think about value of story and art anymore; they all fixated on the same "movie making recipe" so they can exploit it more. I hate them all, that's why I didn't go to theater for the past 10 years.
I'm fascinated how young people perceive year 2001, like it was medieval times. "How could they make such a movie back then, did they even have electricity?" 😆
@@SilverJackLeg Yeah, that is an interresting question and topic. Maybe it is because of generational sense of time; maybe they think time moves faster than we thought 20-25 years ago. Or maybe lack of knowledge on a personal level. But I don't think the same for early 90's where I don't remember anything before 97 because I was too young; but I know Jurassic Park or Jumanji for instance. Or 80's which I wasn't born yet but I still very well know The Terminator, Star Wars, Aliens from that era and gives me knowledge that it wasn't bad times for movies to have good effects.
@@SilverJackLeg I watched it in theaters back in the day and we were in awe that such a movie was made like that in 2001. I'm still in awe that it holds up so well after two decades. But when you see the BTS documentaris it makes sense, because every single person gave their best to make the most awesome thing they could, in each department.
It shows what a good piece of art these movies are.
It's really inspiring when you find a reactor who actually gets really into the story. Wants to know the lore, and even pauses to analyze what he just saw. It really feels more like you actually wanted to watch this, vs other reactors I've seen who seem like they're just watching something because their fanbase asked them to. So thank you, it really makes me happy to see it.
Boromir has become one of my favorite characters in fantasy media as I've gotten older. Everything he does, even his failings with trying to take the ring, he does from a place of love for his people and caring for those around him. He's always the one closest to Merry and Pippin in most scenes we see them all together, because he knows they're young and vulnerable. After Gandalf falls, he pleads with Aragorn to give them a moment to grieve because he knows the Hobbits loved the Wizard, while also surely knowing how bad of an idea that would be in hindsight. Even when he's dying, he's fighting desperately to make up for his temptation by protecting Merry and Pippin.
His heart is as broad as the lands of Gondor itself, even if he's a bit prideful, and his road to his death was paved with so many good intentions. Poor guy just stumbled at the wrong moment.
The Dwarves of Moria were actually a rare case… great friends of the Elves in the valley. Using elf language as a password made sense.
Also its repeatedly mentioned in the lore that Dwarves rather learn outsiders language than teach their own. So its a bit like when you get to a foreign country and they put everything in english because they really don't want you butchering their native tongue.
And setting your password to "'password' but in elvish" is definitely an open-door-policy.
The "password" wasn't really a password, because the Dwarves of Moria and the Elves of Eregion were friends and trading partners, unlike elsewhere in Middle-earth. The Elvish inscription reads: Ennyn Durin Aran Moria. Pedo MELLON a Minno; that is, "The doors of Durin Lord of Moria. Speak (say) FRIEND and enter." The Password wasn't meant to be secret.
@@oq1106 Countries put things in English since it is easier for outsiders to understand, not because they are afraid people butchering their tongue...
@@Osvath97 dude, I was like 20% serious about that and 80% joking about the french
@@Osvath97 France enters the chat.
I am a member of the Tolkien Society. Here are some brief answers (if there can be such a thing) to your questions:
1. The Rings:
A) What is very important to know in the understanding of Tolkien's rings, and these movies, is that the rings are AMPLIFIERS of the inner character of the person who wears them. Whatever is in you, your heart, your mind, your character - the rings amplify that. So, if your heart is simple, good, kind, ignorant, the ring amplifies that. If you desire power or greed, the rings amplify that. Etc. Even in the case of The One Ring, its power is dependent upon the owner that carries it. That is why a simple minded Hobbit was destined to be ringbearer, (by the Valar, not in this movie, but they are 7 High Angels of the West Undying Lands of Valinor - Heaven/Purgatory so to speak). For Hobbits will outlast the ring's evil the longest. Still, no one, not even a Hobbit, can possess the One Ring indefinitely without it destroying him. It's just that Hobbits, bc they are simpletons and pure of heart, will last longest and resist temptation for power the most.
B) Three rings given to the elves: They were made by the Elves WITHOUT Sauron's help, and Sauron has never touched them. He cannot find them, and doesn't know who wears them, or where they are, and the only way he will ever find them is if he gets his One Ring back. Elrond wears one and he made the realm of Rivendell (aka Imladris) with his ring. Galadriel wears one, and she made Lothlorien (The Golden Wood) with hers. Cirdan, (another Elf not in this movie) held the last one and made the Grey Havens (the place that houses the ships that carry the elves to the Undying Lands) with his. When Gandalf arrived in Middle Earth, Cirdan gave his ring to Gandalf. Gandalf now holds the third ring. Rivendell and Lothlorien are protected from evil by the power of the Elven rings.
C) The seven Dwarf rings: Sauron has reclaimed those rings. They are now all in his possession. But the Dwarfs were never corrupted by their rings.
D) The 9 rings given to men. Men used their rings to gain power, and bc of their inner greed, they used their rings with corrupt intent. The rings turned them into the Nazgul, the Ringwraiths, Riders in Black, they are the "undead." They are the high servants of Sauron.
2. Galadriel: Galadriel is a high elf who was banished to Middle Earth from Valinor for her part in a rebellion against the Valor's decree. She cannot reenter Valinor until she passes "the test." Her test was to refuse the One Ring. That is why she said, "I pass the test. I will remain Galadriel, and go into the West.
3. The West aka The Undying Lands aka Valinor: the immortal home of the Elves. Only Elves, and ringbearers, have access to this land. Access is via a ship that is moored at the Grey Havens, and it carries them by sea to a point at where they cross over a portal into the immortal realm. The elves you saw early in the movie were headed to the ship docked in "The Grey Havens." The elves are leaving Middle Earth for their Immortal Home. Most have left already. All except Elrond's people and Galadriel's people, and a few wood elves (which is what Legolas is.)
4. Gandalf, thought of as a wizard in Middle Earth, is really an Angel (his angel class is not important), and he serves the Valar. He was sent to Middle Earth after the rings were made to help the inhabitants deal with the rings that were made bc the Valar were not happy about the rings being made in the first place. Gandalf can only help, he cannot use his power to subdue anyone or anything to his will. So don't be frustrated, as most are, when eventually in the movies you are tempted to say, "Why doesn't Gandalf just..." The answer is: because he is not allowed. The inhabitants of middle eath must do this for themselves. Wizards can only help.
I have not done this justice, but...to do it justice would be to tell you to "read the books before your next viewing." 😉
I thought most of the dwarves rings were swallowed by dragons and lost
Awesome reply
And that earned you a subscription
@@elderadult8544 From the books, four dwarf rings were consumed and destroyed by dragons' fire, and three had been reclaimed by Sauron, including the ring of Durin which was forcibly taken from Thrain II, Thorin Oakenshield's father.
Thank you for the information!
1:20:33 there is quite a beautiful backstory to this:
Legend said, Feanor created the 3 Silmarils bc he wanted to craft something as beautiful as Galadriels hair. He ask her 3 times for a hair. Seeing in his heart she saw his dark path and denied it 3 times. Nothing could compare to Galadriels beautiful hair exept the light of the Trees of Valinor.
When Gimli asks her for just one hair she gives it thrice to him bc she saw the pure truth and love and honesty in his heart. This gift is more precious to him than anything - maybe even the ring itself.
