Peter Jackson Removed Gimli’s DARKEST Hour

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  • @factorfantasyweekly
    @factorfantasyweekly  Месяц назад +7

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  • @frederikkfoglfrey8664
    @frederikkfoglfrey8664 Месяц назад +54

    I love the scene where they get blindfolded. It shows the loyalty in the company and also Aragorns Skill to resolve Problems and bring people together.

    • @ibrahimissaiaawad2888
      @ibrahimissaiaawad2888 18 дней назад +2

      yep, good point about Aragorn's character

    • @frederikkfoglfrey8664
      @frederikkfoglfrey8664 18 дней назад +1

      @@ibrahimissaiaawad2888 i just re-read book 4 and noticed that Frodo later took a leaf out of Aragorns book. When Faramir wanted to blindfold Gollum, Frodo said he should blindfold sam and him as well. I really liked that…

  • @KanuckStreams
    @KanuckStreams 4 дня назад +4

    I loved how Gimli, who had been taken into Lothlorien with a blindfold, to having been personally gifted *three of Galadriel's own hairs* before leaving with the Fellowship.

  • @c.j.nyssen6987
    @c.j.nyssen6987 Месяц назад +17

    I love the fact that Durin's Crown is always visible in the Mirrormere.
    ‘This pillar marks the spot where Durin first looked in the Mirrormere,’ said the dwarf. ‘Let us look ourselves once, ere we go!’
    They stooped over the dark water. At first they could see nothing. Then slowly they saw the forms of the encircling mountains mirrored in a profound blue, and the peaks were like plumes of white flame above them; beyond there was a space of sky. There like jewels sunk in the deep shone glinting stars, though sunlight was in the sky above. Of their own stooping forms no shadow could be seen.
    ‘O Kheled-zâram fair and wonderful!’ said Gimli. ‘There lies the Crown of Durin till he wakes. Farewell!’

  • @mevb
    @mevb Месяц назад +21

    Actualy, the Mirror Mere is shown in the movie, although it's very briefly. It's right after we see Frodo shedding a tear for Gandalf right after Aragorn calls for him. We see Aragorn runs through a creek which is connected to a lake in the background. This IS the Mirror Mere, though no names were mentioned or any info about it as we need to get from Moria to Lothlorien quite quickly to not slow down the pace too much.

  • @mhagain
    @mhagain Месяц назад +22

    The "eyes of a hawk" scene was actually lifted straight out of the Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Even the framing is similar. Very strange, but once you see it - there are so many points of similarity.

    • @Raz.C
      @Raz.C 16 дней назад

      I don't remember it. Is it the one where he tells "Blondie" that the incoming troops are wearing grey, but they turn out to be Yankies, wearing blue?
      I watched it less than a year ago, but even so, that 'eyes of a hawk' thing doesn't jump out to me. Is it possible that you're confusing the name of the bad guy- Angel Eyes- with the dialogue "Eyes of a hawk?"

    • @MulroePhoto
      @MulroePhoto 3 дня назад +1

      @@Raz.C when Gimli's like "I have such sharp senses" and 40 elves appear just off path lol

  • @bryanhikes7248
    @bryanhikes7248 Месяц назад +66

    Gimlis lowest point is on the paths of the dead when he's afraid to go into the cave.

    • @factorfantasyweekly
      @factorfantasyweekly  Месяц назад +5

      Can’t wait to cover that scene!

    • @sirboredom1012
      @sirboredom1012 Месяц назад +9

      He still does it though.

    • @bryanhikes7248
      @bryanhikes7248 26 дней назад +8

      @@factorfantasyweekly I love how gimli thinks to himself how shameful it is that an elf will go underground when a dwarf dare not. He's really one of my favorite characters!

    • @keithtorgersen9664
      @keithtorgersen9664 24 дня назад +4

      Agreed, with an equally low point being Gimli's departure from Lothlorien and his heart breaking over being away from Galadriel. He wasn't romantically attracted to her, but her benevolence to him was so overpowering that he along with the rest of the company weep over having to leave her and Lothlorien.

    • @agentbuckwheat
      @agentbuckwheat 12 дней назад +1

      @@keithtorgersen9664 he was also attracted to her

  • @theoncomingstorm7903
    @theoncomingstorm7903 Месяц назад +8

    Can't wait for Gimli's gift being a Feanor reference, always found that funny

    • @Raz.C
      @Raz.C 16 дней назад +1

      With Feanor being her uncle, asking for some of her hair may have just seemed creepy to her, in a way that would have been flattering if it were a complete stranger.

  • @11cabadger
    @11cabadger Месяц назад +14

    As the years go by, I've noticed that my brain edited out a lot of the changes. I could have sworn Gimli got blindfolded and sputtered in protest.

