I was allowed to watch that movie in the cinema for my 10th birthday in 1980, followed by my first visit to a chinese restaurant. Thanks, mom, I will never forget that day.
My husband and I were very, very happy, and had just moved into our first house .. he had bought some new memory for his Apple II computer.. maybe 57 K ??? and I had it in my purse.
I can see some folks thinking this version is "less exciting" than the Jackson version, but honestly there's something so subtle and charming about the delivery here.
@joeswanson5175 absolutely not at all. I'm not saying this version cannot be appreciated but Tolkien didn't envision Galadriel twirling her dress and sounding like a Disney princess when he wrote that line
@@replynotificationsdisabledwell, the issue would be how everyone else reacts to staring directly at the one ring. When everyone else is tempted, they are visibly shaken. They feel a darkness cloud their mind. They feel the weight of the world on their shoulders and a pull stronger than gravity itself. For her to have absolutely no visual negative reaction while dancing and speaking calmly betrays how literally everyone else reacts to the ring's presence. It makes it feel like less of a "test". Jackson wanted the audience to feel the burden of the choice, how difficult it was for Galadriel to make, and how relieved she was to be able to resist it. I think Tolkien painted that picture as well in his writing.
saintfrancissquare Galadriel is not meant to be motherly or warm. Most elves aren't. She's a Noldorin elf and she's been exiled from her family for her rebellion against the Valar. Most of her kin are gone now and she wants to be with her daughter Celebrian, incidentally Elrond's wife, who is across the sea. Edit: she’s also Vanyar through her paternal grandmother Indis and Teleri through her mother Eärwen
Why a fierce elf should always act brutally ? Just take it as subtle as it is. She is strong and noble. Enough to master her very deep ambition. Actually I found the scene quite frightening, even I would agree it is a bit too light. Blonde and beautiful women though... kind and chaotic.
Iván Dropshipper México This crap forgetable movie, among many others is a greater accomplishments than anything you'll ever do. Because of Bakshi, televised animation started being taken seriously and got back on it's feet after the 2 worst decades of tv animation
While Cate is Galadriel, I love this version because she seems so warm and gentle, and you hear her talk of the great power, that all will love her and dispair. It's very multidimensional
@Jack Sparrow you're right Captain Jack Sparrow glad you're alone rings of power is the strongest and most amazingest woman ever she's even stronger more amazing than Rey and it's a accomplishment
I think a lot of people don't realize that one can love both the Bakshi and the Jackson versions, because they're both the same character! It just happens that each production decided to show a somewhat different perspective on her, like two people seeing the same person from a different part of the room.
Annette has played many great roles in her life. She was Catherine Of Aragon in The Six Wives Of Henry VIII (1971), Queen Victoria in Edward The Seventh (1976) and the fairy godmother in The Slipper And The Rose (1976)
Hahahaha dude when i was reading this part i thought: "if this shit was happening somehow in real life that means they'd probably be taking LSD or something" and they show trippy lsd visuals on this movie hahaha i guess i wasn't the only one.
2:05 I feel like this is the one fleeting moment where she feels the temptation to take it, just that subtle widening of her eyes as Frodo offers her the ring. The speech that follows is where she has already realised that she has passed the test, and won’t take it after all, hence why she seems so light hearted during the delivery. Enchanting performance by the voice actress, and equally entrancing animation.
I love both versions of Galadriel. It really feels like Cate Blanchett's and Annette Crosbie's performances are two sides of the same coin. Each one leaning harder on a different aspect of her character.
Yeah, both are valid interpretations of the dialogue and it's neat to have both to compare and see how the same book can be adapted to seem radically different.
I don't get why people here are saying this scene is closer to what Tolkien wrote. Heres the quote from the book: "She lifted up her hand and from the ring that she wore there issued a great light that illuminated her alone and left all else dark. She stood before Frodo seeming now tall beyond measurement, and beautiful beyond enduring, terrible and worshipful" She's supposed to seem beautiful, powerful and at the same time frightening. The PJ movie is a closer interpretation.
Jackson version is way over the top. Way too much CGI. This one on the other hand have no drama in it whatsoever. She speaks like she is talking about sunday shopping.
Double DD How is cgi monster face beautiful? That shit's childhood trauma material. PJ is a man who loves overt the top, balls to the walls excess, he sure as hell ain't closer to the book with this scene
I'm pretty sure that isn't describing a literal physical change in her though. Just a change in how Frodo and Sam are seeing her. I think this scene captures the spirit and tone that Tolkien was trying to convey a little better.
Definitely Jackson's depiction of her is not one of beauty although he got the idea of communicating power and Terror down pretty well. I think it's just two different styles of trying to describe the situation.
Closer to the book and just better overall. I never would've remembered this cartoon scene, but the PJ version was memorable as hell before I even understood what was happening.
Something that I think is explained more in the Bakshi film is why the Elves are leaving for the Grey Heavens in the west. 1:49 "If the One Ring is destroyed, all we built with the three rings will fade. Time will come here, and Lothlorian will fade. You are the foot step of doom to us, Frodo". In the Peter Jackson films, they all say it once, near the end of the series. Most of the time, all that's explained in the Jackson films is "The time of the Elves is over."
Yeah, actually, all of Tolkien's legendarium is kinda connected to the elves, because they're remnants of the Ancient Days. With the last elven ship to the West, the story of the ancient days that formed Middle Earth ends, leaving Arda to the mortals forever.
Elves in Middle Earth are in sadness and in grief. Because they're immortal but their world is not. Everything they build or grow comes to an end or die and they live on. That's why they leave for Aman. The time is restricted there. It is slow.
I actually think it would have been awesome if the end of the rings had also brought the end of the elves immortality and they all would have aged and died fading into the wind like Melisandre, only to be a distant memory. Arwen escaping this fate by already choosing a mortal life. And before anyone rains the fires of Mordor down on my head yes, I know that the elves were immortal before the rings were made I was just stating what I thought an interesting ending it could have been.
@@shawnybullard862 fun fact: Elrond / Arwen's family is the only elven family that can choose whether to stay immortal or mortal. If this story happened, say to Legolas and a female human ( which it never would, but just as an example), he wouldnt be able to choose mortality, but all his offspring would be mortal. Arwen's and Aragorn's lines are of the same ancestry, and his half-elvish ancestors chose mortality/men, while Arwen's chose immortality/ elvish existense. Otherwise elves are doomed with immortality, they exist as long as the world does, even if they die their "spirit" lives on.
Men: Hey um could you maybe wait until the ultimate evil corruption ring has been destroyed first? Would be kinda awkward if you all buggered off and Sauron took over, just sayin
As opposed to people saying Galadriel sounds flippant, I would say you can hear some coldness and bitterness creep into her voice when she describes her vision of the terrible power she would wield, and her laugh is the laugh of a woman who has struggled with the choice to give up all she loves to help defeat evil. It's like what I imagine a long recovered alcoholic might sound like if offered a shot by a youngin at a bar. Idk I wish people wouldn't pit Bakshi's and Jackson's art against one another: they are both masterpieces in their own right.
