If it is comforting to you, Sam was, after a long life as mayor of Hobbiton, eventually invited to Aman (The Undying Land) and reunited with Frodo there after Rosie passed away decades later. Legolas and Gimli also moved there after some time. Legolas would not accept going if his good friend Gimli wasn't allowed to join him. In this, Gimli was the only dwarf to ever see Aman. Merry and Pippin lived long influential lives in Hobbiton, and when they died, they were laid to rest next to Aragorn in Minas Tirith. :)
@Hautterrien Because she chose to become mortal, and the fate of men is to leave the world and to go "somewhere else" (the Great Beyond). When she died she reunited with Aragorn in the other world. At last Frodo, Bilbo and Sam died too, but like Aragorn did, according to their own desire. Tolkien was a believer, and in his world death is seen (by immortals like Elves) as a "gift" to escape from the endless wheel of time that Elves, on the contrary, can't escape from and that wears them down.
@Hautterrien It's not written in the book, but in the letters and you can guess it from the Silmarillion, where it is said that death is the "gift" (by Elves' pov) of Eru to Men and that not even the Valar can change that.
@Hautterrien Earendil was not a Man: he was the son of Tuor (a Man) and Idril (an elf-woman), so he was a half-elf and he could choose. His wife Elwing was the grand-daughter of Beren and Luthien, daughter of Dior the half-elf and Nimloth (an elf-woman), so she too could choose. Elrond and Elros could (and should) choose, and so could Arwen, Elladan and Elrohir. But Men couldn't. Valar could resuscitate temporarily mortals (at first Tolkien had decided men waited for a while in the Halls of Mandos before they went into the Great Beyond) and they did so for Beren. But they couldn't delete the "gift" for good.
I'd give it a slight nudge over Star Wars OT and Indiana Jones, and a good bit better than the Pirates, and Back to the Future tril's, which round out my top 5.
@@Nandrall18-25 star wars is trash. Its only good in the US. Take asian counties for example, there a lot who watched and know what happened in Lotr than star wars
Aww, she was too sweet when Aragorn said "For Frodo" and she went "And Sam!". You two are awesome together, wish you many years of happiness and prosperity.
@@justtrustash I know it’s a full year forward but seriously, you need to hold onto Hannah at ALL costs. She is a find you won’t see in a million years, bro.
I still remember watching this in the cinema, hearing Aragorn turn and say “For Frodo” everybody cheered it was so epic this movie just rounded up the trilogy perfectly
Frodo couldn't stay in Middle Earth due to his wound made by Nazgul Blade + Being a ring bearer = Too much darkness in him. Only in the lands of the Valar he could rest in peace for the rest of his days. Fun fact: Sam, Legolas and Gimli, all of them end sailing west as well. Sam after his wife dies, Gimli and Legolas after Aragorn dies. So only 4 of the nine original members of the Fellowship died in Middle Earth: Boromir, Merry, Pippin and Aragorn. Merry & Pippin were buried alongside Aragorn in the royal crypt in Gondor.
If I remember right Legolas build his own ship to sail west with, and when we was done he invited Gimli to come with him which Gimli did. I like these kinds of endings. After the ring got destroyed they all more or less went their own way, sure they got to meet each other a couple of times but way less than you'd probably expect they would. But at the end of their story (life) they reunite once again to close their final chapter together.
Merry and Pippin in their old age made the trip to Gondor once again stopping first in Rohan, they both died in Gondor and were buried there with honors.
It is not that Frodo was wounded and met with darkness. He was never able to destroy the Ring. It defeated him, conquered his will and soul. That is why he could not stay with this feeling. He never fulfilled his task - and could only go on the last ship to forget everything.
@@KRONUS1ify The scar that morgul blade left in him had a role as well. Made him even more vulnerable. In the end what you said is very much like I said, minus the wound.
And as to his question of how he could leave Sam. As long as Frodo lived in the Shire, Sam would never really be free to live his own life. Years later he still felt obligated to watch over him, and Sam needed to be able to able to devote himself wholly to his wife and kids. It was a cruel kindness to Sam for Frodo to leave.
And in that abyss, he encountered the nameless ones. Creatures as old as Sauron but far more vile. It's likely the only way Gandalf made it out of those tunnels is by pursuing and then killing Durin's Bane. Without a creature that already knew how to maneuver those tunnels, Gandolf would certainly have perished. In the books, Gandolf even refuses to speak of the evil he encountered down there.
Inappropriate comments... crazy banter... wacky costumes... HILARIOUS comments... genuine emotions... and REAL HEART!!! You both ROCK!!!!! Thank you for all of it!!!!!!!!
I realize I am months late, but Hannah was the FIRST reactor I have ever seen that noticed that the Tree of Gondor had bloomed again. The Tree had been dormant since Isuldur's death. The flower signifies the rebirth of the line of Kings with Aragorn. As you both said several times, it's all the little details that make these movies special and this is another one. I was so tickled she saw it. Actually laughed out loud.
You two were so fun to watch!! Most people don't understand the ending and why Frodo had to leave, so seeing you guys understand his pain was emotional. Great reaction!!💙💙
You can't noticed too easily in the movie but Shelob is so old and diseased that most of her eyes are useless, so when Sam blinds her he is effectively killing her, she won't be able to hunt or catch prey easily anymore.
I mean Shelob technically isn't a spider, she has a stinger, and in the books she's described as having horns too. Her mother Ungoliant scared the literal God of evil and Sauron's former boss Morgoth
Fun fact that might have been pointed out already -- Aragorn wears Boromir's bracers for the rest of the trilogy following Boromir's death. He is even wearing them during his coronation and during his funeral in the Two Towers flash forward. You can see him put them on at the end of the first movie.
I love how Ash was ranting about frodo leaving but then when he saw it affected her so much, he quickly tried making sense of it to comfort her. I loved the reactions guys. Best couple reactor I've watched❤️
@@justtrustash you guys have such great emotional intelligence! It’s so essential to a good relationship to have good emotional intelligence - to be able to read each other and try to understand each other. I love the healthy, emotional discourse. It’s truly the foundation to any honestly happy partnership. Life is hard. We should treat the people that love us and care for us well.
On behalf of all of us who tuned into all 3 of your LOTR reactions, thank you. Many of us here have grown up with these films as a huge part of our lives, and to see your impassioned (and hysterical) viewing brought us back to the first time we all experienced this trilogy, which these days feels so rare. SO THANK YOU GUYS, we love you, and if you move onto the Hobbit trilogy please lower your expectations LOL.
My Brother Noah, this is the type of comment that makes you wanna feed pigeons outside and appreciate trees haha. Mad love to you, we appreciate you so much ❤️
A beautiful excerpt from the book: "At that sound the bent shape of the king sprang suddenly erect. Tall and proud he seemed again; and rising in his stirrups he cried in a loud voice, more clear than any there had ever heard a mortal man achieve before: _Arise, arise, Riders of Théoden!_ _Fell deeds awake: fire and slaughter!_ _spear shall be shaken, shield be splintered,_ _a sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises!_ _Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor!_ With that he seized a great horn from Guthláf his banner-bearer, and he blew such a blast upon it that it burst asunder. And straightway all the horns in the host were lifted up in music, and the blowing of the horns of Rohan in that hour was like a storm upon the plain and a thunder in the mountains. _Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor!_ Suddenly the king cried to Snowmane and the horse sprang away. Behind him his banner blew in the wind, white horse upon a field of green, but he outpaced it. After him thundered the knights of his house, but he was ever before them. Éomer rode there, the white horsetail on his helm floating in his speed, and the front of the first éored roared like a breaker foaming to the shore, but Théoden could not be overtaken. Fey he seemed, or the battle-fury of his fathers ran like new fire in his veins, and he was borne up on Snowmane like a god of old, even as Oromë the Great in the battle of the Valar when the world was young. His golden shield was uncovered, and lo! it shone like an image of the Sun, and the grass flamed into green about the white feet of his steed. For morning came, morning and a wind from the sea; and the darkness was removed, and the hosts of Mordor wailed, and terror took them, and they fled, and died, and the hoofs of wrath rode over them. And then all the host of Rohan burst into song, and they sang as they slew, for the joy of battle was on them, and the sound of their singing that was fair and terrible came even to the City."
One of my favorite passages from the book, I've copied it myself to several LOTR reaction videos. :) It's great how the movie does it justice with the part about Theoden being ever before the rest of his men, you can clearly see no one is able to overtake him.
Then after Theorem dies you get another beautiful passage describing Eomer. [Éomer] let blow the horns to rally all men to his banner that could come thither; for he thought to make a great shield-wall at the last, and stand, and fight there on foot till all fell, and do deeds of song on the fields of Pelennor, though no man should be left in the West to remember the last King of the Mark. So he rode to a green hillock and there set his banner, and the White Horse ran rippling in the wind. Out of doubt, out of dark to the day's rising I came singing in the sun, sword unsheathing. To hope's end I rode and to heart's breaking: Now for wrath, now for ruin and a red nightfall! These staves he spoke, yet he laughed as he said them. For once more lust of battle was on him; and he was still unscathed, and he was young, and he was king: the lord of a fell people. And lo! even as he laughed at despair he looked out again on the black ships, and he lifted up his sword to defy them.
I also like the bit when Éomer sees his sister lying there after killing the Witch-king “Then suddenly he beheld his sister Éowyn as she lay, and he knew her. He stood a moment as a man who is pierced in the midst of a cry by an arrow through the heart; and then his face went deathly white; and a cold fury rose in him, so that all speech failed him for a while. A fey mood took him. 'Éowyn, Éowyn!' he cried at last: 'Éowyn, how come you here? What madness or devilry is this? Death, death, death! Death take us all!' Then without taking counsel or waiting for the approach of the men of the City, he spurred headlong back to the front of the great host, and blew a horn, and cried aloud for the onset. Over the field rang his clear voice calling: 'Death! Ride, ride to ruin and the world's ending!' And with that the host began to move. But the Rohirrim sang no more. Death they cried with one voice loud and terrible, and gathering speed like a great tide their battle swept about their fallen king and passed, roaring away southwards.”
The fact that the words "If by my life or death I can protect you, I will give you my sword" are sang in Elvish while Aragorn charges at the black gate is everything to me.
"She is my Sam" That may me the biggest and most heartfelt love declaration ever! That was so nice to watch, thank you. I was a wreck in the end of this movie, and the Song "Into the west" is breaking me every time I hear it. Its lovely to see people reacting so unfiltered and emotional to maybe the greatest Triology of all time
"For Frodo" was meant as a double entendre : either Frodo is close to the door at this time, and they're fighting to distract the enemy. Or Frodo was really captured and killed and now they'll give their lives in his name as the last great fight for humanity.
I love the reaction of Ash at this moment. Priceless view of a person - esp a guy - who openly weeps becouse of the view of a king laying down his life in honoring the memory of the one who was probably tortured to death while sacrificing for them all. I mean that as a woman it means a lot to me to see that guys still react properly to such knighthood scenes :)
It's important to understand the distinction between Smeagol and Gollum. Smeagol was never innocent, even before the Ring took him. He was always mischievous and selfish, but when he saw the Ring, he was instantly snared by it. The Ring amplifies a person's selfish desires and cruelty, and Smeagol's was just underneath the surface. And over 500 years, he developed the Gollum personality, which is the Ring's influence manifested as a dual personality. Gollum is pure evil and irredeemable. Smeagol may have had a chance for redemption, but that was never going to be his destiny. Because the simple fact of the matter is, there is not a single living soul who would have had the strength of will to throw the Ring into the fire of Mount Doom. Anyone standing on that ledge would have claimed it, no matter how good-natured. It could only ever be destroyed by a twist of fate. As Gandalf said, Gollum has a part to play. The Ring's sway over him was both of their undoing, and if he had been redeemed prior to that, it never would have been destroyed, and evil would have won out in the end. It is actually a good thing that Sam gave the Ring back to Frodo. That simple act is the greatest feat of strength in the trilogy. Sam is holding the One Ring in Mordor, where its power is at its strongest. It is tempting him to claim it and use its power to turn Mordor into a glorious garden the like of which the world has never seen. It is trying to tempt him with what it thinks is his heart's greatest desire. But amazingly enough, his little home garden is all he needs, and Sam is able to relinquish the Ring with only minimal temptation. It is not his place to carry the Ring for Frodo, so if he had kept it, it would have corrupted him. But Sam held the Ring and gave it up willingly easier than anyone who had held it before. That one act is greater than any other accomplishment in the entire series, if you ask me. Also, no, the moth does not turn into the eagle. Eagles are a sentient race in Middle-Earth. The moth is a motif to show that the eagles are near. In Fellowship, Gandalf used a moth to carry a message to the eagles. So when the moth shows up here, it's a sign they are coming.
