I watched this in theater, completely cold, without even knowing about the books. I was completely entranced and into it. To this day it is my favorite fantasy and wish I could watch this again for the first time.
You really are one of, if not my favorite reaction channels. It's extra fun when your sister reacts as well. I just love your open-mindedness, curiosity, and innocent demeanor as you watch things, especially heart-felt movies. You are also the only one I know who has reacted to October Sky, and I cried right along with you. It's one of my ALL time favorites. I'd love to see you checkout Secondhand Lions,The Way Way Back, Crash, KPax, How to Train Your Dragon, St Vincent, Mr Hollands Opus, Contact, A Monster Calls, About Time, The Help, Goodbye Christopher Robin, Copying Beethoven, Tolkein, and/or Cinderella Man. Sorry for the long list, but I REALLY look forward to sharing the feel-good vibes and emotions of these films. Thank you SO much for creating the content and sharing your feels about these films. I really believe that the shared sense of empathy, by watching films together, especially films with heart, is a really positive step for society. Watching the films I already love, with strangers who understand the emotional content, has become one of my favorite things. Thank you! :)
I grow up around horses my whole life and I can tell you horses love to run. One of my best experiences was galloping down a sand beach in Mexico at the waters edge. Ride on
About Merry and Pippin being like teenage boys: technically they are. I don’t know all the math, but pippin’s 15 or so, and Merry’s 17 or so. They’re cousins and I love them. 😊
22:16 Common fangirl reaction to Aragorn As for how Orcs are made, they're created with dark magic using the craft and energy of the wielder (Morgoth, Sauron and Saruman). They're not conceived in mud rather mud acts like a placenta. And if you didn't notice you can see that they're born in a membrane like the amniotic sac.
Middle Earth is just one "continent" the whole world is called Arda. The elves, dwarves & men in the council were there because the god of Arda, called Eru Illuvatar made them gather there, Elrond never summon them, they just happen to gather there of their own accord, influenced all by Illuvatar, and Illuvatar himself made Frodo say "I will take it to Mordor", Illuvatar had made Frodo to bear that ring to the end.
I love seeing Cassie's eyes glitter with emotion knowing how this is a masterpiece that gets better every time you watch it , and you can see how excited she is to share this with others
LOL, Cassie went into this thinking she would enjoy watching Carly react, then, of course, fell neck deep into watching the movie a second time, and hardly ever looks left at Carly. In the premiere of this youtube video, in the live chat, Cassie finally got to watch Carly's reactions and was having a blast!
Yes! Every time a character appears on screen for the first time, it’s like seeing an old friend after a long time. It’s very sweet and exactly how I always feel with these movies.
That bite of the bottom lip when Aragorn shows up is just about the funniest thing I've seen on this channel. Damn, Viggo just slays it with the women in this movie.
One of my favorite moments, from Cassie's first time watching Fellowship. As Aragorn is leading them away from Bree: Merry: How do we know this Strider is a friend of Gandalf? Frodo: I think a servant of the Enemy would look fairer and feel fouler. Cassie (looks at the camera with a little smile) "He's not foul."
Strider/Aragorn was described in the books as an ill-favoured" looking man when first introduced. Untrustworthy Just another way the movie adaptation isnt quite faithful I guess. XD
@@abeartheycallFozzy I wouldn't say that. He looks purposefully menacing in the intro to his character. You don't know whether to trust him even through their journey to Weathertop. It's only until he fights the Nazgul that you as an audience realise that he is a good guy.
@@PanzerShrek94 I listed all of the sacrifices in the movies, even frodo's sacrifice of losing himself by being corrupted by the ring which is why he needed to leave and he STILL disagreed, I think at some point he just wanted to see me get pissed off😂
@@csv294 Well Sam,Merry and Pippin had happy lives and families and became lords.Not really much sacrifice.Though i guess Frodo got to go to heaven in the end.
You know this girl is hooked when she reacts to lord of the rings, then re-uploads in full parts, often posted shorts and now she’s making her sister watch it! Lmao 😆
Next she should watch the immersive lore videos like moviejoob and OmarioRPG has done. Omario went further by reacting to the songs and poems brought to life by some of the most talented musical artists around who have a reverence for Tolkiens legendarium.
Love that Detective Carly comes prepared with her wits, her intuition, and Tupperware of Skinny Pop and chocolate chips. Like a Girl Scout. ALWAYS BE PREPARED. LOTR is a journey not a destination. ❤
Cassie is neither late nor is she early...she reacts to The Lord of the Rings precisely when she means to, again. P.S. It's delightful to watch someone reacting to someone reacting to something you love ❤
Ha! A mere prelude! How 'bout when Aragorn pledges his sword to Frodo, and Carly says "Oh, I love him," and then Cassie, after a smitten-sounding sigh, breathes, "Yup." Awesome, lol!
The sound for the Ring Wraiths was Fran Walsh, one of the film producers, screaming while she had a terrible sore throat. She’d been sick for days, and volunteered her talents for the Wraith screams. Turned out amazing✨
Not just a producer, one of the three writers! She's rarely in the interviews and behind the scenes stuff, so Peter Jackson and Philippa Boyens are more well known for working on this amazing script. But she had an equal part in it too, and many amazing and iconic things came directly from her (as well as that wonderful screech of course :D).
Fran is a genius. I hold her in as high a regard as I hold PJ. Same with Phillipa aswell. Fran is responsible for alot of the emotional and extremely meaningful dialogue. A few of the scenes she directed herself too. Most notably everyone's favorite, the argument between Smeagle and Gollum. LEAVE NOW. Her and Andy went out by themselves for one day and PJ gave her free reign to write and direct the scene as she pleased. It turned out better than he could've ever done himself he said. And I agree. The LOTR was lead by a holy trinity. Not just PJ.
Things I love in life: 1. Watching the Lord of the Rings again and again. 2. Watching others experience the joy of seeing the films for the first time! Also, no other movie has ever made 9 blokes walking past a rock look so epic.
Just a few minutes in, and I have to compliment the editing. This is really clean and professional, and not littered with jump cuts. Very nicely done. (As some one who edits video for a living, much of UA-cam is downright unsightly.)
@@harrybirchall3308 This would take me a while. Not only are there a lot of edits, but in many places the audio has been edited separately to get shorter versions of lines but without the picture cutting every time. I usually would take about three weeks to a month to edit something like this, which is one of the reasons I don't upload very often.
@@johansmallberries9874 Mind you, most of her videos aren't edited as slickly as this one. This seems to be a new approach, of which I heartily approve. (Also, I probably could cut something like this quicker than I do, but after editing for nine hours a day on other people's crap, I kind of want to spend my free time a little more lax.)
@@OriginalPuro Why are you pretending not to understand the use of the term "reactor" here? Do you similarly balk when someone is referred to a a good listener, whipping out some half-baked pedantry about how listening is just something that happens?
Cassie's reaction to seeing Aragorn again sitting in the corner with his hood up and then again when he takes his hood off inside the inn room, priceless.
I'll never get over the scene of bilbo dropping the ring on the floor. The way it can be held in their hands, but it seemingly has so much mass that it doesn't even bounce across the floor like any normal ring would says so much, and persistently reminds us of that throughout the whole journey while it weighs down and irritates Frodo's neck
Little moments like that really show the great acting and directing. You don't need to be loud and bombastic to tell a story. Sometimes subtlety works better.
It's so heartbreaking to see relief because he knows Frodo is really the only one that can be truly trusted, but then you see his soul deflate because he knows what the ring will do to him. The hell he will have to endure alone. Sir Ian was absolutely perfectly cast. Everyone was in these movies.
Sam is obviously an incredible character who really shines as the movies continue on, but I like that right from the start we get glimpses of his intense loyalty. In Bree when Strider grabs Frodo after he accidentally puts on the ring, Sam busts into that room ready to fight a fully grown man with a sword using only his fists.... then if thats not enough, on Weathertop he steps towards FIVE Ringwraiths and takes a swing at them lol as Aragorn says "You have a stout heart little hobbit."
Gandalf is not a human. He is somewhere around 24,000 years old. He is Maia, sort of a demigod, or an angel. Eru, the creator, sent 5 members of the Istari Order (wizards) to Middle Earth. Saruman the White, Gandalf the Grey, Radagast the Brown, and two "blue wizards" who went into the east and don't figure in the story. Gandalf has inhabited his current form for around 2,000 years.