We also have to take a look at the relation between Elves and Dwarfs; they are natural rivals. Not exactly enemies but they don't get along, cannot stand each other 🤷. In the Prologue Galadriel didn't even mention the Dwarves in the alliance (which you actually noticed multiple times!!). This makes the gesture more powerful; she denied her hair to Feanor - her own blood - and gave Gimli (aka a "nasty" Dwarf) 3!
He asked for a hair as he thought no dwarf would believe how beautiful Galadriels hair was and this way he could show them and explain in full the compassion and understanding Galadriel showed. He later encased them in crystal as a pledge of goodwill between their people. Dwarfs and elves naturally don't get along (something Iluvatar decreed after Aule created them, probably as a means to discourage more such infractions) and for a dwarf to show such awe and sincere friendship and admiration absolutely touched Galadriel to the very core. Gimli's friendship with Legolas was just as unique. It shows that dwarfs and elves can be true friends if they only took the time to set their own stubbornness aside long enough to actually get to know the other and let the past be the past.
Good reaction, thank you.
Addressing some of your questions:
1. You asked why Galadriel was talking to Aragorn in such an intimate way. It's a family thing, in part. Galadriel happens to be the oldest and highest-born Noldorin elf still living in Middle-Earth at the time of LotR - more than 8,000 years old in our measure. She was already powerful before she received the ring of adamant, one of the three elven rings. Galadriel also happens to be Elrond's mother-in-law (explained more clearly in the books), making her Arwen's grandmother. That explains her dialogue with Aragorn when he is preparing to leave Lothlorien, and her mention to him of her grand-daughter's future life as well as his own future. She has insight from her own power, from her ring adding to that power, and her concern for her grand-daughter.
2. Arwen's necklace is just a necklace - merely a symbol for her life (immortal, or becoming mortal by choice), not a talisman of power in itself.
3. Saruman's Uruk-hai, the big hybrid orcs with the white hand painted on their heads, are genetically engineered by him, mixing orcs and goblin-men (according to dialogue in the movie), and once fertilised they are grown in artificial wombs in the ground (in the movie).
4. Keep in mind that you have seen 1/3 of the story in this movie, and plenty of your questions (about Gollum, the Nazgul, etc.) will be answered in what is to come during the next 2/3 of the story.
You missed very little. Your questions at the end:
The hafling thing is because hobbits are half as tall as men.
Galadriel passed the test of temptation. She was tempted to take the ring, but did not take it because it would make her evil. She passed the test.
Arwen's necklace is just a necklace. It's a symbol of her love. All elves are immortal, but because of her ancestry, Arwen can choose to give up mortality, but the necklace doesn't have anything to do with it.
The trees are just fuel for making weapons.
The reason for the split-up was both - the ring will destroy everybody if they were around it for too long and Frodo didn't want that.
Bilbo's story is told in the Hobbit movie.
> Bilbo's story is told in the hobbit movie
Is it, though....?
@@anni.68 There are three movies ... and they arent really that good due to the fact that studio interference made them "blow it up into a trilogy", which kinda changed it.
Another question:
The "special orcs" - Uruk-Hai - which Saruman creates are crossbreeds between orcs and "goblin men" (basically primitive humans that dwell on mountains). They are superior to orcs/goblins due to the fact that they can tolerate sunlight, which is something that orcs do not like. There is a mythological reason for it, but you have to read the Silmarillion book for this.
@@anni.68 along with about six hours of CGI filler.
@@yehudahecht1520 This is one case where not only is the book obviously better than the movie, but they made the movies so long, it might even be quicker to read the book.
Great reaction. One thing to note, all 3 movies were filmed at the same time. That is why no one looks older.
The end credits;
Because all 3 were filmed together and we are talking years, listed in the end credits are weddings as well as births and deaths. A celebration of everyone and their families. A call out to the Tolkien Fan Club and the hundreds of its members are listed in The Return of The King.
No other movie franchise, ever, has had this level of undertaking.
Random comment but one thing I love in the movies is how they show Gandalf and Sarumon's different uses for gunpowder. Gandalf uses it for fireworks while Sarumon creates a bomb. Imo it's a great way to go show how different characters use the same thing (Gandalf creates joy for the kids of the Shire, while Sarumon creates destruction and death), and how someone's motives can twist what they're using.
Don't spoil the second film! but yes, nice connection. ;3 ♥
Never thought about that, i missed it very good comparison
same way in the real world the Chinese used the gun powder for crackers but when the west discovered it, they weaponized it
I've seen this series about 20 times and never connected that!
Huh, good point! Also may tie into Tolkiens anti-industrialist leanings, as if saying that all this new industrialist technology has the potential for good (the fireworks, used for fun and joy) or evil (the bomb, used for destruction)
To me, Boromir is a metaphor for all people, we are easily corrupted, but are all capable of redemption in the end… I appreciate your reactions style, you seem very honest and genuinely your self! Can’t wait for part two dude
A question you didn't ask is why it's so important for Frodo to be the one carrying the ring. The short answer is that Hobbits are innocent-like. They don't harbor the same desires that other races do, so therefore they have a natural resistance to its influence
Thank you. Yes, they are also, less, innately, magical than all the other races, so the ring has less purchase on them. If I remember correctly, that is also why the only notable power it gives them is invisibility. If Boromir had the ring, it would have enhanced his leadership and made him a general able to rally an entire nation behind him. But it would be an army like the orcs are. He would call them in the name of honor and glory, but they would be led to be cruel and terrible.
During older times and even now, putting out candles with your fingers was a safe way to put them out, so as to not splatter any wax off the candle, as well as to make sure the candle's flame doesn't catch anything else on fire.
You instantly got that the ring is it's own character and that it's powers are subtle and many. Can't remember seeing someone pause the prologue, you thought deep about this.
“Where this rat problem from” that one killed me 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Elrond's permanent look of disdain kills me.
I know the dude isn't always mad but damn the dude sure looks like he is.
Sauron came to the elves in disguise and taught them to create Rings of Power, and helped them create all but the three elven rings. The three were created by the elves alone, but still relied on Sauron's knowledge. Originally, all the Rings (except the One) were held by the elves, but they sensed Sauron when he wore the One, and wouldn't wear theirs. So Sauron came with war and took back the Rings (except for the Three, which he didn't know about), then gave them out to men and dwarves so he could control them. He gave more to men because they were more prone to corruption; dwarves just became more greedy for gold, but did not fall under Sauron's will.
Three Rings for the Elven Kings, under the sky
Seven for the Dwarf lords, in their halls of stone
Nine for mortal men, doomed to die
One for the Dark Lord, on his Dark Throne
In the Land of Mordor, where the shadows lie.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the Land of Mordor, where the shadows lie.
Top answer!
All 3 movies were filmed at the same time over 436 days in New Zealand. All together it was 8 years of the largest production in film history to create these movies.
Under the word "epic" in the dictionary it should simply say "see Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings"
I was trained in violin since like 4 years old and played in orchestra growing up. Can't tell you how many times I've performed film music like Lord of the Rings. They're always crowd favorites. Definitely makes you have a closer experience with the films when you've performed their music over and over.
If you haven’t found out already the “Tolkien fans” are truly a unique bunch of beautiful and talented people with such hearts of gold. We will be with you on any journey you embark on. Especially anything Tolkien related.
Cool thing is with his books they all feel very real and anchored to the earth. He openly wanted to make it like it was our own worlds forgotten history. Even to our more truest advanced ancient worlds that our ancestors may or may not have known. The history to the history so to speak. Of the times before times before times. ❤❤❤❤
What a funny, intelligent and entertaining reaction to a storyline that usually confuses the heck out of people - love it - thank you!
