The Ending Made Me UGLY CRY 😭 | *The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies* Reaction
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Hey everyone! Thank you for being so patient waiting for this film... But here is the final film to The Hobbit trilogy!! The Hobbit : The Battle of The Five Armies
I have to say that I do believe this was my favorite out of the trilogy, I just felt like the action sequences were stellar and really hit us with the emotional parts, the outro and conclusion wonderfully. There were some parts that seemed a bit out of place but this felt the most well rounded and immersive in my opinion and I really loved it.
Thank you for completing this journey with me in Middle Earth:') I sincerely hope you enjoyed as much as I did.
Have a wonderful day~
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The Ending Made Me UGLY CRY 😭 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Reaction
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Billy Boyd, who played Pippin in LOTR and composed/performed The Last Goodbye for these closing credits, said that he also cried when he heard that song at the end. He asked Peter Jackson what he had done to it in post production to make it so moving. Peter answered, "Nothing".
and that was a great choice, i don't think any other singer could have made it more emotionnal than a voice we already assiciate to that universe
Billy also spent almost 10 hours in the recording studio going through the song line by line and giving them as much range and emotion as he possibly could so that they could edit the song together however it was needed. There's a behind the scenes feature about it on RUclips and I can't recommend it enough
That's such a well made credit song to close the last journey we made through ME. Made me boilin up as I recognized in cinemas those days and it still does today 🥲
Thx for this Billy. I'll remember even to my 90s 👴🏼🥰
I feel like Bilbo's revenge for the whole of Hobbiton ransacking his house was making them clean up after every single birthday rave he threw in town for the next 60 years
There was actually a deleted scene right after Thranduil broke the bow of Tauriel where Gandalf asked him if the gems he wanted were more importante than his son. Because these gems belonged to his wife and were the last memories of her he had.
Dain Ironfoot was played by Billy Connolly, who you might remember as sergeant Zeb from The Last Samurai.
Scottish comedy legend
Percy shouting "They have taken Stone Street!" is a reference to Stone Street Studios where the shoot of a lot of The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and King Kong where filmed (when not on location), in Wellington, New Zealand.
Don't feel bad, credits always make me ugly cry too.
Man or orc, even if you can swim (which not everyone in the middle ages could) you won't last long in ice cold water because you'll literally freeze to death (15 to 45 with flotation and max an hour with protective gear).
One of the reasons fans didn’t like the new version is how the tried to use Galadriel as a physical fighter Instead of the
Magical fighter and leader.
galadrial in hulk mode is absolute amazment. yeah i know i cant spelll goud.
Don't be mad about it. The dead and the people who are deeply in grief about these deaths know what love and friendship and care is. Alfred is one lost soul who will never know that, so his life is meaningless, no matter how long it will last.
There is no such thing as "meaningless".
In the Extended version of the movie "Alfred's" situation is concluded...
You do need to listen to "The Last Goodbye" which was the final song of the trilogies.
You get emotional. That's why we love you
The arrow went through his heart!
Yes...there were times Peter Jackson got a little crazy (Legolas running up falling blocks...I'm looking at you), but these WERE enjoyable movies...even if they were NOT as good as the LOTR. PJ had a tough task with this one. Take a book essentially written for 10 to 12 years olds (The Hobbit), and make it into a movie that would "fit" within the amazing "Middle Earth" he created. At this point New Zealand IS Middle Earth...it is on my bucket list to visit. Thanks for the honest enjoyable reactions as always. (Regarding the crying, funny I've seen these movies so many times...and I still am afflicted with "wet eyes" at the same parts....EVERY TIME...and I'm 61 years old now...was 40 when Fellowship came out). Peace.
Remember when Legolas was able to walk on top of the snow at Carathras? That skill would also work on the falling blocks...
the arrow pierced smaug's heart, ofc he's going to die 💀
To be honest:
Kili died because he made the stupidest attack move ever. 30:37
Alfrid does die in the extended version
Unfortunately, Alfred's death is only shown in the extended edition. It was everything you would have wanted. Too bad.
Watch: The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies - The Last Goodbye - Billy Boyd
why the Hobbits were so little affected by the Ring. in short because the Ring couldn't find much within him that could be twisted. Hobbits' needs are simple & they are basically good folk. they have none of the inner flaws that make Men so easy to manipulate. without any of that to work with the Ring was largely impotent.
