The Lord of The Rings (2001) | First Time Watching | Movie Commentary Part 2
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I want to find a woman who looks at me the same way Pilar looks at Legolas when he's slaying orcs.
Gandalf the grey is dead, he's not coming back.
Well played.
@@huntclanhunt9697 Well, it's true.
In a way he ain't lying😅🙂
Frodo's sword (Sting) is an ancient elven weapon and glows blue when orcs are nearby.🔪🔵
Yes. Bilbo found it on his adventure and he gave it to Frodo when he gave him the mithril armor.
"being the work of Elvish smiths in the Elder Days these swords shone with a cold light, if any Orcs were near at hand,"
And goblins, it glowed blue in Moria because of the goblins approaching not orcs.
@@thelastofnicole in Tolkien's works 'Goblin' is a term synonymous with 'Orc', just a different name for the same type of creature (the movies may have muddled the picture here trying to distinguish the two too much), sometimes it may be also used for smaller breeds of Orcs, but even the larger Uruks are also sometimes called Goblins.
@@fantasywind3923 In one of Tolkien's letters he explained this. In his own words he said he saw Goblins as a subspeices of Orc. Same with the Uruks subspecies.
Galadriel can see people’s true nature, and as one of the oldest beings in Middle Earth, she knows the effect the ring has on people.
The scene showed her resisting the temptation of the ring, as well as warning Frodo of the effect the ring will have on the fellowship, like it was already with Boromir.
Jackson really shows her true power when she banishes Sauron in the Hobbit movies
@@pilarslittlestudio I'm pretty sure everyone does. And she's portrayed so well!
@FatalPies He *was* still weakened.
@FatalPies I guess you haven’t seen the hobbit films :P
@@huntclanhunt9697 Exactly. Sauron even with his ability to summon powers is still in a weakened state in spirit. The Silmarilion tells more
About how powerful she was. The only being more powerful was Tom Bombadill. No use responding to that newb.
All 3 films were filmed at the same time and were all filmed in New Zealand. So many different landscapes all in one country makes me want to visit New Zealand so much!
You'll be more than welcome... just wait for the day you rise over the crest on Pots River road heading towards to the Erewhon Station, and the Rangitata valley (Valley of Rohan) lays sprawled out in front of you. The amazing thing is, it's more spectacular in person than any cinematic process can ever project... and the day you hopefully get there for a visit you'll remember these words, and smile, and agree.
Kia Ora, to you !
When you said in part 1 "This is not a scary movie, is it?", I was already looking forward to the Bilbo jump scare :)
Bilbo jump scare is THE scariest scene in this movie.
You let your guard down because you're in a safe place with wise, powerful, and familiar people. Yeah Bilbo was getting corrupted, but he successfully left the Ring in the Shire before and seemed to be healing from baring the Ring for that long. Plus he's so happy to see his nephew and is in the middle of giving him gifts to help on a long adventure, Something they had always bonded over. Bilbo was raising Frodo and had always been (from Frodo's perspective) a pillar of strength and safety.
If it wasn't for Gandalf's warnings and the history he recently was reminded of about the Ring, Frodo may not have even tried to cover it back up.
I personally can not imagine being attacked by my dad. :(
I'm really glad She commented on hoe Bilbo was ashamed of his actions and sorry for the burden he has placed on his own nephew (son).
We do not always pass on good things to our young.
Yeeesss. I still (20 yrs later) look away when I know it's coming 🙈
i loved how you said that you enjoyed this so much because of the music. music adds so much to film and television and lots of people don’t talk about it when i watch their reactions so i’m very happy you brought it up :)
@@pilarslittlestudio I like that you listened to the closing song. The closing song for The Two Towers is especially poignant. I hope you include your reaction to it as well.
@@pilarslittlestudio check jaime altozano videos on the soundtrack. Spanish speaking and the best ones out there.
Btw, after Boromir died you can actually see that Aragorn wears his vambraces for the rest of the trilogy :,)
The movie was shot entirely in New Zealand. New Zealand wilderness looks a lot like the British Isles.
True. Except for the mountains!
Every so often UA-cam recommends me a LOTR reaction and this one does not disappoint. Wonderful, can't wait to see what you think of The Two Towers and Return of the King (which you will definitely be needing some tissues for both of those movies!) I've seen them so many times and STILL tear up. Also I highly HIGHLY recommend watching the extended cuts as they fill in a lot of backstory for characters like Boromir and just generally make the whole story better.
@@pilarslittlestudio Oh YES! You must watch the extended edition! First, you get more of the wonderful story and second you get MORE of everything! :D Every movie in the trilogy have 30-40 minutes added but you don't feel that they are longer, you just immerse in the story and crave more! The pacing of the films is slowed down a bit, but it all makes more sense. If they should film the complete story it would probably be several hours longer if everything was kept in it because there's so much details and goings on in it but P.J. and crew did a very good job adapting it to just three movies. And mostly that they kept with the original story and didn't add so much own stuff as you see in many other movies based on books. Things like that could ruin everything if handled badly of if money talks to much...
This was fantastic, Pilar. You’re such a wonderful reactor & I am very much looking forward to The Two Towers😊
Edit: And thank you for adding the subtitles. I know it must take a lot of extra time & I really appreciate it.
