THE LORD OF THE RINGS: The Two Towers EXTENDED VERSION (Part 1) I Reaction After Reading The Book
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It's so refreshing to see a reactor who read the books first. 10/10
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Fun fact: the scene where the flag of Rohan is ripped off the flagpole wasn't scripted, the wind was simply so strong while shooting that it did. But the symbolism was so perfect that Jackson decided to keep it in the final cut and add a second shot where it lands at Aragorns feet.
Jax, Thank you for the reaction. You're the first that I've seen to realize that there was a blending of Gandalf and Saruman's voices at the first appearance of Gandalf the White.
Hilarious that I'm watching this today after watching the as yet unreleased Media Knights reaction (saw it on their patreon) to the same movie yesterday, where I was happy to note them doing the exact same thing and thought the same thought. "Finally, somebody noticed" 😂
The Balrogs are Maiar who decided to serve Morgoth, and became terrible demons of shadow and flame. The Wizards are Maiar who took on the guise of elderly men, and were ordered to help Middle Earth organize to fight Sauron, though only Gandalf of the 5 remained true to his mission.
Kudos for summing that up so succinctly and efficiently 😊
and I believe only eleves have ever managed to slay them if I'm not mistaken, as far as those in the first age at least
@@snaz388 yeah, but if I'm not completely off, there was no case of an individual taking on a balrog and live... let alone win. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong!
@@SlothWithShades There was Glorfindel who actually slain a balrog. But yes, he was mortally wounded and died soon after.
@@KingGalen but he came back to life so technically he's the only one to "live" afterwards i suppose
The music of Rohan is beautiful and always gets me.
Agreed, my favorite theme from an otherwise amazing soundtrack!
I agree they movies do have great music
My favorite theme too, by far.
You can certainly tell, when watching these "Reactions" videos, which people have read the books and which have no idea what is happening. I believe that Your reaction when Merry and Pippin were dropped in front of "The White Wizard" was the only one that I've seen where the Reactor was Happily Excited instead of fearful for them. Thank you again for reading the books!
FYI, in addition to playing Gimli, John Rhys-Davies is also the voice of Tree Beard. He did the voice using a wooden megaphone and speaking while inhaling
I am watching this from a hospital room While my wife is in recovery from surgery. You really helped bring a little sunshine and relaxation where it was needed. Thank you Jax.
One of my new life goals is to do something where Jax small claps and says "look at you, being so smart"
Hahahaha! ❤️
Maybe you just succeeded:-D
"Not idly do the leaves of Lorien fall" Aragorn is describing the magical properties of the cloak clasp, on their own they cannot accidentally come apart and have to be deliberately undone. Therefore this was a message that the hobbits where still alive.
Non-sequitur. Deliberately undone, sure, but by whom? The wearer? Surely the cloak could be taken off a corpse, yes?
I’ve been listening to a podcast about the Lord of the rings, and one of the things that was pointed out that I never noticed before whenever I read the books is all the alliteration that Tolkien uses. In this one phrase there are “L”s just everywhere! “Not idLy do the Leaves of Lorien faLL”. Isn’t that beautiful & clever all at once?!
@@leesweets4110 Magical doesn't have to make logical sence.
If it was logical it wouldn't be magical.
@@stue2298Sure, but you cant make claims that fly in the face of the basics of reality. If I can unclasp my cloak, why cant you unclasp my cloak? Its simple movement of fingers and limbs. Is there a magical force field surrounding the clasp that is impenetrable to someone elses fingers?
@@sylvanaire Sure. I wont disagree. But I have always found overly poetical phrases to be incomprehensible gobbledygook. It takes too much mental effort to decipher and then youre still left open to interpretation. A text written like that is ultimately meaningless.
Again those armor pieces of Boromir's are called Vambraces. :)
Uploading both parts right away is another reason why you're the best :) very kind of you
The books are actually one book split into three. It was all meant to be one. Which was ultimately meant to just hold The Silmarillion and his 25 other later published works that predated everything else. He wasn’t just writing a random story. This veteran and scholar was reviving ancient knowledge and languages. Keeping them alive through his work. ❤
From "A Guide to Middle Earth," by Robert Foster:
Balrogs - Evil beings, servants of Morgoth in the First Age. Most of them perished when the Host of Valinor overthrew Morgoth, but at least one escaped. This Balrog, referred to in the Third Age as "the Balrog," hid at the root of the mithri-vein in Khazad-dûm until the Third Age 1980, when he was accidentally released from his prison by the Dwarves. After he killed two Kings of Durin's Folk in two years, the Dwarves fled. About 2480 Sauron peopled Khazad-dûm with orcs and trolls; the Balrog ruled over these by his terror. The Balrog was slain by Gandalf in the Third Age 3019 after a ten-day battle.
