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@@spectre9948 It's a bit naïve to blame all The Hobbit's problems on "studio intervention." Well before The Hobbit, Jackson exhibited his tendency to be indulgent, cheap, and tacky. This was kept in check by those around him when he was a nobody, but that changed with the success of LOTR. If you watch the pickups that were shot for Return of the King (several years after the rest of the production), you can already see the sort of poor directorial choices that would later ruin the Hobbit films. Consider the Paths of the Dead extended sequence - Gimli attempting to blow ghosts away for silly comic relief, innumerable skulls falling in an avalanche for sheer spectacle, faux-"heroic" lines from Aragorn when he confronts the Corsairs that come across merely as cringe. It's like the Hobbit in miniature.
"Hollywood has stopped taking risks and recycling stuff we liked" Spoken in 2002, nowadays it's scary how much it was accurate and how much the situation has gotten worse
This is the same director who lied to the public while saying that him and his team did their best to put as much of Tolkien's spirit in their trilogy. And, then Jackson admitted, in the behind the scenes, that he stopped reading the book when he was a teenager, and that his favorite parts were the monsters and battles. And do not even dare tell me and the other true Tolkien fans again that The War of the Ring represents a physical battle. It is because it represent a spiritual one. Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens are b-rated horror filmmakers who have drank too much soy. They also made all of their good characters into Marxists and made all of the bad guys into 5-year old-children. Like: why do all of the Orcs look and act like we are watching Galaxy Quest? And most of you Conservatives are still too afraid to call this out because you do not want to be canceled, which is why 99% percent of films today are woke. Who cares that you guys are getting cancelled? The majority of you have already been because a lot the the stupid modern-liberals are accusing you guys of being evil just because of your white skin. The world does not evolve around you, the modern liberals and modern libertarians, or anyone. Also this is why Galadriel's quote about, if Frodo and Sam achieve their quest, then all of Middle-earth will forget that Galadriel and the rest of the Elves ever existed. And this such a beautiful thing because it would be so boring that all of our lives would be if the world evolved around certain people. In one of Jackson's lotr interviews that was located in England, he said that the reason why he made the trilogy the way they did is because there are also going to be audiences who are going to complain about what them and other adapters did or did not put in, changed, and so on and so forth. If that is the case, then it would not have at all mattered that him and the other filmmakers could have done their best to put as much of Tolkien's spirit as possible if they would have adapted six films, filmed in Europe, etc. And Jackson's secular trilogy is the best ever made because it won Oscars. Okay? Titanic and Black Panther won Oscars, too.
@@saberhamlinconmaverickknud4821 the only thing in your comment that carries any point is the criticism of how weak Sauron's monsters are. That's true, they're incompetent and nerfed beyond comprehension. Everything else in your comment is gah-bage, tho.
I think I know how you feel. This trilogy is what convinced me to read Tolkien. Still, your comment makes me wonder whether you have read Tolkien's great overall mythology, called _The Silmarillion._ If you have not, please do. If you have, then I'm sure you will be doing so again quite soon.
I can´t begin to thank you enough, mr Jackson. My son and I, we have watched lord of the rings again and again,, it is a part of his childhood, and something he and I shared with great love. Words can´t cover my love and devotion to you, your wife, and the artwork you made!
No amount of words can describe how grateful I am to have lived in a time were lord of the rings exists and how great they came out in film. Truly awesome
I LOVE these movies. There's something in them, many things that you just don't get in other movies, even in the same genre. A rich amount of detail, mountains worth if effort and love, and some indescribable things. I'm finally going to read all of the books. I'm starting with the silmarillion. Then I'll reread the hobbit, restart the fellowship, and then read the other two for the first time. I'm going to love it. The Silmarillion is already so good!
I LOVE these movies. There's something in them, many things that you just don't get in other movies, even in the same genre. A rich amount of detail, mountains worth if effort and love, and some indescribable things. I'm finally going to read all of the books. I'm starting with the silmarillion. Then I'll reread the hobbit, restart the fellowship, and then read the other two for the first time. I'm going to love it. The Silmarillion is already so good!
@Grivian You're right, but those people were not only Tolkien fans, they simply LOVED making movies. Peter Jackson always had such a strong passion for the craft of movie making. You can already see it in his early works, although they might seem very crude at first sight. But even when Jackson only had a very small budget, he tried to go as far as he could with it, enjoying every new thing he learned by doing so. He was like a sponge, soaking up every little trick and idea one could use to make a scene work best. Interestingly this strength also became a weakness for Jackson in later films. It started in "The Lovely Bones" and especially with "The Hobbit" trilogy he became so ambitious with all of the technological possibilities that he focussed too much on those aspects. Jackson tried to do so many new things and got overwhelmed by the sheer endless possibilities of CGI that it became a huge distraction for him. So it was no surprise that after "The Hobbit" he focussed more on other projects. He still is passionate about working with the visual medium, but when it came to conventional movies he probably felt like he there wasn't that much new ground to explore anymore (in the Hollywood system at least). So instead he explored new ways how to create (huge) historical documentaries. Seems like those projects have much less time restraints than blockbuster movies. And I think that's another aspect that made LotR so great: Jackson and his crew had enough time to prepare the filming of this trilogy. Like he said in the interview, it took at least 8 years to put everything together. If a movie studio ever wants to create a long lasting phenomenon like LotR again, these are the ingredients they need: Very passionate movie makers and enough time for them to develop their vision. Greetings from Germany :)
KIWIs bro? We too layed back in the land of the long white cloud. And DO THE BEST with what you got? WE call it the No.8 wire mentality. DO THE BEST WITH WHAT YOU GOT.