The only thing that I don’t like about The Hobbit is the fact that Kili dies
If you want to see Alfred die you'll need to watch the extended version......
You got Plus from Polish :P
Obviously you did not watch the extended edition. Alfrid does die.
It is canon according to writings of Tolkien that Bilbo's dwarf friends later indeed visited him in the Shire. Also, in the Fellowship of the Ring book, it is mentioned that there were several unnamed dwarves attending Bilbo's 111th birthday party, and they were with him in his plan to leave the Shire.
lets not forget Gloin meeting Frodo in rivendell
I seem to recall it mentioned that Balin was the only one of the dwarves that visited Bilbo after the events of the Hobbit.
@@Klaital1 Balin was mentioned by name, but otherwise yes, now that I checked it was pretty ambiguous about other dwarves, as Tolkien just stated that Bilbo had plenty of unnamed dwarf friends that could have been dwarves living in Bree or somewhere else nearby.
Bilbo also visited them at the Lonely Mountain between his party and Frodo leaving the Shire
@@Klaital1 Balin also was one of the dwarves who set out to reclaim Khazad Dum, or Moria.
Ian Holm is an amazing old Bilbo but Martin Freeman completely made the role his own in this movies. The scene of him crying over Thorin's body is just hearthbreaking. His performance is one of the highlights of this trilogy.
I've seen a lot of criticism of the Hobbit films, but one thing that everyone agrees they got right is the casting of Martin Freeman as Bilbo.
@@Steve_Stowers The role just fits him... well, like a ring.
I always felt that Martin Freeman was just reprising his role as Arthur Dent this whole time; the unwilling bystander in the crazy journey that he's been thrust in. But that was Bilbo. If i had to choose an actor before learning it was him to play younger Bilbo, it probably would always be him. magnificent performance.
Fr Martin freeman DEFINED Bilbo baggins
Martin Freeman is awesome, singularly he has owned 2 characters at opposite ends of the literary / acting spectrum ... Bilbo Baggins (THE fantasy everyman character set amongst epic figures & Sherlock's John Watson, the grounded pragmatic everyday ex squaddie Dr to Sherlock's high functioning / worldly dysfunctional Alpha level genius ~ see a thread of what he brings to a role )
hearing you call Smaug a baby whilst knowing that he is in fact one of the SMALLEST dragons in middle earth is amazing :D
He's like Drogon in Game of Thrones lmao impressive size by themselves but compared to other dragons they're smol
@@lucas.2.3.9.4 Smaug is still bigger then any GOT dragon though.
@@jakewheeler6014 any on screen GOT dragon for sure, I don't know if he's bigger or smaller than balerion the dread who was the biggest in that world
@@lucas.2.3.9.4 Well Vhagar during the dance of the dragons time is said to be as large as Balerion during the conquest and after that Balerion got bigger but also sickly and also could barley fly so Smaugs at least bigger then Balerion during the conquest.
And the YOUNGEST! He was technically like a teenager in Dragon years.
Just one more for the feels: Benedict Cumberbatch doing Smaug. When he was a boy his father used to read the book to him. The voice he did for Smaug is him channeling how his father used to do it, when he was reading to him.
I never knew that. That’s so wholesome and cool at the same time
Benedict also roughly "acted" as Smuag....they put together their computer sensors and cameras together in such a way as to interpret human action as dragon action....you should really look up behind the scenes Benedict as Smaug.
Teared up little once again.. thats too sweet!
His dad would be so proud 🥲🥰
I just learned that smaug was originally a human, and can assume human form.
@@HandleTakenlol 🤯🤯🤯
5:44 That was not a "little" arrow. That was a dwarven forged arrow the size of a spear that sank straight into his beating heart!
Ehh more like his lung, but still a leathal shot regardless.
@@xanthiusdrake2775 and painful none the less. He was actually returly screaming before dying in mid - air.
@@stelioskoukourakis8483 Yeah, a perferated lung is a very painful way to die.
It looked like he basically choked on his own fire
@@xanthiusdrake2775 im sorry who in the fuck made you an expert in dragon anatomy???
This Hobbit had its ups and down, but Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield, and Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug really made it all worth. I feel with a good fan cut, they could trim this trilogy down to a three hour perfect movie.
There's already some of them available for some years now.
Do a search for, "The Hobbit: The Tolkien Edit". Whoever did this took all three movies and deleted everything that wasn't in the book. What remains is a surprisingly good 4½ hour movie. Because it's all copyrighted material, he can't charge for it so it's available to down load for free.