I don't hate Jackson's take, in fact it was my introduction to Tolkien. But he is not above criticism and his choice was very Zack Snyderish. Have you ever read Frank Miller's 300? That infamous scene from the movie "Madness? This is Sparta..." played out way more calmly, Leonidas almost gently shoves him into the pit. It is casual, matter of fact, almost chilling. It tells you that for the Spartans this is Tuesday and killing to them is like eating your breakfast. No great pleasure in it but there is no taboo attached to it either. Unlike Jackson there is a visual reference in that case, but it is the same nonsense. We can't have it be calm and nuanced, we gotta have Leo scream in this Persian's face and drop kick him which paints a very different picture.
I like Peter Jackson / Cate Blanchett's Galadriel in general, but I think this scene is a far truer adaptation because of the laughter and general tone. Yes, addiction is a good comparison - she has already struggled long with temptation and expected that someday she would be sorely tested. She wasn't in much danger of trying to seize the Ring by force like Boromir, but now she could just take it without even having to do any evil! I agree it's a mistake to hear her as flippant. It's a dark humor cutting through underlying dread. I hear her laugh as a mixture of surprise, relief, and warmth for Frodo. Genuine surprise at Frodo's level of innocence. Relief, because he has set her with an even harder temptation than she expected, but one which is, ironically, made easier to resist by its very brazenness and Frodo's very innocence. Galadriel knows full well she would be corrupted by the Ring despite her best intentions, yet Frodo idealizes her and believes she could be trusted with that kind of power. I've always read Galadriel's speech as, in part, explaining to him just how wrong he is. And I think she is glad, because Frodo's heart is actually purer than her own and his example makes it easier for her to accept a bitter fate for herself and her people - accept that the price is worth it to do right by the goodness in herself and the world at large. In a perfect world we could have had a film Galadriel who is mirthful AND appears as a terrible goddess, but alas. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@girlbuu9403 There's a strange eeriness to when you speak of something so ghastly and horrible with a calm demeanor. You sound confident for you can say it without so much as wincing or raising your voice. What sounds more intimidating than a guy softly saying. "This is Sparta." As he throws you to your doom, or the man who yells it and kicks you? In a way, you expect the angry approach's attack whereas the calm man is unpredictable. In this animated version; Galadriel is whimsical, as if she's danced with this temptation thrice over. She knows -exactly- what she'd do with the power so she knowingly rejects the offer from Frodo. She paints this illustrious idea of what she'd do with the One Ring if she had its power and we can see Frodo and Samwise despair at the idea. She knows the price of evil and rejects it.
I will always love this movie. I watched at 14 in my english class and even if I didnt understood half of it moved me so much that i searched for the book and read it. That first time was like magic, discovering a new world and its wonders. Truly an unforgettable experience. So this movie will always have a place in my heart.
Gabri'el Alexander thats because its traced over live action footage, frame by frame. Its a cheap form of animation that in my opinion is ugly and should be put to rest
revilo_moore Actually, it's not called tracing, it's rotoscoping and it is definitely not cheap, neither does it take little time. As a matter of fact, a lot of Disney's classics used it and many other great companies as well. And it has been put to rest, except a couple of movies, nobody's been using it for decades, insted they use a very similar method with 3D models, that's more manageable and cheaper.
Look up Fire and Ice by Bakshi and Frazetta(or Ice and Fire, I can't remember which it is,offhand). The entire film is done this way and is absolutely GORGEOUS!
That seems a better casting to me. Ancient, yet ageless. Eternally youthful, yet as old as the hills. Galadriel should speak as someone who has been around for a long, long time.
@@dabiboi6458 I'm well aware of that... I have Silmarillion, she a daughter of the 1st generation of the Elves, so of the 2nd generation herself. But years themselves don't apply the same as if we would estimate people. We better measure the voice to the liveliness she or he has - like the oldness of our voice comes also from the tiring of our body. As it is told in this Tolkien's world that the Elves stay 1000s of years looking like a human in their 20-40s, the voice should be accordingly - or according to the Basic difference of an adult Elf and a Human, as Tolkien described the Elves having more musical and vibrant voice than people. I'm just thinking how the voice fits the character we see - and even more I was just comparing it too the one in the movie.
I only vaguely remembered watching this movie as a kid... But when I did, I was captured by this scene. It stuck in my mind because of how beautiful the backgrounds looked with the characters. It's like they're floating through space,with a fountain of white glass between them.
Her “I passed the test” line here feels more “I’ve known that I could resist for a long time. I’ve thought about it so much that now, it’s trivial.” I think that’s as valid an interpretation as “This is my greatest wish, I could take the Ring and conquer all who stand before me. But I must try to resist even as a I terrify this poor soul.”
Galadriel has always aspired to... not power, but leadership in Valinor and thought she could acheive it in Middle-Earth. To rule was always her desire. When Frodo offered her the One Ring, she realized her folly and realized that it was an empty cause. This is why she says "I wish diminish and go West and remain Galadriel". She has given up seeking leadership or rule in Middle-Earth and just wants to go home.
I actually love how jokingly she seems to refer to the rings power. As though it is of no consequence to her. This makes her far more confident and utilitarian in that regard.
@@tsemiu That’s absolutely true. The main reason she even set sail to Middle-Earth along with her Noldorin kin was because she wanted to have some sort of a kingdom of her own, it’s kind of childish on her part if you think about it especially considering the fact that the Valar were really pissed off at her and the rest of the Noldors who rebelled that they literally forbad her from ever returning to Valinor in the West, the ban set upon her went on for thousands of years until when she was ultimately forgiven by the Valar because she not only worked against Sauron in many ways but also refused the One Ring when Frodo offered it to her. I feel like Galadriel, independent and fairly powerful as she is, has always liked power and being in control, no wonder she was given Nenya, the Ring of Adamant/Water with which she has strengthened and sustained her land of Lothlórien for so long.
@@Rotisiv Exactly. When she says, "I will diminish and go into the West and remain Galadriel", that's when she realizes her desire was folly, and she just realizes now it's okay to just go back home and do something else. Frodo literally gave her what she truly wanted, but that gave her insight.
I kinda like it, but it sounds arkward. I also agree with Jackson, there's just not enough impending doom in this version. Like, when she said those things, everything thing else but her should darken just a bit, making her light hearten comment about becoming a dark lord a lot more disturbing.
I agree with you Solitude. A middle-ground would have been best. Your idea, of all but her darkening, would be great. Fitting analogy. She would be even more splendid with the ring, at the expense of all else. Ultimately she would mesmerize herself in her own vanity and vainglory, consuming all for herself and ignoring all responsibility. Sauron, too, must have been a splendid sight when not clad for war. But this kind of subtlety isn't what gets the money.
In the books, Sam notes that Galadriel is queenly, unreachable as any elf, and a laughing 'merry lass.' You never get that last from the Peter Jackson films. In a world where everything changes except the elves, I think they'd have to have a sense of humor just to stay sane. Annette Crosbie's voice is exquisite, beautiful here.