Balrogs possessed great power and terror, and wielded both shadow and flame. In the Third Age the Balrog of Moria was second only to Sauron in evil power; his strength was almost equal to that of Gandalf. Balrogs were possibly lesser Valar who had joined Morgoth in his rebellion.
The Balrog of Khazad-dûm was also known as Durin's Bane (because of his murder of Durin VI and the Terror.
“I Did Not Pass Through Fire And Death To Bandy Crooked Words With A Witless Worm.” - Gandalf (wordsmith, and otherwise recognized badass)
Gandalf really does have some incredible burns.
Editing to say: okay, I commented this before I saw the line didn’t make the cut but I mean, we all know it. We all love it! ❤
I love that when Jax is watching Sam and Frodo hide under the cloak at the Black Gate she hunches down as well as if she’s peering out from under it. That’s real immersion for you!
I was having a tough morning. Then this popped up on my feed. My day just got a little better.
I hope your day turns around! Sending you a big hug! ❤️
Simbelmynë was the name of the flower in Rohan, meaning "Evermind", a reference to the memories of the dead on whose tombs the flower grew. The name thus resembles 'forget-me-not', but a quite different kind of flower is intended. The Elves called them Uilos & Alfirin.
Tolkien mentioned that Simbelmyne is an imagined variety of anemone. In appearance, Tolkien compares Simbelmynë to the European anemone, a small white flower growing among the grass or Anemona pulsatilla, the "pasque flower"
The Elves called the same flower uilos ("snow white") and alfirin ("not mortal")
This flower was inspired by wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa), a European flower of the buttercup family. J.R.R. Tolkien stated this in Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings.
There’s more to the story even for flowers+other plants as well as the other beings within middle earth (our Midgard)
This is the genius of Tolkien ❤
8:26 In Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, a majority of the Riders of Rohan were women with fake beards in order to pass as men on the horses.
They said in the behind the scenes that the horses were mostly owned by those women and they needed a lot of them in the film so they just cast the owners who could handle each horse well.
Two Towers has the most Metal 🤘opening/previously on LOTR scene with Gandalf the Grey facing off against the Balrog. I'm sure somewhere in the world there's a LOTR fan with that scene painted on the side of their van. 😅
I just want to say THANK YOU for releasing both parts of this reaction the same day. It's so frustrating when reactors slow-drip a single movie over a week or more. No one wants to watch half a reaction and wait a week for the next part. You're the best.
Your all knowing smiles and smirks cause you know what's coming is literally the best haha
Thank you!
43 and the orc that Gimli was sitting on was twitching before Legolas shot it because it had Gimli's axe embedded in its NERVOUS SYSTEM!!!.
I think you said you read the books so perhaps you recognized the mishap Merry & Pippin have with the trees in Treebeard’s “camp” as very similar to what happened to them in the Old Forest with Old Man Willow just before Tom Bombadil rescues them. He even says something very close to TB, “You should not be waking” to admonish the trees. So while Peter Jackson had to cut their adventures in the Old Forest, Tom Bombadil’s house & the Barrow Downs, he still worked that little bit of the story in. 👍👍😄
Tolkien continued to flesh out the world of Middle-earth long after LotR was published. Sometimes for his own curiosity & sometimes as a direct response to a fan letter. The story of what happened to the Entwives comes from the latter category, I believe. It seems that the male Ents were more interested in taking care of the trees in the forest & the Entwives were more interested in open lands & agriculture, looking more like fruit trees & shrubs than pine or oaks. So with their differing interests they naturally drifted apart. Tolkien speculated that the girls moved into the area now known as the Brown Lands & were burned out/killed when the War of the Last Alliance happened, although he didn’t know for sure. Maybe some escaped further east into Rhun but none have been seen for an Age. So glad you’re enjoying the movies!