@@Firefax That would be OK, though I didn’t mind the additional backstory on Bard. Did he edit some of the overlong CGI fights (thinking of Moria and the escape from the elves).
@@dnish6673 He may have shortened the escape from the elves because he removed everything having to do with Tauriel. She does appear in a scene or two when it can't be helped, but she has no dialogue. Bard's backstory is almost completely intact but a lot of the Lake Town scenes were trimmed as neither Legolas nor Tauriel were there in the books.
4m cut is perfection. I felt for a long time that the original was like a block of stone. Just need to chisel a bunch of stuff away to find a masterpiece. I was right.
It was a good reaction to this movie. Unfortunately, You edited out Thorin's last words to Bilbo, "If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world." This was actually the message Tolkien wanted to convey, that people and the simple things of life were the most important thing.
The extended edition fills most of the plot holes that the theatrical edition had. Alfred being one of them
It’s a shame she didn’t do the extended edition with all 3, like she did with LOTR. Very disappointing.
Yeah@@stephenhert8655
Just for the interesting lore, when Saruman says "leave Sauron to me" he actually intends to deal with him for the good of Middle Earth. At this point, Saruman is still the white wizard and knows that he is in a unique position to keep tabs on Sauron and make sure he never regains power. For almost 70 years he uses every tool at his disposal to keep track of Mordor and attempt to keep Saurons growing forces at bay, but being in such close proximity is how Sauron starts to corrupt him and eventually warps his mind into joining him.
Also, the white jewels that Thranduil wants back from Erebor are basically a gift that was made for his wife by the dwarves, but she was killed before she was ever able to wear them. So beyond being super luxurious, they have a lot of sentimental value to them.
I like at the end when we see young Bilbo look at the ring and then transitions into the Bilbo from " The Lord of the Rings ". And we see him yelling about he doesn't want anyone coming in and we hear Gandalf saying, " And Whar about very old friends?" From the beginning of "The Lord of the Rings ".
I cannot describe the feeling I am having every time I watch this scene
@@Felix-ke7nxLuke Evans is going to play Captain Hook in the live-action Peter Pan Disney because he's perfect for playing pirates
@@Felix-ke7nxhe's working also with Jim Gaffigan for Mr Smee
You would be happy to know that Afrid actually didn't survive the battle, he got eaten by a troll (in a way). The reason you didn't see that scene because that happen in the extended version. You could check that out later, it have some amazing extra scence that fill in some plot holes of the original version (ever wonder where those goats that Thorin's group ride on come from?)
tbh, i actually hate that desicion. i like the film, but they kept so many important plotpoints in the extended cut. its like they were trying to make us pay twice for the film
@@callnight1441 They probably left it out of the theatrical version because it was so ridiculous.
@@callnight1441 When Fellowship of the Ring came out with an extended version, in never again purchased a theatrical version. I only own Extended versions of all 6 movies and watch them all quite often. For me, the extended are the only actually true versions of the movies.
@@Maikigai same for me. But what i mean is, since they left out important plot details, you kinda have to buy the EE to get the full story. You didnt have to do that with the other 5. And i know many who dont watch the EE, so for them they payed 20 odd dollars for only 90% of a film
@@Maikigai yeah preferred it too so i will never miss a detail and depth (ofcourse besides from books) in all aspects of the movie journey.
The extended edition of this movie was a really big improvement on the original. There were a lot of scenes added that rounded out the story and wrapped it up pretty nicely.
yeah, Alfred didn't survive as you might have assumed ^^
I was a fan of the books before Peter Jackson made any movies about the world Tolkien created. I'll say that I approve of Jackson's work in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and in The Hobbit trilogy.
I am so pleased that you shared your reactions to these movies. I'm pleased that you encountered them the way you chose, and I love watching your reaction.
Thanks for sharing; and thumbs up!!😃👍✌
I love Peter Jackson's adaptations too. I don't get why some critics don't like them.
I just wish he was given more time to polish out the rough edges. He lost a year of production due to Del Toro dropping out.. then the studio wanted him to turn it into 3 movies instead of just 2... but still kept the original release date. So he had to rebuild everything from the ground up and create a whole other script, having to dig up outside "filler" content in the appendices and Tolkien's notes, along with some new stuff, to make up the run time.
