Our first time watching THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS 2002 blind movie reaction!
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- Our first time watching THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS 2002 blind movie reaction! Journey with us through the enchanting realms of Middle-Earth as we experience The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers for the very first time! Watch our minds be blown by the epic continuation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s masterpiece!
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💍 In today's reaction video, we delve deeper into the mystical world of The Two Towers. We share our astonishment at Elijah Wood's portrayal of Frodo Baggins, the nobility of Aragorn played by Viggo Mortensen, the wisdom of Gandalf, brought to life by Ian McKellen and the entire ensemble that brings Middle-Earth to life! Our favorite character so far is definitely Sméagol. We dive deep into the enchanting realms of Peter Jackson's epic adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved novel.
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0:00 - Intro
10:21 - Reaction
1:25:18 - Review
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Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, the second installment in the groundbreaking trilogy, sees our heroes embroiled in more perilous adventures, facing new foes, and uncovering ancient secrets as the fate of Middle-Earth hangs in the balance! This film brings us closer to the grand battle against Sauron. It intricately weaves a tale of courage, friendship, and sacrifice, with stunning visuals that transport viewers straight into Tolkien's world!
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So about the languages... Tolkien was a philologist at oxford. He studied the development of languages, and in his spare time created languages... for fun. He wrote the lord of the rings to create a world for the languages he created, and felt they needed a story and world to be finished. Language needs a story to tell, and the story is of the people who speak it.
Not to forget he pulled from his experience in the trenches of WW1
To expand on this, the world features a lot of languages, a few of Tolkien's design: The people of Rohan speak old English, and the people of Dunland and Breeland speak Celtic. The people in the North speak Old Norse. The Elves speak SIndarin, but there are more elven languages, the Dwarves speak Khuzdul and the Orcs speak black speech.
He said that language has no meaning without the history that gives the language context. He wrote thousands of years of fantasy history to give context to his languages.
@@backisgabbeYT I've always thought of Tolkien's elves as being Welsh.
@@petegiant That's an interesting idea! Though I might be wrong, the Dunlendings share most with the welsh, their war with the Rohirrim mimmicks the Anglo-Saxon conquest of Great Britain. The Dunlendings originally lived all over Rohan but were pushed out west by the anglo-saxon inspired Rohirrim.
I wanna point out a very small thing that is often overlooked about Boromir. A lot of people give him crap in the first movie because of his trying to take the ring from Frodo. But notice here, Frodo still says Boromir is his friend even after that (without knowing that Boromir defended Merry and Pippin as well). Because Frodo, more than anyone, knows that Boromir wasn't himself. He knows what it feels like to be called by the ring, and he does not blame Boromir for his moment of weakness. Frodo still recognized the reality of who Boromir was, a flawed man yes, but a good man full of courage and noble intent. it's easy to overlook. It's just one line. But it speaks volumes of Boromir's character.
Not to say that Boromir was sent by his father to Rivendell with a mission - to find out more about the Ring and to bring it to Minas Tirith if possible.
In fact it's a direct order from his father to bring back the ring. The same pressure was on Faramir. In disobeying that order "his life is forfeit".
Woah. I always loved Boromir and never gave him crap for his behavior. But I never realized Frodo actually thought of what the Ring did to him and genuinely felt for him. I love that.
@@ironmaiden93ofangmarWhen Aragorn found Frodo, Frodo ran from him. He felt Aragorn was just as much susceptible to the Ring as Boromir. Frodo didn’t blame Boromir. He said “it has taken Boromir”.
The books really emphasize Boromir’s nobility. The movie, to create some internal tension and conflict, really amped up the Ring’s effect on Boromir from the moment he sees it.
But we know of Boromir’s goodness from his relationship with Merry and Pippen, how he held Frodo back from going to Gandalf on the crumbling bridge (they were still being shot at by goblins, remember), his concern for all the Hobbits on the mountain pass, and many more.
About Aragorn's age: Thousands of years ago, Earendil and Elwing, both of whom had mixed elf and human heritage, married and gave birth to twin boys named Elrond and Elros. Because of their mixed heritage, Manwe, lord of the Valar (the gods of Arda) gave them a choice to live as either men or elves. Elrond chose to be an elf and became the powerful lord we have in these movies. His brother Elros chose to live as a mortal man and became king of the island nation of Numenor. Although mortal, he was granted an extraordinary lifespan of over 500 years. All his descendants also had a prolonged lifespan, although it has lessened with the passage of time. Aragorn is a direct descendant of Elros, and thus has inherited that extended lifespan.
All of which, if you do a genealogy chart, makes Aragorn and Arwen first cousins, although many times removed due to the aging/generational differences between elves and humans.
@@BobBlumenfelddon’t think they gave a f anyways back in the day but still interesting point. I was thinking the same thing… so they’re technically related? Yup
Elrond, an elf lord. Elros, a human king. So King Aragorn and elf lady Arwen is just standard royal incest
I don't know what caused you to think Aragorn's destiny is to find and help Frodo. He specifically let Frodo go because Aragorn knew he couldn't promise that he wouldn't fall to the Ring's temptation. Aragorn realised that destroying the Ring was explicitly NOT his destiny; it was Frodo's. Aragorn's destiny is to try and reclaim the throne of Gondor. I mean, he is literally Isildur's heir.
