The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Extended Edition MOVIE COMMENTARY!!
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- Опубликовано: 14 июн 2019
- The Crew records a Commentary Track for the 2001 Peter Jackson Movie "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Extended Edition"
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guys, you missed talking about Sean Asten' accident when he steps into the water at the end, he actually shrapneled his toe and foot with a large piece of metal stuck in the water and had to have it removed on set and flew back to the homesite. footage is on the dvd behind the scenes footage.
the 7 minute ''1968: TOLKIEN on LORD OF THE RINGS | Release | Writers and Wordsmiths | BBC Archive.''
I love how Eric formally and respectfully refers to Tolkien as "Professor" with high regard.
This is without doubt one of my top 3 movies of all time.
The other two are the Two Towers and Return of the King.
Nice one
Best comment ever.
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1) Fight club
2)LOTR Return of the king
3)Dark Knight
@@rahulg5271 I feel that. Wrong order for me though.. 2 (All 3 films), 1, 3 would be my list
When you’ve seen this amazing film so many times that you don’t need to watch along with them all you need to do is listen and you know exactly where they are
My God yesss LOTR. I can listen Eric explaining and Shane asking right questions forever
and spoiling too much and speaking wrong facts yeah
@@whenraindropsfall spoiling who exactly you simpleton?
I listened and watch this without the movie playing but I had a feeling I knew every exact scene that they were talking about
Same, enjoyed it enough I just watched 2 and 3 Commentary on its own, now watching with the film's in the background 😅
The other problem with using the Eagles is that Sauron is alive and active. This is the being that was able to shroud the sky in darkness all the way to Minas Tirith, and in the books Boromir mentions that "he can govern the storms in the Mountains of Shadow that stand upon the borders of Mordor. He has strange powers and many allies".
The Eagles are both powerful and large: Sauron would notice them the moment they entered Mordor and would bring them down, capturing the Ring. It is different when Sauron and the Nazgul are dead and his armies are in chaos without him, allowing them to fly in and out without opposition. However, carrying the Ring to Mount Doom is mainly a stealth mission, and the Eagles aren't helpful there.
Suaron also thought that whoever had the Ring would start using it to challenge him and since Frodo wasn't using it, Sauron didn't know where to find him until he got to Mount Doom and Claimed it. At least in the book anyway.
Also, the divinity in LotR (Iluvatar) does not interfere very directly in the world of men, being this the reason why Gandalf came to earth with half power. Eagles are sent by Eru (or Gandalf's master, can't recall right now), and since the stated above, he would not interfere directly in the matter.
I actually planned on writing something similar but decided not to. Giant birds that normally nest on the other side of the continent are kind of noticeable, and we KNOW Sauron has his own huge winged creatures. Going unnoticed for as long as possible was kind of the felloship's whole point...
Finally someone who is making sense :). Jokes aside well done I couldn't explan it better myself :).
@@godcaoss The Eagles are under the dominion of Manwe, who isn't quite the creator god but he does listen to Eru and speak his will directly to the other Valar. So close enough.
This is literally one of my favorite movies of all time
All of them are in my personal Top 10.
Nerdy George Washington all of them are top 3 for me... they are literally perfect in my opinion great ending great soundtrack great cgo everything is just great
This is categorically my favorite movie of all time
I don’t think you can throw “the best of all time” around like it’s nothing. But these 3 films are the best of all time… From the actual final product, to all the production that went into them. All you have to do is watch the Appendices and it solidifies my point.
There are three small things that I love about this movie.
How Frodo says to Aragorn "it's taken Boromir" meaning that he understood that it was the Ring that made Boromir try to take it from him and puts no blame on the Gondorian.
The second thing is the first words that Boromir says when Aragorn goes to him after defeating Lurz are "They took the little ones", completely forgetting his wellbeing and in a way saying "leave me here and go after them".
The last one is how Boromir felt he let down everyone and failed them and had no hope for humankind and he was hopeless that he couldn't save his city and was about to die heartbroken then Aragorn finally steps up and lifted his spirit before his passing. What a moment, I can't go through that moment without weeping.
The extended versions make Boromir such a great character.