    • @factorfantasyweekly
      @factorfantasyweekly  Месяц назад +6

      He did threaten to go home. 👀 But once Aragorn said that Legolas would get blindfolded as well, he was more than happy to do it. 😂

    • @11cabadger
      @11cabadger Месяц назад

      @@factorfantasyweekly thank you❣️

    • @witchhazel4135
      @witchhazel4135 Месяц назад +5

      ​@factorfantasyweekly I thought Aragorn said that they would all get blindfolded, but Gimli said that he would be satisfied if only Legolas is blindfolded as well. Then, Legolas throws a fit. Therefore, they were all blindfolded.

  • @MatthewCaunsfield
    @MatthewCaunsfield Месяц назад +6

    Water, pools and rivers were an essential part of ancient (British Celtic) culture, so Tolkien including paragraphs on them fits right in

  • @ezrahendog5837
    @ezrahendog5837 Месяц назад +10

    I like that the books build how Borormir to have Legitimate feelings of unimportantace. If you think about it, He is a Captain of Gondor. He is used to Calling the shots. In his mind going back the way we came makes sense. Going to Minas Tirirh makes sense. He went through with the Fellowship's plan and they almost died. Borormir, would feel like his skills were better applied at home in Gondor. He has spent his life fighting Mordor. It makes sense he would want to Use the ring to gain an advantage against Mordor.
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    • @factorfantasyweekly
      @factorfantasyweekly  Месяц назад +2

      Plus, he really wasn’t a true “member of the fellowship” but more so an addition simply because he needed to head back to Minas Tirith. Kinda a “well, we’re walking the same way!” type of thing. So I’m sure he was frustrated quite a bit. 😂

    • @ezrahendog5837
      @ezrahendog5837 Месяц назад

      @@factorfantasyweekly I need to read the books again. I'm not sure if he actually got the advice he was looking for.

    • @shawn092182
      @shawn092182 27 дней назад

      ​@@ezrahendog5837He did. He went to Rivendell to get answers concerning his dream.

  • @Octotype
    @Octotype 28 дней назад +11

    I definitely think Peter Jackson made the right decision to shorten and remove many parts of the long track to Lothlorien. I imagine he knew what the audience needed, which is a place to land and have respite in the aftermath of Gandalf's fall. Any more danger or political drama would've been overwhelming for most audiences, so I imagine it was a very conscious decision on Peter's part. Even with the calm in the movie, people can still be overwhelmed and discouraged by Gandalf's fall, so I definitely think it was the right decision.

    • @89334726
      @89334726 15 дней назад

      No politics?
      In 7:40 it quite clearly states the were lines given to Gimli that weren't there that make him look bad. Also the whole elf vs dwarf racial interaction is far more tense in the movie than in the book which imo kinda paints the durin's folk as the bad guy.

    • @death-king1834
      @death-king1834 11 дней назад +1

      I do wish he had kept Gimli being asked to be blindfolded, and Aragorn making a compromise that all the Fellowship shall be blindfolded so that Gimli need not suffer alone.

  • @BrettWMcCoy
    @BrettWMcCoy Месяц назад +3

    I love the description of Cerin Amroth, where Aragorn is standing lost in thought, and hill being covered with elanor flowers. Frodo sees Caras Galadhon in the distance while standing on a flet in the trees and desires to grow wings and fly to the golden city. Just gorgeous imagery.

  • @georgehopwood452
    @georgehopwood452 18 дней назад +1

    I always loved the bit in the book about gollum following the fellowship in Moria, and only frodo could see two pale lights a distance off in the dark and he could hear his faint footsteps behind them that nobody else could hear. Chills

  • @selwynevonbeereskow8053
    @selwynevonbeereskow8053 Месяц назад +9

    Hooray, the next episode is here! Thank you so much.
    May I add a little detail? The place where Aragorn met Arwen and where they got engaged was not Caras Galathon but Cerin Amroth, a hill in the vicinity of Caras Galathon where the Niphredil and Elanor were blossoming. And in the books this is the place that Aragorn calls "the heart of Elvendom on earth". Cerin Amroth was omitted in the films. One only gets a tiny little glimpse of it in the scene of Arwens death but it is not named.

    • @factorfantasyweekly
      @factorfantasyweekly  Месяц назад +3

      Yes! Thanks for mentioning this. I realized this error much later after the fact. Figured someone smart would help me out in the comments. 🙏🏼

  • @charlespirate1
    @charlespirate1 13 дней назад +3

    Haldir was just manufactured jeopardy. The book is about setting and character more than plot. That doesn’t work so well in a blockbuster film. So Jackson padded the story with manufactured jeopardy throughout.