My late brother took me and my best friend to see this in Toronto at the University Theatre, which no longer exists. The place was packed...and enthusiastic. I hold the memories very close.
The actress voicing Galadriel here is well-known in England for role on the British comedy, One Foot in the Grave. As I watched this clip, I was trying to remember where I know that voice and when I did some research and saw her face, I knew where I've heard her voice. She's amazing!
She is also wonderful as Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother in The Slipper and the Rose .. when I watched this clip it took me a few seconds too to think .. oh yeah, it IS her 👍🏼
In this version i can actually understand what galadriel is saying when she was tested. lol. The animation is so lifelike and masterful , amazing and beautiful!!! todays hand drawn animation has nothing on this(Not including cgi graphics of course lol.).
Its easy to forget how beautiful Ralph Bakshi's version was at its best moments like this. The poor quality of tha later parts stick in the memory more
This is one of the few movies my dad enjoying. At least modern day. I wonder if the reason why is because he watched the cartoon version as a child. Didn’t even know this animation existed. Very touching. This animation is more beautiful then any of the modern day things we have. Love you Dad
I love that she laughs at the idea, she seems so unphased by this temptation, like she thought itd be something hard, but she has always been greater than it. I prefer how this portrayal shows this scene.
For anyone who's curious, the woman playing the voice of Galadriel is Annette Crosbie, who is best known for her role as Margaret Meldrew in "One Foot in the Grave"
It’s actually laziness. It’s called rotoscoping. It’s literally sketched over film recordings of live actors, which is why it’s so very not-animated-looking in the movements
@@cosmictreason2242 So was Disney's Snow White, the human characters in particular. Let people like what they like, it doesn't hurt you any. There isn't a wrong way to make art, nor is the amount of effort it took to make equal to its value.
As much as I dearly love the Peter Jackson films and Cate Blanchett in general, I've always preferred Bakshi's take on Galadriel. I know we all have quibbles about which version of this particular scene is more "accurate," but the thing that always stands out is that THIS is the Galadriel and Lothlorian I would personally find difficult to leave. There's an aching quality to their beauty that preserves their alien nature while drawing us in - it makes me understand Gimli perfectly when he says: "Torment in the dark was the danger that I feared, and it did not hold me back. But I would not have come, had I known the danger of light and joy. Now I have taken my worst wound in this parting, even if I were to go this night straight to the Dark Lord. Alas for Gimli son of Glóin!" Tolkien's elves are difficult to get exactly right, not least because we have nearly 70 year's worth of additional fantasy literature that's muddied the water since LOTR was originally published. They're meant to be strange, alien, and a little aloof, but also beautiful, cheerful, and generous. Jackson tips the needle a little too far towards the former and Rankin/Bass swings a little too much toward the latter, but Bakshi manages to find a pretty good balance. It's really a shame he didn't get to tell the whole story.
Your Gimli quote is one of my favorite passages in LOTR. And Bakshi’s Galadriel is closest to the Galadriel I envisioned when I first read it so many years ago, before seeing any other impressions.
I absolutely loved this version from when I first saw it in the late 70's...in the early 80's I had it on VHS and basically wore out the cassette and at that time I could recite the whole thing from beginning to end! Ralph Bakshi version will live in my heart forever.
It's so strange watching this in comparison to Cate Blanchett's performance in LOTR. I think I lean more towards Blanchett's version just because of how well she conveys her aged wisdom and the weight of her power, plus the dark edge to her character.
@@Losrandir After living for thousands of years one can understand not caring for other feelings anymore. I mean by now she embraces words shall never hurt me or you
As much as I love the intensity of Blanchett, the more subtle approach here kind of leads a more treacherously gradual progression. Yes, no more dark lord, a queen a light and beauty. How could that go wrong? Oh... maybe I do need to think about this more
Galadriel here looks like a princess out of a Disney film, and her sweet demeanor is like a fairy godmother or Glinda from Oz. Whereas Cate's Galadriel is ethereal but mysterious, untrusting, and dare I say almost "dark" shaped by thousands of years of seeing both good and evil.
I loved this version of LOTR. I wish so much a studio would pick it up and finish it, the same way they did it with this one. Rotoscoping and all. The rotoscoping is criticized but I love the look.
@steelhound duncan Adobe Animate, ToonBoom, Anime Studio, and all and every animation software that there is, and will be; that allow for faster, cheaper, and worse-looking computer generated/assisted animation. There are already full animes and OVAs made completely in 3d. Drawing shit is a thing from the past.
I like her laughing at Frodo's proposal. In the Peter Jackson movie, Galadriel is still deeply shaken and tempted by the offer and its prospect. In contrast, the almost sassy laughter in this version seems to indicate that this version of Galadriel has already pondered the idea to the end and rejected it for herself. Even though it seems slightly goofy how she's so light-hearted in her dismissal of something of such gravity, it shows her as someone who has already overcome this kind of desire for power, and is thus in a way wiser than her live action counterpart.
Notice that this is, in fact, arguably the single most impressive thing ever done by a mortal in the history of Middle-Earth. We're told in the Unfinished Tales that "Galadriel was the greatest of the Noldor, except Fëanor maybe," and if you haven't read the Silmarillion suffice it to say that Fëanor sets a very, very, high bar. But he NEVER would have resisted; for a being of that power, the pull of the Ring must have been unimaginable. In Tolkien's legendarium, what you're seeing is a titanic struggle. The best thing is, this is probably how it would've gone down. A few seconds of cruelty, majesty, and darkness, then wistfulness and relief, all so subtle and implicit that to a hobbit it would look almost playful.
I dont see Feanor as great. Yes his skills were ummatched in creating extraordinary objects, but he was just a greedy bastard who orchestrates genocide, betrayed family, destoryed other peoples great art and then basically cursed his seven sons, leading to numerous wars and destruction of a large chunk of Arda. If anything, I see Earendil as the greatest Elf, imho.
Agree that it was an impressive act of will; Disagree with calling Galadriel "mortal" as Tolkien's elves, while not eternal beings on par with the Ainur, are considered "immortal" as they pretty much only die if killed in battle or in other very rare circumstances. That's why they can go to the Undying Lands, unlike the race of Men (though men's souls leave Arda, presumably to be with Eru Ilúvatar).
wow this is such a different take yet somehow just as appropriate, I only wish the tensions increased a little more during Galadriel's speech like the Cate Blanchett version. I am not sure the "And I came to test your heart" could have been any more perfect!
I like how in Jackson’s film she goes all crazy when Frodo offers her the ring. But here she just laughs it off like ‘ah that’s cute. But no that thing is kinda dangerous so maybe keep it away from me.’
Galadriel has many thousands of years of experience and horrifying memories of the Great Ring's power and the heart of its master. But before it all she was a simple elven maid, innocent, young and beautiful. Those qualities still come through even in the face of either inevitable conquest or fading into obscurity. Her wisdom is as deep as the chasm of Khazad-dum and I always thought this version the most compelling in bringing that mixture of traits to light. Her laugh at Frodo turning the tables on her always reminded me of Tolkien's description of Gandalf the White's rejection of Saruman's offer at Isengard after the formers defeat at the hands of the Ents.