Seconded. ALL of that. 🙂👍🏻
Third'ed
fourthed, if that’s a word lol
@@pilarslittlestudio you’re such a character lol 😝
No barrier can change that. Thank you 🙏
7th this, really appreciate it 💙💎🕊️
"That's called anxiety." 😂😂😂 I'm so grateful you've added subtitles. You seem like a great, sweet person and I'm enjoying your reaction to this movie a lot.
Fun fact: The actor who plays the dwarf Gimli, is 6ft 1in (1.85m) tall. The hobbit actors were all around 5ft 6in (1.68m)
and their stand -in doubles were little people between 3 and 4 ft tall.
@@pilarslittlestudio As you made a reference to Princess Diaries in your Part 1 video, you might be interested to know he was in the sequel. The actor, John Rhys-Davies, played the Viscount Mabrey, Chris Pines evil uncle.
@@pilarslittlestudio Por favor pilar ^^ ve las otras dos peliculas y subelo. Te van a encantar, saludos ^^
Galadriel is the narator of the prologue, she's also one of the three elves you see with the rings in the prologue. The scene that confused you was her resisting the temptation of the ring. She too would be to powerful if corrupted by the wring.
sometimes whenever i say NO to someone... i'll say it the same way that guy said NO when told to destroy the ring
FYI - Galadriel of Lothlorien is one of the most powerful elven beings in Middle Earth. She came over from the Undying Lands in the Uttermost West with Feanor right at the beginning of Middle Earth as they were in pursuit of Morgoth (of whom Sauron, the big baddie in LOTR, was but a servant!) to get back the the holy Silmarils that Feanor had created. The Silmarils shone with the light of the Two Trees, which was the light source for the Undying Lands before the Trees were poisoned and killed by Morgoth and Ungoliant. For doing so, she was banished by the Valar (the gods) from ever returning West. However, because of her unending good works to help the Free Peoples of Middle-Earth against both Morgoth and later Sauron over the ages, and for NOT taking the One Ring from Frodo when it was offered to her, she was finally granted permission to return to the Uttermost West. That’s why she says, “I pass the test. I will diminish, and go into the West, and remain Galadriel.”
Something to note.
Aragorn puts on Boromir's bracers (armor on the forearm) and wears the for the rest of the films to honor his sacrifice trying to save the hobbits.
I love that some of the only English she spoke included "WTF?". Lol.
@@pilarslittlestudio it’s a great fuckin’ word 🤣👍
we argentinians (mostly young people from cities) say WTF a lot.
Loved your reaction! Tolkien was kind of the king of nerds, so there’s a huge amount of lore he created, along with entire languages. In the books there’s even songs and poetry in these languages that he created.
Awesome reactions. Its good to see fellow humans watch this for the first time and enjoy it all so much. Peace.
In the long version of the film most of the cut footage was about Boromir, the way he feels his relation with aragorn and his kingdom, his sweetness with the hobitts, and that make his death even more dramatic.
De todas las reacciones que vi es la primera vez que veo a alguien anotando los nombres... Te la rifaste !
Yes, Pilar, you are a visionary!😊
Hi! New sub here!! This is the best trilogy ever created. You re gonna enjoy the next two movies as well for sure!! Now I will answer some of the questions you had during the film, NO spoilers don t worry. Ok at min 6:06 in you re first part, you asked if the actor who played as Gandlaf is the same actor who played as Magneto in X-men, Yes , Ian McKellen was also Magneto in X-men. Well, great actor - great roles, it normal! Ok for you re second question " Why is Frodo s sword blue" ..The answer to this question was said by bilbo when he gave him the sword before he gave him the mithril vest. He told Frodo that the sword starts to glow when the orcs approach, that's why the sword started glowing before the battles, because the orcs were nearby. And now about Galadriel scene, you said that you did not understand that scene, well if you remember when Frodo wanted to give the ring to Gandalf, Gandalf said " Don’t tempt me.....through me, it would wield a power too great and terrible to imagine" and that is the reason Galandriel reacted that way, because she was tempted by the ring, but she manage to resist and that s why she said "I have passed the test". Now i have a sugestion for you, pls watch the extended edition for the next two movies "The two towers" and "The return of the king". If you re going to watch the theatrical version you re gonna lose important scenes of the story. Basically the theatrical version of the trilogy leaves some scenes from the films unfinished, and because of this many people who reacted to Lotr but did not choose the Extended edition started asking questions at the end of the films because they didn't see what happened to some characters or didn t understand the outcome of some scenes. LOTR is incomplete in theatrical version, so pls watch the extended version for the next two movies!!!
Edit: Thank you very much for the subtitles!!!
No te arrepentirás de las 2 que te faltan👌👌.. Esperamos tu reacción ☺️
Una cosa que amo de estas películas es que cada vez que las veo descubro cosas nuevas, pequeños detalles que hacen de cada vez una nueva experiencia. La música, los paisajes, el diseño de producción, los personajes, todo es genial. Estas películas me sirvieron como introducción al mundo creado por Tolkien.
those particular dwarves dont like elves, because when their kingdom fell to a dragon, the elves didn't help them. although there are other reasons in LoTR history for enmity between them.
