THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING | FIRST TIME WATCHING | PARTS 1-3
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I love seeing the magic in someone's eyes when they see Lord of the Rings for the first time.
If I had one wish, it would be to watch the LOTR trilogy again with virgin eyes. I've watched them a million times and still enjoy it, but seeing the movies for the first time brought a joy to me that I rarely ever feel.
I've watched the movies countless times since release and they still hit like nothing else.
The musical score still gets me every time for sure.
such an incredible reaction.. she is usually always great, but i keep returning to this one.. probably the quintessential LOTR reaction on the entire platform imo..
This is most likely the best comment i`ve ever seen about LOTR in my entire (yet short) life...thank you bro!!!...i couldn't have say it better❤️
I love that Eowyn looks terrified when facing the Witch King. Not that stupid smirk of some modern "strong characters". True courage is not about not feeling any form of fear, but doing what is necessary despite how we may feel
An unpopular opinion these days, but a valid one nevertheless. Ask any real soldier if they feel fear in battle. Most will admit they do.
@@thomasvleminckx "Courage is being scared to death-but saddling up anyway." In the movie, she's showing real courage by looking at something she fears (and, let's face it, anyone in their right mind ought to fear him) and refusing to back down. It's easy to stand your ground against something you don't fear. It takes a lot more, and says more about your character, to stand your ground when you're terrified. That is badass.
A passage from TvTropes about that scene.
In the book, the Nazgul's full quote is, "Come not between the Nazgul and his prey! Or he will not slay thee in thy turn. He will bear thee away to the houses of lamentation, beyond all darkness, where thy flesh shall be devoured, and thy shriveled mind be left naked to the Lidless Eye." Gulp...
READ THE BOOK. Eowyn was NOT afraid at all. The book describes her as a thin steel blade, cold and beautiful. Indeed, at that point, she was still seeking death in battle.
@@georgehollingsworth2428 Which is why the movie version of the scene is better in my opinion.
The fact that they were able to get an actor who was not only a world war 2 veteran but also met Tolkien. Just makes these movies even more special. RIP Sir C Lee.
I’m pretty sure he was actually cousins with him
Indeed!
@@brandonmunro1332 he was cousins with Ian Fleming who wrote James Bond, he only met Tolkein. Still, quite a interesting person!
@@gloriousleader3203 oh yeah that’s right!
AMEN!!!!!
The moment all four hobbits sit by the table in the pub, changed forever, says so much without any dialog.
Agreed. It reminds me of old vets back from a war, sitting about telling tales and being in each other’s company.
Samwise Gamgee is one of the best characters ever written. Sean Astin was never even nominated for an Academy Award. Absolutely criminal.
Yes that's very sad
Sean is an outstanding actor from an acting family. He should have been nominated for Rudy also. But IMHO, Andy Serkis for his portrayal of Smeagol/Gollum was epic and deserved an Oscar.
Hollywood hates genre fiction. Fantasy, scifi, it is starting to get more respect in Hollywood but that's mainly because of films like this, and they still prefer to ignore it most of the time.
Sam was my favorite. Hands down.
@@fakecubed return of the king won 11 Oscar's, tied for most ever...
"I wanna be a better person now." That's pretty much the best compliment a piece of media can get. Great reaction.
Lord of the Rings shows its true quality by bringing out the desire to be better in the people who love it. ❤️ Good stories make us want to hear them again.
Great stories make us want to live up to them.
And its even funnier, thats exactly what Dominic Monagan said at the end of the filming to all the crew members
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I finished the saga yesterday for the first time, I also ended feeling fulfilled, feeling hope, courage and love for my fellows.
Isn't it great what good art can do? Present something and say "see? That is beautiful and honorful! Try and be like that!"
A good scene was when Gandalf reassured Pippin of what comes in the afterlife. No matter the countless times Gandalf got frustrated with Pip, he took the time to be kind to him and give him solace and not be afraid of death.
"The grey rain curtain of thus world rolls back and all turns to silver glass. And then you see it...white shores and beyond a far green country under a swift sunrise." And just like that all the darkness & despair just seems to disappear for a bit
Love that scene. One of my favourites from this series.
In the book it’s actually describing what Frodo is seeing when he’s sailing to Valinor.
I used to watch this movie (and scene) almost everyday when I was in the hospital ICU. I don't think I would have made it without LOTR.
Just here to clarify Frodo will die in Valinor (basically from being too happy) and Pippin will not see those things when he dies, Hobbits share the gift of Man which is death that takes you to a place unknown. Still a nice scene though.
Just so you know, the reason Frodo had to leave was because he carried the ring for so long that without it he felt completely empty. Life would not have been the same for him. For the short time Sam carried the ring, once he was old and Rosie had died and their children grown, he was also brought to the undying lands where he reunited with Frodo. Then many years later when Mary and Pippin had been dead, Aragorn buried them next to his own eventual tomb. After Gimli buried his friend next to the hobbits, Legolas returned with one more boat to bring his dwarf friend back,making Gimli the only dwarf to ever be allowed entry to the Elf Lands.
Just so you have all the fairytale strings tied up.
Frodo felt he failed to destroy the ring in the mountain, so he would not have peace in the shire. You can see it in his eyes during Aragorn's King Celebration that he were not worthy the credit
I'm pretty sure Legolas stayed on Middle Earth after the war then eventually made a boat and left with Gimli, he didn't leave then come back.
I reckon Frodo feeling "empty" is shown in his complexion during the very last scenes, he looks very pale and not healthy. But his complexion almost immediately changes when he sets foot on the boat and he even gets back his redish cheeks.
he also leaves because every year on October 7th he feels pain from the stab wound from the Witch King and on Marth 11th he feels pain from the sting of Shelob. Neither wound fully healed forcing him to seek high healing in Valinor.
"fairytale" just feels unaccurate for this as a term. It's high fantasy or epic fantasy, not fairytales.
"My friends, you bow to no one" kills me every time. I cant watch without tearing up. This was an awesome trilogy!
Every.Single.Time.
Personally what gets me more is "I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you!" I get teary just thinking about it
This wasn't an awesome trilogy, this IS an awesome trilogy!!! ;)
Agree, such a strong Moment!
This is truly an once in a Lifetime Triology
For that moment four Hobbits stood taller than the Kings of Men
The Charge of the Rohirrim is one of the greatest scenes ever put to film. I must have seen it a hundred times and I still get chills. Every. Time.
Chills nah it makes me cry. Love it
I'm a 38 year old man, and my eyes run with tears every single time.
@@Zenn3k same dude
One of the greatest is an understatement. It is the greatest scene ever put in film.
It’s not all that great.
Sean Astin should have won an award for his performance in this movie.
"You guys want me to carry Elijah Wood up a volcano? Why not? I been carrying the entire cast for two and a half movies now. What's another twenty minutes?"
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He did win a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor - this film in particular makes it possible for us to see Sam as the hero of the whole trilogy
These awards don't matter since they are made up by judges.
