Boromir's last stand is one of the best deaths in cinema. Nobody dies like Sean Bean 😅 His final words to Aragorn "My brother, my captain, my king" bring me to tears every time. And I love the way you pronounce his name 🥰
Just so you know (a lot of people miss this detail) Gandalf doesn't know whether or not bilbo had THE ring. After his research, he puts it in the fire because the letters would prove whether or not it was the ring, not just to read the letters.
When Frodo asks "who is she? this woman you sing of" that song was written by the Author for his wife. he considered her the most beautiful thing he had ever seen when he first saw her while walking in the park and was instantly struck by love. "Lady of Luthien" is written on her gravestone and "Beren" is written on his. The love story in the LoTR books is based in reality.
Which "author" - you mean Tolkien? No - he did not write "songs" but poets which of course were sung in his books but he did not write songs himself as far as I know. And when I read all comments from Christopher Tolkien in his "book of lost tales 2" where he had a longer chapter about the story of "tinuviel" I also did not find the slightest clue about this. Tolkien met his wife in 1908 the first time... and the story of Luthien Tinuviel was written in 1917 - at least this claims Christopher Tolkien in "book of lost tales" right in the beginning of his comments about Tinuviel. So... I would really like to know the source of this claim. Do you have one? Btw - yes - on the gravestone of Tolkien and his wife the words "Beren" and "Luthien" are written - each directly under the real name. But when I notice it correctly in wiki and after a search in goole... they have ONE grave together. Sometimes... before writing stuff maybe people should just start asking Google if its true what they "heard".
@@BoothTheGrey i typed "luthien edith" in google and the 3 first hits says that she was the inspiration for Luthien. Maybe you should research a little bit more
@@tempsec3902 Hail on Google - the only truth in the world. Show me the link that claims that "this song was written by JRR Tolkien". If even the first three of your search claim this... only putting one in here should be the easiest task ever.
@@BoothTheGrey The source you're looking for is "Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth", a Biography of Tolkien's life, by author John Garth. Just because you suck at using Google doesn't mean the rest of us do as well.
You are right that the ring would have found its way back to Sauron if they tried to use it, but it's actually worse than that. The real problem is that anyone who tried to use it would eventually become just as evil as Sauron. So even if they were able to defeat him by using the ring they'd lose in the end. Remember, Frodo offered the ring to both Gandalf and Galadriel and both refused it, knowing that it would corrupt them. Some are definitely more susceptible to the ring's corrupting influence than others (in particular hobbits seem to be more resistant), but no one can withstand the ring forever. That's true even if they are just carrying it like Frodo, trying to use it would only accelerate the process.
Even though some have argued that Galadriel or Gandalf may have had a fair chance of wielding and withstanding the ring, I must agree with both of their refusals. There is greater wisdom in not risking the high stakes of failing to withstand it. Any chance was too high a chance.
Yes, I am convinced that J. K. Rowling took the idea of a horcruxes from Lord of the Rings. It is well known that she was influenced by the story, as are so many fantasy authors. And there is just so much similarity between the idea of Sauron imbuing the one ring with so much of his power, and Voldemort, striving for immortality by placing a piece of his soul inside of each horcrux.
The Haunted forest comes to mind as a clear influence. I mean, let’s face it, Tolkien’s shadow is impossible to get out of in fantasy. What a legend. But yeah I remember watching HP and then reading books at like 11 years old and then moving to LOTR books at 13 and being blown away by how much influence was there.
How about the invisibility cloak? Thats a combination of the ring and the cloaks the Elves gave the Hobbits. Hogsmeade is pretty much the Shire. And the three broom sticks is the Prancing Pony. Dobby acts a lot like Gollum to me. As said below the dementors are the ringwraiths. Could Hagert be Tom Bombadil? Harry's aunt and her family the saxvill baganese. But to be fair thats more Cinderella like.
But the idea was not really unique to Tolkien. Many stories of classic pulp fantasy feature wizards who prolong their lives by unnatural means, often involving binding their souls to special objects and becoming horrible monstrosities in the process. Gardner Fox comes to mind, or Clark Ashton Smith. Even Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan the Cimmerian, utilized the concept more than once. The deeper you delve into the realm of sword and sorcery literature, the more evil, death-defying wizards you will find.
"Little fact" Galadriel is the mother-in-law of Elrond and grandmother of Arwen and has lived around 7 thousand years in Middle Earth (plus the time she lived in Aman). She is also one of the few elves alive that saw the Light of the Two Trees. And the last surviving of the sons and daughter of the First King of the Noldor of Valinor. The only one that can enter Lothlorien against her will is Sauron.
Just so you know, Lord of the Rings was written 40 years before Harry Potter. And Rawlings was a big Lord of the Rings fan. So when you say something from this movie reminds you of Potter. it's sort of the other way around. A fun game people play is finding the similarities from Lord of the Rings and Potter and there are a lot of them.
Cause JK Rowling can’t write to save her life. And I say that as a fan of Harry Potter, but it can be seen where she had more direct creative control in the newer movies. The original books and original HP movies had many editors to filter all her bad writing
This is my all-time favorite series. I’m so glad you’re reacting to them. Very glad you’re watching the extended editions as well - they include just a bit more context and exposition than the theatricals did. Sam calls Frodo “Mr.” because he is his gardner. So Frodo is a slightly higher status than him, he’s just being polite. The story Aragorn was telling Frodo parallels his own with Arwen but he was talking of another story from a long time before that. Also, Hobbit feet are as tough as people’s shoes so they don’t need to wear any (although the actor that played Sam got his actual foot cut open during the making of this). There’s also a misconception that Gandalf feel really close to where the rest of the gang was, but it wasn’t the case. If Boromir had let Frodo go, he could have fallen as well. Enjoyed your reaction as always and looking forward to the next one!
They are good but not better than the matrix trilogy. These movies are unitelligent great. You can watch them without having to think at all. The matrix requires your brain to churn.
@@richardmaurer9174 Sure it is. Sure it isnt. It's too complicated for a simple mind like yours is all. Sheep will always herd together. Since they dont have their own mind to make their own logical decisions even if they differ from the masses. Without 2 and 3 there can be no first movie. Lmao. Its one complete story. So to even say the 1st is the only good one means you like reading stories only partially. 🤣🤣🤣 what a 🤡
@@damon6126 That is your opinion. But since i have my own opinion, my opinion is 100% correct. Because it is mine. It does not require anyone elses opinion nor feedback. Because art is subjective.
50:42: "and they're so frigging courageous." Hellzz yes! Sam just picking up a sword, engaging six Nazgul and yelling: "BACK YOU DEVILS!" = nerves of steel. Especially if you know the book's way of describing how incredibly fear-inducing the Nazgul are. :)
"You have my sword" "And you have my bow" "And my axe" "Thank you all. Let's go." "No, we meant like you could borrow our weapons. We're not going. Are you crazy?"
I watched a reactor who actually thought that's what they were doing. After Gimli said "and my axe" the reactor said "there's no way he can carry all that" lol
Glad you're re-taking this journey with us Evie! One piece of advice from a super Tolkien fan: watch the extended versions of the each film. They provide much more context, so you'll have fewer questions. However, the films, as long as they are, cannot answer all your questions; to understand fully, you'll need to read the books (available as audios if you like)!!!
Full song aragorn was singing: The leaves were long, the grass was green, The hemlock-umbels tall and fair, And in the glade a light was seen Of stars in shadow shimmering. Tinúviel was dancing there To music of a pipe unseen, And light of stars was in her hair, And in her raiment glimmering. There Beren came from mountains cold, And lost he wandered under leaves, And where the Elven-river rolled He walked alone and sorrowing. He peered between the hemlock-leaves And saw in wonder flowers of gold Upon her mantle and her sleeves, And her hair like shadow following. Enchantment healed his weary feet That over hills were doomed to roam; And forth he hastened, strong and fleet, And grasped at moonbeams glistening. Through woven woods in Elvenhome She lightly fled on dancing feet, And left him lonely still to roam In the silent forest listening. He heard there oft the flying sound Of feet as light as linden-leaves, Or music welling underground, In hidden hollows quavering. Now withered lay the hemlock-sheaves, And one by one with sighing sound Whispering fell the beechen leaves In the wintry woodland wavering. He sought her ever, wandering far Where leaves of years were thickly strewn, By light of moon and ray of star In frosty heavens shivering. Her mantle glinted in the moon, As on a hilltop high and far She danced, and at her feet was strewn A mist of silver quivering. When winter passed, she came again, And her song released the sudden spring, Like rising lark, and falling rain, And melting water bubbling. He saw the elven-flowers spring About her feet, and healed again He longed by her to dance and sing Upon the grass untroubling. Again she fled, but swift he came. Tinúviel! Tinúviel! He called her by her elvish name, And there she halted listening. One moment stood she, and a spell His voice laid on her: Beren came, And doom fell on Tinúviel That in his arms lay glistening. As Beren looked into her eyes Within the shadows of her hair, The trembling starlight of the skies He saw there mirrored shimmering. Tinúviel the elven-fair, Immortal maiden elven-wise, About him cast her shadowy hair And arms like silver glimmering. Long was the way that fate them bore, O'er stony mountains cold and grey, Through halls of iron and darkling door, And woods of nightshade morrowless. The Sundering Seas between them lay, And yet at last they met once more, And long ago they passed away In the forest singing sorrowless.
i still love the concept for the sound design for the Balrog's "roar". someone dragged a cinder block across some asphalt and got that noise, which is conveys the sense of a "hot air" sort of blast
Wait, i just realised it: either Smeagol is really good at hiding or knows more secrets than anyone else, because we didnt see him enter through the door to Moria and we didn't see him cross the bridge of Khazad-dum. Both objects are the only chokepoints to enter the mines from both sides, if i remember correctly.
Sam calls him "Mr. Frodo" because he is, in fact, the Baggins' gardener, and they (Bilbo and Frodo) are his employers. He is kind of a servant, but he's Frodo's friend also; still he can't shake addressing Frodo as his master, out of good manners and reflecting the social uses of Britain in Tolkien's youth time.
It's fleshed out much more in the books. Frodo Baggins is a sort of well to do noble man of the Shire because of then wealth that Bilbo gained in his dealings with the dwarves. Samwise is a very traditional Working Class guy, and also close to 15 years younger than Frodo. So the deference in the 2 is much easier to understand with those things in mind.
Sam is Frodo's servant. Tolkien lived in a very class-conscious Britiish society. But he greatly admires the common person, represented by Hobbits. Sam, in fact, is based on the common soldiers of World War I, especially the "batmen" who were servants to British officers, one of whom was Capt. Tolkien.
In regards to Moria here is a song about Gimli’s direct ancestor Durin The Deathless. There was a scene when they got out of Moria with Gimli and Frodo that never made it to the books regarding the Mirromere that they looked upon together: The world was young, the mountains green, No stain yet on the Moon was seen, No words were laid on stream or stone, When Durin woke and walked alone. He named the nameless hills and dells; He drank from yet untasted wells; He stooped and looked in Mirrormere, And saw a crown of stars appear, As gems upon a silver thread, Above the shadow of his head. The world was fair, the mountains tall, In Elder Days before the fall Of mighty Kings in Nargothrond And Gondolin, who now beyond The Western Seas have passed away: The world was fair in Durin's Day. A king he was on carven throne In many-pillared halls of stone With golden roof and silver floor, And runes of power upon the door. The light of sun and star and moon In shining lamps of crystal hewn Undimmed by cloud or shade of night There shone forever fair and bright. There hammer on the anvil smote, There chisel clove, and graver wrote; There blade was forged and bound the hilt; The delver mined the mason built. There beryl, pearl, and opal pale And metal wrought like fishes' mail, Buckler and corslet, axe and sword, And shining spears were laid in horde. Unwearied then were Durin's folk; Beneath the mountains music woke: The harpers harped, the minstrels sang, And at the gates the trumpets rang. The world is grey, the mountains old, The forge's fire is ashen-cold; No harp is wrung, no hammer falls: The darkness dwells in Durin's halls; The shadow lies upon his tomb In Moria, in Khazad-dûm. But still the sunken stars appear In dark and windless Mirrormere; There lies his crown in water deep, Till Durin wakes again from sleep.