Boromir says "I didn't see it" which i took as a callback to the earlier extended scene of the disagreement btwn him and Aragorn about taking the path thru the Gap of Rohan. Boromir initially took offense at Aragorn's distrust of bringing the ring anywhere near mankind. It wasn't till Boromir experienced how quickly he became corrupted causing him to "see" Aragorn's decision that all men could be just as easily corrupted leading to the realization that his people can't use the ring which made him lose the hope that brought him to the fellowship in the first place. Aragorn uplifts him in his final moments by revealing he was strong enough to avoid the Ring's temptation plus pledging to use the strength of his bloodline to ensure "our people" don't fail. This pledge proved to Boromir that his ppl wouldn't need the ring to save themselves if they had a leader like Aragorn. You're right that the extended cut showcased much more than the theatrical release how Boromir's fall and redemption personifying the weakness and nobility of mankind worked to re-affirm Aragorn's faith in men and himself. Boromir's sacrifice basically made Aragorn a king.
Celebrimbor made the 9 rings for men the 7 for the dwarfs and the three rings he made without sauron so those rings didn't have evil in them. Sauron himself made the One Ring, as soon as he put on the one ring the elves sensed the evil and took their rings off and so were not effected by sauron When he was defeated the three elves put their rings back on as they couldn't be controlled by sauron
I’m sorry to break the ice. But I don’t believe that shadow of Mordor/ War games are cannon.
@@galacticknight3058 it's in the Silmarillion. There's much more to the lord of the rings than the movies and games.
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And the dwarves were just made greedier but that's the extent of Sauron's influence. They didn't turn into Wraiths like the kingsmen did.
@@DAMIENDMILLS yes, dwarves are tough as hell, which is why Sauron didn't like them
I am....SO...excited to watch this. I often appreciate Eric sitting on the end of the desk randomly spouting LOTR quotes. I see you Eric. I'm just gonna be sad when I can't join in 😂
Great point about Sam's fear of water - that makes his end so much more meaningful, at the end of his life, Sam gives the Red Book to his daughter Elanor, travels to Cirdan the shipwright at the Grey Havens and sets off in a little boat Across the Sea, sailing alone and out of the Spheres of Arda to Valinor and its white shores.
My heart broke a little when the Great Cate Blanchett was referred to as "Hela from Thor 3"
I think it's pretty well established that outside the so called "nerdverse" of movies, they are not all that well versed in cinema in general.
Yeah, a gave Aaron side eye for that. lol
@@pandycious why Thor 3 was great and she did a pretty damn good job as hella
That’s not nearly as bad as the time Eric referred to James Marsters as Piccolo from Dragon Ball Evolution
Well to be fair James Marsters was probably the only really decent performance out of that movie. He apparently does the voice of English dub Zamasu now.
I like that I actually watched this entire 3-hour commentary
I'm watching along. Nice concept. Excellent movie.
THE NOBLE ASS EATER I do have a life thank you very much...I was gaming while I was listening to their commentary...don’t even need to be watching along since I’d know what scenes they’re discussing
THE NOBLE ASS EATER your name fits you well!
@@robbifidelino4654 LOL I totally agree!
@@Henkersknoten20 ever heard of dual monitors?
One correction, the Elves made the 19 rings but the One Ring was made by Sauron himself.
I like thinking Celebrimbor made it
@@QuickstrikeTRU he did. In both lore and Shadow of Mordor
@@steel58836 I don't know what your definition of "lore" is but in the actual goddamn book it describes Celebrimbor sensing the One Ring "From afar" as soon as Sauron forges it. Meaning not physically present in the room.
@@joshjames582 And in the game, Celebrimbor actively forges it for Sauron
@@shad2690 the game is not canon stupid
Oh, hey! I actually know something! The reason Elrond didn't shove Isildur into the lava is because they're related. Elrond is half-Elven, and his twin brother Elros chose a mortal life. Isildur is a decendant of Elros, which is part of what gives Numenorians their long life (distant Elven heritage in the bloodline). By this, Aragorn is also Elrond's great-great-etc-great-nephew. This, in turn, is part of why Elrond agreed to raise Aragorn after the deaths of Arathorn and Gilraen.
Sauron DID make the One Ring. It literally says in the movie “the Dark Lord Sauron forged in secret a master ring.”