22:59 - Guess that makes him “Forearm-mir” 😂
Hahaha!
@@reactswithjax That joke was almost Lamby-level 🐑
In the book, the gift Sam received from Galadriel was wooden box with a Mallorn Tree nut & a handful of soil from her garden&grove. These gifts held symbolic significance and represented the connection between the Shire and the wider world of Middle-earth(our Midgard)
Remember the giant trees of Lothlòrien? The Mallorn nut was a token of hope and renewal. Mallorn trees were majestic and rare, found only in Lothlórien. They symbolized the elves' realm and their enduring beauty. By giving Sam a Mallorn nut, Galadriel was entrusting him with a piece of her land and its magic, signifying that the spirit of Lothlórien would always be with him.
Similarly, the soil from Galadriel's garden represented the bond between Sam's beloved Shire and the wider world. It symbolized the importance of preserving the natural beauty and fertility of the land. It was a reminder to Sam that the Shire was not isolated but part of a greater tapestry of Middle-earth, and that he had a role to play in protecting and nurturing it.
In the film adaptation, the decision to replace the Mallorn nut and soil with Shire seasoning was likely made for several reasons. Firstly, it provided a lighthearted moment and a touch of humor,
Secondly, it emphasized the hobbits' love for food and their connection to their home, the Shire. Lastly, it streamlined the narrative, as the significance of the Mallorn nut and soil might have required additional exposition and explanation. Which was a bit sad it was left out…
While the change in the gift may have altered the symbolic depth of the original scene, it allowed for a more accessible and humorous moment in the film. Frodo's near-fall and subsequent landing without harm can be seen as a cinematic embellishment, adding a moment of tension and relief while showcasing the hobbits' resilience and agility.
Overall, while the inclusion of the Shire seasoning may have deviated from the original symbolism of the Mallorn nut and soil, it served its purpose in adding levity and highlighting the hobbits' connection to their homeland.
It is very interesting that you said that yuo didn't like this book as much as you did the fist one. I ran into the very same thing! I love LotR, but that middle book was like hitting a brick wall for me. I had to force myself to slog though it! 😀 I think you will enjoy the movie though. Looking forward to watching your reaction!
Orcs - it's not just hierarchy, the Uruk Hai were creations of Saruman, and loyal to him. The "regular" orcs were (originally) from Mordor and Sauron. (Those things on their forearms are called vambraces - another useless bit of trivia.)
Didn't Morgoth/Melkor create the orcs if I'm not mistaken?
@@h4rdi7g3Sounds familiar, yeah.
A gauntlet is a glove covered in steel that was worn in suits of armor, but it also means punishment or, when "throwing down the gauntlet," a challenge. Gauntlet comes from the Old French word for "glove," which was thrown down as a symbol of a challenge.
Since you read the books you'll probably remember Glorfindel. I don't recall if another wizard ever fought a Balrog but Glorfindel killed one!
Glordindel is awesome! I loved his character in the books.
So did Ecthelion!
Glorfindel is fierce!
I absolutely adore your chipperness. You make watching your reactions so much fun.
Thank you!
The happy clap when Merry and Pippin get thrown at Gandalf The Whites Feet xdxdxd adorbs.
I simply LOVE your reaction...
Thank you!
Tolkien was a soldier in World War I and his experiences there clearly shaped the way he wrote his stories. Perhaps no place is that more evident and explicit than the Dear Marshes. The concept of soldiers of a great battle lying in shallow water was based on him seeing bomb craters that had filled with rain, dead bodies lying face up with eyes that would never see again… one of the most chilling details I learned about these stories.
Gimli's total IIRC was 42 orcs. The 42nd and final orc wore an Iron Collar which put a notch in Gimli's axe while he was being beheaded.
I too read the books before I ever saw the movies. I'm so glad you did this reaction alot of people spend too much time asking questions. and miss the dialog. it's so refreshing to have someone who enjoys the movie adaptation but understands the story already.
Fun fact, the scene where theoden becomes himself again they simply had the actor shoot the scene multiple times with different makeup (ranging from old and cursed to young and cured) and the special effects team morphed the footage together to create that beautiful scene
Glorfindel was a lord of Gondolin, who after the city fell was helping civilians flee. A Balrog was set on a mountain pass to ambush and genocide the citizens. Glorfindel battles the Balrog solo, which culminates in both falling off the mountain into a ravine to their mutual destruction.