It took me much too long to figure out what test galadriel was talking about. In philosophy she simply passed the test of greed, pride, and envy. In Tolkien's work she passed a test the gods had placed before her people. May Tolkien rest peacefully because he has made one of the great works of literature.
It is really cool to watch this after all these years. My dad showed me this movie when i was 8 and i loved it, and then the peter jackson movies came out and it was cool to point out certain things Jackson took from Bakshi's version.
This Galadriel just radiates motherly love, its not bad but neither is just better than Cate's Blanchett's Galadriel, they are both different ways of depicting Galadriel, one is mysterious and gracefull, this one is warmth and as I already said, has that motherly love tone to her, both are just beautifull depictions of our Lady of the Galadhrim.
“Do not think that only by singing amid the trees, nor even by the slender arrows of elven-bows, is this land of Lothlorien maintained and defended against its Enemy.”
There's an important lesson here about the temptations of power, even on small scales. Also, the One Ring is like certain drugs, or rather the effects of certain drugs on certain people. Power over others is itself a kind of drug that can compromise judgement.
Whenever I hear Annette Crosbie's voice I think of the scene from The Six Wives of Henry VIII where Henry tells her that his conscience demands that they get a divorce and she breaks into the most incredible crying scream.
This scene is so beautifully done. So much stronger in it's quietness. Galadriels reaction to the ring is perfect in that she is not particularly bothered by it, but genuinely impressed by Frodo. And the slight darkening before Frodo sees the eye is so telling.
I was allowed to watch that movie in the cinema for my 10th birthday in 1980, followed by my first visit to a chinese restaurant. Thanks, mom, I will never forget that day.
good memory friend, what makes life worth fighting for
My husband and I were very, very happy, and had just moved into our first house .. he had bought some new memory for his Apple II computer.. maybe 57 K ??? and I had it in my purse.
_>1980_
_>chinese restaurant_
Did you get the real deal hot dogs?
@@nickkorkodylas5005 Nah, it was pork sweet & sour. My first sweet & sour dish ever.
@@Foxnoxfox Yeah, that shit is fucking sweat (and sour), my first chinese dish (if you exclude white rice) was also sweet and sour meat but with duck.
"In place of a dark lord, you would have a queen", Galadriel said calmly...
Nice. 😅
While twirling her dress.
While giggling
Still better than "In place of a dark lord, you would have a queen" said Galadriel as she exploded into a silly GCI zombie.
@@garthst.claire3459 Its the way she was in the book when tempted with the one ring power, not a Disney princess twirling her dress
I can see some folks thinking this version is "less exciting" than the Jackson version, but honestly there's something so subtle and charming about the delivery here.
That’s a bit accurate to Tolkiens actual work
@joeswanson5175 absolutely not at all. I'm not saying this version cannot be appreciated but Tolkien didn't envision Galadriel twirling her dress and sounding like a Disney princess when he wrote that line
@@lukebullen705assuming are we?
I prefer this version. Several of the visuals in the Jackson films I don't agree with.
@@replynotificationsdisabledwell, the issue would be how everyone else reacts to staring directly at the one ring. When everyone else is tempted, they are visibly shaken. They feel a darkness cloud their mind. They feel the weight of the world on their shoulders and a pull stronger than gravity itself. For her to have absolutely no visual negative reaction while dancing and speaking calmly betrays how literally everyone else reacts to the ring's presence. It makes it feel like less of a "test". Jackson wanted the audience to feel the burden of the choice, how difficult it was for Galadriel to make, and how relieved she was to be able to resist it. I think Tolkien painted that picture as well in his writing.
2:10... Her laugh, and the way she (the actress) says "And I came to test your heart" is so genuine, charming, and lovely. I'm enchanted every time.
It's one of the reason why I love Galabriel.
I am enchanted, too. My shorts are already turning into a tent . . .
kate blanchett did an amazing job in peter jackson's vision
Filmsparks: She was amazing, yes. And perfect :)
hmmmmmhhhhhhhh. weak /:(
Cate Blanchett: GTFO B@tch! This is how you do it!
*OH SHIT!!!!!!! (:o*
This galadriel is very motherly, gentle and warm where as the film version is a bit sinister, distant and suspicious.
saintfrancissquare Galadriel is not meant to be motherly or warm. Most elves aren't. She's a Noldorin elf and she's been exiled from her family for her rebellion against the Valar. Most of her kin are gone now and she wants to be with her daughter Celebrian, incidentally Elrond's wife, who is across the sea.
Edit: she’s also Vanyar through her paternal grandmother Indis and Teleri through her mother Eärwen
RIGHT!, she is a Noldorin, even in PJ version, Galadriels is portrayed too warm, not to say this crap forgetable film, this is not Galadriel at all.
Why a fierce elf should always act brutally ? Just take it as subtle as it is. She is strong and noble. Enough to master her very deep ambition. Actually I found the scene quite frightening, even I would agree it is a bit too light. Blonde and beautiful women though... kind and chaotic.
Iván Dropshipper México This crap forgetable movie, among many others is a greater accomplishments than anything you'll ever do. Because of Bakshi, televised animation started being taken seriously and got back on it's feet after the 2 worst decades of tv animation
You should read the books. This is a more faithful representation. Nowhere did Tolkein have Galadrial turn into a creepy shrieking monster.
While Cate is Galadriel, I love this version because she seems so warm and gentle, and you hear her talk of the great power, that all will love her and dispair. It's very multidimensional
The exact opposite of her bullshit version in rings of power. Says enough about who people used to care about the films they made.
@Jack Sparrow you're right Captain Jack Sparrow glad you're alone rings of power is the strongest and most amazingest woman ever she's even stronger more amazing than Rey and it's a accomplishment
She sounds like an actress from an old Disney movie. Maybe Cinderella?
@Jack Sparrow ROP Galadriel is my new poster child for Mary Sue
I think a lot of people don't realize that one can love both the Bakshi and the Jackson versions, because they're both the same character! It just happens that each production decided to show a somewhat different perspective on her, like two people seeing the same person from a different part of the room.
"All shall love me and despair". That line always got to me.
yeah, Peter Jackson movies are better
I have an ex-girlfriend like that.
Too close to home
No matter what adaptation, she damn well means it too.
@@crowtservo u good?
DO NOT TOUCH THE WATER
Ok!!! Gee wiz.
I’ll touch the water if I wanna touch it, bitch.
Can I pee in it? It's not me touching it.
“You’ll fuck up the reception.”
A NEW HAND TOUCHES THE BEACON
Voice acting superb. Animation of the era stunning.
Rotorscoping my friend.
@@NormanReaddis yes. It has a nice touch
Annette Crosbie (Galadriel) is still with us today at 90 years old, I've known her from a few roles over the years. Such a great actress..