I can see people have answered your questions for the most part. Thoroughly enjoyed your reaction! You have strong attention to detail and aren’t getting bogged down by all the information (they do throw a lot at you in the first movie!). Looking forward to the rest!
Having watched these every year since I was 10, it's so weird to imagine having grown up not seeing them at all. But I'm kinda glad there are stll people we get to share these gems with (especially people brave enough to share their live reactions:)
I'm always surprised at young people's reaction to Gimli asking for Galadriel's hair. That was a Thing back in the day. Keeping a lock of hair from a loved one.
That look when the credits roll. Every. Single. Time. 😂 Enjoy the rest of the journey. It only gets better.
i'm so happy you started this trilogy, you're going to experience some of the best movies of all time and one of the greatest stories of all time, your reactions are always the best
Oh another thing- Frodo’s eyes were at NO POINT digitally or manually altered- his eyes are truly THAT BLUE he talks about it multiple times. The only thing they did was dilate his pupils when he was stabbed by the dark riders, but there was no contacts or post color correction done, just dilation drops for that one scene.
My 2 favorites reactions:
1) the Bilbo jump scare 😂😂😂
2) the "is that it!?" At the end
Well done young man. Definitely get a like.
The song heard when the elves were spotted in the forest by Frodo&Sam near the beginning of the movie: here is the song the Elves were singing & chanting a very special Hymn along their journey:(English translation too)
* Á Elbereth Gilthoniel
“o Elbereth who lit the stars”
* silivren penna míriel
“from glittering crystal slanting falls with light like jewels”
* Ò menel aglar elenath
“from heaven on high the glory of the starry host”
* na-chaered palan-díriel
“to lands remote I have looked afar”
ò galadhremmin ennorath
“from tree-tangled middle-lands”
* Fanuilos, le linnathon
“and now to thee, Fanuilos, bright spirit clothed in ever-white, I will ... sing”
* nef aear, sí nef aearon
“here ... beyond the Sea, beyond the wide and sundering Sea”
* Ã Elbereth Gilthoniel²
“o Elbereth who lit the stars”
* Ò menel palan-diriel
“from heaven gazing far”
* le nallon sí di’nguruthos
“here overwhelmed in dread of Death I cry”
* Á tiro nin, Fanuilos
“o guard me, Elbereth”
(Elbereth Gilthoniel is one of the main Valar who are of the main group of entities known as the Ainur who sang the world into being and helped shaped it further from within after some entered into the young world. She is most loved & honoured by the elves for many reasons)
It’s very important as regarding the elves history that spanned over 40,000+ years. Because even one of the three high kings within Valinor was 30,000 years old well before the third age. Galadriel is his granddaughter just do you know. Yeah. She’s very important throughout the entire histories. They are passing away with what’s left of their kin to the undying lands. Many thousands had their home in middle earth just like the high kings ancestors that woke to the stars. Their birth is shrouded in mist as is their entire existence itself. That in itself is a whole story. You’d love to react to the immersive and entertaining lore videos like moviejoob & OmarioRPG have done. It’s ever vast and rewarding to let touch your soul.❤❤❤❤
Varda is a Quenya name of Valarin origin meaning "Sublime", "Exalted" or "Lofty"
Elbereth is name given to her by the elves meaning ‘Star Lady’
Gilthoniel essentially means Star Kindler
An original title of Varda, meaning 'the Kindler', and deriving from her making of the first faint stars in ancient times which was to light the dark world which had no sun yet and they loomed over the original Dark Lord (Fallen Valar named Morgoth by the elves) who he feared most above all even as supposedly he was the mightiest and first of all Ainur to ever exist (Ainur is the ultimate race of both Maiar and Valar)
When, long afterwards, she used the dews of Telperion(one of the two sacred trees that predated the Moon of which it birthed later on) to kindle brighter stars still, this surname seems to have fallen out of favour. After that time she was called instead Elentári, the Queen of the Stars.
1:31:00 Sam and his father were the Baggins' gardeners. In the books, Frodo's best friend is Merry before the journey. There's also another friend, Fatty Bulger, that is tasked with staying behind and pretending to be Frodo taking a vacation in a remote part of the Shire to throw off the search. Frodo and Sam had a Holmes and Watson vibe in the books where one is very much the doer and the other is the loyal helper though they grow very close. They've changed the tone slightly here where Sam is Frodo's best friend before they set out in the movie despite working for him and Merry's inclusion is accidental.
1:12:19 “Why did they make his eyes extra blue?” 😂 This gets me every time someone asks something like it, lol. They didn’t. That’s just the color of the actor’s eyes.
Actually, I think they actively tried to make the elves look more light eyed, whether blue or grey, since in the books the only times elven eyes are described in the books, they're grey or silver. Orlando wore colored contacts, but they irritated him, so there were scenes he wasn't wearing them.
Yep, Elijah Wood's eyes were their own character in The Adventures of Huck Finn too! He was just 12.
“ big.. Blue.. Eyes” - merry
This guy is just another bitter racist. Cant keep watching this with him constantly complaining about blue eyes
Alot of people don't realize that the bridge is actually alot farther than where Gandalf is at compared to everyone else and they're also being shot at by arrows. If they go back out towards Gandalf they wouldn't make it back to him in time and they'd be more in the open to be shot. That's why Boromir stopped Frodo from running back out. Hope that explains the situation a little better. :)
And in the book there isn't a moment where he catches himself and says "Fly you fools", he says that as he is being pulled over the edge. It happens a lot faster.
The river Arwen and Frodo crossed is the border of Rivendell and Elrond controls it with one of the Elven rings. Hence the Nine would hesitate to cross.
Gandalf added the horses to the rushing water. That's what's in the books. The movie makes it seem Arwen is controlling it, when in the books it's not even her who meets them in the wild.
Subbed! 🎥 💓 🍿
It's very important to know that these amazing movies hold like 20% of the actual lore in the books. So much is explained super in depth.
Those films have extras, making-off kind of documentary where they explain all the tricks, camera positioning, doubles, etc, they did to make the height difference between the different races so well. It's probably the most interesting making-off documentary I have ever seen.
It never gets old when they are like "holy shit 4 hour movie?" and by the end they are like "Wait! Is it over already?!"
xD
For the midnight theatrical release of the third movie, The Return Of The King, some theaters showed the *_EXTENDED CUTS_* of the first two movies beforehand. They started at noon, and had two-hour long or so intermissions between movies, and a half hour or so intermission in the middle of the first two movies. It was literally an all day affair.
Hobbits are called halflings because of their size. They are extremely resistant to evil, which is why its best for one to carry the ring. The Hobbit will tell you Bilbo's story. Each ring does have different powers. Galadriel was testing her ability to resist taking the ring to gain power for herself. The Elves are going to the Undying Lands where they can live forever without corruption.
Even the Undying Lands have tasted corruption. Feanor and his greed for the Silmarils led to the first kinslaying, and the Ban of the Valar. Even though Galadriel had not participated in the Kinslaying, she had nevertheless rebelled against the Valar out of pride and selfishness. That's why she was still in Middle Earth at the time of the Lord of the Rings. She wasn't allowed to return to the undying lands, her ban was not lifted until she rejected the One Ring.
I'd be buggin'. I'd be buggin'. I'd be buggin'. No pun intended. XD
I really love that you pause to elaborate on your thoughts and ask questions. Dude, you kept up with the plot threads and nuances of the story, as well as character and location names, really well for not being familiar with the series. Really loved watching your reaction, excited for the next ones!
