Peter Jackson, unlike many other directors working on big franchises, understands that the feeling of epic comes not merely from big things happening, but when you make even the most mundane stuff look like it has weight to it. If this scene was filmed for the MCU, it would just have characters walk on a bad green screen for one shot to tell us the idea they're walking somewhere and have them make corny jokes all the time. They'd not include montage of real locations with no dialogue in it. Again, this is what James Cameron was referring to in his chitchat with Dennis Villenueve when he said he doesn't find Marvel films epic.
Love the way the fellowship is arranged Gandalf the wisest leading the way Strong fighters gimli and legolas in front and boromir in the back to protect the vulnerable hobbits in the middle And the King in the end
Haha, so true, and just look at their faces. Gandalf in front, looking ahead, concentrating on the way, but somewhat concerned, because he is the only one, who knows the dangers that lay in front of them. Legolas totally relaxed, cause he travels so easily without getting exhausted and does not sense any immidiate dangers with his elven senses. Gimli not impressed by the view and kind of grumpy inside, because he has to climb over the mountain instead of going under it. Frodo looks at the view, but can't really take it in because he is focused on the way and absorbed with his task, trying to spare his strength. Merry kind of sceptical of the lands beyond the Shire. Pippin not looking around, just somewhat bored and exhausted asking himself when they finally will arrive in Mordor. Sam just focused on his pony trying to get it through safely. Boromir somewhat taking the view in, but too distracted by his own thoughts, beginning his inner struggle and starting to get influenced by the ring. And Aragorn at the end keeping an eye on everybody, because he knows about the vunerability of the fellowship, trying to protect Frodo at all costs.
Almost the entire movie, sequence per sequence, was structured around being iconic, in order to convey all the weight the epic story deserved. Something modern filmmakers almost never do anymore. In fact, one of the only times it has been done since was with the MCU's Avengers.
Peter Jackson: Okay. You’ve made walking past a rock seem to be the most epic adventure the Fellowship could ever embark upon. You know they’re fighting a balrog later in the movie, right? Howard Shore: Hold. My. ALE!!
Curiosity with the music: 0:32 each tone of the music means: “here, there and back again” and then, 9 trumpet sounds meaning the 9 companions of the fellowship.
The music is absolute perfection. I love the high-pitched strings lingering in the background during the build up to the main theme - makes you feel how *nervous* the characters must be to set out on their journey. But then the horns come in, and the characters (along with you!) steel themselves for the adventure to come.
I’ve spent two three month stints backpacking in New Zealand, and I can honestly say, every time I stepped off the main road and on to a trek path, this music sounded inside my head 😂❤️
I hope you know it’s a dangerous business going out your door. You step onto the road and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.
@@TJSaw(insert Bilbo singing) The road goes ever on and on, Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the road has gone, And i must follow if i can! Pursuing it with eager feet, Until it joins some larger way, Where many paths and errands meet! And wither then I cannot say.
im curious what holds you back from saying that about the extended edition? did you find some of the scenes to make it drag or something? i know the intro is altered slightly as well. ultimately just wondering what your thoughts are
@@tawmydukes as a LOTR fan, of course I prefer the EE as it has more lore and we get to spend more time in middle earth. But as a film, it is true that every extra scene messes with the pacing a little bit and that ultimately the theatrical version is the better "film" from a critic's point of view.
@@BinaryRex18 i haven’t watched the theatrical release in 15 years at least i think maybe i will give it a go. I think Two Towers is the only one where theatrical release was probably the best version but maybe its because i watched that dvd like hundreds of times as a kid.
@@tawmydukes honestly speaking I find it hard to watch any of the theatricals because I am so used to the EEs. But I would agree with Peter Jackson's view that the theatrical versions are the best from a film critic's perspective. The extra scenes in the EEs are often aimless and corny
It's really perfect that it starts with shire (home) theme but more intense (with the strings background) and it resolves a new theme of the Fellowship. Not only the story going forward, the music also keep going forward entire all the movies. Tolkien + Howard Shore + Peter Jackson gave us a beautiful magic.