You two are a joy to watch. Hannah glows like an elf and is as loyal as a hobbit. Ash is bold as a warrior and boisterous as a dwarf. And I am OBSESSED over this relationship like Gollum with the ring.
@@justtrustash I've never been a fan of a relationship before, but I root for it because I suspect you two are much better together than apart. Certainly very entertaining, even if you yell "bitch!" at characters a little more often than I prefer lol
@@BrianNIL Their relationship is what i wish mine was... Unfortunatelly my wife is a cheating b.... can't wait for the divorce to be over... maybe i can find someone to watch stuff like you guys.
"She's my Sam." Okay, is it the late hour or something?? I totally teared up at that, what a sweet thing to say! And the cool part is I was just thinking about what a lovely woman she is through this whole reaction. It's been fun watching you both react to this.
One final comment : Ash caught this as well, but the Ring was tempting Frodo above the lava. The door to Mount Doom needs no physical defense because, if you remember Elrond's story, the ring Bearer cannot throw the ring in willingly. It WILL take over your mind that close to Sauron for Sauron is stronger.
Yes, this is why Gandalf and Elrond know Gollum must be left to do what he must, as they also understand that no ring bearer can actually 'succeed' in destroying that ring. This is the insane tragedy Gandalf must choose and endure.
@@lunaticfringe2763 Is that from the books? Or from the Shadow of Mordor/War games? My brother keeps telling me there's tons of lore in those games and I keep forgetting to play them.
I loved how you both jumped up when Frodo and Gollum went over the edge, like you were trying to look over the edge. Not making fun, I actually loved how immersed you were.
I loved how invested you two were in this fantastic trilogy! The childlike wonder and excitement in both of you is so genuine and refreshing. And your reaction to the ending was the best part of all. 🤗
“ Arise, arise, Riders of Théoden! Fell deeds awake: fire and slaughter! spear shall be shaken, shield be splintered, a sword-day, a red day, ere the Sun rises! Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor! DEATH! DEAAAAATTHH!!! DEAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! “
@@clucknbell4613 You ain't wrong. I can't even count the number of books I've read in my sixty years, and that's the only book scene that literally gave me goosebumps.
Seriously this has been the absolute best reaction series to the lord of the rings that I've seen so far. I loved every second of your reactions, you guys really were absorbed in the films and seemed so authentic! I couldn't wait till this was posted. Thank you both for the amazing videos!
*Samwise Gamgee:* _“Come on, Mr. Frodo. I can’t carry it for you… but I can carry you!”_ *Aragorn II Elessar:* _“My friends, you bow to no one.”_ *Gandalf:* _“I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.”_ *― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King*
Actually, the second one is not i the book and the first there is but not so emotionally charged. In the book only Aragorn bows to Frodo and Sam, and not during coronation, but during the celebration after the Battle, so it's not so a "public" demonstration.
@@Laurelin70 I think that addition is something of which Tolkien would have approved (and perhaps wished he wrote himself). On a related note, Peter Jackson made a few necessary changes from the books (including removing the "Scouring of the Shire" - a plot point which was effective in the book, showing us how the 4 hobbits had grown, and also proving that hobbits in general are able to fight for their freedom and win, but which would have made an already long film ending even longer), plus a couple questionable ones (I mean, I get why he had Faramir initially follow in Boromir's path, as it does add a lot of tension and a really cool scene with the Nazgûl riding the fell beast, and Frodo just holding the ring out...but in the canon, Faramir is not like his father and brother, and was never going to make their mistakes), *but the way he adapted Aragorn's character is perhaps the best change he made.* In the books, Aragorn never denied his heritage, nor had he expressed any reluctance to take up the kingship of Gondor if possible - he was already someone who was confident in his abilities, and was able to step into the role of leader without second-guessing himself. In the movies though, he had an actual character arc, going from someone who was ashamed of his heritage as the descendent of one who refused to destroy the ring, and afraid of being given power lest that weakness result in the destruction of Middle-Earth, and yet as he went forward on the quest with Frodo, leading the Fellowship after Gandalf died, then helping to lead the Rohirrim in battle before finally claiming the mantle of king and getting the ghosts to fight on his side, he grew into his role as a leader, and began to see that he'd be a good king. I think that is actually an improvement on the source material, which is pretty high praise given how great Tolkien's writings are.
That didn't disappoint at all :). Your extended shocked silence after Frodo and Gollum fell off the cliff tells it all. Don't take that boat to the west for a while yet, we need you guys to stick around!
We might take that boat to New Zealand soon so I can play the flute and appreciate the trees whilst Hannah appreciated the Decor 😂 thank you for the love mate, we appreciate you ❤️
I love how Theoden and his men (and woman and hobbit) shout the battle cry "Death" after his speech. Theoden knew his number was far less than the army of Sauron, he knew he was riding to his doom, and I feel like this battle cry of Death was literally calling out death itself, challenging death to come and meet him in battle either buy his sword, or the swords of his enemy. Extremely bad ass.
In the books is Eomer who saw Theoden fall in the battlefield and reunite all is men in a circle planting all the rohirrim banners and hold the wave of enemies...he says that speech and scream Death
After finally waking from so long being under Saruman's spell, Théoden is understandably given to pessimism, from learning of the recent death of his son Théodred (the funeral at which Éowyn sings that beautiful dirge) and speaking to Gandalf of how low his house has become, to his decision to fly to Helm's Deep instead of heeding Aragorn's advice to stand and fight, during which siege he almost fell to despair, until Aragorn roused him out of it. Now he stands off the right flank of a superior force, of many tens of thousands of orcs, Haradrim and Easterlings (estimates have ranged from 75,000 to over 600,000), challenging it with a cavalry of only 6,000 spears. He knows that even given the advantage of charging cavalry over a walking infantry, it is still not enough to overcome a 10 to 1 (much less a 100 to 1) difference. He certainly knows his relatively small force cannot carry the day, and that it will take a miracle even to fight through the lines and join with the besieged defenders of the city. And yet, despite whatever struggles within his own mind, despite the vast sea of enemies filling the Pelennor before him, this great king knows this charge is the only thing he can do in service of good over evil, and so he will see it done. So he gives his battle cry, lends courage to his Rohirrim, leads the charge into battle at the head of his force, and fights like one possessed. Gone are the soft whisperings in a darkened hall by one with the nickname 'wormtongue' speaking to him of reeking bowers, and a once-proud kingdom fallen into disrepute. Now he is a king of old, mighty and determined, hurling tons of steel into the flank of the enemy with all the strength that sinew of horses and men can wield. And in the end, the king lies upon that field, crushed under his horse, the light slowly fading from his eyes, but with a light in his heart he has not felt in years. "I go to my fathers, in whose mighty company, I shall not now feel ashamed." Well done, Théoden king. Well done.
The very first time I read J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings Trilogy, was when my father handed me the books when I was 11 years old. So I sprawled on my bed and began to read, with no expectations or idea of what was to come. I have no memory of the passage of time for next three days...I don't even remember food or daylight or dark. All I knew was the Road I was on and the gentleness of the Shire and the horror of the Ringwraiths. And the ease and peace of Rivendell contrasted with the desperate, hopeless plans they laid there. The long dark of Moria, and the time spent out of time in Lothlorian... The deep sonorous voices and the endless depths in the eyes of the Ents. And the leap of the flames of the watch towers across the mountains. And the charge of the Rohirrim, and the desperation of the last battle in Mordor. The heartbroken failure and stunning redemption of one small hobbit... And the lesson that you cannot always go home, and that sometimes you can only save things for others, but not for yourself... And then the gentle shock of the ending - "Well, I'm back." And then I sat back down and read it straight through all over again. And that is Love.
I was 10 and it was the beginning of Summer. I read the Hobbit, then that Fall, I had turned 11 by then and started The Lord of the Rings. It's been my favorite fandom ever since.
I love that Frodo, a Hobbit, took on the task of carrying the One Ring, and Sam defended Frodo and carried his best friend to the end. While Merry and Pippin were just tag-along for fun ended up doing so much more and grew from their youthfulness. When Aragon said, “You bow to no one.” I, too, cried.
Having watched this entire reaction series over the course of a day, this is hands down one of the best reactions to the trilogy I've ever seen. You guys have a lot of character, and you get so involved in what you're watching that it's just a lot of fun to experience these movies with you. Thanks for the ride.
With the death of the witch king, People miss the fact that Merry isnt a man either, He is a hobbit. It doesnt come across in the movies but the blades the hobbits use (given to them by Aragorn at Weathertop in the movies) were taken from burial mounds in the Barrow Downs (they skipped this in the movies) and those blades came from the second age in Arnor, they were enchanted to counteract the magics of the Witchking So when Merry stabbed him in the leg it momentary unwound the magic holding him together and allow Eowyn to get the killing blow in.
for any who might want to know, tom bombadil gifted them the blades in the books, but of course they well skip poor old tom in the films. not that its particularly important either way.
@@archangeljmj6008 its not even just skipped, its actively changed, because the boys dont actually have their barrow blades returned to them in the movie and they get replaced with regular swords. not canon obviously, but still frustrating.
What happened to the audio for the last 10 to 15 mins of the reaction? After going through the whole series, it feels anti climactic to not hear what you were saying at the finale
Ash and Hannah! LOTR is sacred. Thank you for treating it so. Discovered your channel today and I've been watching your reactions to all three movies ALL DAY. There was something comforting about going on this journey with you.
Jackson did a cameo in each film: rainy carrot eater in village of Bree, screaming archer on the wall at Helms Deep, and heavy eye makeup Corsair first mate in this one.
The reason Theoden ordered the charge straight to the Oliphaunts was because he didnt want them to reach the gates of the city at any cost. If they made it to the gates, they would've seiged the city. Theoden also did not know that Aragorn was going to be coming with the dead army
But the Oliphaunts would have done literally nothing to the city walls… he should have either retreated into the city and fought off the siege, or, at least tried to Pincer from multiple angles. A head on charge is just tactically terrible
@@DanielConwayRacing Theoden didn’t head on charge em because he wanted to fight then straight up. He wanted to get behind them. Yes going for a pincer is a good option. However, it takes mass amounts of manoeuvring, orders, planning, having units split from command - also doing such in visual sight of the enemy doesn’t work either as they just counter by, moving out to their flanks too and now your facing two smaller lines of oliphants against your smaller groups. Plus, Theoden is having to order this mid battle. Most charges or even pincer manoeuvres are set up ahead of time with everyone knowing what to do, where to go and who to stay with; you also have set squadrons, clear leadership within them and fresh horses. This is a charge of order during the charge. In such occasions all previous things above are absolutely gone. Men will be scattered as such you essentially can’t rally them back into a fixed formation easily, you have to get them as fast as you can; your leadership may be wounded, dead or missing, as such complex tasks are an issue to get ordered and then executed - note you don’t also have time to delay such, your working off a minute clock. If your order will take 20 minutes to think up, task and execute, your going to be overrun. Plus your also now dealing with wounded and fatigued fighters, and also blown horses. Getting them to preform complex order will now take even more time. So. In situations like this. What Theoden does actually is the best solution. Rally as many men as possible around you into a new line. Attack straight ahead to meet the enemy - which will also keep them focused on you and not attempting to make their own manoeuvres. Yes people are going to die and get hit, but many many more will break through into the rear and can begin attacking. Casualties in war are beyond inevitable and yes commanders will always try to come up with the best actions to keep as many men from ending up wounded or dead. However, when in the midst of battle and such plans are having to be made in split decision timing, such worry’s have to be forced into secondary positions, with primary ones being how to execute a simple order that can be quickly understood and acted upon to defeat our foe in as short a time as possible. Yes this order may end up costing several more lives than if it had been planned out meticulously. However, it’s likely also the best order in the situation that can be resolved in easy seconds and acted upon by men already in combat.
I'm a bit late to this reaction, but I have to say that this has been, to date, the best reaction to Lord of The Rings that I've ever seen. Both of your genuine enthusiasm, and how deeply you felt characters and story (not to mention how adorable your empathetic girlfriend was, and I don't mean that in a condescending way - you can tell she has a really good heart to feel for the characters the way she did)... all of it made your reaction really enjoyable to witness. _Almost_ like watching it again for the first time! :) Here's hoping for your Hobbiton wedding some day, too! :D
It was incredible to see how much you got into this story, I felt transported back to seeing it the first time as well. Loved seeing you go through the highs and lows of the story, along with the banter and the theory crafting throughout. You two seem like an incredible set of people and I hope you get to continue doing reactions and content about stories that move you like this. LotR is the best, innit?
