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Many people don't really understand Theoden's character. Theoden is over 70 years old at the time of the battle. He has ruled Rohan for over 40 years and ruled well, and has fought many battles against the strengthening Orcs during this time. Rohan had glorious times behind it, but due to the constant wars and threats, Rohan is in decline. He feels it is his personal fault that he allowed himself to be oppressed by Saruman and Grima. When he is rescued from this nightmare by Gandalf, he realizes that his son is dead, his people in great danger and that he has been idle all this time. This raises great doubts in him as to whether he is a good king. When he is armored in Helm's Deep, this comes to a head. He wonders whether he has led his people to their downfall, but by arming himself he shows that he is nevertheless living up to his responsibilities. The arc of character development is completed in the next movie and for me he is one of the greatest and noblest characters in the movie.

Seriously...great “ramblings” 😊

Battle of the Hornburg

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Can you watch one of my favs: No Country for Old Men?

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Cheers, Josh! Congratulations & continued success.

Really glad I found your channel, and congratulations on your building subscriber list. Watching from Somerset, Kentucky. Hope you're having a great day!

my boy Faramir was quite different in the books. He was a lot nicer, and when he found out that Frodo has the ring, he was like: ok, good to know, but don't show it to me or mention it again, because I don't know if I could withstand it. so he just decided to not play the rings game. I'm a little sad jackson changed his character like that

Great, genuine reaction. Thanks for expanding your mind and engaging one of the truly classic works of film and literature! Thoroughly enjoyed your reactions!

One of my favorite parts about book Faramir is right after he finds out that Frodo has the ring.... “'But fear no more! I would not take this thing, if it lay by the highway. Not were Minas Tirith falling in ruin and I alone could save her, so, using the weapon of the Dark Lord for her good and my glory. No. I do not wish for such triumphs, Frodo son of Drogo.’ Later... “‘Fear not! I do not wish to see it, or touch it, or know more of it than I know (which is enough), lest peril perchance waylay me and I fall lower in the test than Frodo son of Drogo." I really wish Jackson didn't change this part of Faramir.

"Gandalf's gonna Gandalf" made me break out laughing. Just imagine him saying "It's Galfing time!"

Pretty much Greek Samurai.

The Rings of Power would tell you a lot about Numenor... men loyal to Sauron... and more. Unfortunately, it's not that good. Either in acting/writing or in honoring Tolkien. You can tell it has wonderful production quality in cinematics, score, and more. But it just isn't there. If you are desperate for more Tolkien, it is possible to look over its low points and see more of Middle Earth in RoP. But if you only want to watch stuff that legitimately respects Tolkien, watch the Hobbit moves (not perfect, but still good) and stay away from Rings of Power.

Your random comments made me laugh where I normally cry when I watch this movie. “I’d be in the 72nd row.” When Gandalf shows up again. 😂

This is just my speculation, but I think part of the reason Boromir focusses on Merry and Pippin is because he misses Faramir. He sees something in them that reminds him of his brother. Boromir is a protector. He protected his brother. He tried to protect his city and his people. He died protecting Merry and Pippin.

Andy Serkis is brilliant as Smeagol/Gollum. About fifteen minutes of watching Gollum, and I forget he’s CG.

I never took Grima crying as he was enjoying the thought of wiping out Rohan lol. I always took it as a “oh shit, what have I done“ I really appreciate how much you take in and notice! Some people do struggle with all the little details, but you have an eye for it :-)

A lot of the FX are practical. That’s one of the reasons these movies are so good. The New Zealand army were extras for a lot of the battle scenes. Fun fact: they invented software to show multitudes of fighters and programmed it with limited AI, so the computer-generated characters could make their own limited choices. I don’t know if it’s true, but I heard they had to reprogram it because too many of the CG characters decided to run like hell rather than fight.

The awkwardness with Faramir’s character is because he never tried to take the Hobbits to Gondor; he set them on their way. The “real” Faramir doesn’t show up until the end of the movie. Jackson didn’t want the audience to get so wrapped up in Ent/Helm’s Deep storylines that they forgot Frodo and Sam, and this is what they decided to do. It’s one of the few things I don’t like in the movies.