"Mr Frodo" - Tolkien grew up in a very class-aware Edwardian society. Frodo, Merry & Pippin were at least nominally landed gentry, a higher class than working class Sam & his Gaffer. especially since Frodo was more or less Sam's employer he'd be expected to be called Mr Frodo by him. out on the road he was something like Frodo's batman, an Army officer's personal servant, again a relationship necessitating a recognition of Frodo's higher social class.
MUCH deeper lore version with added details for you: Galadriel's gift to Gimli has deeper meaning behind it, like most things in this movie & reflects the expanded lore of the middle earth universe. Galadriel is one of the 2-3 most powerful & wise elves remaining in Middle Earth since the time the land was young. She was born in a place called Valinor, or the Undying land... which is basically the place of residence of the Valar, the local pantheon, the local "gods" as you may call them. Back then, the world was not illuminated by the sun, the moon. Just the stars & by 2 trees of gold & silver, Telperion and Laurëlin that lit the world before the sun & moon were born from their last flower and fruit as they were basically killed by Melkor. It is said that Galadriel's hair had somehow captured some of the shine of those two trees. Her uncle Fëanor, who was a great king of the Elven people & also arguably their greatest craftsman to ever live, asked/demanded that she give him a lock of hair, so that he could use it to fashion 3 gems that would shine of the same light as the trees. Sensing his pride & a shadow that wasn’t exactly belonging to him brewing from within, she refused his request 3 times. He stopped asking and made the gems anyway, managing to complete the task he had set for himself even without her hair. Around these 3 gems, the possession of which became the driving force for many of the great events in the world, entire wars that lasted for centuries exploded, and other events. The gems actively shaped the fate of the races of middle earth to the point that the aforementioned Valar got involved directly. During these times, events surrounding the gems brought about the traditional enmity between Dwarves and Elves... the same enmity that Gimli still feels towards them. That enmity however does not survive his encounter with the wise Galadriel, whom Gimli basically falls platonically in love with. By giving him 3 of her hair, Galadriel is opening a door, offering an olive branch that might one day close the gap that divides these two races. Legolas, himself being an Elven prince and centuries old, knows of the story through his father Thranduil and grandfather Oropher, as it shaped the lives of all Elves, and his subtle smile is possibly the first act of acknowledgment and reconciliation. it is also a way for Peter Jackson, the director of the film, to give a nod to all of the fans who know these facts and backstories... a way to make us feel seen, and to make us appreciate just how deeply the makers of the film respect the books and larger universe created by Tolkien. The thing with the hair may seem weird, but there is a significance to it in real life as well as in the lore of the story. In real life, it was not uncommon for wives, fiancés, or even girlfriends to give their men (who were going off to war), a lock of their hair as a keepsake, particularly in WWI, which Tolkien fought in. The lore part of it comes into play in The Silmarillion, Tolkien's tales of the creation of Arda, the Undying Lands of Valinor, and Middle Earth. Galadriel is many, many thousands of years old, & was born in Valinor before the sun & moon were even created. At the time, the world was lit by two trees, one gold and one silver which would shine at different times from each other, but would shine together once a day when one would fade and the other brighten. Galadriel's hair was said to look like the light of the mingled light from the two trees, which may have inspired Feanor, a master craftsman and heir to the high king of the Noldor, to craft the Silmaril's which were three jewels that captured the light of the two trees, one golden light, one silver light, & one co-mingled light. Fëanor had a bit of a thing for Galadriel and begged her for her hair three different times, which she rejected because she could perceive the inner darkness of his heart and rejected him, which made them "un-friends" after that. There is a lot more to the lore than that, so this is the super crib-notes version. But the point is, it was VERY significant that she granted Gimli three of her hairs to a dwarf, when she would not to the son of her king many 10s of thousands of years ago of which she is related to all three kings who were brothers and Elu Thingol of Doriath was one of the brothers that didn’t stay in Valinor even though he was one of the elven ambassadors along with his three brothers and that king I mentioned was VERY close friends with Thingol) ever wondered how old Galadriel is during the War of the Ring? I have looked in many different sources and depending on where you look, she’s anywhere from 17,000-20,000 years old. 6,000 seems too young as it would make her close in age to Elrond, who I know is much younger than her even though he’s 6000-8000 by the third age, which wouldn’t make sense for her at all even if she was (“690 years older” as some kept repeating on the internet making 6960!)As she was around long before Elrond was even born and time was experience differently to say the LEAST as there is a lot to go into on that subject lol.) She was born during the Years of the Trees & back then the years were something like 9X longer than a solar year so I understand the math is hard, especially since she isn’t given an exact birth year. But it is said that Finarfin, her father, was born in Y.T. 1230, so I would assume she was born sometime within 1000 years of then (being generous). Basically, I’m wondering what the most accurate range is for her age during the events of Lord of the Rings. I’ll also add that Galadriel is was around before the ents even existed (of which Treebeard is 15,000 years old so she’s OLDER than Treebeard/Fangorn) or very close to when they were “created” by Yavannah and probably had much knowledge to do with such things and or direct knowledge of what happened. Probably through an early prototype of her mirror or simply another dream that made her long for middle earth all over again ontop of the yearning she already had to go there and explore. Nothing to do with Fëanor’s oath and all that jazz. Just going from the Appendices (and maybe Silmarillion) she would have to be at least 9000+ years older than Elrond, Elrond was born near the end of the First Age, Galadriel was adult before the destruction of the Trees. Actually, more than that: I just checked, and the Second Age ended in SA 3441. So an elf born literally at the end of the First Age (FA 590) is 3441+3018 = 6459 years old when Frodo leaves for Rivendell. Elrond was born in FA 532, so adds 58 years to get 6517. Elves are mature at 100, so Galadriel adds at leas 632 to Elrond's age, to be at least 7149, and possibly quite a bit more (as attested by other comments.) One fic had Maglor(Elrond’s Adoptive Father, Maedhros was also adoptive father alongside Maglor, they were the eldest sons of Fëanor) - One fic had as much older than Galadriel; I wondered how we knew, and it was pointed out to me that Maglor was the second oldest son of the first son of Finwë, while Galadriel is the youngest child of the third son of Finwë. So, yeah. Note that the second age was the LONGEST and again time was experienced very differently back then too aside from the internal clock of elves working very differently, she’s definitely older as far as the world and the other beings that age far faster around her. I also remind you all that she’s older than the sun and the moon and witnessed and most likely even helped in the Valar’s crafting of the last fruit and flower of the two trees of Valinor. She was the most involved with learning everything possible from them. She’s 25th generation from Tata one of the elven forefathers to wake to the stars. Their birth was rather shrouded in mist. Only those of her grandfathers ilk have a chance of knowing the origins a bit better as they are closer to that culture that stemmed from the beginning. The Years of the Trees were the second of the three great time periods in Arda that followed the Years of the Lamps and preceded the Years of the Sun. They were known to be comprised of several Ages and lasted in total around 1500 Valian Years or 14,373 solar years. Time flowed differently back then and time flowed differently within them too for the elves live as long as the world does. Epic hey?❤❤ The Dúnedain said that Galadriel’s height was two rangar, or "man-high" - some 6 feet 4 inches (193 cm). However, Galadriel's most striking feature was her beautiful long silver-golden hair. The Elves of Tirion said it captured the radiance of the Two Trees Laurelin and Telperion themselves. Galadriel was said to be the tallest female in Middle Earth, at 6'4”. But then Thingol was the tallest elf ever to live, and he's estimated to be almost 9' (274 cm) Thingol was also a very very prominent figure within the Silmarillion and other books. He’s the great ancestor of Elrond+Arwen and through Aragorn being directly but distantly related to Elronds Twin Brother Elros it makes him loosely connected to Thingol as well. Let’s just say he died a tragic death long long ago. I’m a continent that doesn’t exist anymore. The events I spoke of in my earlier story of Elrond about his fathers deeds, which lead to the Valar helping with putting a Stop to Morgoth for good so to say and that War Of Wrath lasted 80 years straight and it left the landmass torn asunder from the clash of gods and the holy host of Vanyar elves that were closest to the Valar than all other elves so you can imagine what a bunch of mighty elves men and Maiar fighting a bunch of fowl creatures and beings for 80 years would do to a continent. It all fell into the sea. Galadriel barely made it over the mountain before that part of the story officially broke out.
Your first paragraph is one of the best and most succinct explanations about the gift of Galadriel’s hair that I have seen. However, the information that followed might be a bit confusing for someone who is not really familiar with the lore, as so many references to people and places can start to get all muddled together. But I do really appreciate all of the tremendous Tolkien fans who love to share the history and details of this world with first time viewers of the movies, since the story is so much greater than the movies have the ability to explore. It really demonstrates how much the world that Tolkien created means to so many people. I would like to add one additional detail about the Galadriel/Gimli story. Gimli placed each of the three hairs inside of an imperishable crystal to be an heirloom of his people. And when you compare that with what Feanor originally wanted Galadriel’s hair for, it makes it even more significant that she granted Gimli’s request.
@@blackeyedlily thank you so much. Some love my comments and then there are a few that either scour true internet to find my comments to try and tear my comments down. If anything the reactors respond with great compassion and interest. Sometimes I get mini conversations going between me and the channel creator and sometimes a few others join in too. Yes. We are a special community of very talented and loving people. Aside from that Sega dude who shows up on everyone’s channel to scare people from going to look at the extended. And starts arguments within the conversations below the specific comments speaking anything about the extended edition. Like what’s up his arse anyway? Lol😂❤😅
@@blackeyedlily I normally bring up the Galadramir which houses those locks of hair. But maybe I should bring it up more often. I tend to do it if someone else has already spoke a bit about the Galadriel situation I’ll just add it like you just did below my comment. Haha
The Lord of the Rings trilogy was written by JRR Tolkien. He used his experiences in WWI to flesh out the details what war was like. He was also a student of languages. He made a lot of languages for the book. I look forward to your reactions. There are also the shortened version due to theater run times. There are also extended version on DVD. Peter Jackson was either greedy or just wanted to perfect the movies. On DVDs, there are the theatrical cut and the extended cut which gives more stories and background.
the amount of lore Tolkien wrote about Middle Earth is enormous. it's one of the greatest feats of worldbuilding ever. over the course of 50 years he wrote & rewrote stories that eventually filled a shelf of books & invented over a dozen languages & dialects along the way. you see, Tolkien was a scholar of language, taught at Oxford & even edited the OED for a few years. if you're ever near a library go to the reference section, open up the local copy & flip to the R's, it's where you'll find most of his entries. as hugely epic as LOTR is it's far from the most important story set in Middle Earth. the saga of the Silmarils, the War of Wrath, the love story of Luthien the Elf who stole a Silmaril from Morgoth's crown & Beren the Man who lost his hand in the process who together created the line of Half Elves including Elrond & Arwen, the rise of the island kingdom of Numenor from the ocean & its eventual fall back into the sea, the Years of the Lamps, the Years of the Trees, the Great Spider Ungoliant & the destruction of the Two Trees & the darkening of Arda. the Istari, immortal spirits sent to Middle Earth to help its people defeat Sauron. Hidden kingdoms of Elves, wars between Elves for custody of the SilmarElvesils. the Valar & Maiar, gods & angels in their heavenly continent Valinor.