Canonically, he now didnt forge it himself. He tricked Celebrimbor (who forged all the other rings) into making it for him. Shadow of Mordor added so much more to the franchise and was an incredible game
@@shad2690 the video games aren’t canon. Sauron most likely copied Celebrimbor and studied his magic. He still made the ring himself as I get the feeling Celebrimbor would probably say no as he was making it when seeing the requested features
@@HIPEOPLE1887 The Shadow of Mordor games are canon
@@shad2690 given they weren’t written by Tolkien or approved by his son, no they’re not
@@HIPEOPLE1887 Just because they arent written by them doesnt mean its not canon
In New Zealand there is a maximum of one degree of seperation from anyone who worked on these films. My dad and his friend did, my mum's friend plays Sam's wife, etc. etc.
That is awesome! I really want to someday visit the Hobbiton set.
Watching the behind the scenes really emphasizes just how many jobs this movie must have created in New Zealand. It must have had a dramatic effect on their economy, not to mention cementing it as a popular tourist destination.
This is so awesome, I'm so glad you are doing movie commentaries. Like Eric we don't often get to hear your thoughts on some series and I can't wait for the rest of the films. I was a Tolkien nerd growing up and I can still remember how excited I was when the films were announced, I was actually on holidays in Ireland when Fellowship was released but still made time to go and see it. Like for GOT Eric is the perfect guide for the commentary, I love all the BTS stuff (I don't know how many hours I've spent watching the appendices).
There were a couple of things I noticed in the commentary but the one I thought mattered was at 2:39:20 Fëanor made the Silmarils to capture the beauty of the trees Telperion and Laurelin in Valinor.
Two Towers won the pole so everything is good.
Have you guys listened to the cast commentary of these films? They're brilliant! Billy and Dom (Merry and Pippin) are hysterical.
Jess5_11 The only DVD/Blu-ray I know of with four separate commentary tracks.
Can I watch it online somewhere?
@@holysecret2 not that i know of..there might be clips..but it's just audio over the films. It's an option on the extended dvds :)
Rick: they covered the forging of the rings in shadow of Mordor
Me: ..... oh boy.....
I swear both of the games became somewhat canon though?
@Jack N well they might be movie canon? Idk but definitely not book canon haha. While Celebrimbor did create the rings under the guidance of Sauron, he made the 3 eleven rings without Saurons corruption nor did he create the 1 ring
Mentioning Martin freeman as Bilbo. The hobbit movies weren’t great but he was absolutely amazing as Bilbo Baggins
What was wrong with The Hobbit movies? I thought they were great
Can we somehow give these movies more awards now? They were so spectacular and so ambitious
1. Sauron made the One Ring himself. Elves didn’t know about it until it was too late. Galadriel says it at the beginning. ”But they were all decived, ’cause another ring was made.”
2. Elrond has Vilya, the ring of air. Galadriel is the one with Nenya, the Ring of Water
Círdan, Lord of the Havens of Mithlond, gave Narya, the ring of Fire, to Gandalf.
Lord of the Rings were another set of movies i watched with my friend about a year ago who had never seen these movies, and we jumped straight to the extended editions.
A nice point i didn't notice before now is that the moment The Horn of Gondor sounds, Aragorn the King of Gondor charges straight there and is the first to arrive
There are four audio commentaries on the Lord of the Rings trilogy:
• Audio commentary by the director and writers
• Audio commentary by the design team
• Audio commentary by the postproduction team
• Audio commentary by the cast
Elijah Wood WAS the right age. Hobbits come of age when they're 33, so a 33 year old hobbit looked about 18/21. since he came of age he'd owned the ring and like Bilbo hadn't aged.
So, as a fan from as far back as I can remember, I need to correct Eric a few times. Keep in mind, I'm just making sure the proper info is given. Firstly Elrond did not make the horse heads in the magic wave, that was Gandalf's addition to the activatable river enchantment. Secondly, Elrond holds Vilya, the ring of Air, which likely grants healing powers along with the standard concealment from evil that all the three had. Thirdly, Aragorn got a magic sheath that would keep his sword sharp and untarnished by wear. Lastly, galadriel had nothing to do with the inspiration to make the silmarils, they were inspired by the two trees that had originally produced light for the gods before they made the sun and moon. There was another but I forgot it in my enjoyment of this. I also have some side notes. Gandalf, Saruman, Sauron, and all the other Wizards are called Maiar. The Maiar are the servants and assistants to the Valar, who created all of existance. To all fans who watch the movies, I highly suggest reading through the books, and the Silmarilion, so you can see the true depth of the story that these books conclude. Blidewave, you guys are great and I love how deep you guys dig into whatever your watching, and how much you get me thinking too.