Wow what a beauty of a comment 👌🏾 thank you sir, cannot tell you how much this means to us..appreciate you ❤️ can’t wait to have you on this journey with us
There's a lovely little passage in the book, I believe it's during Aragorn's coronation, and some commoners of Gondor are whispering to eachother. They marvel at the small size of the hobbits, but it's agreed there's more to them than meets the eye. One of them points out Frodo. "See that one? They say he travelled alone to Mordor, taking only his servant with him, and fought with the Dark Lord himself." It's something like that anyway, I don't remember exactly, but I always thought it was a nice touch, showing how the actual events weren't really clear to the average person.
You got the quote dead RIGHT, friend. It was Iorlas who said it, who worked in the Houses of healing where Eowyn and Merry were taken, and saw Aragorn come to heal them. She's not featured in the movie, alas... EXCEPT... When they're panning across the crowd scene at Aragorn's coronation, there's this one young sweet face girl they focus on briefly. In my heart I know that is Iorlas!
And there's this whole "conspiracy" this is really just a myth story about defeating Sauron and none of the details are sure to be correct 😂 There are mentions that the actual LOTR books are a so-called Red Book of Westmarch, which is supposed to be the in-world manuscript of LOTR, kinda like a chronicle book. However it was rewritten at least once, so there's no guarantee stuff like specific dialogues ever happened as per authors' creative adaptations. So in this view, LOTR is just a story within the world of Middle-Earth, and since the world of Middle-Earth has had its elves leave and dwarves dwindle and Valinor become inaccessible along with magic... it might actually be intended as story from the forgotten history of our own world 😀 Food for thought
This has been one of my favorite reactions ever. This movie changed my life and to see the passion that I felt when I saw this was a pure enjoyment. May both of you guys be blessed and continue to grow. I see this channel getting 1 million subs in no time.
Actually the girl he hug its his daughter, was a surprise. He havent seen her for a time so the reaction was real. Also de other child is the actress son.
@@kikebautista2110 really?! That's wonderful. He does come over as a genuine loving person, I just found out as well that he has been married to the same women for over two decades. That has to tell you something about the sort of person he is! He not only played Sam but he is Sam.
In the books the bit where Frodo gets got by the spider happens at the end of The Two Towers, which made it a huge cliffhanger when the books were originally released (not all at once). So while people were waiting for The Return of the King they were writing hopeful graffiti saying 'Frodo Lives'. It was quite a thing apparently.
Even worse, due to the structure of the book (first half from the perspective of the rest of the fellowship, second half with Frodo and Sam), you don’t find out what happened to them until a bit over halfway through RotK. When the mouth of sauron is taunting them at the black gate, you still have no idea what happened to Frodo after being captured by the orcs.
@@somethingclever5 thats right! I remember that. Man, I only read through the entire trilogy once - the summer before Fellowship came out. I remember spending like a whole weekend in my room, not eating or stopping because it was so intense that you didn't know what happened to Frodo.
That ending was so bloody wholesome. It's amazing how you went from testosteron Ash to loving thoughtful Ash. You seem like an awesome person and I wish you and your girlfriend all the luck in the world
I got to be honest I loved these LotR reactions, as people who have no knowledge of Tolkien’s works, you did a phenomenal job understanding it all! Definitely subbed!
“She's my Sam“ Everyone: Find yourself a partner that you can honestly call your Sam. And most importantly: Don't just wish for a Sam in your life... Be Sam. Thank you so much for taking us with you from the Shire to Mordor and back again. I've been inm love with this story for more than 20 years.. it started when my mum told me about talking trees who've lost their wives. And I've seen the movies so often and I still feel everything as strong as the first time. I wish you both a very happy life, health and the stealth and optimism of a Hobbit if life is not as happy as you hoped for. Thank you.
The music when Sam carries Frodo breaks my entire heart every time. Just SHATTERS IT.... tbh, most of the score does that, and by the last 40 minutes of RotK I'm a mess anyway. "You bow to no one" is also a beautiful moment where the smallest and most humble are exalted above the mighty and proud. ...But more than anything, I always sympathize a lot with Sam at the end of RotK. A while back my sister, one of my closest confidants, moved overseas (actually to an island near new zealand) and we all thought it was going to be a permanent move, thus I would only see her once for maybe a week every 3-4 years for the rest of our lives, slowly growing apart. It was devastating for about 3 years, until she came home and said it wasn't working out... It reminds me of pioneers who went on dangerous journeys across the wilderness with no promise of ever seeing their families again. Anyway parting with a close loved one, even if they are going off to be happy, can really hurt. But poor Frodo could never be at peace in Middle Earth. Some wounds don't heal... and while everyone thinks he saved Middle Earth... but he and Sam know that he actually failed. And Frodo... he alone knows how deeply that ring destroyed his soul.
Aragorn II Elessar lived to be 210, leaving the kingdom to his son, Eldarion. Arwen Undomiel, a year later, died of a broken heart. They had been married for 122 years. Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took both found spouses. Pippin had a son, who he named Faramir. Merry and Pippin moved to Rohan, and then Gondor, where they spent their last days. They were both entombed alongside the king. Legolas stayed in Middle Earth for a while, adventuring with Gimli and repairing the war-torn land. Gimli and other dwarves repaired the gate of Minas Tirith, and improved the city. He also lead them to the Glittering Caves (the caves behind Helm's deep), where he established a new Dwarven kingdom. When Aragorn had passed, Legolas built a ship to sail to the Undying Lands, a journey which he invited his close friend Gimli to join. An invitation that was never extended to a Dwarf before. Gimli was never again seen on Middle Earth. Samwise Gamgee became mayor of the Shire. And when he got old and his wife passed, he passed on the red book that contained both Bilbo's and Frodo's stories to his daughter. Sam was also granted passage to the Undying Lands because he was a ringbearer, if only for a short time. There, he was reunited with Frodo and they spent the rest of their final days together.
This story is just so fucking pure, even an apendix of the rest of the lives of the members of the fellowship made this grown ass, bald, bearded, tattooed biker tear up. And i will continue to do this now after reading the books watching the movie 20 times and will for the next 200. It will forever live in my heart and i cant wait to share it with my youngest siblings, nieces and nephews and, hopefully some day, my own children.
Technically neither Merry nor Eowyn are men. Merry's elvin dagger broke the spell protecting the witch king and Eowyn finished him off. Frodo was fighting the power of the ring which was at it's strongest at the edge of the lava pit. Because of what the ring and the morgul blade stabbing him Frodo was in pain and had ptsd. The only way he could have any peace was to go with the elves.
@@duxatrox7693 In the movies Galadriel gave them the daggers but if I remember right from the books it's possible you are correct. I've only listened to the books once but I just started reading The Hobbit before I move on to LOTR. I retain info better through reading instead of listening.
@@toodlescae The daggers were forged in Arnor and given to the hobbits by Tom Bombadil when he saves them from the Barrowdown Wights. and there is a great quote "So passed the sword of the Barrow-downs, work of Westernesse. But glad would he have been to know its fate who wrought it slowly long ago in the North-kingdom when the Dúnedain were young, and chief among their foes was the dread realm of Angmar and its sorcerer king. No other blade, not though mightier hands had wielded it, would have dealt that foe a wound so bitter, cleaving the undead flesh, breaking the spell that knit his unseen sinews to his will.’
I thought "men" here referred to the race of men (humans) not gender. I was always confused how Eowyn was able to kill this powerful magical being just because she's a woman. Just seems like there is no way any ordinary mortal could ever kill them using ordinary mortal means. It's hell of a flaw if men can't kill them but women and hobbits can lol. Makes more sense if it's a magical dagger breaking the spell.
Can I just say how insanely entertaining your videos are? You are both a delight to watch, really enjoying your chat and sincere reactions. I've been obsessed with Lord of the Rings, book and film, for well over 20 years, and it honestly makes me so chuffed to see you both experience it and be blown away by it
My best friend and I are both total Tolkien nerds and we just had a girls night in and watched all your LOTR reactions straight through. We laughed our asses off. You both are awesome! P.S. we also kept commenting on how gorgeous Hannah’s hair color is! ❤
Man, there are two scenes in this movie when it is ok to cry even for the toughest man. 1. You bow to no one. 2. Frodo and Gandalf saying goodbye to hobbits. :)
I also cry when Sam and Frodo just destroyed the ring, thinking they were going to die from the fire of Mount Doom, sharing there dreams and purest thoughts. Literally the definition of true friendship.
I can't say enough how much I loved this, guys. You deserved to have this together. These kinds of films are rare enough in today's world, and to have somebody special to experience it alongside you is a real blessing. Ash, I know when you were pumping your fist at, "You bow to no one", there were real tears in your eyes, and THAT is why I love your channel. Hannah, I love everything about you, but most of all how much you invest yourself. You were brilliant in these videos. We all want more, and I don't know how many times I have to say it, ignore the haters and do the HOBBIT next! You will love it! Thanks, guys! So much love!
Brogan! First of all me and Hannah love this so much honestly reading this really motivates us to create the best f***ing reaction for you guys..reading this is everything. Thank you and it’s an honour to have you on this journey with us..here’s to more reactions Together 🍻
The end of this movie always makes me cry, but I wasn't expecting your relationship to make me cry as well. This was one of the best reactions I've seen. Brilliant guys, thank you I'll go and dry my beard now
Honestly guys your enthusiasm was off the charts these were spectacular reactions. Ash you are infectious in your excitement with all your reactions. You two are fantastic together Hannah to be called somebody's Sam is the highest honour on earth, well done. I'm so happy when I see anyone experience these movies because it get's them into Tolkien. I can't wait to see your reaction to how it all started with Bilbo. Stay awesome both of you.
Fun fact: the book gives the events of the second and third books broken in half and broken up differently, so you follow Aragorn and his group for the first half up to the end of the Helms deep section and Frodo and Sam for the second up to the point where Frodo is poisoned and taken by the orcs, so the second book ends with the words Fordo was alive, but taken by the enemy and when you start the third book you have to read the whole Aragorn side of the story right up to the point they are at the gates of Mordor and have been given the mithril coat without knowing how Sam rescued Frodo. It is still one of the most suspenseful things I have ever read. I love that in the end Frodo fails, and it was evil itself that destroyed evil. I love that despite far better treatment then he deserved, Gollum in the end could not be redeemed. The book is always better, but this is one of the cases where almost all the changes they made worked well for the movie adaptation, it may be drawn out but its epic and certainly matches the spirt of the source material. I personally just wish movie viewers got that wait to find out what happened to Frodo that us book readers did.
So much of the relationships and emotion were from J R R Tolkien's experiences fighting in WWI. He lost so many of his close friends, and came home to a country he had fought for but, in many ways, was no longer his because of how he had changed. He understood the wounds of war too deep to see.
Important: Notice how the ring ONLY died AFTER Frodo took Sam's hand -- after Frodo let it go from his now-somewhat-twisted heart -- only, and only then, did it die. Notice how the camera showed the ring alive, sitting on the lava, as Frodo was thinking about letting go -- was refusing to let the Ring go... pure genius.
just have to say you guys are top tier reactors and people as far as I can see , genuine, funny, not afraid to show emotions that the movie invokes from the sad to the hardcore moments and even though its impossible to catch every detail on first viewing you care that you do witch shows how much you respect the film and it's fans, so thank you for the wonderful time I got to spend with you guys from afar.
"You're my Sam'.. well this exactly I told my girlfriend after watching LOTR together and she was completely done (mentally). For her it was maybe even better than a marriage proposal. I see what you did man.. definitely keep her nearby. ;) This story can touch every soul. Even people who I know and don't like fantasy they loved this. Just because of the story.
Is it just me that noticed Ash say to Hannah 'You and me will be there' in Hobbittown, when Sam and his wife and two babies are together!? This is basically a proposal, right? She is so busy crying that there is no response, or maybe she wanted a literal proposal
Watching you two experience these movies for the first time was absolutely wonderful. I saw them in the theater when they were released and hundreds of times since. Your enthusiasm, joy, sorrow and excitement as the story unfolded was contagious!
thank you to both of you. I have read the books many times and seen the films but your reactions really made it. Your comments at the end about family and being part of the whole journey was awesome. Thank you both for it all.
15:40 Fun fact: This was filmed in New Zealand, and when the time came to shoot the Ride of the Rohirrim (at this time stamp), it was peak fishing season. All of the men who would otherwise have been the horse riders were out fishing, so women took their place as extras, their gender hidden by the armor and helmets they wore as costumes. 43:30 The ending scenes were some of the first to be filmed. Sir Ian McKellen remarked that it seemed strange, to him, to essentially be saying goodbye before all of the other crazy scenes had been shot.