@@pilarslittlestudio back when elves and dwarves were created by their own gods the elves were the first to see the world the dwarves were 2nd a choice by the highest god who intended elves see it first once the dwarves started to interact with the elves a war broke out resulting in the elves nearly wiping out a sub species of dwarves entirely this is like 4000 years before this movie i think
Nice reaction, the Lord of the Rings trilogy, is by far my favorite movie trilogy ever.
I get so much joy seeing someone watch LoTR for the first time, its truly the greatest trilogy i think will ever be made.
Great vids cant wait for the rest 😊
the "Celtic" influence you sense is because of the story itself, Tolkien was a Professor of Languages, the WHOLE reason he wrote the LoTR is because he was "inventing" the Elvish language and needed some "historical" context for it, and Tolkien was VERY steeped in Celtic lore and History, for more see "Farmer Giles of Ham" or "The Smith of Wooten Major" as they are shorter tales by JRR Tolkien that delve more into his "celtic" influences
It's funny, I understand what you're driving at, but Tolkien actually claimed to strongly dislike Celtic culture and language specifically. Norse, Germanic, Norman, Finnish, etc, Tolkien expressed an affinity for, but in the official biography of Tolkien written by Humphrey Carpenter he specifically denies any Celtic fondness or inspiration.
@@jacoblonsbury9839 yet it permeates all his works, ESP LoTR lol
@@hephner78 I don't know about "permeates", a couple of scholars have noted where it might have slipped in on one or two occasions, but that's precisely the source of his distain for all things "Celtic" - he thought it was too vague and nonspecific to be a serious cultural category worth engaging with. A lot of people probably see "Celtic" content in a lot of different things when there isn't any for precisely this reason.
IIRC the elvish language we hear in the movies is Sindarin which was mainly inspired by Welsh, and Old English and Old Norse as secondary. Tolkien also created Quenya and used Finnish as main inspiration. The cultures of the races I think were inspired by old Germanic tribes, Norse and Anglo-Saxons in perticular. The pantheon is very much it's own thing but undoubtedly inspired by old Greek/Roman mythology but even Christianity. Much like the Greek pantheon with several gods with personified represenations but also the Christian one creator god with his angels, one which falls.
I think it's Enya that gives the Celtic vibes with the music.
Saddest thing in this film, when boromir dies, Legolas looks kinda confused cuz as an elf he's about 3000 yrs old, but has never seen death or experienced it before 😭
@@pilarslittlestudio Same as when Gandalf fell; grief is a "human" emotion that is foreign to Elves. I guess they're a bit like Vulcans (from Star Trek) in that way.
Hmmm can be for some of the younger elves....
But elves have seen much death...
Elves were often part of big wars.
Especially during the first age.
They even killed among themselves
@@siggilinde5623 you are right, that f*cking Feanor...
Elves have been in countless wars throughout the 3 ages of middle earth.
Por fin una persona de habla hispana reaccionando a esta maravilla!!! vas a flipar con las otras dos, esta trilogía es brutal, pero ya las del hobbit son una shit la verdad. Por cierto estas fueron las películas que lanzaron a Orlando Bloom a la fama. Por cierto un par de curiosidades, las tres películas juntas costaron menos que una sola película de los vengadores; toda la trilogía junta sumaron 17 oscars, 11 de ellos para la tercera, una de las películas con más oscars de la historia del cine.
El hobbit está buena tambien, es una historia más para niños ya que el libro b del hobbit era más para niños
@@ibarrasee el problema con el Hobbit es que en las pelis, cambiaron casi todo y agregaron cosas innecesarias, entiendo que debia cambiar un poco para que a los adultos tambien les guste, pero en cuanto a eso hay un límite y Peter Jackson lo pasó por mucho, y se sintió como un falta de respeto al libro, al menos por mi parte, si tenés dudas de lo que digo, mira a Kai47 que el esta comparando el libro con las pelis, y vas a ver a lo que me refiero
El Return of the King es la pelicula con mas óscares de la história (junto con Ben-Hur y Titanic pero la única que venció 100% de las nominaciones!)
el hobbit son muy buenas, mas que todo visualmente y las actuaciones pero la historia fue mas alterada a diferencia del ESDLA. espero la serie oficial..
Lord of the rings!! Great movies , Great reaction!!! You should react to extended version for the next two movies. It s the complete version of this trilogy!
Pilar I haven't seen you since our GOT journey! and this popped up! I so enjoyed your reaction and so good to see you again! Please continue with this journey! Also know the writer of the story The Lord of The Rings was English so Im sure that is why you get a Scottish vibe!
Tolkien wrote the LotR (and less so, The Hobbit, which was more of a children's tale,) as a unique mythology for England and Great Britain, similar to what the Greeks, Romans and Norse have. This explains much of the Celtic influences you found in the movie. I love your reactions! Make sure you have your notepad for the next 2 movies, as there will be lots of new characters and Kingdoms coming up. :-) . And thank you so much for taking the time to add subtitles for those of us who don't speak your native language.
Quite right! More specifically, Tolkien wanted to create for modern Britain a folklore more or less equivalent to Arthurian legend and the role it played for medieval Britain. The Celtic influences make a lot of sense in that regard as well, as many regard Arthurian legend as a hope for a return to a Celtic Britain after the invasions of, first, the Romans, and then the Angles and the Saxons.