The Eldar describe Galadriels hair as having "captured both the light of the Two Trees in her tresses" and it is said that this is indeed what inspired Feanor to capture the merged lights of the trees, and create the Silmarils
I think Cirdan had the third ring. Either he gave it directly to Gandalf or it reached Gandalf via other elves. Elrond's ring was first given to Gil-Galad who gives it to Elrond who was his herald in the war.
Oh, I know I’m gonna love this! Planning to rewatch the extended edition very soon
Just watching this for the first time despite being a big fan of the channel. Gandalf did not forgot the password. He entered from the opposite side which was “guarded” by the bridge of Khazad-Dûm and its lack of width.
Remember the video with Gandalf saying he was delayed, flash to him going crazy with light balls at a rave. Man that shit is fire to this day. That video will make me happy anytime.
NOOOOOO! SAURON MADE THE ONE RING BY HIMSELF IN SECRET, TO BETRAY THE ELVES AND DOMINATE THEM. Celebrimbor was the Elven master smith who created the 3 by himself, so even though the One dominates all the others, the 3 were never corrupted. Sauron then attacked Hollin, where the Elf Smiths lived, and took all the rings except for the 3. Sauron then gives the rest to 9 great kings of Men and to the 7 Dwarf Lords, hoping to dominate and control them, but the Dwarves only become greedy and aggressive, the Elves hid their rings so only the Men were truly cursed.
Gandalf is the Maia called Olorin. He’s existed from creation. The Gandalf who came back was the same being. Maiar can put on bodily form like clothing. The body died but Illuvatar (the One, the creator ) gave him a new physical form (a new suit and haircut) and sent him back to finish the mission. The type of being he is, though, is spiritual (that is, a spirit...like Sauron). Sauron and the Balrog are also Maiar.
I'm so happy this was chosen. I've watched the trilogy so many times I dont need it to reference what they're talking about.
Looking forward to being able to listen to these on my way to work.
Right off the bat there is wrong info. The elves didn't make the One Ring, Sauron made it himself in secret to control the others. He was also the one to teach the elves how to make them in the first place.
I'm just so happy to see people react to LoTR
2:26:22 - Ian McKellen turned 80 a couple of weeks ago. 😊
I love that man! What an icon!
Viggo played the devil in one of my favorite low budget movies that was a trilogy...The Prophecy. Christopher Walken was everything in that movie, but Viggo stole a little bit of his thunder. Lol
Hearing Eric talk about the lore reminded me of exactly why I love these books/movies so much.
I loved watching the movie with you guys, but during the council of Elrond, all I could think was "Shut up, shut up, you're missing the best part!" lol
Really looking forward to watching this one alongside you guys, I rewatch tLotR trilogy every year (since 2006 I think). And haven't got around to it yet this year, perfect time to now!
TheTrophyMunchers, wow, didn't know, that you're watching "Blind Wave". Nice to see you here. I'm your sub, by the way, i like reactions on "ATLA".
The Best Trilogy EVER
Bilbo wasn't the only person to "give up" the ring of power, Sam gives it up in the third movie after he reunites with Frodo as well.
It's hardly comparable though. One kept it for decades versus maybe an hour?
as far as i know was sauron the one who made the one ring. but he gave the elves the knowledge to make the other rings.
I think the elves made the 19 rings and Sauron tricked the knowledge of how to make the rings from the elves. He then made the one ring with that knowledge. I believe Sauron also helped forge the rings of dwarfs and men but the elvish rings where forged without him.
Frodo in the beginning was younger, and when he left, he was turning into an adult (50 in hobbit years)
I guess it's about time for my yearly rewatch of the trilogy.
I know I’ve watched Lord of the rings too much when I can visualize each scene that there talking about without reference footage
Oh Eric, Eric, you forgot Sauron DID forge the One Ring, him none other :) (HE was also the one who taught the Elves how to forge them, he was their teacher), all the Rings have specific powers, enhance all natural powers and abilities of possessor, plus they stop the effects of time (for mortals it extends their life indefinitely), power of preservation, the Three "understanding, making and healing to preserve all things unstained", the Seven and Nine (the nine allowed their wearers to become sorcerers) were distributed later (the Dwarves of Moria claimed they received their Ring, the same one later inherited by Thrain and taken from him in Dol Guldur, was given to them by elven smiths themselves). The Rings give power "according to the wearer's stature".
since nobody is commenting, I will do it myself.