For me this is my favorite scene in the entire trilogy and it's always the first scene that comes to mind when someone mentions the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Genuinely movies need to go back to this "grainy" non-3 billion pixel view. We have just pure TALENT here, from the score to the actors. The Lord of the Rings will always be my favourite movie series. The books I liked, but this. Fantastic. I can't imagine growing up without the hours of love and passion I got from watching these movies. The put me to sleep when I needed it. They gave me excitement when I was feeling low. I watched them with my family and bonded over them. I'd like to thank them all for it.
Searched for "Fellowship in the mountains scene" and RUclips showed that a plataforma of videos does not make mistakes, it gives us PRECISELY what we need to 😂
The music in this scene is just phenomenal. The shire theme played over this main theme creates so much otherworldly tension, who knows whats to come?! But its okay, because our heros are ready to face anything!
YT made a genius invention: which is not to darken the whole image for 2 seconds when one pauses to look at a scene. Mind-boggling, how did they come up with this.... 200 years ahead. I mean, there just has to be 2 seconds of bothersome darkness over the screen, right, even when one just moves the cursor.
The subtlety of their looks, whether it was intentional or not. The elf stares out at all in front of him taking it all in with pleasure, the dwarf keeps his eyes on the ground, the first man looks around with uncertainty and the last man keeps is vision fixed straight on.
I remember being in the cinema with my dad when we first saw the trailer for this film - and the whole trailer was just this scene I will never forget my dad, who’d loved reading Tolkien, when the realisation set in about what the trailer was for: “OH MY GOD!” 😂
people might just dismiss the extreme detail of the order in which they are walking is similar to how wolves walk. gandalf knows the path since he is the traveler, legolas behind him to scout miles ahead, then the defense of gimli incase an attack is from front. then the hobbits (ring) in middle. guarded .. and then boromir and aragorn in the back protecting them from the rear. its so genius
![Lord of the Rings - Gandalf vs Balrog [Entire Battle HD 1080p]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Y2fwe0rnHak/mqdefault.jpg)
Only movie where nine blokes and a pony walking past a rock looks epic.
I know right, it looks epic, yet mundane in reality
dont forget bill the pony
Technically, only the last 2 can be called "blokes" 😅
Nine blokes and a pony
Two 'normal' blokes, five small blokes, one grey bloke, one pointy eared bloke and a bloke with four legs.
Searched "fellowship of the ring walking scene" - and now I am perfectly satisfied
WTF I just did
SAME
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I searched "the fellowship shot walking". I am very happy.
Omg, same
I swear only Lord of the Rings could make 9 fellas and a pony walking past a rock the most epic thing I've ever seen.
I argree with you but also epic is not the word could furfill the beauty of it
4 men and 4 hobbits*
@Seph 4 hobbits, 2 men, 1 elf, 1 dwarf, and 1 wizard
4 hobbits, 2 men, 1 elf, 1 dwarf, 1 wizard, 1 pony.
Peter Jackson, unlike many other directors working on big franchises, understands that the feeling of epic comes not merely from big things happening, but when you make even the most mundane stuff look like it has weight to it. If this scene was filmed for the MCU, it would just have characters walk on a bad green screen for one shot to tell us the idea they're walking somewhere and have them make corny jokes all the time. They'd not include montage of real locations with no dialogue in it. Again, this is what James Cameron was referring to in his chitchat with Dennis Villenueve when he said he doesn't find Marvel films epic.
This must have been phenomenal to watch in the theaters for the first time
It was even better
One of very few movies I went to see several times. I couldn't wait for the full release to watch it again.
I have a strong memory of watching this at my friends house one night during a sleepover at 9 years old and getting goosebumps
I never did, I wish they'd rerelease it so I could
It was unbelievable. I’ll never forget it.