  • @SuStel
    @SuStel Месяц назад +48

    In the movies, Sting glows blue. In the book, Sting "flashed and glittered like a blue flame"; it doesn't glow.

    • @TheVoitel
      @TheVoitel Месяц назад

      If you have very polished steel you can get a blueish reflection of light. I like to interpret these scenes somewhat in this direction. The blue flashlight sword is a tad bit ridiculous ...

    • @AnOldeSpartan
      @AnOldeSpartan Месяц назад +8

      ​@@TheVoitelWithout going into detail and to try and put it in simple terms.
      The reason the Elvish swords of Gondolin glow blue, is because they are made with a similar magic to the Rings of Power. The sword makers literally put some of their own essence and personality into the sword. This means that the swords take on a personality of their own. Including the absolute hatred Elves have for Orcs & Goblins. This is why they glow blue in the precence of them.
      It is by no means "A tad bit ridiculous" to glow blue.

    • @TheVoitel
      @TheVoitel Месяц назад +1

      @@AnOldeSpartan Um ... and where exactly did you take this from?

    • @jachyra9
      @jachyra9 Месяц назад +9

      @@TheVoitel - What's truly ridiculous is forgetting perspective in writing. What the omniscient narrator describes as "glittering like a blue flame" can be interpreted by a character, or represented visually, as glowing. You know, how to the audience watching a Star Wars movie a lightsaber blade glows... but to a character who's never seen one before, they might describe the blade as "aflame." Jackson screwed up enough where it counts to bother with excoriating him for where it doesn't: I couldn't care less that Jackson opted to depict the Galadhrim as blonde supermodels on a constant Wellbutrin hangover, or that he genuinely didn't understand that "The Eye of Sauron" is a synecdoche. And I certainly don't care that Sting "glows" as opposed to "flashes and glitters." Either way, it's going to be a special effect.

    • @TheVoitel
      @TheVoitel Месяц назад +1

      @@jachyra9 The thing is that Jackson misinterprets the Lord of the Rings as a fantasy stroy, when it is in fact fantasy about a story. To Tolkien Middleearth is not some fictive world, but rather other world, just with a fictive history. So things should in my opinion remain believable. Lord of the Rings works by obscuring things. Not by putting a giant flaming eye on top of a weird tower.
      And I do not have a particular problem with them using a VFX. But it could have been done less torchlighty in my opinion. Give the sword some slight blue shimmer. Use it to build tension. Such things.

  • @Renzonio
    @Renzonio 14 дней назад +2

    A really fun detail rarley spoken about is that you watch the LOTR in the perspective of a hobbit.
    Most camera shots are from a low angel. only when u see the hobbits the camera is straight :D

  • @michael1345
    @michael1345 29 дней назад +3

    I was hoping the clip would get to the part where Galadriel welcomes Gimli in his own tongue and speaks of the wonders of Moria. That sets up the desire of Gimli to ask for three strands of Galadriel's hair as respect and acceptance of the dwarves and elves.

    • @factorfantasyweekly
      @factorfantasyweekly  29 дней назад +1

      Welp, stick around for next week. 👀

    • @Skuggan84
      @Skuggan84 4 дня назад

      Did Gimli actually ask for the hair though? I thought it was Galadriels initiative to give them to Gimli and that he didn't ask for anything. Just seeing her beauty was a gift enough.
      Then again. It's years since I read Lotr so my memory is more then fuzzy for the most parts.

    • @3DTyrant
      @3DTyrant 3 дня назад

      @@Skuggan84 I don't know about in the books as I've unfortunately not yet read them, but in the movie Gimli at first doesn't ask for a gift, but then asks for a single hair.

  • @deathangel7335
    @deathangel7335 15 часов назад

    That rope bridge Fact or Fantasy forgot about? That was literally a single rope across a river, not like a whole bridge woven out of ropes with some boards to walk on. They did it that way so they could untie and retract the rope to protect the areas beyond, deeper into Lothlorian. The elves could cross it without a problem, but they had to condescend and add another rope for everyone else in the Fellowship to hold on to for balance. ...and another one at half-height for the hobbits and dwarf.

  • @matthaeusdecuiavia8637
    @matthaeusdecuiavia8637 25 дней назад

    This series became one of my favourites on RUclips, especially because some time has passed since I've read Tolkien's books.

  • @RetroJack
    @RetroJack 5 дней назад

    With Peter Jackson somehow forgetting to put all of a 1,200+ page book on screen, I guess there will always be plenty of low-hanging fruit for RUclipsrs to pick from.