El arma de Frodo brilla cuando hay orcos cerca, por eso brillaba azulada en ciertos momentos.
Se lo dijo Bilbo cuando se la dio junto con la chaqueta de malla mitril.
16:12 and the music T_T... Moria part is always so amazing and seeing Balrog for the first time blew my mind when I was 13 years old... Really incredible CGI for 2001. I hope you get a million subscribers Pilar
Frodo's sword is a magical elven sword that turns blue when orcs are nearby as a warning.
Yes, and so is Gandalf's sword, but the filmmakers forgot to include that bit.
The name of the sword Gandalf wields is Glamdring.
The reason the sword (Sting) turns blue was explained to Frodo, by Bilbo, before the Fellowship set out from Rivendell. It's the scene where Bilbo wants to hold the ring again and sort of morphs into something hideous.
El Señor de los Anillos en Versión Extendida:
(1) La Comunidad del Anillo en Versión Extendida
(2) Las Dos Torres en Versión Extendida
(3) El Retorno del Rey en Versión Extendida
Trilogía de El Hobbit Versión Extendida
(1) Un Viaje Inesperado en Versión Extendida
(2) La Desolación de Smaug en Versión Extendida
(3) La Batalla de los Cincos Ejército en versión extendida
Por favor
Bilbo did tell Frodo that Sting, the sword, glows blue when orcs are near during the scene in Rivendell where he gives him the sword and the mithril shirt. As for why, it's elvish magic.
I hope that this year's going better for you. There are worse places to be in a pandemic than beautiful Scotland!
For a TV series in which Sean Bean doesn't die check out the Sharpe series. He plays Richard Sharpe, an officer in the British army during the Napoleonic wars. There are sixteen movies in all, most of them set in Spain. The last two are set in India, several years after Waterloo.
When he cut his finger on the shards of Narsil in Rivendell, he said "Still sharp!" -- that was a nod to this character.
Frodo's sword glows blue when Orcs are around because it was forged by Elves in the First age, its name is Sting, it was found by Bilbo in The Hobbit in a Troll's lair and given to Frodo in Rivendell during Frodo's time before the Council of Elrond, along with Bilbo's mithril shirt as well
Tolkien is from the West Midlands of England and the shire is based on the English countryside (and Frodo's sword, Sting, glows blue when orcs are near)
Wowowowow I think this is my favorite Lord of the Rings reaction I've ever seen! really hope you do the other two!!
So wonderful to see you embrace this amazing world they made. And yes, of course, we would love to see you watch the other two movies, because they are totally equal to this, a long journey told in 3 epic movies. :)
Professor Tolkien, who wrote the LOTR, The Hobbit, and several other works was a professor of Philology at Oxford University. Philology is the study of language from oral and written historical sources. As such he created the Elvish, Dwarvish, and other languages of Middle Earth and wrote the story around the languages he had created. One of the reasons that you feel a strong Celtic influence is that of the two Elvin languages he created one was Quenya based on Welsh, one of the five Celtic countries (Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, and Brittany). The other, Sindarin was based on Finnish. J.R.R. Tolkien had served as an officer in the English Army in France during WW I. His experiences of this conflict had a huge impact on his life where he had lost many of his closest personal friends. It was in the trenches of that war where he began writing LOTR. He also was so impressed by the loyalty of the common soldiers around him, one of whom was assigned to any young Officer as an aid, that he reflected the dedication that he had received in the character of Sam in Sam's dedication and loyalty to Frodo. Sams's full name "Samwise" means "half wise" in Old English, which is wise in common sense rather than in "book" learning.
Very sweet reaction BTW. Keep going!
I've read and loved the books since I was in high school (grandma now) One of the things the Ring does is tempt people to use it, and GAladriel is deeply tempted. She knows that any good she would do with the ring would ultimately turn to evil because it was created by evil and corrupts all who have it. Nevertheless, It takes a lot of willpower for her to refuse it and "remain Galadriel" and fade (because the time of the elves is fading and they are leaving Middle Earth). But she does refuse it, and Frodo learnes even more strongly the danger the ring poses to others. He himself feels the temptation to use the ring too, see how reluctant he was to show it to Bilbo or the council of Elrond. But as a hobbit, a person who's character does not desire power, the ring is slower to corrupt him--which is one reason he is "chosen" to take the ring to the fire. I hope you watch the second and third movies and share your reactions--they were delightful and brought back memories of when I watched them for the first time 20 years ago.
You are the first reacter (reactor?) that I have watched to comment at length on the music, bless your sweet soul. Howard Shore, the composer/arranger/conductor, is not as widely known, but he stands shoulder-to-shoulder with John Williams for quality of music.
The Lord of the Rings was first published in three volumes, from which the three movies take their titles, in 1954-1955. J. R. R. Tolkien was born in the Orange Free State (now South Africa) of English parents and moved back to England at the age of three. He served in the English Army in France as a lieutenant during World War I. He became a professor of Anglo-Saxon and later English language and literature at Pembroke College and Merton College in Oxford. He invented to related languages which later became the Elvish Quenya and Sindarin languages plus others, although these were not developed as fully. Then needing somewhere for these languages to exist, he spent much the remainder of his life 'sub-creating' what has come to be known as his Legendarium of which The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are but two parts of the greater tapestry. As wonderful as Peter Jackson's films are, I highly recommend reading the books, also.