Love the way the fellowship is arranged
Gandalf the wisest leading the way
Strong fighters gimli and legolas in front and boromir in the back to protect the vulnerable hobbits in the middle
And the King in the end
so true
Haha, so true, and just look at their faces. Gandalf in front, looking ahead, concentrating on the way, but somewhat concerned, because he is the only one, who knows the dangers that lay in front of them. Legolas totally relaxed, cause he travels so easily without getting exhausted and does not sense any immidiate dangers with his elven senses. Gimli not impressed by the view and kind of grumpy inside, because he has to climb over the mountain instead of going under it. Frodo looks at the view, but can't really take it in because he is focused on the way and absorbed with his task, trying to spare his strength. Merry kind of sceptical of the lands beyond the Shire. Pippin not looking around, just somewhat bored and exhausted asking himself when they finally will arrive in Mordor. Sam just focused on his pony trying to get it through safely. Boromir somewhat taking the view in, but too distracted by his own thoughts, beginning his inner struggle and starting to get influenced by the ring. And Aragorn at the end keeping an eye on everybody, because he knows about the vunerability of the fellowship, trying to protect Frodo at all costs.
@@miss_aery you have a keen eye
legolas second so he can see ahead for any problems
A true leader doesn't stand at the front for his own glory.
He makes sure no-one gets left behind.
I'm ashamed to admit how often I think about this scene while hiking.
youre absolutely not the only one.
This scene is reason I enjoy hiking!
Tremendous!
No shame in that!
Don’t be ashamed, you’re a true man if you think of this whilst hiking
0:32 According to my brother, this is the most iconic scene from all of Tolkien's work. Books and movies combined.
I can't disagree :D
1000000000agree
You shall not pass!
He is right.
And he has read how many of his books?
This scene, no dialogue. And it's fucking awesome!!!!! The chills with the soundtrack.
Almost the entire movie, sequence per sequence, was structured around being iconic, in order to convey all the weight the epic story deserved. Something modern filmmakers almost never do anymore. In fact, one of the only times it has been done since was with the MCU's Avengers.
Peter Jackson: were gonna have 9 guys and a pony walk past a rock. We only need a bit of music just to go with it.
Howard Shore: Hold my beer
Howard Shore: I got you fam 🧐
Peter Jackson: Okay. You’ve made walking past a rock seem to be the most epic adventure the Fellowship could ever embark upon. You know they’re fighting a balrog later in the movie, right?
Howard Shore: Hold. My. ALE!!
He literally just went and creates the best movie score of all time
Hold my mead
Intern: Peter you need to hire more people to hold all these beers
This is 1000 times better than the Avengers scene!
You're missing a few zeros
Which one
@@913egoka lot of Zeros
@@user-qv2mc3dw5o The first Avengers when we get the iconic hero shot of them all together.
@@fantazie4845 i agree, but i still think that scene in avengers is pretty great, and works nicely as payoff for the rest of the movie
This track gives me chills!
0:30 me and the boys on our way to ask for a mcdonald happy meal without our moms
Curiosity with the music: 0:32 each tone of the music means: “here, there and back again” and then, 9 trumpet sounds meaning the 9 companions of the fellowship.
Damn that's clever
My fav part of lotr
The music is absolute perfection. I love the high-pitched strings lingering in the background during the build up to the main theme - makes you feel how *nervous* the characters must be to set out on their journey. But then the horns come in, and the characters (along with you!) steel themselves for the adventure to come.
Those strings are absolutely epic imo
One of the best shots in movie history
I’ve spent two three month stints backpacking in New Zealand, and I can honestly say, every time I stepped off the main road and on to a trek path, this music sounded inside my head 😂❤️
Ma bro
I hope you know it’s a dangerous business going out your door. You step onto the road and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.
@@TJSaw(insert Bilbo singing)
The road goes ever on and on,
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the road has gone,
And i must follow if i can!
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way,
Where many paths and errands meet!