The wrong way. Each extra scenes are terrible. Usually bad humor scenes that are cringey and can easily be seen why they were cut. And just know they aren't canon either since they officially didn't make it to the theatre cut. So they never actually happened 😉
“The theatrical versions are the definitive versions. I regard the extended cuts as being a novelty for the fans that really want to see the extra material.” -Peter Jackson
As you probably noticed, the nine Ringwraiths are (we could say "were") the nine Kings of Men you saw in the prologue of the movie. Bad choice, accept a Ring of Power from Sauron...
Sam very properly calls Frodo “Mr” as a token of respect (in much the same way as members of the press refer to the American President as “Mr President”). Remember, this was written at a time when people still knew how to respect one another. Frodo was Samʼs employer, a family relationship which had gone on for generations. It was thus very appropriate for Sam to address his employer with the deep respect and affection he felt for him.
Fun fact the actor actually deflected the knife thrown at him. The urakai actor needs to throw a little away from him but it slipped however vigos sword training helped him. The crew thought it was the most incredible thing so they left it in.
“Oh yeah, cuz it… it fuckin’… it talks to you, right? It’s like psh psh psh psh psh.” 😂 I love that you didn’t just say, “it talks to you“. It had to be “it fuckin’ talks to you.” I got a really good laugh out of that. Made my day.
Firstly: All 16 rings were meant to go to the elves (300-500years world of infiltration & deception down the drain) but Mairon of the Maiar disguised as a high elf named Annatar when he came to the elves pretending to be an emissary from Valinor on behalf of the Valar so it makes sense how alluring the ring is and how strong it’s pull on people is. (A bit too instant in the movies though) Galadriel soon saw right through him and especially when after speaking with him regarding not remembering him when in Valinor long ago where she learned from all the Valar thanks to being dominantly Vanyar/Teleri side over her Ñoldorin side where she gleaned from that encounter that she did not study under Aulë the Vala with any elf named Annatar ! But later named Sauron by the elves meaning deceiver! After all of this, The three elven rings were made in secret without Saurons touch upon them thanks to Celebrimbor! Remember Gandalf before he became Gandalf was the same species of entity Sauron used to be!! Wow hey? The Rings, in this case, would have lost their powers eventually due to the lack of the One Ring and possibly because they were designed to defeat evil, and evil, in the form of Sauron, had been defeated. The Three Elven Rings served their purpose for a long time. Two out of three of them had several different bearers Unlike the other Rings, the main purpose of the Three is to "heal and preserve", as when Galadriel used Nenya to preserve her realm of Lothlórien over long periods. The Elves made the Three Rings to try to halt the passage of time, or as Tolkien had Elrond say, "to preserve all things unstained". I can expand upon this based on any further statements and questions you have for me as a reply to this comment ! ❤ There is problem here with the Rings, the Three were supposed to be never touched by Sauron and that's why they were not corrupting…Sauron had not taken part in their making which made the Three more 'pure' unsullied by his dark power, unlike the Nine and Seven Rings! But Sauron in the show touched the very material they were made of!!! So technically he could have tainted them and corrupted! Even appendices of Lot tell us the order of making the rings, so they didn't even need the righs to more detailed writings in UT or Silmarillion: 1200 Sauron endeavours to seduce the Eldar. Gil-galad refuses to treat with him; but the smiths of Eregion are won over. The Númenoreans begin to make permanent havens. c. 1500 The Elven-smiths instructed by Sauron reach the height of their skill. They begin the forging of the Rings of Power. c. 1590 The Three Rings are completed in Eregion. c. 1600 Sauron forges the One Ring in Orodruin. He completes the Barad-dûr. Celebrimbor perceives the designs of Sauron. 1693 War of the Elves & Sauron begins. The Three Rings are hidden." 'Did you not hear me, Gloin?' said Elrond. 'The Three were not made by Sauron, nor did he ever touch them. But of them it is not permitted to speak. So much only in this hour of doubt I may now say. They are not idle. But they were not made as weapons of war or conquest: that is not their power. Those who made them did not desire strength or domination or hoarded wealth, but understanding, making, and healing, to preserve all things unstained. These things the Elves of Middle-earth have in some measure gained, though with sorrow. But all that has been wrought by those who wield the Three will turn to their undoing, and their minds and hearts will become revealed to Sauron, if he regains the One." The One Ring’s power over people explained here:As for the rings given to these groups:They were all meant to go to the elves but Mairon of the Maiar disguised as a high elf named Annatar when he came to the elves pretending to be an emissary from Valinor on behalf of the Valar so it makes sense how alluring the ring is and how strong it’s pull on people is. (A bit too instant in the movies though) Galadriel soon saw right through him and especially when after speaking with him regarding not remembering him when in Valinor long ago where she learned from all the Valar thanks to being dominantly Vanyar/Teleri side over her Ñoldorin side where she gleaned from that encounter that she did not study under Aulë the Vala with any elf named Annatar ! But later named Sauron by the elves meaning deceiver! After all of this, The three elven rings were made in secret without Saurons touch upon them thanks to Celebrimbor! Remember Gandalf before he became Gandalf was the same species of entity Sauron used to be!! Wow hey? The Rings, in this case, would have lost their powers eventually due to the lack of the One Ring and possibly because they were designed to defeat evil, and evil, in the form of Sauron, had been defeated. The Three Elven Rings served their purpose for a long time. Two out of three of them had several different bearers Unlike the other Rings, the main purpose of the Three is to "heal and preserve", as when Galadriel used Nenya to preserve her realm of Lothlórien over long periods. The Elves made the Three Rings to try to halt the passage of time, or as Tolkien had Elrond say, "to preserve all things unstained". I can expand upon this based on any further statements and questions you have for me as a reply to this comment ! ❤ Aside from the three Elven Rings Made In Secret Without Saurons presence or touch upon them through Celebrimbor!
Only Gandalf, Galadriel, Saruman and maybe Elrond could maybe use the ring to get the power .. normal people just get invisible. Also Gandalf said at the beginning: even if he could defeat Sauron with the ring, the power would corrupt him and basically make him another Sauron
The problem is no one is able to destroy the One Ring. Because no one want to destroy the One Ring. This is the most great power of the spell and no one can overcome it. But...
Once you realize the narrator is Galadriel it adds extra significance. She is one of the oldest, wisest and most powerful beings still alive in Middle Earth, as she was born even before the world was created. I don't want to recount the whole history of middle earth and the elves here but she is somewhere between 8000 to 20000 years old (there is dispute here because of how elves count time versus how men count time and the fact that she existed before time was a viable concept in this world. In the whole history of middle earth and all the beings who held the ring only three ever gave up control over it willingly, and all of them were Hobbits. In the book 17 years pass between the time when Frodo receives the ring and when Gandalf returns from his investigation. They obviously couldn't do this in the movies.
Compared to Gandalf, Dumbledore IS a conjurer of cheap tricks. Rowling was very much influenced and inspired by Tolkien. All other wizards are Gandalf knockoffs. 15:35 Warning: Information sent over the Palantir Network may be visible to other users.
for a better understanding of the situation between the moments when Gandalf gave the ring to Frodo and came back again, 19 years have passed, if I'm not mistaken, in the movie it looked like it was too fast
The stronger the person or more inner conflict they have the more influence the ring has also the way you get the ring plays a part, Gollum killed his cousin to get the ring and used it for spying and gathering secrets to extort his own people, showing murderous intent and evil ambition so it’s corruption on him was devastating whereas Bilbo squired the ring but spared Gollum’s life showing compassion and mercy and he only ever used it to hide and on occasion rescue the dwarves whilst on his travels with them so it’s influence was slight on him.
When Gandalf captures the moth on Saruman's tower, and you thought he was going to eat it. That made me laugh a little too hard. What a different movie it would have been.
The black ball in Saruman's tower is called a palantir, which means "that which sees far away." There were seven of them long ago, and the Kings of Gondor and Arnor used them both to communicate and to keep an eye on their kingdoms. One palantir by itself can be used to see what is going on pretty much anywhere in Middle-earth, as long as there is light to see by in the place you're looking at. It is even hinted by Gandalf at one point that a palantir can look into the past, showing not only what is currently happening but what happened already. It does not transmit sound, only visual, but still, incredibly useful. Two or more palantiri used in conjunction were even better, as they could link up, however far apart they might be, and allow their users to not only see each other, but also speak mind-to-mind. In a time without phones or internet, it was the only form of instant long-distance communication they had. Any other method of communication between Annuminas and Osgiliath, for instance, required weeks of travel for each message. But over the centuries, some of the palantiri were lost, and it was believed that Sauron probably had gotten ahold of one or possibly two of them. And therein lay the danger, because if you looked in one palantir while Sauron was looking in another, he could see you, hear what you were thinking, try to persuade you to his side, and even see what you were using the palantir to look at. You could end up drawing his attention to things you didn't want him to notice, like the location of a certain Ring. He could also, if he turned out to be stronger than you, influence what the palantir showed you. They can't be made to lie, exactly, but by showing only certain parts of the truth, it could come to essentially the same thing as lying. The palantiri are not evil like the Ring, not in and of themselves, but if it is true that Sauron has one, then all the rest are nearly as dangerous as if they were created for evil in the first place. That's why Gandalf is so wary of them.
Aragorn in the wilderness is singing the Lay of Luthien, put simply, about an elvish princess who rescues a man, Beren, from a dungeon and they fall in love. She forsakes the immortal life to become mortal so that they can be togehter. The story of Arwen and Aragorn is a retelling of this tale. On the gravestones of JRR Tolkien and his wife, Edith, are the names Beren and Luthien. Arwen is the granddaughter of Galadriel. Her mother Celebrian was tortured by orcs and has left Middle-earth to go into the West to the Undying Lands. By choosing Aragorn, she will never see her mother, father or grandparents again. Death, btw, is called the gift of men because by dying they spend eternity with Eru Illuvatar, the One Father.
Enjoyed your reaction! You were perceptive enough to notice the parallel between Aragorn's song of Beren and Luthien and Aragorn's own relationship with Arwen. In close-ups, you'll notice that Aragorn wears a ring on his left index finger. It is the Ring of Barahir, and it is at least 6500 years old. Barahir was the father of Beren, and the ancestor of Elrond and Isildur and the Kings of Gondor. Sam calls him "Mr. Frodo," because he is Frodo's gardener. The Hobbits of the Shire have a similar social structure to the England of Tolkien's youth. It isn't as strongly developed; there is no "nobility," but Sam is from a lower social stratum than the other three Hobbits. Merry and Pippin in particular would be regarded as "gentry": Pippin's father is the head of the Took clan and is addressed as The Took, while Merry's father is the Master of the Hall of the Brandybucks. Sam in the movies is treated a bit more equally with the others than he is in the book; the Sam of the book comes across as a cross between a servant and a domestic animal (though he has grown a lot by the end of the story).
So, about Sam not swimming, iirc (I haven't read the book in a while), hobbits are notoriously bad with water, most of them can't swim, and I think they don't really use boats unless needed. Similarly, one thing that is not noted in the movies (but actually shown at multiple occasions), hobbits are pretty good at throwing rocks. That's why you see them, at multiple times throughout this trilogy, just pick up rocks and actually knock out targets with them.