Listen to the strength of character from Peter at 11:00. Listen to this man. Harvey wanted to do all of LOTR in a single film. Peter understood why Harvey was under that kind of pressure, but he said to the most powerful man in Hollywood, "I'm sorry, we don't feel comfortable doing that," and then he just walked away. He was prepared to walk away from the whole thing if the project didn't get the respect it deserved. What integrity this man has. Beholden to absolutely nobody but himself and his convictions.
Weird but reading this made me think those women he took advantage of should have said no to him too. It's super wrong for him to ask what he did, but it's also wrong for those ladies to give it to him just for money and fame.
This kind of archival interview footage is more valuable than a thousand RUclipsrs talking about how much they like these films. Thank you for sharing this.
Peter Jackson seems to be the type of guy that would treat and talk to everyone the same no matter who they are or where they come from. He seems like a gentle gentleman. Love hearing him talk.
Jackson's comments about not bringing their own ideas to the screen but bringing Tolkien's - it's that kind of fundamental reverence for the source material that gave the Lord of the Rings films such integrity.
Somewhere in his archives Jackson has that 37 minute documentary which convinced New Line to fund the films, and Elijah's audition tape too. 20th anniversary in December, c'mon Pete.
Why couldnt amazon do this!! Amazon tries to make it diverse as possible, black female dwarfs etc no one cares they want to enjoy the beautiful voice of Tolkien and thats it.
What an intelligent and respectful interviewer, he gave Peter so much time to process his thoughts into words and barely interrupted him. Plus, his questions were interesting and original.
It’s interesting because I had exactly this thought, that it’s in stark contrast to how he treated an interview with Donna Tartt… he is condescending, asks lame questions and interrupts her constantly. It makes me wonder how different he is with different interviewees and why.
The respect and awe Peter Jackson has for Tolkien really shines through here, and I realize how lucky we all were that this masterpiece of a trilogy was able to be made..in the right time and by the right persons.
I will never understand why and how Talkien's son and estate despised PJ work with the trilogy. It really is incomprehensible to me, considering the amount of love and respect the whole crew clearly put on the movies, as visual representations of Talkien's words.
@@SixSioux The Books are on another level. Screen adaptations always has to make shortcuts, and Christopher Tolkien was always very conservative with his father's works (thank God). There were several parts in the films that also made me scratch my head as to "why?". But nevertheless, the films by PJ are the greatest movies from JRR Tolkien trilogy that we'll likely see in our lifetime. Tip, read the books and then watch the films again. That will probably answer your question.
For sure!! His trilogy is still more than relevant, it’s a hallmark in cinematic history. I dare say we’ll never see anything like it again. Meanwhile, everyone’s all but forgotten RoP, in spite of the metric tons of millions they threw at it 🤦♂️
@@satanbrony9235 If you gave me infinite time I dont think I could come up with a name + avatar as cringe as yours, if its ironic then bravo, if not then.. wearing fedoras and collecting katanas isnt cool
Peter should have known he was doing something good when Christopher Lee signed on as Saruman, as someone as knowledgeable about all things Tolkien as Sir Christopher was would never had agreed to participate in such a project if he didn't think that Peter Jackson was onto something worthwhile. He was fortunate to have Christopher Lee in the cast.
I think what sold Sir Lee to come on board is the love and enthusiasm Jackson had for the books and it goes for all those involved, that is why Sir Lee said it was the best team he has worked with and were creating pure magic and by was he right.
You really have to be a mastermind to be able to create films like this so perfectly and authentically. I've always heavily admired Jackson's general love for movies.
We should be so thankful he had the artistic integrity to outright refuse to make the LOTR into a single film. That would have gone ahead and been forgettable if not for Peter Jackson being willing to throw away all that work and money just to uphold the integrity of the art
The LOTR was a deeply loved child hood book. I was sceptical about it being made into films. And am still shocked when l re watch them how perfectly Peter Jackson pulled it off. Genius artist 💥💯💥
It's wonderful how much understanding he has of Tolkien and his work. And I love how he explains it so simply without sounding too pretentious. You can tell he really loves this stuff.
I clicked on this video thinking id watch a couple minutes to see what its like, but i couldnt stop watching. Its so entertaining to hear peter talk about his passion.
Peter Jackson is wonderful here. The interviewer looks and acts like an alien trying to understand genuine emotion. And that's probably EXACTLY what we're looking at.
I was 6 when the first one came out and my parents took me and my siblings to see every single one in theatres 😎. The 2000s was the best time to be a kid! Love these movies
The lord of the rings for me reminds me of Christmas with my family. Every Christmas we would go to the movies whenever the release would come out. Then the Hobbit came out and we were back in the movies again at Christmas. These movies conjur feelings and memories of home, love, safety and Christmas for me. I can’t begin to say how thankful I am to everyone involved in the making of all of these films
These movies are a miracle. It's literally incredible how good they are. So much could have gone wrong. It was far more likely that they would have been either mediocre or downright awful, but instead they arguably turned out to be the greatest movies of all time.
From a movie making standpoint the theatrical cuts are objectively better films. They're more concise with very little bloat and the story has an incredibly well thought out pace that few films have. The extended editions are inferior for technical reasons, however I do still enjoy just being able to see the extra stuff. Even if some of it is cringe or bad and it makes the movies feel bloated and slow.
I'll be forever grateful to Tolkien and Jackson. The books and the films saved me during Covid 19 and gave me the escapism I needed after an insane 12 hour shift as a Cardiac Nurse. Nothing more relaxing than seeing Frodo sitting under a tree and Gandalf heading to the Shire for Bilbo's birthday. 🥰
Talking about Ian McKellen being able to make a cheesy line sound profound, they play the perfect clip of Gandalf telling Frodo, "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us." Tears immediately welled up in my eyes. Such a heartfelt, emotional film trilogy.