The stunt rider for Arwen fell in love with the horse during filming. She wanted to buy it after the movie but couldn't afford it. Viggo Mortensen who plays Strider bought it for her & gave it to her as a gift.
In the book it was so cute. Butterbur forgot to give Frodo the letter that Gandalf left for him telling him about Strider and to trust him. Frodo finally got the letter explaining who Strider was. When Gandalf stopped back by The Prancing Pony on his way to catch up with the hobbits, he was so mad, just furious, at Butterbur that his letter was missed until late, but when he found out that the hobbits had joined with Strider, he was so overjoyed that he placed a great spell on Butterbur’s ale assuring it would always be plentiful and good.
Carly said " I hope I don't get too into it that I don't say anything." And I immediately thought of the original theater release of The Two Towers. It was the best movie theater experience in my entire life. After the The Fellowship had released everyone kind of knew what to expect going into the theater for the second film. As soon as the lights went down it was dead quiet. Not one cell phone on, not one child crying, not a single crumple of paper or plastic or of snacks being devoured. It was wonderful. And I swear to you it was silent the entire film. So to Carly I say this, You can be dead quite through all three of these movies and I promise you the real fans will not mind even one slightest bit.
I have a similar story…except for Fellowship of the Ring. It’s still the greatest theatrical experience I’ve ever had. I was 13. I was so hyped for these movies. But also worried. How would they adapt certain things? Surely it would be too expensive. Then I worried about the music. I wanted someone like James Horner or John Williams to do the music. Who was this Howard Shore guy? But man did they ever knock it out of the park. These movies are the movies every other epic will be compared to from now on.
@@JackRobinson14 its even better that way. When reactor dont feel to be obliged to talk to camera they can more enjoy the movie. Its like you are showing a movie to a friend you want they focuse on movie and enjoy their bodylanguage and talk about the movie after, not make them feel they have to talk during movie.
Can't help but adore how Sam, Merry, and Pippin had a sword pointed at them, and they still wouldn't back down. The loyalty, love, and bravery of hobbits is honestly one of my favorite things in the entire fantasy genre.
Watching how excited Cassie was to share this with Carly made me smile the entire time. It’s been such a treat to follow along with this channel since it started. And props to the editor with the like and subscribe bells and animations on this one…great job!!!
I was there ...in the movie theatre in December 2001. I was there, 3000 years ago. When it hit the big screen. I was there the day the best ever trilogy began!
@@coyotefever105 The first one - as a movie - is also the best of the three and the closest to the book. The next two were full of great movie making ideas and topnotch craftsmenship by Jackson. He mangaged to extract the story and the motifs, and was able to cut the right pieces from the book and transpose the crucial content to the screen. Only a couple of changes were weird, e.g. that scene in Osgiliath with the fell beast, the rest was pretty much perfect and very true to Tolkien. I never understood why Christopher Tolkien was such asshole not liking the movies despite the best possible effort. Jackson once said: "The theatrical cut is the version of the Lord of the Rings by Peter Jackson the producer, the special edition is the version by Peter Jackson the fan." :)
@@bobbwc7011 Agree. From a writer's point of view the first one is my personal favourite. It's well paced from start to finish. Since the elves were not in a major role in The Lord of the Rings, expanding more characters from the book like Glorfindel, Elrohir, Elladan would have gone to waste.
Random trivia: the ringwraith screech was the director's wife, Fran Walsh. She was trying to show the hobbit actors what the noise would sound like while they were filming the scene at the Prancing Pony, but she had a cold that day and was missing part of her voice. The noise she made ended up being recorded on set that day and used throughout the films.
You can't imagine the intensity they played it in the theatre's. The scream of the nine was so loud and in-escapable that it felt in that moment you were bound without latitude.
Viggo Mortensen is a real life badass for the following reasons: Insisted on staying in costume even when not filming, including the sword. Even got caught sleeping with the sword once. Also would hike to filming locations in costume for travel-worn authenticity. The swordsman for this movie, Bob Anderson (PotC and Princess Bride), claims he was the best swordsman has ever trained. Did all of his own stunts. Is fluent in just about every language known to man. Became the natural leader of the group on and off the set. Purchased Arwens stunt doubles horse for her when he heard it was going to be euthanized. Also bought both horses he rode in this movie and the one that came after this trilogy. Stitched a few things onto his own costume for Ranger authenticity. Has a small bow because he knew as a ranger living in the wild, Aragorn would need a hunting bow to hunt with. Literally no one else thought of that but him. Aragorn taking Boromirs arm guards was his idea. Convinced the cast to film during sunrise. All of this to say: they set out to make an awesome trilogy, and in doing so, they somehow ended up casting the real Aragorn.
I have always wanted to see Bob Anderson's two greatest students fight on screen or on the same side at least. Viggo and Adrian Paul in the same scene together would be fantastic.
I believe the horse was going to be bought by a different person (one of the higher executives) because he was such a beautiful stallion, but Viggo bought him for the stunt double woman. But yeah, obviously Viggo is the real Aragorn!
@@pizzadohpaz This. The horse was a pure thoroughbred stallion, meaning it was VERY expensive. The stunt double for Arwen was also the main Horse trainer for all 3 movies. She cared for all the horses on set and fell in love with the white horse Arwen rides. She wanted to buy the horse but it was very expensive, and then she heard a top studio exec was going to buy him, meaning she'd never outbid him. Viggo heard about it and outbid the Exec and then gifted the horse to her. When she asked why, he simply said he'd done it because "It was her horse." plain and simple.
It's hard to believe I've loved this story and these characters for nearly forty years now. Not only is this movie series an absolute masterpiece the original books were equally so and were the inspiration for many things we take for granted today. It is doubtful Dungeons and Dragons would exist without them, nor any of the litany of role playing games, both paper-based and computer-based, board games and fantasy novels that were dreamed up as a side effect of young "nerds" in the 70's and later reading the original books.
'Good and evil has not changed since yesteryear nor is it different among Dwarves or Elves or Men. It is a man's part to discern it, whether in the Golden Wood or his own house...' - Tolkien's Aragorn
In college, I saw this movie in theaters and went out and bought a copy of the book the same day! Twenty or so years later, I have read over a dozen Tolkien books. The beauty, magic, and mystery deepens more as you come to understand the author, his childhood, and the great passion he and his wife shared. Watching you two ladies enjoy this cinematic masterpiece adaptation warmed my heart. I have watched these films with my 11yo daughter, and I read Tolkien’s poetry to my 5yo daughter. There is an etherealness to his words that affects you intimately. These Jackson films do a good job at capturing some of that magic. I would also recommend the 1977 Rankin-Bass animated adaption of the Hobbit and the 1998 adaption of The Silmarillion by the power metal band Blind Guardian entitled Nightfall in Middle Earth.
Tolkien was a remarkable man. I too have read most of his works and its fascinating to learn how his life experiences, in war, academia, and love, influenced the stories of Middle Earth. the fact that he had his and his wives graves marked with "Beren" and "Luthien" tell you all need to know about how truly passionate he was for the world he imagined.
@@Amilf_Titler Wow.... Didn't know that. How awesome 👍 Thanks for the info! I've just Googled it, and it says the rings used during the filming were made from tungsten carbide, which has magnetic properties (gold does not).
Cassie should react to orcs and uruk hai with normal voices; I'm pretty sure she'd love it. Plus, it makes them much less scary upon rewatch. (ua-cam.com/video/qDgrO5TGdcc/v-deo.html) ...gosh.
My favorite movies and books, and my favorite reaction from you Cassie! I can't wait for Carly to experience these masterpieces. Edit: Suggestions: Children of Men Logan Edge of Tomorrow Oblivion The Perfect Storm
The song that Aragorn was singing is an actual story in the world of Middle Earth that Tolkien wrote and has some similarities and connections to Aragorn and Arwen. It also held a lot of importance to Tolkien and his own life so much so that his and his wife's tombstones have the names of Beren and Luthien on them.
It brings me so much joy to hear that this series is probably your favorite from the channel. You've watched a LOT here with us, and to hear that Lord of the Rings is the most "epic" thing you've seen here just makes me smile so widely. This story is just so groundbreaking, both in literature and film.
I love how excited and prepared she was with the snacks and drink! And Cassie being so excited to show her the movie is what this channel is all about. I love telling and showing people films they haven't seen or heard of.