@@theawesomeman9821 lord of the rings was great, the hobbit you can see the potential but there's a lot of things that bring it down
@@meewec2091 its not as bad as Rings of Power
@@theawesomeman9821 yeah, i finally got around to watching that a couple weeks ago, i swear it was made by someone familiar with a vague description of tolkien's works and not someone that has actually read them.
"Why does he look so CGI?"
Dane is played by legendary comedian Billy Connolly - who suffers from Parkinsons disease. He still wanted to play the part of a (clearly scottish) king, so they had to do some CGI work to make his facial movements fit the script. I still think his arrival is one of the best moments in the film.
Its the English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish fighting against orks!
It looks CGI because there were a lot of disputes with the original director, guillermo del torro, and peter jackson was asked to step in to save the movies at the last minute, which he did. But because of that a lot of the practical FX teams werent available for this movie and Jackson had to rely on CGI - which is the main reason why this trilogy not as highly regarded as LOTR.
Ps Balin is the dead dwarf lord in the tomb in moria in fellowship of the ring. Ori is the dead dwarf in that room sitting on the edge of the well. Gimli recognises ori’s handwriting in the journal gandalf reads from in that room.
PPs Alfred is dead. He got catapulted into a troll’s mouth. Maybe they only show that in the extended version, cant remember.
IMO things the Hobbit movies got right were:
- Martin Freeman as Bilbo
- Smaug
- Bilbo’s and Smaug’s scenes together
- Riddles in the Dark/Gollum
- Each Dwarf of the Company having a unique personality and costume instead of just all looking like Gimili clones
- The Bard the Bowman/People of Laketown (minus that greedy cowardly advisor) subplot
- The designs for the Orcs (even if I wish they had used practical costumes like in the LOTR films I nstead of CGI)
-The Nazgûl’s ghostly armor forms
- An Unexpected Journey being a decent film that got the tone of the book mostly right
When it comes down to it I don’t hate the Hobbit trilogy but it should have been at most 2 films with most of the added material cut (although I had no issue with Gandalf’s side trek to Dol Guldur)
The Extended version is so much better in my opinion. I hope to see Your reaction to the extended one sometime
She watched the extended editions for the other Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies. Why didn't she do that for this one?
Doesn’t look like you watched the extended cut, that’s where Alfred finally serves a good purpose (in his death.)
Benedict Cumberbatch not only voiced Smaug & the Necromancer, but also provided the performance capture aspect of the role. The BTS footage from Weta is amazing!!
The trilogy is in no ways perfect. Jackson had to salvage a huge amount from what he & Del Toro had worked on prior to the latter departing the production due to ongoing delays to the start of filming. Also, the over reliance on CGI compared to LOTR is at times jarring.
That said, the end result dovetails into the LOTR trilogy pretty well. The ending, being the start of Fellowship was an excellent choice.
The artwork on the end credits; as with LOTR was done by Alan Lee & John Howe. Both had been hired by Jackson during pre-production on LOTR, but ended up becoming fully fledged members of the production & invaluable, due to their history illustrating various publications of Tolkien’s works.
It's been reported that there was a lot of studio meddling with this trilogy too.
Which.. is probably WHY it was a trilogy instead of just two films or something.
@@d_jedi1 There was a lot of issues regarding MGM & New Line. Also, there were various issues relating to the rights & the Tolkien Estate. Initially, it was going to be two films; the first film would’ve ended when the company of Dwarfs & Bilbo meet Bard….which would’ve been far too long. I get why people see the making it into a trilogy as a money grabbing exercise. But when you think about it, you couldn’t have crammed it all into one or two films.
@David Anderson I can't really agree
There's been some fan edits that trimmed it down nicely. The best paced was two movies but one managed a roughly four hour single film.
@@d_jedi1 honestly i know its hard to do with movies i mean the book is like 13 hours to read but it should not have been a trilogy especially when 70% of the movies was just lotr quotes. i swear to god in the battle of five armies when thorin asks the dwarves to fight with him one last time i was waiting for the "you have my sword you have my bow and my ax"
@@ashleytaylor7621 I completely agree
You should check out the official video of "The Last Goodbye" sung by Billy Boyd (Pippen). It has shots of Boyd singing intercut with scenes from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, as well as shots taken behind the scenes during production of both trilogies.