Great interview! There are still times in my life when LOTR is all my anxious self can handle watching. Escapism grounded in strong emotions, beauty and terror. Loved the books as a kid and am always amazed at how respectful and successful Jackson was in adapting them. Anyone who criticizes his accomplishment has no idea how the economics of Hollywood were stacked against him.
After watching every Lord Of The Rings movie I can't believe they were all so great. Every minute and every second was of quality and my interest never lapsed. I stayed intrigued and emotionally involved as time went on. When a movie, or in this case a trilogy can bring a tear to the eye at the end of it. You know you did something right. What a hell of a ride it was.
I saw the last one in the theater and I was bawling and people were looking at me like I was an idiot. It was the end which made me cry and Frodo leaving Sam and Gandolf leaving. Even when I watch them on TV I cry
@@annettehunt900 For me I think the first tear hit when Frodo was laying in bed at the end and everyone came to see him. Sam came in last and I think it was somewhere about then. So many of these characters did not come off as heroes but by the end of the movie you saw the hero is everyone of them. To my surprise Sam the wise was my biggest hero by the end of the movie.
Wow! Great interview! Peter really showed an understanding and was able to articulate many of Tolkien's motivations, perspective and history. He also shared insights into the process of the film becoming reality. Really enjoyed this.
This shows the real heart of a good filmmaker. One piece he said really struck home for me, where talks about sitting in the cinema looking at the screen. He wanted to break that barrier and draw the person into the movie not just look at the pictures on the screen. Today I feel that movies and shows have forgotten or more like neglected the story and used the story and use it as a platform to push their own narrative onto the audience rather than drawing them into the movie/show.
When Jackson said that they had no wish to put their own message into other people work I thought some one should have shown this interview to the people making the new star wars movies.
Totally agree with ya. Star Wars is lame as fuck. The first 3 were cool as a young ass kid. Disney fucked it completely because Lucas sold out. I hate these die hard Star Wars people. Like move the fuck on haha. I’m glad Disney couldn’t get their fingers on LOTR.
I think you need to distinguish the difference between an adaptation and sequels. Hence the sequel trilogy. At that point it is independently creative - and if you don’t want it to be - you’re clearly a tad too narrow minded. If your argument is whether they should’ve made the sequels, then cool! But your original point doesn’t really stand.
Richard, I couldn't agree more. Especially with a masterpiece work as the source. Anyone saying otherwise is obviously quibbling and/or just too narrow minded to appreciate conveying the spirit of the work and not inserting some other underlying personal ideological message. We generally call the results of such incongruent attempts as "hacks".
thanks Peter for hustling yourself and the whole production though this whole thing. Twenty years on and I am still falling asleep to this story every night.
He says "everyone has a mental image about what the characters look like". I did and he casted it perfectly. Especially Gandalf and Gollum. I don't think another director could have done a better job than Jackson, and I can't think of one who could have done as good a job.
I watch all lord of the rings movie every single year, no exception. Thanks to Tolkien for creating the world, and thanks to Jackson for making the perfect movies of this unverse.
These films impacted my life as much as the books did. They are sheer joy to experience for the first time as they are the twentieth! Which I truly cannot say for any other film or book.
I am so glad peter jackson stood persistent even though he received so much problems at start to even find someone to finance his movies Goes to show He followed his heart callimg and intuition n never giveup
I think this Interview gives a very important lesson to any filmmaker out there. It's always a struggle to make even the lowest budget movie. But at the end it's an incredible and satisfying experience. Also it's a continuous learning process. Loved it.
Maybe fun slightly relevant fact, thats how the first Halloween was made, they had a budget of like 20 bucks so a lot of scenes are drawn out or basically empty, which happened to be pretty uncomfortable
You can see that Charlie really enjoyed this one, he was soaking it all in.. no interruptions or showmanship, tons of respect given to PJ, & deservedly so.
I was a little girl when these movies came out, and they are such a huge part of my life, both the movie and the equally divine soundtrack and then later on the books. I can't even imagine the movies not being made. That would be a scary world 😄 Than you Peter and Howard and everybody who was part of this amazing creation ❤❤❤
I think filming them together back to back is why the franchise did so well. Take Avatar for example - we're still waiting for the sequel. Having the same actors carry on the same stories was key. thanks for this. This interview takes me back twenty years lol
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Oh he’s at Ron research guy
Rob Reiner yes this is Rob Reiner
I bet you that in character is that British lady she’s got short hair short I think she played Queen Elizabeth
Looks like grants father
Are you related to Grant
Yes Susan knew that no no she didn’t know that
Oh she didn’t know that Rob Reiner was Kratz father
She did not know that Rob Reiner grant father
What Jackson pulled off with this trilogy was a miracle. You will never see anything like it again
Not even from Jackson, unfortunately.
Thank god for fan edits of the hobbit.
@@LidlRaccoon yea, the Hobbit should have been one movie
@@LidlRaccoonNot his fault though. Studio intervention was too great
@@spectre9948 It's a bit naïve to blame all The Hobbit's problems on "studio intervention." Well before The Hobbit, Jackson exhibited his tendency to be indulgent, cheap, and tacky. This was kept in check by those around him when he was a nobody, but that changed with the success of LOTR. If you watch the pickups that were shot for Return of the King (several years after the rest of the production), you can already see the sort of poor directorial choices that would later ruin the Hobbit films. Consider the Paths of the Dead extended sequence - Gimli attempting to blow ghosts away for silly comic relief, innumerable skulls falling in an avalanche for sheer spectacle, faux-"heroic" lines from Aragorn when he confronts the Corsairs that come across merely as cringe. It's like the Hobbit in miniature.