I've watched many full length reactions from Cassie and I have to admit, rewatching the Lord of the RIngs movies with her last year was probably one of her best reaction videos to date. I'm glad she's brought in Carly to share it with. These movies are indeed something you want to share with others after you've seen them. Have a great holiday season girls!
When we were younger and still living with our parents, my younger sister and me would sometimes crawl in the bed together and watch Fellowship until we fall asleep. It was and still is my comfort movie.
What I love about Peter Jackson is that he faithfully adapted the story _while_ leaning into both the chararacters-as-people and the spectacle of conflict.
@@avengemybreath3084 "TOO MUCH DIVERSITY FILTHY N- F- N- Notstraightwhitepeople!" Reminder: Only by _tricking_ the roving rapist Weinstein did Jackson get this movie made. With old fat white rapists getting a reduced presence in Hollywood, maybe we'll get more robots and fewer prostitutes in our Transformers movies.
It brought me so much joy to watch someone love LOTR on the first viewing like you did a year ago. It's just as joyful to now see you sharing that experience with others. Middle Earth is the gift that keeps on giving.
The song that Aragorn sings is about his ancestors Beren and Lúthien who were also Elrond's great grandparents and Arwen's great great grandparents. It was said that no living woman was comparable in beauty to Lúthien until Arwen was born. This connection to the elves is why Aragorn has such long life.
@@brittoncain5090 The first king of Numenor was actually Elrond's brother and a half-elven just like him. They can choose between mortal and immortal just like Arwen, Elrond chose immortal and his brother Elros chose mortal and became king. So the long life is because the high Numenoreans were literally descendants of Elves and men and all lived super long, kinda like Methusalem. Aragorn still has plenty of Elvish blood in him and is actually suuuuuper distantly related to Elrond and Arwen. Such great stories 😊
@@pipingbob720 Númenóreans were all given long life, but only the descendants of Elros had elven blood. That longer life was a gift to them for being loyal to the Valar and the Elves. Elros lived to over 500 years. The line of kings could live up to 400 years, while the common men could live up to 300. There are about 60 generations between Elros and Aragorn, so the proportion of elven blood was about nil. Aragorn lived to 210 years because his ancestors were mostly Númenóreans, with less blood from lesser men.
Horses expand and contract their chest only when breathing at rest, walking and trotting. During a fast canter or gallop, all air movement comes from movement of their legs. So running is a lot more fun for them than for us.
Your reaction to lotr made me start following your channel. I loved how you were honest about not being super into it at first with your story at the movie theater, and how you ended up falling in love with it, with Sam and Frodo, Gandalf, and all the rest of the gang. It's inevitable, it's the Lord of the Rings effect, a masterful piece of unmatched quality that will gain the hearts of everyone who watches it. I'm thrilled to watch it again along with you and your sis.
Gandalf is a "Maia". One of five Maiar that the Valar sent to Middle Earth long, long ago. The Valar (the "Gods") sent five Maiar (think of them as Angels or Demigods) to Middle-earth to help contest the evil of the fallen Maiar (Sauron and Balrogs). Yes, in a sense, Gandalf and the Balrog are brothers. They had great skills of hand and mind and assumed the guise of Men, seemingly old but of great vigor. Their mission was to guide Elves and Men by gaining trust and spreading knowledge, not by ruling them with fear and force. They were known as the "Istari" or Wizards. These Maiar/Istari were: Gandalf the Grey, (later Gandalf the White) Saruman the White (Curumo or Curunír; later "Saruman of Many Colors") Radagast the Brown (Aiwendil) Alatar and Pallando, the "Blue Wizards" (for their sea-blue robes, they went East and disappeared) Gandalf was known by the following names: Olórin (his "true name" as a Maia) Gandalf (Men, Hobbits, in the North) Mithrandir (Elves : "Grey Pilgrim" or "Grey Wanderer") Incánus (Gondor / in the South, possibly "Mind Ruler" or "Mind Master") Tharkûn (Dwarves : "Staff Man") Greyhame (Rohan : "Grey Cloak") The Grey Pilgrim (Elves & friends of elves) Stormcrow (by King Théoden of Rohan, due to Gandalf chasing trouble) White Rider (by some of Edoras) Láthspell (derogatory name by Grima Wormtongue : "Bad News") Old Greybeard Gandalf the Wandering Wizard
I am so FETCHING excited to watch Cassie watch Carli's reaction to these movies!!! I met my wife in line at the theater for Trilogy Tuesday, an event where they showed the Extended Edition of Fellowship, the Extended Edition of Two Towers concluding with the world premier of the Return of the King two days before national release. Just celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary. ;)
The Lay of Leithian is an unfinished poem written by J. R. R. Tolkien in around 1925. It tells the tale of Beren and Lúthien, the story of the love of the mortal Man Beren and the immortal Elf maiden Lúthien. The poem consists of over 4200 verses. It was published after Tolkien's death in The Lays of Beleriand.
The Lay of Leithian and the Lay of Luthien are similar but not the same. the Lay of Leithian was an old and unfinished version of that part of the mythology. The final and "truest" version would be the Tale of Beren and Luthien, from the Silmarilion. The Lay of Luthien is the in universe song about Beren and Luthien, which is not written down in any real way anywhere, but is mostly assumed to consist of the same story as the Tale of Beren and Luthien from the Silmarilion.
Viggo played this scene perfectly. Singing the old lines, thoughtfully, sadly. "What happened to her?" "She died." Although Lúthien was not the Elf maiden with whom he was concerned, nor whose mortality....
@@Cameron5043 Tolkien, in fact, based the first meeting of Beren and Luthien, and afterwards the first meeting of Aragorn and Arwen, on a date he had with his wife where she danced in a forest and sang. One of the oldest parts of his entire story, and one of the most beautiful, was entirely written about, and for, his wife. It's kind of gorgeous in every way.
I thoroughly enjoyed your reaction the first time around, and now it's fun watching the two of you together. I turn the captions on and marvel at the way the AI interprets the dialog. A couple from your reaction: Gandalf to Frodo "If you're referring to the Instagram I was barely involved." Sam to Frodo "There is a dirty grapefruit sticking in my back." Frodo replies "Imagine you're in your own bed soft mattress and a lovely caterpillar." Aragorn after the attack on Amon Sul "He needs Elvis Presley." I could go on...
20 years later and the chase scene with Arwen and the wraiths still absolutely blows me away. The level of film making from the cinematography to the stunt work is absolutely phenomenal!
Brilliant. I love this idea so much. LOTR is meant to be watched again. And shared. Can't think of a more perfect way for you to have done this. Eagerly awaiting the rest.
It's creepy to think if you wear the ring for too long you'll end up in the wraith world yourself even without the ring, the ring makes you invisible in the real world but you have a presence in the wraith world or "the world between worlds", it's theoretically where elves' spirits would end up if they hadn't lived a good life because they have to earn their place in the afterlife
The role of the evil wizard Saruman was perfectly cast with the great British actor Christopher Lee - who will forever be remembered as the best Dracula character of all time from the series of Hammer Dracula films of the late 60's and early 70's
Thanks to you guys, I’ve officially fallen down the rabbit hole of learning Tengwar (Elvish script). It’s really a beautiful language. I can now sign my name in Elvish and even decorated my Christmas stockings with it. Much obliged. Great to have you on board, Carly.
In my opinion, there are a number of reasons why the Lord of the Rings is the greatest film ever made. The music is just amazing, combined with the visuals and special effects. There is the perfect balance of CGI to actual scenery. I see CGI like seasoning, now days some movies have too much and seems too flavored, whereas in past movies there wasn’t any seasoning and was a bit more bland in that aspect. The cast was picked perfectly, the dialogue was good, its just so good on so many levels! ❤️
This is so cool. I've probably watched 100 LoTR reactions just because I love seeing people react to one of my favorite things for the first time. Your reaction was one of the best on YT, and it's a really neat idea to bring Carly in on these.