Karl Urbans emotion when Eomer finds Eowyn truly breaks my heart. I lost my sister and I was the one who found her dead and this scene really shows the pain I left
This broke my heart to read. I hope you have been/are able to find peace. May your sister’s memory be a blessing
I'm rather late, but my condolences. Best wishes to you and your family/friends.
Late to this but I offer my most sincere condolences. I have a sister too and I can't even imagine losing her. I can hardly imagine the pain you felt. I hope that you can find solace in the happy memories that you two shared. ❤
Sorry for your loss. I had been in a similar situation myself a few years back and now this scene gets me all the time I re-watch.
I got 2 younger sisters so I felt his pain.
"I go to my fathers, in whose mighty company, I shall not now feel ashamed" Gets me everytime 😭😭
Me too. Easily my favorite line, second only to "I can't carry it for you, but I CAN CARRY YOU!!!"
if there's anything I want to say when it's my time to go, it's probably something like that
God is our father. He guide us.
Fr, Theoden was my favorite character watching as a kid and one of the under appreciated character development subplots is his internal doubt about being a “good enough” king especially in comparison to the grandiose kings of past ages, which was extrapolated by his only child’s death, so to hear him say that summed up his final internal peace in such a beautiful way.
@@loveiswaytruthlife995 'fathers' is in the quote. Cut the religious crap, thank you.
I am convinced that this trilogy is THE greatest cinematic achievement in history, and it will likely remain so for decades. It not only brings to life an entire, fictional world but it plays the audience's emotions effortlessly. Plus, it captures all the characters precisely as Tolkien created them.
20 years later, I am even more in love with these movies than I was at my first viewings.
No, it does not. What they did to Faramir was criminal.
@@TheTurinturumbar Point goes to the Turinturumbar. I forgot about that change. Though I dont think it's CRIMINAL. Partly because I think it improves the story (at least for film), and partly because he redeemed himself at the end. It just took him a little longer. He is STILL the nobler and more strong-hearted brother.
@@Mcvthree3 alright alright, that was a bit hyperbolic. I've calmed down over the years so yes, there is something to be said for that choice. Still don't agree that it's the best choice though.
But the scene with Frodo and the nazgul is still awful. Sauron would have dropped everything else, emptied his lands and hurled it all at Minas tirith if the ring was seen at osgiliath.
@@TheTurinturumbar Agreed. I don't by any means think the movies are perfect. For instance, I find the whole dwarf tossing thing cringey as f***., and Legolas swinging up onto horseback from the ground during the warg attack in Towers looks fake as shit. But holy crap! Other parts are magnificent, And there are 8 or 10 spots where I get totally overcome EVERY SINGLE TIME. Like "My friends. You bow to no one." Or "I can't carry it for you Mr. Frodo. But I can carry YOU!"
i LOVE Star Wars A New Hope, but even that never gets me in the feels the way that LOTR does.
@@Mcvthree3 agreed
I saw all the LOTR films at the midnight release with friends, so many years ago. The entire audience stood up and applauded during the entire credits after ROTK, people were crying and cheering and hugging each other. I still remember it. We grew up with those books and seeing them honored so well was a great feeling even if some things were not accurate to the books.
I went with friends (who were like myself fans of Tolkien) to the original releases, and all of us were weeping.
The same here in Sweden at the midnight premieres. Best cinema experience I´ll probably every have. It has shaped my life in ways I don't fully understand I think.
I wish I could have been there for that.
I grew up on the films though so there's a place in my heart that it might not otherwise have had.
...Then Came The Hobbit...
Absolutely the same experience back in the day
I remember seeing them in the theater about like 5 times each. I sat next to an older gentleman during the fellowship and he said to me that he waited his whole life for this. We both cried lol. I hope he was able to see the rest of them.
Probably did, he couldn't have been too old at the time. If he was born around the time of publication, 1954, and the films came out just after 2000, he would have been in his forties. If he was teen when it came out, then perhaps 60.
I did the same thing! I saw each movie 4 times in the theaters each.
Tolkien was my grandads favorite too since he was in high school. He passed before he could see the hobbit movies. But I always think of him when I watch them. He became a bit of a wizard himself in old age (magical cabin in the woods, book shelves wall to wall and maps of the world for wallpaper where he marked his travels, he smelled like books and pipe tobacco and the woods.) I miss him.
@@cannibalcatgirl What a wonderful memory.
I’m 58 and I first read the books in the 70s, The Hobbit was the first proper book I ever read, then my older sister introduced me to LoTR and I felt the same. It was overwhelming seeing it brought to the screen in such an epic way. I’ll never forget it…
"I can't carry it, but I can carry you!"
That line always brings tears to my eyes. Just _thinking_ about it gets me.
Easily one of the most powerful moments in all of cinema.
And Howard shore bringing the score, all of it just makes for a unforgettable experience
I've seen this movie no less than 300 times and that scene gets me every time.
same.
Sam was the hero of the story
The Lord of the Rings trilogy is a 'once in a lifetime' movie event. Even though it deviated a bit from the novels, I actually think it is the greatest adaptation of all time. The fact that 20 years later it still holds up is even more incredible. In the end, I think Tolkien himself would have been proud of the work Peter Jackson did, because it kept the heart and soul of the original material.
Novels are always better. They set the stage with words and generally go more in depth with character feeling and motivations. Movies that do it right, even, are usually limited by time and/or budget. Peter Jackson had neither of those concerns. He fit the most important parts of the original work into a script that is fit for a big screen epic. There is so much content I'm the original writing that the screenwriters had to really struggle to decide what to put in. They dud a fine job making these heroes like ordinary men.
His son hated it.
There was also a lot of back lot drama with that from WB. They apparently cut the Tolkien family out of a large amount of the trilogy’s profits.
So while I think Christopher brings up some solid points, especially when talking about how the action took away a little from the philosophy of the books, I think he’s also got a fair amount of salt from being cheated out of millions of dollars.
It’s not surprising the rest of the family sold off the rights the minute he died. I think he was the inky one left in that family trying to protect the idea of his fathers work.
@@RicoRaynn Yes but in the end I think it is for the best that the movies happened after JRRT death (even tho he passed almost 30 years before that), no matter how salty about the deal his son was, he knew his father better than anyone (and his family) and if there was even slight chance JRRT to not like the movies, I'm glad we will never know so it'll be in our imagination and hope that he would've. Because it would've been very crushing for everyone if the author of the best fantasy books ever didn't like or even hated the movies, no matter if it was the deal itself or the adaptation.
I am one who thinks its better than the books
“Courage, Merry. Courage for our friends.”
This is the line that perhaps most perfectly encapsulates the message of this story.