*pippin his name consists of only 3 letters p i n and you fucked it up? ah yes the great fellowship of frodoh, legalos, gimlee, boromeer, aragone, merrie, pippen, gondolf and sem
What a refreshing take on this movie. Great reaction! Unlike some of the other Extended versions, the Extended cut for this movie actually improves it (and its still the shortest runtime) with scenes like Thorin's funeral. And it's the only Middle e
Earth movie that got an R rating from the MPAA.
Also, the song in the end, that Pipin's actor sings, is supposed to be Bilbo's journey...as he sings "Many place's I have been, many sorrows I have seen, but I don't regret nor will I forget all who took that rod with me" That makes me cry so much!!! Its literally his journey, in a song!
You should have watched extended version, it contains a few more scenes (mostly full of violence so there is no practical need in them) and it included Alfrid's death scene, I think you would definitely love it🙃
Omg THAT WAS SO FUNNY 😂😂😂Can you IMAGINE! If Bard pulled an entire Simon-Peter (from the Bible) and was like:
Smaug:”is that your child?”
Bard:”what are you talking about, I’ve never seen him before in my life”😅
I think you missed the part where Smaug had a scale shot off by Bards ancestor. It was turned into a vulnerable spot that led right to his heart, which Bard then used to kill him. Bards excellent aim and Smaug's own ego, ultimately led to the dragons downfall.
If i remember right, there was something in the book about bird messengers confirming the missing scale, so bard knew it was true.
Umm if I remember right there was just a gap in his armor from where he had lain on his treasure horde.
The armor was the treasure, compressed into him. The gap was just a random spot that didn't get filled.
She wasn't talking about the weakness in his armor. She was talking about being hit with an arrow at all shouldn't be enough to kill him.
Dain was heavily CGI'd because actor Billy Connolly became very ill and was unable to do the necessary reshoots in full costume and prosthetics (he had early stages of both cancer and Parkinson's, though I believe a surgery cured the former), so they had him record lines in the studio and they tweaked Dain's original design to make it more obviously Billy (who is a prolific and well-known actor and comedian in his own right)
Unsure if you saw but that song in the ending credits 'The Last Goodbye' was sung by Billy Boyd aka Pippin!
I do agree that they downplayed Smaugs death and I kinda hate it. However, I believe the arrow pierced his heart which is why it only took one (even if I disgaree with how easy it was)
It did pierce his heart, since that missing scale was right over his heart
The fight between the White Council and Nazgul is awesome.
Then Galadriel owns Sauron!
Its cool but its not Canon!
@@skaraturbo
Really?.
I never read the Hobbit.
I know Legolas shouldn't be in it and that Tauriel was created for the Movies.
@@Edd25164605 What really happends is that the White Council send there troopes to drive out Sauron but nothing says that Galadriel,Elrond or Saruman was fighting.
Gandalf and Elrond might have been leading the troopes from behind possibly but it is not known.
Legolas was not in the book but he was probably in Mirkwood at the time of the book so its not to far fetched that he could have been in the Thrandils army atleast
Thank you for watching these, LOTR and other items from that universe are my favourite
If you ever get the chance watch the extended editions, they’re pretty long but being so much extra to the film
Thank you again you’re amazing, beautiful and beautifully amazing
The gold fever (dragon sickness) originally hit Thorin's grandfather because of the magic ring. The rings, when worn, would make humans and hobbits eventually fade into the wraiths we see, but the rings couldn't make dwarves fade like that. Instead they inspired insatiable greed, which is what drove them to ever enlarge their treasuries. Such treasure hoards lure dragons like sharks, since dragons are, by their nature, insatiably greedy. After the dragon took the hoard for its own, Smaug's presence laid a curse-like effect on the gold, to inspire the same greed on all who behold it.
i'm glad you enjoyed it
I think the Hobbit trilogy is highly underrated due to the fact that Tolkien fans were upset that it wasn't true to the novel, but i thought it was a perfectly fine trilogy
Such a cute, genuine, lovely reaction. Thank you. 😊
The fight between the Nazguls and the white council close to my favorite part of this movie. Also, you may smile at Galadriel insulting Sauron but that is literally how casting magic works in this universe. The insults she throws at Sauron are literally just spells to make Sauron weaker, saying "you have no power here" basically casts an enchant on Sauron that... well weakens his power
I think this series did get a bad rep for the CGI, which I also didn't initially like either. I think it was because we had the original LotR series, where the fantasy peoples are mostly done with cosmetics instead of CGI, and it was jarring to have that transition. But then the dragon came and it's arguably one of the best depictions of a sentient dragon in cinematic history. Now that I had time to get used to it, I don't have as much as a problem with the CGI.