Fun Fact: On the day they were shooting the scenes of Bilbo's birthday party, Elijah Wood turned 18. So it was both Bilbo's in movie Birthday Party and Elijah's real world one
To clarify things about Elrond and therefore his Twin Brother Elros were half elven twin brothers who can choose to be mortal or immortal because of their parents(Eärendil and Elwing) both half elven made a great sacrifice and went to Valinor to ask for help which lead to the greatest events in the early first and second age. Instead of being punished, the valar listened to them, that led to a great hosts of Valar and Maiar And Vanyar Elves went to Middle Earth that laid waste to Beleriand. After the War Of Wrath, the valar rewarded them for their sacrifices. They can choose to be elf or men, including their children. They chose immortally, but never return to Middle Earth because they thought that their twin sons had died. But they didnt die. Elrond chose to be immortal while his twin brother Elros chose to be mortal. He founded the Kingdom of Numenor. He lived in Numenor Island and blessed with a long life that include his descendants Those men who fought for the war were rewarded a long life but not their families or children. Only the family of Elrond can choose to be immortal or mortal in which Arwen did. Aragorn is the direct descendant of Elros, thats why he has a long life. The average lifespan of a Numenorean at their height was a few thousand years maximum! Now remember too that half elves are a common thing and whenever they did come together it was always significant !❤❤❤ Remember this is the SHORT version, there are so many moving parts that will make you want to dive into the books or the audio books or even do reaction videos to the famous lore videos by the biggest lore channels out there! When you’re done the trilogy try doing reaction videos just like Moviejoob did now with the lore recently as well as OmarioRPG. I recommend videos by GirlNextGondor and The Red Book, and Tolkien Untangled and especially Men Of The West. Many other cool ones I’ll recommend in the comments section of those reaction videos you do from Tolkiens Legendarium lore videos. They are super engaging. You’ll be in love. Nothing would have existed if Tolkiens works never hit the light of day as they were meant to stay private and sometimes be shared with his children and so on. No game of thrones. No Skyrim. No dungeons and dragons. None of it. Not even Star Wars. Not even Harry Potter!
Gotta disagree on Star Wars. That was a mashup of old Flash Gordon serials and the French graphic series Valerian which is almost identical to Lucas's films in terms of plot development and characters. Some of the others I agree with you on.
You can feel the love the creators for the source material in every scene of these movies. It's something too often lost in the most modern adaptations, and it's a big part of why things like Rings of Power, Willow, The Witcher, House of the Dragon, and the later GoT seasons feel like generic windows on a similar world. What Peter Jackson and crew acheived will always be remembers as a triumph of cinematic production.
@@nsasupporter7557 I am a huge Star Wars fan. More so than I am a Lotr fan. That being said, each trilogy of Star Wars has its own issue(s) that prevent(s) them from being as good as this is. No trilogy, Star Wars or otherwise, has surpassed it.
@@nsasupporter7557 Yeah because the Star War films came out way earlier then lotor but each Lotor movies are phenomenal and get better along the way,something that Star Wars hasn't accomplished.In the og trilogy the best movie was Empire Strikes back,prequel was Episode 3 and the sequels were in my honest opinion Episode 7.Each trilogy had 1 movie that was amazing while Lotor all 3 were phenomenal.
Fun Fact about the Urukhai and goblins / orcs - originally, Tolkien wrote that Orcs were birthed from slime and clay, but didn't want to give the first evil (Morgoth, Sauron's master) the power to create, so he turned the origin of orcs and goblins to the capture and corruption of Elves. The birthing of the Urukhai was a call-back to that original origin story.
I believe it was also a way to keep the movie PG-13. In the books, Treebeard only says that Saruman mixed orcs with human blood, but doesn't go into detail on HOW he did this. Also, according to the Silmarillion: "For the Orcs had life and multiplied after the manner of the children of Illuvatar". The implications are terrifying, and DEFINITELY would have bumped up the age rating if they had been realized on film.😬
28:56 so orkoids were originally made by twisting elves with dark magic and torture. They are effectively immortal and can sustain life threatening injuries with little worry. That being said, I like to think that most are born.... but these ones being made in the mud are basically chopped up bits of orcs fused together with dark magic and twisted experiments..... so they’re stronger... not as strong as the black guard which were the first orcs made, but still very strong.
Let's just stop and appreciate the huge smile on Cassie's face when Aragorn then known as Strider is introduced on screen. I think that made this reaction. On to part 2, and I'm happy to see that Carly is really enjoying this.
I just watched your first three reactions a little less than a month ago, and I discovered your channel when y'all watched TGM together (somehow managed to completely miss that she was your sister in that one). Excited to see you so deeply converted to this movie fandom that you're already pulling close family in with you. 😂Let's friggin' GO.
I think Cassie now knows how excited we were for her first time watching this trilogy and what it feels like, “going back” to the world we fell in love with. ❤ great part 1, running to see part 2 now!
Cassie is now all of us, frantically finding excuses to watch other people experience this masterpiece for the first time. Love it.
I'm not gonna be able to sleep waiting for the next two movies. 😅
In a meta way, the reactor of the channel has become the one watching someone else reacting to media
One of us, one of us
@@darkphoenyx27 beat me by a clean 24 hours lol
The way she looks at her sister watching her reaction is wonderful. Exactly how I watched my kids the first time I showed them.
i am so glad you are doing these again! the videos of you watching these the first time is what originaly brought me to your channel.
I watched this in theater, completely cold, without even knowing about the books. I was completely entranced and into it. To this day it is my favorite fantasy and wish I could watch this again for the first time.
You really are one of, if not my favorite reaction channels. It's extra fun when your sister reacts as well. I just love your open-mindedness, curiosity, and innocent demeanor as you watch things, especially heart-felt movies. You are also the only one I know who has reacted to October Sky, and I cried right along with you. It's one of my ALL time favorites. I'd love to see you checkout Secondhand Lions,The Way Way Back, Crash, KPax, How to Train Your Dragon, St Vincent, Mr Hollands Opus, Contact, A Monster Calls, About Time, The Help, Goodbye Christopher Robin, Copying Beethoven, Tolkein, and/or Cinderella Man. Sorry for the long list, but I REALLY look forward to sharing the feel-good vibes and emotions of these films. Thank you SO much for creating the content and sharing your feels about these films. I really believe that the shared sense of empathy, by watching films together, especially films with heart, is a really positive step for society. Watching the films I already love, with strangers who understand the emotional content, has become one of my favorite things. Thank you! :)
I grow up around horses my whole life and I can tell you horses love to run. One of my best experiences was galloping down a sand beach in Mexico at the waters edge. Ride on
About Merry and Pippin being like teenage boys: technically they are. I don’t know all the math, but pippin’s 15 or so, and Merry’s 17 or so. They’re cousins and I love them. 😊
It's very important to note that bilbo and Sam are the only creatures that ever give up the ring willingly
Dude yall have become my favorite movie reactors. Very genuine and actually love movies. You deserve millions of subs
The awesome power of an Oscar award winning score composed by Howard Shore.
22:16 Common fangirl reaction to Aragorn
As for how Orcs are made, they're created with dark magic using the craft and energy of the wielder (Morgoth, Sauron and Saruman). They're not conceived in mud rather mud acts like a placenta. And if you didn't notice you can see that they're born in a membrane like the amniotic sac.
Middle Earth is just one "continent" the whole world is called Arda.
The elves, dwarves & men in the council were there because the god of Arda, called Eru Illuvatar made them gather there, Elrond never summon them, they just happen to gather there of their own accord, influenced all by Illuvatar, and Illuvatar himself made Frodo say "I will take it to Mordor", Illuvatar had made Frodo to bear that ring to the end.
lol at Dumbledore being stronger then Gandalf. Dumbledore is a human wizard, while Gandalf is literally a demi god.
I love seeing Cassie's eyes glitter with emotion knowing how this is a masterpiece that gets better every time you watch it , and you can see how excited she is to share this with others
LOL, Cassie went into this thinking she would enjoy watching Carly react, then, of course, fell neck deep into watching the movie a second time, and hardly ever looks left at Carly. In the premiere of this youtube video, in the live chat, Cassie finally got to watch Carly's reactions and was having a blast!
Yes! Every time a character appears on screen for the first time, it’s like seeing an old friend after a long time. It’s very sweet and exactly how I always feel with these movies.
I loved Cassie's first time reaction to the trilogy, it's a treat getting to watch her rewatch it with her sister ❤️
*The nerdification of Carly Popcorn?*
Hope the popcorn was nice.
@@hulkhatepunybanner It has already begun
That bite of the bottom lip when Aragorn shows up is just about the funniest thing I've seen on this channel. Damn, Viggo just slays it with the women in this movie.
One of my favorite moments, from Cassie's first time watching Fellowship. As Aragorn is leading them away from Bree:
Merry: How do we know this Strider is a friend of Gandalf?
Frodo: I think a servant of the Enemy would look fairer and feel fouler.
Cassie (looks at the camera with a little smile) "He's not foul."