  • @adorp
    @adorp Месяц назад +4

    The indfold scene shows Aragorn's leadership skills. It should have stayed.
    Gandalf is powerful. But he is a bit too powerful. Haldir would not have dared pull that off if Gandalf was there. I think it is one of the reasons Gandalf couldn't be with the fellowship for long. It allowed other characters to shine.

    • @seregnis
      @seregnis Месяц назад +1

      The movie Gandalf would have still jumped at the chance to troll Gimli 🤣

  • @CosmicCleric
    @CosmicCleric 28 дней назад

    Glad RUclips suggested your video/channel to me, as I've always wanted to know a concise list of the differences between the books and movies.

  • @TF2CrunchyFrog
    @TF2CrunchyFrog 25 дней назад

    I have reason to believe the Orc attack at the borders of Lothlorien _was_ originally in the shooting script and even partially filmed before being cut. I remember that back in 2001, before the movie came out in December, the Internet was bursting with leaks, speculations, trailers, and photos from the shoot. There was a scene in one of the trailers which showed the Fellowship at the edge of a forest, running towards the forest, fleeing from something unseen, with Legolas turning around and firing an arrow behind him "at the camera".
    But the bow he was holding was _not_ the white Lorien bow he received from Galadriel later, but the dark brown wooden bow Legolas had with him when he arrived in Rivendell and which he carried when Haldir stopped the Fellowship.
    Which mean that at some point, scenes _had_ been shot of the Fellowship in a fight _before_ they entered Lothlorien, with them fleeing into the forest.

  • @death-king1834
    @death-king1834 11 дней назад

    Apprantly in early storyboards and even in some deleted footage, the Orcs of Moria do enter Lothlorien and give chase to the Fellowship.

  • @kalebhopewilcom8876
    @kalebhopewilcom8876 14 дней назад

    Why I wasn't recommended this channel a long time ago I have no idea (Lights Pipe)

  • @taylormunson3605
    @taylormunson3605 6 дней назад

    I get it. It's his DARKEST hour because he walks for an hour blindfolded.

  • @codyray3344
    @codyray3344 15 часов назад

    I imagine bodies of water, especialy ones with intricate details are hard to recreate, not to mention filming on/in or around water is a pain in the ass. Plus, the crew has really bad luck when it comes to it, Sam's actor got his foot impaled on a large shard of glass in the scene where he is chasing after frodo who is trying to leave him and Peter jackson originally wanted to do fight scene on the river similar to the one he eventually did in the hobbit, but the site got flooded and they had to nix it.

  • @treydixon5399
    @treydixon5399 28 дней назад +3

    The whole introduction to Haldir and the walk deeper into the forest are amazing in the book.
    The elves and dwarves genuinely distrust each other. The discussion about blindfolding Gimli gives you a chance to see Aragorn as a leader (so soon after losing Gandalf) and we get to see Legolas actually angry.
    But my favorite part is after they all agree to be blindfolded. Gimli essentially says he'll get revenge for every stumble or stubbed toe.
    Haldir replies that no revenge will be needed. As distrustful as he is of some random dwarf showing up at his home, his personal pride and honor can't let him let Gimli suffer even the slightest harm.
    Haldir isn't a main character, not even a minor one. Basically an extra in the book. But JRRT makes him a real person, with a past and a culture.
    I cannot blame Jackson for clipping that side story but I really appreciated how Tolkien gave even such a small character a great portrait and a heartwarming arch.

  • @mevb
    @mevb Месяц назад +1

    An alternative entrance to Lothlorien was shot when the Moria Goblins that chases after The Fellowship, catches up as they are in the forest. Legolas turns around to fire at them when suddenly dozens of arrows are fired and kills all the orcs and Legolas in surprise fires his arrow and therefore killing the last orc standing. Suddenly, Gimli and the hobbits are grabbed and pulled up while ropeladders roll down, which Aragorn, Legolas and Boromir climbs up, reaching up toplattforms among the trees. As they get up, they see more Moria Goblins run underneath, trying to find The Fellowship. Haldir, who stands with them say "They crossed the waters of the Nimrodel. Curse their foul feet! Orcs have dared enter Lothlórien. They will not leave it alive." This cuts to the scene on the plattform as in the movie (or at least the Extended Edition).

  • @CrimznRaven
    @CrimznRaven 27 дней назад

    i just refinished my copy's of TLoTR by rob inglis so your videos have come at the right time

  • @bukvajzr
    @bukvajzr Месяц назад +2

    Nice video but I also dont understand why Peter Jackson did not involve any reaction of Gimli to the Balrog into the movie. It just gives me goosebumps to think about how its written in the books when he sees It.