WRONG!! WRONG, wrong.
the elves made all but the one ring. The one was made by Sauron himself in secret, in the volcano, hence why it could only be detroyed there.
Sauron touched the lesser rings and installed a backdoor on them, except in the,
the elvens rings, that the elves managed to hidde from Sauron when they realised what was comming.
About the Gollum/ Bilbo and the ring.
Gollum was deep inside a mountain, the more likely outcome would be that a orc, or troll, or other evil being would eventually take the ring and so it would easyly return to Sauron.
It was unlikely that a Hobbit would take the ring.
And finnaly to keep this short, the fate of the ring was into hobbit hands, Gollum keepted it safe for 500 year. Bilbo took it from the cave. Frodo carried it to the core of mount Doom, and finally, Gollum destroyed it.
Man, I still at min 11. this will be a long journey
I literally just bought the trilogy extended edition so I could watch along with you guys.
They are the best. My sisters and I always say, once you see the extended editions, there is no going back. You just feel like you are missing so much.
Of course elves can use iron! Mithril is waaaay too rare to equip an army with it. The Noldor elves were amazing smiths, using IRON for everything
In the books I think there are two reasons they don't just use the Eagles to send the Ring to Mordor. The first is that Gandalf does not control them so he cannot order them to bring the Ring to Mount Doom. Second, Mordor is full of Orcs and Humans who could shoot them down with bows and arrows or even spears. In the Hobbit the Eagles even mention that they avoid people because they might get shot, "They would shoot at us with their great bows of yew" (Out of the Frying-pan Into the Fire). So being hit with missiles is a legit reason for me.
Related to your second reason, is that the whole point of sending a small team and even just Sam and Frodo later is that it's kind of a stealth mission, whereas if they sent the Eagles, Sauron could just gather all the archers he can find, attack them with Nazguls on Fellbeasts and, even if they get past that, just prepare an army for when they land. Never understood the whole 'just have the eagles carry frodo' meme
@@MultiWhatever007 Indeed it was exactly that, a stealth mission. The guards or whoever is over in Mordor would be able to see a big ass Eagle flying in their direction.
Hands down the greatest trilogy of all time!
Me too! Always the extended versions! Nearly 12 hours of pure awesomeness!
Really enjoyed this one guys. Amazing. Can't wait for Two Towers.
the Silmarils weren't inspired by Galadriel's hair. those were inspired by the lights of the Two Trees, and Feanor was thier maker. but they did have an effect on thier owners much like the Ring, making the owner covet them. Morgoth, Sauron's old boss, stole them and possessed them, with made Feanor and his sons take an Oath to reclaim them...an Oath that constantly bit the elves in the ass. the Simarils ended up one in the oceans, one in the earth via volcano, and one in the heavens on the brow of I beleive it's a human hero that travels the sky in a ship. (basically a star). in the Hobbit, it's hinted at that the Arkenstone IS one of the simarils.
Eärendil is half elven, the father of Elrond and Elros, though he took the life of an elf
Galadriels hair is described by the Eldar has having captured the light of the Two Trees in its tresses.
Page 296 of unfinished tales states:
"Many thought that this saying first gave to Feanor the thought of imprisoning and blending the light of the Trees that later took shape in his hands as the Silmarils. For Feanor beheld the hair of Galadriel in wonder and delight"
Can’t wait to see more. It’s been an absolute pleasure to rewatch this with you guys
Sauron didn't convince the Elves to make the One Ring. Sauron made the One Ring himself, "in the fires of Mount Doom," the Elves wouldn't forge a ring of power in Mordor for Sauron. The Elves didn't know it was Sauron teaching and aiding them in their ring craft. He changed his appearance to a friendly angelic form giving himself the name Annatar, Lord of Gifts. He approached the Elves as an emissary of the Valar, the gods that many Elves lived with in the western lands.
He helped the Elves make the Nine and Seven. Then he went off to Mordor to complete his plan and craft the One Ring to rule the others. After he left, the Elves felt they had learned enough that they could do it without him and made the Three. The Ring magic connects the minds of the bearers because Sauron's hidden purpose of corrupting the other ring bearers. Upon wearing their rings they learned of his plans and removed the Rings before he had finished forging the One Ring.