Annette has played many great roles in her life. She was Catherine Of Aragon in The Six Wives Of Henry VIII (1971), Queen Victoria in Edward The Seventh (1976) and the fairy godmother in The Slipper And The Rose (1976)
It's so beautiful how this and the Peter jackson versions compliment eachother... No competition just ping ponging an awesome scene back and forth.
that's no mirror that's LSD
A mirror that looks like it's running in 60FPS compared to the rest of the environment xD
Nah, man I’m pretty sure it’s an open diff.
Peyote it is!
It's the 70's, what do you spected?
Hahahaha dude when i was reading this part i thought: "if this shit was happening somehow in real life that means they'd probably be taking LSD or something" and they show trippy lsd visuals on this movie hahaha i guess i wasn't the only one.
2:05 I feel like this is the one fleeting moment where she feels the temptation to take it, just that subtle widening of her eyes as Frodo offers her the ring. The speech that follows is where she has already realised that she has passed the test, and won’t take it after all, hence why she seems so light hearted during the delivery. Enchanting performance by the voice actress, and equally entrancing animation.
I love both versions of Galadriel. It really feels like Cate Blanchett's and Annette Crosbie's performances are two sides of the same coin. Each one leaning harder on a different aspect of her character.
I'm not a hardcore Tolkien fan; but I understand the sentiment.
Annette Crosbie? Who played Celeborn - Victor Meldrew? "You've brought the one ring to Lothlorien? I don't bee lieeve it!"
@@johnmorris1009 good heavens so it is!!
Yeah, both are valid interpretations of the dialogue and it's neat to have both to compare and see how the same book can be adapted to seem radically different.
What? A non-extremist opinion? In the internet?
I really love galadriels design, in this lighting especially, she really looks pretty
I don't get why people here are saying this scene is closer to what Tolkien wrote. Heres the quote from the book:
"She lifted up her hand and from the ring that she wore there issued a great light that illuminated her alone and left all else dark. She stood before Frodo seeming now tall beyond measurement, and beautiful beyond enduring, terrible and worshipful"
She's supposed to seem beautiful, powerful and at the same time frightening. The PJ movie is a closer interpretation.
Jackson version is way over the top. Way too much CGI. This one on the other hand have no drama in it whatsoever. She speaks like she is talking about sunday shopping.
Double DD How is cgi monster face beautiful? That shit's childhood trauma material. PJ is a man who loves overt the top, balls to the walls excess, he sure as hell ain't closer to the book with this scene
I'm pretty sure that isn't describing a literal physical change in her though. Just a change in how Frodo and Sam are seeing her. I think this scene captures the spirit and tone that Tolkien was trying to convey a little better.
Definitely Jackson's depiction of her is not one of beauty although he got the idea of communicating power and Terror down pretty well. I think it's just two different styles of trying to describe the situation.
Closer to the book and just better overall. I never would've remembered this cartoon scene, but the PJ version was memorable as hell before I even understood what was happening.
Galadriel's design and voice in this scene are top notch.
The mouth is a bit to big, it looks weird.
@@Alknix Seems fine to me.
Something that I think is explained more in the Bakshi film is why the Elves are leaving for the Grey Heavens in the west.
1:49 "If the One Ring is destroyed, all we built with the three rings will fade. Time will come here, and Lothlorian will fade. You are the foot step of doom to us, Frodo".
In the Peter Jackson films, they all say it once, near the end of the series. Most of the time, all that's explained in the Jackson films is "The time of the Elves is over."
Yeah, actually, all of Tolkien's legendarium is kinda connected to the elves, because they're remnants of the Ancient Days.
With the last elven ship to the West, the story of the ancient days that formed Middle Earth ends, leaving Arda to the mortals forever.
Elves in Middle Earth are in sadness and in grief. Because they're immortal but their world is not. Everything they build or grow comes to an end or die and they live on. That's why they leave for Aman. The time is restricted there. It is slow.
I actually think it would have been awesome if the end of the rings had also brought the end of the elves immortality and they all would have aged and died fading into the wind like Melisandre, only to be a distant memory.
Arwen escaping this fate by already choosing a mortal life.
And before anyone rains the fires of Mordor down on my head yes, I know that the elves were immortal before the rings were made I was just stating what I thought an interesting ending it could have been.
@@shawnybullard862 fun fact: Elrond / Arwen's family is the only elven family that can choose whether to stay immortal or mortal. If this story happened, say to Legolas and a female human ( which it never would, but just as an example), he wouldnt be able to choose mortality, but all his offspring would be mortal. Arwen's and Aragorn's lines are of the same ancestry, and his half-elvish ancestors chose mortality/men, while Arwen's chose immortality/ elvish existense. Otherwise elves are doomed with immortality, they exist as long as the world does, even if they die their "spirit" lives on.
Men: Hey um could you maybe wait until the ultimate evil corruption ring has been destroyed first? Would be kinda awkward if you all buggered off and Sauron took over, just sayin
As opposed to people saying Galadriel sounds flippant, I would say you can hear some coldness and bitterness creep into her voice when she describes her vision of the terrible power she would wield, and her laugh is the laugh of a woman who has struggled with the choice to give up all she loves to help defeat evil. It's like what I imagine a long recovered alcoholic might sound like if offered a shot by a youngin at a bar. Idk I wish people wouldn't pit Bakshi's and Jackson's art against one another: they are both masterpieces in their own right.
I don't hate Jackson's take, in fact it was my introduction to Tolkien. But he is not above criticism and his choice was very Zack Snyderish. Have you ever read Frank Miller's 300? That infamous scene from the movie "Madness? This is Sparta..." played out way more calmly, Leonidas almost gently shoves him into the pit. It is casual, matter of fact, almost chilling. It tells you that for the Spartans this is Tuesday and killing to them is like eating your breakfast. No great pleasure in it but there is no taboo attached to it either. Unlike Jackson there is a visual reference in that case, but it is the same nonsense. We can't have it be calm and nuanced, we gotta have Leo scream in this Persian's face and drop kick him which paints a very different picture.
@@girlbuu9403 😯 Thank you, I just learned from you that this has even a book it was based on!
I like Peter Jackson / Cate Blanchett's Galadriel in general, but I think this scene is a far truer adaptation because of the laughter and general tone. Yes, addiction is a good comparison - she has already struggled long with temptation and expected that someday she would be sorely tested. She wasn't in much danger of trying to seize the Ring by force like Boromir, but now she could just take it without even having to do any evil!
I agree it's a mistake to hear her as flippant. It's a dark humor cutting through underlying dread. I hear her laugh as a mixture of surprise, relief, and warmth for Frodo. Genuine surprise at Frodo's level of innocence. Relief, because he has set her with an even harder temptation than she expected, but one which is, ironically, made easier to resist by its very brazenness and Frodo's very innocence. Galadriel knows full well she would be corrupted by the Ring despite her best intentions, yet Frodo idealizes her and believes she could be trusted with that kind of power. I've always read Galadriel's speech as, in part, explaining to him just how wrong he is. And I think she is glad, because Frodo's heart is actually purer than her own and his example makes it easier for her to accept a bitter fate for herself and her people - accept that the price is worth it to do right by the goodness in herself and the world at large.