@@iamyearning yea, that is the one scene that bothers me, especially the line “it has been remade”, very awkward, the entire scene really
"Hollywood has stopped taking risks and recycling stuff we liked"
Spoken in 2002, nowadays it's scary how much it was accurate and how much the situation has gotten worse
?? Please, people were literally saying the same thing in the 40s and 50s... xDxD
Heck, even the Hobbit movies he directed himself...
@@gabrielp9646 I highly doubt that.
@@gabrielp9646 You're kidding, right? it's gotten miserably bad, dude
@@gabrielp9646 was gonna say the same thing, nothing prophetic about it, used to hear it all the time in the 90's.
"Could you make King Kong?"
"I'd love to make King Kong."
And he did.
That was apparently the film he was gonna make before LOTR Trilogy. So, it's very interesting that question was asked.
King Kong was not very good imo.
@@MaggotDiggo1 Yep, very poor adaptation.
This is the same director who lied to the public while saying that him and his team did their best to put as much of Tolkien's spirit in their trilogy. And, then Jackson admitted, in the behind the scenes, that he stopped reading the book when he was a teenager, and that his favorite parts were the monsters and battles. And do not even dare tell me and the other true Tolkien fans again that The War of the Ring represents a physical battle. It is because it represent a spiritual one. Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens are b-rated horror filmmakers who have drank too much soy.
They also made all of their good characters into Marxists and made all of the bad guys into 5-year old-children. Like: why do all of the Orcs look and act like we are watching Galaxy Quest? And most of you Conservatives are still too afraid to call this out because you do not want to be canceled, which is why 99% percent of films today are woke. Who cares that you guys are getting cancelled? The majority of you have already been because a lot the the stupid modern-liberals are accusing you guys of being evil just because of your white skin. The world does not evolve around you, the modern liberals and modern libertarians, or anyone. Also this is why Galadriel's quote about, if Frodo and Sam achieve their quest, then all of Middle-earth will forget that Galadriel and the rest of the Elves ever existed. And this such a beautiful thing because it would be so boring that all of our lives would be if the world evolved around certain people.
In one of Jackson's lotr interviews that was located in England, he said that the reason why he made the trilogy the way they did is because there are also going to be audiences who are going to complain about what them and other adapters did or did not put in, changed, and so on and so forth. If that is the case, then it would not have at all mattered that him and the other filmmakers could have done their best to put as much of Tolkien's spirit as possible if they would have adapted six films, filmed in Europe, etc.
And Jackson's secular trilogy is the best ever made because it won Oscars. Okay? Titanic and Black Panther won Oscars, too.
@@saberhamlinconmaverickknud4821 the only thing in your comment that carries any point is the criticism of how weak Sauron's monsters are. That's true, they're incompetent and nerfed beyond comprehension. Everything else in your comment is gah-bage, tho.
I love the fact that Jackson never once say "I" when describing the creative process. He always says "we"
Because it truly was a group effort
This
I noticed this in the 'Appendices' commentary in the DVD.
“We swore on the precious” - Peter Jackson
Right, and that's literally true. One guy cannot make a movie by himself. It's always tons of people working together.
Nothing can ever top this trilogy
I think I know how you feel. This trilogy is what convinced me to read Tolkien. Still, your comment makes me wonder whether you have read Tolkien's great overall mythology, called _The Silmarillion._ If you have not, please do. If you have, then I'm sure you will be doing so again quite soon.
There's only one return and it ain't of the king!!!!!
@@MrParkerman6 Sorry to say, LOTR (1954-1955) came out first before Star Wars (1983). That Clerks 2 joke is quite lunatic.
penny miller no nothing can top it you are so right, quality will out
One trilogy to rule them all.
I can´t begin to thank you enough, mr Jackson. My son and I, we have watched lord of the rings again and again,, it is a part of his childhood, and something he and I shared with great love. Words can´t cover my love and devotion to you, your wife, and the artwork you made!
No amount of words can describe how grateful I am to have lived in a time were lord of the rings exists and how great they came out in film. Truly awesome
numberzthegreat Welcome in club 😌
I LOVE these movies. There's something in them, many things that you just don't get in other movies, even in the same genre. A rich amount of detail, mountains worth if effort and love, and some indescribable things. I'm finally going to read all of the books. I'm starting with the silmarillion. Then I'll reread the hobbit, restart the fellowship, and then read the other two for the first time. I'm going to love it. The Silmarillion is already so good!
I LOVE these movies. There's something in them, many things that you just don't get in other movies, even in the same genre. A rich amount of detail, mountains worth if effort and love, and some indescribable things. I'm finally going to read all of the books. I'm starting with the silmarillion. Then I'll reread the hobbit, restart the fellowship, and then read the other two for the first time. I'm going to love it. The Silmarillion is already so good!
@@ashtonpeterson4618 The books are way better. But the films are still great
@@carlknuthammar8215 I'm reading all of them. I'm reading the Silmarillion and I'm enjoying it!
The lord of the rings became so good because everyone were fans. The director, the producers the studio. Everyone
man wish movies today could be like that
@@thefunnychiptuneman yeah like she hulk
They're fans *&* they studied the craft
@Grivian
You're right, but those people were not only Tolkien fans, they simply LOVED making movies.
Peter Jackson always had such a strong passion for the craft of movie making. You can already see it in his early works, although they might seem very crude at first sight. But even when Jackson only had a very small budget, he tried to go as far as he could with it, enjoying every new thing he learned by doing so. He was like a sponge, soaking up every little trick and idea one could use to make a scene work best.
Interestingly this strength also became a weakness for Jackson in later films. It started in "The Lovely Bones" and especially with "The Hobbit" trilogy he became so ambitious with all of the technological possibilities that he focussed too much on those aspects. Jackson tried to do so many new things and got overwhelmed by the sheer endless possibilities of CGI that it became a huge distraction for him.