If you wanted to see Alfrid die, you should have watched the extended cut. He goes flying into an ogre's mouth. It also does talk about Legolas's mom by revealing she's the reason Thranduil wants those gems so badly: they were a gift from her. The extended cut really does make everything better and more cohesive.
Fun tidbit. Tolkien took quite a bit of inspiration from Norse mythology. In one of the saga's, a dwarf named Fáfnir fell victim to greed over a cursed treasure. So much so that he murdered his father and eventually transformed into a dragon.
Its thought by fans of Tolkien that Smaug may have once been a dwarf cursed by greed, but its also thought that at the very least, the "dragon sickness" is inspired by the story of Fáfnir.
Galadriel's "aquatic" form was due to her possessing one of the three Elven Rings of Power, Nenya, the Ring of Water. It is free of the corruption of Sauron and is specifically designed to resist evil and purify, thus the scene here.
When she arrives at dol guldor, the camera focuses on her ring briefly even in the theatrical edition. But its significance is much clearer in the extended edition, as the bad guys had been interrogating gandalf about its location.
Vicky: takes arrow to the heart*
Also Vicky: Tis but a scratch…
😂😂😂
Is there any reason you didn't go with the extended edition? I found it to be a far superior cut of the final film. I watched the theatrical cut in the cinema and left at the end hating it, I gave the extended version a try when it came out and it fixed many of the problems I had with the film.
The white gems of Lasgalen are the gems thranduil desperately wants, though not so much out of greed but because they were to be the dowry of his beloved late wife.
Saruman´s actor was the only in all cast who met J RR TOLKIEN , cool right ?
I love all of these movies so much! I'm so happy when people fall in love with them! Thanks for checking them out.
One thing I love about this movie is seing how powerful Galadriel actually is. Though she were not alone, to stand before the Wraiths and Sauron, and make them flee was incredible. I know that Saruman, Gandal and Radagast were of equal power, though tbey coukd not jse their full power, it is still incredible to see what power lies in the lineage of Galadriel.
"Plant your tree's watch them grow."
I know Bilbo was the main character throughout the book, The one character that I always loved was Thorin. He was a very deep and tragic character.
It’s hard to tell because he’s blue in the other movie, but Legolas’s father is the same actor from Guardians of the Galaxy, Ronan the Accuser. Fun little useless fact 😂
Here's the Alfred death scene that you missed:
ruclips.net/video/qtq-hsNI0P0/видео.html
in the extended edition, it shows how Alfrid came to his much earned ending: he gets catapulted into the mouth of a troll. here's the link for the scene:
ruclips.net/video/nUzUAbtRt-A/видео.html
I feel that you should've watched the extended edition. It really wraps it up better than the theatrical version.
As others have no doubt said, part of what killed smaug was the fact that the arrow seemingly pierced his heart. Part of what was changed in the movies was that laketown was actually on top of a fairly deep and incredibly cold waters being mostly glacial meltwater. After the arrow hit smaug in the chest he was supposed to have fallen into the water and thrashed around, not being able to muster the strength to get out (possibly with his attempted wing-strokes driving the arrow deeper) which also caused him to drown poetically "extinguishing his fire". The water was almost as much of a threat to him as the arrow itself was, and while the arrow was what made him fall, it was really the water that sealed his fate.
The movie dramatizes the effect of the arrow, including it making it way bigger and intended to be used in an artillery piece rather than just an arrow that was special only to bard.
32:18 In the books Legolas can run across fresh snow without leaving a foot print. So the falling stones and the speed in which he is moving is plausible within that premise.
Thats not the same Elves are really light footed but running on falling stones is to much even for an Elf
@@roran3367 Yes i know about the snow thing thats 1 thing but running on stones in mid air is to much for an Elf but they can walk on snow without sinking
While I wouldn't recommend the Amazon "Rings of power series" as being "good" and it certainly doesn't reflect the world that Tolkien was writing, (numerous errors, some very large) IF you're absolutely set on returning to middle earth, you may want to check it out.
There are a couple of returning characters (different actors obviously) who aren't well characterized but.. They're there and there are some broad beats from his lore as well although the order and timing are WAY off.
They managed to compress something like 4000 years into a few weeks.