And wither then I cannot say.
Does anybody else hear this theme in their heads when they’re hiking with a group?
The theatrical version of this film is the GOAT fantasy film. 2h58m of greatness.
im curious what holds you back from saying that about the extended edition? did you find some of the scenes to make it drag or something? i know the intro is altered slightly as well. ultimately just wondering what your thoughts are
@@tawmydukes as a LOTR fan, of course I prefer the EE as it has more lore and we get to spend more time in middle earth.
But as a film, it is true that every extra scene messes with the pacing a little bit and that ultimately the theatrical version is the better "film" from a critic's point of view.
@@BinaryRex18 i haven’t watched the theatrical release in 15 years at least i think maybe i will give it a go. I think Two Towers is the only one where theatrical release was probably the best version but maybe its because i watched that dvd like hundreds of times as a kid.
@@tawmydukes honestly speaking I find it hard to watch any of the theatricals because I am so used to the EEs. But I would agree with Peter Jackson's view that the theatrical versions are the best from a film critic's perspective.
The extra scenes in the EEs are often aimless and corny
@@tawmydukesthe extended cuts are nice but they do disrupt the pacing. The theatrical cuts are perfectly paced masterpieces
0:31 Me and the boys arriving at the pub
0:33
Quite possibly my favorite 10 second span in the entire trilogy. Pure perfection.
my favorite 10 second span in fiction lol
That switch in music, it still gives me chills everytime.
2001: 😱 (11 years old me)
2023: 😱 (32 years old me)
***EPIC***
This was not in your suggested
You searched for it
thx, now I have to rewatch the whole trilogy
This is basically the binary sunset of lord of the rings
My favorite scene.
0:31 me with my friends in kindergarten playing on that we are characters from lord of the rings
It's really perfect that it starts with shire (home) theme but more intense (with the strings background) and it resolves a new theme of the Fellowship. Not only the story going forward, the music also keep going forward entire all the movies. Tolkien + Howard Shore + Peter Jackson gave us a beautiful magic.
23 years and still the best scene in cinema history. Simple, real, music, characters. Perfect.
For me this is my favorite scene in the entire trilogy and it's always the first scene that comes to mind when someone mentions the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
THE CHILLS!!!! 😭😭😭
I can never get tired of this series just pure epicness!!
I love this scene!
I never noticed before, but Frodo's in the middle, sandwiched between the two most tanky Warriors Gimli and Boromir.
I've fully realized how good Jackson is when the Amazon thing was released.
This movie is truly a masterpiece of cinema
Love how the camera pans down when the hobbits come in focus and again goes up when Boromir comes.
Love how we get the shire theme which once represented home now leading to uncertainty. Then being replaced by the new fellowship theme. Masterpeace
I just searched fellowship of the ring epic scene and youtube knew exactly what I wanted
The soundtrack for this scene is perfect in all sense
The song of inspiration for every hiker.
I wonder if this would sound even more epic with baroque timpani- perhaps as a second set of timpani with more "twang".
God damn seeing this in theatres for the first time was something else
This might be my favorite bit of the whole soundtrack
Genuinely movies need to go back to this "grainy" non-3 billion pixel view. We have just pure TALENT here, from the score to the actors.
The Lord of the Rings will always be my favourite movie series. The books I liked, but this. Fantastic. I can't imagine growing up without the hours of love and passion I got from watching these movies. The put me to sleep when I needed it. They gave me excitement when I was feeling low. I watched them with my family and bonded over them.
I'd like to thank them all for it.
This is when the friend group finally links
Thank you 🤗
Me and the boys exiting the train on the way to comic con
😂😂😂😂😂
Searched for "Fellowship in the mountains scene" and RUclips showed that a plataforma of videos does not make mistakes, it gives us PRECISELY what we need to 😂
Epic hero walk by incoming
This is the best part of the whole trilogy😍🤩
it seems 34 people accidentally pushed the dislike button instead of like, I can't think of anything else
Thank you Howard shore. I will be using this soundtrack for a drone reel 🔥
D&D in live action!