The thing that makes a hero is not their power or skill, but rather, it is their bravery, dedication, and goodness. It is in characters like Sam that we see reflected back to ourselves, what the world could be like if we embodied this type of heroism. It is within ALL of us. This is why these movies and books will be forever timeless; because they speak to the essence of what it is to be human in a way that surpasses politics, biases, and the shifting morality of the day. Friendship, honor, love, and the courage to stand up for them will always be the things that make us the best that we can be, and they are the themes that make these movies and novels the cultural treasures that they are.
As she said, these movies make us want to BE BETTER.
@@christophergillette7167 this is the comment Christopher Tolkien should have gotten to read.
I was thinking that same thing. That one quote encapsulates so much of the story.
It turns out that the publisher did not watch it for the first time, right where that sentence was said :) She says "courage for our friend". when you read your lips
That lady is 100% inside the movie and her feelings are so real that I am very touched. Congratulations. Greetings from Thessaloniki Greece.
"...And Rohan will answer!" is one of those moments that hits just as strong every time I see it.
That, and the sheer exhilaration you feel when the beacons are lit one by one. The music is just so epic.
"The eagles are coming!" Not so bad either ;)
Muster the Rohirrim!
@@sailiealquadacil1284 I still remember seeing that for the first time.
Fun fact: Billy Boyd (Pippin) wrote that song he sang for Denethor. The director gave him a few lines and told him how they wanted it to sound and he did the rest. Billy said he wanted it to sound old, like something Pippin might have heard his old grandpa sing. I think he did well with it
Also Viggo wrote the tune when he sang at coronation.
It's in the credits!
@@jasonk3605 I never knew that
It's Tolkien's poetry, from The Lord of the Rings. The Hobbits sing as they leave the Shire.
Upon the hearth the fire is red,
Beneath the roof there is a bed;
But not yet weary are our feet,
Still round the corner we may meet
A sudden tree or standing stone
That none have seen but we alone.
Tree and flower and leaf and grass,
Let them pass! Let them pass!
Hill and water under sky,
Pass them by! Pass them by!
Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate,
And though we pass them by today,
Tomorrow we may come this way
And take the hidden paths that run
Towards the Moon or to the Sun.
Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe,
Let them go! Let them go!
Sand and stone and pool and dell,
Fare you well! Fare you well!
Home is behind, the world ahead,
And there are many paths to tread
Through shadows to the edge of night,
Until the stars are all alight.
The world behind and home ahead,
We'll wander back to home and bed.
Mist and twilight, cloud and shade,
Away shall fade! Away shall fade!
Fire and lamp, and meat and bread,
And then to bed! And then to bed!
The fact that Gandalf brought three eagles one for Frodo, Sam, and Sméagol always makes me tear up a little. Gandalf, ever the forgiving.
Its those little things.... Absolut Masterpiece
@@jamiek1714 Yes Gandalf was still holding out the possibility he could be redeemed.
Oh my god. I can’t believe I didn’t actually consider that before now. Is that actually canon in the novel or is that just an assumption some people have? It would be quite wonderful, but also kind of sad in the end if that was true.
@@danielwhyatt3278 not canon but a lot of people have speculated that it was for gollum
oh wow it never cross my mind, why there were 3 eagle were sent. and i rewatch the trilogy every year as part of my favourite movies of all time since the first time it came out on the cinema.
Legolas's father was known far and wide for the potency of his wine cellars. Dude has been drinking serious alcohol for three thousand years. Gimli never had a chance of out drinking him.
don't diss that Dorwinion wine until you try it.
Why was he concerned about his fingers tingling? I always assumed he had a wicked tolerance because of his biology but was still inexperienced
"evil elephants? how do you even fight that?"
legolas: you under estimate my power.
Alternatively; Legolas: "Hold my mead."
Éomer: Hold my double kill
@@AaAaAaA-ni6es Gimli: No! That still counts as one
Prequel memes are the best
The elephant has the high ground: don’t try it
It's not shown in the movie, but Denethor -- Faramir and Boromir's father -- had one of the seeing stones like the one Pippin looked into. Sauron had corrupted all the stones so he could control what was seen through them, so for decades all Denethor saw was the destruction of his family and Gondor. It drove him mad, with the results we see in the movie.
That right. Saruman could not resist the will of Sauron thru his 'seeing' stone. But Denethor was are success to deceive Sauron. The Dark Lord showed scenes of the fall of Gondor into White Tower's stone. But at the same time steward foresaw the plans of the enemy, saw his lands and all who were crossed the borders of Gondor realm. At the movie were been actioned screwed charachter of Denethor not so wise and honorable
Denethor's seeing stone IS shown in the movie - Aragorn looks into it and shows Sauron his reforged sword just before he marches on the black gate
Ah interesting. I didn't read the book so I didn't know this. Makes a lot of sense actually. Thanks
Sauron did not corrrupt the Palantiri, nor did Denethor saw the death of his Family - he was simply shown the military strenght of Mordor thus thinking Gondors ruin is inevitable. If you look into the Palantir, its just so like you are drawing the wrong conclusions from the bits you are seeing/shown. wiki says: A major theme of palantír usage is that while the stones show real objects or events, those using the stones had to "possess great strength of will and of mind" to direct the stone's gaze to its full capability.[T 2] For others attempting to use the palantír, the stones were often an unreliable guide to action, since to them it was unclear whether events shown were past or future; what was not shown could be more important than what was selectively presented. A risk lay in the fact that users with sufficient power could choose what to show and what to conceal to other stones
@@TheBrotherdarkness9 To add to this Denethor has been doing this for years by this point, at first he probably was bending the Palantir to his will ( he used it to know who Aragorn was) but slowly Sauron wore him down as they had a war of wills. Boromir's death was probably the opening Sauron was looking for the exploit Denethor's new weakness and break him.
It's mindblowing to me how some people have went their whole life without watching those masterpieces. That trilogy was my childhood for which I'll be forever grateful for and I've rewatched it hundreds of times or even more.
I'm glad that people who just watch these for the first time today are still falling in love with them. It just shows that even after 20 years they are just ageless masterpieces.
If a person only watched three movies in their entire life, they would NEED to see these. No other cinema experience could possibly be so impactful.
Agree. Those movies are very impactful. If you hear first few seconds of the music you immediately tear up and want to rewatch these again. I hope these movies will always be cherished like they deserve. True masterpieces like no other. Unforgettable experience.
Why? Not everybody likes medieval fantasy. I do, as I've been reading the books once a year for 39 years (and watching the movies since they came out on DVD). But many people don't. And that's okay. They're really good movies but not the best ones.
The thing for me is, I never watched the films growing up, I went to watch them as an adult because I read the books and thought they were just so great the films could never do them justice (like with Harry Potter)... Then I watched it and now I think these are probably the best films ever made, let alone adaptations... Just wonderful things, these films...
I think not all the people like fantasy movies, so they keep a way from it, but this is more than fantasy movie, is a master piece, and also I have seen people who didnt like the first movie because is very slow and long, and I think you need to see to have the big picture
The Theoden speech and the Rohirrim charge remains the most epic scene in movie history. I saw it at the world premiere back in 2003 and omg, memory that will last forever.