The same goes for your remark about how Faramir's men should "help" Frodo and Sam. No they should not; they would just get tempted by the Ring again (also, they can't really abandon their homeland like that). The fewer people, especially Men, are involved, the better.
All 3 films were shot in New Zealand together. Amazing, astounding, absolutely beautiful landscapes all throughout. Definitely an amazing place to visit.
It took a long time to film these on location, but it was so worth it even though actors etc sacrificed a lot to achieve this as they literally had to live there for more than a year.
This trilogy is kinda old in terms of technology, CGI is at a bare minimal here when it comes to this kind of films, most stuff is done via practical effects, and it was done so right, that the final result is far better than majority of CGI films out there even by today's standards. This has aged so well. A true achievement.
You can even visit Hobbiton as in the movie set and village as created for the movies.
Steven Colbert is a huge Tolkien fan, did a week of small segments on one of his trips to New Zealand. Even got the Prime Minister to pick him up at the airport.
Peter Jackson's Hobbit films were also filmed in New Zealand (except for scenes with Christopher Lee who was not strong enough by the 2010s to travel that much).
It would have been better filmed in Europe imo. New Zealand is a young country and Middle Earth is supposed to be ancient.
The tree symbol they wear is the tree of Gondor. Boromir had the handcuffs, and when he died Aragon took them, as a symbol of him starting to embrace his destiny of becoming the king of Gondor.
I think they're called "Bracers" definitely not handcuffs bro but good catch for sure most folks miss it.
*nemesis Yes in the theater I had to ask: "What did he just put on?" But someone in my group knew it.
They were Boromir's gauntlets.
@@nemesis4852 In the extended version Boromir and Aragorn talk about some BDSM stuff. Those Handcuffs are for Arwen! 🤣
God I love Theoden. Every scene and line, never fails to bring a tear to my eye.
Gollum/Smeagol it's fascinating how they do such a good job making you feel sorry for him, love him, but know that he will betray theme.
I also love Theoden.
Bernard Hill did a fantastic job.
Such a great actor and character.
@11:08 they didn't run out onto the collapsing bridge to try to save Gandalf because... the bridge was collapsing, orcs where raining arrows down on them, and Gandalf literally told them to run. He let go so that none of them would die in the vain attempt to save him. He knew his battle with the Balrog was only begining.
Gandalf said previously, "this enemy is beyond any of you."
That and it was almost 100 yards from where they were to where Gandalf was. The actual distance does not come out in the movie. That and Gandalf wanted that Solo the boss XP.
Translation: "Oops, dropped my sword. I'm going to go down there and get it back real quick. Go on ahead without me."
@@samswords9993 He also turned leadership of the Fellowship over to Aragorn. I think he foresaw that he was going to have to fight the balrog and might not be going on with them.
true!
@@BobBlumenfeld
Glad you guys enjoyed that. Don't take too long to see the return of the king. one of the best films ever made.
THE BEST!!!!!!!
We NEED the Return of the King reaction ASAP!
Definitely the best trilogy ever made :)
They taking forever bro
@@michaelcook6483 Yep They are 🤷
The Composer, Howard Shore, is an absolute genius!
The full score/soundtrack is wonderful to listen to, even by itself.
I’ve watched these movies so many times, I can actually recite the script, based on the part of the soundtrack I’m listening to (mostly the Fellowship).
Music of Middle-Earth is an awesome podcast which goes into the different musical themes in the movies. Highly recommend!
Saruman representing Industry is spot on, the author, Tolkien, grew a distaste for industry, automobiles, etc. and had a profound appreciation for trees. He valued the lifestyle of the English countrymen and that is what the hobbits represent, a people who appreciate the simple things in life
How do you still believe this lie?
Tolkien is famous for hating allegories
@@tilltronje1623 Tolkien hated direct allegory, especially in a political sense, but his writings are definitely still inspired by his preferences and experiences. When he said he didn’t like allegory, or that his writings aren’t allegorical, he spoke of his writings not representing modern geo-political climate. For example Sauron didn’t represent Hitler, just evil as a whole. Or the dead marshes were inspired by dead soldiers floating in trenches when he was in WW1, but the last alliance didn’t represent his army and the forces of Sauron didn’t represent the opposing side.
“Representative” isn’t the proper word for it, so my bad on my part. “INSPIRED by” his distaste for industry and profound love for trees.
@@ChristopherLongbeard that's better
just a little correction: Tolkien didn't hate industry itself. He hated the focus on industry at all costs (especially at the cost of nature). But he wasn't so stupid as to not recognize the contribution industry had made to the quality of life of every human^^
Aragorn isn't trying to find Frodo because he knows Frodo doesn't want to be found - he also places his trust in him and that he will carry out his quest.
1:19:59 Remember they can’t escort them because it will eventually corrupt minds of men. They start attacking Frodo for the ring. “The ring wants to be found.”
Elves are immortal but can be killed by physical means.