With the ring the more power you have, the more it can corrupt, and boromir was a great warrior from gondor. Aragorn is too but I think he has zero greed, he really only wants to be with arwen.
You were observant to notice that Rowling lifted the idea of the Horcruxes (Horcruxi?) from Tolkien's work. You noted the similarities between Gandalf and Dumbledore as well. Much of Rowling's work was influenced by Tolkien.
These are not children's movies. The LOTR story itself by Tolkien is fantasy for adults, for him (JRRT) to express his moral and religious beliefs through a fantastical setting, using his language skills (he was a professor of language.)
It’s intentionally saturated with The Elder Edda and so on. Heck. The entire Children Of Hùrin tale is literally word for word what one of the Kalavela oral tradition stories through song tell about. Plus. He didn’t like inserting certain things into his works as they were a passion project to give back to England and the world at large to restore ancient knowledge and passion for learning about our true history. But yes. You’re comment was a lovely introduction for this lady that’s beginning the journey. ❤
Good reaction! Thank you for trying the movie again! As Gandalf said at the council of Elrond, the One Ring is altogether evil. It contains a part of the dark power of Sauron, and will corrupt anybody who tries to use it to do anything. That is why both Gandalf and Galadriel refuse the Ring when it is offered to them. Hobbits have much less desire for power, so it impacts on them more slowly in general. Bilbo had it for 60 years and it began to change him, as well as prolonging his life, but he was unique in being able to give it up and intentionally leave the Ring to Frodo. Glad that you commented on the parallel of the relationships of Arwen (half-elven) and Aragorn (human) to that of Luthien (half-elven and half-maia) and Beren (human). (A version of the tale of Beren and Luthien has been published as a stand alone story from the First Age of Middle Earth.) That was intentional on the part of Prof Tolkien. Luthien is Arwen's paternal great-great=grandmother (and Elrond's great-grandmother). Given that Aragorn is descended from Elrond's twin brother, Elros (the first king of Numenor), he is Arwen's cousin but many, many generations removed - over a period of more than 6,400 years - and also can claim Luthien as a foremother. Btw, Galadriel is Arwen's maternal grandmother. All this genealogical info comes from the books. I look forward to your reactions to the rest of the movies.
The ring's influence works on a scale. The more powerful a being your are you the more power hungry your personality the faster it affects you. Hobbits naturally exist at the bottom of both scales. Not very powerful and not caring too much for power. Gandalf on the other hand if he even held it for a minute the world might be screwed. Gandalf knows this and that's why he refuses to touch it.
I couldn’t stop laughing when you got jumpscared from the Cave Troll and gave it the finger after at 36:13 ! xDDD that was hilarious my sides hurt from laughter! I’m glad you’re going to check out this trilogy in extended version. My biggest regret was not seeing all three in theaters, but I was a wee little boy at the time so I think I’d probably annoy the audience. Lol I want to make a comment about the beginning about the first time watching this movie in french. I 100% relate to that since I grew up watching most early to mid 2000s 2D Disney animation in spanish. I couldn’t take the spanish audio dub seriously even with the sad or serious moments because it was hilarious. Even when watching horror movies in spanish dub it felt more like a comedy. Watching them in it’s original audio is totally worth it! Anyways, I looking forward for more movie reactions in the future!
Awesome. This may be the first time I've watched an LOTR reaction, already knowing the reactor's personality. And you're genuine. So this should be great. Yay.
I like that the Extended Edition starts with Bilbo writing his book, “There and Back Again”. In the Tolkien mythos that IS the book “The Hobbit” - written by Bilbo and which Tolkien merely translated.
I've loved this story, this world since I first read it in 1069. (Am I giving it away that I'm an old Granny?) The artwork they put into the movie is great. Look around on-line for other work inspired by this story. Some of it is amazing. In case you weren't aware, Sam Heughan, the actor who plays Jamie Fraser, was named after the Sam Gamgee character in this book. His mother was an old hippie chick and loved this world too.
1069?!?! I didn't know humans could get that old! 🦞😅 That's about as old as my great-grand Uncle Malachi who watched William the Conquerer cross the English Channel!🦞👴🏻
This is said in every comment section of LOTR reactions but Sam is the absolute best character of these movies. Especially towards the end of their journey.
Actually the dwarves are rather immune to the rings power as when they had the 7 of what was meant to be the 16 elven rings redistributed to them it had no effect on them. Especially due to the fact their forefathers were created by the hands of Aulë of the Valar. And they are not greedy! They are highly noble and strong. Their ancestors could take out dragons. You can go into detail in reactions like moviejoob did. She’s the only one aside from a few channels that’s making it popular and it’s working as hundreds more are falling in love with it all. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Sam calls him Mr. Frodo, because before this adventure Sam is actually his gardener, kinda of like an employee. So it's a sign of respect to him. But this adventure changes that
My mom took me to the cinema to watch this when I was 11yo. I had no idea what this was about, she just took me to watch, and it terrified me too lol. For like 3 nights I kept dreaming of orcs invading my city. But after I grew up a bit it became my favorite movie franchise of all time.
Sam, and most Hobbits except for Bucklanders like Merry, are deathly afraid of the water and of boats. The movie doesn't reflect this. Frodo's parents died in of drowning, for instance.
I like that you aren't talking all the time but instead watching and getting into the movie. Not that I don't like your comments, LOL. Just glad that you are watching and paying attention.
Ironically, calling the orcs, Ogres, is not incorrect, as they are variations of the same word originally, and actually Ogre is a more proper term for what they actually are.
You should try not to compare this to Harry Potter. If you start doing that you'll eventually realize that Rowlings stple most of her ideas from Tolkien
Aragorn definitely felt the call of the ring but the self-aware good guy that he is, realized that even if he can resist it now, he wouldn't be able to for long.
@@CChissel No film I've ever heard of stayed 100% true to the source material. In fact doing that is both undesirable and nearly impossible as film and books are different media and things that work in one don't work in the other.
One thing that perhap's dosn't make sense, is why Gandalf uses a Roman Greek month October, I am fairly sure there was never a Roman Empire in Middle Earth.
17:15 They could have made this trilogy a _lot_ shorter by having them not survive this fall. The Black Rider then ambles along the road, stumbles across the hobbits, rummages in their pockets and finds the One Ring. [THE END]
With as much clothing as he had on? It actually would have been near impossible for him to get up on his own. Even if he knew how to swim, he was already in a stream leading towards a waterfall. True it was off to the side, but still...
Tolkien compared the effect of the Ring on its holder as that expressed in the Our Father prayer -- "lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." The Ring draws out evil that is within you and it attracts evil from outside toward you. So you';; notice that bad things -- like krackens adn trolls -- immediately go for Frodo, as well as pretty much tempts everybody.
Nice reaction. This is my favorite series of films and I look forward to seeing how you like them. One suggestion, could turn up your mic a bit. Kinda hard to hear you sometimes :)
Well done for returning to Middle Earth as an adult, great perceptive review and reaction. Looking forward to your reaction to the Two Towers and Return of the King. All the best from New Zealand 🇳🇿
And so..........the journey begins...........again lol As for the Horcrux similarity i dont remember if JK Rowling said or confirmed outright if she did draw inspiration from LoTR but the parallels are striking. As big as these stories and franchise are with the fantasy genre im not surprised its leaked into other stories whether intentional or accidental
They aren’t striking at all, she just stole Tolkien’s ideas and slapped a new name on them and dumb them down 🤦🏻♂️ thus is to why Happy Potter is trash 🗑🤣
Trilogy The Lord Of The Ring Extended Edition: (1) The Felloship Of The Ring Extended Edition (2) The Two Tower Extended Edition (3) The Return Of The King Extended Edition Trilogy The Hobbit Extended Edition Of The Adventures Of Bilbo Baggin: (1) An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition (2) The Desolation Of Smaug Extended Edition (3) The Battle Five Armie Extended Edition
No Frodo, and all the hobbits for that matter, do not feel the pull of the ring so strongly. The ring offers power and hobbits have little interest in power. Some ale, land to till and of course much tasty food is all they need.
Glad you watched it in the original version this time, the French version isn't too bad, but you can feel Peter Jackson wasn't there to direct the dubbing process. Also, Sam is dubbed by Christophe Lemoine, who also dubs Eric Cartman, and that somewhat breaks the immersion for me.
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Boromir's last stand is one of the best deaths in cinema. Nobody dies like Sean Bean 😅 His final words to Aragorn "My brother, my captain, my king" bring me to tears every time.
And I love the way you pronounce his name 🥰
It's his favourite death)
"I'm going to Mordor alone!"
"Of course you are, and I'm coming with you!"
That's one of the silliest and most wholesome bits of dialogue I've seen.
Humor and heart, both at once. Hard to beat it.
Just so you know (a lot of people miss this detail) Gandalf doesn't know whether or not bilbo had THE ring. After his research, he puts it in the fire because the letters would prove whether or not it was the ring, not just to read the letters.
When Frodo asks "who is she? this woman you sing of" that song was written by the Author for his wife.
he considered her the most beautiful thing he had ever seen when he first saw her while walking in the park and was instantly struck by love. "Lady of Luthien" is written on her gravestone and "Beren" is written on his. The love story in the LoTR books is based in reality.
Wow. I love the Beren and Luthien story, but I didn't know the info you posted. Just wow.
Which "author" - you mean Tolkien? No - he did not write "songs" but poets which of course were sung in his books but he did not write songs himself as far as I know.
And when I read all comments from Christopher Tolkien in his "book of lost tales 2" where he had a longer chapter about the story of "tinuviel" I also did not find the slightest clue about this. Tolkien met his wife in 1908 the first time... and the story of Luthien Tinuviel was written in 1917 - at least this claims Christopher Tolkien in "book of lost tales" right in the beginning of his comments about Tinuviel.
So... I would really like to know the source of this claim. Do you have one?
Btw - yes - on the gravestone of Tolkien and his wife the words "Beren" and "Luthien" are written - each directly under the real name. But when I notice it correctly in wiki and after a search in goole... they have ONE grave together.
Sometimes... before writing stuff maybe people should just start asking Google if its true what they "heard".
@@BoothTheGrey i typed "luthien edith" in google and the 3 first hits says that she was the inspiration for Luthien. Maybe you should research a little bit more
@@tempsec3902 Hail on Google - the only truth in the world.
Show me the link that claims that "this song was written by JRR Tolkien".
If even the first three of your search claim this... only putting one in here should be the easiest task ever.
@@BoothTheGrey The source you're looking for is "Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth", a Biography of Tolkien's life, by author John Garth. Just because you suck at using Google doesn't mean the rest of us do as well.
You are right that the ring would have found its way back to Sauron if they tried to use it, but it's actually worse than that. The real problem is that anyone who tried to use it would eventually become just as evil as Sauron. So even if they were able to defeat him by using the ring they'd lose in the end. Remember, Frodo offered the ring to both Gandalf and Galadriel and both refused it, knowing that it would corrupt them. Some are definitely more susceptible to the ring's corrupting influence than others (in particular hobbits seem to be more resistant), but no one can withstand the ring forever. That's true even if they are just carrying it like Frodo, trying to use it would only accelerate the process.
Even though some have argued that Galadriel or Gandalf may have had a fair chance of wielding and withstanding the ring, I must agree with both of their refusals. There is greater wisdom in not risking the high stakes of failing to withstand it. Any chance was too high a chance.
The trick is never claiming it for yourself.
If you fight to keep it, you claim to be its owner and it will own you in exchange.