"And now they're about to bond over fear!" I literally choked, you can't just spring that on me 🤣
Also, I really appreciate how you take the time to pause, rewind, and actually research in order to absorb all the lore. Not many reactors would put in the effort. One of my favorite reactions to one of my favorite franchises ever, thank you!!
I know some have brought up the whole thing about how it used to be the fashion to to take a lock of hair from a woman you love for luck or whatever, but with Gimli/Galadriel there is a much deeper meaning. Thousands of years before the lord of the rings, Feanor (most powerful, beautiful, intelligent, and crafty elf to ever live) asked Galadriel on three separate occasions for one of her hairs to help him craft the silmarils (jewels that the silmarillion is about), and three times she refused because she saw an element of darkness and selfishness to him. When Gimli asks, it is out of pure admiration and an honorable soul that Gimli possesses that beckons Galadriel to give him the three hairs as a nod to the three times Feanor asked her for one. Legolas smiles when Gimli talks about it because he more than likely knows the story of Galadriel and Feanor and recognizes the significance of that moment and realizes what it says about Gimli's character.
Galadriel is Arwen's grandmother, so her touching Aragorn's face was a motherly gesture.
All three movies were made at the same time, over a period of two years, and then were released about 18 months apart.
I love seeing reactions like this where you are clearly interested and processing the information as ytou watch it
I love the smile that we see from Legolas when he learns Galadriel's gift to Gimli. For those of us who understand its signifcance, it's really cool to see even such a subtle hint of recognition from an Elf in the film.
When you get to Return of the King PLEASE wait through the credits and the final song. The trilogy ends on an emotional note and the credits, with the artwork and song ties it all together. Too many reaction channels skip it lol
All 3 songs are amazing, and Into the West won an Oscar!
Thank you for sharing that with him. The end credits to the last movie is the best. My husband always keeps silent so I can enjoy it...I have to watch it every time we rewatch the films. There is actually collaboration video on CZcams that someone did that has many different reaction put in one...and they recognize the the amazing story that they just watched by ending with their reactions to Into The West...many tears. But, "not all tears are an evil". Go find it. My favorite reaction video to these movies
I used to play the end credits on loop when I was brainstorming a story line or focusing on a project until I bought a single digital track that begins with the song Into the West then is followed by the ending credit theme song for Return of the King. It's a steady 11:07 minutes long so I just play it on repeat to zone out and focus or sometimes play it on a timer as music to go to sleep by.
Props for you to pointing out the arrow fire at the Bridge; a lot of first timers miss that they were under fire.
A detail they left out from the book which I wish they hadn’t; the Bridge collapsed completely as soon as Gandalf fell. It would’ve helped settle why no one went back.
The moment he asked why Bilbo was in Gollum's cave with fancy clothes on, that's when I knew, that this franchise was about to take over his life.
1:01:19 The 'Doors of Durin' how the west gate of Moria is called were made by Celebrimbor (an elf) and Narvi (a dwarf). Celebrimbor is also the one who crafts the 3 elven rings. The dwarves of Durin's folk had a great friendship with the elves of Eregion which is close to the mountain and Khazad-dûm and therefore the password is in Elvish. 👍🏻
1:19:30 Galadriel is actually Arwen's grandmother.
I've watched a lot of LotR reactions and don't usually comment, but I'm really enjoying yours. Sharp attention to detail, *hilarious* commentary, great energy! I love watching others discover this world and its characters for the first time, and your investment/curiosity about all of it makes it that much more amazing. Can't wait to see you react to the rest of the trilogy!
Boromir was shocked by the fact that the sword was sharp because it has been 2500 years since it was broken. Blades dont stay sharp without maintenance and he was shocked because the sword is so well made that even 2500 years later it is still sharp enough to easily cut him without much force
This is a VERY good reaction. Now you know why this is the gold standard for movies.
Love that you’re contemplating the lore. Keep it up. Looking forward to the next ones.
The movie moves the story along fairly quickly, when actually much time passes between events. For example, when Gandalf left the shire to learn about the rings of power he hadn't returned for years to Bag End.
Will never understand why folks think the riders are scared of water. If they jumped on a tiny raft, they wouldn't catch the hobbits. They'd flip the raft - and their armored asses would sink.
Wow, such a great reaction! I loved everything about it, like how quickly you caught on to things, how you were analyzing things, asking questions and just really getting pulled in by the story. Way more entertaining than me watching it by myself ... for the 1000th time lol. Can't wait to see your reaction to the rest, esp. the second one as it's kinda my favourite.
Hahahaha. Bro, you had me chuckling. Great reaction. You were insightful and picked up things very well. Good shit!
“Of course I’m gonna do the extended edition.”
LOL Your day is gone but you made a good choice.
Man if there's one thing I would change in these movies it's the intro. Seems a very cheap and foolish move for Sauron to just reach out and have his fingers lopped off, which is apparently enough to kill him. In the books he fights Elendil and Gil-Galad while unarmed and kills both of them (he grabs Gil-Galad by the face and burns him to death with the heat of his hands), but they both were able to wound him enough to be fatal. Isildur came and cut the ring from his corpse and kept it as ware guild for his father and brothers sacrifice. He would not have been able to destroy it even if he wanted to. That is one of the many failsafes Sauron forged into it when he made it. Bilbo is the first ever creature to ever even give it up, which lends to how strong he was and all other Hobbits besides.
Actually, it makes an early point to just how arrogant Sauron was. He already considered that battle won, and reached to strangle Isildur to show the survivors and demoralize them. He had done such things before without real push back, but this time it bit him.
Enjoyed watching the movie with you! J.R.R. Tolkien spent his entire adult lifetime creating Middle-earth, starting in the muddy trenches of World War I. The LOTR book is based on an extensive series of writings, which his son Christopher collected and published after his father's death as The Silmarillion. The three LOTR movies further condense this material into a form that is enjoyable to watch. The point is that there is a LOT more to Middle-earth than Peter Jackson & Co. had time to pack into these movies. I have major issues with some of their decisions, but on the whole, I think they have done a wonderful job bringing LOTR to the screen.
You were surprised by Gimli's request for a single hair from Galadriel's head. This is a gift that seems to have gone out of fashion in the 21st century, but for many hundreds of years previously, it was common for a person to wear a lock of their beloved's hair in a locket around their neck or next to their heart as a keepsake. There is a lot more significance to Galadriel's hair that can be found in the Silmarillion; suffice it to say that it was a major gift!
Gollum knows about Bilbo and the Ring, because of things that happen in the prequel book "The Hobbit". That book focuses in Bilbo and his youth adventures. Bilbo finds the Ring, that Gollum has just lost, although Gollum does not know yet. They duel in a dangerous game of riddles, during which Bilbo presents himself (that's how Gollum knows of his identity). At the end of this game, Gollum realizes Bilbo has taken the Ring, but Bilbo manages to escape with it. For many years Bilbo has the Ring, but neither he or Gandalf know it is Sauron's One Ring, believing it to be just a "common" magic ring that provides invisibility. But as Sauron starts his return, the Ring "awakes" increasing its power and its evil influence over Bilbo, which Gandalf notices, and that makes him suspicious, so he finally discovers the truth. This happens just as Sauron's minions start their quest to retrieve it, after interrogating Gollum and knowing about "Baggins of the Shire".