Virgo played a scene in another movie that I can never un-see. 🤢🤮it was pre-LOTR.
@@i.m.7710 Yeah, he was a fantastic Lucifer.
Strider/Aragorn was described in the books as an ill-favoured" looking man when first introduced. Untrustworthy
Just another way the movie adaptation isnt quite faithful I guess. XD
@@abeartheycallFozzy I wouldn't say that. He looks purposefully menacing in the intro to his character. You don't know whether to trust him even through their journey to Weathertop. It's only until he fights the Nazgul that you as an audience realise that he is a good guy.
The Lord Of The Ring's is easily, without a doubt, one of the greatest stories ever to be told.
I got into an argument with my brother about this, I agree with you, he disagrees because "there is no real sacrifice" in his words
@@zeakstigmata2 I think your brother didn't actually watch the movie
@@zeakstigmata2 no real sacrifice?Frodo,Boromir and Arwen just to name a few.
@@PanzerShrek94 I listed all of the sacrifices in the movies, even frodo's sacrifice of losing himself by being corrupted by the ring which is why he needed to leave and he STILL disagreed, I think at some point he just wanted to see me get pissed off😂
@@csv294 Well Sam,Merry and Pippin had happy lives and families and became lords.Not really much sacrifice.Though i guess Frodo got to go to heaven in the end.
You know this girl is hooked when she reacts to lord of the rings, then re-uploads in full parts, often posted shorts and now she’s making her sister watch it! Lmao 😆
Next she should watch the immersive lore videos like moviejoob and OmarioRPG has done. Omario went further by reacting to the songs and poems brought to life by some of the most talented musical artists around who have a reverence for Tolkiens legendarium.
Love that Detective Carly comes prepared with her wits, her intuition, and Tupperware of Skinny Pop and chocolate chips. Like a Girl Scout. ALWAYS BE PREPARED. LOTR is a journey not a destination. ❤
Cassie is neither late nor is she early...she reacts to The Lord of the Rings precisely when she means to, again.
P.S.
It's delightful to watch someone reacting to someone reacting to something you love ❤
I enjoyed watching the reaction first time around, now enjoying it all again showing it to another.
Cassie's quick thirsty look when Aragorn is introduced was priceless.
The lip bite, like when Gal Gadot caught herself biting her lip at Chris Pine. LOL
Ha! A mere prelude! How 'bout when Aragorn pledges his sword to Frodo, and Carly says "Oh, I love him," and then Cassie, after a smitten-sounding sigh, breathes, "Yup." Awesome, lol!
She had that look when he fought the Nazgul too. Too bad he's taken
To be honest, there are lots of dudes to thirst over in these 3 movies. 🤣🤣
@@rhaenyralikesyoutube6289 No homo but I gotta admit
The sound for the Ring Wraiths was Fran Walsh, one of the film producers, screaming while she had a terrible sore throat. She’d been sick for days, and volunteered her talents for the Wraith screams. Turned out amazing✨
WOW
PJ’s wife as well
Not just a producer, one of the three writers! She's rarely in the interviews and behind the scenes stuff, so Peter Jackson and Philippa Boyens are more well known for working on this amazing script. But she had an equal part in it too, and many amazing and iconic things came directly from her (as well as that wonderful screech of course :D).
Fran is a genius. I hold her in as high a regard as I hold PJ. Same with Phillipa aswell. Fran is responsible for alot of the emotional and extremely meaningful dialogue. A few of the scenes she directed herself too. Most notably everyone's favorite, the argument between Smeagle and Gollum. LEAVE NOW. Her and Andy went out by themselves for one day and PJ gave her free reign to write and direct the scene as she pleased. It turned out better than he could've ever done himself he said. And I agree. The LOTR was lead by a holy trinity. Not just PJ.
Things I love in life:
1. Watching the Lord of the Rings again and again.
2. Watching others experience the joy of seeing the films for the first time!
Also, no other movie has ever made 9 blokes walking past a rock look so epic.
9 blokes and Bill the pony, lol
@@MrLivewire1970 of course. Wish Bill the Pony got more screen time.
I've watched these movies and the extented cuts and all the making of SO many times all I can do now is watch other people discover it.
Well, the second movie made three guys RUNNING past a rock look even more epic.
Returning lost jewelry
The choke hold Viggo had on all women playing as Aragorn in the early 2000s. Lol he’s beautiful.
You say that like it's not still the case. Aragorn is timeless, every woman swoons for him, every man fantasises about being him.
Just a few minutes in, and I have to compliment the editing. This is really clean and professional, and not littered with jump cuts. Very nicely done. (As some one who edits video for a living, much of UA-cam is downright unsightly.)
@@harrybirchall3308 This would take me a while. Not only are there a lot of edits, but in many places the audio has been edited separately to get shorter versions of lines but without the picture cutting every time. I usually would take about three weeks to a month to edit something like this, which is one of the reasons I don't upload very often.
Even more kudos to Cassie and her editor given that she is a super dedicated uploader. 3+ videos a week is impressive output.
@@johansmallberries9874 Mind you, most of her videos aren't edited as slickly as this one. This seems to be a new approach, of which I heartily approve. (Also, I probably could cut something like this quicker than I do, but after editing for nine hours a day on other people's crap, I kind of want to spend my free time a little more lax.)
Our lead editor Mike is best-in-class!! I'll pass the message a long :)
@@OriginalPuro Why are you pretending not to understand the use of the term "reactor" here? Do you similarly balk when someone is referred to a a good listener, whipping out some half-baked pedantry about how listening is just something that happens?
23:19 the way Cassie bites her lip when Viggo shows up lol. We don’t blame you we all feel the same!
I was about to make a comment about this hahahaha
Cassie's reaction to seeing Aragorn again sitting in the corner with his hood up and then again when he takes his hood off inside the inn room, priceless.
I have the same reaction as her every time lmao
INSTANTLY down bad
Get you someone that looks at you like she looks at Aragorn.
She's down bad for him lol
I'll never get over the scene of bilbo dropping the ring on the floor. The way it can be held in their hands, but it seemingly has so much mass that it doesn't even bounce across the floor like any normal ring would says so much, and persistently reminds us of that throughout the whole journey while it weighs down and irritates Frodo's neck
I'll never get over just how clumsy Frodo is, always falling down or tripping, even when there is nothing there to have caused the stumble.
Well, you try walking with giant shovel-feet.
@@jeffburnham6611 yep, Frodo was more competent in the 1978 movie.
@@jeffburnham6611 the weight of the ring
I read that they accomplished that effect by having a magnet under the floor so that the Ring-prob does not bounce around.
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us"
Looks like Carly made a good decision ....... this is going to be fun. 🤗
The look on Gandalf’s face when Frodo says “I will take it” is one of my favorite moments in movie history.
There is just so much weight in Frodo's volunteering, and Gandalf's reaction emphasizes that for us very subtly yet clearly.
Little moments like that really show the great acting and directing. You don't need to be loud and bombastic to tell a story. Sometimes subtlety works better.
It's so heartbreaking to see relief because he knows Frodo is really the only one that can be truly trusted, but then you see his soul deflate because he knows what the ring will do to him. The hell he will have to endure alone. Sir Ian was absolutely perfectly cast. Everyone was in these movies.
The way the fellowship ALL went silent immediately 🤫
Such amazing acting. The complexity of emotion bring expressed is awesome.
Sam is obviously an incredible character who really shines as the movies continue on, but I like that right from the start we get glimpses of his intense loyalty. In Bree when Strider grabs Frodo after he accidentally puts on the ring, Sam busts into that room ready to fight a fully grown man with a sword using only his fists.... then if thats not enough, on Weathertop he steps towards FIVE Ringwraiths and takes a swing at them lol as Aragorn says "You have a stout heart little hobbit."
Gandalf is not a human. He is somewhere around 24,000 years old. He is Maia, sort of a demigod, or an angel. Eru, the creator, sent 5 members of the Istari Order (wizards) to Middle Earth. Saruman the White, Gandalf the Grey, Radagast the Brown, and two "blue wizards" who went into the east and don't figure in the story. Gandalf has inhabited his current form for around 2,000 years.
The stunt rider for Arwen fell in love with the horse during filming. She wanted to buy it after the movie but couldn't afford it. Viggo Mortensen who plays Strider bought it for her & gave it to her as a gift.