So it was no surprise that after "The Hobbit" he focussed more on other projects. He still is passionate about working with the visual medium, but when it came to conventional movies he probably felt like he there wasn't that much new ground to explore anymore (in the Hollywood system at least). So instead he explored new ways how to create (huge) historical documentaries. Seems like those projects have much less time restraints than blockbuster movies.
And I think that's another aspect that made LotR so great: Jackson and his crew had enough time to prepare the filming of this trilogy. Like he said in the interview, it took at least 8 years to put everything together.
If a movie studio ever wants to create a long lasting phenomenon like LotR again, these are the ingredients they need: Very passionate movie makers and enough time for them to develop their vision.
Greetings from Germany :)
No Harvey !
It's amazing how Peter Jackson directed basically the biggest film trilogy ever and he still seems like such a calm, down-to-earth person
Calm, down to earth person that managed to fight the most disgrace producer in Hollywood, that's pretty impressive
Intelligent people are generally calm. They're open-minded and try to understand and be sympathetic rather than rush to conclusions.
Why would it take anything else?
KIWIs bro? We too layed back in the land of the long white cloud. And DO THE BEST with what you got? WE call it the No.8 wire mentality.
DO THE BEST WITH WHAT YOU GOT.
Listen to the strength of character from Peter at 11:00. Listen to this man. Harvey wanted to do all of LOTR in a single film. Peter understood why Harvey was under that kind of pressure, but he said to the most powerful man in Hollywood, "I'm sorry, we don't feel comfortable doing that," and then he just walked away. He was prepared to walk away from the whole thing if the project didn't get the respect it deserved. What integrity this man has. Beholden to absolutely nobody but himself and his convictions.
Big bad harv gave him 4 weeks to get him his money... And STILL got an exec producer credit lol
Kind of reminds me of the Ralph Bakshi, John Boorman situation back in 1970's trying to get "The Rings" made.
Weird but reading this made me think those women he took advantage of should have said no to him too. It's super wrong for him to ask what he did, but it's also wrong for those ladies to give it to him just for money and fame.
Still waiting on that zombie movie...and "Tintin 2".
It was not like that, he tricked them, and well done on him. LOTR deserves it. He did a marvelous job.
This kind of archival interview footage is more valuable than a thousand RUclipsrs talking about how much they like these films. Thank you for sharing this.
Amen
Peter Jackson seems to be the type of guy that would treat and talk to everyone the same no matter who they are or where they come from.
He seems like a gentle gentleman.
Love hearing him talk.
Well naturally he s a artist a dreamer , so he don't care what you are but your characteristics
He's also a New Zealander, we don't really "do" celebrity the same way Hollywood does
@@anon17472 Tbh I think this, to some extent, goes for most countries that are not USA, less freaking out, more Oh shit youre that guy, cool bye
@@themug406 yeah man, if you saw PJ in town as a Kiwi you'd probably just be like "PJ! How are you mate? Nice one with those movies hey"
I shiver every time this interviewer says “Tolkien” 😂
Torkin 😂
Twerkin
Toykin he thinks the L is a Y like spanish 😂😂
Jackson's comments about not bringing their own ideas to the screen but bringing Tolkien's - it's that kind of fundamental reverence for the source material that gave the Lord of the Rings films such integrity.
This philosophy of sticking with the source is proving profound when Disney is doing it the other way with our dear stories/films.
It's unfortunate that violating that principle jeopardized his Hobbit adaptation.
the size of the balls he had to do this all together... and the amount of work...we were truly lucky to live that experience
Peter jackson comes over as such a lovely person
KIWIs are like this. 😮
Somewhere in his archives Jackson has that 37 minute documentary which convinced New Line to fund the films, and Elijah's audition tape too. 20th anniversary in December, c'mon Pete.
Hasn't excerpts of it on the DVD extras?
Another complete audition tape that i would love to see complete is Andy Serkis audition for Gollum.
36.
PLZZZZZ PETE
@@brandje1181 nah
20 years old and these movies still hold up.
they do far more than just "hold up"
20+ years old and it’s nos glaringly obvious that they represented the peak of cinema and will never be topped.
For those of you looking for the quote “We had no interest in putting our messages into this movie”. It’s at 34:53
Exactly what I was looking for :)
Amazon should take notes. They’re turning Tolkien’s world into politically injected garbage.
thanks man!
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Why couldnt amazon do this!! Amazon tries to make it diverse as possible, black female dwarfs etc no one cares they want to enjoy the beautiful voice of Tolkien and thats it.
What an intelligent and respectful interviewer, he gave Peter so much time to process his thoughts into words and barely interrupted him. Plus, his questions were interesting and original.
It's not an irritating interview being bombarded with cliche questions
It’s interesting because I had exactly this thought, that it’s in stark contrast to how he treated an interview with Donna Tartt… he is condescending, asks lame questions and interrupts her constantly. It makes me wonder how different he is with different interviewees and why.
Except every mispronunciation of Tolkien.
Talken, Toyken, Toilken😂
@@DivinePearl Aragon
He got a little annoying for me with the "could you make that movie better?" Questions , all in all great interview tbf
This trilogy changed my life.
I hope it changed most people’s lives
I hope that it changed your life for the better!!
How?
@@deslow7411 Now he seen LOTR, but before he didn't. Can you imagine it?
Me too, i became a writer in quarantine after rewatching the trilogy. Hope you're have a good day
This interview is more interesting than Rings of Power
😢
This aged poorly. Just started watching it and it's pretty interesting.
6 months premature and this aged flawlessly 🤣🤣🤣
The show is good, what it with you people
@@Real28 it’s below average. The only good thing about it is the visuals. Everything else is either sub par or just straight up garbage
The respect and awe Peter Jackson has for Tolkien really shines through here, and I realize how lucky we all were that this masterpiece of a trilogy was able to be made..in the right time and by the right persons.