In a perfect world we could have had a film Galadriel who is mirthful AND appears as a terrible goddess, but alas. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@girlbuu9403 There's a strange eeriness to when you speak of something so ghastly and horrible with a calm demeanor. You sound confident for you can say it without so much as wincing or raising your voice. What sounds more intimidating than a guy softly saying. "This is Sparta." As he throws you to your doom, or the man who yells it and kicks you? In a way, you expect the angry approach's attack whereas the calm man is unpredictable.
In this animated version; Galadriel is whimsical, as if she's danced with this temptation thrice over. She knows -exactly- what she'd do with the power so she knowingly rejects the offer from Frodo. She paints this illustrious idea of what she'd do with the One Ring if she had its power and we can see Frodo and Samwise despair at the idea. She knows the price of evil and rejects it.
Well said
I love how simple this scene is. Just 3 characters, no music, just the sound of crickets chirping. Simple yet effective.
That's not true. There is music. When Frodo offers the Ring, the song about Gandalf plays.
Bigfoot Alley hi
The music in the film is so good wtf
Best version easily.
jeffwads This is not the best version. This version depicts Sam as a.... how do I put it? As a caricature of a kid on the spectrum.
I will always love this movie. I watched at 14 in my english class and even if I didnt understood half of it moved me so much that i searched for the book and read it. That first time was like magic, discovering a new world and its wonders. Truly an unforgettable experience.
So this movie will always have a place in my heart.
Don't touch the water. Also don't pour Eowyn's stew in there, or you'll nuke the Elves.
Hahaha! That's so random.
NUKE RIVENDALE
Eowyn's stew would indeed destroy the whole of Imladris. Wonderful girl, but her stew, oh my horses.
Jajajajajajajaja
I love how ethereal this is
She looks like a Disney princess
Or a disney queen . ..
The way she's animated. Especially around 2:21.
an Tolkien hated Disney's characters. fun fact
Her design remind me to The Blue Fairy from Disney's Pinocchio tbh...
@@Abranime18 yup,her design was based on the Blue Fairy
I really love the animation style it's beautiful
I was thinking that TOO! The animation is so old yet it is better than everything we have today. It looks so realistic
Gabri'el Alexander thats because its traced over live action footage, frame by frame. Its a cheap form of animation that in my opinion is ugly and should be put to rest
revilo_moore Actually, it's not called tracing, it's rotoscoping and it is definitely not cheap, neither does it take little time. As a matter of fact, a lot of Disney's classics used it and many other great companies as well. And it has been put to rest, except a couple of movies, nobody's been using it for decades, insted they use a very similar method with 3D models, that's more manageable and cheaper.
Look up Fire and Ice by Bakshi and Frazetta(or Ice and Fire, I can't remember which it is,offhand). The entire film is done this way and is absolutely GORGEOUS!
Me too.
The voice of Galadriel sounds older than the lady in the film.
But she has such a gentle, lovely, soothing yet strong voice - rich voice
That seems a better casting to me. Ancient, yet ageless. Eternally youthful, yet as old as the hills. Galadriel should speak as someone who has been around for a long, long time.
Galadriel is 7000 years old at the time the film takes place.....
@@dabiboi6458 I'm well aware of that... I have Silmarillion, she a daughter of the 1st generation of the Elves, so of the 2nd generation herself.
But years themselves don't apply the same as if we would estimate people. We better measure the voice to the liveliness she or he has - like the oldness of our voice comes also from the tiring of our body.
As it is told in this Tolkien's world that the Elves stay 1000s of years looking like a human in their 20-40s, the voice should be accordingly - or according to the Basic difference of an adult Elf and a Human, as Tolkien described the Elves having more musical and vibrant voice than people.
I'm just thinking how the voice fits the character we see - and even more I was just comparing it too the one in the movie.
Yes but Blanchette was soooo hot....
Because she is old. VERY old. Older than all the wizards. She was originally of Lorien of Beleriand.
I only vaguely remembered watching this movie as a kid... But when I did, I was captured by this scene. It stuck in my mind because of how beautiful the backgrounds looked with the characters. It's like they're floating through space,with a fountain of white glass between them.
God the facial animations are so beautiful.
2:24 I love how fluid that animation is.
Better than most animes nowadays
Rotoscope animation bro
@@Gentamoru not at all better. In any way.
@Dawson Douglas Its modern counterpart is motion capture.
@Dawson Douglas A surreal but a tad bit pretentious movie that also uses rotoscoping is Waking Life.
2:10 i love her laugh. It's so genuine and pure
It's a BEAUTIFUL laugh.
Her “I passed the test” line here feels more “I’ve known that I could resist for a long time. I’ve thought about it so much that now, it’s trivial.” I think that’s as valid an interpretation as “This is my greatest wish, I could take the Ring and conquer all who stand before me. But I must try to resist even as a I terrify this poor soul.”
Absolutely! Both versions are totally valid interpretations of her character imo
Galadriel has always aspired to... not power, but leadership in Valinor and thought she could acheive it in Middle-Earth. To rule was always her desire. When Frodo offered her the One Ring, she realized her folly and realized that it was an empty cause. This is why she says "I wish diminish and go West and remain Galadriel". She has given up seeking leadership or rule in Middle-Earth and just wants to go home.
I actually love how jokingly she seems to refer to the rings power. As though it is of no consequence to her. This makes her far more confident and utilitarian in that regard.
I feel like she HAS to in order to cope.
She has to channel the Tom Bombadilness in her.
It's what makes this seen so terrible. She was tempted. She has always been tempted by power.
@@tsemiu That’s absolutely true. The main reason she even set sail to Middle-Earth along with her Noldorin kin was because she wanted to have some sort of a kingdom of her own, it’s kind of childish on her part if you think about it especially considering the fact that the Valar were really pissed off at her and the rest of the Noldors who rebelled that they literally forbad her from ever returning to Valinor in the West, the ban set upon her went on for thousands of years until when she was ultimately forgiven by the Valar because she not only worked against Sauron in many ways but also refused the One Ring when Frodo offered it to her. I feel like Galadriel, independent and fairly powerful as she is, has always liked power and being in control, no wonder she was given Nenya, the Ring of Adamant/Water with which she has strengthened and sustained her land of Lothlórien for so long.
@@Rotisiv Exactly. When she says, "I will diminish and go into the West and remain Galadriel", that's when she realizes her desire was folly, and she just realizes now it's okay to just go back home and do something else. Frodo literally gave her what she truly wanted, but that gave her insight.
I’m happy i got to see this as a child when i was about 4 or 5 years old in 1985. It was warm and heartfelt back then. Thanks, Bashki.
I keep coming back to this scene. I haven't read the books, but I love this portrayal and the beautiful voice acting - such a different perspective.
1:28 Frodo: "Is that pose necessary?"
Galadriel: "Quiet, you. Or I'll scare you with my IN PLACE OF A DARK LORD rant."
Frodo:"Point taken."
as beautiful and terrible as the morning and the night...
I kinda like it, but it sounds arkward.
I also agree with Jackson, there's just not enough impending doom in this version.