You’re good people. Feeling for the tortured bad guy, rooting for the triumph of good, most of us would also react that way. But your reaction to Sam’s kids really speaks to the quality of your goodness.
This movie has proper changed us and gave us so much enjoy and allowed to us meet people like yourself..it’s amazing. Thank you for the love mate, means a lot ❤️
03:49 On the contrary, the Spider was repulsed by that light, not wanting to go near it. 22:20 This is the ONLY tactic, the only one they have time to order, and is the only chance they have of defeating the Oliphants. And keep in mind--there are many more horsemen or Rohan then there are Oliphants. 26:31 In the book a big point is made about how tough and strong and sharp-eyed Hobbits are. They would make wonderful soldiers--except they have no interest in glory or fighting for treasure, honor, or anything else except to protect themselves. Once the Shire was invaded by Orcs, and the Hobbits all but wiped them out. 31:47 In the book (again) we get to get a glimpse of a song sung in the aftermath of this war, called "Samwise the Brave, and Frodo of the Nine Fingers." 42:26 Frodo and Bilbo are going to the Undying Lands to heal--the heal the wounds in their souls and bodies inflicted by the Ring. Frodo will never know peace until he can heal, that is the only place he can heal. But---many many years later, after his wife dies, an elderly Sam goes the Gray Havens where a ship is waiting for him. He too was a Ring Bearer, and so he too is invited to the Undying Lands. You two are so much FUN watching and listening to!!!!! Thanks for the ride!!!
For the record, the way you reacted to aragorns “you bow to no one” line, is the correct reaction. We saw right into your soul, and saw that it was good. Bless you, mate.
15:05 The only thing I wasn't too happy about was The Witch King breaking Gandalf's staff. I call that scene complete bs, The Witch King is no where near as powerful as opposed to someone like Gandalf who is a Maia according to the books. But I understood why the scene was made, they made it to make the arrival of the Rohirrim all the more epic so I'm a bit conflicted about how i feel about this scene.
I didn't like the scene. LOTR will never be surpassed as a trilogy. It is sacred to me. But that scene was a misstep. Glad it was removed from the final edit (they're watching the extended version). The scene wasn't true, wasn't genuine, and it's about an important point. Gandalf's little finger will break this witch king. Gandalf is an immortal who just incarnated, and regained his divinity before being returned again, because his work wasn't done. Witch King my a**!
When Sam had the ring, i think he was not addicted to the ring. i think he realized the terror Frodo had to live with every day. No wonder why Frodo felt that he has to leave Middle Earth. His soul was so badly wounded. I loved the reaction :) my all time favourite movies ever From Théoden's death the last 1 hour of this movie is a massive crying session for me
I've always liked what the book tells us: "Wild fantasies arose in his mind; and he saw Samwise the Strong, Hero of the Age, striding with a flaming sword across the darkened land, and armies flocking to his call as he marched to the overthrow of Barad-dur. And then all the clouds rolled away, and the white sun shone, and at his command the vale of Gorgoroth became a garden of flowers and trees and brought forth fruit. He had only to put on the Ring and claim it for his own, and all this could be. In that hour of trial it was his love of his master that helped most to hold him firm; but also deep down in him lived still unconquered his plain hobbit-sense: he knew in the core of his heart that he was not large enough to bear such a burden, even if such visions were not a mere cheat to betray him. The one small garden of a free gardener was all his need and due, not a garden swollen to a realm; his own hands to use, not the hands of others to command. 'And anyway all these notions are only a trick, he said to himself." It was his loyalty to Frodo and lack of a desire for power that helped Sam. Wonderful character.
I don't know if you guys will see this: I looked through and couldn't find it mentioned, Sam's daughter at the end, that is the actor's (Sean Astin) real daughter. That is a father's pure and true love in his eyes when he picks her up.
This is the best reaction! Your emotions and reactions were how mine were the first time I’ve seen this trilogy. I can watch this movie a million times and still feel every emotion.
One of the best reactions I ever saw. You guys were so into it and made it some much fun watching you. By the way, Sam had 13 kids and was mayor of The Shire like 7 times or something. When he died he got to be with Frodo again because remember, Sam was a ring bearer.
What a journey it's been to share this trilogy with you guys. Thank you both for your amazing reactions. You guys have such great chemistry and are hilarious. Ash that bit at the end for Hannah was extra special and classy.
That was really great you two! Glad I found your channel brother. Isn’t it amazing to think that one man (with no editor) wrote this story about love and death, good vs evil, friendship and honor ….and that it has affected so many lives? To this day I can’t wrap my head around how perfect and pure this story is. As you can tell by the amount of LOTR fans that showed up…its rewatch-able and timeless. It NEVER gets old and will always pull on your heartstrings.
It also taught us so many lessons and just makes you appreciate what filmmakers can do to bring to life someone’s whole life’s work, it’s amazing! Thank brother for sharing this movie with us, appreciate you ❤️
@@justtrustash Absolutely man I agree.The odds were against Peter Jackson…so many things had to fall into place to make it happen. The appendices that came with the original dvd release are really great if you want to take a deep dive behind the scenes! it’s like 6 or 8 hours worth of the making of. *Hint hint nudge nudge…it’s been posted on UA-cam recently. Here you go ua-cam.com/play/PLIjYm5tDTHNjCUJvLmaOpj0VYSmWjAA8K.html Yeah dude ..enjoyed it! ✌️
The back and forth between the two of you is so funny! Reminds me of watching movies with my girl. But we devolve into arguing savages over the motivation of protagonist.
"What are you doing Sam?" Sam just had himself a Galaldriel moment and realized that just holding it made him hesitant to give it up. Which is why he did and says later on "I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you!"
You guys were just awesome and adorable. Great reaction to what is considered by many the greatest movie trilogy of all time. It was so good that your girlfriend tagged a long for the journey, she was also fantastic. I loved every minute of it.
Frodo never fully healed from his wounds, which means he could never stay happy in Middle-Earth. He, Gandalf, Bilbo, and the rest are going to the undying lands (Elf heaven essentially), where mortal beings usually aren't allowed. An exception is made for Frodo and Bilbo because they were ring bearers. In the appendices we learn that Sam becomes mayor of the Shire and lives a long and happy life. After his wife dies, he also sails west to the undying lands because he was briefly a ring bearer. So Frodo and Sam do meet again. Merry and Pippin spend their days with Aragorn in Gondor, and when they die they are buried next to Aragorn's grave. Legolas and Gimli remain friends, and their friendship heals the rift between Dwarf and Elf. When they reach their end, they also sail to the undying lands together. It's a massive honor for Gimli, being a dwarf, and never a ring bearer. Once they leave, the fellowship is gone from Middle Earth forever.
43:46 A little known fact about this scene, that actually was the actor Sean Astin's daughter in real life appearing in a major movie rushing up to hug her dad 😁 She got the play the role of Sam's first born daughter Elanor who was named that at Frodo's suggestion and eventually, one day also got to journey to The Undying Lands.
If it is comforting to you, Sam was, after a long life as mayor of Hobbiton, eventually invited to Aman (The Undying Land) and reunited with Frodo there after Rosie passed away decades later. Legolas and Gimli also moved there after some time. Legolas would not accept going if his good friend Gimli wasn't allowed to join him. In this, Gimli was the only dwarf to ever see Aman. Merry and Pippin lived long influential lives in Hobbiton, and when they died, they were laid to rest next to Aragorn in Minas Tirith. :)
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No medic team could safe my heart attack everytime i see that scene but you did
@Hautterrien Because she chose to become mortal, and the fate of men is to leave the world and to go "somewhere else" (the Great Beyond). When she died she reunited with Aragorn in the other world. At last Frodo, Bilbo and Sam died too, but like Aragorn did, according to their own desire.
Tolkien was a believer, and in his world death is seen (by immortals like Elves) as a "gift" to escape from the endless wheel of time that Elves, on the contrary, can't escape from and that wears them down.
@Hautterrien It's not written in the book, but in the letters and you can guess it from the Silmarillion, where it is said that death is the "gift" (by Elves' pov) of Eru to Men and that not even the Valar can change that.
@Hautterrien Earendil was not a Man: he was the son of Tuor (a Man) and Idril (an elf-woman), so he was a half-elf and he could choose. His wife Elwing was the grand-daughter of Beren and Luthien, daughter of Dior the half-elf and Nimloth (an elf-woman), so she too could choose. Elrond and Elros could (and should) choose, and so could Arwen, Elladan and Elrohir. But Men couldn't.
Valar could resuscitate temporarily mortals (at first Tolkien had decided men waited for a while in the Halls of Mandos before they went into the Great Beyond) and they did so for Beren. But they couldn't delete the "gift" for good.
"The greatest trilogy of all time". BIG FACTS.
I'd give it a slight nudge over Star Wars OT and Indiana Jones, and a good bit better than the Pirates, and Back to the Future tril's, which round out my top 5.
Movies period. Imo all 3 is one giant movie
Nooo star wars
For Fantasy yes, but overall nothing will ever beat Star Wars IMO.
@@Nandrall18-25 star wars is trash. Its only good in the US. Take asian counties for example, there a lot who watched and know what happened in Lotr than star wars
Aww, she was too sweet when Aragorn said "For Frodo" and she went "And Sam!". You two are awesome together, wish you many years of happiness and prosperity.
What a beautiful comment mate, appreciate the love you legend ❤️
@@justtrustash I know it’s a full year forward but seriously, you need to hold onto Hannah at ALL costs. She is a find you won’t see in a million years, bro.
@@justtrustashindeed 💯
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I still remember watching this in the cinema, hearing Aragorn turn and say “For Frodo” everybody cheered it was so epic this movie just rounded up the trilogy perfectly
Wow, that never happened in the cinemas I was in, and I saw it 6 times there. Great experience....
Wish I had experienced that :p alas I was too young back then. :D
Frodo couldn't stay in Middle Earth due to his wound made by Nazgul Blade + Being a ring bearer = Too much darkness in him.
Only in the lands of the Valar he could rest in peace for the rest of his days.
Fun fact: Sam, Legolas and Gimli, all of them end sailing west as well. Sam after his wife dies, Gimli and Legolas after Aragorn dies. So only 4 of the nine original members of the Fellowship died in Middle Earth: Boromir, Merry, Pippin and Aragorn.
Merry & Pippin were buried alongside Aragorn in the royal crypt in Gondor.
If I remember right Legolas build his own ship to sail west with, and when we was done he invited Gimli to come with him which Gimli did. I like these kinds of endings. After the ring got destroyed they all more or less went their own way, sure they got to meet each other a couple of times but way less than you'd probably expect they would. But at the end of their story (life) they reunite once again to close their final chapter together.
Merry and Pippin in their old age made the trip to Gondor once again stopping first in Rohan, they both died in Gondor and were buried there with honors.
It is not that Frodo was wounded and met with darkness. He was never able to destroy the Ring. It defeated him, conquered his will and soul. That is why he could not stay with this feeling. He never fulfilled his task - and could only go on the last ship to forget everything.
@@KRONUS1ify The scar that morgul blade left in him had a role as well. Made him even more vulnerable.
In the end what you said is very much like I said, minus the wound.
And as to his question of how he could leave Sam. As long as Frodo lived in the Shire, Sam would never really be free to live his own life. Years later he still felt obligated to watch over him, and Sam needed to be able to able to devote himself wholly to his wife and kids. It was a cruel kindness to Sam for Frodo to leave.
It's easy to forget that the last time Frodo saw Gandalf is when he fell into a chasm.
And in that abyss, he encountered the nameless ones. Creatures as old as Sauron but far more vile. It's likely the only way Gandalf made it out of those tunnels is by pursuing and then killing Durin's Bane. Without a creature that already knew how to maneuver those tunnels, Gandolf would certainly have perished. In the books, Gandolf even refuses to speak of the evil he encountered down there.
Inappropriate comments... crazy banter... wacky costumes... HILARIOUS comments... genuine emotions... and REAL HEART!!! You both ROCK!!!!!
Thank you for all of it!!!!!!!!
Love you mate! Thank you for the support you legend ❤️
I realize I am months late, but Hannah was the FIRST reactor I have ever seen that noticed that the Tree of Gondor had bloomed again. The Tree had been dormant since Isuldur's death. The flower signifies the rebirth of the line of Kings with Aragorn. As you both said several times, it's all the little details that make these movies special and this is another one. I was so tickled she saw it. Actually laughed out loud.