Legolas: 42 Gimli: 43 Aragorn (silently): Lost track somewhere around 50😂😂

Great reaction. I’m looking forward to ROTK.

D&D, the GoT showrunners, directly said that they were inspired by the Battle of Helm's Deep for the Long Night battle. Now I personally think they did a pisspoor job(in a lot of their battles tbh cause some of them make zero sense), not just storytelling wise but also in the fact that you couldn't see shit whereas this was clearly lit. Someone ascribed this quote to Lotr bts not sure how true that is, but apparently the actor who plays Sam asked "where does the lighting come from" and the response was "the same place the music comes from" and thats such a good answer. Nowadays they're all obsessed with "realistic" lighting but everything ends up looking shit and too dark, colours look terrible. This movie does it magnificently, its obviously night time but you can see everything clearly. At no point do you think hmmm that seems unrealistic because you're entirely sucked into the story its telling (also there's such a thing as suspension of disbelief that some film/tv makers should learn about again). To me really no battle comes close, not just cause of the choreography and cinematography but also the character work and the acting as you mentioned as well. And of course the amazing music just throughout the movies does so much to enhance the experience. You're completely right about what they cut. Some of the ent stuff was in there but not really every discussion and also not the bit where the trees all kill the leftover urukhai after the battle. I really havent seen many people point out the stuff about industrialisation in their reactions, youre completely right. Tolkien's feelings about it and its effects on nature very much shine through in this story. I also understand why they cut the boromir/faramir scene for the theatrical edition but I do appreciate that it gives us more insight into how they became this way. I know a lot of people complain how they changed faramir from the book but I actually think this makes for a better story(in the book he's never tempted by the ring) Cant wait to see your reaction to return of the king.

Unpopular Opinion: Give Rings of Power a chance. If you’re lucky, you’ll find one or two storie lines you like. If you don’t like it, you can join the thousands of Tolkien fans who bitch about it. I had major issues with Season 1, but like Season 2 a lot. Part of the problem is they’re trying to condense about 2500 years, and it’s caused some jumbled plots. Part of the problem is they’re trying to adapt the Second Age from LOTR and it’s appendices, and they’re up against an audience who practically has the Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, and a few other books memorized. And, part of the problem is they made some dicey decisions in Season 1 that appear to blow up the legendarium. To those of you who hate the show, good for you. Let me, and others who like it, enjoy it in peace.

I’m enjoying your reaction. Lore Dump Numenor - Numenor was an island realm that was given to specific clans of humans at the end of the First Age. The Edain (Elf Friends) helped the elves battle Morgoth, the dark lord of the first age. The first king of Numenor was Elrond’s twin brother Elros chose to be human. When Numenor was destroyed, Elendil led refugees to Middle-Earth, where they formed the kingdoms of Arnor (a lost Northern Realm) and Gondor. All that’s left of the Northern kingdom are the Dunedain Rangers, and Aragorn is their chief. The Half-Elven. Elrond’s parents, he and his brother, and his kids are considered half-elven. Because of this, they must eventually make the choice to become elf or human. Elrond’s parents chose Elf. His twin chose human. His kids have to make the choice. He actually isn’t as opposed to Arwen and Aragorn marrying as he comes across in the movie. His one condition is that Aragorn becomes king of the reunited realms, a difficult, but not impossible, chance. Elrond actually fostered Aragorn from the time he was two and loves Aragorn like a son. He gave him an elvish name, Estel, which means Hope, to protect him. When Aragorn was in his early 20s, Elrond told him who he was. Elrond, in the book, has always helped the heirs of Isildur as a way to honor his brother. Helm’s Deep. Someone else already commented on what a hellacious shoot it was. After it was over, Peter Jackson bought everyone, cast and crew, t-shirts that said “I survived Helm’s Deep”.

Lord Elrond of Rivendell has the gift of foresight. its not that he can see the exact future but more like a glimpse of the highest possibilities of what can and may become according to situations

I am fairly sure that tolkien was trying to depict industrialisation and deforestation as evil. as they were part of what he thought of as the 'the machine'. the ring is kind of a metaphor for this in ways. the potential for good but will ultimately end up doing evil through domination and cohersion. I have often thought that he would see AI in much the same way. the removal of the innate natural ability of the human. something like that anyway. other people explain it much better. here's his son doing a far better job than I ua-cam.com/video/59g7a7aDHmw/v-deo.html

GRRM has said in interviews that he was heavily inspired by Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series. But Jordan’s series is essentially a retelling of LotR so it’s expected you’d see a lot of similarities.