Frodo is supposed to be 33 on Bilbo's 111th birthday. In the books Bilbo jokes about inviting exactly a 144 guests for their combined ages. There's then a 17 year time skip before Gandalf returns to Frodo to tell him the truth of the ring. So that Frodo is 50 when he leaves Bag End.
However, the movie doesn't really indicate that much time passed, so Frodo might only be portrayed as 33 or 34 for the movies.
48:20 None of the races come from across the sea. All the races originated in the central continent.
Many of the Elves journeyed into the West at the request of the Valar, the demi-gods of the world. But many stayed behind as well. Eventually some bad stuff happened in the west and a large portion of the Noldor returned to Middle-Earth, ignoring the warnings of the Valar. Feanor and his sons traveled back seeking vengeance against the first Dark Lord, Melkor, who had fled Valinor after committing some heinous crimes. And some other Noldor traveled back with them not so much concerned with vengeance but with the opportunity to create kingdoms of their own.
When the Noldor reached Middle-Earth the moon rose for the first time. It was pretty dark in Middle-Earth before this. A few days later, I think a week the sun rose for the first time and I believe Men awoke in Middle-Earth at the same time as the rising of the sun. This is the beginning of the First Age of the Sun and the Moon.
By the end of the First Age, Melkor had been defeated a large wester portion of Middle-Earth had sunk beneath the waves due to the final battle and the land that would become the Gray Havens became coastal real estate. The Men that had aided the West in the battle against Melkor were given an island between Middle-Earth and Valinor. This would become the land of Númenor. But they were forbidden from journeying further West to the Undying Lands.
During the Second Age, Sauron decided with his boss gone he was going to take over the task of subjugating the world. He got into ring forging at this time. But the Númenóreans had become quite a force by this time. So they sailed a fleet over, marched on Mordor and accepted his surrender and brought him back as a prisoner. He slowly started to corrupt the Men of Númenor, eventually earning favor of the king. He tempted the last king with the idea of sailing on Valinor.
Sauron's plan worked. Most of the Númenóreans sailed west. Their fleet was destroyed for violating the ban and their island nation was sunk beneath the waves. Some exiles that didn't think it was a good idea left before hand and survived on setting up a kingdom in Middle-Earth. Ilúvatar, the God of the world, decided to remove Valinor from the world and bend the world into a globe so that Men could no longer sail to the Undying Lands and be tempted. Sailing west would now just cause them to circumnavigate the world.
49:00 So Elves don't come from America, they originated in Middle-Earth like everyone else. Some of them traveled to the West in ages long ago. Some of those that traveled there or were born there returned prior to the First Age. By the time of the Third Age, their ships have to literally sail along a straight path that leaves the curvature of the planet to reach the Undying Lands. They aren't sailing to America at the end.
Alright, back from a little bit of break to continue watching the second half. I stop watching to type up some of my messages and the first half took me quite a while to get through.
Overall I've enjoyed the first half of your commentary on the movie. It's great to see those with less knowledge of Lord of the Rings get to watch it with someone that does know quite a bit. I mean no disrespect with all my nit-pick corrections. I just feel that when people don't know, they should get the correct answers. And if you see how long I drone on, it isn't all just nit-picks, in most cases its just a more thorough explanation.
1:49:51 The movie chose to put this in Rivendell, but there's nothing in the books about where exactly Aragorn's mother was laid to rest. This might just be a memorial.
1:50:00 No, Aragorn's mother Gilrean was not an Elf. She was a Dúnedain like Aragorn's father. And Dúnedain are just the Númenorean exiles living in Middle-earth.
1:50:07 All Dúnedain have Elvish blood that they can trace back to the first King of Númenor, Elros, the brother of Elrond. Elrond and Elros were both Half-Elven and given the choice of living as Elves or Men. While Elrond chose to live as an Elf, Elros chose to live as a Man. Elros's line mingled with other houses of Númenor, introducing Elvish blood into their ancestry.
Aragorn's father died when Aragorn was only two years old, Gilraen took him to Rivendell to be trained by Elrond. They were trying to keep Aragorn's identity a secret to protect him. While growing up in Rivendell, Gilraen gave him the name Estel, meaning Hope, until when he was twenty Elrond revealed to him his true lineage and name. At this point in time she went to live with her people in Eriador, so it stands to reason they would have taken care of her burial.