Ecthelion was also a lord of Gondolin, and the warden of the city’s gate. He had been injured fighting through the city during its fall. The remaining forces were in the centre square, with the city’s Fountain (of which Ecthelion was lord of the people of the fountain). Gothmog, captain of the Balrogs, breaks through with the attack. He wounds Ecthelion, who - due to his injuries - cannot hold neither sword nor shield. So he leaps at Gothmog, rams his spiked(bladed helmet) helmet into the Balrog, and causes both of them to tumble into the Fountain. They are both too heavy to swim, and both injured, so they both drown (or have their inner fire extinguished). The steam from the fountain’s ruin adds to the chaos, assisting in some fleeing the city with Tuor, the princess Idril, and Glorfindel.
(Remember the prologue war in the fellowship of the ring? See those curved Blade-Esque things ontop of the elvish men’s helmets? That’s due to the ancient battle of Echthelion and the Balrog at Gondolin making its way into augmented design for their armour.)
So it’s also a theme that happens in the books where there usually is always something to do with falling into water. Except Fëanor who skated several balrogs at once and Gothmog slayed him after one bound him suddenly when he was supposed to have a one to one duel with Gothmog but one wasn’t wanting to play fair. But he was fatally wounded and so his sons and host moved him away to a safe place where his body burned up from the fires of his own spirit.
The conversation when the three hunters first meet Eomer is such excellent interchange. It’s unfortunate that much if it was not included in the movie.
Man seeing this one it first came out with a packed house was awesome. Love these so much.
The arm cover medieval armor that ancient people used to protect their arms from being hurt or injured is called a “gauntlet”😊
I love the joy on your face watching these movies and seeing the parts of the book you love come to life.
6:56 these were the Wild Men of the Westfold, Ancestral enemies of the people of Rohan. They mostly lived on the fringes of Rohan society, but when Saruman united and armed them they boldly attacked as a harrying force to divide Rohan's army, and force Theoden to retreat to Helms Deep.
When Merry & Pippin drink the entwash, it’s symbolic of them having grown on their journey! And they literally grow taller. It was tough in the continuity for the films, because they grew in an extended scene- but don’t appear to be taller than Frodo & Sam when they stand shoulder to shoulder at the end 😬 it wouldn’t make sense in the theatrical version
For some reason, every time I see the scene where Gandalf whistles for Shadowfax, I remember the Lone Ranger taming Silver in "The Legend of the Lone Ranger" (1981) .
:)
@Jax: Quick Backstory about Tolkien's World. There is one overall God, "Eru Iluvatar". From him sprang the angelic beings: Valar (archangels) & Maiar (standard angels). There are 16 Valar, and they came down from Heaven to live in the world and are essentially like a Greek pantheon. One of them, Morgoth, rebelled and is essentially Satan. Eventually Morgoth was cast out, but not before he had turned many Maiar to his side that manifested as all kinds of monsters and demonic creatures, such as the Balrogs. One of Morgoth's Maiar lieutenants was Sauron, who assumed his master's place after Morgoth was cast out and in some respects was even worse than Morgoth. The Valar live in the West, where the Elves go when they tire of the world or their souls go if they are slain. It's another continent, and many Maiar live there too. Five of those Maiar were chosen to take human form and go to Middle-Earth to help the humans, elves, and dwarves...the Istari, aka, The Wizards. So, when you see Gandalf going toe-to-toe with a Balrog, you're really seeing an angel fight a demon. In descending order of strength: Saruman the White, Gandalf the Grey, Radagast the Brown, and the two blue wizards of Alatar and Pallindo who went far into the East of Middle-earth and no one is sure what happened to them.
This is my favorite of the 3. Something really hits with the battle of Helms Deep
14:31 The BBC Radio 1981 adaptation puts this song to music. It’s a fabulous series: check it out!
seeing someone just watch and genuinely appreciate this work of art makes me happy.
Woot! Excited to continue to see Jax's reaction to this journey! By the way, cute middle school picture!