Which makes the Mirkwood elves arriving at Helms Deep to fight alongside Rohan, sacrificing their immortal lives even more significant. They could have easily not involved themselves and left Middle-Earth as many of the other elves did. A very touching gesture.
True, even though it didn't happen in the books. It's basically a quick reference to the war in the north.
1:09:45 - "There won't be a Shire Pippen" - This is the moment that it finally sinks in with Pippen just how serious the situation is.
He was the last of the Hobbits to truly grasp the gravity of the situation. Up until this point Pippen just wanted to Help his friends on an adventure etc.... But now he's finally realised what is at stake and what he does next is the turning point in the whole Saga IMHO.
Sam never calls Frodo "Master." It's "Mister Frodo." And that's because Frodo, Merry and Pippin are Shire gentry, while Samwise is of the working class.
@@k3n12ock But Gollum didn't appear in The Fellowship. It's in Two Towers that he starts calling Frodo, "Master," and the intro was recorded before they started watching.
He does in the books. Not sure in the movies
@@matthewklingerman904 I think that's true only when using their name, as you just did. But calling someone just "Master," as Gollum does, implies deference.
@@joaofarias6473 If you're referring to Gollum, he still doesn't appear with Frodo in the first book . And again, the reactors didn't read the book.
@@BobBlumenfeld It depends. Over time, Master evolved into Mister. It could be showing deference, or just politeness.
Correction: "They" did not come up with the language of Rohan. Tolkien himself did, as he did for the Dwarfs, and several for the Elves.
Another correction. Tolkien didn't come up with the language of Rohan as it's actually Old English...
The bracers that Aragorn is wearing was boromirs. If you watch Aragorn after boromirs death you can see him wear it
29:22
Gandalf is basically an Angel, so just like he said, he was sent back until his task was done.
Even though you might have been slightly off, I cannot do anything but admire the effort you put into this taking notes and trying to get into the world of Tolkien, read the books you will love them! thank you for reacting!!!
Everything Frodo did, he did to protect Smeagol. He didn't "not do a good job." Smeagol is a creature of treachery and, as such, interpreted Frodo's actions as treachery when in reality, those actions saved Gollum's life.
This!
I don't consider this a spoiler because it's all backstory that isn't fully explained in the movies. The Tree of Gondor represents a species of tree that originated in Valinor, the place the elves are going during the events of the movies. The elves gifted a sapling of this tree to the Men of Numenor, an island nation that fell thousands of years before the beginning of the movies. The Men who founded Gondor were survivors of Numenor, who were able to save a sapling of that tree and bring it to Middle-Earth. It represents both the origin of Gondor as a people of Numenor and that people's historical friendship with the elves. It represents more as well, but that is all talked about in the next movie, so I'll leave that for you to find out when you watch it.
Indeed, and the one who saved the tree was none other than Isildur himself.
39:38 Oh its way more than just the series. Professor Tolkien had been developing languages since he was a child, and he was a philologist by trade (which is the study of the history of languages). He spent his whole life tinkering with his own invented languages and eventually invented a fictional secondary world for them to inhabit. Those writings eventually coalesced into the setting that the published Lord of the Rings would take centre stage in.
All of Tolkien's writings are framed with the conceit that he is himself translating the Red Book of Westmarch (written by Bilbo about all these events) into English for us to read. He stated that he wanted to create a unique mythology for England, which he felt it had historically lacked after being invaded by countless outside forces during its classical and medieval periods. All of these stories take place in our world, even if it is an imagined, secondary version of it, similar to the way Arthurian Legend is.
I just noticed your comment from several months back and feel I have to correct you on one thing: Bilbo was not supposed to have written "The Red Book," that was Frodo. Bilbo wrote "There and Back Again" better known as "The Hobbit."
While enjoying watching your reaction, I'm also sitting here in New Zealand looking out at a valley with green pasture, and of course sheep, thinking wow we kiwi's do amazing CGI:)
It just seems to beautiful to be real!
The sad truth about modern society is that even in nations with diverse and astounding natural beauty very few residents live outside metro zones and most of them never go past that. And of the 20% that live in nature the vast majority never travel beyond their home turf.
So combine that with current ubiquitous CGI in everything and few under age 40 grasp just how beautiful and majestic our planet's unspoiled lands are
He originally wrote this all as one book but the publishers made him split it into three. (So 3 Movies) The title Two Towers was just some random thing he made up.
He wasn't even sure which two towers he was referring to, until he made up his mind later. He decided it was Saruman's tower and the Nazgul Leader's Tower.
But the movie implies it's Saruman and Sauron's towers respectively.
Good catch with the same decoration Faramir wore on his chest as on the wrist guard Aragorn was wearing. If you recall at the end of the first movie, Aragorn took it from Boromir after he died to wear in remembrance of him. He's shown putting it on as he watches Sam and Frodo make their escape into the forest across the river. After all the times I've seen this movie I never caught that detail.
If you remember from the opening of the first movie, Smegaol had the Ring for 500 years - then Bilbo found it, and 60 years later, is when these movies happen. So he's likely well over 600 years old.