More like the horcrux is based on the ring. Lotr was written before Harry Potter
Yes, I am convinced that J. K. Rowling took the idea of a horcruxes from Lord of the Rings. It is well known that she was influenced by the story, as are so many fantasy authors. And there is just so much similarity between the idea of Sauron imbuing the one ring with so much of his power, and Voldemort, striving for immortality by placing a piece of his soul inside of each horcrux.
I often wondered if her dementors were inspired by Tolkien's ringwraiths.
The Haunted forest comes to mind as a clear influence. I mean, let’s face it, Tolkien’s shadow is impossible to get out of in fantasy. What a legend. But yeah I remember watching HP and then reading books at like 11 years old and then moving to LOTR books at 13 and being blown away by how much influence was there.
How about the invisibility cloak? Thats a combination of the ring and the cloaks the Elves gave the Hobbits. Hogsmeade is pretty much the Shire. And the three broom sticks is the Prancing Pony. Dobby acts a lot like Gollum to me. As said below the dementors are the ringwraiths. Could Hagert be Tom Bombadil? Harry's aunt and her family the saxvill baganese. But to be fair thats more Cinderella like.
@@boki1693 I don't think Hogsmead is directly influenced by the shire but rather both find their same influence in the English countryside.
But the idea was not really unique to Tolkien. Many stories of classic pulp fantasy feature wizards who prolong their lives by unnatural means, often involving binding their souls to special objects and becoming horrible monstrosities in the process. Gardner Fox comes to mind, or Clark Ashton Smith. Even Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan the Cimmerian, utilized the concept more than once. The deeper you delve into the realm of sword and sorcery literature, the more evil, death-defying wizards you will find.
"Little fact" Galadriel is the mother-in-law of Elrond and grandmother of Arwen and has lived around 7 thousand years in Middle Earth (plus the time she lived in Aman). She is also one of the few elves alive that saw the Light of the Two Trees. And the last surviving of the sons and daughter of the First King of the Noldor of Valinor.
The only one that can enter Lothlorien against her will is Sauron.
Just so you know, Lord of the Rings was written 40 years before Harry Potter. And Rawlings was a big Lord of the Rings fan. So when you say something from this movie reminds you of Potter. it's sort of the other way around. A fun game people play is finding the similarities from Lord of the Rings and Potter and there are a lot of them.
Cause JK Rowling can’t write to save her life. And I say that as a fan of Harry Potter, but it can be seen where she had more direct creative control in the newer movies. The original books and original HP movies had many editors to filter all her bad writing
This is my all-time favorite series. I’m so glad you’re reacting to them. Very glad you’re watching the extended editions as well - they include just a bit more context and exposition than the theatricals did.
Sam calls Frodo “Mr.” because he is his gardner. So Frodo is a slightly higher status than him, he’s just being polite.
The story Aragorn was telling Frodo parallels his own with Arwen but he was talking of another story from a long time before that.
Also, Hobbit feet are as tough as people’s shoes so they don’t need to wear any (although the actor that played Sam got his actual foot cut open during the making of this).
There’s also a misconception that Gandalf feel really close to where the rest of the gang was, but it wasn’t the case. If Boromir had let Frodo go, he could have fallen as well. Enjoyed your reaction as always and looking forward to the next one!
They are good but not better than the matrix trilogy. These movies are unitelligent great. You can watch them without having to think at all. The matrix requires your brain to churn.
@@WheresWaldo05 The first Matrix movie is the only good one. And the first one is nothing compared to LotR - intellect wise or film wise.
@@richardmaurer9174 Sure it is. Sure it isnt. It's too complicated for a simple mind like yours is all. Sheep will always herd together. Since they dont have their own mind to make their own logical decisions even if they differ from the masses. Without 2 and 3 there can be no first movie. Lmao. Its one complete story. So to even say the 1st is the only good one means you like reading stories only partially. 🤣🤣🤣 what a 🤡
@@WheresWaldo05 The second Matrix movie was not good. The third was absolute trash. That trilogy isn't even in the same league as the LoTR trilogy.
@@damon6126 That is your opinion. But since i have my own opinion, my opinion is 100% correct. Because it is mine. It does not require anyone elses opinion nor feedback. Because art is subjective.
You are about to embark on a journey of the three greatest fantasy films ever made. These films are still number one in every category today
Personal opinions are no guarantee others will share your view.
@@malcolmdrake6137 It’s not a personal opinion, Malcolm. It’s a fact!
@@malcolmdrake6137yep and? How it is related to the fact he just wrote? 😂
One film. Three parts. None can exist without the other. None are not standalone.
I'm still amazed how well the sfx hold up
To this day this is still the only movie I saw get a standing ovation in the theaters when the end credits came up
In the movies, Sam is 21 and Frodo is 33. In the books, it's the same age in the beginning, but they wait 17 years before going on their mission.
Although Hobbits are a bit longer lived than us Humans today, so their age should maybe be mentally scaled to "human years" a bit...
50:42: "and they're so frigging courageous."
Hellzz yes! Sam just picking up a sword, engaging six Nazgul and yelling: "BACK YOU DEVILS!" = nerves of steel.
Especially if you know the book's way of describing how incredibly fear-inducing the Nazgul are. :)
"You have my sword" "And you have my bow" "And my axe"
"Thank you all. Let's go."
"No, we meant like you could borrow our weapons. We're not going. Are you crazy?"
I watched a reactor who actually thought that's what they were doing. After Gimli said "and my axe" the reactor said "there's no way he can carry all that" lol
@@richardmaurer9174 Funny AF!
LOL, good parody!
@@richardmaurer9174 oh. That was probably BJ and whatshername… Asia. BJ and Asia
@@Makkaru112 Yes, that's who it was.
Glad you're re-taking this journey with us Evie!
One piece of advice from a super Tolkien fan: watch the extended versions of the each film. They provide much more context, so you'll have fewer questions.
However, the films, as long as they are, cannot answer all your questions; to understand fully, you'll need to read the books (available as audios if you like)!!!
Full song aragorn was singing: The leaves were long, the grass was green,
The hemlock-umbels tall and fair,
And in the glade a light was seen
Of stars in shadow shimmering.
Tinúviel was dancing there
To music of a pipe unseen,
And light of stars was in her hair,
And in her raiment glimmering.
There Beren came from mountains cold,
And lost he wandered under leaves,
And where the Elven-river rolled
He walked alone and sorrowing.
He peered between the hemlock-leaves
And saw in wonder flowers of gold
Upon her mantle and her sleeves,
And her hair like shadow following.
Enchantment healed his weary feet
That over hills were doomed to roam;
And forth he hastened, strong and fleet,
And grasped at moonbeams glistening.
Through woven woods in Elvenhome
She lightly fled on dancing feet,
And left him lonely still to roam
In the silent forest listening.
He heard there oft the flying sound
Of feet as light as linden-leaves,
Or music welling underground,
In hidden hollows quavering.
Now withered lay the hemlock-sheaves,
And one by one with sighing sound
Whispering fell the beechen leaves
In the wintry woodland wavering.
He sought her ever, wandering far
Where leaves of years were thickly strewn,
By light of moon and ray of star
In frosty heavens shivering.
Her mantle glinted in the moon,
As on a hilltop high and far
She danced, and at her feet was strewn
A mist of silver quivering.
When winter passed, she came again,
And her song released the sudden spring,
Like rising lark, and falling rain,
And melting water bubbling.
He saw the elven-flowers spring
About her feet, and healed again
He longed by her to dance and sing
Upon the grass untroubling.
Again she fled, but swift he came.
Tinúviel! Tinúviel!
He called her by her elvish name,
And there she halted listening.
One moment stood she, and a spell
His voice laid on her: Beren came,
And doom fell on Tinúviel
That in his arms lay glistening.
As Beren looked into her eyes
Within the shadows of her hair,
The trembling starlight of the skies
He saw there mirrored shimmering.
Tinúviel the elven-fair,
Immortal maiden elven-wise,
About him cast her shadowy hair
And arms like silver glimmering.
Long was the way that fate them bore,
O'er stony mountains cold and grey,
Through halls of iron and darkling door,
And woods of nightshade morrowless.
The Sundering Seas between them lay,
And yet at last they met once more,
And long ago they passed away
In the forest singing sorrowless.
i still love the concept for the sound design for the Balrog's "roar". someone dragged a cinder block across some asphalt and got that noise, which is conveys the sense of a "hot air" sort of blast
Cool! I thought it was a blast furnace or a forge, something like that with a roar from a lion mixed in.
I also like the "flexing" with fire.
Wait, i just realised it: either Smeagol is really good at hiding or knows more secrets than anyone else, because we didnt see him enter through the door to Moria and we didn't see him cross the bridge of Khazad-dum. Both objects are the only chokepoints to enter the mines from both sides, if i remember correctly.
Probably sneaked in while they were distracted by the octopus thing.
Gollum was in Moria before the Fellowship entered and began following them. He entered through the East Gate and was heading Westward.
Sam calls him "Mr. Frodo" because he is, in fact, the Baggins' gardener, and they (Bilbo and Frodo) are his employers. He is kind of a servant, but he's Frodo's friend also; still he can't shake addressing Frodo as his master, out of good manners and reflecting the social uses of Britain in Tolkien's youth time.
Also I tend to think if you always address someone as Mr. Frodo, it would be weird to start calling him just Frodo
It's fleshed out much more in the books. Frodo Baggins is a sort of well to do noble man of the Shire because of then wealth that Bilbo gained in his dealings with the dwarves.
Samwise is a very traditional Working Class guy, and also close to 15 years younger than Frodo. So the deference in the 2 is much easier to understand with those things in mind.
Sam is Frodo's servant. Tolkien lived in a very class-conscious Britiish society. But he greatly admires the common person, represented by Hobbits. Sam, in fact, is based on the common soldiers of World War I, especially the "batmen" who were servants to British officers, one of whom was Capt. Tolkien.
In regards to Moria here is a song about Gimli’s direct ancestor Durin The Deathless. There was a scene when they got out of Moria with Gimli and Frodo that never made it to the books regarding the Mirromere that they looked upon together: The world was young, the mountains green,
No stain yet on the Moon was seen,
No words were laid on stream or stone,
When Durin woke and walked alone.
He named the nameless hills and dells;
He drank from yet untasted wells;
He stooped and looked in Mirrormere,
And saw a crown of stars appear,
As gems upon a silver thread,
Above the shadow of his head.
The world was fair, the mountains tall,
In Elder Days before the fall
Of mighty Kings in Nargothrond
And Gondolin, who now beyond
The Western Seas have passed away:
The world was fair in Durin's Day.
A king he was on carven throne
In many-pillared halls of stone
With golden roof and silver floor,
And runes of power upon the door.
The light of sun and star and moon
In shining lamps of crystal hewn
Undimmed by cloud or shade of night
There shone forever fair and bright.
There hammer on the anvil smote,
There chisel clove, and graver wrote;
There blade was forged and bound the hilt;
The delver mined the mason built.
There beryl, pearl, and opal pale
And metal wrought like fishes' mail,
Buckler and corslet, axe and sword,
And shining spears were laid in horde.
Unwearied then were Durin's folk;
Beneath the mountains music woke:
The harpers harped, the minstrels sang,
And at the gates the trumpets rang.
The world is grey, the mountains old,
The forge's fire is ashen-cold;
No harp is wrung, no hammer falls:
The darkness dwells in Durin's halls;
The shadow lies upon his tomb
In Moria, in Khazad-dûm.
But still the sunken stars appear
In dark and windless Mirrormere;
There lies his crown in water deep,
Till Durin wakes again from sleep.