Thank you!!
regarding Balrogs, there are only a couple of instances of them being killed in the deeper mythology, generally two things happen when someone fights and manages to kill a Balrog, they cast them down from a high place, and they always die in the process of killing said Balrog
22:56 I can't remember if you noticed in Fellowship, but Aragorn put on Boromir's bracers after he died. And he continues to wear them.
Both honoring Boromir and accepting his role as a Gondorian, if not yet King.
It's subtle things like this that raise good movies to greatness.
Apart from Gandalf, two High Elves (Noldor) fought balrogs a few thousand years before: Ecthelion killed Gothmog, captain of the balrogs; and Glorfindel killed one of the balrogs as well, in the act of self-sacrifice. In all three duels opponents killed each other. Although Glorfindel, similarly to Gandalf was sent back to Middle Earth and was granted more power as well.
Since it's not in the movies: Sam was given a little wooden box by Galadriel with a soil from Lothlorien and a seed of their beloved tree - Mallorn, that were beautifuly depicted in the first movie.
Gollum was still so strong, because he was completely possesed and consumed by the One Ring over those 500 years and while the Ring existed he was bound to it. He used the Ring to kill on many occasions. Bilbo on the other hand used the Ring very sparingly, during his quest to defend and help himself or his friends and later just to avoid annoying people, and in the end, with Gandalf's help was able to give it up. And although the age started catching up with Bilbo after the Ring was destroyed, and he was dozing off more often, as 131 year old at the end of the story (in the books) he was still able to ride a pony without a need of any help.
There was certain order and ranks among Orcs and Goblins and some resemblance of a moral code. But unfortunately, since their creation and after, all of them were born with deep seeded unnatural malice, hate and and hostility “thanks” to Melkor (or Morgoth), the first dark lord.
Gimli as a Dwadf was actually very good regarding long distance marches (even with heavy baggage) and on top of it fresh enough to ferociously engage in battle if necessary.
In the beginning of time, Sauron and Saruman (both Maiar) were both disciples of Aulë, Vala of Smithcraft.
Saruman recruted and brainwashed Dunlendings, wild bloodthirsty men, neighbours of Rohan.
Merry and Pippin being swallowed by the old tree's roots after drinking Ent-draught is a shout out to their adventure with Old Man Willow right before they meet Tom Bombadil in the Old Forrest.
Theoden was 70 years old, and on top of sneaky misinformation and years of bad advice, Grima Wormtongue (very skillful manipulator and Saruman's pupil in that regard) was slowly poisoning him with what was supposed to be remedies for his old age.
For Theoden's transformation four sets of make up were applied and Bernard Hill had to perform the scene four different times with same movements and expressions. Afterwards it was blended together in postproduction.
Eowyn's stew - Peter Jackson said that apparently their catering company delivered this “awesome” stew on that day and, as a “payback”, he came up with the scene and put it in the movie.
Even though these movies aren’t a “perfect” adaptation of the books, I think they did as well as they could have, since if they were more faithful to the books the movies would’ve probably been over 6 hours each since the story is so dense. And, they’re so much better than the adaptation of ‘The Hobbit’ book.
When giving out hugs you might remember that Smegal got the ring by strangling his cousin Dongle (spl) who found it in the river while they were fishing. He might be addicted to it but most addicted people don't start their addiction by committing murder. Good reaction.
The friendship that develops between Legolas and Gimli is truly my favorite part of the whole trilogy 🥰
"He really does remind me of someone plagued with addiction". Great comparison and most likely very close to the truth of Gollum/Smeagol.
I did enjoy this video, and I will have a good day. I'm really trying hard to be more positive in my life and your content certainly helps with that. Thanks for everything you do.
I'm so glad you enjoyed this! ♥️
Glorfindel killed the leader of the Balrogs (Gothmog) but he also died. He was revived and became an emissary for Valinor. That’s when he meets Frodo
2:09 - No other wizard at the time of LOTR has but in The Silmarillion (ages before LOTR) Balrogs fought on the battlefield against Men and Elves. Some Balrogs even rode dragons in battle (I can't imagine anything scarier). So Wizard didn't, that we know of, but Men and Elves did.
5:24 - In a sense, Orcs have a sad destiny as much as Smeagol. They're evil and they cannot be anything else because that's how they're created, slaves of Sauron through fear.