You two were so fun to watch!! Most people don't understand the ending and why Frodo had to leave, so seeing you guys understand his pain was emotional. Great reaction!!💙💙
They gotta react to the Hobbit Trilogy now! 😭
@@_Hissatsu agreed!
@Derek Sorenson people that didnt read the books dont know where tho
@@abrimfulofasha land of demigods, undying lands, the movies dont mention that
@@abrimfulofasha nono he went there physically to live the rest of his mortal life in a good way
*Sam stabs a spider in the eye*
Ash: "He's got one eye left!"
*confused biology noises*
One plus the other eighty or so, yeah.
Awesome comment!
You can't noticed too easily in the movie but Shelob is so old and diseased that most of her eyes are useless, so when Sam blinds her he is effectively killing her, she won't be able to hunt or catch prey easily anymore.
i tought the same hahahaha i was like o no he didnt.......
I mean Shelob technically isn't a spider, she has a stinger, and in the books she's described as having horns too.
Her mother Ungoliant scared the literal God of evil and Sauron's former boss Morgoth
Fun fact that might have been pointed out already -- Aragorn wears Boromir's bracers for the rest of the trilogy following Boromir's death. He is even wearing them during his coronation and during his funeral in the Two Towers flash forward. You can see him put them on at the end of the first movie.
I love how Ash was ranting about frodo leaving but then when he saw it affected her so much, he quickly tried making sense of it to comfort her. I loved the reactions guys. Best couple reactor I've watched❤️
Haha you legend, appreciate this comment and you ❤️
@@justtrustash to be fair, she also tried to calm you first hehe.
@@justtrustash you guys have such great emotional intelligence! It’s so essential to a good relationship to have good emotional intelligence - to be able to read each other and try to understand each other. I love the healthy, emotional discourse. It’s truly the foundation to any honestly happy partnership. Life is hard. We should treat the people that love us and care for us well.
On behalf of all of us who tuned into all 3 of your LOTR reactions, thank you. Many of us here have grown up with these films as a huge part of our lives, and to see your impassioned (and hysterical) viewing brought us back to the first time we all experienced this trilogy, which these days feels so rare. SO THANK YOU GUYS, we love you, and if you move onto the Hobbit trilogy please lower your expectations LOL.
My Brother Noah, this is the type of comment that makes you wanna feed pigeons outside and appreciate trees haha. Mad love to you, we appreciate you so much ❤️
@@justtrustash 33:22 looks like she was thinking twice to keep dating you lol ,good reaction
@@theworldisimmense Such a backhanded compliment. Do you get out much?
A beautiful excerpt from the book:
"At that sound the bent shape of the king sprang suddenly erect. Tall and proud he seemed again; and rising in his stirrups he cried in a loud voice, more clear than any there had ever heard a mortal man achieve before:
_Arise, arise, Riders of Théoden!_
_Fell deeds awake: fire and slaughter!_
_spear shall be shaken, shield be splintered,_
_a sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises!_
_Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor!_
With that he seized a great horn from Guthláf his banner-bearer, and he blew such a blast upon it that it burst asunder. And straightway all the horns in the host were lifted up in music, and the blowing of the horns of Rohan in that hour was like a storm upon the plain and a thunder in the mountains.
_Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor!_
Suddenly the king cried to Snowmane and the horse sprang away. Behind him his banner blew in the wind, white horse upon a field of green, but he outpaced it. After him thundered the knights of his house, but he was ever before them. Éomer rode there, the white horsetail on his helm floating in his speed, and the front of the first éored roared like a breaker foaming to the shore, but Théoden could not be overtaken. Fey he seemed, or the battle-fury of his fathers ran like new fire in his veins, and he was borne up on Snowmane like a god of old, even as Oromë the Great in the battle of the Valar when the world was young. His golden shield was uncovered, and lo! it shone like an image of the Sun, and the grass flamed into green about the white feet of his steed. For morning came, morning and a wind from the sea; and the darkness was removed, and the hosts of Mordor wailed, and terror took them, and they fled, and died, and the hoofs of wrath rode over them. And then all the host of Rohan burst into song, and they sang as they slew, for the joy of battle was on them, and the sound of their singing that was fair and terrible came even to the City."
One of my favorite passages from the book, I've copied it myself to several LOTR reaction videos. :) It's great how the movie does it justice with the part about Theoden being ever before the rest of his men, you can clearly see no one is able to overtake him.
Damn you beat me, well I guess two post of the same text do no harm. 😋
Then after Theorem dies you get another beautiful passage describing Eomer.
[Éomer] let blow the horns to rally all men to his banner that could come thither; for he thought to make a great shield-wall at the last, and stand, and fight there on foot till all fell, and do deeds of song on the fields of Pelennor, though no man should be left in the West to remember the last King of the Mark. So he rode to a green hillock and there set his banner, and the White Horse ran rippling in the wind.
Out of doubt, out of dark to the day's rising
I came singing in the sun, sword unsheathing.
To hope's end I rode and to heart's breaking:
Now for wrath, now for ruin and a red nightfall!
These staves he spoke, yet he laughed as he said them. For once more lust of battle was on him; and he was still unscathed, and he was young, and he was king: the lord of a fell people. And lo! even as he laughed at despair he looked out again on the black ships, and he lifted up his sword to defy them.
The text is so medium specific it's impossible to adapt. It's a miracle Jackson got as close to the feeling as he does with some of these scenes.
I also like the bit when Éomer sees his sister lying there after killing the Witch-king
“Then suddenly he beheld his sister Éowyn as she lay, and he knew her. He stood a moment as a man who is pierced in the midst of a cry by an arrow through the heart; and then his face went deathly white; and a cold fury rose in him, so that all speech failed him for a while. A fey mood took him.
'Éowyn, Éowyn!' he cried at last: 'Éowyn, how come you here? What madness or devilry is this? Death, death, death! Death take us all!'
Then without taking counsel or waiting for the approach of the men of the City, he spurred headlong back to the front of the great host, and blew
a horn, and cried aloud for the onset. Over the field rang his clear voice calling: 'Death! Ride, ride to ruin and the world's ending!'
And with that the host began to move. But the Rohirrim sang no more.
Death they cried with one voice loud and terrible, and gathering speed like a great tide their battle swept about their fallen king and passed, roaring away southwards.”
The fact that the words "If by my life or death I can protect you, I will give you my sword" are sang in Elvish while Aragorn charges at the black gate is everything to me.
"She is my Sam" That may me the biggest and most heartfelt love declaration ever!
That was so nice to watch, thank you.
I was a wreck in the end of this movie, and the Song "Into the west" is breaking me every time I hear it.
Its lovely to see people reacting so unfiltered and emotional to maybe the greatest Triology of all time
Wow! Thank you for being on the journey with us..honestly means the world ❤️
She was like: "I don´t want to be your Sam but your Arwen" lol
"For Frodo" was meant as a double entendre : either Frodo is close to the door at this time, and they're fighting to distract the enemy. Or Frodo was really captured and killed and now they'll give their lives in his name as the last great fight for humanity.
And now I'm tearing up again, like Aragorn.
Hannah was right, although she didn't say it out loud. Sam took the ring after the spider wrapped Frodo up
@MrFreak9.1.1 not everyone sees it that way.
I love the reaction of Ash at this moment. Priceless view of a person - esp a guy - who openly weeps becouse of the view of a king laying down his life in honoring the memory of the one who was probably tortured to death while sacrificing for them all. I mean that as a woman it means a lot to me to see that guys still react properly to such knighthood scenes :)
@@TheGunderianwhich is why sam left too aftr his wife died
It's important to understand the distinction between Smeagol and Gollum. Smeagol was never innocent, even before the Ring took him. He was always mischievous and selfish, but when he saw the Ring, he was instantly snared by it. The Ring amplifies a person's selfish desires and cruelty, and Smeagol's was just underneath the surface. And over 500 years, he developed the Gollum personality, which is the Ring's influence manifested as a dual personality. Gollum is pure evil and irredeemable. Smeagol may have had a chance for redemption, but that was never going to be his destiny. Because the simple fact of the matter is, there is not a single living soul who would have had the strength of will to throw the Ring into the fire of Mount Doom. Anyone standing on that ledge would have claimed it, no matter how good-natured. It could only ever be destroyed by a twist of fate. As Gandalf said, Gollum has a part to play. The Ring's sway over him was both of their undoing, and if he had been redeemed prior to that, it never would have been destroyed, and evil would have won out in the end.
It is actually a good thing that Sam gave the Ring back to Frodo. That simple act is the greatest feat of strength in the trilogy. Sam is holding the One Ring in Mordor, where its power is at its strongest. It is tempting him to claim it and use its power to turn Mordor into a glorious garden the like of which the world has never seen. It is trying to tempt him with what it thinks is his heart's greatest desire. But amazingly enough, his little home garden is all he needs, and Sam is able to relinquish the Ring with only minimal temptation. It is not his place to carry the Ring for Frodo, so if he had kept it, it would have corrupted him. But Sam held the Ring and gave it up willingly easier than anyone who had held it before. That one act is greater than any other accomplishment in the entire series, if you ask me.
Also, no, the moth does not turn into the eagle. Eagles are a sentient race in Middle-Earth. The moth is a motif to show that the eagles are near. In Fellowship, Gandalf used a moth to carry a message to the eagles. So when the moth shows up here, it's a sign they are coming.
You two are a joy to watch. Hannah glows like an elf and is as loyal as a hobbit. Ash is bold as a warrior and boisterous as a dwarf. And I am OBSESSED over this relationship like Gollum with the ring.
This comment makes me want to just get ready for a fight, so hyped! Thank you for the love mate, honestly means a lot ❤️
@@justtrustash I've never been a fan of a relationship before, but I root for it because I suspect you two are much better together than apart. Certainly very entertaining, even if you yell "bitch!" at characters a little more often than I prefer lol
@@BrianNIL Their relationship is what i wish mine was... Unfortunatelly my wife is a cheating b.... can't wait for the divorce to be over... maybe i can find someone to watch stuff like you guys.
"She's my Sam."
Okay, is it the late hour or something?? I totally teared up at that, what a sweet thing to say! And the cool part is I was just thinking about what a lovely woman she is through this whole reaction. It's been fun watching you both react to this.
Aww mate thank you so much for watching along with us mate..you’re a proper legend 😊
"You bow to no one" and Ash loses it. Gets me every time too man.
Also, LMAO at "Fucking TOOK!"
Only king I will bow to..what a movie mate..thank you for sharing this movie with us mate ❤️
Agreed mate. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve watched the trilogy and I still cry every time it gets to that scene
Let's be honest i am 39 years old i cry every time at that scene... that and sam's speech about good in the world.
@@justtrustash@40:25 The only time that four Hobbits stood taller than everyone else, and deservedly so.
@@justtrustashFrodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin were definitely more than just friends for sure. They had become a band of brothers.
One final comment : Ash caught this as well, but the Ring was tempting Frodo above the lava. The door to Mount Doom needs no physical defense because, if you remember Elrond's story, the ring Bearer cannot throw the ring in willingly. It WILL take over your mind that close to Sauron for Sauron is stronger.
F me....
Yes, this is why Gandalf and Elrond know Gollum must be left to do what he must, as they also understand that no ring bearer can actually 'succeed' in destroying that ring. This is the insane tragedy Gandalf must choose and endure.
@@TedBrogan yeah it's pretty badass honestly, from a bad guy POV.
@@lunaticfringe2763 Is that from the books? Or from the Shadow of Mordor/War games? My brother keeps telling me there's tons of lore in those games and I keep forgetting to play them.
@@TedBrogan It's from the books. The Shadow of Mordor/War games are not at all canon to the books _or_ the movies, and get so much of the lore wrong.
I loved how you both jumped up when Frodo and Gollum went over the edge, like you were trying to look over the edge. Not making fun, I actually loved how immersed you were.
I loved how invested you two were in this fantastic trilogy! The childlike wonder and excitement in both of you is so genuine and refreshing. And your reaction to the ending was the best part of all. 🤗
Thank you so much mate, genuinely means the world to us! Hopefully you’ll join us again when we watch the hobbit and the series ❤️
When Frodo and Gollum fell off the ledge, I loved how you two jumped up to try to look over the screen! Great reaction! 😂
😂 haha yh we have a budget set up mate but Joe you legend, thank you for joining us on this journey..appreciate you mate ❤️
“ Arise, arise,
Riders of Théoden!
Fell deeds awake: fire and slaughter!
spear shall be shaken,
shield be splintered,
a sword-day, a red day, ere the Sun rises!
Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor!
DEATH!