This is one of my favourite reactions to this film, you don't talk over important bits and you pause it at appropriate moments to share you thoughts! I cannot wait for the next two movies as well as the prequel, The Hobbit :)
Since you kept mentioning the blue eyes. There's really no significance to it they just all have blue eyes. Especially the actor who plays frodo. His eyes are just that blue. The only actor that didn't have blue eyes that they gave blue contacts to is Legolas because that's his eye color in the book. You'll see sometimes Legolas' eyes as brown because the actor's, Orlando Bloom, eyes would get irritated and they'd forget to put them back in. But besides that they didn't specifically choose actors with blue eyes, it was just coincidence. But when I was younger I thought you had to have blue eyes to be an actor because of this.
Also, these films came out 2001, 2002, 2003. This is unusual. They were only able to do this because they filmed all 3 films at once (first series to ever do so). Most of the time you film 1 movie and see how it does in the box office and the next one will be green lit if the first one does well. However, in this case they were given the budget for all 3 films at once. Then due to weather in New Zealand they ended up jumping around. Peter Jackson says they'd plan to film scenes from the first movie outdoors but then it'd rain and there'd be flooding so the backup would be indoor scenes from one of the other 2 films so they wouldn't lose a day of filming. Due to this, the whole cast lived in New Zealand for like 2 years for filming. Then they'd come back in between releases to pick up shots. Most movies take a couple months to film. (Fun fact: other movies followed the filming all at once. Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest and At world's end was filmed simultaneously and so was Avengers Infinity War and End Game.)
All Hobbits are called Halflings because they are fully grown but half the size to men. Not to do with anything else.
Bilbo's story is the hobbit movies.
Arwen giving Aragorn the necklace is just a symbol of her love and commitment. Nothing magical or powerful about it.
Yes all races live in middle earth. However, Elves were the first race created and they lived in Valinor/Undying Lands the the Valar (gods). At some point some elves left and sailed to middle earth to live there. However, they are always allowed back to Valinor. (When they say sail to the west they mean going to Valinor). They are the only race that goes there. If any other race tried to sail there they'd never find it.
Arwen giving up her immortality means she'd never be allowed to go. Not all elves have the choice to live a mortal life only a handful do. Elrond has the choice because he is descended from a man and elf (Beren and Luthien, the song Aragorn was singing earlier). They were his great grandparents. As such because Arwen is his daughter, she has the choice as well.
This will help future confusion. Elrond had a twin brother who chose a mortal life (but still longer than man) and started the Kingdom of Numenor. The kingdom is gone now but his descendants still have a longer lifespan than normal men, they'll live a few hundred years. So when you hear someone is a dunedain or descendent of numenor, it means they're long lived.
Actually, Elves have gray eyes. Most of them also have dark hair, except in a few houses, such as the descendants of Finarfin (of which Galadriel is one). Elrond and Arwen both have dark hair.
...making Arwen the many times removed cousin to Aragorn...who is the descendant of Elrond's brother.
They got twelve oscars.... 12!!! Not to mention there are things included about the Oscars in the documentary behind the scenes films that were created by PeterJackson and the teams of NewLine and WETA Workshop came together in the most unique way... where he brought so many groups of people and companies into the mix to work together to get this right. to "put Tolkien's messages into it, not our personal and political stuff into it, we made sure of this as we believed this to be so very important" - Peter Jackson. ♥
The whole set of actors and even the artists for the books and who were friends to tolkien himself for many years were also finally given the respect they deserve,.... they were surprised by the PJ team during the event and called upon them to rise and join them on the stage to give them their own very special awards. it was tear jerking wholesome stuff to say the least.
Not only could the Nine see Frodo when he put on the Ring, they could see him even better then, as witness the Lord of the Nazgul drawing his poisoned knife rather than continuing to wield his sword.
Something important about the battle at the beginning of the movie: Sauron was severely weakened at that time. At his peak in the 2nd Age Sauron was approaching the lower Valar in terms of personal power, and had been brought low by Eru (God capital G) who reshaped the planet and sank a continent _while Sauron was still on it_
Sauron's spirit survived what his incarnated form did not, and when he returned to Mordor he used the Ring to rebuild a body for himself. In one of his few hasty decisions Sauron declared open war on the new Kingdom of Gondor, and the War of the Last Alliance was on. After a war that lasted years just to get into Mordor, there was a 7 year siege of the Black Tower. Sauron at last came out himself and fought with Gil-Galad and Elendil. All three perished in the fight, but Tolkien stated in one of his letters that Sauron had been "confounded by the destruction of Numenor" and that his fight with the two High Kings had been fought "before his strength and dominion had been reestablished."
So the Sauron at the beginning of the movie (who in the books most certainly did _not_ reach down towards someone with a sword in his hand) is a *lot* weaker than he had been only a few centuries before, even with his One Ring amplifying him. Because he survived literal divine intervention and then barely bothered to try and lay low to recuperate his strength first.
The sad thing is the movie left out the fact Elendil wasn’t some old sod of an SOB that gets pimp slapped by Sauron when foul beings even such as the Nazgûl would quake and pause when they hear the name Elendil being yelled out loud. He slated Saurons physical body along side Elrond (son of Eärendil. Son of Elwing who’s granddaughter of Lùthien herself.). Isildur was a part of the battle too but not to the same extend the other two were. Simply cut the ring finger off. Sauron also killed Gil Galad who also was key in defeating the physical form of Sauron. Picked him up by his face and incinerated Gil Galad for all to see. Which would be a blow to the morale of all elven kind as well as the Numenoreans which on their own scared Sauron half to death! Especially even his mightiest officers and vassals upon seeing them!
I can't wait for your next reactions of the other movies! I am so happy other people are experiencing these master classes of movies!
Answers to Questions (No spoilers): In terms of things missed, you actually did very well. I do like the text popups on screen too!
- The Ring is a Horcrux essentially, it can get bigger and smaller, influence the wearers mind
- The races of the characters kind of play a role, Hobbits are super chill and passive, Elves are proud, men are power hungry. Its when they define that nature that we see their true character. A Bad Ring in a Wizards hands would be BAD NEWS
- Scenes are big, lots of very great camera work.
- Bilbo is very wealthy, popular and adventurous.
- Sam and his family worked for Bilbo and Frodo for their whole lives, that why Sam calls him Mr Frodo, but they are still childhood friends.
- This hasn't been asked yet, but since men and hobbits are low magic, the ring just makes them invisible. It also grants longer life.
- There are just whatever magic rings. Then theres the super magic rings you saw at the start, then there is the One Ring. This one is the big corrupter. The others just are just magic boosters I think.
- The big white city Gandalf went to to go to the library is in Gondor, city is Minas Tirith (19:30) (thanks Brianna).
- Boromir (guy who guys at end) is the son of the guy who is temporarily ruling Gondor (the guy is not a king, he is the Steward)
- Sorrowmon (evil white wizard, changed the spelling to differentiate them more), is making Orcs on steroids Ura Kai.
- Wild gross dudes = goblins, evil gross dudes = orcs, jacked eveil gross dudes = Urak Kai
- No clue what the white necklace does
Just to clarify, Gondor is a Kingdom, the White City is Minas Tirith, the capital of Gondor.
the White necklace Aragorn carries is more a memento/carries a bit of magic from his GF, Arwen.
Saruman not Sorrowman 😅
He is the head of the 5 Wizards (Istari). They are also Maia (basically Angels). His home is the Tower of Orthanc in Isengard. Note that the tower amplifies his magic ability and if you'll also notice it resembles his staff which also amplifies his powers.
Technically in the books Frodo and Sam aren't really childhood friends. They are on good terms but Frodo is 12 years older than Sam and he's technically upper class compared to Sam being more of a commoner. Movies decided to make it more of a friendship.