The last time Aragorn saw his mother, was about a year before she died. She knew her time was coming and she couldn't face the great darkness of their time. Aragorn tried to comfort her saying he believed there to be light beyond the darkness and he would have her see it. But she only answered (in Elvish), 'I gave Hope to the Dúnedain, I have kept no hope for myself.' Which is fitting since the name she gave to Aragorn in Rivendell was Estel, Hope.
1:50:50 In the movie he might not want to be king. But in the book he is the acknowledged leader of his people in the North. And as Heir of Isildur he has the right to claim kingship of the southern kingdom. The fact that he hasn't done it yet doesn't mean he doesn't want to.
When he was twenty and Elrond revealed to him his true identity and lineage he gave him two heirlooms, the Ring of Barahir and the Shards of Narsil. In the movies, he apparently leaves the Shards of Narsil in Rivendell, while in the books he carries them with him on his travels. It is actually funny the movie shows him wearing the other royal heirloom, the Ring of Barahir all the time. If they want us to believe he doesn't want to be king, shouldn't he have left it in Rivendell as well?
Also in the books, he has Narsil reforged into Andúril before the Fellowship leaves Rivendell.
Finally a time stamp.
Just need a forked spire embracing the Eye of Blind Wave on the wall there.
Watching this movie with this amazing commentary just makes you feel like a part of the group. It makes you feel connected. I watched these as a child with my dad, him being gone, and watching this commentary makes me feel amazing. Thank you Eric, Shane, Calvin, Aaron and Rick.
I once read a reddit threat saying we all don't realize. For Aragorn it was like seeing Jesus die.
I first read LOTR in 1969 ("frodo lives!") and I followed the making of these movies like a hawk... every bit of news I followed (true or not). I remember sitting in the theatre finally watching the new line logo and realizing it was happening. The movies are not perfect but they are amazing... just amazing. And now my daughter lives in New Zealand! She told me she was living in Rohan (south island). My family -- three generations-- are such Tolkien nuts. I love this! I"m really enjoying Eric explaining things (even the stuff he's getting wrong :D) LOL'd at the Hugo Weaving badass comment (and Isildur at dinner)
Cranky Grandma Yeah I remember ‘Frodo Lives ‘ graffiti in a few places on campus when I was in college. Didn’t know what it meant at the time but remembered it later when I read the books.
This is great - Fellowship is my favourite of the trilogy!
Two Towers next!!
they didn't know the eye of Mordor was watching them from behind the entire time
What a fantastic unexpected video. I love watching Lord of the rings. It always refreshes my love for fantasy and every time i hear the music and the intro it is like the magic and mystery grows new life in my heart again.
DAMMIT....now I have the urge to watch the trilogy
I just wanted to let you guys know that I said the words "I believe Smeagol was one of the riverfolk...." Right before Eric called me out!!! Lol. I felt like you were talking right to me. 😆😆. Seriously, though, I love the LOTR books and movies and I enjoyed y'alls take on this one.
I agree with Eric about the line 'butter scraped over too much bread'. There's something about it that really resonated with me, I could not forget it after watching it for the first time even though I was probably only 9 or 10.
patreon's of blindwave, i beg of you to vote for chernobyl, it's criminal that they haven't watched a show this good
Watch Thunderf00t's Chernobyl debunking.
A nuclear power plant can not generate a nuclear explosion.
It would be like claiming a charcoal grill that gets tipped over can explode like a cannon, since charcoal is an ingredient of gunpowder.
2:03:54 Gandalf says, "Gate of the elves, open now for me!...listen to the word of my tongue." When it transitions he says "Gate of elves, listen to my word....threshold of dwarves. Doorway of dwarf-folk"
And the first one he said in Sindarin, the second one in Quenya (two different Elvish languages).
Oh my gawd I am so here for this
The doors of Moria are in Elvish because the dwarves don't teach anyone their secret language, and the door was meant to be opened by more than just dwarves, they were friendlier times.
There is a subtitle that translates the elvish Gandalf says, but I don't know it by heart.
the elves did not make the one ring.
Celebrimbor did no ?
@@edwardirwin3478 yes he did he was noldor. but he was but he was manipulated by sauron to do so.