Like, when she said those things, everything thing else but her should darken just a bit, making her light hearten comment about becoming a dark lord a lot more disturbing.
I agree with you Solitude. A middle-ground would have been best. Your idea, of all but her darkening, would be great. Fitting analogy. She would be even more splendid with the ring, at the expense of all else. Ultimately she would mesmerize herself in her own vanity and vainglory, consuming all for herself and ignoring all responsibility. Sauron, too, must have been a splendid sight when not clad for war. But this kind of subtlety isn't what gets the money.
Beautiful, I'll agree to that - and one of my first childhood crushes :-D
Maybe Azura in Elder Scrolls was based on this scene...
@@BeastOrGod The physical surroundings wouldn't change. Those are just visual cues for people with no imagination.
In the books, Sam notes that Galadriel is queenly, unreachable as any elf, and a laughing 'merry lass.' You never get that last from the Peter Jackson films. In a world where everything changes except the elves, I think they'd have to have a sense of humor just to stay sane.
Annette Crosbie's voice is exquisite, beautiful here.
This animated movie and the Mind's Eye audio performance of LOTR captures elves the best.
My late brother took me and my best friend to see this in Toronto at the University Theatre, which no longer exists. The place was packed...and enthusiastic. I hold the memories very close.
The actress voicing Galadriel here is well-known in England for role on the British comedy, One Foot in the Grave. As I watched this clip, I was trying to remember where I know that voice and when I did some research and saw her face, I knew where I've heard her voice. She's amazing!
Edna Bucket? Really? That’s amazing
She is also wonderful as Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother in The Slipper and the Rose .. when I watched this clip it took me a few seconds too to think .. oh yeah, it IS her 👍🏼
She sounds lovely
In this version i can actually understand what galadriel is saying when she was tested. lol. The animation is so lifelike and masterful , amazing and beautiful!!! todays hand drawn animation has nothing on this(Not including cgi graphics of course lol.).
This version explains so much more about the rings 💍
"This is the mirror of Galadriel", Said Galadriel
Its easy to forget how beautiful Ralph Bakshi's version was at its best moments like this. The poor quality of tha later parts stick in the memory more
Reading the books now. This is word for word from the books. I have to bust out the old DVD player and watch this. It’s been too long.
Not QUITE word-for-word, but close. The script was written by Peter S. Beagle, who wrote The Last Unicorn.
This is one of the few movies my dad enjoying. At least modern day. I wonder if the reason why is because he watched the cartoon version as a child. Didn’t even know this animation existed. Very touching. This animation is more beautiful then any of the modern day things we have.
Love you Dad
The ❤️ of a father is the masterpiece of Nature...
Excellent version of this scene. Word-for-word from the book with good characterizations. Galadriel looks very good for 30,000 years old.
Had to watch this again after seeing 15 mins of that travesty called the Rings of Power.
This sucks. ROP Galadriel does I for me 🤗🤗
@@theelectricprince8231you, sir, are wrong
@@theelectricprince8231 Amazon’s paid minion 😂
I love that she laughs at the idea, she seems so unphased by this temptation, like she thought itd be something hard, but she has always been greater than it. I prefer how this portrayal shows this scene.
Agreed.
The animation style has an ethereal charm to it which suits this depiction of Galadriel.
This is still better than anything Amazon did
I saw this when I was little and for some reason never forgot it
This is beautiful, so- beautiful.
For anyone who's curious, the woman playing the voice of Galadriel is Annette Crosbie, who is best known for her role as Margaret Meldrew in "One Foot in the Grave"
I remember her from playing Queen Victory in the BBC drama about Edward VII
First wife of Henry the Eighth.
The amount of care put into each frame of the animation is astounding
It’s actually laziness. It’s called rotoscoping. It’s literally sketched over film recordings of live actors, which is why it’s so very not-animated-looking in the movements
@@cosmictreason2242 So was Disney's Snow White, the human characters in particular. Let people like what they like, it doesn't hurt you any. There isn't a wrong way to make art, nor is the amount of effort it took to make equal to its value.
This animation style is wonderful!
A lot better than that 3D computer stuff they crap out on the carpet these days . . .
@@thomasraahauge5231 Thank you!
This and the 1981 BBC version of the lotr are going to be the only ones who are faithful to the books.
And, also, the lotro game.
I'm surprised it is not still used
As much as I dearly love the Peter Jackson films and Cate Blanchett in general, I've always preferred Bakshi's take on Galadriel. I know we all have quibbles about which version of this particular scene is more "accurate," but the thing that always stands out is that THIS is the Galadriel and Lothlorian I would personally find difficult to leave. There's an aching quality to their beauty that preserves their alien nature while drawing us in - it makes me understand Gimli perfectly when he says:
"Torment in the dark was the danger that I feared, and it did not hold me back. But I would not have come, had I known the danger of light and joy. Now I have taken my worst wound in this parting, even if I were to go this night straight to the Dark Lord. Alas for Gimli son of Glóin!"
Tolkien's elves are difficult to get exactly right, not least because we have nearly 70 year's worth of additional fantasy literature that's muddied the water since LOTR was originally published. They're meant to be strange, alien, and a little aloof, but also beautiful, cheerful, and generous. Jackson tips the needle a little too far towards the former and Rankin/Bass swings a little too much toward the latter, but Bakshi manages to find a pretty good balance. It's really a shame he didn't get to tell the whole story.
But he did keep to the story that Tolkien wrote without any modifications
@@tomheinle1049 That is 100% false. You've obviously never read the books.
Your Gimli quote is one of my favorite passages in LOTR. And Bakshi’s Galadriel is closest to the Galadriel I envisioned when I first read it so many years ago, before seeing any other impressions.
I find it so interesting how this and the live action version have translated this passage in such different ways. Both very good.
I absolutely loved this version from when I first saw it in the late 70's...in the early 80's I had it on VHS and basically wore out the cassette and at that time I could recite the whole thing from beginning to end! Ralph Bakshi version will live in my heart forever.
Same here. Even when I wasn't watching it, I could play it in my head, word for word.
What a beautiful interpretation of Galadriel!
I love how the animationstyle was back then. Her face and her dress are looking so lovely drawn
Seeing this for the first time, after watching the live action movie more than a decade ago, is just so beautiful. I love LOTR 🙌🏾
personally i loved this version of Lord of the RIngs when i was a child. I still get goosebumps now when the dark riders walk around in the scenes.
It's so strange watching this in comparison to Cate Blanchett's performance in LOTR. I think I lean more towards Blanchett's version just because of how well she conveys her aged wisdom and the weight of her power, plus the dark edge to her character.
Good, but would she show all that to the poor hobbits?
@@Losrandir After living for thousands of years one can understand not caring for other feelings anymore. I mean by now she embraces words shall never hurt me or you
An enchanting scene from a classic film so long ago...
Wow, an awesome depiction and performance of her.
I love how she's talking to Sam, but she's actually warning Frodo.
As much as I love the intensity of Blanchett, the more subtle approach here kind of leads a more treacherously gradual progression. Yes, no more dark lord, a queen a light and beauty. How could that go wrong? Oh... maybe I do need to think about this more
This is the best version of Galadriel.