Also.. you might have caught Gandalf saying he had walked this earth "300 lives of men".. so that should give you a hint how long its been since he and the other Wizards were sent on their mission to Middle-Earth to help/guide the Free Peoples to fight Sauron.
Yes, Gandalf and his fellow Istari (wizards) have walked in Middle-earth for around 2000 years. The Istari, Sauron and even the Balrog are all of the same order of spiritual beings, the Maiar. Maiar are like angels or demigods who serve the Valar (who themselves serve the will of Eru Illuvatar, the Creator of all things).
Sam does call Frodo "master" sometimes. It's not literally that he's a master, as in a master/slave relationship or similar. It's a title which often used to be used about someone who has a household. Basically it means he's the "master of his house". In Sam's case it also signifies that he's employed by Frodo.
LOTR is obviously written in English, but Tolkien "translated" it from the original languages. The language spoken by the Men of the West is called the Westron, and Tolkien translated this as English. In the book, the Rohirrim speak their own language (their leaders, like Theoden and Eowyn, also know Westron), and Tolkien translated this language as Anglo-Saxon, or Old English. Peter Jackson & Co. have simplified the story in many ways, and they haven't made the distinction between these two languages. The song Eowyn sings at Theodred's funeral is in Anglo-Saxon, as are the words Aragorn speaks to Brego the horse. In Anglo-Saxon, the word for "horse" is "eoh," which is why many names of the Rohirrim start with "Eo-".
Eothain.. Horse-Thane
Eowyn wasn't the woman singing at Theodred's funeral...
To add to your list of who is who, they don't say it in the films, but Galadriel is Elrond's Mother in law and Arwen's grandmother
Sam calls Frodo "Mister Frodo" because he works for him as a gardener. Frodo, as his uncle Bilbo, is rich, where Sam belongs to common people of the working class. Merry and Pippin are also of higher status.
Galadriel = Arwen's grandma
1:34:07 When you were pondering your notes on "Gollum is scared of death" I had a thought about that; the Ring gave Gollum eternal life, and while he had it, it was all he had. He had nothing else but loneliness, pain, hunger, shame, e.t.c. But the Ring was the only thing that didn't hurt him, not only that - it protected his life forever. Now that he's without it, he has nothing good in his life and has to face mortality for the first time in over 500 years. So it makes sense why he needs the Ring. Whereas Bilbo accepted his death, Gollum does not. Giving up the Ring is synonymous with coming to peace with your own mortality, letting the Ring go is akin to willingly sacrificing your life. You can imagine how hard that would be to resist let alone to voluntarily let go.
The ring does not give anyone eternal life, it just prolongs it because that suits the needs of the ring at the time.
The ring hurt Gollum plenty. It corrupted Gollum's mind and the things he did while using the ring lost him his family and all of his friends, everything. The ring was the very source of his pain and loneliness and Gollum was very aware of this. He did not keep the ring because it was good to him, he kept it because it had consumed his mind so completely. Gollum wants the ring back because the ring has such a strong hold over him just like a drug addict would do anything for a fix. It has nothing to do with mortality because Gollum hates himself and his life. Also Bilbo had no idea the ring prolonged his life or that it had any other benefit than the power to make him invisible. Bilbo let the ring go, because him and Gandalf realized there was something sinister and unnatural about the ring and obsessing about the ring was not good for him.
@@MattSeakin I had the wrong interpretation then. Thank you for the clarification.
The men you see at the Gates of Mordor, are known as the Easterlings. They were from a kingdom of men in the far East that was slowly infiltrated by Sauron and turned to his will in the past. When Gandalf comes in with Eomer at Helms Deep Eomer had 2000 men.
47:01 Great catch! BUT… remember that Aragorn took that brace from Boromir, after he died.
We need the return of the king reaction !!!
Tolkien served in WW1, and that experience undoubtedly colored his tale. For instance, perhaps at some point his squad took a prisoner, and wondered what to do with him, and that inspired the scene where Frodo and Sam capture Gollum. WW1 also made use of horses, and perhaps that inspired the scene where Aragorn decides the ill-tempered Rohan horse in the stable has "seen too much of war," and should be released. No doubt many horses were shocked by the artillery of WW1. And the swamp with the bodies in the water and the flames ... I think I read somewhere that Tolkien actually came across an area like that in the war. So while LotR isn't an allegory of WW1, it still contains a bit of a record of his experiences.
He fought in the Battle of the Somme which was one of the most brutal battles of the Great War. Rotting bodies sunken into the mud would have likely been a common scene.
The screeching of the Nazgul - screaming artillery shells.
The air in Mordor "a poisonous fume" - poison gas
A great eye, ever watchful - snipers watching no man's land.
@@Makkaru112 I always have to state it's based on life experience but not an allegory because of the nerd rage by people who don't understand what an allegory is.
Can't wait for you guys to see the finale. Theoden is an epic king too, you have to take into account that they would have never withstood such an army had they remained where they were. They had to go to Helms Deep, no matter how risky it was. And he led the charge too.
"That's the most epic scene I've ever seen!“ wait for the 3rd...