Viggo is so great. And you can't really get more wholesome than Lotr behind the scenes footage
In the book it was so cute. Butterbur forgot to give Frodo the letter that Gandalf left for him telling him about Strider and to trust him. Frodo finally got the letter explaining who Strider was. When Gandalf stopped back by The Prancing Pony on his way to catch up with the hobbits, he was so mad, just furious, at Butterbur that his letter was missed until late, but when he found out that the hobbits had joined with Strider, he was so overjoyed that he placed a great spell on Butterbur’s ale assuring it would always be plentiful and good.
Cassie bless you for uploading both parts on the same day, makes a huge difference when watching the reaction
Carly said " I hope I don't get too into it that I don't say anything." And I immediately thought of the original theater release of The Two Towers. It was the best movie theater experience in my entire life. After the The Fellowship had released everyone kind of knew what to expect going into the theater for the second film. As soon as the lights went down it was dead quiet. Not one cell phone on, not one child crying, not a single crumple of paper or plastic or of snacks being devoured. It was wonderful. And I swear to you it was silent the entire film. So to Carly I say this, You can be dead quite through all three of these movies and I promise you the real fans will not mind even one slightest bit.
I have a similar story…except for Fellowship of the Ring. It’s still the greatest theatrical experience I’ve ever had. I was 13. I was so hyped for these movies. But also worried. How would they adapt certain things? Surely it would be too expensive. Then I worried about the music. I wanted someone like James Horner or John Williams to do the music. Who was this Howard Shore guy? But man did they ever knock it out of the park. These movies are the movies every other epic will be compared to from now on.
@@JackRobinson14 You can convey emotion with no sound. We already seen the movie so we aint watching for that visual ./
@@JackRobinson14 its even better that way. When reactor dont feel to be obliged to talk to camera they can more enjoy the movie. Its like you are showing a movie to a friend you want they focuse on movie and enjoy their bodylanguage and talk about the movie after, not make them feel they have to talk during movie.
When a certain elf and his crew show up before a certain battle, was there not applause?
@@LeanBack_HaveASnack_TakeANap as that is oposite to a book there could be a lot of different reactions.
Pippin's comedic timing was perfect throughout the whole trilogy 😂
and Gimli's.
I have never seen someone encompass the phrase “smile with your eyes” quite the way Carly can! Love the LOTR journey on this channel!
Can't help but adore how Sam, Merry, and Pippin had a sword pointed at them, and they still wouldn't back down. The loyalty, love, and bravery of hobbits is honestly one of my favorite things in the entire fantasy genre.
Watching how excited Cassie was to share this with Carly made me smile the entire time. It’s been such a treat to follow along with this channel since it started. And props to the editor with the like and subscribe bells and animations on this one…great job!!!
I was there ...in the movie theatre in December 2001. I was there, 3000 years ago. When it hit the big screen. I was there the day the best ever trilogy began!
I pretty much regret not seeing this first movie in theaters
@@coyotefever105 The first one - as a movie - is also the best of the three and the closest to the book. The next two were full of great movie making ideas and topnotch craftsmenship by Jackson. He mangaged to extract the story and the motifs, and was able to cut the right pieces from the book and transpose the crucial content to the screen. Only a couple of changes were weird, e.g. that scene in Osgiliath with the fell beast, the rest was pretty much perfect and very true to Tolkien. I never understood why Christopher Tolkien was such asshole not liking the movies despite the best possible effort.
Jackson once said: "The theatrical cut is the version of the Lord of the Rings by Peter Jackson the producer, the special edition is the version by Peter Jackson the fan." :)
@@bobbwc7011 Agree. From a writer's point of view the first one is my personal favourite. It's well paced from start to finish. Since the elves were not in a major role in The Lord of the Rings, expanding more characters from the book like Glorfindel, Elrohir, Elladan would have gone to waste.
You saw this movie 3000 years ago, before even the books were written and before movie theaters were even a thing?
The Squad of The Ring trilogy! lol
Random trivia: the ringwraith screech was the director's wife, Fran Walsh. She was trying to show the hobbit actors what the noise would sound like while they were filming the scene at the Prancing Pony, but she had a cold that day and was missing part of her voice. The noise she made ended up being recorded on set that day and used throughout the films.
It's so interesting to watch Cassie's reactions to seeing these parts again and her memories, vs Carly who is being introduced for the first time. :D
Haha, too true.
When Carly said Legolas…. Cassie - oooh.
When seeing Strider/Aragorn in the hood…. Cassie - hmmm 😂
Yes! I'm also wondering if Cassie cries again for certain scenes, since I cry everytime 😢 (no spoilers, ofc)
You can't imagine the intensity they played it in the theatre's. The scream of the nine was so loud and in-escapable that it felt in that moment you were bound without latitude.
By far the best reaction channel on UA-cam. Most are corny and cringe but you 2 are gold!
that lip bite at Aragorn killed me! haha
Viggo Mortensen is a real life badass for the following reasons:
Insisted on staying in costume even when not filming, including the sword. Even got caught sleeping with the sword once.
Also would hike to filming locations in costume for travel-worn authenticity.
The swordsman for this movie, Bob Anderson (PotC and Princess Bride), claims he was the best swordsman has ever trained.
Did all of his own stunts.
Is fluent in just about every language known to man.
Became the natural leader of the group on and off the set.
Purchased Arwens stunt doubles horse for her when he heard it was going to be euthanized. Also bought both horses he rode in this movie and the one that came after this trilogy.
Stitched a few things onto his own costume for Ranger authenticity.
Has a small bow because he knew as a ranger living in the wild, Aragorn would need a hunting bow to hunt with. Literally no one else thought of that but him.
Aragorn taking Boromirs arm guards was his idea.
Convinced the cast to film during sunrise.
All of this to say: they set out to make an awesome trilogy, and in doing so, they somehow ended up casting the real Aragorn.
I have always wanted to see Bob Anderson's two greatest students fight on screen or on the same side at least. Viggo and Adrian Paul in the same scene together would be fantastic.
I believe the horse was going to be bought by a different person (one of the higher executives) because he was such a beautiful stallion, but Viggo bought him for the stunt double woman.
But yeah, obviously Viggo is the real Aragorn!
He also deflected the knife thrown at him in this movie for real.
@@pizzadohpaz This. The horse was a pure thoroughbred stallion, meaning it was VERY expensive. The stunt double for Arwen was also the main Horse trainer for all 3 movies. She cared for all the horses on set and fell in love with the white horse Arwen rides. She wanted to buy the horse but it was very expensive, and then she heard a top studio exec was going to buy him, meaning she'd never outbid him. Viggo heard about it and outbid the Exec and then gifted the horse to her. When she asked why, he simply said he'd done it because "It was her horse." plain and simple.
Wow, move over Cuervo guy
It's hard to believe I've loved this story and these characters for nearly forty years now. Not only is this movie series an absolute masterpiece the original books were equally so and were the inspiration for many things we take for granted today. It is doubtful Dungeons and Dragons would exist without them, nor any of the litany of role playing games, both paper-based and computer-based, board games and fantasy novels that were dreamed up as a side effect of young "nerds" in the 70's and later reading the original books.
'Good and evil has not changed since yesteryear nor is it different among Dwarves or Elves or Men. It is a man's part to discern it, whether in the Golden Wood or his own house...'
- Tolkien's Aragorn
In college, I saw this movie in theaters and went out and bought a copy of the book the same day! Twenty or so years later, I have read over a dozen Tolkien books. The beauty, magic, and mystery deepens more as you come to understand the author, his childhood, and the great passion he and his wife shared. Watching you two ladies enjoy this cinematic masterpiece adaptation warmed my heart. I have watched these films with my 11yo daughter, and I read Tolkien’s poetry to my 5yo daughter. There is an etherealness to his words that affects you intimately. These Jackson films do a good job at capturing some of that magic. I would also recommend the 1977 Rankin-Bass animated adaption of the Hobbit and the 1998 adaption of The Silmarillion by the power metal band Blind Guardian entitled Nightfall in Middle Earth.
Tolkien was a remarkable man. I too have read most of his works and its fascinating to learn how his life experiences, in war, academia, and love, influenced the stories of Middle Earth. the fact that he had his and his wives graves marked with "Beren" and "Luthien" tell you all need to know about how truly passionate he was for the world he imagined.
I always loved the scene when the ring drops. IT DOES NOT BOUNCE. Kinda symbolic of the weight of power
Yes, great point 👍 I've always noticed it, too. This ring hits the floor with the weight of a brick.