    • @Slowdough99
      @Slowdough99 Месяц назад

      Because it's a movie. People need to get a grip on visual media vs reading. The movie is 3.5 hours, you adapt a book to visual media page by page and your making a 10 hour film with a billion dollar budget. No once cares what was changed. The trilogy is still to this day the greatest triumph in adaptation. We all know what was cut. No one cares in reality. You can't do a one for one. It's not possible. Hence the word ADAPTATION. NOT COPY

    • @fantasywind3923
      @fantasywind3923 27 дней назад +1

      Yeah...at the very least some one awe/terrified look and line of Gimli would have done it...just him speaking....Durin's Bane in terror! Or something like that would work.

    • @bukvajzr
      @bukvajzr 27 дней назад +1

      @@fantasywind3923 exactly man

  • @Mathemagical55
    @Mathemagical55 Месяц назад +1

    I always thought Aragorn's leadership into Lothlorien was extremely casual. They stop for a meal and later turn in for the night with a company of orcs and wargs from Moria just a few hours behind them. If they hadn't encountered Haldir and his brothers they would have been caught and killed in the night.

    • @jachyra9
      @jachyra9 Месяц назад +2

      You're right. Aragorn should have turned off the highway and took them to a Motel 6, then called the cops on the orcs. Bruh totally dropped the ball. 🙄

    • @shawn092182
      @shawn092182 26 дней назад +1

      ​@@jachyra9 There were no motels off the highway around that area. Their best option was to reach the borders of Lothlorien as soon as possible and check into the Border Inn.

    • @jachyra9
      @jachyra9 26 дней назад

      @@shawn092182 - No motels? Really? Wow... the stuff you learn from internet strangers...

  • @sorikonnor
    @sorikonnor 22 дня назад

    Good content man 👍

  • @matthewperales9912
    @matthewperales9912 Месяц назад +2

    Gimli: A merry bunch of fools we shall look. Will Haldir lead us on a string like beggars with one dog? But I shall be content if only Legolas shares my blindness.
    Legolas: I AM AN ELF AND A KINSMAN HERE!
    Really does illustrate how arrogant and prejudist elves can be. Gimli and Legolas have been traveling together this whole time and Legolas never once speaks in Gimli's defense as a comrade only getting angry at the mention that he should be blindfolded as well.

    • @factorfantasyweekly
      @factorfantasyweekly  Месяц назад +2

      There’s a very interesting shift that happens once they get to meet with Galadriel, which I’ll cover next week. But strangely, Gimli and Legolas become fast friends after that point. 👀

    • @matthewperales9912
      @matthewperales9912 Месяц назад

      Yes, the interactions between Galadriel and Gimli and there outcomes are some of my favorite parts of the story, to me it shows how a simple act of kindness can change the heart of someone. I look forward to your next video.

    • @fantasywind3923
      @fantasywind3923 27 дней назад +1

      Well it shows actually that both Elves AND Dwarves can be quite similar in many aspects...at first Gimli threatens to turn back..his pride was also insulted...then he finds that moment of humor and it's the Legolas turn to get irritated...both peoples have reasons, both individuals are of somewhat high rank and lineage and have sense of personal dignity etc. Aragorn defuses the situation when he speaks:
      "This was not at all to the liking of Gimli. ‘The agreement was made without my consent,’ he said. ‘I will not walk blindfold, like a beggar or a prisoner. And I am no spy. My folk have never had dealings with any of the servants of the Enemy. Neither have we done harm to the Elves. I am no more likely to betray you than Legolas, or any other of my companions.’
      ‘I do not doubt you,’ said Haldir. ‘Yet this is our law. I am not the master of the law, and cannot set it aside. I have done much in letting you set foot over Celebrant.’
      Gimli was obstinate. He planted his feet firmly apart, and laid his hand upon the haft of his axe. ‘I will go forward free,’ he said, ‘or I will go back and seek my own land, where I am known to be true of word, though I perish alone in the wilderness.’
      ‘You cannot go back,’ said Haldir sternly. ‘Now you have come thus far, you must be brought before the Lord and the Lady. They shall judge you, to hold you or to give you leave, as they will. You cannot cross the rivers again, and behind you there are now secret sentinels that you cannot pass. You would be slain before you saw them.’
      Gimli drew his axe from his belt. Haldir and his companion bent their bows. ‘A plague on Dwarves and their stiff necks!’ said Legolas.
      ‘Come!’ said Aragorn. ‘If I am still to lead this Company, you must do as I bid. It is hard upon the Dwarf to be thus singled out. We will all be blindfold, even Legolas. That will be best, though it will make the journey slow and dull.’
      Gimli laughed suddenly. ‘A merry troop of fools we shall look! Will Haldir lead us all on a string, like many blind beggars with one dog? But I will be content, if only Legolas here shares my blindness.’
      ‘I am an Elf and a kinsman here,’ said Legolas, becoming angry in his turn.
      ‘Now let us cry: “a plague on the stiff necks of Elves!”’ said Aragorn. ‘But the Company shall all fare alike. Come, bind our eyes, Haldir!’"
      This sort of shows the two races/people being not so different.