@@edwardirwin3478 Only in the Shadow of Mordor games. Not in the books or movies. Sauron is described making the One by himself in the novels, and explicitly shown doing so in the prologue to Fellowship.
i know a-lot about lord of the rings. 5 minutes in "the elves also made the one ring" movie and book- "sauron in secret forged a master ring"
i would totally watch along with the making of, i used to watch all 3 movies and all of the making ofs for the 3 movies every christmas time for 9 years in a row, using this as a opportunity to watch these movies i love with a new twist of the very very pleasant company that is the blind wave crew
It's literally a glow stick "distant screeeeeee from thousands of tolkien dudes"
Sauron created the One Ring, but all other Rings of Power were created by the elves.
i was literally typing about how Smegol was one of the River Folk, as you were saying someone would correct you about it haha.
Lore wise, i'm pretty sure Hobbits are blessed by one of the Valar, and inspire growth, they're basically nature spirits. if Wizards are 'basically' angels.
Nature is always strong where hobbits reside. and are resistant to corruption. they actually clense it when given enough time. Say like, Desolated land from Sauron, would eventually be cleaned by time and hobbits ;P
I watched the movie with this commentary and had a great time. Thanks for this, It's always great to re-watch the LOTR trilogy. :D
Was an amazing Time watching this with the gang even if it’s been 4 years.
I learned so much lore THANK YOU ERIC!
The input y’all put in was amazing.
The official position of the state, is that they want “Chernobyl”.
This is the best thing to ever bless my RUclips feed.
This made me realize that the only version I own is the regular version. How stupid did I have to be to buy that. Yeesh
Thank you enjoyed watching with your commentary
I think the reason why the ring didn’t intend to be found by Bilbo was to do with the fact that it was lost in the mountains, hobbits don’t reside in mountainous regions and bilbo was a very unusual hobbit who loved to go on adventures. Basically of all the people who could have picked it up, a hobbit was the most unlikely because of their nature.
1:22:14 That's Led Zeppelin Calvin. LOL
Gandolf added the horses to Elrond's river rapids.
Amazing! Can't wait for more!
To answer your question about Frodo's age, at the time of the Party, he was just 33 years old, which to a hobbit, is like turning legal age as a full adult. Any hobbit between 19 and 33 is called a 'tween' and equal to a teenager in our world. Then 17 years go by between the party and Gandalf returning, so during the quest, hes the same age as Bilbo was on his adventure.
Gollum was specifically a stoor which is one of three species of hobbit which is why he looks a bit different than the hobbits we know/see in the flashback in later films
I had to rewatch this for the 20th Anniversary of Fellowship of the Ring.
Sauron forged the one ring...
Love that you guys do this, but if Eric's gonna be the DM, he needs to "fact" check some of his stuff. Still great though.
Steve Docherty heh,yes.
thank you for this awesome experience watching this together with my favorite RUclipsrs
I just watched Fellowship with commentaries for the first time. Which year did they do the commentary ?
I'm not even a Tolkien nerd (would love to be but at the moment just loving lotr and hobbit books and lotr movies) but I still must comment 11 minutes in that Smeagol wasn't "river hobbit". 😄 He was lake folk, people who lived by the lake and were somewhat similar to hobbits. So it's easy to say they were hobbits but they weren't. 😃
Also, answer to the question of why it was unlikely to hobbit to get the ring is because hobbits rarely left Shire. Where Gollum lived only orcs roamed most of the time, not other creatures. So it was unlikely that something else than orc would pick it up and most unlikely that it would be hobbit.
Let's add little bit more 😅 There is no moth in the book. Radagast is the one who sends Gandalf to Saruman (without knowing he's bad now) and Gandalf asks information and hawk delivers it. Gandalf asks then hawk to take him to Rohan where he gets Shadowfax.
@@magicofshootingstar5825 river hobbit is an accurate desciption. Gandalf described them as a kind of hobbit that loved the river (LOTR FOTR Ch 2)
@Destiny
I have learned more since writing this comment (not from Gandalf but from Appendixes). River hobbit is kinda right. They were like a bit weird prehobbit type that lived next to the river. I thought they weren't really hobbits but they were as much as there were hobbits at that time. Just kinda those weird cousins ;)
Elrond has the Ring Vilya, which is the ring of air and the greatest of the 3 elven rings. Galadriel holds the ring of water and Gandalf wears Narya the elven ring of fire.
I have so many corrections to make... I watch these movies more than once a year...