I will never understand why and how Talkien's son and estate despised PJ work with the trilogy. It really is incomprehensible to me, considering the amount of love and respect the whole crew clearly put on the movies, as visual representations of Talkien's words.
@@SixSioux "I will never understand why and how Talkien's son and estate despised PJ work with the trilogy" Because they actually read the books.
@@SixSioux The Books are on another level. Screen adaptations always has to make shortcuts, and Christopher Tolkien was always very conservative with his father's works (thank God). There were several parts in the films that also made me scratch my head as to "why?". But nevertheless, the films by PJ are the greatest movies from JRR Tolkien trilogy that we'll likely see in our lifetime. Tip, read the books and then watch the films again. That will probably answer your question.
Peter gets a lifetime pass for these movies.
a lifetimess pass to what?
@@TomorrowWeLive everything
Turns out he needed it.
@@TomorrowWeLive making the occasional turd *laughs*
@@Jaasau What? why
A genius we will forever be grateful to for a complete masterpiece
The casting in LoTR is beyond amazing!
Peter rather quit than making lord of the rings as one movie. Respect!
For sure!!
His trilogy is still more than relevant, it’s a hallmark in cinematic history. I dare say we’ll never see anything like it again.
Meanwhile, everyone’s all but forgotten RoP, in spite of the metric tons of millions they threw at it 🤦♂️
Shout out to Allen Lee; without him Middle Earth would not be what we saw in these movies. He truly brought Middle Earth to life.
His paintings and artistic help was very very useful. Especially for backgrounds and inspiration.
@Emiel De Wit yes exactly right, everyone had a creative hand in this masterpiece
@@satanbrony9235 If you gave me infinite time I dont think I could come up with a name + avatar as cringe as yours, if its ironic then bravo, if not then.. wearing fedoras and collecting katanas isnt cool
@@themug406hahaha awesome comment, it is something he will look back on and wish not existed
I love how humble this man was about these movies.
He made three blockbusters at the same time. Just Wow!!!
Not really, have you seen Twilight or Hunger games? In my opinion they better then Lotr
Twilight is the worst thing with Vampires ever.
@dakky no
@@wooshbait36 because they are NOT better ...
@@wooshbait36
Because you don't know why... you are not a genius
I worked on the films as an extra and got to see Peter in action, talk about grace under fire, his calming leadership is very underrated.
How awesome
So much admiration for Peter and Fran and the team
@Dreama40
Extra-ordinary!! 🎉❤
What did you do?? Were you an orc, or what??
I wish I could have been there, as well..
‘Harvey’s heart is in the right place.”
Hahahahaha
didnt age well
Heart was in the right place, but his pipi was in the wrong one...
Lola Montez
Everyone was in on it. 😂
Charlie himself lost his job for sexual assault and harassment. Gross old man.
Was going to comment this, but here we are.
A magical combination of passion, skill and humility
Peter should have known he was doing something good when Christopher Lee signed on as Saruman, as someone as knowledgeable about all things Tolkien as Sir Christopher was would never had agreed to participate in such a project if he didn't think that Peter Jackson was onto something worthwhile. He was fortunate to have Christopher Lee in the cast.
Yeah Christopher Lee even stated that these movies will make cinema history!
You're absolutely right. Christopher Lee was a treasure.
As great as Christopher Lee is he's been in some truly terrible films over the years lol. He's always awesome though
I think what sold Sir Lee to come on board is the love and enthusiasm Jackson had for the books and it goes for all those involved, that is why Sir Lee said it was the best team he has worked with and were creating pure magic and by was he right.
Yes. To adapt such a book, you have to be truly immersed and fan yourself
You really have to be a mastermind to be able to create films like this so perfectly and authentically. I've always heavily admired Jackson's general love for movies.
@ASHER PIKE’S GOLDENMORAL CINEMAS
Okay movie. have good moments but the big company rushed it
@ASHER PIKE’S GOLDENMORAL CINEMAS Peter Jackson: Could I have more prep time please.
Big Company: No.
P.J. What a wonderfully talented man. Thank God for Tolkien and for Peter Jackson's imagination and tenacity.
Perfect casting. The way he talks for picking up the actors and always mentioning how Tolkien wrote them to be is great.
We should be so thankful he had the artistic integrity to outright refuse to make the LOTR into a single film. That would have gone ahead and been forgettable if not for Peter Jackson being willing to throw away all that work and money just to uphold the integrity of the art
I deeply wish he'd had the same integrity when it came to making The Hobbit!
@@highpsi11he didn’t have a choice
The LOTR was a deeply loved child hood book. I was sceptical about it being made into films. And am still shocked when l re watch them how perfectly Peter Jackson pulled it off. Genius artist 💥💯💥
Love comments like this. So true. (:
We need to see Elijah's backyard audition tape and PJ's 36 minute 'documentary' promo!!
Please preserve this. After Rings of Power we need to save this legacy!
New line cinemas made the greatest decision ever. I still watch it whenever its on HD tv.
you know there is bluray? you could watch it 24/7
@@The06pascals Twilight or Hunger games is better.
The House that Freddy built.
@@The06pascals or regular DVD
Pfft, you can only truly enjoy it in its original VHS
35:05 Best line from the whole interview. Really shows why the films were such a hit, both with casual viewers and the true Tolkien fans.
Thank God for New Line for taking the risk. The Lord of the Rings trilogy are the absolute best movies.
Yeah the story of how it went from Miramax to New Line Entertainment is truly astonishing
It's wonderful how much understanding he has of Tolkien and his work. And I love how he explains it so simply without sounding too pretentious. You can tell he really loves this stuff.