    • @shawn092182
      @shawn092182 26 дней назад

      You are what you hate.

  • @countiblis1246
    @countiblis1246 2 дня назад

    I thought you were gonna tell the bit about when they got him drunk and shaved his beard off.

  • @charlespirate1
    @charlespirate1 13 дней назад +5

    Jackson made Gimli absurd comic relief. The book character is a much more nuanced, sophisticated and interesting character. I understand why Jackson did it but it was lowest common denominator stuff. Appealing for cheap laughs.

    • @davemccage7918
      @davemccage7918 4 дня назад

      It worked for the better though. FotR is actually a pretty dark movie, probably the darkest of the entire franchise. I remember seeing it in theaters when I was 13 and being terrified. Two main character deaths, a couple of death fake outs and even a brief torture scene. Had it not been for Gimli the movie would have been too depressing for general audiences.

  • @89334726
    @89334726 15 дней назад

    Now I'm curious about the narrative behind Jacksons changes.
    Was it just to save money in production or something else and if yes, why.

    • @charlespirate1
      @charlespirate1 13 дней назад +1

      The book’s appeal are chiefly setting and character. It unfolds slowly. People don’t have patience for that in a blockbuster movie. So Jackson added manufactured jeopardy throughout (eg Haldir refusing entry to Lorien) and removed nuance and detail. He dumbed it down. That’s not a criticism. It was necessary if the films were to be a commercial success. Huge amounts of money had been spent and needed to be recouped.

  • @keithtorgersen9664
    @keithtorgersen9664 24 дня назад

    @factorfantasyweekly, this is a side point in the discussion, but I keep hoping that one day an expert in Tolkien's writings who is the mystery elf progenitor in Dol Amroth, whether it could be Nimrodel herself, Amroth, or some other elf. There are the 3 official Elf/Human unions in lore, but then there is mystery 4th union to explain the humans of Dol Amroth having elf heritage.

  • @maisaparviainen3357
    @maisaparviainen3357 Месяц назад

    Again! Great video 🔥

  • @gnm4
    @gnm4 Месяц назад

    Love these keep it up mate

  • @donotneedonethnx
    @donotneedonethnx 19 часов назад

    When Haldir and Aragorn speak Sindarin, you forgot to turn on your captioning. (the one and only blessing of being hearing impaired).

  • @LarsOlsen-nd2eu
    @LarsOlsen-nd2eu Месяц назад

    Love these videos, keep it up 👍🏼

  • @TillionTirrion
    @TillionTirrion Месяц назад

    Really enjoying this series.

    • @factorfantasyweekly
      @factorfantasyweekly  Месяц назад

      Legend! 🙏🏼 Thanks for supporting my work. Glad you’re enjoying it!

    • @factorfantasyweekly
      @factorfantasyweekly  Месяц назад +1

      DOUBLE legend 👀 just realized this is your second time!

  • @TF2CrunchyFrog
    @TF2CrunchyFrog 25 дней назад +1

    The LotR movies were already incredibly long, even in their theatrical version... remember, back in the early 2000s, movies longer than 2 hours were incredibly rare, and anything 3 hours or longer forced movie theatres to add a break in the middle of the movie.
    They had to cut _something._ And no offence but the Mirror Mere, while very poetic, is _exposition filler._ It has no bearing on the Ring War plot. In the novel, it's Tolkien taking the reader on a scenic tourist tour, adding more "lore"... and even more in the Appendices.