DEAAAAATTHH!!!
DEAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! “
DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
Best scene in the entire trilogy
It’s even better in the book, when Theoden King blew up the horn and spoke so loud, anyone could hear him, and more and more...
Full body chills……
Ride for ruin and the world's ending!
DEEEEAAAAAAATTTHHHHHHH!!
@@clucknbell4613 You ain't wrong. I can't even count the number of books I've read in my sixty years, and that's the only book scene that literally gave me goosebumps.
Seriously this has been the absolute best reaction series to the lord of the rings that I've seen so far. I loved every second of your reactions, you guys really were absorbed in the films and seemed so authentic! I couldn't wait till this was posted. Thank you both for the amazing videos!
Jordan, thank you for sharing your faiv movie with us..honestly means everything mate ❤️
Not the best, they ignored Eowyn and Faramir. The best love story in the book! But yes, it was great otherwise
“Gandalf is like you “You fucking Took!””
I’m dying. Shows how much you understand this stuff.
😂😂😂 Yh once it was explained what took was, I couldn’t edit it out so
*Samwise Gamgee:* _“Come on, Mr. Frodo. I can’t carry it for you… but I can carry you!”_
*Aragorn II Elessar:* _“My friends, you bow to no one.”_
*Gandalf:* _“I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.”_
*― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King*
Actually, the second one is not i the book and the first there is but not so emotionally charged. In the book only Aragorn bows to Frodo and Sam, and not during coronation, but during the celebration after the Battle, so it's not so a "public" demonstration.
@@Laurelin70 I think that addition is something of which Tolkien would have approved (and perhaps wished he wrote himself). On a related note, Peter Jackson made a few necessary changes from the books (including removing the "Scouring of the Shire" - a plot point which was effective in the book, showing us how the 4 hobbits had grown, and also proving that hobbits in general are able to fight for their freedom and win, but which would have made an already long film ending even longer), plus a couple questionable ones (I mean, I get why he had Faramir initially follow in Boromir's path, as it does add a lot of tension and a really cool scene with the Nazgûl riding the fell beast, and Frodo just holding the ring out...but in the canon, Faramir is not like his father and brother, and was never going to make their mistakes), *but the way he adapted Aragorn's character is perhaps the best change he made.* In the books, Aragorn never denied his heritage, nor had he expressed any reluctance to take up the kingship of Gondor if possible - he was already someone who was confident in his abilities, and was able to step into the role of leader without second-guessing himself. In the movies though, he had an actual character arc, going from someone who was ashamed of his heritage as the descendent of one who refused to destroy the ring, and afraid of being given power lest that weakness result in the destruction of Middle-Earth, and yet as he went forward on the quest with Frodo, leading the Fellowship after Gandalf died, then helping to lead the Rohirrim in battle before finally claiming the mantle of king and getting the ghosts to fight on his side, he grew into his role as a leader, and began to see that he'd be a good king. I think that is actually an improvement on the source material, which is pretty high praise given how great Tolkien's writings are.
Ash: “ And this guy here is baptizing himself” 🤣🤣🤣 Lmaooooo best one liner!!!
That, and “he’s alive, you twat!”. These two are hilarious. 😂
@@phoenixrose1192 I'm going to pencil line that in to my edition of Return of the King and pretend Tolkien wrote it.
Spartan kick him in his massive eyes is what got me 🤣
That didn't disappoint at all :). Your extended shocked silence after Frodo and Gollum fell off the cliff tells it all. Don't take that boat to the west for a while yet, we need you guys to stick around!
We might take that boat to New Zealand soon so I can play the flute and appreciate the trees whilst Hannah appreciated the Decor 😂 thank you for the love mate, we appreciate you ❤️
"Imagine if one of the eagles accidentally drops them..Gandalf's like 'you fuckin' Took!'" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂 appreciate you watching ❤️
I love how Theoden and his men (and woman and hobbit) shout the battle cry "Death" after his speech. Theoden knew his number was far less than the army of Sauron, he knew he was riding to his doom, and I feel like this battle cry of Death was literally calling out death itself, challenging death to come and meet him in battle either buy his sword, or the swords of his enemy. Extremely bad ass.
Oh Death, where is your sting!?
He who lives in God lives forever
In the books is Eomer who saw Theoden fall in the battlefield and reunite all is men in a circle planting all the rohirrim banners and hold the wave of enemies...he says that speech and scream Death
Well, and an enemy who doesn't fear death? Terrifying!
After finally waking from so long being under Saruman's spell, Théoden is understandably given to pessimism, from learning of the recent death of his son Théodred (the funeral at which Éowyn sings that beautiful dirge) and speaking to Gandalf of how low his house has become, to his decision to fly to Helm's Deep instead of heeding Aragorn's advice to stand and fight, during which siege he almost fell to despair, until Aragorn roused him out of it.
Now he stands off the right flank of a superior force, of many tens of thousands of orcs, Haradrim and Easterlings (estimates have ranged from 75,000 to over 600,000), challenging it with a cavalry of only 6,000 spears. He knows that even given the advantage of charging cavalry over a walking infantry, it is still not enough to overcome a 10 to 1 (much less a 100 to 1) difference. He certainly knows his relatively small force cannot carry the day, and that it will take a miracle even to fight through the lines and join with the besieged defenders of the city. And yet, despite whatever struggles within his own mind, despite the vast sea of enemies filling the Pelennor before him, this great king knows this charge is the only thing he can do in service of good over evil, and so he will see it done.
So he gives his battle cry, lends courage to his Rohirrim, leads the charge into battle at the head of his force, and fights like one possessed. Gone are the soft whisperings in a darkened hall by one with the nickname 'wormtongue' speaking to him of reeking bowers, and a once-proud kingdom fallen into disrepute. Now he is a king of old, mighty and determined, hurling tons of steel into the flank of the enemy with all the strength that sinew of horses and men can wield.
And in the end, the king lies upon that field, crushed under his horse, the light slowly fading from his eyes, but with a light in his heart he has not felt in years. "I go to my fathers, in whose mighty company, I shall not now feel ashamed." Well done, Théoden king. Well done.
The very first time I read J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings Trilogy, was when my father handed me the books when I was 11 years old.
So I sprawled on my bed and began to read, with no expectations or idea of what was to come.
I have no memory of the passage of time for next three days...I don't even remember food or daylight or dark.
All I knew was the Road I was on and the gentleness of the Shire and the horror of the Ringwraiths.
And the ease and peace of Rivendell contrasted with the desperate, hopeless plans they laid there.
The long dark of Moria, and the time spent out of time in Lothlorian...
The deep sonorous voices and the endless depths in the eyes of the Ents.
And the leap of the flames of the watch towers across the mountains. And the charge of the Rohirrim, and the desperation of the last battle in Mordor.
The heartbroken failure and stunning redemption of one small hobbit...
And the lesson that you cannot always go home, and that sometimes you can only save things for others, but not for yourself...
And then the gentle shock of the ending - "Well, I'm back."
And then I sat back down and read it straight through all over again.
And that is Love.
And Love is the foundation of creation, and what a creation it is.
@@jackmclaren768 your words are perfection! Thank you!
I was 10 and it was the beginning of Summer. I read the Hobbit, then that Fall, I had turned 11 by then and started The Lord of the Rings. It's been my favorite fandom ever since.
I love that Frodo, a Hobbit, took on the task of carrying the One Ring, and Sam defended Frodo and carried his best friend to the end. While Merry and Pippin were just tag-along for fun ended up doing so much more and grew from their youthfulness. When Aragon said, “You bow to no one.” I, too, cried.
Having watched this entire reaction series over the course of a day, this is hands down one of the best reactions to the trilogy I've ever seen. You guys have a lot of character, and you get so involved in what you're watching that it's just a lot of fun to experience these movies with you. Thanks for the ride.
It saddens me that this is the last reaction to lotr. I won't say "do not weep". For not all tears are an evil.
Don't cry in front of the Mexicans.
@@andrewcharles459 Huh?
@@deathsoap It's a famous movie quote.
We will jump back into world with the Hobbit movies and maybe even the series..thank you for watching mate ❤️
With the death of the witch king, People miss the fact that Merry isnt a man either, He is a hobbit.
It doesnt come across in the movies but the blades the hobbits use (given to them by Aragorn at Weathertop in the movies) were taken from burial mounds in the Barrow Downs (they skipped this in the movies) and those blades came from the second age in Arnor, they were enchanted to counteract the magics of the Witchking So when Merry stabbed him in the leg it momentary unwound the magic holding him together and allow Eowyn to get the killing blow in.
for any who might want to know, tom bombadil gifted them the blades in the books, but of course they well skip poor old tom in the films. not that its particularly important either way.
This was my biggest angry moment about things they changed because the swords coming from the barrow is so important and they skipped it
@@archangeljmj6008 its not even just skipped, its actively changed, because the boys dont actually have their barrow blades returned to them in the movie and they get replaced with regular swords. not canon obviously, but still frustrating.
I hate that they teased a battle between gandolf and the witch king and it never even happened, shit would’ve been fucking epic
Thanks I didn't know this
I'll remember that
What happened to the audio for the last 10 to 15 mins of the reaction? After going through the whole series, it feels anti climactic to not hear what you were saying at the finale
Ash and Hannah! LOTR is sacred. Thank you for treating it so. Discovered your channel today and I've been watching your reactions to all three movies ALL DAY. There was something comforting about going on this journey with you.
I swear to God, your comment proper made my day..honour to have you watched and on our channel, appreciate you ❤️
@@justtrustash more power to you, mate! Appreciate you too! 💜
the guy Legolas shot on the corsair ships when Gimli nudged him was none other than a cameo by Peter Jackson
Also was Jackson who entered shelobs cave with just his arm and sword on show.
Jackson did a cameo in each film: rainy carrot eater in village of Bree, screaming archer on the wall at Helms Deep, and heavy eye makeup Corsair first mate in this one.
The reason Theoden ordered the charge straight to the Oliphaunts was because he didnt want them to reach the gates of the city at any cost. If they made it to the gates, they would've seiged the city. Theoden also did not know that Aragorn was going to be coming with the dead army
But the Oliphaunts would have done literally nothing to the city walls… he should have either retreated into the city and fought off the siege, or, at least tried to Pincer from multiple angles. A head on charge is just tactically terrible
The dead army didn't fought in the pelenor fields, in the book i say.
@@DanielConwayRacing
Theoden didn’t head on charge em because he wanted to fight then straight up. He wanted to get behind them.
Yes going for a pincer is a good option. However, it takes mass amounts of manoeuvring, orders, planning, having units split from command - also doing such in visual sight of the enemy doesn’t work either as they just counter by, moving out to their flanks too and now your facing two smaller lines of oliphants against your smaller groups.
Plus, Theoden is having to order this mid battle. Most charges or even pincer manoeuvres are set up ahead of time with everyone knowing what to do, where to go and who to stay with; you also have set squadrons, clear leadership within them and fresh horses.
This is a charge of order during the charge. In such occasions all previous things above are absolutely gone. Men will be scattered as such you essentially can’t rally them back into a fixed formation easily, you have to get them as fast as you can; your leadership may be wounded, dead or missing, as such complex tasks are an issue to get ordered and then executed - note you don’t also have time to delay such, your working off a minute clock. If your order will take 20 minutes to think up, task and execute, your going to be overrun.
Plus your also now dealing with wounded and fatigued fighters, and also blown horses. Getting them to preform complex order will now take even more time.
So. In situations like this. What Theoden does actually is the best solution.
Rally as many men as possible around you into a new line. Attack straight ahead to meet the enemy - which will also keep them focused on you and not attempting to make their own manoeuvres. Yes people are going to die and get hit, but many many more will break through into the rear and can begin attacking.
Casualties in war are beyond inevitable and yes commanders will always try to come up with the best actions to keep as many men from ending up wounded or dead.
However, when in the midst of battle and such plans are having to be made in split decision timing, such worry’s have to be forced into secondary positions, with primary ones being how to execute a simple order that can be quickly understood and acted upon to defeat our foe in as short a time as possible.
Yes this order may end up costing several more lives than if it had been planned out meticulously. However, it’s likely also the best order in the situation that can be resolved in easy seconds and acted upon by men already in combat.