Legolas is probably a little more talented than the average elf as he is the prince of the Woodland Realm, but he's also young for an elf, so there are plenty others with quite a bit more experience. And some elves, like Galadriel and Glorfindel are MUCH more powerful than him, being a lot more comparable to the likes of Gandalf and Saruman.

I love when commenters ramble! And honestly, most of us would be lucky to be able to ramble as coherently as this. Plus, WE STAN REACTORS WHO HAVE EMPATHY FOR GOLLUM!!! He's my second favourite character behind Boromir, as they are both so complex and fascinating. Looking forward to RotK!!

Great commentary. I think you will love "The Return of the King."

I came late to your 1st film reaction, so I am going to comment it here. This trilogy has one of the biggest, longest, most amazing "Making Of" documentaries that you will ever find. It was included in the dvd version back in the day. You'll be blown away by the ingenuity, dedication and amount of work that was put into this trilogy. You mentioned it in the previous reaction, so I thought you should know. It will be 1000% worth your while. You could potentially even post a small reaction video to that, I'm sure you'll have lots of comments and thoughts about it, as well

Great reaction. Love that you’re still enjoying the music.

To answer your question about is Legolas special … yes, they are all special. They don’t fight that good because they are just mad or scared. Everyone but the hobbits who are selected for their constitution against evil is one of the best trained and best fighters of their race Aregorn, Legolas, gimili, and boromir are all the best already not to mention all royalty or nobles meaning they had epic training, experience, gear, and good genes. Not to mention they all level up as the story goes.

27:02 the elves turn and stand at attention for Legolas because he is an elf prince

1000% recommend watching The Appendices (making-of discs). They're worth every second.

The thenes you noticed about industrialization and the destruction of nature were heavy themes in the original book series from 1954.

I can't wait for Return of the King! I love to see people who appreciate what's happening in these films and understand the characters. Finish strong, friend!

You mentioned the tragedy of Boromir and Faramir being the result of their terrible father, which is true. But whenever I watch this movie, I'm struck by the tragedy of Denethor himself. What isn't made clear in the movies is that Denethor has one of the Palantir, the interconnected seeing stones, one of which Sauron used to corrupt Saruman. He also used the one in Denethor's possession to whisper evil thoughts into the Steward's ear and turn him to despair. In Denethor's first scene, when he says he has guessed the purpose of Elrond's council is that the Ring has been found - he knows that because Sauron told him through the Palantir. Sauron knew the info would push Denethor into trying to get the it for himself (through Boromir). This is also how Denethor knew about Aragorn before any mention of him was made. As for his treatment of Faramir, I think that also came from the Palantir. While their mother did die giving birth to Faramir, I don't think Denethor initially blamed him for it. The scene where Faramir tells Pippen the uniform he's wearing was given to Faramir by his father implies to me that there was a time when they had a decent relationship. But Faramir was naturally more inclined toward studying with Gandalf than training as a soldier (like Boromir). Years of the Palantir whispering that Faramir was more loyal to Gandalf than to his own father ended up destroying whatever trust might have existed between them (for example, when Denethor calls him "some wizard's pupil"). He became consumed by despair and paranoia, and it was only as he was dying that he recognized the truth of Faramir's love and loyalty. So sad.

They filmed all three movies together, and they did it using practical effects as much as possible. Andy Serkis' role as Gollum used the original motion caption technology, invented for this film. Because of the scope, cost, and time period, there will never be a creation again like these three movies. You'll notice during movies two and three, you see slightly more CGI being used, and that arguably made the effects slightly worse. Regarding the practical effects, what they did was wild. Jackson used moveable gadgets to create perspective tricks to film the smaller folks in a way to make them look closer than they were, creating that perfect size-difference effect. Bag End, the Baggins home, had two sets, one large and one small for Gandalf to film in. The scene in the Prancing Pony where the hobbits stand at the entrance and a man walks past, he was a very tall man wearing stilts. They spent an entire year growing and preparing the Shire before filming there began. There was a room in which two men created the chainmail rings, one ring at a time, every day for two years straight. Hobbit feet were produced en mass every day of hobbit filming because they needed new prosthetics for each take. There was so much more too. Needless to say, the behind the scenes for these films is a wonderful watch. Thanks for the great reaction. Looking forward to part(s) three!