    • @jachyra9
      @jachyra9 24 дня назад

      "remember, back in the early 2000s, movies longer than 2 hours were incredibly rare"
      Incredibly rare? Really? Here is a small list of films from the nineties and into the early 2000s that are all well over the two-hour mark, most of them three hours or more:
      Pulp Fiction, Schindler's List, Malcolm X, The Shawshank Redemption, Forrest Gump, JKF, Braveheart, Titanic, Magnolia, Boogie Nights, Nixon, Until the End of the World, True Lies, Hamlet, Eyes Wide Shut, Cast Away, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Ray, Catch Me If You Can
      I've watched all of these movies in theaters at the time of their initial release. I don't recall any of them ever having an intermission in the middle. Because no movie theater would see the logic in making an already long movie longer and reducing ever further the number of screenings per day.
      "They had to cut something."
      Understanding what to cut stems from understanding the story in the first place. To whit:
      " the Mirror Mere, while very poetic, is exposition filler. It has no bearing on the Ring War plot"
      By your logic, neither did two wizards having an MMA match. Neither did sending Elves to Helm's Deep, which did not change the outcome of the battle at all. Neither did having Aragorn deny his heritage, break up with his girlfriend and fall off a cliff. I could go one... for a while...
      "In the novel, it's Tolkien taking the reader on a scenic tourist tour, adding more "lore""
      It's telling that you place the word lore in quotations, even though you aren't directly quoting someone, which I implies that you believe there is a separation between the necessities of story and plot( though like most you don't understand these terms ) and the layers of rich detail that Tolkien took so much effort to include. Yeah, it's just, like, filler, bruh. Boring and unnecessary. 🙄

  • @dragonabsurda
    @dragonabsurda 5 дней назад

    While I prefer the nuance of Tolkien's original approach here, I understand the choice Jackson made. There's a clearer line drawn in the movies between "good" and "evil." Evil is driven by Sauron's influence, which is not the cause of the racial tensions here. I think the more nuanced world feels more real, but this is a condensed version of the stories made for a different media and audience. It's possible it just didn't translate well given their constraints. It's along the same lines as their reasoning for changing Faramir as much as they did, which drove me crazy when I first saw the films. I didn't like it, but their explanation made sense.

  • @patmagh
    @patmagh 29 дней назад

    Didn't you read the book? He is called Gumli.

  • @marckrieger3277
    @marckrieger3277 23 дня назад

    Wait Aragon used Kings Foil? I thaugt this plant only grew were people with numenorien decent lived? Did they made it this far?
    Great video by the way!

    • @LadyAlaina42-c3e
      @LadyAlaina42-c3e 8 дней назад

      Aragon is a Dunadine...descended from Numnor.

  • @keithtorgersen9664
    @keithtorgersen9664 24 дня назад

    When Gimli was insulting Haldir in the film, was he supposed to be speaking Elvish? If so, then it makes sense that Aragorn would rebuke him. But if it was dwarvish, then it makes no sense that Aragorn would understand what he is saying, because the dwarves fiercely guard their language and do not teach it to anyone, in the books.

    • @yadbor
      @yadbor 5 дней назад +1

      I imagine that he is speaking Westron, the common language of Men, Hobbits and many others in the Third Age.
      Everyone present would speak Westron, and as you say Kuzdhul was rarely heard by any non-dwarf who lived to tell of it.

  • @Raz.C
    @Raz.C 16 дней назад +1

    Hi mate
    I don't want to be super picky, so I'm not going to bring up any mistakes you might have made. But I would like to ask you to please speak more thoughtfully. It's possible that trying to speak quickly is causing you to make mistakes that you otherwise wouldn't make. But other than those very minor things I noticed, I'm quite happy with the video. Well done :)

    • @factorfantasyweekly
      @factorfantasyweekly  16 дней назад

      It’s important to know that I’m no Tolkien expert, I’m just a fan of the movies and books. I haven’t been studying this stuff for 20+ years like a lot of my fellow Middle Earth RUclipsrs. 😂 This is just a fun project for me, and if there are any errors (that have not already been pointed out), I encourage people to mention them so we can all learn together as a community!
      Thanks for watching!

  • @jose280714
    @jose280714 28 дней назад

    The reality is that the books are very different ...🙂 ...

  • @memphismartin196
    @memphismartin196 9 дней назад

    Rashford isn't inconsistent Adam, he's consistently rubbish!

  • @katmandoism
    @katmandoism 26 дней назад

    A little different? Ohh please. It's nothing like books.

  • @fusssypucker
    @fusssypucker 8 дней назад

    I didn’t really dig how they portrayed Gimli in the movies

  • @alexanderdooley5833
    @alexanderdooley5833 18 дней назад

    Just catching this video, i have always said making them movies was a mistake. the entire series of books should have been 1 hour episode tv series.

    • @factorfantasyweekly
      @factorfantasyweekly  18 дней назад

      Still a possibility in the future. But I’d be too scared that they would ruin it in other ways if they tried to do a tv show version. 💀

  • @user-nz6dx2fj6h
    @user-nz6dx2fj6h 28 дней назад

    The American accent doesn't really lend itself to Tokien does it? Lathlowrian!

  • @InsaneRabbitDaddy
    @InsaneRabbitDaddy 26 дней назад

    The great failing of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings (Yes, Peter Jackson's, not JRR Tolkien's) is that during production, when people were asking what would be included from the book, and what omitted, Jackson said that they had to leave out many things such as Tom Bombadil simply because there wasn't enough time. Fair enough, but then Jackson, having removed so much of the book, then went ahead and made up a bunch of shit, and stuck it in.