There are so many best scenes ever in this film. But yeah, that one and the "you bow to no one" line, the feels never wear off, I must have watched these films 30+ times, sometimes multiple times in a month, and I always have the same reaction every time that I had in the theater when it first came out. I can't even think of another movie that has made me cry, let alone cry like 4 or 5 times in one sitting lol. The movie was like, specially engineered to drain your tear ducts. The whole trilogy should be prescribed as a medical treatment.
Fellowship: "I'm glad you're with me Sam"
Return of the King: "I'm glad to be with you Sam"
Subtle but powerful change in Frodo's mindset
Good point!
As Tolkien himself said: Sam is the true hero of the story.
To add to that: at the end of Fellowship, we see Frodo grabbing Sam's hand and pulling him up when he's about to drown in the river. In Return of the King, it's Sam who pulls up and saves Frodo in Mount Doom.
@@markschade6951 I wonder if Tolkien had intentions of writing more stuff with Sam as the main character, since the book still had pages left...
@@markschade6951 no he didn’t. stop spreading this idea that so many people seem to believe.
Fun fact: When Saruman was stabbed in the back, it was supposed to be messier, louder and more over-the-top. Christopher Lee overruled it, saying that doesn't happen when a man is stabbed in the back. He explained that(and there is an old interview when he explains it) what happens is that air leaves your lungs, because of the surprise and shock, and because of the punctured lung. Jackson obliged and let him do as he thought was right.
Sir Christopher Lee was a spy and Special Forces operator during World War II, and most of his service record is still classified. Jackson judged prudent to defer in this matters to his experience, and he did right...
Supposedly Jackson when on about how he wanted him to react and Lee said "Have you any idea what kind of noise happens when somebody’s stabbed in the back? Because I do.”
@@JustLiesNOR It was a, "those who have ever killed someone please raise their hand," moment.
I can't imagine disagreeing with Christopher Lee about like, anything, ever.
@@JustLiesNOR I feel like, after the theatrical release of RotK, Jackson knew exactly the kind of noise that happens when he stabs someone in the back.
In the book, Saruman was killed in The Shire when the Hobbits returned home and he had taken the name of Sharky.
Sam is basically the best character, and best friend in the history of cinema. Just pure love and loyalty.
Prof. Tolkien agrees with you.
“I am no man” 😭
“Your father loves you…”😭😭
“Rohan will answer” 😭😭😭
“Ride, men of the West!” 😭😭😭👍🏼
“My friends, you bow to no one” 😭😭😭😭😭😭
Some of the most inspiring movie moments in cinema history, in one film.
And the most saddest: "No parent should have to bury their child."
"I will not say do not weep, for not all tears are an evil" - Gandalf Gets me every time...I long to visit Middle Earth one day.
This movie should come with a warning to hydrate before watching. I've seen the trilogy, so many times, including the original showing in the theatres, and it wrings me out, every time.
Come New Zealand! You’ll be able to go to hobbiton and weta workshop
@@lethelweapon5 I’ll do that someday :)
I did visit Hobbiton in New Zealand...and it was like being back when i was 4 or 5 years old....i actually cried,because it was like being in a fable from which i wished i would not awake❤️
Three rings for Elven kings
Under the Sky
Seven for Dwarf Lords
In Halls of Stone
Nine for Mortal Men
Doomed to Die
One for the Dark Lord
On his Dark Throne
In the land of Mordor
Where shadows lie
One Ring to Rule them all
One Ring to find them
One Ring to bring them all
And in the Darkness bind them
In the land of Mordor
Where shadows lie
Fun Fact: The song Billy Boyd sings at the "Charge of Gondor" when Faramir gets injured was written by HIM, based on some of Tolkiens poetry, and the FIRST take is the one they used
He's got a very great and moving voice it must be said
@@tailssonicteam1604 yea its a great and emotional composition
It's called The Edge of Night. Billy Boyd indeed wrote the music, and the lyrics are those of a song that the hobbits sing whilst leaving the shire in the first book. Tolkien includes quite a few of these kinds of songs, as the books are written in the style of old epic poetry
That is cool.
Fun fact: Ramble On by Led Zeppelin is about The Lord of the Rings. Would've been cool to hear it in the movies, but oh well.
My body is broken. I go to my fathers. And even in their mighty company I shall not now be ashamed. I have loved this line since I first read the books some 40 years ago.
That and "lesser son of greater sires." are the two that have stood out to me. The beauty in both is that the fathers and sires don't have to be your direct ancestors. Its the legacy that those who have gone before you have left even in a country/humanity sense have left a legacy that you should strive to live up to.
I'm going to save you - You already have.
I love that the little girl Sam is holding at the end is Sean Astin's daughter.
I think I mentioned all this when you first uploaded, but Frodo and Bilbo are allowed into the Undying Lands in order to heal. The Ring had hurt them both. Had Smeagol somehow survived, they might have tried to bring him in hopes of his healing as well. Maybe.
Pippin and Merry became quite famous in the Shire. Pippin's first son was named Faramir. Sam was elected Mayor of Hobbiton, and when his wife eventually died of old age, he went to the Havens and sailed across the Sea, for he too had been a Ring Bearer.
Faramir and Eowyn married, and King Aragorn gave to them the land of Ithilien, which is where he first met Frodo and Sam--a land that eventually became very beautiful. Eomer become King of Rohan, and renewed the vows that formed an eternal alliance between Gondor and Rohan.
When Merry and Pippin were very old, they travelled all the way back to Gondor, where they died and were buried among the great heroes of that Kingdom. Aragorn had also given extra lands to the Shire, and forbidden non-Hobbits from entering there. When Aragorn died, over two hundred years old, Arwen went to Lothlorien--now empty and abandoned, and died there in grief over the passing of her husband.
When Legolas learned of Aragorn's passing, he built a ship and sailed west. With him came Gimli, the only Dwarf ever allowed to come to the undyinng lands, in part for their great friendship, in part for his heroism in the War of the Ring, and in part because Galadriel pleaded for him to be allowed. He himself longed to gaze upon Galadriel once more.
In the Undying Lands, Elrond was reunited with his wife Celebrien, who is Galadriel's daughter. He also had to tell her Arwen would never come here, that mother and daughter would never see each other until the end of the world.
The next King of Gondor was named Eldarion, son of Aragorn and Arwen.
I wonder if there has been any works, fan made or otherwise continuing the story and having a new evil arise during Eldarion's rule or something like that, I know it probably shouldn't but it would be fun to speculate about it anyway, might make for a fun Dungeons & Dragons campaign
@@thatlonewolfguy2878 The Lieutenant of Barad Dur survived the War of the Ring, and his fate was unknown. It's all too possible he fled north beyond the borders of Arnor to one of Morgoth's old fortresses to try to rebuild.
Wasn't the piece of the Witch King's dagger inside him part of why Frodo had to leave too? It's been a while since I read the books, I can't remember.