The orcs were told to go capture a group of hobbits and bring them back. The orcs think they got the right hobbits. Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli are off to try and rescue them because otherwise bad things will happen to them. And Frodo's sword is magic, it glows blue when there are orcs nearby.
Yay Aragorn love!
I think he is the best. Aragorn is kind and caring, decisive, he has self-doubts but slowly overcomes them. He's not afraid to show that he loves his friends or his fiancee/lover/girlfriend, he forgives Boromir, he helps Frodo where he can and lets him go on his own when he must. He's not like, super macho/braggy, but he is very capable when it comes down to it. I think he's basically the perfect man.
For the record, in the books, Aragorn does not doubt himself, although he is not arrogant or anything--he is the true heir of Isildur and it is his right and duty to do all he can to protect Gondor and Arnor. Additionally, the price Elrond demands for Arwen's hand in marriage is that Aragorn must be the King of Gondor. For nothing less will Elrond part with his daughter--she gives up her Elvish immortality to be with Aragorn and so there is no reunion after death--because Elves don't "really" die. He was raised in Rivendell and looks to Elrond as a father figure, and is, in fact, Elrond's nephew from many many generations ago. He is "the greatest that now is" among mankind, and yes, pretty much a perfect man.
@@dweezleboss I know, I've read the books, but I was going with the characterisation in the films.
@@AnnekeOosterink fair enough. Knowing the books makes it richer for me and gives greater understanding.
The UA-cam channel "Cinema Therapy" has a video on that. I am not the target audience for their content but it's not a bad way to spend 20 minutes.
You definitely have to watch all the "DVD bonus material", it is about 15 hours of great documentary about everything (creating locations, building miniatures, casting, making and recording of music, making visual effects, learning the languages, preparing actors for battle scenes, making costumes, training animals, bloopers, deleted or not used scenes and so on). I've seen all three movies about thirty times, but bonuses almost a hundred times.
Seeing how much you enjoyed this first part ... you will freak out watching parts 2 and 3 😁
This was the best reaction to The Fellowship of the Ring I've ever seen. I'm definitely watching the rest of the trilogy with you!
Wasn’t it great? Her Game of Thrones reactions are really awesome as well. She’s always been one of my favorite reactors.
I really hope you do the next two movies, this was great!
It took me way longer to get it all lol.
You’re already way further ahead (with remembering names, relationships, important world info, etc) than where like 99% of the people I know were when they first saw this. So you’re doing very well with it all (bravo!)
I can’t wait to see you do videos for the next two!
Hey Pilar. It's been 100 years since I have followed your channel since the days of Game of Thrones!!! How are you? This is a great thing you doing the LotR series. Please continue. I'm on board!
Scenes with Galadriel often confuse viewers not familiar with the books.
She is telepathic and often leaves people feeing as though she could see into their souls. Boromir felt very uncomfortable by her gaze and Gimli was especially embarrassed because he could not conceal how beautiful he thought she was.
The scene with the pool of water was only meant to show how dangerous the ring would be in the hands of a powerful Elf or even a wizard. No matter how good their intentions might be at first, they would ultimately succumb to evil. Galadriel is tempted because she knows she is powerful enough to defeat Sauron with the use of the Ring and she would be the ruler of Middle Earth if she accepted Frodo's offer.
"I pass the test. I will diminish and go into the West" is what she says after the vision passes.
Just stumbled across your reaction and immediately got hooked! You are so joyful and endearing and fun to listen to / read! I was actually laughing out loud throughout the videos because of some of your reactions, and I just love how connected you already are to the story, characters and music. I was all ready to binge the rest of your reactions to this and at first was disappointed to see they weren't up yet - but now I'm excited that I get to stretch out this journey with you a bit haha... thanks for bringing so many smiles!
Rewatching you react to these near perfection movies after I stopped watching the rings of power. My god have these movies aged incredibly well ❤
Sting was an Elven short-sword made in Gondolin during the First Age. In the Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins discovered Sting in a troll-hoard, and used it during the Quest of Erebor. He later passed it to his heir Frodo Baggins.
Galadriel herself is tested. Frodo offers her the ring freely and without condition. She is tempted but knows that her desire to do good would be corrupted by the influence of the ring. She "passes the test" in that she resists the temptation to take the ring.
PS Frodo's sword, Sting, glows in the presence of orcs/goblins.
Estupendo reacción.
Everybody needs a Samwise Gamgee in their life but also you should strive to be a Samwise Gamgee to somebody
Loved your reaction! I feel you would totally enjoy the extended editions for the next 2 movies....they are so good! Oh and the music,my god it’s a masterpiece...Howard Shore is absolute genius! Subscribed and looking forward to your next reaction..Enjoy✌️
I haven’t been able to enjoy subtitled reactions before... until I saw YOUR reaction. The style in how you present your videos is awesome! Your onto something with your channel...it’s different and refreshing. Keep it up! Also I want to mention from a musicians point of view that you really should be playing an instrument. Your expressiveness and love for music are the perfect pairing. 🎶❤️✌️
The scene where Frodo offers the ring to Galadriel: In the book, Galadriel says, "Gently you are avenged for my testing of your heart.." Galadriel mentally tested each of the members of the fellowship to see if their hearts were true. She offered something or tempted each of them with something they would desire, and to obtain it, all they would have to do is leave the quest behind and it would be theirs. Frodo was quite willing to leave the ring in her care and that was Galadriel's one desire. To take the ring and use it to undo all of the evil of the enemy. But in doing so, she herself would have become a terrible lord and set herself up in the dark lord's place. She resisted at the last and "passed the test.."