@@SilhouetteSEThey magnetised the floor to get the affect pure dedication
@@Amilf_Titler Wow.... Didn't know that. How awesome 👍 Thanks for the info!
I've just Googled it, and it says the rings used during the filming were made from tungsten carbide, which has magnetic properties (gold does not).
i feel proud watching this, because we introduced it to her, and now she is doing the same to somebody else, keeping the tradition alive
Cassie should react to orcs and uruk hai with normal voices; I'm pretty sure she'd love it. Plus, it makes them much less scary upon rewatch.
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...gosh.
those are hilarious
My favorite movies and books, and my favorite reaction from you Cassie! I can't wait for Carly to experience these masterpieces.
Edit: Suggestions:
Children of Men
Logan
Edge of Tomorrow
Oblivion
The Perfect Storm
I second Children of Men I. I think it's easily the best movie of the 21st century.
Yes yes Children of Men! an absolute masterpiece
The song that Aragorn was singing is an actual story in the world of Middle Earth that Tolkien wrote and has some similarities and connections to Aragorn and Arwen. It also held a lot of importance to Tolkien and his own life so much so that his and his wife's tombstones have the names of Beren and Luthien on them.
It brings me so much joy to hear that this series is probably your favorite from the channel. You've watched a LOT here with us, and to hear that Lord of the Rings is the most "epic" thing you've seen here just makes me smile so widely. This story is just so groundbreaking, both in literature and film.
I love how excited and prepared she was with the snacks and drink! And Cassie being so excited to show her the movie is what this channel is all about. I love telling and showing people films they haven't seen or heard of.
Ms. Cassie, Love your enthusiasm in sharing this with Ms. Carly! I look forward to sharing this adventure with you both. Thank you for sharing!
I've watched many full length reactions from Cassie and I have to admit, rewatching the Lord of the RIngs movies with her last year was probably one of her best reaction videos to date. I'm glad she's brought in Carly to share it with. These movies are indeed something you want to share with others after you've seen them. Have a great holiday season girls!
When we were younger and still living with our parents, my younger sister and me would sometimes crawl in the bed together and watch Fellowship until we fall asleep. It was and still is my comfort movie.
What I love about Peter Jackson is that he faithfully adapted the story _while_ leaning into both the chararacters-as-people and the spectacle of conflict.
@@avengemybreath3084 "TOO MUCH DIVERSITY FILTHY N- F- N- Notstraightwhitepeople!"
Reminder: Only by _tricking_ the roving rapist Weinstein did Jackson get this movie made.
With old fat white rapists getting a reduced presence in Hollywood, maybe we'll get more robots and fewer prostitutes in our Transformers movies.
It brought me so much joy to watch someone love LOTR on the first viewing like you did a year ago. It's just as joyful to now see you sharing that experience with others. Middle Earth is the gift that keeps on giving.
The song that Aragorn sings is about his ancestors Beren and Lúthien who were also Elrond's great grandparents and Arwen's great great grandparents. It was said that no living woman was comparable in beauty to Lúthien until Arwen was born. This connection to the elves is why Aragorn has such long life.
I think the long life comea more from him being Numenorian rather than having an elven ancestor
@@brittoncain5090 The first king of Numenor was actually Elrond's brother and a half-elven just like him. They can choose between mortal and immortal just like Arwen, Elrond chose immortal and his brother Elros chose mortal and became king. So the long life is because the high Numenoreans were literally descendants of Elves and men and all lived super long, kinda like Methusalem. Aragorn still has plenty of Elvish blood in him and is actually suuuuuper distantly related to Elrond and Arwen. Such great stories 😊
@@pipingbob720 Númenóreans were all given long life, but only the descendants of Elros had elven blood. That longer life was a gift to them for being loyal to the Valar and the Elves.
Elros lived to over 500 years. The line of kings could live up to 400 years, while the common men could live up to 300. There are about 60 generations between Elros and Aragorn, so the proportion of elven blood was about nil. Aragorn lived to 210 years because his ancestors were mostly Númenóreans, with less blood from lesser men.
Luthien wasn’t a woman though. She was an elf. And her mother was a Maiar who took the form of an elf
@@SarastistheSerpent that's still a woman
Horses expand and contract their chest only when breathing at rest, walking and trotting. During a fast canter or gallop, all air movement comes from movement of their legs. So running is a lot more fun for them than for us.
Your reaction to lotr made me start following your channel. I loved how you were honest about not being super into it at first with your story at the movie theater, and how you ended up falling in love with it, with Sam and Frodo, Gandalf, and all the rest of the gang. It's inevitable, it's the Lord of the Rings effect, a masterful piece of unmatched quality that will gain the hearts of everyone who watches it. I'm thrilled to watch it again along with you and your sis.
Gandalf is a "Maia". One of five Maiar that the Valar sent to Middle Earth long, long ago.
The Valar (the "Gods") sent five Maiar (think of them as Angels or Demigods) to Middle-earth to help contest the evil of the fallen Maiar (Sauron and Balrogs). Yes, in a sense, Gandalf and the Balrog are brothers. They had great skills of hand and mind and assumed the guise of Men, seemingly old but of great vigor. Their mission was to guide Elves and Men by gaining trust and spreading knowledge, not by ruling them with fear and force. They were known as the "Istari" or Wizards.
These Maiar/Istari were:
Gandalf the Grey, (later Gandalf the White)
Saruman the White (Curumo or Curunír; later "Saruman of Many Colors")
Radagast the Brown (Aiwendil)
Alatar and Pallando, the "Blue Wizards" (for their sea-blue robes, they went East and disappeared)
Gandalf was known by the following names:
Olórin (his "true name" as a Maia)
Gandalf (Men, Hobbits, in the North)
Mithrandir (Elves : "Grey Pilgrim" or "Grey Wanderer")
Incánus (Gondor / in the South, possibly "Mind Ruler" or "Mind Master")
Tharkûn (Dwarves : "Staff Man")
Greyhame (Rohan : "Grey Cloak")
The Grey Pilgrim (Elves & friends of elves)
Stormcrow (by King Théoden of Rohan, due to Gandalf chasing trouble)
White Rider (by some of Edoras)
Láthspell (derogatory name by Grima Wormtongue : "Bad News")
Old Greybeard
Gandalf the Wandering Wizard
Yesssssss, I’ve been waiting soooo long for Carly to watch LOTR. I don’t remember when they mentioned it could happen but here we are!
I am so FETCHING excited to watch Cassie watch Carli's reaction to these movies!!! I met my wife in line at the theater for Trilogy Tuesday, an event where they showed the Extended Edition of Fellowship, the Extended Edition of Two Towers concluding with the world premier of the Return of the King two days before national release. Just celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary. ;)
The Lay of Leithian is an unfinished poem written by J. R. R. Tolkien in around 1925. It tells the tale of Beren and Lúthien, the story of the love of the mortal Man Beren and the immortal Elf maiden Lúthien. The poem consists of over 4200 verses. It was published after Tolkien's death in The Lays of Beleriand.
The Lay of Leithian and the Lay of Luthien are similar but not the same. the Lay of Leithian was an old and unfinished version of that part of the mythology. The final and "truest" version would be the Tale of Beren and Luthien, from the Silmarilion. The Lay of Luthien is the in universe song about Beren and Luthien, which is not written down in any real way anywhere, but is mostly assumed to consist of the same story as the Tale of Beren and Luthien from the Silmarilion.
It’s also available in its entirety in “Beren and Luthien”
Viggo played this scene perfectly. Singing the old lines, thoughtfully, sadly.
"What happened to her?" "She died."
Although Lúthien was not the Elf maiden with whom he was concerned, nor whose mortality....
The names of Beren and Luthian are engraved on Tolkien and his wife's tombstone, side by side.
@@Cameron5043 Tolkien, in fact, based the first meeting of Beren and Luthien, and afterwards the first meeting of Aragorn and Arwen, on a date he had with his wife where she danced in a forest and sang. One of the oldest parts of his entire story, and one of the most beautiful, was entirely written about, and for, his wife. It's kind of gorgeous in every way.
I love Gandalf's "good gracious me" at Frodo's accusations of secrecy at 7:47. 😂
I thoroughly enjoyed your reaction the first time around, and now it's fun watching the two of you together. I turn the captions on and marvel at the way the AI interprets the dialog. A couple from your reaction: Gandalf to Frodo "If you're referring to the Instagram I was barely involved." Sam to Frodo "There is a dirty grapefruit sticking in my back." Frodo replies "Imagine you're in your own bed soft mattress and a lovely caterpillar." Aragorn after the attack on Amon Sul "He needs Elvis Presley." I could go on...