That wavering theme of the Shire as the hobbits put their home further and further behind them is just incredible.
The cinematography in this movie is unparalleled
2023, still got goosebumps
Me and the boys (the 4 Hobbits) as junior high kids being accepted for the first time by a group of high school kids to roll with them:
Guys have never rocked harder
How every TTRPG starts before the party becomes a roaming gang of murder hobos.
the whole movie is a masterpiece but this is my favorite scene❤
You can't make walking past a rock epic
Howard shore: oh really
The music in this scene is just phenomenal. The shire theme played over this main theme creates so much otherworldly tension, who knows whats to come?! But its okay, because our heros are ready to face anything!
It's not just a boulder. It's a rock.
"Me and the boys" moment.
God i miss the 2000s
Me too bro. Me too.
Me too
The most iconic movie scene in cinema history actually maybe?
never has simple walking been made so god damn cool.
MCU: Avengers Assemble
The Lord of the Rings: THIS!
YT made a genius invention: which is not to darken the whole image for 2 seconds when one pauses to look at a scene. Mind-boggling, how did they come up with this.... 200 years ahead. I mean, there just has to be 2 seconds of bothersome darkness over the screen, right, even when one just moves the cursor.
The subtlety of their looks, whether it was intentional or not. The elf stares out at all in front of him taking it all in with pleasure, the dwarf keeps his eyes on the ground, the first man looks around with uncertainty and the last man keeps is vision fixed straight on.
Rule #1. He who has gas travels in the back of the line
My favorite scene. Goosebumps.
when you and your friends enter the room
This less than 1 minute clip is million times better than the entire season of Rings of Power.
EPIC CREW
the one and only :) there will be no better in near future of movies :)
Such an epic scene! 🙌🏼🍻
Watching this while my cinema marathon was canceled few hours before airing 🙃
Imagine being part of the fellowship 😭❤️
The best scored part of the film
I mean where it amazingly transitions from concerning Hobbits to the main Lord of the Rings theme
Justo 1 minute scene 1000000 more epic tan an entire season, you knou what I mean
I don’t understand why the similarities between this song and the Avengers theme aren’t talked about more!
The first time i noticed this theme was actually in the battle for middleearth game. Had no idea some of these themes were from the movie.
I love that game
@@arianebolt1575 That is one of the games that nuked my life with joy. A strategy game for LOTR. A dream come true.
Young you must be
@@ed168 why did I read that in yodas voice
@@LilSpookyyy 😄😄😄😄😄
super epic and wholesome bro keep up the good work lots of luv from norway
I got chills.
The Trekking of the Ring
Bill the unsung hero of the fellowship of the ring
i can watach all day
I remember being in the cinema with my dad when we first saw the trailer for this film - and the whole trailer was just this scene
I will never forget my dad, who’d loved reading Tolkien, when the realisation set in about what the trailer was for: “OH MY GOD!” 😂
GOOSEBUMPS AHHHHHHHHHHH
Me and Bro searching for the Spot to build our base in minecraft
people might just dismiss the extreme detail of the order in which they are walking is similar to how wolves walk. gandalf knows the path since he is the traveler, legolas behind him to scout miles ahead, then the defense of gimli incase an attack is from front. then the hobbits (ring) in middle. guarded .. and then boromir and aragorn in the back protecting them from the rear. its so genius
The Fellowship leaves Rivendell. The Fellowship walk over mountains, past ancient ruins, over hills
CLIIIMB EVERY MOUNTAINNNNN....
oh wait..wrong movie
To look for this I typed in “the fellowship walks past a rock”
0:30 Me and the boys when the teacher says she needs 9 strong men
They just don't make movies like this anymore.
Kinda reminds me of the famous helicopter shot from the beginning of The Sound of Music.
Tried to copy them while hiking