About the part where you said Gollum wanted a roast chicken after spitting out the bread actually connects to the rope if I’m not mistaken. Because Gollum was so corrupted by the ring, things made by the elves have an adverse effect on him. The rope burns his skin and the bread chokes him/tastes badly to him. Also the fact that he’s gone about 500 years without genuine food, not just whatever gross stuff he scavenged/killed, probably didn’t help either
And he'd rather have the chicken raw anyway!
@@porflepopnecker4376give it to us RAW & writhing!
I like the way Caley is so involved with the films and how he appreciates the various elements, like the musical score and the cinematography, that contribute so much to the total effet.
Great reaction guys.
01:13:47 If Frodo seems more fragile and breakable compared to Sam it is because he's the one who is carrying the heavy burden of the ring and is being slowly poisoned by its influence. Sam selflessly helps in any way he can and that is his role But he can't bear the real burden. As Galadriel stated in the last movie: "To bear a ring of power is to be alone" therefore Frodo is alone in that sense.
Sam certainly is selfless, but in the movie he really needs a little emotional intelligence. Frodo is staring at Gollum trying not to burst into tears seeing himself there eventually, saying, "I have to believe it's possible for him to come back," and Sam just goes, "Nah fuck that, I would NEVER be best friends forever with anyone THAT messed up by the Ring."
A few places have matte-painted backgrounds or are done with miniatures, but most of it is the real landscapes of New Zealand, where all of it was filmed. Hobbiton was really built and is still there to be visited, although the interiors were studios.
There are nine Nazgul/Black Riders, they are the Men who had rings of power (not the Elves or Dwarves). Their real flesh and blood horses were drowned, but they all now ride 'fell beasts' which are not the same as dragons.
Oliphaunts are way bigger than elephants or the largest of prehistoric mammoths. They are carrying little forts, bigger than a howdah, on their backs.
Helm's Deep is a valley in the Kingdom of Rohan. It has been fortified with a wall and a castle called the Hornburg. It also has large caves for many people to take refuge in.
Pipe-weed is tobacco, they do not smoke any other type of plant.
Fantastic reaction. Your analysis was pretty astute overall. One thing I would point out is, you mentioned that you didn't want to get religious, but LOTR is a specific kind of tale in that regard. Tolkien was a devout Catholic and LOTR is a Christian allegory in many ways. Tolkien hated allegories, so it's not as overt as his good friend C.S Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia, but it's there. He even said the tale is a - "fundamentally religious and Catholic work; unconsciously so at first, but consciously in the revision". Tolkien also drew inspiration from Norse and Germanic mythologies and old tales. For example, Tolkien draws a lot from Wagner's opera Der Ring des Nibelungen (which in turn draws on Germanic legends and myths). Can't wait for your Return of the King reaction. Love the channel.
The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit Trilogies were all filmed in New Zealand. 90% of the landscape-wide shots are pure camera shots (the remaining 10% includes “ancient ruins” or mythical animals that might be included in the shot).
Each trilogy, while shot 10 years apart, was filmed in one “trip”. They weren’t filmed in accordance with their release dates; the filming of the entire trilogy was done by the end of 2002 (the Return of the King came out Christmas 2003), but the editing didn’t finish until near each release date.
Everytime you see something epic in these movies remember those movies caused the world to use the word "epic" with the signifiance we know today. They served as a point of reference of epicness for all movies since.
Guys its been 2 months 🥲
It will never cease to amaze me how some reactors just can't understand the "why?" evil people do evil things lol
The Frodo failing Smeagol part- it was some forbidden sacred pool that Faramir said incurs death. He had to have them beat him a little if he wasn't going to kill him as a leader or he would be questioned as a leader. As for Frodo he chose the lesser of 2 evils but was pretty powerless either way.
29:20 there’s a lot of missing context to Gandalf that further explains why Aragorn and Legolas reacted with such reverence to his return.
Gandalf isn’t a Wizard. He’s a Maiar, think like an archangel. He serves under the Valar, the Gods in Tolkiens mythology. He, along with six other “Istari” (name of their kind of Maiar), we’re sent to oppose the growing power of Sauron in middle earth.
The elves and the Dunedain (the Men that Aragorn is part of) are very devout in the religion of the Valar, so Aragorn and Legolas understand how important Gandalf actually is. So watching him fall in Moria would have been similar to the Biblical Apostles witnessing the crucifixion of Christ. It was impossible. Unbelievable. It shouldn’t have happened.
And then now, when they see Gandalf again in his “glorified” form, it would have also been very similar to the resurrected Christ appearing to the Eleven Apostles. It should be a very hallowed and sacred experience.
Saruman's tower is named 'Orthanc' the area around it is named 'Isengard' after the River Isen that flows through it.
Cant wait for ur reaction to Return of the King, Love ur reactions!! Keep it up!
Tolkien was a master of language. The archaic ways of saying things in the movies are because that is how he wrote the books. Different characters speak differently, even within the same language.
Regarding the "old pipes like in the cartoons". It takes practice and skill to smoke a pipe well enough to enjoy it. It's not like a cig where you just breath and you're done. It's an artform.