@@MScotty90 Elrond removed the final splinter, but the wound never healed.
a fitting name i love it...Eldarion
I love the "making of" documentary where Christopher Lee (Saruman) is getting set up for the "impaled on a water wheel" scene and he remarks "this is all terribly familiar to me..." which got the crew almost falling over with laughter. It was an inside joke based on his legendary run as Count Dracula in the 70s and he'd gotten staked multiple times.
Lol Chris was a legend!
You kept it together much better than I did during Sam's "carry" scene. I watched it in the theater when I was about 25 years old and when Sam picked Frodo up I was covering my face and weeping like a baby. That and Frodo's final smile. It gets me right there man. RIGHT there.
Shadowfax is special indeed, Cassie. Shadowfax is king of Mearas- the horse equivalent of the Maiar - only a Maiar of Gandalf’s stature can ride him. He’s as fas as the wind, understands human speech, and doesn’t tire.
Theoden's speech and the ride of the Rohirrim. Even with the sound half muted, still get tears in my eyes!
Thats a King and Leader his troops follows to every end. Not hiding in the back, just riding at the peak of his troops.
A favorite moment of mine from the books is Merry looking down at his withering sword after he had managed to strike at the Witch King. "So passed the sword of the Barrow-downs, work of Westernesse. But glad would he have been to know its fate who wrought it slowly long ago in the North-kingdom when the Dúnedain were young, and chief among their foes was the dread realm of Angmar and its sorcerer king. No other blade, not though mightier hands had wielded it, would have dealt that foe a wound so bitter, cleaving the undead flesh, breaking the spell that knit his unseen sinews to his will."
One of my favorite moments in the book. SO Tolkien, bringing together cords from ages apart, tying them so masterfully.
It anchored the witch king to the mortal coil so he could be killed. that's how powerful the technology of the Numenoreans really were!!!
Perfect example of why the books are better than the movies, you just can not convey such meaningful circumstances, unless you have a narrator, explaining everything. In the movie it just seems like some generic stabbing. One of the very few advantages movies have over books, is the powerful musical score. I still love the movies though, I will still watch them every few years,
The barrow downs and the battle of the Pellenor fields were about 700 pages apart. This is why you could not edit Tolkien, pull one thread out of the story and the narrative falls apart.
the lord of the rings is the most spectacular cinematographic event in history. there are no words to describe it
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Both Eowyn and Merry’s injuries were due to the mere touch of the Witch-King, whose flesh was corruption and defilement itself, the baleful black fire of his master. In the books, it is mentioned that some died just from being exposed to the “Black Breath” of the Lord of the Nazgûl.
Eomer's cry when he finds Eowyn on the battlefield just cuts right through me every time.
Sailing into the West (to Valinor) doesn't grant immortality. It's called the Undying Lands because those who live there don't die of natural causes - Elves, Maia like Gandalf and the Valar who are the great powers in the world. By sailing there, Frodo can be healed of his pain and live out the remainder of his life in peace.
Seems like immortality to me 😂
He actually broke his toe when embracing Eowyn, which is why his cry is particularly authentic
@@du6167 huh, I heard Viggo Mortensen broke his toe kicking a helmet in The Two Towers
@@robmarconi6758 yes he did, on about the 4th take, and it's the shot used in the film.
@@robmarconi6758 Not immortality, Frodo still lived like a normal hobbit, but I imagine it could have felt like it in the Undying Lands. Samwise also have being a Ring-bearer also joined Frodo and passed the Red Book to his daughter. Gimli also sailed to the Undying Lands with Legolas, but passed away as a Dwarf normally does. The Dwaves, Men and Hobbits, however, will still have Eru Illuvatar's gift.
“My friends, you bow to no one.” Will forever bring tears and chills to everyone. BEST line in cinema history
Karl Urban's acting when he found Eowyn on the field was beyond incredible
Truly. But sadly we just see her alive and well right before, so the scene confuses a lot of people. But that smack from the Witch Kings morning star really isn't something you recover from on the spot.
@@woolwizard2469 It's her stabbing the Witch King that poisons her and knocks her out. It did the same to Merry when Merry stabbed him, in the process breaking some of the magic binding the Witch King to life.
Always recall during the cast commentary Merranda Otto's little gasp at seeing that moment in the film again. She was so happy for Karl.
Theoden has some of the best speeches in the whole trilogy. This man is all about that Ride or Die, Death Before Dishonor, Kick Ass and Chew Bubble Gum life.
Edit: It's always worth mentioning that in the books, the Hobbits return to The Shire to find it dirty, worn down, and under the thumb of men and goblins loyal to Saruman. And our boys raise holy hell kicking them right back out of it. It's a wonderful read.
a lot of Movie Theoden's speaches are stolen from Eomer
Peter Jackson truly did great.
He honored Tolkien´s world and delivered us something special.
Greatest trilogy of all time
@@TyMarshall007 He's also the Pirate that got shot by Legolas
Didn’t tolkien not like the movies?
@@NinjaZXRR dunno. Hard to ask him since he died in the 70's.
@@TheNightshotBR He probably meant (or confused him for) his late son, Christopher Tolkien. And that's true, he didn't really consider the films to be faithful enough to the books. As a fan of both books and the films, I must say I partially agree that some liberties are taken and I don't tend to like all of them(Elves at Helm's Deep, Frodo's, Gimli's, Denethor's and Faramir's personality alterations being some of those), but with all due respect to Christopher, may he rest in peace, I disagree that films are unworthy of his father's original material as they are by far the most incredibly done adaptations( it's nearly impossible to adapt J.R.R. Tolkien's work to media of other kind and do it decently IMO), and it's the films that actually drawn me to J.R.R. Tolkien's work given that I was very young(and not from English speaking country) when I first watched the films, and I believe quite a lot of people close to my age got introduced to his work through Peter Jackson's trilogy.
Absolutely the most touching reaction to "Lord of the Rings" I've ever seen! I've loved these films for almost 20 years and I cry and sob in exactly the same places as you do! It is definitely the film with the greatest range of emotions and the most beautiful happy ending in film history! We can count ourselves lucky that we can watch these films again and again! The scene when Sam says "I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you." and the scene after Aragorn's coronation, when he says to the hobbits "My friends, you bow to no one!" are the most emotionally touching movie moments I've ever seen!
Best compliment you could ever give to this movie is the one you gave when you said it makes you want to be a better person - This is the greatest movie of all time.
“They didn’t even have to kill any of my favorite characters!”