They should have kited with their horse archers
They should’ve moved around them better and not ran straight to there giant feet and swinging Tusks
I'm a bit late to this reaction, but I have to say that this has been, to date, the best reaction to Lord of The Rings that I've ever seen. Both of your genuine enthusiasm, and how deeply you felt characters and story (not to mention how adorable your empathetic girlfriend was, and I don't mean that in a condescending way - you can tell she has a really good heart to feel for the characters the way she did)... all of it made your reaction really enjoyable to witness. _Almost_ like watching it again for the first time! :)
Here's hoping for your Hobbiton wedding some day, too! :D
Wow!! If we ever get a hobbiton wedding I’ll film it and give you a shoutout 😂 thank you so much for this beautiful comment you absolute legend ❤️
Couldn’t stop laughing at the "and this guy is baptising himself” loooool 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Haha appreciate you mate, thank you for watching
It was incredible to see how much you got into this story, I felt transported back to seeing it the first time as well.
Loved seeing you go through the highs and lows of the story, along with the banter and the theory crafting throughout.
You two seem like an incredible set of people and I hope you get to continue doing reactions and content about stories that move you like this.
LotR is the best, innit?
Wow what a beauty of a comment 👌🏾 thank you sir, cannot tell you how much this means to us..appreciate you ❤️ can’t wait to have you on this journey with us
@@Mr.Ekshin 😂😂
@@justtrustash will you do hobbit
There's a lovely little passage in the book, I believe it's during Aragorn's coronation, and some commoners of Gondor are whispering to eachother. They marvel at the small size of the hobbits, but it's agreed there's more to them than meets the eye. One of them points out Frodo. "See that one? They say he travelled alone to Mordor, taking only his servant with him, and fought with the Dark Lord himself."
It's something like that anyway, I don't remember exactly, but I always thought it was a nice touch, showing how the actual events weren't really clear to the average person.
You got the quote dead RIGHT, friend. It was Iorlas who said it, who worked in the Houses of healing where Eowyn and Merry were taken, and saw Aragorn come to heal them. She's not featured in the movie, alas...
EXCEPT...
When they're panning across the crowd scene at Aragorn's coronation, there's this one young sweet face girl they focus on briefly. In my heart I know that is Iorlas!
And there's this whole "conspiracy" this is really just a myth story about defeating Sauron and none of the details are sure to be correct 😂 There are mentions that the actual LOTR books are a so-called Red Book of Westmarch, which is supposed to be the in-world manuscript of LOTR, kinda like a chronicle book. However it was rewritten at least once, so there's no guarantee stuff like specific dialogues ever happened as per authors' creative adaptations.
So in this view, LOTR is just a story within the world of Middle-Earth, and since the world of Middle-Earth has had its elves leave and dwarves dwindle and Valinor become inaccessible along with magic... it might actually be intended as story from the forgotten history of our own world 😀 Food for thought
This has been one of my favorite reactions ever. This movie changed my life and to see the passion that I felt when I saw this was a pure enjoyment. May both of you guys be blessed and continue to grow. I see this channel getting 1 million subs in no time.
Wow! This comment has just lifted a lot of weight of my shoulders, means everything to us this mate..cannot wait to share more reactions with you ❤️
The Ash Town🙌🏾🙌🏾
Aragorn said: "Shoot past the bowman's ear"
Gimli bumped Leolas's bow so he'd actually kill the guy
It's a bittersweet ending, but happy to see Sam return home to his family. "They are actually Sean Astins real children"
I think, in the director’s commentary they said the older child is his and the younger one is the kid of the actress who plays his wife.
Actually the girl he hug its his daughter, was a surprise. He havent seen her for a time so the reaction was real. Also de other child is the actress son.
@@kikebautista2110 That's an effective use of children in the film, to have them silently act the scene with their real parents.
Only the girl is Seans kid. the little baby is the actress kid.
@@kikebautista2110 really?! That's wonderful. He does come over as a genuine loving person, I just found out as well that he has been married to the same women for over two decades. That has to tell you something about the sort of person he is! He not only played Sam but he is Sam.
In the books the bit where Frodo gets got by the spider happens at the end of The Two Towers, which made it a huge cliffhanger when the books were originally released (not all at once).
So while people were waiting for The Return of the King they were writing hopeful graffiti saying 'Frodo Lives'. It was quite a thing apparently.
Even worse, due to the structure of the book (first half from the perspective of the rest of the fellowship, second half with Frodo and Sam), you don’t find out what happened to them until a bit over halfway through RotK. When the mouth of sauron is taunting them at the black gate, you still have no idea what happened to Frodo after being captured by the orcs.
@@somethingclever5 thats right! I remember that. Man, I only read through the entire trilogy once - the summer before Fellowship came out. I remember spending like a whole weekend in my room, not eating or stopping because it was so intense that you didn't know what happened to Frodo.
His soul literally left his body when you saw the first Eagle. Great 🤣
That ending was so bloody wholesome. It's amazing how you went from testosteron Ash to loving thoughtful Ash. You seem like an awesome person and I wish you and your girlfriend all the luck in the world
I got to be honest I loved these LotR reactions, as people who have no knowledge of Tolkien’s works, you did a phenomenal job understanding it all! Definitely subbed!
Wow! Thank you mate for your support and sharing one of your faiv movies with us ❤️
“She's my Sam“
Everyone: Find yourself a partner that you can honestly call your Sam.
And most importantly:
Don't just wish for a Sam in your life...
Be Sam.
Thank you so much for taking us with you from the Shire to Mordor and back again.
I've been inm love with this story for more than 20 years.. it started when my mum told me about talking trees who've lost their wives.
And I've seen the movies so often and I still feel everything as strong as the first time.
I wish you both a very happy life, health and the stealth and optimism of a Hobbit if life is not as happy as you hoped for.
Thank you.
Wow!! I love how movies bring people from all around the world closer..thank you for this comment mate, means a lot to us ❤️
"Be Sam". OMG that broke me.
The music when Sam carries Frodo breaks my entire heart every time. Just SHATTERS IT.... tbh, most of the score does that, and by the last 40 minutes of RotK I'm a mess anyway. "You bow to no one" is also a beautiful moment where the smallest and most humble are exalted above the mighty and proud.
...But more than anything, I always sympathize a lot with Sam at the end of RotK. A while back my sister, one of my closest confidants, moved overseas (actually to an island near new zealand) and we all thought it was going to be a permanent move, thus I would only see her once for maybe a week every 3-4 years for the rest of our lives, slowly growing apart. It was devastating for about 3 years, until she came home and said it wasn't working out... It reminds me of pioneers who went on dangerous journeys across the wilderness with no promise of ever seeing their families again. Anyway parting with a close loved one, even if they are going off to be happy, can really hurt. But poor Frodo could never be at peace in Middle Earth. Some wounds don't heal... and while everyone thinks he saved Middle Earth... but he and Sam know that he actually failed. And Frodo... he alone knows how deeply that ring destroyed his soul.
The line spoken by Aragorn to the 4 hobbits "You bow to no one " is just so heart warming, amazing trilogy of all time
Aragorn II Elessar lived to be 210, leaving the kingdom to his son, Eldarion. Arwen Undomiel, a year later, died of a broken heart. They had been married for 122 years.
Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took both found spouses. Pippin had a son, who he named Faramir. Merry and Pippin moved to Rohan, and then Gondor, where they spent their last days. They were both entombed alongside the king.
Legolas stayed in Middle Earth for a while, adventuring with Gimli and repairing the war-torn land. Gimli and other dwarves repaired the gate of Minas Tirith, and improved the city. He also lead them to the Glittering Caves (the caves behind Helm's deep), where he established a new Dwarven kingdom.
When Aragorn had passed, Legolas built a ship to sail to the Undying Lands, a journey which he invited his close friend Gimli to join. An invitation that was never extended to a Dwarf before. Gimli was never again seen on Middle Earth.
Samwise Gamgee became mayor of the Shire. And when he got old and his wife passed, he passed on the red book that contained both Bilbo's and Frodo's stories to his daughter. Sam was also granted passage to the Undying Lands because he was a ringbearer, if only for a short time. There, he was reunited with Frodo and they spent the rest of their final days together.
This story is just so fucking pure, even an apendix of the rest of the lives of the members of the fellowship made this grown ass, bald, bearded, tattooed biker tear up. And i will continue to do this now after reading the books watching the movie 20 times and will for the next 200. It will forever live in my heart and i cant wait to share it with my youngest siblings, nieces and nephews and, hopefully some day, my own children.
Maybe 2000 years from now they are still reading these books. 💪🏻 Makes you think, wow.
Also, Sam and Rosie had 13 Kids, and Pippins son married the oldest daughter, if I remember correctly :)
Arwen didn't of a broken heart though did she? That only happens to immortal elves and she already was mortal.
@@tilltronje1623 from the sources i’ve seen she did
Technically neither Merry nor Eowyn are men. Merry's elvin dagger broke the spell protecting the witch king and Eowyn finished him off.
Frodo was fighting the power of the ring which was at it's strongest at the edge of the lava pit.
Because of what the ring and the morgul blade stabbing him Frodo was in pain and had ptsd. The only way he could have any peace was to go with the elves.
To be correct - Merrys dagger is actually not elvish - it is made by the numenors in arnor if i remember it right!?
@@duxatrox7693 In the movies Galadriel gave them the daggers but if I remember right from the books it's possible you are correct. I've only listened to the books once but I just started reading The Hobbit before I move on to LOTR. I retain info better through reading instead of listening.
@@toodlescae The daggers were forged in Arnor and given to the hobbits by Tom Bombadil when he saves them from the Barrowdown Wights. and there is a great quote "So passed the sword of the Barrow-downs, work of Westernesse. But glad would he have been to know its fate who wrought it slowly long ago in the North-kingdom when the Dúnedain were young, and chief among their foes was the dread realm of Angmar and its sorcerer king. No other blade, not though mightier hands had wielded it, would have dealt that foe a wound so bitter, cleaving the undead flesh, breaking the spell that knit his unseen sinews to his will.’
Pitty they didnt explain that part in the movie about the magic dagger. Im so pissed about that.
I thought "men" here referred to the race of men (humans) not gender. I was always confused how Eowyn was able to kill this powerful magical being just because she's a woman. Just seems like there is no way any ordinary mortal could ever kill them using ordinary mortal means. It's hell of a flaw if men can't kill them but women and hobbits can lol. Makes more sense if it's a magical dagger breaking the spell.
Can I just say how insanely entertaining your videos are? You are both a delight to watch, really enjoying your chat and sincere reactions. I've been obsessed with Lord of the Rings, book and film, for well over 20 years, and it honestly makes me so chuffed to see you both experience it and be blown away by it
My best friend and I are both total Tolkien nerds and we just had a girls night in and watched all your LOTR reactions straight through. We laughed our asses off. You both are awesome!
P.S. we also kept commenting on how gorgeous Hannah’s hair color is! ❤
You made our night with your beautiful comment guys..thank you for watching along with us you legends ❤️
Man, there are two scenes in this movie when it is ok to cry even for the toughest man. 1. You bow to no one. 2. Frodo and Gandalf saying goodbye to hobbits. :)
I would add when Sam told Frodo he would carry him because he couldn’t carry the ring. I lose it every time.
I also cry when Sam and Frodo just destroyed the ring, thinking they were going to die from the fire of Mount Doom, sharing there dreams and purest thoughts. Literally the definition of true friendship.
I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.
For Frodo gets me too
You didn't just watch the movie, you lived it. Thank you so much for this nice response.
We will live it properly when we visit New Zealand, thank you for your support mate ❤️
My heart is unspeakably warmed at these wonderful folk who are enthralled by JRRT's timeless tale.
I can't say enough how much I loved this, guys. You deserved to have this together. These kinds of films are rare enough in today's world, and to have somebody special to experience it alongside you is a real blessing. Ash, I know when you were pumping your fist at, "You bow to no one", there were real tears in your eyes, and THAT is why I love your channel. Hannah, I love everything about you, but most of all how much you invest yourself. You were brilliant in these videos. We all want more, and I don't know how many times I have to say it, ignore the haters and do the HOBBIT next! You will love it! Thanks, guys! So much love!
Brogan! First of all me and Hannah love this so much honestly reading this really motivates us to create the best f***ing reaction for you guys..reading this is everything. Thank you and it’s an honour to have you on this journey with us..here’s to more reactions Together 🍻
@@justtrustash Hell yea, Ash! I get hyped whenever I see you release another video. Don't know if you missed my comment, have you seen Deadpool yet?
The end of this movie always makes me cry, but I wasn't expecting your relationship to make me cry as well. This was one of the best reactions I've seen. Brilliant guys, thank you
I'll go and dry my beard now
😂😂 my brother, thank you for this beautiful comment, genuinely so happy to have shared this movie with you ❤️
Honestly guys your enthusiasm was off the charts these were spectacular reactions. Ash you are infectious in your excitement with all your reactions. You two are fantastic together Hannah to be called somebody's Sam is the highest honour on earth, well done. I'm so happy when I see anyone experience these movies because it get's them into Tolkien. I can't wait to see your reaction to how it all started with Bilbo. Stay awesome both of you.