Hobbits are chill and passice, Elves are proud, Men are power hungry...and you forgot the GREEDINESS of the DWARVES
I'm 75yrs. old, and when I was growing up it was a very special thing to give someone a lock of your hair as a loving memento. It had become a common thing in western society and maybe other cultures, too.
to give some answers from the end of the video:
1. hobbit was created long before LotR, you can say that LotR is an "afterthought" ;)
2. hobbits/halflings - just a different name for the species, afak they call themselves hobbits, but to the outisde word they are halflings, and it refferes to their size (i think)
3. middle-earth is a continent, arda is the planet, and f.e. gondor is a country, so yes - they all live in middle-earth
3a. time of the elves has passed, and they are moving to 'heaven'(valinor aka undying lands) to live the rest of their ilfes in peace, that is just the great plan of the god, time of elves has passed, time of men has started
4. the rings were made to amplify bearer's natural power, but other than that all rings had different power, the one - to rule/influence the mind of the other ringbearers and also find them, 3 elven - to heal and preserve, stop passage of time and all things good +some special powers for each (fire - to encourage, water - preotect, air - wisdom), the 7 and 9 (because only these were in the original plan of sauron, the 3 elven were made in secret to counteract the others) were just to give dominion and wealth, tho dwarves were to strong-willed to submit to sauron, the only thing it did for them was the fact that they became even more greedy and amass lots and lots of gold, and became victim to dragons (wchich lust for gold), and humans, well, we just turned into wraiths :D
4a. Galadriel is one of the oldest beings in middle-earth and she is super powerfull, even w/o the ring
4b. Arwen's gift is just a symbol of her love, this necklece is not really magical, elves are naturally immortal, no need for trinkets
4c. that was just for show, she is super powerfull the ring would amplify that but twist her into an evil being, the test was to oppose the ring (noone before did this, bilbo was the first creature ever to freely give the ring away)
5. orcs are 'produced/bread/grown', trees were just a fuel
6. frodo went alone because both of the things you said :) and even aragorn would be corrupted in time. hobbits heve no desire for power, only for food and weed, therefore are less influenced by the ring ;)
7. bilbo's story is told in hobbit
8. gollum's story will be revealed later
9. (ha!) the nine are around, they went back to regroup since rivendell hid the ring and sauron 'tasked' saruman with finding the ring, but no worries, they'll be back :)
obviously you can write entire books about each and every point above, but you wanted bits ;)
also if you want more lore, just read the damn books :D lotr, hobbit and silmarilion (in reverse order if you want to go with the flow of time tho ;))
I think you did pretty good in understanding things. The movies are dense with information, based on books which are even denser, in fact a whole different universe. Many things are explained later on in the movies, keep watching, you'll see. Bilbo's story of how he got the Ring is explained in "The Hobbit" movies.
As to how the special orcs (Uruk Hai) are made... nope, not giving you that information. You're not making your own army of them, LOL.
Yaassss! CZcams has just come up clutch and recommended a new reactor watching the most masterful story ever told. I'm late, but I'm here for it! Diving straight in! ❤
Galadriel's Hair was used by Gimli, he placed each strand in a different stone that from then on represented his house and a new eternal friendship with Elves and Dwarves.
A single strand of hair was also asked of by The elf who made the Silmarils in the First age, this person also loved Galadriel but she refused him many times.
When Legolas smiles to "She gave me three" he was recalling that ages old story.
1:01:22 The password to Moria's West gate was Elvish because it opens next to Eregion where elves were living who were on friendly terms with the dwarves when the door was built . As you might have surmised the elves and dwarves had some conflicts since then....
As for the party splitting up you are 100% correct on both suggestions. Like I said below, the ring causes corruption to all who possess it or come close to it. Frodo could see that the closer they got to Mordor the more this effect would manifest itself and cause that corruption to manifest in the others. Realising this he decided to leave them all behind and go on alone to get the job done. If Frodo did not do this there was a high possibility all would come undone as the group succumbed to the corruption of the ring and potential temptation to take it.
Dude it was so fun watching you get so into this. The amount of detail and insight you're picking up on is impressive! Can't wait to watch the rest!
The songs of lamentation were elvish for Gandalf when they arrived in Lothlórien. So the song you hear is for him: The only excerpt from these songs is "Mithrandir, Mithrandir, O Pilgrim Grey!".
This was expanded & set to music by Philippa Boyens & Howard Shore, respectively, for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. It was sung in the said film by Elizabeth Fraser in the track Lothlórien. Notable about this song is that it assumes that the elves of Lothlórien were aware that Gandalf was an incarnate Maia. This is debatable. As well, the lyrics ask "What drove you to leave/That which you loved?". This suggests that Gandalf was well aware that he would fall in Moria. Other debatable verses include the claims that Gandalf was the wisest of the Maiar, and that with him the Flame of Anor would leave the world (assuming that it and he were one, or he was the only wielder of the Flame).
(English comes after the Quenya)
* The first part is in Quenya:
A Olórin i yáresse
Mentaner i Númenherui
Tírien i Rómenóri
Maiaron i Oiosaila
Manan elye etevanne
Nórie i melanelye?
The Second part is in Sindarin:
Mithrandir, Mithrandir, A Randir Vithren
ú-reniathach i amar galen
I reniad lín ne mór, nuithannen
In gwidh ristennin, i fae narchannen
I lach Anor ed ardhon gwannen
Caled veleg, ethuiannen.
* Olórin, who once was...
Sent by the Lords of the West
To guard the lands of the East
Wisest of all Maiar
What drove you to leave
That which you loved?
Mithrandir, Mithrandir O Pilgrim Grey
No more will you wander the green fields of this earth
Your journey has ended in darkness.
The bonds cut, the spirit broken
The Flame of Anor has left this World
A great light, extinguished.
You’ll love the full scene with Frodo+Sam &Galadriel that even the great Peter Jackson & team didn’t seem to include.. which all this little stuff lead to that scene in the movies which gave it more meaning; & the”one who has seen the eye” thing was a mistake by the team. It gave the wrong message and was not needed as it lead some reactors to be like “so creepy” lol : •[Frodo] stepped back shaking all over & looked at the Lady. “I know what it was that you last saw”, she said; 'for that is also in my mind. Do not be afraid! But do not think that only by singing amid the trees, nor even by the slender arrows of elven-bows, is this land of Lothlórien maintained and defended against its Enemy. I say to you, Frodo, that even as I speak to you, I perceive the Dark Lord and know his mind, or all of his mind that concerns the Elves. And he gropes ever to see me and my thought. But still the door is closed!'
She lifted up her white arms, and spread out her hands towards the East in a gesture of rejection and denial. Eärendil, the Evening Star, most beloved of the Elves, shone clear above. So bright was it that the figure of the Elven-lady cast a dim shadow on the ground. Its rays glanced upon a ring about her finger; it glittered like polished gold overlaid with silver light, and a white stone in it twinkled as if the Evenstar had come down to rest upon her hand. Frodo gazed at the ring with awe; for suddenly it seemed to him that he understood.
'Yes,' she said, divining his thought, 'it is not permitted to speak of it, and Elrond could not do so. But it cannot be hidden from the Ring-bearer, and one who has seen the Eye. Verily it is in the land of Lórien upon the finger of Galadriel that one of the Three remains. This is Nenya, the Ring of Adamant, and I am its keeper.