*Boromir left the chat*
I don't think Cassie liked Boromir. What she may or may not realize is, Boromir was a noble being, and didn't actually mean harm to Frodo. Same thing happened to Smeagol when he saw Deagol (who was, by the way, his cousin, not his brother) with the ring and wanted it for himself. To put it into D&D terms (from which Gary Gygax took a lot of his cues from), Boromir kept failing his saving throws against the charming effect of the ring. Worst die roller ever. As soon as Frodo get away from Boromir, he knew what he was trying to do was wrong, and the good man he was shined through as he tried to save Pip and Merry from the Uruk-hai. In fact, I think Cassie got a better look at the man Boromir was when he was shown in a flashback to where he, Faramir and their father Denethor were together, where she could see that Boromir actually was a noble and just man, and that was despite having a prick for a father. In fact, when I was reading the book, I expected Faramir to be just like his brother, and then he turned out to be able to resist the power of the One Ring, and let Frodo go.
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Love the last scene in the tavern. Four Hobbits surrounded by many...but they're different. Warriors. And they know that they know something none of the others can grasp. Those four have walked the walk, stood to the ramparts, fought the good fight. They could try to make the others understand, but the others weren't there...there is no way they can know what those four know. Only those who have stood between dark and light can know. (Vietnam, '68-'69, Semper Fi, Members of the Fellowship.)
Oh yeah. Here are four young hobbits who sacrificed much of themselves to save their home and the world. None of the others will ever truly understand this. No wonder that, in the end, all of them left for the Undying Lands.
EDIT: Ok, Merry and Pippin did NOT go into the west, but all four of them left the Shire behind eventually.
@@Nergalsama01 Actually, while there is some question about whether Sam ever went West, Merry and Pippin did not. After Aragorn died, he was buried in Minas Tiras and Merry and Pippin had at the end of their lives left the Shire and relocated to Minas Tiris. They are buried on either side of Aragorn's tomb.
Aragorn died at the age of 210...Merry and Pippin had died within months of each other about 60 years before him. As far as I know only three non Elves went to the Undying Lands, Bilbo, Frodo and Gimli. After Aragorn and Arwen's deaths, Legolas built the last ship to leave middle earth and Gimli accompanied him when he sailed.
@@donwild50 Oh, thx. Damn, I totally forgot about that. Still, they left the Shire, signifying that they no longer were like other hobbits.
"they know that they know something none of the others can grasp." In the book, when the hobbits return they find that Saruman and Grima have taken over the Shire. They have to lead the locals in an uprising. When Sam tries to hang back and have a moment with Rosie, she scolds him saying that she doesn't want a man who hangs back just when things get a little dangerous. Sam is left speechless. Cute scene.
You: “I want to see more of Gimli’s people”
Bilbo “I’m going on an adventure!”
yes, she should also watch The Hobbit, it's all about the dwarfs :D
@@mity2008 Hobbit isnt great, but the dwarfs Army, Erebor and the dwarf king are that way i imagine for myself. Can you imagine how it were if these dwarfs and elves had to fight in front of Minas Tirith...?
@@drhkleinert8241 Rohan,Gondor,Erebor and Elves together would have wiped out Sauron`a army in the blink of an eye
A shame it was so bungled. 3 movies out of what should have been 1 movie
@@nupreme234 that's a stretch
Another fun bit in the extended lore, the prophecy that said the witch king could not be killed by any living man was spoken by an elf in the past who could see visions of the future. After the witch king sieged the elves, he was driven to flee and they started to give chase, but the elf had a vision of the future and saw how the witch king would die. So he very loudly announced that "He will not die by the hand of any man."
I like to think that he did this on purpose to make the witch king think he was invincible so that when he faced the person who would eventually defeat him, he'd walk confidently into his own death.
The Lord of the Rings trology isn't just a movie, it's an experience. Everything, the journey, the epic battles, the emotions, the charisma of the characters you get attached to, everything is just perfect
I WILL NEVER forget that moment when the army of Rohan shouted DEATH....STILL gives me goosebumps almost 20 years later...
I cried SO many times watching this reaction, you have so much empathy for these characters and it is so heartwarming - thank you! "I want to be a better person now..?" best way to describe Lotr ever.
The human being is really ROTTING.......,, ALL the reactions I saw, cut the necessary scenes to understand the movie......, The weakness and Galandriel clearly exposing a modern feminist, TELDER's speech,,,NO AWAY Aragorn's speech,,NO AWAY It's sad to see leftist scoundrels wanting likes ...At the expense of conservative and Catholic Tolkien
"Don't you dare be the end!"
Haha, don't worry, there's about 10 more endings after this.
She said "This is the best ending in the history of endings."
We were just getting started!
@@robbob5302 Ahhh, you beat me to it :)
We’ve had one ending yes, but what about second ending?
Mithrandir meant the Grey Pilgrim, rooting in the words “mith” (gray), “ran” (wander), and “rhandir” (pilgrim). The elves called him this when he first appeared in middle earth due to him always traveling and not having a permanent home. The people of Gondor followed the elves in calling him that
And the name Gandalf means Cane Elf.
Sam’s speech to Frodo on Mt doom is one of the best scenes in movie history and never fails to make me cry.
You will never get quite a movie OR trilogy as good as LOTR. The music,art, acting and lore of it all just is perfection.
Except it's dragged down by how utterly boring the Frodo journey is 90% of the time.
@@Swearengen1980 boring? maybe for dull people like u
@@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy7676 Hahaha. You're nerdygasms over LOTR has you so sensitive that you don't see the irony of calling someone dull for not being thrilled by repeatedly watching Sam and Frodo in what is widely recognized as the most boring parts of the movies.
@@Swearengen1980 yeah by dull people who only seek action part of the movies which are not main theme of LotR anyway
@@Swearengen1980 the LotR is about Frodo and Samwise sacrifices not epic battles which are not even that great compared to War of Wrath or Great Siege of Baradur
one of the most enjoyable aspects of your reactions is that you wear your emotions on your sleeve! You ride the roller coster of the movies storyline, for all of us to see.
I love how often Eowyn throws herself at Aragorn and he just calmly tries to tell her “for the last time *I have a girlfriend* “
Eowyn: I never thought I'd die side by side with the love of my life."
Aragorn: "How about side by side with a friend?"
"My friends, you bow to no one." Gets me every time!
Great addition to the movie. Doesn't happen in the book though.
One of the few times where a movie adds something that isn’t in the book that actually improves the story.
@@lanceenchainte4890 No, in my view it was better in the book at the field of Cormallen, where the minstrel sings "Praise them with great praise"
I love the way the Shire music kicks in just at that moment.
point of fact: Bilbo and Frodo going to the "Undying Lands" doesnt make THEM immortal, its just a land of ultimate peace, where they can be freed of desire for the ring and the pain of thier wounds, addendum: Sam eventually joins Frodo in Valinor after Rosie dies about 60 years after the 4th age begins
The only reason that Sam qualifies for it though, is due to him being a ring-bearer, despite for the brief time. Special recognition is given to Gimli , after Legolas vouches for him. The two of them go to Tol Eressëa - not the "undying lands" proper.
The best way to describe it is, 'It's a whole other country'. I think there is some degree of power there though, because the wound that Frodo suffered in Fellowship clearly doesn't kill him there. Also even though it doesn't make them immortal, whatever power the land has does seem to afford people living there longer lives.
what? undying lands doesn't mean they live forever??