35:00 Funnily enough, Gandalf's original line was "Fool of a Took! Can you stop f*cking sh*t up!"
There’s a reason why allot of people consider this trilogy to be the best set of movies ever made and you’re gonna find out that reason 😎
"Mr Frodo" - Tolkien grew up in a very class-aware Edwardian society. Frodo, Merry & Pippin were at least nominally landed gentry, a higher class than working class Sam & his Gaffer. especially since Frodo was more or less Sam's employer he'd be expected to be called Mr Frodo by him. out on the road he was something like Frodo's batman, an Army officer's personal servant, again a relationship necessitating a recognition of Frodo's higher social class.
So you're saying Sam is Batman?
@@BKPrice More like Frodo’s Alfred with social conventions.
Frodo also is about 20 years older than Sam
MUCH deeper lore version with added details for you: Galadriel's gift to Gimli has deeper meaning behind it, like most things in this movie & reflects the expanded lore of the middle earth universe. Galadriel is one of the 2-3 most powerful & wise elves remaining in Middle Earth since the time the land was young. She was born in a place called Valinor, or the Undying land... which is basically the place of residence of the Valar, the local pantheon, the local "gods" as you may call them. Back then, the world was not illuminated by the sun, the moon. Just the stars & by 2 trees of gold & silver, Telperion and Laurëlin that lit the world before the sun & moon were born from their last flower and fruit as they were basically killed by Melkor. It is said that Galadriel's hair had somehow captured some of the shine of those two trees. Her uncle Fëanor, who was a great king of the Elven people & also arguably their greatest craftsman to ever live, asked/demanded that she give him a lock of hair, so that he could use it to fashion 3 gems that would shine of the same light as the trees. Sensing his pride & a shadow that wasn’t exactly belonging to him brewing from within, she refused his request 3 times. He stopped asking and made the gems anyway, managing to complete the task he had set for himself even without her hair. Around these 3 gems, the possession of which became the driving force for many of the great events in the world, entire wars that lasted for centuries exploded, and other events. The gems actively shaped the fate of the races of middle earth to the point that the aforementioned Valar got involved directly. During these times, events surrounding the gems brought about the traditional enmity between Dwarves and Elves... the same enmity that Gimli still feels towards them. That enmity however does not survive his encounter with the wise Galadriel, whom Gimli basically falls platonically in love with. By giving him 3 of her hair, Galadriel is opening a door, offering an olive branch that might one day close the gap that divides these two races. Legolas, himself being an Elven prince and centuries old, knows of the story through his father Thranduil and grandfather Oropher, as it shaped the lives of all Elves, and his subtle smile is possibly the first act of acknowledgment and reconciliation. it is also a way for Peter Jackson, the director of the film, to give a nod to all of the fans who know these facts and backstories... a way to make us feel seen, and to make us appreciate just how deeply the makers of the film respect the books and larger universe created by Tolkien.
The thing with the hair may seem weird, but there is a significance to it in real life as well as in the lore of the story. In real life, it was not uncommon for wives, fiancés, or even girlfriends to give their men (who were going off to war), a lock of their hair as a keepsake, particularly in WWI, which Tolkien fought in. The lore part of it comes into play in The Silmarillion, Tolkien's tales of the creation of Arda, the Undying Lands of Valinor, and Middle Earth. Galadriel is many, many thousands of years old, & was born in Valinor before the sun & moon were even created. At the time, the world was lit by two trees, one gold and one silver which would shine at different times from each other, but would shine together once a day when one would fade and the other brighten. Galadriel's hair was said to look like the light of the mingled light from the two trees, which may have inspired Feanor, a master craftsman and heir to the high king of the Noldor, to craft the Silmaril's which were three jewels that captured the light of the two trees, one golden light, one silver light, & one co-mingled light. Fëanor had a bit of a thing for Galadriel and begged her for her hair three different times, which she rejected because she could perceive the inner darkness of his heart and rejected him, which made them "un-friends" after that. There is a lot more to the lore than that, so this is the super crib-notes version. But the point is, it was VERY significant that she granted Gimli three of her hairs to a dwarf, when she would not to the son of her king many 10s of thousands of years ago of which she is related to all three kings who were brothers and Elu Thingol of Doriath was one of the brothers that didn’t stay in Valinor even though he was one of the elven ambassadors along with his three brothers and that king I mentioned was VERY close friends with Thingol)
ever wondered how old Galadriel is during the War of the Ring? I have looked in many different sources and depending on where you look, she’s anywhere from 17,000-20,000 years old. 6,000 seems too young as it would make her close in age to Elrond, who I know is much younger than her even though he’s 6000-8000 by the third age, which wouldn’t make sense for her at all even if she was (“690 years older” as some kept repeating on the internet making 6960!)As she was around long before Elrond was even born and time was experience differently to say the LEAST as there is a lot to go into on that subject lol.) She was born during the Years of the Trees & back then the years were something like 9X longer than a solar year so I understand the math is hard, especially since she isn’t given an exact birth year. But it is said that Finarfin, her father, was born in Y.T. 1230, so I would assume she was born sometime within 1000 years of then (being generous).
Basically, I’m wondering what the most accurate range is for her age during the events of Lord of the Rings. I’ll also add that Galadriel is was around before the ents even existed (of which Treebeard is 15,000 years old so she’s OLDER than Treebeard/Fangorn) or very close to when they were “created” by Yavannah and probably had much knowledge to do with such things and or direct knowledge of what happened. Probably through an early prototype of her mirror or simply another dream that made her long for middle earth all over again ontop of the yearning she already had to go there and explore. Nothing to do with Fëanor’s oath and all that jazz.
Just going from the Appendices (and maybe Silmarillion) she would have to be at least 9000+ years older than Elrond, Elrond was born near the end of the First Age, Galadriel was adult before the destruction of the Trees.
Actually, more than that: I just checked, and the Second Age ended in SA 3441. So an elf born literally at the end of the First Age (FA 590) is 3441+3018 = 6459 years old when Frodo leaves for Rivendell. Elrond was born in FA 532, so adds 58 years to get 6517. Elves are mature at 100, so Galadriel adds at leas 632 to Elrond's age, to be at least 7149, and possibly quite a bit more (as attested by other comments.)
One fic had Maglor(Elrond’s Adoptive Father, Maedhros was also adoptive father alongside Maglor, they were the eldest sons of Fëanor) - One fic had as much older than Galadriel; I wondered how we knew, and it was pointed out to me that Maglor was the second oldest son of the first son of Finwë, while Galadriel is the youngest child of the third son of Finwë. So, yeah.
Note that the second age was the LONGEST and again time was experienced very differently back then too aside from the internal clock of elves working very differently, she’s definitely older as far as the world and the other beings that age far faster around her.
I also remind you all that she’s older than the sun and the moon and witnessed and most likely even helped in the Valar’s crafting of the last fruit and flower of the two trees of Valinor. She was the most involved with learning everything possible from them.
She’s 25th generation from Tata one of the elven forefathers to wake to the stars. Their birth was rather shrouded in mist. Only those of her grandfathers ilk have a chance of knowing the origins a bit better as they are closer to that culture that stemmed from the beginning.
The Years of the Trees were the second of the three great time periods in Arda that followed the Years of the Lamps and preceded the Years of the Sun. They were known to be comprised of several Ages and lasted in total around 1500 Valian Years or 14,373 solar years.
Time flowed differently back then and time flowed differently within them too for the elves live as long as the world does. Epic hey?❤❤
The Dúnedain said that Galadriel’s height was two rangar, or "man-high" - some 6 feet 4 inches (193 cm). However, Galadriel's most striking feature was her beautiful long silver-golden hair. The Elves of Tirion said it captured the radiance of the Two Trees Laurelin and Telperion themselves. Galadriel was said to be the tallest female in Middle Earth, at 6'4”. But then Thingol was the tallest elf ever to live, and he's estimated to be almost 9' (274 cm)
Thingol was also a very very prominent figure within the Silmarillion and other books. He’s the great ancestor of Elrond+Arwen and through Aragorn being directly but distantly related to Elronds Twin Brother Elros it makes him loosely connected to Thingol as well. Let’s just say he died a tragic death long long ago. I’m a continent that doesn’t exist anymore. The events I spoke of in my earlier story of Elrond about his fathers deeds, which lead to the Valar helping with putting a Stop to Morgoth for good so to say and that War Of Wrath lasted 80 years straight and it left the landmass torn asunder from the clash of gods and the holy host of Vanyar elves that were closest to the Valar than all other elves so you can imagine what a bunch of mighty elves men and Maiar fighting a bunch of fowl creatures and beings for 80 years would do to a continent. It all fell into the sea. Galadriel barely made it over the mountain before that part of the story officially broke out.
Your first paragraph is one of the best and most succinct explanations about the gift of Galadriel’s hair that I have seen. However, the information that followed might be a bit confusing for someone who is not really familiar with the lore, as so many references to people and places can start to get all muddled together. But I do really appreciate all of the tremendous Tolkien fans who love to share the history and details of this world with first time viewers of the movies, since the story is so much greater than the movies have the ability to explore. It really demonstrates how much the world that Tolkien created means to so many people. I would like to add one additional detail about the Galadriel/Gimli story. Gimli placed each of the three hairs inside of an imperishable crystal to be an heirloom of his people. And when you compare that with what Feanor originally wanted Galadriel’s hair for, it makes it even more significant that she granted Gimli’s request.
@@blackeyedlily thank you so much. Some love my comments and then there are a few that either scour true internet to find my comments to try and tear my comments down. If anything the reactors respond with great compassion and interest. Sometimes I get mini conversations going between me and the channel creator and sometimes a few others join in too. Yes. We are a special community of very talented and loving people. Aside from that Sega dude who shows up on everyone’s channel to scare people from going to look at the extended. And starts arguments within the conversations below the specific comments speaking anything about the extended edition. Like what’s up his arse anyway? Lol😂❤😅
@@blackeyedlily I normally bring up the Galadramir which houses those locks of hair. But maybe I should bring it up more often. I tend to do it if someone else has already spoke a bit about the Galadriel situation I’ll just add it like you just did below my comment. Haha
The Lord of the Rings trilogy was written by JRR Tolkien. He used his experiences in WWI to flesh out the details what war was like. He was also a student of languages. He made a lot of languages for the book. I look forward to your reactions. There are also the shortened version due to theater run times. There are also extended version on DVD. Peter Jackson was either greedy or just wanted to perfect the movies. On DVDs, there are the theatrical cut and the extended cut which gives more stories and background.
the amount of lore Tolkien wrote about Middle Earth is enormous. it's one of the greatest feats of worldbuilding ever. over the course of 50 years he wrote & rewrote stories that eventually filled a shelf of books & invented over a dozen languages & dialects along the way. you see, Tolkien was a scholar of language, taught at Oxford & even edited the OED for a few years. if you're ever near a library go to the reference section, open up the local copy & flip to the R's, it's where you'll find most of his entries. as hugely epic as LOTR is it's far from the most important story set in Middle Earth. the saga of the Silmarils, the War of Wrath, the love story of Luthien the Elf who stole a Silmaril from Morgoth's crown & Beren the Man who lost his hand in the process who together created the line of Half Elves including Elrond & Arwen, the rise of the island kingdom of Numenor from the ocean & its eventual fall back into the sea, the Years of the Lamps, the Years of the Trees, the Great Spider Ungoliant & the destruction of the Two Trees & the darkening of Arda. the Istari, immortal spirits sent to Middle Earth to help its people defeat Sauron. Hidden kingdoms of Elves, wars between Elves for custody of the SilmarElvesils. the Valar & Maiar, gods & angels in their heavenly continent Valinor.