    • @texastate6296
      @texastate6296 26 дней назад +1

      Still amazing movie and additions. Tom Bombadill is never really needed. Was kind of pointless in the book.

    • @jachyra9
      @jachyra9 25 дней назад +1

      @@texastate6296 - If you genuinely believe that Tom Bombadil wasn't "needed" as was "pointless" in the book, then, like Peter Jackson, you didn't understand the book. At all.

    • @gandalf8216
      @gandalf8216 25 дней назад +1

      That's the nature of adapting books into movies. You have to cut out things which does not fit the narrative chosen for the movie, while a novel has a greater range of possible kinds of narratives, often in parallel. So if you remove elements that existed in the novel, because it does not fit the more strictly defined narrative chosen for the movie, you may have to add elements which never were in the novel, because the narrative of the movie demands it. PJ's choice of trying to appeal to two audiences at once - the fans of the books, and those that had never read the books - is simultaneously the greatest strength and weakness of the movie adaption, because it both appeals and disappoints both audiences.

    • @jachyra9
      @jachyra9 24 дня назад +1

      @@gandalf8216 - Peter Jackson never had to make such a choice. The Lord of the Rings has been read by over 150,000,000 people and translated into forty languages. This would indicate that people are all over the world from different cultures were more than willing to accept what Tolkien wrote as is. Jackson didn't understand The Lord of the Rings and made his choices based on that. No one knows what will or will not appeal to anyone, and Jackson's additions are stupid in addition to being unnecessary.

    • @texastate6296
      @texastate6296 24 дня назад +1

      @@jachyra9 I do understand the meaning in the books but it’s not necessary in the movies. Even reading the book and seeing some lines that were moved to other characters sounds better. Just because Tolkien wrote it doesn’t mean things couldn’t be improved or switched around and sometimes sound better especially from a book to movie.

  • @paulsmodels
    @paulsmodels 16 дней назад +1

    Peter Jackson is a good movie maker, but skipped, and left out to much, Also, he added things the movie that were not in the books.

  • @kalrandom7387
    @kalrandom7387 Месяц назад +2

    I'm a new subscriber of yours, so far I have really enjoyed what you are doing, except the speed at which you speak. This is a deep dive on the differences of a much loved book and movie series, yet your speaking pace sounds as if you're late for something extremely more important than your video. Slow it down some, the people that are your target audience more than likely have read the books (more than once) have the 3 solid days of viewing extended directors editions of the movies (and watched more than once), we have time for your deep dive if we clicked on the video. Just a suggestion from someone who is a fan of the subject matter and mainly watches RUclips for their video entertainment.

    • @Occatuul
      @Occatuul День назад +1

      I completely disagree. Are you sure your playback speed isn't increased?

  • @Raz.C
    @Raz.C 16 дней назад

    Dude..........
    Movie vs Manuscript? For Lord of the Rings??? You could publish a multi volume encyclopedia on those differences!!!
    Why would you do this to yourself? Voluntarily?

  • @ibrahimissaiaawad2888
    @ibrahimissaiaawad2888 18 дней назад

    I think its more interesting to keep all of the fictional details. as it is through them that Tolkien builds the story, and gives it depth and imaginative continuity.

  • @barbarossarotbart
    @barbarossarotbart Месяц назад +1

    in my opinion Peter Jackson did a very bad job with this scenes.

  • @SomeIdiotLUL
    @SomeIdiotLUL 29 дней назад

    Gimlie lowest point broke back mtn the fellowship of the other ring

  • @adamethridge7824
    @adamethridge7824 17 дней назад

    The books are always better

  • @blueshit199
    @blueshit199 29 дней назад

    why are you all using AI generated thumbnails for these videos about Gimli?

  • @SuStel
    @SuStel Месяц назад

    You basically said "Caras Galadon" correctly. Just voice your "dh."

  • @gandalf4751
    @gandalf4751 29 дней назад

    😍✅✅😍

  • @notsure7060
    @notsure7060 20 дней назад

    Your voice ..... its so ... im the drunk fool that

  • @katmandoism
    @katmandoism 26 дней назад

    Not a chance! Can't stand the movies

  • @user-gq5wj1jz3t
    @user-gq5wj1jz3t 29 дней назад +2

    Boy, you have your work cut out for you. They butchered Tolkiens books with these films, if you have read the books that is. Missing story line and characters. Made them hard to watch for me.

    • @blueshit199
      @blueshit199 29 дней назад

      amazing how on on had any issue with the movies 20 years ago