@@tobi4637 the lands are undying they were made before the fist age of Middle Earth by the Valar and have been there undying ever since
@@melol560 im not talking about place..im talking about the nature of the one who lives there.. whoever live there, they not gonna die right?
I think its a really good moment when Frodo takes one last look back at Sam, Merry, and Pippin to give them a smile and to wait for them to return it. He wants their last image of him to be him smiling at them so their last memory of their time together isn't one of tears
Absolutely, watch those makings of etc.- it's totally worth it! A gigantic work done by those folks, it's just amazing! All those oscars were 200% deserved!!
20 years ago watching these movies I thought: Wow if movies are so great now imagine how amazing they will be in the future... little did I know I was watching the golden age of movies and now in the future there's nothing to watch but reactions to those great movies!
what an ignorant comment: reminds me of those who say "there no good music anymore", the fact that you only know what's popular doesn't mean there's nothing good out there. do you think every single film from the 50's is remembered nowadays? no, just the handful that stood the test of time. there was so much crappy films 20 years ago just like there was a lot of crappy music during classical times.
@@larrote6467 There are many MANY films from the 50s and 60s that stand the test of time. Do you remember Stalag 17? Do you remember West Side Story (not the Spielberg version, the original silver screen version)? Do you remember Blankman (that was more than 20 years ago)? There are good movies nowadays. But they're fewer and farther between than movies of those eras. And that's assuming they're not remakes or reboots.
@@larrote6467 Music and movies are two different things. Yes you are right not every movie was great in the past... you had movies of all kinds from the dumbest to the best possible. Starting from 2018 though politics took hold of Hollywood and now you got 99% propaganda. Japan, Spain and France are still making some movies worth watching but they are being heavily influenced. Italy had great cinema but unfortunately they don't have any good directors left and also are being bombarded with propaganda from the east and west. It's a shame cause great talents are going to waste on these meaningless remakes...
Sadly .... you are so right !! The movie industry of 2022 is woke and lame , but let's at least have hope for the future !
@@SBaby Bless your heart for mentioning Stalag 17 as one of the great underappreciated movies from the 50s. Billy Wilder was truly an amazing filmmaker.
The wonderful thing about these films is all three were filmed at the same time with no breaks. The cast got so close filming for so long. The fellowship actors got matching tattoos and are still friends.
John Rhys-Davies (Gimli) actually refused to get a tattoo, saying that it was stupid and not sensible, so instead, he sent his stunt double to get the tattoo in his place lol!!
@@aaronklansek8160 I don't have any tattoos, and don't have any intention of getting any, but I can't even imagine turning down that opportunity. If I had been one of those actors and had done something so silly as to turn down that once-in-a-lifetime symbol of fellowship, I'm sure I would have regretted it, and probably would have gotten someone to give me the same tattoo eventually lol.
Props to Faramir's actor, that look of pain felt so genuine, it was like a punch to the chest
What I love most about ROTK is Gandalf riding the THREE great eagles. One for Frodo, one for Sam, and one for Gollum. They even made the third one look for a person to rescue and fly away only after seeing there was not a third person.
I never noticed that detail
i just lost my little brother a few weeks ago...so hearing Gandalf telling Pippin what happens after death made me weep...
So sorry man. Rest in Peace.
Your brother is on those white shores Gandalf spoke of
I'm very sorry for your loss. After losing my mother, there is no way I can listen to "Into the West" without tearing up... What Gandalf said... he likely made it up, though. Hobbits, like humans, receive the Gift of Men, and no one, not even a Maia like Gandalf or a Valar like Manwë knows what happens to their souls after death. All we know is that they are judged by the vala Mandos in the Hall of Mandos before moving on. Where to, only Eru Ilùvatar knows.
8 months later, I hope the pain is easier to bear now. It'll never truly leave you, but you'll learn when to give in to it and when to live your life. I've been there and it's a desolate place to be.
Cassie saying "he really knows how to twist the knife" seconds before the stabbing of Saruman ensues is just perfect
Well Christopher Lee was in the SAS in WW2. He might have mentioned some thing about stabbings.
@@dirus3142 SIR Christopher Lee!
@@dirus3142 that’s Sir Christopher Lee okay
I know it's short but I just can't get over Gandalf's reaction to watching Sauron's tower fall. Something about his reaction just emits pure joy, pride and relief. Sauron haunting him for thousands of years, the friends he lost, the struggles he endured, even his own death in Moria. None of that mattered in that moment.
I’m someone who watches these movies (extended editions of course) at least once annually. I haven’t gotten emotional like I did watching these videos for many years. Thanks for making them new again. I loved how you pulled out so many of the deeper meanings of courage & friendship & working for the greatest good-messages that P Jackson & Co. were trying to portray from Tolkien’s work. You are who these books (and movies) were made for.
NO other films can ever top this movie trilogy, in my opinion. A true masterpiece!
Deeply flawed adaptations. Not anywhere near as good as the hype they get.
@@docsavage8640 Yeah no. The story is perfectly transformed to suit the new medium. There simply is no way to make a movie the way Tolkien wrote. His strength is prose.
To be fair the Harry potter films are pretty close.
@@popeye5989 Yeah. I'd tend to agree. I have all of them on Blu-Ray and my oldest daughter and I read all the books as they were released back in the day. Great times! 😁
@@popeye5989 have to disagree. Potters are extremely good, but LOTR is legendary, totally in its own class.
Eowen’s nightmare about a great wave was a reoccurring nightmare of Tolkien’s. In the books Faramir was afflicted with it, but after Tolkien wrote the Chapter “The Steward and the King” along with the fall of Numenor the nightmare ceased troubling him.
And it was an inherited nightmare in his family
Naw, that's just the Coca-Cola company’s New Coke ad.
Remember: ‘Catch the Wave!’
The only word to describe this movie is perfection. I’m a HUGE fan of the books and just like Peter Jackson, I said someone should make these into a movie but do them justice. Although I believe the return of the king is the better overall film, the two towers is my favorite of the three just due to the storyline set ups, specifically Ewoyen. Her story has always been one of the most underrated of them. Her story is about duty, sacrifice, dedication, and determination. Not only is she a skilled warrior, but she defeats the Witch King and also is a dedicated leader who leads with empathy and sympathy and compassion. As I’ve grown older and become a father of a girl, she’s really inspired me in how I raise my daughter.
Don't know how many times grown men have shed tears watching this series
„I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.”
The charge at Pelenor Fields still give full body goose bumps even 20 years and watching it at least a hundred times later. One of the great moments of cinema.
i tear up everytime i see it, even tho i know what is gonna happen
Winner of 11 Oscars including Best Picture! It was the third film in a trilogy of Epic Oscar Winning Films:
BEN HUR
TITANIC
Lord Of The Rings Return Of The King.
And it easily should have won at least one more. Best supporting actor should have gone to either Sean Astin or Andy Serkis.