'He suspects, but he does not know - not yet. Do you not see now wherefore your coming is to us as the footstep of Doom? For if you fail, then we are laid bare to the Enemy. Yet if you succeed, then our power is diminished, and Lothlórien will fade, and the tides of Time will sweep it away. We must depart into the West, or dwindle to a rustic folk of dell and cave, slowly to forget and to be forgotten.'
Frodo bent his head. 'And what do you wish?' he said at last.
'That what should be shall be,' she answered. 'The love of the Elves for their land and their works is deeper than the deeps of the Sea, and their regret is undying and cannot ever wholly be assuaged. Yet they will cast all away rather than submit to Sauron: for they know him now. For the fate of Lothlórien you are not answerable but only for the doing of your own task. Yet I could wish, were it of any avail, that the One Ring had never been wrought, or had remained for ever lost.'
'You are wise and fearless and fair, Lady Galadriel,' said Frodo. 'I will give you the One Ring, if you ask for it. It is too great a matter for me.'
Galadriel laughed with a sudden clear laugh. 'Wise the Lady Galadriel may be,' she said, 'yet here she has met her match in courtesy. Gently are you revenged for my testing of your heart at our first meeting. You begin to see with a keen eye. I do not deny that my heart has greatly desired to ask what you offer. For many long years I had pondered what I might do, should the Great Ring come into my hands, and behold! it was brought within my grasp. The evil that was devised long ago works on in many ways, whether Sauron himself stands or falls. Would not that have been a noble deed to set to the credit of his Ring, if I had taken it by force or fear from my guest?
'And now at last it comes. You will give me the Ring freely! In place of the Dark Lord you will set up a Queen. And I shall not be dark, but beautiful and terrible as the Morning and the Night! Fair as the Sea and the Sun and the Snow upon the Mountain! Dreadful as the Storm and the Lightning! Stronger than the foundations of the earth. All shall love me and despair!'
She lifted up her hand and from the ring that she wore there issued a great light that illuminated her alone and left all else dark. She stood before Frodo seeming now tall beyond measurement, and beautiful beyond enduring, terrible and worshipful. Then she let her hand fall, and the light faded, and suddenly she laughed again, and lo! she was shrunken: a slender elf-woman, clad in simple white, whose gentle voice was soft and sad.
'I pass the test,' she said. 'I will diminish, and go into the West and remain Galadriel.'
They stood for a long while in silence. At length the Lady spoke again. 'Let us return!' she said. 'In the morning you must depart for now we have chosen, and the tides of fate are flowing.'
'I would ask one thing before we go,' said Frodo, 'a thing which I often meant to ask Gandalf in Rivendell. I am permitted to wear the One Ring: why cannot I see all the others and know the thoughts of those that wear them?'
'You have not tried,' she said. 'Only thrice have you set the Ring upon your finger since you knew what you possessed. Do not try! It would destroy you. Did not Gandalf tell you that the rings give power according to the measure of each possessor? Before you could use that power you would need to become far stronger, and to train your will to the domination of others. Yet even so, as Ring-bearer and as one that has borne it on finger and seen that which is hidden, your sight has grown keener. You have perceived my thought more clearly than many that are accounted wise. You saw the Eye of him that holds the Seven and the Nine. And did you not see and recognize the ring upon my finger? Did you see my ring?' she asked turning again to Sam.
'No, Lady,' he answered. 'To tell you the truth, I wondered what you were talking about. I saw a star through your finger. But if you'll pardon my speaking out, I think my master was right. I wish you'd take his Ring. You'd put things to rights. You'd stop them digging up the gaffer and turning him adrift. You'd make some folk pay for their dirty work.'
'I would,' she said. 'That is how it would begin. But it would not stop with that, alas! We will not speak more of it. Let us go!'
When] at last all that [Galadriel] had desired in her youth came to her hand, the Ring of Power and the peaceful rule of Middle-earth which she had dreamed... her wisdom was full grown and she rejected it.... by this time she had experienced and witnessed so much from the rude and fall of many kingdoms let alone the birth of the sun and the moon just to name a few larger scale things… the ring is trivial to her now. And Sauron had always been afraid of her and the fact Lothlòrien literally is a pretty close recreation of Doriath. The main cultural heartbeat of middle earth’s elvendom which was on that other half of the continent I mentioned ended up sinking to the bottom of the ocean earlier in some other comment. Wow hey?❤
I feel your pain on that editing lol 😂at least it's only 3 movies
Answers to questions at the end. No spoilers and nothing that gets explained in later movies:
1. Regarding Hobbits; Little is written about their origin. They are related to men but clearly have different scales for age maturity and other things you can see in the movies.
2. Regarding the other species; there is a God of this universe who made elves and men. One of the chief level angels created the dwarves which is why they seem apart from the other two. The elves are talking about sailing to Valinor which is in layman’s terms, elf heaven. Because elves are magic beings and the presence of magic declines in this universe as a function of time, middle earth is basically no longer for them. They are at this point in history, granted permission from the chief angels (called the Valar) to sail to Valinor which is the undying lands as previously mentioned. There are actually 5 wizards, though only 2 are important to this story. They are actually low level angels called Maiar (that particular set of 5 known as the Istari). They were sent to middle earth by the Valar a couple thousand years before these events to help guide the free peoples of middle earth.
3. Regarding the elves’ power and the rings’ power; Elves such as Elrond, Legolas’ father, Galadriel and her husband Celeborn are descended from the eldest and most power elves in history called the Eldar so while they’re technically not angelic beings, they do have power levels that sometimes seem to compare to Gandalf’s on screen. The role of the elven rings and the other lesser rings is to protect and preserve the kingdoms of their wearers. The elven rings do seem to grant their wearers some additional abilities, for example, Gandalf actually wears one of the three which I cannot remember the name of rn but it’s particular associated power is to inspire and instill hope (which is one of the reasons he’s so good at it).
4. Regarding Arwen’s necklace; As far as I know, the necklace doesn’t directly affect her longevity but is more so reflective or symbolic of her life force.
5. Regarding Galadriel’s ring freakout; What we saw there was Galadriel being tempted by the ring but ultimately refusing it. Her character has a ton of backstory that makes this a huge moment for her which she briefly references immediately after.
6. Regarding how they made the Uruk-hai; I am unfortunately not familiar with how Saruman was able to do that in the books if he even was.
7. Regarding why Frodo left; You basically nailed it with your two guesses. The ring is just to powerful to be in close proximity with most people for an extended time without making them lose it.
8. You’ll learn all about bilbo and how he got the ring in the hobbit movies.
Just wanted to say I really appreciate how much of the movie you left in your reaction and how you were diligent in making an effort to really understand the world. It enriches the reaction all that much more!
This comment deserves lot’s of love. Thank you!
Galadriel didn't put her hand on Aragorn's chin because she loves him. At least not romantically. HE'S DATING HER GRANDDAUGHTER. LOL
wellcome to Middle Earth! thanks for reacting to this. there is an enormous lore behind the tale of the rings and much of it is never talked of or just quickly alluded to in these movies. like, to explain what goes on between Aragorn and Galadriel you have to know that Galadriel is Arwen's grandmother and a bit like a MIL to Aragorn since Arwen's mother is dead. also, Gimli and the hair of Galadriel alludes to something that happened much earlier. these little things make the LOTR fans happy but one can also watch these just like good adventure movies without knowing the rest. some background is given in the Hobbit trilogy which aren't as good as the LOTR but if you enjoy the Middle Earth atmosphere can be nice to watch. for example how did Gollum know Bilbo's name and where he was from: the dumbass told him in the Hobbit.