From your comments you would love watching the making of this series.
@@pilarslittlestudio Well they are on the DVDs. I dont know if they are on streaming services. Be warned...the extras for the first movie are 6 hours long lol. No spoilers since its part of the disks for the first movie alone. But you can check out the chapters you prefer. It starts with details about Tolkien and how he wrote the books, then how they made the script and got the movie deal, then the cast, etc.. There are chapters about the the artists, the design, the locations etc... If you cant find them on a streaming service... this guy on youtube has them all ua-cam.com/users/k9blackvideos honestly I really recommend it, when you listen to the cast talk you really feel the bond they formed over the course of 16 months of shooting.
La espada de Frodo brilla porque así la hicieron los Elfos en la época de la guerras de Beleriand, Bilbo la encontró.
“The horn of Boromir!’ he cried. ‘He is in need!’ He sprang down the steps and away, leaping down the path. ‘Alas! An ill fate is on me this day, and all that I do goes amiss. Where is Sam?’
As he ran the cries came louder, but fainter now and desperately the horn was blowing. Fierce and shrill rose the yells of the Orcs, and suddenly the horn-calls ceased. Aragorn raced down the last slope, but before he could reach the hill’s foot, the sounds died away; and as he turned to the left and ran towards them they retreated, until at last he could hear them no more. Drawing his bright sword and crying Elendil! Elendil! he crashed through the trees.
A mile, maybe, from Parth Galen in a little glade not far from the lake he found Boromir. He was sitting with his back to a great tree, as if he was resting. But Aragorn saw that he was pierced with many black-feathered arrows; his sword was still in his hand, but it was broken near the hilt; his horn cloven in two was at his side. Many Orcs lay slain, piled all about “him and at his feet.
Aragorn knelt beside him. Boromir opened his eyes and strove to speak. At last slow words came. ‘I tried to take the Ring from Frodo,’ he said. ‘I am sorry. I have paid.’ His glance strayed to his fallen enemies; twenty at least lay there. ‘They have gone: the Halflings: the Orcs have taken them. I think they are not dead. Orcs bound them.’ He paused and his eyes closed wearily. After a moment he spoke again.
‘Farewell, Aragorn! Go to Minas Tirith and save my people! I have failed.’
‘No!’ said Aragorn, taking his hand and kissing his brow. ‘You have conquered. Few have gained such a victory. Be at peace! Minas Tirith shall not fall!’
Boromir smiled.
‘Which way did they go? Was Frodo there?’ said Aragorn.
But Boromir did not speak again.
‘Alas!’ said Aragorn. ‘Thus passes the heir of Denethor, Lord of the Tower of Guard! This is a bitter end. Now the Company is all in ruin. It is I that have failed. Vain was Gandalf’s trust in me. What shall I do now? Boromir has laid it on me to go to Minas Tirith, and my heart desires “it; but where are the Ring and the Bearer? How shall I find them and save the Quest from disaster?’
He knelt for a while, bent with weeping, still clasping Boromir’s hand. So it was that Legolas and Gimli found him. They came from the western slopes of the hill, silently, creeping through the trees as if they were hunting. Gimli had his axe in hand, and Legolas his long knife: all his arrows were spent. When they came into the glade they halted in amazement; and then they stood a moment with heads bowed in grief, for it seemed to them plain what had happened.
‘Alas!’ said Legolas, coming to Aragorn’s side. ‘We have hunted and slain many Orcs in the woods, but we should have been of more use here. We came when we heard the horn - but too late, it seems. I fear you have taken deadly hurt.’
‘Boromir is dead,’ said Aragorn. ‘I am unscathed, for I was not here with him. He fell defending the hobbits, while I was away upon the hill.”
Great reaction - so nice to see someone really getting drawn into it. You're going to love the next two films. Enjoy! :)
Frodo's sword, Sting, was always one of my favorite parts, how it glowed blue when bad guys were around. There was something about it that was so slick I wished I had one exactly like it as a kid. With my luck, when I finally started my own quest they'd probably give me a thumbtack that only glows when a raccoon is digging through my garbage, so I do get a little jealous seeing this movie again and how only Frodo has one, the son of a bitch, but I still don't blame the sword. It's not its fault.
Gandalf's sword is from the same place as Frodo's :)
Merry and Pippin's swords are also from the same source, although I don't think they glow blue. From the books/appendices, we learn they were forged to fight against the evil King of Angmar--centuries earlier, and have some magic in them against evil, which is important in a later scene but is not really emphasized in the movies. In the books they get the swords from the graves of long dead kings who fought against Angmar--but that side-story would have made the movies even longer and was not included. The King of Angmar becomes the leader of the Ringwraiths/Nazgul--evil to start with and corrupted even more by one of the nine rings forged for men.