And the type of pipe you thought of is a meerschaum pipe. 😊
Eowyn didn't leave with her brother Eomer because he was forced to leave immediately. Grima even tells Eowyn that her brother abandoned her. And I'm not sure Eomer would have taken her with him, either.
The tree of Gondor is an ancient tree, it was planted there by Isildur and has a deep history.
Thousands of years before the events of this movie take place, there was a large island called Numenor and it was inhabited by the greatest race of men.The island itself was founded by Elrond's brother Elros who became the first king of Numenor. From his line came Isildur hundreds of years later, long story short Sauron corrupted Numenor heavily and the island was destroyed and sank into the ocean by Eru Illuvetar (The god of the LOTR universe). Isildur, and his father Elendi whol were amongst those who were not corrupted, and left the island before it was destroyed. Isildur stole a fruit from the white tree of Numenor before he left, and the seeds of that fruit were planted years later when Isildur established Gondor.
the movie was mostly shot in new zealand. i recently watched the haka dance that the new zealand stuntmen used to say goodbye to viggo mortensen after filming aragorn's last scene. amazing sight! even after all these years we can come across things from the filming of the movie we haven't heard of and stay fascinated.
Galadriel was tempted by the ring, which gave Sauron a chance to corrupt her. She showed what she would become if she accepted the ring from Frodo, and she resisted, refusing the ring. If she had failed, she would have been doomed to remain in Middle Earth, subordinate to Sauron. She passed the test and was allowed to leave Middle Earth with the rest of the Elves.
Fellowship will always be my favorite. I just love seeing the characters all together, and Boromir's redemption is so heartbreaking and inspiring. And we get to see so much of the beauty of the world they are defending before the ugly onset of war.
Its kinda insane that you notice Faramir's bracer is the same as Aragorn's. You missed the part where Aragorn took it from Boromir tho.
19:33 everything was shot in New Zealand. They even built the real live Hobbiton, the town on hobbits, that you can visit. They first built it using plastics and that kind of materials, but for The Hobbit trilogy they rebuilt it on the same spot using better materials, like wood and concrete.
Maybe this will help- Sam not only could not swim at all, he was weighted down with multi cast iron pans at his waist as well as the huge backpack.
Water even a foot or two deeper than him would take him down.
So Frodo leaning in and reaching his outstretched hand was viable.
Yes. Most hobbits couldn't swim. The Brandybucks are exceptions (Frodo's mother was a Brandybuck).
Just to explain Elven immortality: it is true that they can only really die by being killed, or by relinquishing their life in a handful of very specific scenarios throughout the entire legendarium. However, Elves' souls are tied to the earth, so their souls stay on earth. Specifically, the souls of dead Elves go to a place known as the Halls of Mandos, where they are judged; if they were good Elves, they will eventually be rehoused into a new body. Otherwise, they stay forever in the Halls. This is different from the fates of mortals, whose spirits simply 'move on' when they die. What that means exactly is a mystery, much like in real life. Presumably, the only way for Elven spirits to 'move on' is for the very earth itself to be destroyed. Well, or if they give up their immortality for love.
Something people forget about Gandalf is that's only the name men gave him. Elves gave him the name Mithrandir which still wasn't his real name. He's ancient as are all wizards because they aren't how most authors portray them. In a sense, wizards are a type of angel, not human, according to Tolkien. They are spirits in human form who were sent to Middle Earth to council the nations. His real name is Olorin before being sent to Middle Earth.
Don't worry about your list bro...by the time you get to the end of the movies it'll feel like they lived down the block your whole life....no joke😅🤟💪✊
Hey, i wanted to point something that seems to be confusing yet and it is why they go alone, if you remember what galadriel said the ring would be corrupting one by one everyone in the fellowship putting the mission on risk, that is why they purpously dont go looking for frodo, or they dont get scort or anything, the only reason sam is with frodo is because he literally said i will drown myself if i dont go with u 😅
lol... you guys did great with the first movie... so confused for the start of part two 😆👍 but a very nice one again🙏
49:25 while aragorn was thinking about arwen, he doesn't even know that she's still in middle earth. He told her to go and be with her people so he thinks she's already gone to valinor. Which one she goes there she can never return. And he can never go there because humans and dwarves aren't allowed It's just for the elves. So again as far as he knows, she's gone. But at the same time there was never anything in his heart about eowyn. She just falls in love with him.
34:45 the flag ripping off the flagpole and blowing away were actually unscripted. It was just such a windy day that it just happened and Peter Jackson liked how symbolic it seemed and decided to keep it instead of reshooting.
I am deeply impressed how seroius you take the story. With the recap in the beginning and all. Your effort is much appreaciated!
Aragorn is indeed a Ranger but definitely not the Park Ranger variety. More like an Army Ranger and a phenomenal tracker for that matter, which you pretty much need to be if you're going to be a successful hunter, of animals or humans.
I'm sure that Tolkien definitely meant the smokables to be tobacco but I also think that Peter Jackson was being tongue in cheek in treating the smoke as possibly being marijuana. There were many times in the movie that it is shown as a possibility of being pot just through the context around it. This is most obvious with the joy Merry and Pippin finding the barrels and they way they were giggling and carrying on as they smoked it.