Yes yes yes beautiful articulated
I clicked on this video thinking id watch a couple minutes to see what its like, but i couldnt stop watching. Its so entertaining to hear peter talk about his passion.
Peter Jackson is wonderful here. The interviewer looks and acts like an alien trying to understand genuine emotion. And that's probably EXACTLY what we're looking at.
I was 6 when the first one came out and my parents took me and my siblings to see every single one in theatres 😎. The 2000s was the best time to be a kid! Love these movies
me too! we grew up with the best movies 😊
I got very emotional sitting in the Embassy theater in wellington in the first film. Tolkien was a true genius
Say it with us, Charlie: TOLL-KEEN.
Pls make another Lord of the rings video! Pleaseeeee!
Nerdwriter1 It's you?????
MikeD The day i wrote this comment he uploaded helm's deep! :)
Nerdwriter1 Stellar Helm's Deep analysis btw, would love to see Minus Tirith too
playermartin286 Feels special
The lord of the rings for me reminds me of Christmas with my family. Every Christmas we would go to the movies whenever the release would come out. Then the Hobbit came out and we were back in the movies again at Christmas. These movies conjur feelings and memories of home, love, safety and Christmas for me. I can’t begin to say how thankful I am to everyone involved in the making of all of these films
These movies are a miracle. It's literally incredible how good they are. So much could have gone wrong. It was far more likely that they would have been either mediocre or downright awful, but instead they arguably turned out to be the greatest movies of all time.
ok Jackson shill
@@reek4062 17 Oscars. Cry harder.
@@aristocraticrebel Titanic has 11 Oscars
@@reek4062 Titanic is a great movie.
@@aristocraticrebel Good joke
What a nice interview. Peter has time to talk, the questions are interesting and make him think a lot and you can see he is kind of having a good time
8-80 and beyond .. I saw the first film at 6 and being 22 now, it's still my favorite film. I'll get back to you if I make it to 81
Please do, I'll come by to check
I was 13 when I was watching this, little did I know that I was witnessing a historical event.
Thank you Peter Jackson for bringing this great story to us in such a good way, carrying out the vision and persevering to get it done
The extended edition is the way to go 💪
Just don't try a full one-night marathon with that one, take it from me 😂
My only criticism is they extended editions could be longer.
I love when movies are three and half hours long or even more! You Totally get sucked into the movie, story, and universe
@@ritualentertainment bullshit!!!
From a movie making standpoint the theatrical cuts are objectively better films. They're more concise with very little bloat and the story has an incredibly well thought out pace that few films have.
The extended editions are inferior for technical reasons, however I do still enjoy just being able to see the extra stuff. Even if some of it is cringe or bad and it makes the movies feel bloated and slow.
The Lord of the Rings trilogy stands as the crowning achievement in cinema
I'll be forever grateful to Tolkien and Jackson. The books and the films saved me during Covid 19 and gave me the escapism I needed after an insane 12 hour shift as a Cardiac Nurse. Nothing more relaxing than seeing Frodo sitting under a tree and Gandalf heading to the Shire for Bilbo's birthday. 🥰
We're eternally grateful to you and all the medical staff and essential workers whose sacrifice kept us alive during that time
props to you frontline workers during such an intense time
Yes filming all those TikTok videos was hard work
Bless you it must have been so intense.
I love this trilogy and the people who made it!!
Best cinema ever!!!!
Talking about Ian McKellen being able to make a cheesy line sound profound, they play the perfect clip of Gandalf telling Frodo, "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us."
Tears immediately welled up in my eyes. Such a heartfelt, emotional film trilogy.
i agree. if it was any other actor saying that linw it would sound a bit cheesy but with sir ian it sounds almost profound
....and Spritual as well...
@@skzanarchist
why almost ?
I'm so grateful for Peter Jackson. His LOTR trilogy was a big beautiful win for humanity.
I'm so glad that the last film production that Peter asked to get involded did agree to finance this epic trilogy...Thank you New Line!
Seeing the new Rings of power i think we should give this guy a statue for doing this masterpiece
And the base would be like a 20-foot tall pedestal
Rings of power is going to be woke garbage. They’re pissing on Tolkien’s legacy
@@jimbeaux89 You know some people think Jackson's version is woke garbage too? It's genuinely nuts.
@@paulpeartsmith maybe hobbit is in some regards but still i would not call it woke more like hollywoodized
@@paulpeartsmith - Said no one ever.
PJ is so calming and lovely, thank you so much for the love and passion put into this trilogy.
Still the best movies ever made, to say I am indebted to this man is an understatement
Great interview! There are still times in my life when LOTR is all my anxious self can handle watching. Escapism grounded in strong emotions, beauty and terror. Loved the books as a kid and am always amazed at how respectful and successful Jackson was in adapting them. Anyone who criticizes his accomplishment has no idea how the economics of Hollywood were stacked against him.
I think you really have to see it in the theater to truly appreciate the landscapes, the impact of the sound, the experience of immersion.
Watching that after Vanity Fair article on the rings of power. No wonder this trylogy is of such high quality compared to what's coming...
This man is a genius and his creation is a masterpiece.
After watching every Lord Of The Rings movie I can't believe they were all so great. Every minute and every second was of quality and my interest never lapsed. I stayed intrigued and emotionally involved as time went on. When a movie, or in this case a trilogy can bring a tear to the eye at the end of it. You know you did something right. What a hell of a ride it was.
The LotR movies managed to eviscerate the story. Even Amazon can't reach that elevel.
@@reek4062 So you say the movies are bad?
I saw the last one in the theater and I was bawling and people were looking at me like I was an idiot. It was the end which made me cry and Frodo leaving Sam and Gandolf leaving. Even when I watch them on TV I cry
@@annettehunt900 For me I think the first tear hit when Frodo was laying in bed at the end and everyone came to see him. Sam came in last and I think it was somewhere about then. So many of these characters did not come off as heroes but by the end of the movie you saw the hero is everyone of them. To my surprise Sam the wise was my biggest hero by the end of the movie.