I'm glad you're doing the extended edition - it's the only right way to watch these movies.
The wrong way. Each extra scenes are terrible. Usually bad humor scenes that are cringey and can easily be seen why they were cut.
And just know they aren't canon either since they officially didn't make it to the theatre cut. So they never actually happened 😉
@@WheresWaldo05 Your opinion is laughable
@@richardmaurer9174 There's always that one guy
“The theatrical versions are the definitive versions. I regard the extended cuts as being a novelty for the fans that really want to see the extra material.”
-Peter Jackson
As you probably noticed, the nine Ringwraiths are (we could say "were") the nine Kings of Men you saw in the prologue of the movie. Bad choice, accept a Ring of Power from Sauron...
Sam very properly calls Frodo “Mr” as a token of respect (in much the same way as members of the press refer to the American President as “Mr President”). Remember, this was written at a time when people still knew how to respect one another. Frodo was Samʼs employer, a family relationship which had gone on for generations. It was thus very appropriate for Sam to address his employer with the deep respect and affection he felt for him.
Fun fact the actor actually deflected the knife thrown at him. The urakai actor needs to throw a little away from him but it slipped however vigos sword training helped him. The crew thought it was the most incredible thing so they left it in.
“Oh yeah, cuz it… it fuckin’… it talks to you, right? It’s like psh psh psh psh psh.”
😂
I love that you didn’t just say, “it talks to you“. It had to be “it fuckin’ talks to you.”
I got a really good laugh out of that. Made my day.
Firstly: All 16 rings were meant to go to the elves (300-500years world of infiltration & deception down the drain) but Mairon of the Maiar disguised as a high elf named Annatar when he came to the elves pretending to be an emissary from Valinor on behalf of the Valar so it makes sense how alluring the ring is and how strong it’s pull on people is. (A bit too instant in the movies though) Galadriel soon saw right through him and especially when after speaking with him regarding not remembering him when in Valinor long ago where she learned from all the Valar thanks to being dominantly Vanyar/Teleri side over her Ñoldorin side where she gleaned from that encounter that she did not study under Aulë the Vala with any elf named Annatar ! But later named Sauron by the elves meaning deceiver! After all of this, The three elven rings were made in secret without Saurons touch upon them thanks to Celebrimbor! Remember Gandalf before he became Gandalf was the same species of entity Sauron used to be!! Wow hey? The Rings, in this case, would have lost their powers eventually due to the lack of the One Ring and possibly because they were designed to defeat evil, and evil, in the form of Sauron, had been defeated. The Three Elven Rings served their purpose for a long time. Two out of three of them had several different bearers Unlike the other Rings, the main purpose of the Three is to "heal and preserve", as when Galadriel used Nenya to preserve her realm of Lothlórien over long periods. The Elves made the Three Rings to try to halt the passage of time, or as Tolkien had Elrond say, "to preserve all things unstained". I can expand upon this based on any further statements and questions you have for me as a reply to this comment ! ❤
There is problem here with the Rings, the Three were supposed to be never touched by Sauron and that's why they were not corrupting…Sauron had not taken part in their making which made the Three more 'pure' unsullied by his dark power, unlike the Nine and Seven Rings! But Sauron in the show touched the very material they were made of!!! So technically he could have tainted them and corrupted!
Even appendices of Lot tell us the order of making the rings, so they didn't even need the righs to more detailed writings in UT or Silmarillion:
1200
Sauron endeavours to seduce the Eldar. Gil-galad refuses to treat with him; but the smiths of Eregion are won over. The Númenoreans begin to make permanent havens.
c. 1500
The Elven-smiths instructed by
Sauron reach the height of their skill.
They begin the forging of the Rings of Power.
c. 1590
The Three Rings are completed in Eregion.
c. 1600
Sauron forges the One Ring in
Orodruin. He completes the Barad-dûr. Celebrimbor perceives the designs of Sauron.
1693
War of the Elves & Sauron begins.
The Three Rings are hidden."
'Did you not hear me, Gloin?' said Elrond. 'The Three were not made by Sauron, nor did he ever touch them.
But of them it is not permitted to speak. So much only in this hour of doubt I may now say. They are not idle. But they were not made as weapons of war or conquest: that is not their power. Those who made them did not desire strength or domination or hoarded wealth, but understanding, making, and healing, to preserve all things unstained.
These things the Elves of Middle-earth have in some measure gained, though with sorrow. But all that has been wrought by those who wield the Three will turn to their undoing, and their minds and hearts will become revealed to Sauron, if he regains the One."
The One Ring’s power over people explained here:As for the rings given to these groups:They were all meant to go to the elves but Mairon of the Maiar disguised as a high elf named Annatar when he came to the elves pretending to be an emissary from Valinor on behalf of the Valar so it makes sense how alluring the ring is and how strong it’s pull on people is. (A bit too instant in the movies though) Galadriel soon saw right through him and especially when after speaking with him regarding not remembering him when in Valinor long ago where she learned from all the Valar thanks to being dominantly Vanyar/Teleri side over her Ñoldorin side where she gleaned from that encounter that she did not study under Aulë the Vala with any elf named Annatar ! But later named Sauron by the elves meaning deceiver! After all of this, The three elven rings were made in secret without Saurons touch upon them thanks to Celebrimbor! Remember Gandalf before he became Gandalf was the same species of entity Sauron used to be!! Wow hey? The Rings, in this case, would have lost their powers eventually due to the lack of the One Ring and possibly because they were designed to defeat evil, and evil, in the form of Sauron, had been defeated. The Three Elven Rings served their purpose for a long time. Two out of three of them had several different bearers Unlike the other Rings, the main purpose of the Three is to "heal and preserve", as when Galadriel used Nenya to preserve her realm of Lothlórien over long periods. The Elves made the Three Rings to try to halt the passage of time, or as Tolkien had Elrond say, "to preserve all things unstained". I can expand upon this based on any further statements and questions you have for me as a reply to this comment ! ❤ Aside from the three Elven Rings Made In Secret Without Saurons presence or touch upon them through Celebrimbor!
Only Gandalf, Galadriel, Saruman and maybe Elrond could maybe use the ring to get the power .. normal people just get invisible.
Also Gandalf said at the beginning: even if he could defeat Sauron with the ring, the power would corrupt him and basically make him another Sauron
The problem is no one is able to destroy the One Ring. Because no one want to destroy the One Ring.
This is the most great power of the spell and no one can overcome it.
But...
Once you realize the narrator is Galadriel it adds extra significance. She is one of the oldest, wisest and most powerful beings still alive in Middle Earth, as she was born even before the world was created. I don't want to recount the whole history of middle earth and the elves here but she is somewhere between 8000 to 20000 years old (there is dispute here because of how elves count time versus how men count time and the fact that she existed before time was a viable concept in this world. In the whole history of middle earth and all the beings who held the ring only three ever gave up control over it willingly, and all of them were Hobbits. In the book 17 years pass between the time when Frodo receives the ring and when Gandalf returns from his investigation. They obviously couldn't do this in the movies.
Compared to Gandalf, Dumbledore IS a conjurer of cheap tricks. Rowling was very much influenced and inspired by Tolkien. All other wizards are Gandalf knockoffs.
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for a better understanding of the situation between the moments when Gandalf gave the ring to Frodo and came back again, 19 years have passed, if I'm not mistaken, in the movie it looked like it was too fast
The stronger the person or more inner conflict they have the more influence the ring has also the way you get the ring plays a part, Gollum killed his cousin to get the ring and used it for spying and gathering secrets to extort his own people, showing murderous intent and evil ambition so it’s corruption on him was devastating whereas Bilbo squired the ring but spared Gollum’s life showing compassion and mercy and he only ever used it to hide and on occasion rescue the dwarves whilst on his travels with them so it’s influence was slight on him.
When Gandalf captures the moth on Saruman's tower, and you thought he was going to eat it. That made me laugh a little too hard. What a different movie it would have been.
Sam calls Frodo "Mr. Frodo" because Frodo is basically the equivalent of an English Lord. Sam is his gardener.
The black ball in Saruman's tower is called a palantir, which means "that which sees far away." There were seven of them long ago, and the Kings of Gondor and Arnor used them both to communicate and to keep an eye on their kingdoms.
One palantir by itself can be used to see what is going on pretty much anywhere in Middle-earth, as long as there is light to see by in the place you're looking at. It is even hinted by Gandalf at one point that a palantir can look into the past, showing not only what is currently happening but what happened already. It does not transmit sound, only visual, but still, incredibly useful.
Two or more palantiri used in conjunction were even better, as they could link up, however far apart they might be, and allow their users to not only see each other, but also speak mind-to-mind. In a time without phones or internet, it was the only form of instant long-distance communication they had. Any other method of communication between Annuminas and Osgiliath, for instance, required weeks of travel for each message.
But over the centuries, some of the palantiri were lost, and it was believed that Sauron probably had gotten ahold of one or possibly two of them. And therein lay the danger, because if you looked in one palantir while Sauron was looking in another, he could see you, hear what you were thinking, try to persuade you to his side, and even see what you were using the palantir to look at. You could end up drawing his attention to things you didn't want him to notice, like the location of a certain Ring. He could also, if he turned out to be stronger than you, influence what the palantir showed you. They can't be made to lie, exactly, but by showing only certain parts of the truth, it could come to essentially the same thing as lying.
The palantiri are not evil like the Ring, not in and of themselves, but if it is true that Sauron has one, then all the rest are nearly as dangerous as if they were created for evil in the first place. That's why Gandalf is so wary of them.
Aragorn in the wilderness is singing the Lay of Luthien, put simply, about an elvish princess who rescues a man, Beren, from a dungeon and they fall in love. She forsakes the immortal life to become mortal so that they can be togehter. The story of Arwen and Aragorn is a retelling of this tale. On the gravestones of JRR Tolkien and his wife, Edith, are the names Beren and Luthien. Arwen is the granddaughter of Galadriel. Her mother Celebrian was tortured by orcs and has left Middle-earth to go into the West to the Undying Lands. By choosing Aragorn, she will never see her mother, father or grandparents again. Death, btw, is called the gift of men because by dying they spend eternity with Eru Illuvatar, the One Father.
Yes! I showed her the entire Song. although the lay of Leithien is even longer so I didn’t show that haha
Both Aragorn and Arwen are descendants of Luthien..... Arwen only a few elvish generations, and Aragorn a several dozen human generations.
I loved❤ your reaction to this!! You won’t believe how completely epic this becomes as the stakes raise..truly is a Masterpiece!
The characters of Harry Potter are based on the LOTR, not the other way around.
"Mister Frodo"? In the books Sam is Frodo's gardener, so...
Enjoyed your reaction! You were perceptive enough to notice the parallel between Aragorn's song of Beren and Luthien and Aragorn's own relationship with Arwen. In close-ups, you'll notice that Aragorn wears a ring on his left index finger. It is the Ring of Barahir, and it is at least 6500 years old. Barahir was the father of Beren, and the ancestor of Elrond and Isildur and the Kings of Gondor.
Sam calls him "Mr. Frodo," because he is Frodo's gardener. The Hobbits of the Shire have a similar social structure to the England of Tolkien's youth. It isn't as strongly developed; there is no "nobility," but Sam is from a lower social stratum than the other three Hobbits. Merry and Pippin in particular would be regarded as "gentry": Pippin's father is the head of the Took clan and is addressed as The Took, while Merry's father is the Master of the Hall of the Brandybucks. Sam in the movies is treated a bit more equally with the others than he is in the book; the Sam of the book comes across as a cross between a servant and a domestic animal (though he has grown a lot by the end of the story).