7:00 I believe that’s one of the Dunlanding’s. A group of men at odds with Rohan. They decided to make a blood oath pact with Saruman in exchange for taking back the lands stolen by the people of Rohan a long time ago. I don’t know if the person in that scene had a name.
It's so good to see you. I actually played the game for PC, Battle for Middle Earth, before seeing this movie. They included scenes from this movie in the game. I was deployed to the Middle East when this movie came out
On with this epic journe! Thanks for sharing Jax! Luv the olyphants! 🐘❤️💛
Sam: "You're hopeless."
Jax: "No, he's not!"
Gollum: *Goes for a little splash in Mount Doom*
😂
Not sure about any of the other wizards killing Balrogs, but there were some elves and humans who did take them out from time to time. Notably Glorfindel, who died in killing it (he got better) and who was sent out by Elrond against the Nazgul to help make sure Aragorn and the hobbits could get to rivendell. Five of the nine fled from Glorfindel because they were actually frightened of fighting him.
Saruman taught Wormtongue the craft of "ill speech", the ability to effect a person's mind and opinion by the power of one's voice alone. This was the source of Théoden's malady. In the book it is not so physically apparent as they make it in the movie. In the book it was more a state of mind Théoden was in.
The power to persuade others using just his voice. It was said that this was one of Saruman's greatest skills.
Woo Jax! I'm so eager to watch this video and your reaction. Have a great weekend.
Thank you! Have a great weekend too!
The Ents and Entwives all loved plants, but the Ents loved wild forests, while the Entwives preferred cultivating them. Though they lived apart (the Ents in their forests, the Entwives in their farms and gardens), they would visit one another whenever they felt the desire, and never stopped considering themselves the same people. During the War of the Last Alliance near the end of the Second Age, Sauron scorched the earth where the Entwives lived. After the war, some Ents went to visit, and found a barren wasteland. They searched long and far, but never found what happened to the Entwives.
Fun Fact: When Legolas said to Frodo "You shall have my bow." in the Fellowship of the Ring, they were the only words he spoke to him throughout the whole trilogy.
I hadn't noticed that! Wow!
I'll tell you something most people miss - when Boromir died Aragorn took and wore his gauntlets as a symbol of taking on his promise and responsibility to save Gondor. Faramir wears the same kind of gauntlets.
I believe Gandalf is the only wizard to kill a Balrog. All the other Balrogs were killed by High Elves who all died in the battle themselves 2:13
On the desperate run to Rivendell, Argentina replaced the elf lord Glorfindel. In the Silmarillion, Glorifindel defeated Gothog, the captain of the Balrog. He perished but was resurrected. He and Gandalf, as far as I know, were the only two to defeat a Balrog
This brings me back to grade 7! 😂
7:24 by sending Eomer and his loyal troops away, Saruman, through Grima, can leave Edoras unprotected.
6:35 You’re Right. It’s exactly what Gandalf said in the Fellowship of the Ring “He does not share power”. Saruman might be an ally of Sauron now but for how long before he decides that Saruman has outlived his usefulness in finding the One Ring.
This film really brings to life the book.
Agreed!
Thank You ❤❤❤❤❤❤
01:16 - OMG! Does this mean that J.R.R. Tolkien was an influence upon Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series?
When they filmed this they did recorded the voice of Gandalf and Saramon doing the reveal to Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli and mix them in post production as I recall so people would hear both of them up until Gandalf shows himself. That's why you heard what you heard.
They did a similar thing back when Frodo and Sam were leaving the Shire and Frodo quotes Bilbo about the dangers of stepping out your door onto a road. Listen carefully and you can hear Frodo's voice turn into Bilbo's.
Something to consider: Most of the orcs we ever meet are only weeks old at most. It was remarkable that lurtz was able to learn how to use a bow actually. learning to ride animals? no way that a fresh uruk would have that skillset.
Another thing to note: There were no hand-drawn bows in the orc army formation of the battle of helm's deep, and that is because a crossbow is easier to learn.
I believe that Gandalf is the only Istari to ever face off again a Balrog (although it's impossible to know for sure since Tolkien never wrote much about the Blue Wizards). One thing that is pretty certain is that he is one of only three individuals to ever defeat a Balrog, the other two being Ecthelion and Glorfindel during the battle of Gondolin. Nobody has ever managed to defeat a Balrog without losing their own life in the process, although Glorfindel and later Gandalf both managed to come back from the dead far stronger after their respective battles. This is actually why Glorfindel couldn't join the Fellowship in the first book; his power level is on par with Gandalf the White and having someone of such power accompany the ring bearer would have jeopardized the secrecy of the quest.