I remember that feeling when last movie ended, it was such a sad moment, because something really beautiful ended, the journey came to an end
Wow! Great interview! Peter really showed an understanding and was able to articulate many of Tolkien's motivations, perspective and history. He also shared insights into the process of the film becoming reality. Really enjoyed this.
James V. Hecker yeah its great how respectful he was
Peter really brought this incredible story to life.
This shows the real heart of a good filmmaker.
One piece he said really struck home for me, where talks about sitting in the cinema looking at the screen.
He wanted to break that barrier and draw the person into the movie not just look at the pictures on the screen.
Today I feel that movies and shows have forgotten or more like neglected the story and used the story and use it as a platform to push their own narrative onto the audience rather than drawing them into the movie/show.
And that narrative is always about the people they hate, and want you to hate. Really makes it all the more distasteful.
What a great interviewer. He listens
When Jackson said that they had no wish to put their own message into other people work I thought some one should have shown this interview to the people making the new star wars movies.
@Richard Salsbury Lol, I agree
Totally agree with ya. Star Wars is lame as fuck. The first 3 were cool as a young ass kid. Disney fucked it completely because Lucas sold out. I hate these die hard Star Wars people. Like move the fuck on haha. I’m glad Disney couldn’t get their fingers on LOTR.
I think you need to distinguish the difference between an adaptation and sequels. Hence the sequel trilogy. At that point it is independently creative - and if you don’t want it to be - you’re clearly a tad too narrow minded. If your argument is whether they should’ve made the sequels, then cool! But your original point doesn’t really stand.
or maybe the director of Starship Troopers
Richard, I couldn't agree more. Especially with a masterpiece work as the source. Anyone saying otherwise is obviously quibbling and/or just too narrow minded to appreciate conveying the spirit of the work and not inserting some other underlying personal ideological message. We generally call the results of such incongruent attempts as "hacks".
Anyone else has that habit of rewatching the trilogy and finish them off with that interview ?
Love hearing the insight from Peter Jackson himself and what he had to go through to pull off the greatest trilogy of all time! ❤
thanks Peter for hustling yourself and the whole production though this whole thing. Twenty years on and I am still falling asleep to this story every night.
He says "everyone has a mental image about what the characters look like". I did and he casted it perfectly. Especially Gandalf and Gollum. I don't think another director could have done a better job than Jackson, and I can't think of one who could have done as good a job.
Well, if I think about that they wanted Nicholas Cage as Aragorn...
Last movie series of its kind. We couldn’t have this today. Beautiful
I watch all lord of the rings movie every single year, no exception. Thanks to Tolkien for creating the world, and thanks to Jackson for making the perfect movies of this unverse.
These films & HP were a big part of my childhood man. Never forget! 🎉
These films impacted my life as much as the books did. They are sheer joy to experience for the first time as they are the twentieth! Which I truly cannot say for any other film or book.
Lord of Rings is the only movies that became sooo fav I binge watch all three once every year .. work well done Sir.
Best trilogy ever made. Maybe there will never be something that beats this.
In my opinion. Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight is a close second.
Game of thrones!
@@anklebiter9116 don’t compare that trash to this
I am so glad peter jackson stood persistent even though he received so much problems at start to even find someone to finance his movies
Goes to show
He followed his heart callimg and intuition n never giveup
I think this Interview gives a very important lesson to any filmmaker out there. It's always a struggle to make even the lowest budget movie. But at the end it's an incredible and satisfying experience. Also it's a continuous learning process. Loved it.
Maybe fun slightly relevant fact, thats how the first Halloween was made, they had a budget of like 20 bucks so a lot of scenes are drawn out or basically empty, which happened to be pretty uncomfortable
You can see that Charlie really enjoyed this one, he was soaking it all in.. no interruptions or showmanship, tons of respect given to PJ, & deservedly so.
33:36 Wow... Tolkien was right... from almost 110 years since then, I believe that most of us think the same way. Amazing interview
Happy Birthday 🎉🎈🎁🎂 to Peter Jackson.
And thank you for the greatest adaptation of all time.
would love to see Elijah's audition tape
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@@AUlgen Man that audition was amazing what a cool find.
Elijah Wood was perfect choice to play Frodo, really can’t imagine anyone else in that role, in many of those roles
Tricksy it is my precious.
he should have portrayed Harry Potter! he wears glasses in real life and is very near sighted he would not need to strain his performance!
I was a little girl when these movies came out, and they are such a huge part of my life, both the movie and the equally divine soundtrack and then later on the books. I can't even imagine the movies not being made. That would be a scary world 😄 Than you Peter and Howard and everybody who was part of this amazing creation ❤❤❤
It's quite funny, Tolkien hated Disney with a passion. Thank God they didn't have imagination to half fund this wonderful project
An absolute masterpiece. Start to finish, soup to nuts. A masterpiece and it has so much joy to anyone that has ever watched.
I like the interviewer, he's respectful and let's PJ do his thing! :)
ikr..it's almost like the interviewer should do this as a profession and be well-known!
@@sentryogmixmaster Ru mocking me??
@@jamesreynolds7334 I don't think so. This could be taken that he agrees with you and says that good interviewers should be the standart.
How isn't this interview more popular !!
I think filming them together back to back is why the franchise did so well. Take Avatar for example - we're still waiting for the sequel. Having the same actors carry on the same stories was key. thanks for this. This interview takes me back twenty years lol
Peter always so humble
That was just so inspiring. I didn’t know how close they were to project shut down. This movie is just so important for our modern culture!
No.