I normally give such comments in the second movie. But great explanation! ❤
Its the other way around… everything out of Harry Potter came from Lord of the rings. 50 years earlier
So, about Sam not swimming, iirc (I haven't read the book in a while), hobbits are notoriously bad with water, most of them can't swim, and I think they don't really use boats unless needed. Similarly, one thing that is not noted in the movies (but actually shown at multiple occasions), hobbits are pretty good at throwing rocks. That's why you see them, at multiple times throughout this trilogy, just pick up rocks and actually knock out targets with them.
Except the Brandybucks, living along the Brandywine river in Buckland.. They're a bit queer and actually commonly boat and swim..
With the ring the more power you have, the more it can corrupt, and boromir was a great warrior from gondor. Aragorn is too but I think he has zero greed, he really only wants to be with arwen.
I really suggest you to watch the extended versions of next two movies also, there are so much amazing and important scenes
You were observant to notice that Rowling lifted the idea of the Horcruxes (Horcruxi?) from Tolkien's work. You noted the similarities between Gandalf and Dumbledore as well. Much of Rowling's work was influenced by Tolkien.
As is most of modern fantasy.
These are not children's movies. The LOTR story itself by Tolkien is fantasy for adults, for him (JRRT) to express his moral and religious beliefs through a fantastical setting, using his language skills (he was a professor of language.)
It’s intentionally saturated with The Elder Edda and so on. Heck. The entire Children Of Hùrin tale is literally word for word what one of the Kalavela oral tradition stories through song tell about. Plus. He didn’t like inserting certain things into his works as they were a passion project to give back to England and the world at large to restore ancient knowledge and passion for learning about our true history. But yes. You’re comment was a lovely introduction for this lady that’s beginning the journey. ❤
Good reaction! Thank you for trying the movie again!
As Gandalf said at the council of Elrond, the One Ring is altogether evil. It contains a part of the dark power of Sauron, and will corrupt anybody who tries to use it to do anything. That is why both Gandalf and Galadriel refuse the Ring when it is offered to them.
Hobbits have much less desire for power, so it impacts on them more slowly in general. Bilbo had it for 60 years and it began to change him, as well as prolonging his life, but he was unique in being able to give it up and intentionally leave the Ring to Frodo.
Glad that you commented on the parallel of the relationships of Arwen (half-elven) and Aragorn (human) to that of Luthien (half-elven and half-maia) and Beren (human). (A version of the tale of Beren and Luthien has been published as a stand alone story from the First Age of Middle Earth.) That was intentional on the part of Prof Tolkien. Luthien is Arwen's paternal great-great=grandmother (and Elrond's great-grandmother). Given that Aragorn is descended from Elrond's twin brother, Elros (the first king of Numenor), he is Arwen's cousin but many, many generations removed - over a period of more than 6,400 years - and also can claim Luthien as a foremother. Btw, Galadriel is Arwen's maternal grandmother. All this genealogical info comes from the books.
I look forward to your reactions to the rest of the movies.
It is important for the next two movies that you understand that Gandalf did indeed die. I'll leave it at that.
The ring's influence works on a scale. The more powerful a being your are you the more power hungry your personality the faster it affects you. Hobbits naturally exist at the bottom of both scales. Not very powerful and not caring too much for power. Gandalf on the other hand if he even held it for a minute the world might be screwed. Gandalf knows this and that's why he refuses to touch it.
I couldn’t stop laughing when you got jumpscared from the Cave Troll and gave it the finger after at 36:13 ! xDDD that was hilarious my sides hurt from laughter! I’m glad you’re going to check out this trilogy in extended version. My biggest regret was not seeing all three in theaters, but I was a wee little boy at the time so I think I’d probably annoy the audience. Lol
I want to make a comment about the beginning about the first time watching this movie in french. I 100% relate to that since I grew up watching most early to mid 2000s 2D Disney animation in spanish. I couldn’t take the spanish audio dub seriously even with the sad or serious moments because it was hilarious. Even when watching horror movies in spanish dub it felt more like a comedy. Watching them in it’s original audio is totally worth it! Anyways, I looking forward for more movie reactions in the future!
My favorite quote of the movie is:
All u have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to u. 🤔
Same thing here, I watched a lot of movies in french, then watching them again in english is like a new movie.
Right? The best is discovering that some characters have accents when in french they all speak the same😂
Awesome. This may be the first time I've watched an LOTR reaction, already knowing the reactor's personality. And you're genuine. So this should be great. Yay.
14:56 Mister=master=owner
"Best friend is glorified slave" - most beloved author of modernity
7:12 *that bit where gandalf hit his head was not scripted, they just went with it*
I like that the Extended Edition starts with Bilbo writing his book, “There and Back Again”. In the Tolkien mythos that IS the book “The Hobbit” - written by Bilbo and which Tolkien merely translated.
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Yes, that's exactly how evil rings talk. 🤣
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You savage. 🤣
I've loved this story, this world since I first read it in 1069. (Am I giving it away that I'm an old Granny?) The artwork they put into the movie is great. Look around on-line for other work inspired by this story. Some of it is amazing.
In case you weren't aware, Sam Heughan, the actor who plays Jamie Fraser, was named after the Sam Gamgee character in this book. His mother was an old hippie chick and loved this world too.
1069?!?! I didn't know humans could get that old! 🦞😅
That's about as old as my great-grand Uncle Malachi who watched William the Conquerer cross the English Channel!🦞👴🏻
LOL I feel that old some days. Needless to say that was a bit of dyslexia of the fingers. Does 1969 sound more reasonable?
Hobbits are related to bears which is why they are suited as ring bearers.
This is said in every comment section of LOTR reactions but Sam is the absolute best character of these movies. Especially towards the end of their journey.
Actually the dwarves are rather immune to the rings power as when they had the 7 of what was meant to be the 16 elven rings redistributed to them it had no effect on them. Especially due to the fact their forefathers were created by the hands of Aulë of the Valar. And they are not greedy! They are highly noble and strong. Their ancestors could take out dragons. You can go into detail in reactions like moviejoob did. She’s the only one aside from a few channels that’s making it popular and it’s working as hundreds more are falling in love with it all. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Sam calls him Mr. Frodo, because before this adventure Sam is actually his gardener, kinda of like an employee. So it's a sign of respect to him.
But this adventure changes that
My mom took me to the cinema to watch this when I was 11yo. I had no idea what this was about, she just took me to watch, and it terrified me too lol. For like 3 nights I kept dreaming of orcs invading my city. But after I grew up a bit it became my favorite movie franchise of all time.
Samwise adresses Frodo with Mr. Frodo because he is kind of a servant and gardener to Frodo. Merry and Pippin on the other hand are Frodos cousins.
I first watched this around the time when it came out, when I was about 9 years old.
Loved it so much.
Sam, and most Hobbits except for Bucklanders like Merry, are deathly afraid of the water and of boats. The movie doesn't reflect this. Frodo's parents died in of drowning, for instance.
oh my god yes my favorite movies
14:37 In many ways, the first movie is the best, like in nature shots like this, or the "night to remember" introduction and road movie aspect.
Every new lotr reaction starting with the “community” voting for it is wholesome to me
I like that you aren't talking all the time but instead watching and getting into the movie. Not that I don't like your comments, LOL. Just glad that you are watching and paying attention.
Ironically, calling the orcs, Ogres, is not incorrect, as they are variations of the same word originally, and actually Ogre is a more proper term for what they actually are.
You should try not to compare this to Harry Potter. If you start doing that you'll eventually realize that Rowlings stple most of her ideas from Tolkien
36:28 "Show me the tank. Smile, you son of a --"
you will find out a lot more about who & what Gollum is before we're through. be patient, we will get there.
Aragorn definitely felt the call of the ring but the self-aware good guy that he is, realized that even if he can resist it now, he wouldn't be able to for long.
Hey Evie! I was wondering if, as a kid, you originally watched this in french or english?
LMAO you answered my question 30 seconds later
Keep it Secret Keep it Safe
17 years in-between
Is it Secret Is it Safe
Best trilogy ever made and possibly best that ever will be, it’s not a masterpiece but it comes close.
It most certainly is a masterpiece. If it's not than no film is.
@@richardmaurer9174 I don’t consider it a masterpiece as it doesn’t stay 100% in line with the source material, but it’s very close.
@@CChissel No film I've ever heard of stayed 100% true to the source material. In fact doing that is both undesirable and nearly impossible as film and books are different media and things that work in one don't work in the other.
Thats so cool. I did not know your native language was french. Same here. Im from the east coast Canada. I love your reacts!
One thing that perhap's dosn't make sense, is why Gandalf uses a Roman Greek month October, I am fairly sure there was never a Roman Empire in Middle Earth.
17:15 They could have made this trilogy a _lot_ shorter by having them not survive this fall. The Black Rider then ambles along the road, stumbles across the hobbits, rummages in their pockets and finds the One Ring. [THE END]
With as much clothing as he had on? It actually would have been near impossible for him to get up on his own. Even if he knew how to swim, he was already in a stream leading towards a waterfall. True it was off to the side, but still...
Tolkien compared the effect of the Ring on its holder as that expressed in the Our Father prayer -- "lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." The Ring draws out evil that is within you and it attracts evil from outside toward you. So you';; notice that bad things -- like krackens adn trolls -- immediately go for Frodo, as well as pretty much tempts everybody.
Nice reaction. This is my favorite series of films and I look forward to seeing how you like them. One suggestion, could turn up your mic a bit. Kinda hard to hear you sometimes :)
Best fantasy Movie series ever made and maybe ever will be.
Because the books are so so epic.
It's a good thing Frodo didn't watch the Matrix before embarking on this journey. Otherwise he would have run at the sight of Elrond.
Well done for returning to Middle Earth as an adult, great perceptive review and reaction. Looking forward to your reaction to the Two Towers and Return of the King. All the best from New Zealand 🇳🇿
And so..........the journey begins...........again lol
As for the Horcrux similarity i dont remember if JK Rowling said or confirmed outright if she did draw inspiration from LoTR but the parallels are striking. As big as these stories and franchise are with the fantasy genre im not surprised its leaked into other stories whether intentional or accidental
They aren’t striking at all, she just stole Tolkien’s ideas and slapped a new name on them and dumb them down 🤦🏻♂️ thus is to why Happy Potter is trash 🗑🤣
Trilogy The Lord Of The Ring Extended Edition:
(1) The Felloship Of The Ring Extended Edition
(2) The Two Tower Extended Edition
(3) The Return Of The King Extended Edition
Trilogy The Hobbit Extended Edition Of The Adventures Of Bilbo Baggin:
(1) An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition
(2) The Desolation Of Smaug Extended Edition
(3) The Battle Five Armie Extended Edition
I was with you 100%, till you got to
The Hobbit😞
@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 nah. We accept the hobbit now. It’s Amazon we should be worried about
No Frodo, and all the hobbits for that matter, do not feel the pull of the ring so strongly. The ring offers power and hobbits have little interest in power. Some ale, land to till and of course much tasty food is all they need.
Glad you watched it in the original version this time, the French version isn't too bad, but you can feel Peter Jackson wasn't there to direct the dubbing process.
Also, Sam is dubbed by Christophe Lemoine, who also dubs Eric Cartman, and that somewhat breaks the immersion for me.
I cracked up when you flipped off the Cave Troll for scaring you.
I’m looking forward to more.
I think you would have made a great Elf.
Everyone needs a Samwise!