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20 years later and the chase scene with Arwen and the wraiths still absolutely blows me away. The level of film making from the cinematography to the stunt work is absolutely phenomenal!
"I will not say, do not weep, for not all tears are an evil"
Brilliant. I love this idea so much. LOTR is meant to be watched again. And shared. Can't think of a more perfect way for you to have done this. Eagerly awaiting the rest.
It fills my heart with sooooo much joy to see "new" fans like yourself sharing the fandom with others! 😊❤
It's creepy to think if you wear the ring for too long you'll end up in the wraith world yourself even without the ring, the ring makes you invisible in the real world but you have a presence in the wraith world or "the world between worlds", it's theoretically where elves' spirits would end up if they hadn't lived a good life because they have to earn their place in the afterlife
I hope this is the extended version.
There never was much hope. Just a fool's hope.
They are watching the extended editions of all three films. -Jon
The role of the evil wizard Saruman was perfectly cast with the great British actor Christopher Lee - who will forever be remembered as the best Dracula character of all time from the series of Hammer Dracula films of the late 60's and early 70's
Thanks to you guys, I’ve officially fallen down the rabbit hole of learning Tengwar (Elvish script). It’s really a beautiful language. I can now sign my name in Elvish and even decorated my Christmas stockings with it. Much obliged. Great to have you on board, Carly.
In my opinion, there are a number of reasons why the Lord of the Rings is the greatest film ever made.
The music is just amazing, combined with the visuals and special effects. There is the perfect balance of CGI to actual scenery. I see CGI like seasoning, now days some movies have too much and seems too flavored, whereas in past movies there wasn’t any seasoning and was a bit more bland in that aspect.
The cast was picked perfectly, the dialogue was good, its just so good on so many levels! ❤️
This is so cool. I've probably watched 100 LoTR reactions just because I love seeing people react to one of my favorite things for the first time. Your reaction was one of the best on YT, and it's a really neat idea to bring Carly in on these.
Fun Fact: On the day they were shooting the scenes of Bilbo's birthday party, Elijah Wood turned 18. So it was both Bilbo's in movie Birthday Party and Elijah's real world one
Arwen on the river is one of my favourite scenes in the trilogy. Liv Tyler was basically perfect casting
The intro made me giggly like a child on christmas morning. Love this journey. Love to see Cassie introduce LOTR to Carly.
To clarify things about Elrond and therefore his Twin Brother Elros were half elven twin brothers who can choose to be mortal or immortal because of their parents(Eärendil and Elwing) both half elven made a great sacrifice and went to Valinor to ask for help which lead to the greatest events in the early first and second age. Instead of being punished, the valar listened to them, that led to a great hosts of Valar and Maiar And Vanyar Elves went to Middle Earth that laid waste to Beleriand. After the War Of Wrath, the valar rewarded them for their sacrifices. They can choose to be elf or men, including their children. They chose immortally, but never return to Middle Earth because they thought that their twin sons had died. But they didnt die. Elrond chose to be immortal while his twin brother Elros chose to be mortal. He founded the Kingdom of Numenor. He lived in Numenor Island and blessed with a long life that include his descendants Those men who fought for the war were rewarded a long life but not their families or children. Only the family of Elrond can choose to be immortal or mortal in which Arwen did. Aragorn is the direct descendant of Elros, thats why he has a long life. The average lifespan of a Numenorean at their height was a few thousand years maximum! Now remember too that half elves are a common thing and whenever they did come together it was always significant !❤❤❤
Remember this is the SHORT version, there are so many moving parts that will make you want to dive into the books or the audio books or even do reaction videos to the famous lore videos by the biggest lore channels out there!
When you’re done the trilogy try doing reaction videos just like Moviejoob did now with the lore recently as well as OmarioRPG. I recommend videos by GirlNextGondor and The Red Book, and Tolkien Untangled and especially Men Of The West. Many other cool ones I’ll recommend in the comments section of those reaction videos you do from Tolkiens Legendarium lore videos. They are super engaging. You’ll be in love. Nothing would have existed if Tolkiens works never hit the light of day as they were meant to stay private and sometimes be shared with his children and so on. No game of thrones. No Skyrim. No dungeons and dragons. None of it. Not even Star Wars. Not even Harry Potter!
Gotta disagree on Star Wars. That was a mashup of old Flash Gordon serials and the French graphic series Valerian which is almost identical to Lucas's films in terms of plot development and characters. Some of the others I agree with you on.
You can feel the love the creators for the source material in every scene of these movies. It's something too often lost in the most modern adaptations, and it's a big part of why things like Rings of Power, Willow, The Witcher, House of the Dragon, and the later GoT seasons feel like generic windows on a similar world.
What Peter Jackson and crew acheived will always be remembers as a triumph of cinematic production.
Hands down the greatest trilogy ever,Can watch it any day of the week and never get bored.
The books are still the scale to which all other fantasy novels are judged.
@@nsasupporter7557 I am a huge Star Wars fan. More so than I am a Lotr fan. That being said, each trilogy of Star Wars has its own issue(s) that prevent(s) them from being as good as this is. No trilogy, Star Wars or otherwise, has surpassed it.
@@nsasupporter7557 that's cute
@@nsasupporter7557 Yeah because the Star War films came out way earlier then lotor but each Lotor movies are phenomenal and get better along the way,something that Star Wars hasn't accomplished.In the og trilogy the best movie was Empire Strikes back,prequel was Episode 3 and the sequels were in my honest opinion Episode 7.Each trilogy had 1 movie that was amazing while Lotor all 3 were phenomenal.
25:12 as a nerd who loves The Lord of the Rings I love that Viggo is singing the Lay in Elvish which makes sense because he was raised in Rivendell.
Fun Fact about the Urukhai and goblins / orcs - originally, Tolkien wrote that Orcs were birthed from slime and clay, but didn't want to give the first evil (Morgoth, Sauron's master) the power to create, so he turned the origin of orcs and goblins to the capture and corruption of Elves. The birthing of the Urukhai was a call-back to that original origin story.
I believe it was also a way to keep the movie PG-13. In the books, Treebeard only says that Saruman mixed orcs with human blood, but doesn't go into detail on HOW he did this. Also, according to the Silmarillion: "For the Orcs had life and multiplied after the manner of the children of Illuvatar". The implications are terrifying, and DEFINITELY would have bumped up the age rating if they had been realized on film.😬
I just love you two. I love watching people enjoy this films and you both have nothing but joy for them in your hearts....plus.... you're a Browncoat!
Oh, okay! Cassie, I know she’ll love it! So glad you are spreading the love!
It won a million Oscars for a reason, and considered by most some of the greatest movies ever made.
Lord of the rings is the movie i will never ever get bored of watching. Saw it 20 years ago as a kid and still continue to watch it till this day.
28:56 so orkoids were originally made by twisting elves with dark magic and torture. They are effectively immortal and can sustain life threatening injuries with little worry.
That being said, I like to think that most are born.... but these ones being made in the mud are basically chopped up bits of orcs fused together with dark magic and twisted experiments..... so they’re stronger... not as strong as the black guard which were the first orcs made, but still very strong.
Let's just stop and appreciate the huge smile on Cassie's face when Aragorn then known as Strider is introduced on screen. I think that made this reaction. On to part 2, and I'm happy to see that Carly is really enjoying this.
Just don’t watch rings of power girls! It’s a heresy and NOT lord of the rings canon.
I just watched your first three reactions a little less than a month ago, and I discovered your channel when y'all watched TGM together (somehow managed to completely miss that she was your sister in that one). Excited to see you so deeply converted to this movie fandom that you're already pulling close family in with you. 😂Let's friggin' GO.
Cassie, your reaction to LOTR remains my favorite. I'm so happy you shared these movies with your sister.
Excellent editing. A joy to rewatch this with the two you :)
Our editor Mike is amazing!! Will pass on the message :))
She picked up right away that Gandalf couldn't risk being corupted before he even said it. Nice.
One tiny bit of lore that wasn't covered in the movies was the one who forged the rings was deceived by Sauron and made the rings
I think Cassie now knows how excited we were for her first time watching this trilogy and what it feels like, “going back” to the world we fell in love with. ❤ great part 1, running to see part 2 now!