Hell yeah brother! Another boromir Stan here! I think he has one of the most underrated storylines of any character in cinema & there’s even more added in the next movie! Really good man who only fell to the power of the ring, the most evil artifact in a land of tons of evil stuff. Loving the reaction, picking up all the deep morals, looking forward to the rest of the journey & welcome to the fan club lol

Unpopular opinion: I like the first season of Rings of Power. I haven't seen the second yet, so I can't pass judgment on it. I do plan to watch it soon.

"Last night you began to tell me strange things about my ring, Gandalf," he said. "And then you stopped, because you said that such matters were best left until daylight. Don't you think you had better finish now? You say the ring is dangerous, far more dangerous than I guess. In what way?" "In many ways," answered the wizard. "It is far more powerful than I ever dared to think at first, so powerful that in the end it would utterly overcome anyone of mortal race who possessed it. It would possess him. "In Eregion long ago many Elven-rings were made, magic rings as you call them, and they were, of course, of various kinds: some more potent and some less. The lesser rings were only essays in the craft before it was full-grown, and to the Elven-smiths they were but trifles - yet still to my mind dangerous for mortals. But the Great Rings, the Rings of Power, they were perilous. "A mortal, Frodo, who keeps one of the Great Rings, does not die, but he does not grow or obtain more life, he merely continues, until at last every minute is a weariness. And if he often uses the Ring to make himself invisible, he *fades* : he becomes in the end invisible permanently, and walks in the twilight under the eye of the dark power that rules the Rings. Yes, sooner or later - later, if he is strong or well-meaning to begin with, but neither strength nor good purpose will last - sooner or later the dark power will devour him." "How terrifying!" said Frodo. There was another long silence. The sound of Sam Gamgee cutting the lawn came in from the garden.

"Who is she?" Don't worry, we're not supposed to know yet. As for the whole nature/deforestation business, it's very much a part of Tolkien's book (and of the theatrical cut) -- it affects the story crucially after all, turning the tide for the Ents. Tolkien disliked allegory and symbolism, but acknowledged that any fiction has roots (however unpredictable sometimes) in the life and experiences of its writer, and he said that he had seen changes that he regretted even before 1910, watching changes in the English villages and countryside.

The elven perspective is not warped. Imagine an eternity watching those you love perish. It always seems warped to a human perspective, because we don't have the full capacity to comprehend a life longer than the life time allotted to us. Shift perspective, if you dare.

(20:11) "The Ring of Power whithin my grasp" "That's the name of the TV show" what TV show? There's no TV show about Lord of the Rings (we don't talk about that monstrocity)

Tears of joy?? That was despair and horror from grima. Deep down he's still a man of rohan. He just witnessed an army bred for a single purpose. Utter destruction. That's like looking out your own window and seeing a nuke there, with a timer ticking down.

Peter Jackson used lots of miniatures. Sounds like you’d enjoy watching the making of documentaries.

Most reactors grimace when Theoden says "Is that all you can conjure, Saurman?" The idea being it's dangerous to taunt your enemy. For me, I'm reminded of the famous heavyweight boxing match in Zaire between George Foreman and Muhammed Ali. Foreman was undefeated, in his prime, and feared. Ali was thought to be too old, had lost a step, and had nothing left but bravado. For seven rounds, Foreman blasted Ali with body blows that had destroyed previous champions. Wincing with pain, leaning back on the ropes, Ali would clinch when he could and whisper into Foreman's ear "Is that all you've got, George?" Frustrated, Foreman continued to throw bomb after bomb, forgetting to pace himself. By the eighth round he was exhausted, and Ali knocked him out and regained his long-lost championship. So, it may be just a taunt, but if you can back it up, it may be a very effective psychological weapon.