@@dweezleboss Not quite. Sting was found in the troll cave by Bilbo and the dwarves, along with Glamdring and Orcrist; these were made by the elves in an earlier age.
Merry and Pippin's swords were found in the Barrow, and were made by the Dunedain of Arnor earlier in the third age (about 1000 years earlier), and wrought with spells for the destruction of the Witch-King of Angmar, who, at the time of forging, was living in Eriador (near Arnor and the Shire); this was an alias of the chief of the Nazgûl. HTH.
@@wayland76 mmm. I thought only the Elves could put spells on them, which I think was the case. But I am a little rusty. Now I have to look it up!
@@dweezleboss Enjoy the reading. For readers who don't get around to that, it never said who made the spells, but the sword was made by "the men of Westernesse" (Numenór, where Isildur and his people came from before founding Gondor and Arnor), and it was made in the North-kingdom of the Dunedain (ie. Arnor).
This movie was the first time Viggo ever used a sword. And that scene where he blocks the throwing knife? That was unscripted. The guy in the orc suit couldn't see well with all the makeup and accidentally threw the real, metal prop knife at Viggo's face. Thankfully Viggo was fast enough to knock it out of the air and the camera caught the whole thing.
Legolas: “A shadow and a threat has been growing in my mind”
:”that’s called anxiety” LMAO
Who needs Prozac when you have a reactor like this? It's like reliving the movies for the first time all over again.
...Dios, what would Pilar watching STAR WARS be like?
That would be something very special!😊
This was a fun commentary! It made me re-live how it was like watching the movie for the first time. Glad you enjoyed it!
The musical score really takes the movie to a higher level. Noticed you noticing that many times. Of all the “Oscars” that was one of the winning categories. It is really incredible how much detail was put into these movies.
It wasn't easy for the elf lady to give up the ring. She was almost going to take it, but resisted at the last minute.
Galadriel is all about showing. It's a little more obvious in the book, but think that up until Frodo saw the vision of the Shire being raided, he was mainly just doing what he was told and saw Sauron and the impending war as more of an outside problem. Galadriel felt she had to show him "No, this won't just affect us outsiders, everything you know and care about will be fucked if you don't come through on this." She had to make it personal to ensure that he really grasped how serious things were. And then she had to demonstrate why he couldn't just hand the ring off to some other powerful figure. Thag scene was meant to be kind of a "scared straight" moment for Frodo to get him to realize the magnitude of his mission.
Others have probably explained but the Galadriel scene where Frodo offers her the ring.... Galadriel is the elf queen from the prologue who got one of the three rings of the elves (she's also the narrator). She was chosen as narrator bc the character is ancient, even for an elf. One of the oldest beings in middle earth and maybe the most powerful. It's her or Sauron. She's more powerful than the wizards. The meaning of the scene is that she is shocked to find someone walk into her woods, walk up to her personally, and casually offer her the most powerful, sought after object in the world. She's just taken aback by it. But she explains to Frodo/says to herself that if she took the ring she would become a female Sauron, basically. (Gandalf says something similar to Frodo earlier, refusing the ring - "You cannot offer me this ring. I would take it from a desire to do good; but thru me it would wield a power too dark and terrible to imagine" etc) The ring is actually a far greater danger in a powerful being's hands than in a hobbit's. So Galadriel resists the offer despite her long desire for the ring, even tho doing so, she knows, will make inevitable her own diminishment and the end of her time in middle earth. And of the elves. The elves are leaving the continent for home. That's what she means by diminish, go into the west, and remain Galadriel. She would diminish bc her magic and her home's magic are in large part maintained by her elven ring, which if the one ring is destroyed, would also lose its power. So by refusing the ring she is accepting either this fate, or the fate of Sauron winning. Either way, the elves of middle earth lose. 'And remain Galadriel' means she would avoid becoming a dark queen monster being, which is what she would become if she took the ring.
As for the sword glowing, it is Bilbo's sword made by ancient elves and it is magicked to glow blue whenever near orcs (he mentions this briefly when giving it to Frodo).
As for 'there is only one lord of the rings,", the lord of the rings of the title is Sauron.
Frodo´s sword, Sting, glows blue when orcs are near. So when he drew it and it glowed, Aragorn and Frodo knew the enemies were coming.
The Celtic influence is because J.R.R. Tolkien (the man who wrote The Lord of the Rings books) was British (well, he was born in South Africa, but spent most if his life in the U.K.). He actually created the languages of Middle Earth and then made a history and stories to go with the languages that he had created.
I love that you're doing your reactions in Spanish with English subtitles. I'm not only getting to watch your amazing reactions but it's like getting Spanish lessons at the same time. This is so great and I hope you can keep doing them. Really happy I came across your channel.
Dato curioso La protección del antebrazo de boromir de Gondor, la lleva Aragon en memoria de boromir toda l vida
I really enjoyed watching this with you. Your reaction felt honest and genuine. Too many "reaction" channels OVER react and ham it up to the point that it seems fake and cringy.
I look forward to watching the second and third movies with you (they are even better).
Oh, wait....looks like you have videos for those up already! yay!