Galadriel here looks like a princess out of a Disney film, and her sweet demeanor is like a fairy godmother or Glinda from Oz. Whereas Cate's Galadriel is ethereal but mysterious, untrusting, and dare I say almost "dark" shaped by thousands of years of seeing both good and evil.
Very well made and touching, Annette was a fabulous choice
I haven't seen this movie in forever. I can now really appreciate how wonderful the animation is.
I love the debates over Jackson and Bakshi because I can, for a time, forget that the Rings of Power exists
What rings of power? I see none here but the ones Frodo and Galadriel possess and none more.
I loved this version of LOTR. I wish so much a studio would pick it up and finish it, the same way they did it with this one. Rotoscoping and all. The rotoscoping is criticized but I love the look.
A studio did finish it but it’s an entirely different animation style
This cartoon does a better job depicting galadreil than Amazon did.
It's sad when you think about how this type of animation is no more, and will never be again.
:(
@steelhound duncan Adobe Animate, ToonBoom, Anime Studio, and all and every animation software that there is, and will be; that allow for faster, cheaper, and worse-looking computer generated/assisted animation. There are already full animes and OVAs made completely in 3d. Drawing shit is a thing from the past.
I like her laughing at Frodo's proposal. In the Peter Jackson movie, Galadriel is still deeply shaken and tempted by the offer and its prospect. In contrast, the almost sassy laughter in this version seems to indicate that this version of Galadriel has already pondered the idea to the end and rejected it for herself. Even though it seems slightly goofy how she's so light-hearted in her dismissal of something of such gravity, it shows her as someone who has already overcome this kind of desire for power, and is thus in a way wiser than her live action counterpart.
2:12 dat hair flip tho
Joe Komarek ?
Joe Komarek lol
Notice that this is, in fact, arguably the single most impressive thing ever done by a mortal in the history of Middle-Earth.
We're told in the Unfinished Tales that "Galadriel was the greatest of the Noldor, except Fëanor maybe," and if you haven't read the Silmarillion suffice it to say that Fëanor sets a very, very, high bar. But he NEVER would have resisted; for a being of that power, the pull of the Ring must have been unimaginable.
In Tolkien's legendarium, what you're seeing is a titanic struggle. The best thing is, this is probably how it would've gone down. A few seconds of cruelty, majesty, and darkness, then wistfulness and relief, all so subtle and implicit that to a hobbit it would look almost playful.
I dont see Feanor as great. Yes his skills were ummatched in creating extraordinary objects, but he was just a greedy bastard who orchestrates genocide, betrayed family, destoryed other peoples great art and then basically cursed his seven sons, leading to numerous wars and destruction of a large chunk of Arda. If anything, I see Earendil as the greatest Elf, imho.
Agree that it was an impressive act of will; Disagree with calling Galadriel "mortal" as Tolkien's elves, while not eternal beings on par with the Ainur, are considered "immortal" as they pretty much only die if killed in battle or in other very rare circumstances. That's why they can go to the Undying Lands, unlike the race of Men (though men's souls leave Arda, presumably to be with Eru Ilúvatar).
wow this is such a different take yet somehow just as appropriate, I only wish the tensions increased a little more during Galadriel's speech like the Cate Blanchett version. I am not sure the "And I came to test your heart" could have been any more perfect!
This galadriel is like a fairy in a disney movie .. kind and gentle and earthly . Cate's version is more mystifying and celestial .
Both are wonderful. All the misguided hate flying around the comment section is astounding. 💖💖💖💖💖💖
Makkaru112 im not hating on either of them . Im just stating their characteristics
Such simple times yeah. Couldn’t forget something quite precious like childhood. :’)
i didnt even know this existed... the expressions are so realistic... this is so well done.. woww
Man, their movements are more natural than most cartoons I have seen as of late, 3D or otherwise.
They were rotoscoped... Instead of using live action video as reference, they basically traced over every frame...
@@SEELE-ONE Interesting, thank you for explaining!
I like how in Jackson’s film she goes all crazy when Frodo offers her the ring. But here she just laughs it off like ‘ah that’s cute. But no that thing is kinda dangerous so maybe keep it away from me.’
So beautiful.
they did sam so dirty with that character design
Galadriel has many thousands of years of experience and horrifying memories of the Great Ring's power and the heart of its master. But before it all she was a simple elven maid, innocent, young and beautiful. Those qualities still come through even in the face of either inevitable conquest or fading into obscurity. Her wisdom is as deep as the chasm of Khazad-dum and I always thought this version the most compelling in bringing that mixture of traits to light. Her laugh at Frodo turning the tables on her always reminded me of Tolkien's description of Gandalf the White's rejection of Saruman's offer at Isengard after the formers defeat at the hands of the Ents.
Damn, Amazon fumbled the fuck outta the bag. All that money lmao this cartoon slaps.
Gladriel says her line at the end so calmly here, but in the movie she scared the crap out of me
this galadriel is hot
I know, right? Especially her voice. Mee-yow.
+SlightlyDerangedCube tell me about it
Yeah. I had a hu~uge crush on her forever. Amazing voice.
+jacob schweitzer
Yeah totes a crush....all shall crush on her and despair....maybe she should of taken the one Ring
70's waiting...but to no avail. Only this one with the awesome lighting and dreamlike tranquility. Thanks Ralph.
It took me much too long to figure out what test galadriel was talking about. In philosophy she simply passed the test of greed, pride, and envy. In Tolkien's work she passed a test the gods had placed before her people. May Tolkien rest peacefully because he has made one of the great works of literature.
It is really cool to watch this after all these years. My dad showed me this movie when i was 8 and i loved it, and then the peter jackson movies came out and it was cool to point out certain things Jackson took from Bakshi's version.
This Galadriel just radiates motherly love, its not bad but neither is just better than Cate's Blanchett's Galadriel, they are both different ways of depicting Galadriel, one is mysterious and gracefull, this one is warmth and as I already said, has that motherly love tone to her, both are just beautifull depictions of our Lady of the Galadhrim.
conformist lol
“Do not think that only by singing amid the trees, nor even by the slender arrows of elven-bows, is this land of Lothlorien maintained and defended against its Enemy.”
Ralph bakshi is by far one of the greatest storytellers of Our Generation
There's an important lesson here about the temptations of power, even on small scales. Also, the One Ring is like certain drugs, or rather the effects of certain drugs on certain people. Power over others is itself a kind of drug that can compromise judgement.
Ok but can we talk about how good the animation was for it's time? The detailed movements and the effects.
Whenever I hear Annette Crosbie's voice I think of the scene from The Six Wives of Henry VIII where Henry tells her that his conscience demands that they get a divorce and she breaks into the most incredible crying scream.
This scene is so beautifully done. So much stronger in it's quietness. Galadriels reaction to the ring is perfect in that she is not particularly bothered by it, but genuinely impressed by Frodo. And the slight darkening before Frodo sees the eye is so telling.
naw dog this shit is gay and weak sauce