Honour to share this experience with you mate, cannot wait to jump into the world again and see how it all began..thank you for the love mate ❤️
"You aint no farmer"
ironically it's because he is a farmer and has no grand ambition that the Ring has no real power over him
*Breaks up the movie into three reaction videos*
Gimli: "That still only counts as one!"
Fun fact: the book gives the events of the second and third books broken in half and broken up differently, so you follow Aragorn and his group for the first half up to the end of the Helms deep section and Frodo and Sam for the second up to the point where Frodo is poisoned and taken by the orcs, so the second book ends with the words Fordo was alive, but taken by the enemy and when you start the third book you have to read the whole Aragorn side of the story right up to the point they are at the gates of Mordor and have been given the mithril coat without knowing how Sam rescued Frodo. It is still one of the most suspenseful things I have ever read. I love that in the end Frodo fails, and it was evil itself that destroyed evil. I love that despite far better treatment then he deserved, Gollum in the end could not be redeemed. The book is always better, but this is one of the cases where almost all the changes they made worked well for the movie adaptation, it may be drawn out but its epic and certainly matches the spirt of the source material. I personally just wish movie viewers got that wait to find out what happened to Frodo that us book readers did.
So much of the relationships and emotion were from J R R Tolkien's experiences fighting in WWI. He lost so many of his close friends, and came home to a country he had fought for but, in many ways, was no longer his because of how he had changed. He understood the wounds of war too deep to see.
I feel like Frodo was the friend that he couldn't save from the war. I could be wrong, that's my interpretation
Important: Notice how the ring ONLY died AFTER Frodo took Sam's hand -- after Frodo let it go from his now-somewhat-twisted heart -- only, and only then, did it die. Notice how the camera showed the ring alive, sitting on the lava, as Frodo was thinking about letting go -- was refusing to let the Ring go... pure genius.
just have to say you guys are top tier reactors and people as far as I can see , genuine, funny, not afraid to show emotions that the movie invokes from the sad to the hardcore moments and even though its impossible to catch every detail on first viewing you care that you do witch shows how much you respect the film and it's fans, so thank you for the wonderful time I got to spend with you guys from afar.
Mad love to you mate, thank you for this, proper made our day reading this..honour to have shared this movie with you ❤️
"You're my Sam'.. well this exactly I told my girlfriend after watching LOTR together and she was completely done (mentally). For her it was maybe even better than a marriage proposal. I see what you did man.. definitely keep her nearby. ;) This story can touch every soul. Even people who I know and don't like fantasy they loved this. Just because of the story.
That was very cool, but I gotta be honest I was waiting for Ash to say she also has hairy feet. Loved this reaction
Is she your gardener or your bodyguard?
Is it just me that noticed Ash say to Hannah 'You and me will be there' in Hobbittown, when Sam and his wife and two babies are together!?
This is basically a proposal, right? She is so busy crying that there is no response, or maybe she wanted a literal proposal
@@TheGunderian 👀👀👀👀👀👀 giving me ideas Paul
@@Blobby3822 😂 get your a girl that can do both haha
Ash as Aragorn to Arwen : "You don't bow bitch."
Ashagorn
Watching you two experience these movies for the first time was absolutely wonderful. I saw them in the theater when they were released and hundreds of times since. Your enthusiasm, joy, sorrow and excitement as the story unfolded was contagious!
Cannot wait for you to join us again when we watch the series and the Hobbit movies..appreciate the love mate, thank you ❤️
thank you to both of you. I have read the books many times and seen the films but your reactions really made it. Your comments at the end about family and being part of the whole journey was awesome. Thank you both for it all.
No thank you mate, pleasure to have shared this movie with you ❤️
15:40 Fun fact: This was filmed in New Zealand, and when the time came to shoot the Ride of the Rohirrim (at this time stamp), it was peak fishing season. All of the men who would otherwise have been the horse riders were out fishing, so women took their place as extras, their gender hidden by the armor and helmets they wore as costumes.
43:30 The ending scenes were some of the first to be filmed. Sir Ian McKellen remarked that it seemed strange, to him, to essentially be saying goodbye before all of the other crazy scenes had been shot.
You’re good people. Feeling for the tortured bad guy, rooting for the triumph of good, most of us would also react that way. But your reaction to Sam’s kids really speaks to the quality of your goodness.
This movie has proper changed us and gave us so much enjoy and allowed to us meet people like yourself..it’s amazing. Thank you for the love mate, means a lot ❤️
03:49 On the contrary, the Spider was repulsed by that light, not wanting to go near it.
22:20 This is the ONLY tactic, the only one they have time to order, and is the only chance they have of defeating the Oliphants. And keep in mind--there are many more horsemen or Rohan then there are Oliphants.
26:31 In the book a big point is made about how tough and strong and sharp-eyed Hobbits are. They would make wonderful soldiers--except they have no interest in glory or fighting for treasure, honor, or anything else except to protect themselves. Once the Shire was invaded by Orcs, and the Hobbits all but wiped them out.
31:47 In the book (again) we get to get a glimpse of a song sung in the aftermath of this war, called "Samwise the Brave, and Frodo of the Nine Fingers."
42:26 Frodo and Bilbo are going to the Undying Lands to heal--the heal the wounds in their souls and bodies inflicted by the Ring. Frodo will never know peace until he can heal, that is the only place he can heal. But---many many years later, after his wife dies, an elderly Sam goes the Gray Havens where a ship is waiting for him. He too was a Ring Bearer, and so he too is invited to the Undying Lands.
You two are so much FUN watching and listening to!!!!! Thanks for the ride!!!
For the record, the way you reacted to aragorns “you bow to no one” line, is the correct reaction. We saw right into your soul, and saw that it was good. Bless you, mate.
Haha appreciate it my brother
15:05 The only thing I wasn't too happy about was The Witch King breaking Gandalf's staff. I call that scene complete bs, The Witch King is no where near as powerful as opposed to someone like Gandalf who is a Maia according to the books. But I understood why the scene was made, they made it to make the arrival of the Rohirrim all the more epic so I'm a bit conflicted about how i feel about this scene.
I didn't like the scene. LOTR will never be surpassed as a trilogy. It is sacred to me. But that scene was a misstep. Glad it was removed from the final edit (they're watching the extended version). The scene wasn't true, wasn't genuine, and it's about an important point. Gandalf's little finger will break this witch king. Gandalf is an immortal who just incarnated, and regained his divinity before being returned again, because his work wasn't done. Witch King my a**!
Its a movie dude. Its not that serious. @BJBee
When Sam had the ring, i think he was not addicted to the ring. i think he realized the terror Frodo had to live with every day. No wonder why Frodo felt that he has to leave Middle Earth. His soul was so badly wounded.
I loved the reaction :) my all time favourite movies ever
From Théoden's death the last 1 hour of this movie is a massive crying session for me
I've always liked what the book tells us:
"Wild fantasies arose in his mind; and he saw Samwise the Strong, Hero of the Age, striding with a flaming sword across the darkened land, and armies flocking to his call as he marched to the overthrow of Barad-dur. And then all the clouds rolled away, and the white sun shone, and at his command the vale of Gorgoroth became a garden of flowers and trees and brought forth fruit. He had only to put on the Ring and claim it for his own, and all this could be. In that hour of trial it was his love of his master that helped most to hold him firm; but also deep down in him lived still unconquered his plain hobbit-sense: he knew in the core of his heart that he was not large enough to bear such a burden, even if such visions were not a mere cheat to betray him. The one small garden of a free gardener was all his need and due, not a garden swollen to a realm; his own hands to use, not the hands of others to command. 'And anyway all these notions are only a trick, he said to himself."
It was his loyalty to Frodo and lack of a desire for power that helped Sam. Wonderful character.
Fanni thank you for watching, it means a lot to us ❤️
I don't know if you guys will see this:
I looked through and couldn't find it mentioned, Sam's daughter at the end, that is the actor's (Sean Astin) real daughter. That is a father's pure and true love in his eyes when he picks her up.
This is the best reaction! Your emotions and reactions were how mine were the first time I’ve seen this trilogy. I can watch this movie a million times and still feel every emotion.
Haha mate we would get kicked out of the cinema 😂 been a pleasure to have you on this journey with us Andrew, appreciate you mate ❤️
"You bow to no one" is where all the men cried.
BTW Sam is the unsung hero in this.
The endings are single handedly the most emotional piece of film I have ever seen.
One of the best reactions I ever saw. You guys were so into it and made it some much fun watching you. By the way, Sam had 13 kids and was mayor of The Shire like 7 times or something. When he died he got to be with Frodo again because remember, Sam was a ring bearer.
What a journey it's been to share this trilogy with you guys. Thank you both for your amazing reactions. You guys have such great chemistry and are hilarious. Ash that bit at the end for Hannah was extra special and classy.
It’s been our pleasure mate, thank you for the love and support your legend..will never forget this ❤️
Hannah i think it's beautiful you love Smeagol. He was so tortured.
That was really great you two! Glad I found your channel brother. Isn’t it amazing to think that one man (with no editor) wrote this story about love and death, good vs evil, friendship and honor ….and that it has affected so many lives? To this day I can’t wrap my head around how perfect and pure this story is. As you can tell by the amount of LOTR fans that showed up…its rewatch-able and timeless. It NEVER gets old and will always pull on your heartstrings.
It also taught us so many lessons and just makes you appreciate what filmmakers can do to bring to life someone’s whole life’s work, it’s amazing! Thank brother for sharing this movie with us, appreciate you ❤️
@@justtrustash Absolutely man I agree.The odds were against Peter Jackson…so many things had to fall into place to make it happen. The appendices that came with the original dvd release are really great if you want to take a deep dive behind the scenes! it’s like 6 or 8 hours worth of the making of. *Hint hint nudge nudge…it’s been posted on UA-cam recently.
Here you go
ua-cam.com/play/PLIjYm5tDTHNjCUJvLmaOpj0VYSmWjAA8K.html
Yeah dude ..enjoyed it! ✌️
Legend says she's still nagging him to this day about him not noticing Gimli pushing the bow.
😂😂
The back and forth between the two of you is so funny! Reminds me of watching movies with my girl. But we devolve into arguing savages over the motivation of protagonist.
And why haven’t you started your own channel? Love to see you guys reacting haha..but appreciate you mate thank you for this ❤️
@@justtrustash That's got me thinking. If I start up.. You are the first to know brotha!
"What are you doing Sam?" Sam just had himself a Galaldriel moment and realized that just holding it made him hesitant to give it up. Which is why he did and says later on "I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you!"
You guys were just awesome and adorable. Great reaction to what is considered by many the greatest movie trilogy of all time. It was so good that your girlfriend tagged a long for the journey, she was also fantastic. I loved every minute of it.
Pleasure to have you by our side reacting to the GOAT OF ALL TRILOGIES!! thank you mate for this ❤️
Frodo never fully healed from his wounds, which means he could never stay happy in Middle-Earth. He, Gandalf, Bilbo, and the rest are going to the undying lands (Elf heaven essentially), where mortal beings usually aren't allowed. An exception is made for Frodo and Bilbo because they were ring bearers. In the appendices we learn that Sam becomes mayor of the Shire and lives a long and happy life. After his wife dies, he also sails west to the undying lands because he was briefly a ring bearer. So Frodo and Sam do meet again. Merry and Pippin spend their days with Aragorn in Gondor, and when they die they are buried next to Aragorn's grave. Legolas and Gimli remain friends, and their friendship heals the rift between Dwarf and Elf. When they reach their end, they also sail to the undying lands together. It's a massive honor for Gimli, being a dwarf, and never a ring bearer. Once they leave, the fellowship is gone from Middle Earth forever.
I laughed so hard when Sam stabs the spider in the eye and you go "it only has one eye now!" Forgetting it's a spider with eight.
Very interested in Hannah's chaos theory about Gimli nudging Legolas
“She’s my Sam” I wasn’t expecting to cry AFTER the movie was over
that’s the nicest thing you can say to a person
Awww was an honour to share this movie with you mate ❤️
43:46 A little known fact about this scene, that actually was the actor Sean Astin's daughter in real life appearing in a major movie rushing up to hug her dad 😁 She got the play the role of Sam's first born daughter Elanor who was named that at Frodo's suggestion and eventually, one day also got to journey to The Undying Lands.
If you look at the end with the Eagles Gandalf actually brought an extra one he really hope that Smeagol would turn a new Leaf