At 22:00 you say, "He could have given him some of the raw rabbit and then cooked the stuff for yourself." In the book, Sam had asked Smeagol to go and find them something to eat; Smeagol obliged with the rabbits. He was terrified when he saw Sam cooking the rabbits. Sam replied, "Go and catch another and eat it as you fancy--somewhere private and out o' my sight. Then you won't see the fire, and I shan't see you, and we'll both be the happier."
Oh yeah, that's right!
@@reactswithjax By the way, did you notice what Sam sprinkled into his rabbit stew? "You never know."
They had to make more changes for the last two movies, but a lot of that comes down to pacing and having to show the three stories simultaneously. I think a lot of people don't consider the challenges of that, when we get the stories one after another in the books.
Eowyn's stew has to be one of the best scenes ever added to an adaptation.😂
Kudos to you for being the first movie reviewer I've seen to correctly call them Ents instead of "trees".
Thank you.
When Frodo uses Gollum's real name Smeagol, that's where Gollum began to change, and respect Frodo. The most important thing to a person is their name
Fun fact the scene where Theoden de-ages is not visual effects. It's just a simple cross-fade transition.
No none of the other Wizards have faced a Balrog before primarily when the Istari (Wizard in Elven tongue) came to be, all but the one in Moria were destroyed.
All the Balrogs are corrupted Maiar (same species as Gandalf)
Who served Sauron’s master Morgoth who died in the First Age
Morgoth did not die; he was exiled to the Outer Dark. One version of the legendarium contains a prophecy of a great final battle in which Morgoth returns.
@@clg9cu that was supposed to happen yes, but Tolkien found it too depressing because the entirety of Arda would be destroyed and reborn..
To be quote perfect and the way it was intended.
But again Tolkien thought it was too depressing and scrapped the idea, so far all intents and purposes, Morgoth is dead
6:04 Or as Yoda would say, “The leaves of Lórien do not fall idly.” 🤔
Balrogs are like Sauron, maiar that sided with Melkor (later called Morgoth) during the earliest days of the world. From what I recall everyone that brought one down (achieved by only tiny number of the greatest fighters to ever live) died in doing so or shortly after, if you see them afterwards, as with Gandalf, it's the result of divine intervention. "Her" mother has a spicy encounter with them at one point... but I digress, The Silmarillion is what you'll be reading for all of this.
For forearm armour thingies, vambraces would be the word you're looking for. They're handled better in these films than the stories of most men of Gondor, strangely enough.
Reacting to my all time favourite film series?! Just finished watching the first film then this popped up straight after 😅 perfect timing 🙏
That is perfect timing!
Merry and Pippin were quite lucky when they entered Fangorn forrest. Had they met a huorn instead of the ent Treebird , theyd´probably be done for. Huorns (technically wild ents) dislike all beings alike and without an ent around to control them would immediately kill you.
Gandalf is the same species of being as the Balrogs/Sauron before twisted by Melkor[Morgoth]. They are all Maiar (primordial spirits). Gandalf named Olórin created by Eru’s Thought (extensions of Eru Îlluvatar himself whilst they had their own free will & individuality. He essentially got the chance to experience and study other parts of himself through this.) among the other Ainur before the Years of the Lamps roughly 9,000+ years before arriving in Middle-earth; In Valinor he was known as Olórin.(Remember though he formally existed before the world existed and his form becoming Gandalf hadn’t happened yet. He was sent to Middle-earth in human form around the year 1000 of the Third Age. So his many forms had different ages in length of existing. He’s very cool right! Could he get any cooler!? 😎❤️ Another thing is when he arrived in middle earth he was disguised as an elf & lived among them whilst they were unknowing & he became to be known as Mithrandir to the Quendi/Eldar❤️ He could have very well dwelled with the elves far earlier just do to his curiosity & simple desire to explore and be around the firstborn (TheElves)
Gandalf The Grey/White
Estimated at 15,000 years old (following his quote "300 lives of men, I have walked this earth"), It says that Gandalf was the wisest of the Maiar besides Melian herself. There were a lot of Maiar that were considered really great and powerful.