20:34 Galadriel had one of the 3 Elven Rings of Power, and is already one of the most powerful beings in Middle Earth. She was tempted by the Ring in this scene, and even had thoughts about taking the Ring from Frodo, but it was much easier as he offered it to her of his own free will. He thought she may be someone he could trust to bear the burden of the Ring so he didn't have to. However she showed him what she predicted to be the future if she was given the Ring. She would be an Evil Queen, more powerful than any other being with no rivals, and she was able to stop herself and overcome those thoughts, which is why she said she "passed the test" and was able to resist the Ring.
That scene with Bilbo being scary. That scene scared the hell out of me as a kid. Just 7 or 8 years old.
Yes, Gandalf the Grey is dead.
I love watching people react to this 'for the first time' and yours is one of the best. I like to hear you comment in Spanish. Your comments are always to the point; the music, the locations (all in New Zealand) and the director and his team who made the films worthy of it. I can't wait to see you react to the other films which even ramp up the intensity. And then the Extended version which adds much more, and then the several disks explaining the making of the film. That's a revelation in itself..
This was such a joy to watch! Your excitement and appreciation reminded me of how special it was to see the movie the first time, and how beautiful it is.
Supposedly Sean Bean didn't like helicopters, and so he'd just hike up the mountain with his armor and equipment for the blizzard scenes.
The Dwarf's name is Gimli. He's played by the wonderful actor John Rhys-Davies. He also does the voice of Treebeard in these movies, who you will meet in the next one The Two Towers.
I've seen several reactions to the trilogy and this one is my personal favorite (so far)👍👍. Pilar is so quick to pick up the threads of the story, she seems far less confused than other reactors I've seen. She is going to have such fun with the next two movies (or have the life almost scared out her!😉).
When Bilbo gave the sword to Frodo, he told him it was made by the Elves and when it glows blue which means the orcs are nearby and approaching. I guess you missed that part.
aaahhhhhh the way you predict what will happen and even some lines is so cool your reactions are perfect
Yes, please put your reactions to the second and third movie. It’s wonderful how you react to many aspects of the movie like characters, scenes, story, cinematography, music and importantly showing emotions, genuine emotions. Looking forward to your reaction of The Two Towers.
Your question about Frodo's sword (as well as his Mithril armor vest) comes from the story of "The Hobbit," which is the predecessor to LotR. In the Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins (Frodo's uncle,) found it when the party searched a Troll cave, and they found a number of ancient, elvish weapons, including what to the Elves would be a dagger. It's the perfect size for a Hobbit to carry as a short sword, and that was how Bilbo got it. The dagger is an ancient, enchanted dagger, created by the Elves, and it glows when Orcs are nearby, which Bilbo named "Sting." Bilbo was also gifted the Mithril armor vest by the the Dwarf Thorin Oakenshield. I can't wait to see your review of "The Two Towers," LotR volume 2!
Thank you so much for adding subtitles. I know it's very hard work, but it is appreciated!
Your reaction when merry touched the skelton hand and it drops in the well is priceless, then ur eyes widen when the pale falls in 🤣🤣
The Hobbit feet are their typical feature, as Tolkien author of the books which those films are adaptation of wrote:
"Their feet grow natural leathery soles and thick warm brown hair like the stuff on their heads (which is curly)." /"Their feet had tough leathery soles and were clad in a
thick curling hair, much like the hair of their heads, which was commonly brown."
Hobbits or Halflings are this diminutive race of beings and it's part of their thing that they usually don't wear or need to wear shoes (with some exceptions) :), they are naturally short between 2 and 4 feet:
""For they are a little people, smaller than Dwarves: less stout and stocky, that is, even when they are not actually much shorter. Their height is variable, ranging between two and four feet of our measure."
Galadriel, and her test, well here is basically that refusing the temptation of power, she proves herself worthy and the Ring itself has this quality to it that it influences people's minds, it can enslave them and indeed part of it's power is dominating minds and wills of other creatures, which is useful for the Dark Lord Sauron THE Lord of the Rings :).
I had no idea you moved to Scotland. What an adventure indeed to just leave everything behind like that. You're really brave. I enjoyed you pointing out celtic influences in this movie, because JRR Tolkien who wrote the books these movies are based on was english and he took a lot of inspiration from english history and ww2. You specifically mentioned the vibe of the shire reminding you of scotland which is funny because the Shire was totally inspirsed by the rolling green hills of england and presumably scotland too.
@@pilarslittlestudio Tolkein was one of the greatest linguists (some say THE greatest) in the world, specializing in northern European ancient languages, which are known mainly through stories and legends that have been passed down. He created the Elvish languages, and they are pretty complete. One of them is based to an extent on Celtic (If I remember correctly). So the stories are linguistically and literature-wise based on the legends and myths of the British Isles while being their own thing and wonderfully unique. In the movies, they also based some of the other languages you will hear in the second and third movies on Old English.
@@pilarslittlestudio When you can you should travel to Oxford in England when Tolkien lived. I went there are visited the pub he frequented (there's a plaque above where he sat) and his grave.
@@dweezleboss Yeah there's a lot of Welsh influence in the Elvish languages.
LOL! Tries to answer Pippin's question of "Where are we going?"
"You are going toooo... I can't read my writing." XD
Pilar, I enjoyed your reaction so much. Thank God for captions. Peter Jackson will forever be remembered, if for nothing else, as the man who brought Middle Earth to life on the big screen. Sorry to say that Gandalf the Grey is truly dead.