@@ktvindicare I think the only reason they didn't win 12 was because they didn't want a movie breaking that record. The Oscars is often more about politics than actual merit.
You know titanic and return of the king represent s my first 6 years of life
I've read the books (over and over) and seen the extended editions (again and again), and your reaction brings the awe, amaze, goosebumps and love afresh. Thank you, Cassie!
When you asked yourself “how have I never seen this?” That’s a question I ask myself all the time. How have people not seen these amazing films! This is truly the best film trilogy of all time the likes of which we’ll never see again simply due to how much passion and care was behind the making of all of it. The people who have seen the films or read the books recognize this story as one of the greatest ever told and for good reason! Glad to see even more people realize that.
This trilogy has been archived in the records as one of the most influential films in history. They were so brilliant. When I went to see the Fellowship the movie house was packed. It broke the box office it did so well. It was very exciting. It's wonderful to see them 20 odd years later and the effects and the cinematography has not aged or outdated. They should re-release them on the big screen every 10 years as that's the best way to experience them
Another quote from the books that you of course don't get in the movies, which moves me to tears every time. Frodo and Sam have finally entered the bleak landscape of Mordor, and the future of the quest seems hopeless...then Sam sees this: "“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.” The moves are great, but READ THE BOOKS!!!
I don't think anything can top how special this trilogy is/was. No matter how many times I watch it I go through the same cascade of emotions I felt the first time I watched them.
Even though frodo leaving was extremely sad and bittersweet. It always warms my heart to know that frodo got to see his friends flourish in the shire. Knowing that frodo got to see Sam get married and have kids. I can only imagine how happy those memories were.
I got to see LOTR in theaters for the 20th anniversary showings restored in 4k. It was unbelievable. Probably the best movie experience I ve ever had.
At 1:09:00 when Eowyn looks dead, it’s because she almost was, as was Merry. They were both poisoned by the Witch-King, kind of how Frodo was in The Fellowship when he was stabbed. What is also not talked about in the movies is how Aragorn learned healing from Elrond and was able to heal them (I think; I’m not a LOTR expert).
one of the witch kings things is that he can reflect the damage of any weapon back at the attacker. one thing the films dont really go into is that Merry stabbed the Witch king with an enchanted blade which severed his connection to Sauron, making him vulnerable.
It is one of the essential bits of lore in Tolkein, that in Gondor, "Then Hands of a King are the Hands of a Healer"
Which says a lot about what Tolkein thought that the role of Leaders should be in the days after that terrible, terrible, "first" World War.
I adore the lighting of the beacons part. It feels like the moment the world of man wakes up and starts fighting back against Sauron instead of just being on the defensive and it really is a sign of hope.
53:30 the horn blowing is the best moment of the entire trilogy. The moment the Witch King and Gandalf realize that the spirit of man will truly be the difference in the world’s fate 🥹
58:55 this little convo of Gandalf, a literal angelic being in mortal form, giving divine knowledge and hope to pippin by telling him that there is indeed life after death and its beautiful is probably some of the best cinema I’ve ever seen.
just as Gwaihir is Lord of Eagles, Shadowfax is Lord of Horses. when Gandalf says "show us the meaning of the word haste," Shadowfax can deliver.
not even a single speech in this entire trilogi fails at giving me chills its truly amazing. and theodens last speech makes me wanna go to war myself.
One of the reasons that the trilogy was so good is that they did all three films at one time using the same cast, crew, and production staff. They filmed them all at one time. There was no drop off in quailty like in many movie trilogies.
The part that gets me every time is the look on Aragorn's face when he looks back at everyone with that look on his face at the end when all hope looks lost, and to start, it looks like (based on the tears in his eyes) he's given up. At that moment, all hope seemed lost, and when I saw his face like that, I was like "NOOOOOOO!!!!"......and then he says "For Frodo." and charges forward like the king he is.....water gushes out of my face EVERY time.
Frodo needed a new life. After the quest, the Shire was filled with those with no idea what had happened. He was surrounded by his memories of the past, and people who couldn't understand what he'd been through. In Valinor across the sea, everyone knew what he experienced, and a few were part of the Fellowship.
he was too far corrupted , he was going to live as long as smeagol and needed to go to the land of the elves since its pure and time is slow, when a non-elf has immortality it turns them mad.
It's been 20 years since I was into LotR, but as MrYellingDingo says further down in the comments: "He's leaving because the wound from Weather-top is slowly killing him. The only way to find peace is to sail to the undying lands. You can see him clutch his chest earlier on at the end while finishing the book but, unfortunately, the movie doesn't really reference this too much."
I think carrying the ring for that long also put such a strain on his mental health (PTSD?) and he couldn't find peace in ME. Sam also travels to the Undying Lands later on (mentioned in the appendix iirc), although I can't remember why as he only held the ring briefly and wasn't corrupted.
@@Weird.Dreams Yes it certainly was because of the injury as well. I've just always had this sense (not only with these stories) that when people are a part of something epic, dangerous, even world changing, that it kind of kills the 'normal' life that came before. As I understand the situation with Sam, it was well understood that Frodo would have almost certainly failed had Sam not been with him. That and the fact that he was a ringbearer (even if only for a very short time) is why he was rewarded by being allowed to go to Valinor.
@@Weird.Dreams Sam having the ring and returning it to Frodo despite the corruption is one reason. Just like Galadriel, who passed the test by not claiming the ring for herself.
I do think, however, that the Valar were well aware of Sam's role in the destruction of the Ring. Granting Sam the opportunity to travel to Valinor is also a gift to him because of his merits in destroying the ring.
Another somewhat darker interpretation... Frodo has a few issues, first he realizes he can never do anything greater than what he already has, secondly he has severe PTSD accompanied by the third issue, terrible lifelong chronic pain. Finally the fourth and possibly the most horrific of all, evil won over him, he failed in his self appointed duty to destroy the ring, if the evil within Gollum had not pushed him to attack Frodo in Mt. Doom, Sauron would have won the day. He realizes only evil defeats evil. Taking the above into consideration, Valinor is unfortunately just another word for suicide.
Theoden's speech before they charge still gives me goosebumps, and I've seen this movie more times than I can count
You might like to know that Tolkien himself was recorded narrating that speech. You can find it here on UA-cam!
Nothing like watching someone discovering Tolkien's work for the first time and immediately falling in love with it. Happened to me two decades ago while watching the first movie and then reading very much everything Tolkien ever wrote before the second movie came out.
It was a privilege watching you throughout this emotional journey; I wish I could watch myself back then.
Did you read the Silmarillion? That book was too much for me. I still have the hardback version I bought in the 1970s. I'll end up giving it to my boys.
Your reactions are priceless. You had me crying all over again. Oh, and laughing, especially at "...worst Dad ever".
Excellent reaction.
"Can Saruman die? Oh... Yup." Cracks me up every time.
Her reaction is what cracked me up.