However, there is a much longer answer. Like Sauron(former name is Mairon) & the other Istari (the order sent around the same time & of which he was appointed leader but he being who he is & a student of the Vala by the name Nienna & Lorien(Irmo). Gandalf was a Maiar, an angelic spirit created by Eru at the beginning of time and therefor one of the many Ainur who sang the world into being & Eru just helped their creation take shape and basically stated “behold YOUR creation” & basically what happens in that world goes sort of preordained as by that song eons ago so really only the ages after Dagor Dagorath will truly be an age that isn’t full of strife; sadness; and longing.
Also. These lamps are what were before even the two trees. These were Giant mountains but also like light houses but housing a great power but it may have also been where two special Maia lived that helped in the creation in the sun and moon after Melkor With eldrich terror Ungoliant killed the trees, so yea “Arien” is the Maia who basically exists with the sun and her brother and or lover of sorts is the one who wanders with and guides the moon. Of which that other Maia was “Tillion”
Galadriel herself not only witnessed this but as a student of Aulë and the other Valar she obviously had involvement in helping create the hallowed objects that housed the final flower of the silver tree Telperion that was the father of the moon and the mother of the sun was Laurëlin the golden tree and prior to the sun and moon they too used to wax and wane!
Interesting fact about you saying the second book felt “heavier”. So both books are from the writers perspective. Bilbo writes the entire story from the Hobbit up until they first reach Rivendell in the LotR. And once they leave Rivendell the story is written from Frodo’s perspective after the quest so he’s much more traumatized than Bilbo while writing. ✍️
Just a side note: Balrogs and Wizards are of the same kind. They are Maiar, divine beings of lesser rank. You could compare them to angels. Balrogs are fallen angels, once seduced and disfigured by the Morgoth.
Aragorn spared Grima for pragmatic, political & moral reasons. Morally: Killing someone is bad. Even when perceived as justified Tolkien didn't feel that taking a life was ever the honourable thing to do.
Pragmatically: Grima might have knowledge about Saruman's plans.
Maybe even some of Sauron's plans.
Information that they could have extracted from him if he'd accepted the king's 'mercy'.
Politically: You've not seen your king in months. Rumour has it he's gone mad and that Grima is the one running the kingdom now. Next time you see your king he's flinging Grima down the stairs unarmed, about to swing a sword through his head. Grima was even begging for mercy. That's not a good look for Theoden's first act as the King again after being silent for so long.
Èowyn’s FULL SONG in Rohirric Eotheod language + English translation below/ Èowyn sings at Thèodred’s “funeral”•Now dear Théodred lies in darkness, most loyal of fighters. The sound of the harp shall not wake the warrior; nor shall the man hold a golden wine-cup, nor good hawk swing through the hall, nor the swift horse stamp in the courtyard. An evil death has set forth the noble warrior
A song shall sing the sorrowing minstrels of Meduseld
That noble cousin, who always held me dear
Now is held in darkness, enclosed.
(Now in in the language of the Èitheod)❤
Nú on théostrum licgeth Théodred se léofa
hæ´letha holdost.
ne sceal hearpan sweg wigend weccean;
ne winfæ´t gylden guma sceal healdan,
ne god hafoc geond sæ´l swingan,
ne se swifta mearh burhstede beatan.
Bealocwealm hafað fréone frecan forth onsended
giedd sculon singan gléomenn sorgiende
on Meduselde thæt he ma no wære
his dryhtne dyrest and maga deorost.
She sings this part in the movie: Bealocwealm hafað fréone frecan forth onsended
giedd sculon singan gléomenn sorgiende
on Meduselde thæt he ma no wære
his dryhtne dyrest and maga deorost.
Éowyn is only heard singing the last four lines of the song, ending with the word Bealo, which in Old English meant "evil" or "harm". The first of those lines ("Bealocwealm hafað...") originates from the epic poem Beowulf, line 2265.)
3:35 I don't think the complaint was about how much food they had, but rather the lack of variety.
Watching this on Friday I would just like to wish you A Happy Valentines Day a few day early.
Thank you so much! Happy Valentine's Day to you too!
Shadowfax. The coolest name for a horse ever. They treated the material with such respect when they made these films.