Thx so so so much for reactin to this masterpieces! Luv those movies exactly the way they are - more CGI, partly hillarious, but also funny, touchin and still it's Middle Earth and ya feel it! The actin of Martin Freeman wuz SO on point, Benedict Cumberbatch made a darn good job as the greedy and poison speakin fire lizard and yeah it made me warmth up with Legolas more, cause he seemed much less round edged and more adult than in lotr to me (yeah 'fcourse Bloom got older so the figure looks diferent but meant more the way he acts and speaks).
Totally enjoyed yar reactions, laughters and tearin-ups here and be sure I'll join on patreon to watch it uncut 😁👌✨
I feel the same way watching these trilogies. I wish they would let us know what happened to the Dwarves after they parted ways with Bilbo.
I assume you didn't watch the extended version since you are mad that Alfred is still alive. The brutal death scene is there ;)
I have to say it's not quite as brutal as it was hyped up to be.
The reason why Dain looked like CGI is because his actor Billy Connelly was suffering from Parkinson's during filming. He did film scenes but ended up being CGI by the end.
Vkunia, you should've watched the extended version of this movie because Alfred has a funny ending/fate i think you would approve of.
Yay, the trilogy is finished! I personally like them all but if I had to choose an order or something... The first one, then this (the third) one and in last place, the second one. They went a little crazy with the cgi with these films but they are still enjoyable to watch. It's been a good ride, the set of all six films is now done.. I agree with you, Vicky, it's quite sad that that's the end of Middle-earth on the big screen. Of course there are a ton of books and new editions seem to pop out every year.. Still, it's something to mourn, at least a little!
I can’t tell you the joy I felt when I first heard Billy say “good morning.” Such perfect casting. ❤
"She is so elegant, magestic, i love every thing she is"
This quote alone is why i hate Amazons rings of power. Galadriel is so unlikable, reckless and "bad boss bitch" that it leaves a distaste in my mouth.
My father read this book to me many many times, (and LotR), and my favorite part then and now, (whenever I reread them) was looking up the locations the text references in the many many maps in the prefaces, and researching the family trees in the appendices when a new character is introduced.
Books will always be superior to movies because they include the thoughts of the narrator, whereas film can only show a smirk or smile if not a voiceover to express the same.
Read the book. It is a children's book, The Hobbit, and an easy read; one of my first, (AND about a hundred years old.. respect!)
If I remember correctly, the black arrow was made of dwarven steel and it pierced the heart of Smaug.
So are we giving rings of power a try??
Out of curiosity, will you be watching the film Wonder? It’s pretty amazing
probobly too late to say, but the reason Gandalf admired and even loved Merry and Pippen is because they remind him of Kili and Fili
Smaug being easily defeated by the equivalent of a splinter is the exact same as SpongeBob stubbing his toe, while watering his spice garden, and only cried for 20 minutes.
The story of Thorin’s Company doesn’t end here. In the books, Balin is killed in Moria after trying to re-establish a dwarven colony there. His tomb is the one we see in the Fellowship of the Ring. Also, Ori (the youngest member) is seen in the Fellowship of the Ring, holding the book that Gandalf reads from in that movie. Third, Óin (the dwarf who uses the cone earpiece) is killed in Moria by the Watcher in the Water (the squid/kraken thing that attacks Frodo in the Fellowship of the Ring). Lastly, Dáin Ironfoot dies about the same time as the Battle of the Pelennor Fields in Return of the King.
Again, this just goes to show that the dwarves and their story isn’t done after this series!
And Gloin attend the council meeting in LOTR (with his son Gimli of course).
And balin visited bilbo in the shire at some point.
And Azog dies by Dain in battle of azanulbizar). Bolg dies by Beorn
I believe that in the book the arrow has dragosnbane, which would kill Smaug.
There are videos of Benedict doing the voice for Smaug and how he acted like a dragon as well. It's disturbingly awesome
Alfred doesn't get what he deserves unless you watch the extended edition
You don't have to leave Middle earth. I recommend you delve into the lore and react to Morgoth by Men of the West.
They're ruining any chance they have of ice skating!?? LOL.
This has been such a great video, thank you! Your reactions to LotR and the Hobbit films are the best I've found by a long shot.
The Elves have to be beautiful. It's sort of their thing (one of the memos Amazon didn't get)
There's a key point they get wrong about the Nazgûl in this: they have never actually died, and for that reason they don't have tombs.
If they were not in tombs, where would they be between the Ring being lost and now found? Just playing cards on a mountain top somewhere?