Arwen's mother Celebrian is not dead. She was tormented by the orcs of the Misty Mountains when she passed through Khazad Dum on her way to Lorien. Healing her wounds was beyond Elrond's skills. Celebrian was never fully healed in mind and spirit. So she decided to leave middle earth to go to Valinor where she could be healed and be in peace.
ok i had forgotten that. she wasn't in Middle Earth though and when Arwen first met Aragorn she had been to her grandmother's, presumably so long she had never met Aragorn even as he was a child (because otherwise their falling in love would be weird) brought to Rivendell to safety by his mother. so Galadriel was a bit like a second mother to Arwen, imho.
Gollum was similar to a Hobbit but casually known as “one of the River Folk”. His former name was Sméagol.
1:27:40 a lot of people dump on Boromir. But he’s actually one of the greatest heroes in Tolkiens stories. Tolkien loves tragic heroes. Loves ‘em.
Let’s set the backstory for Boromir. When he was 10 his mother falls ill and dies when a sickness and disease spreads across Gondor from Mordor, which borders it directly. His father Denethor, who is the Steward of Gondor (in absence of the King) is slowly going mad, his mind being poisoned by Sauron. The only person Boromir loves in the world, his little brother Faramir, is constantly berated and belittled by their father who hates him. All the while their father puts Boromir on this pedestal like he’s the greatest thing since sliced Lembas bread.
When he comes of age, he becomes a soldier of Gondor, wanting so desperately to protect the home he loves so much. But the strength of Men is failing, the civilization of Gondor has been in decay for the last 3000 years and Boromir is witness to its absolute lowest point. He’s watched countless of his brothers in arms die defending their borders against the forces of the Enemy. Now imagine the guilt and hopelessness all built up inside him from all of this. Imagine the hopelessness he has to push down every day to serve a broken old man and a failed kingdom because he loves them so much. It’s honestly heartbreaking.
And then his brother has a vision where he hears a voice say that hope is kindled and “Isildur’s Bane” is found. He has this vision three nights in a row and then Boromir has the same vision, and only then does their father decide to send Boromir to Rivendell to investigate.
And then Boromir discovers the Ring has been found. And in its finding he suddenly sees hope. He sees something that could help him turn the tide of destruction and save his people and country. He finally has a way to win. But it’s a false hope, it isn’t real. And he realizes that can’t be the way, because the Ring must be destroyed. But in his heart, Boromir truly believes this is impossible. A hobbit can’t walk into Mordor and throw the Ring into Mount Doom. It can’t be done.
And yet believing that, he still agrees to accompany the Fellowship. He still does his duty. Because his whole character is that of a noble servant, not in the sense that he’s a servant, but that he’s life has been devoted to serving his father and his people. Like a how we describe a soldier as “giving their life in service to their country,” this is Boromir’s whole character. But he truly believes they’re all going to their doom. They can’t win this way.
So when he tries to take the Ring it isn’t out of lust of greed or because he’s been corrupted to evil. He’s doing it out of a desire to save his people. So that all those years fighting, all the friends he’s lost, all the battles fought haven’t been for nothing. He wants Gondor’s sacrifices to mean something. But when Frodo refuses to “lend him” the Ring and runs, Boromir realizes he’s become what he despises most. He’s become the bitter man his father is, totally consumed in his grief.
But EVEN THEN, Boromir still doesn’t give up. Even believing he’s failed the Fellowship and betrayed his friends, he still continues to do his duty, fighting to rescue Merry and Pippin. And he sacrifices himself in the process. And even as he dies, he admits to Aragorn that he believes he’s failed them all and that it’s his fault they now can’t succeed. And Aragorn responds, giving Boromir something he’s wanted his whole life. He gives Boromir hope, real hope. “I do not know what strength is in my blood. But I promise you, I will not let the White City fall. Nor our people fail.” And finally, in Aragorn instead of the Ring, Boromir truly sees the way to save his people. And then he amends his statement from the Council of Elrond where he said “Gondor has no king. Gondor needs no king.” And he tells Aragorn, “I would have followed you, my brother. My captain. My king.” And with that finally realized hope, having given his whole life in a warriors service to save others, Boromir dies.
This is one of the bravest and most tragic, heartbreaking moments in Tolkiens stories. It’s fantastic.
They're really one super long movie that got chopped into three pieces, which is exactly what the book is, too. (Paper shortage meant they had to put it out in three books.) The whole thing was filmed at once, in one marathon schedule of 18 months from late 1998 to 1999. (The "extended" stuff was mostly filmed later and added in as the special editions of the DVDs went out. Yeah, DVDs are the reason we have about 25% of what you'll be watching.) They were put out just before Christmas in 2001, 2002, and 2003. The best holiday gifts I've ever gotten. :)
The term "halfling" is descriptive, and was mostly used in Gondor, in the South. There were no hobbits down there, but there were legends of small people who lived in holes, called "halflings". That's why Boromir uses the word but Aragorn doesn't, since he was raised in the North in Rivendell.
An explanation for Frodo sort of passing out even with the mithril it’s like if you’re shot in a bullet proof vest it still knocks the wind out of you, leaves big bruises and can even break a rib. So he still got hit with the force of it
And Elijah wood has insanely blue eyes
Actually, the power of this massive creature, with its long ass spear, even without piercing mithril, should have just crushed him and kill him anyway. But... you know. I'm fine with it.
The Tower bit is explained ONLY in the Unfinished Tales Book: In [manuscript] C The Black Riders arrived at the Gate of Isengard while Gandalf was still a prisoner in the tower. In this account, Saruman, in fear and despair, and perceiving the full horror of service to Mordor, resolved suddenly to yield to Gandalf, and to beg for his pardon and help. Temporizing at the Gate, he admitted that he had Gandalf within, and said that he would go and try to discover what he knew; if that were unavailing, he would deliver Gandalf up to them. Then Saruman hastened to the summit of Orthanc - and found Gandalf gone. Away south against the setting moon he saw a great Eagle flying towards Edoras.
See, the thing is he was always master of studying the enemy and even being able to think like they do to always know exactly the best ways to handle ever situation and so on, but the thing is he didn't just become the enemy, he at this time in a sense for once actually grew afraid of him, probably Sauron did what Sauron did with Finrod Felagund(Galadriel’s elder brother who by the way was very important in the legendarium) which basically widdled Saruman with various visions of the past and future until it wore him down.
You asked about the timeline of the making of the movies: They were all filmed within 1 year in 1999 - 2000 in New Zealand. After 1 year of Post-Production, Fellowship hit theatres in Winter 2001, Two Towers in Winder 2002 and King in Winter 2003. Proper christmas movies. The theatrical releases were 3h each, the extended cuts were all released on DVD shortly before the next movie was released in theatres. Soooo... extended Cut of Fellowship was released in November 2002, shortly before Two Towers hit cinemas. In preperation for all the fans so to speak.
That's just principal photography. There were many pickup shoots every year up into 2004.
Great reaction man. I really enjoyed it. I look forward to your reaction to The Two Towers and The Return of the King (and the Hobbit movies if you decide to do them. I would recommend it.). Thanks for doing this. BTW. I think that your commentary was great. You seem to be really picking up on a lot of the lore. It's very deep so it's natural that you would not know most of it right off the bat.
Enjoy my man, wish I could watch it with you
Bro your commentary has me dying lmao im listening while working my job. When you saw the shire snd admired the beauty then said "probably mosquitoes" lmaoo