By being coy about it, Jackson could avoid any possible backlash from people thinking he was promoting drugs.
I like to think the tobacco is something a bit more magical than plain old marijuana.
sure, that definitely is a possibility..😀@@porflepopnecker4376
The barrels they found were from the Shire, and when you consider how far they had traveled and what they had been through, their reaction to finding an unexpected piece of home isn't strange.
With that being said, I believe there were a few occasions in the books where characters are quite giddy after smoking, and I believe even one where someone asks if it has clouded their judgment. When you consider the habits and demeanor of Hobbits, it would make sense.
@@felix5728with how much ale they drink, why not enjoy a little weed too. Makes perfect sense for the hobbit lifestyle or just being chill af like Gandalf imo
@scotthill1600 Yeah, it fits their lifestyle perfectly. Relax all day, love their smoke sessions, constant munchies, always tend to their "gardens." I always considered the Hobbits to be the stoners, the Dwarves to be the alcoholics, and the Elves to be the goody twoshoes.
It's great you're watching the extended version...yes...their are longer versions too... behind the scenes n whatnot.....the personal conversations and speeches are one of the best parts of these movies...🤟
Was left out of the film, but in the books, the ring projects an image into Sam's mind of being the greatest gardener in the whole world
Believe that is in the third movie...
Sauron promised to show him how to chemically make nitrogen for fertiliser 😂
Regarding frodo saving sam in fellowship, we never see him lean into the water so we dont know how deep he'd gone to save him.
My personal theory is that he was hanging off the boat's side by his extra-sturdy hobbit feet 😂
I think of it as seeing the depth of the water from a hobbit's perspective...they are quite small, so the depth seems much deeper!
The reason for Aragorn and company to not looking for frodo and sam is hinted at the end of the fellowship of the ring when Aragorn says "lets hunt some orcs". Wich means that they are going to make the dark forces buzy while Frodo and Sam tries to sneak behind the black gates into mordor and to mount doom. To keep the eye of sauron off them.
Concerning your question about the tree symbol of Gondor, I'll try to make it short :D
In the first age the source of light were huge towers with lights on top that enlightened the whole (probably flat) world. Melkor, the corrupted vala (god) starte a war in which he destroyed the towers out of jealousy. Later, to bring back light, one of the good valar planted two trees, a golden one (day) and a silver one (night) - at this point time itself was first created. Again in a war later the trees were killed but a little seed could be saved. It was carried to Middle Earth and planted in Numenor, an island where the half-elvish ancestors of Elronds brother Elros settled down. And for the third time, a war killed the tree, but again, a seed was saved and got to continental Middle Earth. This tree is standing in Minas Tirith, the big fortress/city of Gondor and as a symbol of hope - that light overcomes darkness - the tree is the symbol of Gondor. It is said that when the rightful king of Gondor comes back one day, the tree will grow leaves again. Title of film no3: The Return of the King :D
They couldn't help Gandalf when he fell because he had a 3000 lb. demon attached to the other end of the whip which was him down. If they tried to help him, they would've either got dragged down as well or the ledge would have crumbled away more and they would've fallen as well. That's why Aragorn was holding Frodo back. 😀
Also the goblin or orc archers had caught up on the other side of the bridge and started shooting at them.
In the book it happens much faster. Gandalf doesn't grab the stone and sit there for a bit, before falling. He is being dragged over the edge when he says "Fly you fools!" I agree that the way it is portrayed in the movie Gandalf could have gotten back on the bridge. One little nit pik about the movies vs the books.
1:10:18 Correct. Which is why elves prefer to live away from other races and not get involved in their wars. They technically have much more to lose. This is also why they're so much more disciplined, organized, and better in battle. They have an eternity to train. Though, as I understand it, even when killed they eventually come back to life. But their souls have to wander Valinor, which is far away (and not always accessible from Middle-Earth), for an indeterminate amount of time.
In video game terms, they have infinite lives, but there's an annoyingly long respawn timer.
I read that there are 1300 hours hours of film we have not seen! Insane amount of visuals. Who knows what characters and beasts we have never seen.
Great reaction / review as always y'all.
As we say in Texas; y'all be safe.
Been waiting so long for this!!!
"they didn't even cook him" lmao sorry that was too funny XD
Also: the horses didn't appear magically. Rohirrim are horse masters, and all the horses are kept inside the deep within the fortress walls because they are a very valuable resource during war times.
Just a side note on the Nazgûl, they are now riding what Tolkien called “fell beasts”. This distinction is important because there were actual Dragons throughout Middle Earth history. All the way back to Morgoth, the first DarkLord. They all have 4 legs and some had wings. Tolkien’s dragons are intelligent, cunning, very greedy and capable of speech. The last the Great Dragons can be seen in The Hobbit trilogy.
Yes, and in the books the description seems a lot like pteradactyls.
58:59 Denethor was also under the influence of Sauron because of the Palantir, though not as directly as Grima was; an astute observation.
A month? That’s not so bad. I went a year after _Fellowship_ before I watched _Two Towers,_ and yet another year until I watched _Return of the King._ 😉
Helm's Deep is a castle in the land of Rohan. They prefer open war because they typically fight from horses, but the castle has been used as a last ditch line of defense throughout Rohan's history, namely King Helm Hammerhand lead his people there during the war with the Dunlandings, thus "Helm's Deep"
Love how much you are enjoying this amazing story and world..Sam's speech towards the end is arguably my favorite moment of the entire triology, as well as a brilliant piece of writing.. Makes me tear up every time.. XO
"Frodo's fate is no longer in our hands." -Aragorn
"Do not regret your choice to leave him." -Gandalf
Also how would Aragorn find Frodo at this point? There is a lot of wilderness where Frodo could be. The marshes alone were a multiday trip to get through. Aragorn doesn't know the exact route Frodo took and at this point it would be pretty much impossible to find tracks to follow.
@29:58 Fun fact: Yavanna (Goddess of nature, specifically plants) created the Ents in response to the creation of the dwarves. She knew that the dwarves would want to cut her trees down due to their industrious nature, so the Ents were made to protect the deep forests and stop those who would harvest thoughtlessly. That's basically why Gimli is all jumpy at the sounds of creaking trees, he understands on an instincual level that those trees will pack his ass up if he steps out of line.
In answer to why Aragorn is fighting and not looking for Frodo:
The closer the Ring gets to Mordor the more powerful it becomes. In Fellowship we see Aragorn resist the power, which is testament to his will and fortitude. That said, eventually, everyone would have become corrupted by it along the journey as it slowly whittled away at them as they are constantly in its presence.
Aragorn let Frodo go as he told Boromir, and in their pursuit of Merry and Pippin were brought to Fanghorn which is close to Isengard and Rohan. Gandalf then tells them Rohan is in danger, one of the last strongholds of Men.
By this point Frodo and Sam are quite far, and as Gandalf said must finish this journey alone, and also as Gandalf said, Aragorn will be needed by Theoden and the people of Rohan before the end.
(The relationship between Aragorn and Gandslf is actually one of my favorites. For someone of Gandalf's power and wisdom to show respect to Aragorn and even come to him at times says a lot to me.)
Return of the King have probably the most epic/goosebumps scene ever. Can't wait to see your reaction on that one 😛
I think this is the best reaction channel. The film isn't cut much, the audio is good, the commentary is interesting, you don't seem to take any shortcuts, and unlike some reactors, I'm convinced these are genuine first time watches and not acting.
Great comment!
Other channels you kinda doubt it that they are really watching for the first time. Sometimes they dont know how to edit properly for youtube. Other times they are just overeacting to everything, or just talking all the time
TBR Schmitt is a cool channel btw. They are very chill
I agree. This quickly became my favorite reaction channel. Both of them are super likable and like you said, they don’t cut out as much of the movie as other channels.
Idk about that their last reaction wasn’t that good 🤧
"That's the most epic thing I've ever seen". Return of the King: "Hold my beer".
“Thats the most epic thing I’ve ever seen… that clash”
Return of the King: hold my beer
Sam calls him "Mister Frodo" because tolkien based the Shire on turn-of-the-century england mores, and Sam is Frodo's SERVANT- IE his gardner, so its a "class" thing, Prof Tolkien based his vision of Frodo/Sam's relationship on the "Officer/Batman" relationships between British Army regulars around circa 1900
It's not cannabis in the books, it's tobacco. But it seems to be left open to interpretation in the movies. There are a lot of hints for it to be more intoxicating than tobacco, anyway. So in my mind, it's tobacco in the books and cannabis in the movies. It's just one of the things PJ changed for the movies.
"The tree on fire embraced the flood." deep!!! 😂
Rohan is the kingdom of horse lords.
Their warriors fight best on horseback and their children ride before they can walk.
Of course there were horses in Helm’s Deep! 😁
Also, the score is astonishingly good.
11:15 No. If they went back to help him, the Orcs would have killed them all with arrow fire and by troops cutting off their exit. Gandalf if you watch closely LET GO to keep them from doing exactly that.
11:41 I think you are absolutely right. That was a vision. Frodo is starting to grow in power, and he's using the Ring, even without consciously doing it.
20:32 I just cannot believe Orcs have menus.
28:01 Smeagol had the Ring for at least five hundred years. He was a Hobbit and the Ring did THAT to him. I remember my shock when reading that in the book for the first time.
28:26 Nine Nazgul for nine rings. Seven dwarf rings. Three elven rings. And then the One Ring.
37:10 "Eo" is an Anglo Saxon word for "horse" or "horses." So her name means "Horse Love" and Eomer means "Horse Lord" and so on.
Smeagol wasn't a hobbit, he was one of the river folk, closely related to hobbits but their own distinct race.
“…if he had pants on, maybe I’d let him touch my ring”
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Just want to say, I really love both of yours post-movie analysis. It's very insightful and I can legitimately tell that you're both really engrossed and invested in it just by the fact that you try to find meaning in things that a lot of people would easily just overlook and accept as just a "moment" in the movie.