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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) * first time watching * MOVIE REACTION!!!
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Not many people talk about it, but when Bilbo willingly gives up the ring and drops it, it is basically the first time that the ring was ever abandoned by it's current owner. Usually it is the ring abandoning the owner or calling someone else to take it. It is one of the greatest feats of will by any creature in Middle Earth.
underrated comment. I'd say THE single greatest feat, given that it had corrupted every pervious owner beside Bilbo. And even then, the ring was moments away from taking Bilbo before Gandalf intervened...
“Gandalf reminds me of Magneto”
...you might be onto something there 😆
Was looking for this comment 🤣
@@mr.jglokta191 same hehehee
Hmm, you could be right! Those two look familiar!
I'm VERY impressed you recognized Christopher Lee from the classic Dracula! Well done young man. You must be a fan of the genre.
The thing is, it is great to have a friend like Samwise. But isn't it even better to be a friend like him?
Every reactor I've seen bemoans the length of the films, and at the end of each can't believe how quickly the time passed. True cinematic excellence.
Movie really is the perfect length. Making it there were so many talks about the beginning in the Shire "needing to be shorter" and "being too boring for the audience", and every time they went to cut it the director was like _"every scene_ here is important; trust me, it'll work"
Its one of the best things about reactions
I moaned too. Happily :)
@@FluffySylveonBoi such length
@@samwallaceart288 People are STUPID ... because they fail to understand that THE JOURNEY is "the goal" NOT "flipping to the last page and seeing the ending". LotR is a MASSIVE trilogy of many words and a big journey ... and everything is kinda important ... even the Tom Bombadil bit would have been important, at least the end of it ... where he rescues the Hobbits from the barrow and gives them the swords that were made to fight against Angmar and thus the Witch King.
Great job recognising Boromirs true heart. He was corrupted by the power of the ring, and even in extended editions you see his true intent. He was so much more than the “weak” guy who wanted the ring for himself
Borimir was DESPERATE to save Gondor and was losing hope, fighting a war they were not winning. Althought Very noble and true, he had no chance against the Ring when it sensed his desperation
I'd like to add (no spoilers) please keep that same respect and understanding for Frodo as we move forward. Remember, he's not a super human. This is mentally, emotionally, and physically torturous for him. No one else could do what he's doing any better.
@@bookworm4174Good job at not spoiling anything for him.
And I agree. It always annoys me how people treat frodo (viewers as we already see in the comments) because the other characters understood and appreciated him.
@@bookworm4174 i can do it easy. hold my beer!
His Daddy told him.
The movie cannot be considered "too long" if the cat manages to sleep through it. 🤣
👍👍👍 for the reaction, ❤❤❤for the cat!
Watch the extended editions for the remaining two movies, if you can. They're longer, but they include a lot of good stuff.... character building, background story, etc. You've already seen how fast this one went by, you'll enjoy the extra scenes. No filler, nothing unnecessary. In fact, it'd be nice if they put in even *more!*
There's many unnecessary scenes in the extended which a first time viewer would get nothing from, and some that even make the films worse by undercutting suspense or ruining the pacing. Some are downright bad (gandalf & witch-king). First time watching, going with the theatrical is recommended. Save the extended for future viewings.
I prefer the extended versions but I'd recommend watching both
@@monkfishy6348:
Imagine actually telling yourself that nonsense. Always watch extended, never anything else, especially first time.
@@monkfishy6348 There's at most like two extra scenes between the two movies that don't really add anything (the 'skull-valanch' being one). But literally everything else improves the experience vastly, including (and sometimes especially) for new viewers. Not to mention a couple practically necessary scenes that were cut from the Theatrical for incredibly baffling reasons. A certain death comes to mind.
I love the extended versions, but they mean more to people who are more familiar with the lore. I like both, but the extended are my favorite.
The extended version gives Boromir more depth and shows his true colours, it's greatly enhancing his character. I suggest you go for the extended versions on the next films, if you never felt the time in this one, you have nothing to fear in the extended versions of the next ones. Trust me, they're worth it.
Huge pressure on the first born son. Everywhere, always.
Highly recommend watching the extension ones for the next 2. Promise me! you Will be less confused!!
It’s sad when channels don’t realize the treasure trove of content and treasure they’ve walked in on. And the Tolkien community is very beautiful. Full of talented and loving people
No, they're full of unnecessary fluff for the most part, redirect the focus of the movie and give up spoilers before their time, which is exactly what Peter Jackson said when he mentioned why he preferred the Theatrical Releases (TRs). Yes, they DO give away some secrets that you might want to know ... someday, but you are not supposed to know them yet, BECAUSE they spoil some of the mystery and later reveals.
If YOU want to know that stuff, you are welcome to go watch or read about it, but reactors are not JUST here for the EEs people ... they also here for those who've only seen the TRs. The TRs are the least common denominator of the two, which is what FIRST TIME REACTORS s/b focusing on. They can always go back and watch the longer versions later, after they know the story, so they can gain that extra knowledge, IF they so chose.
@@StevesFunhouse What spoilers dude? How do extended scenes spoil the movie? Or the next ones?
Connecting to the characters by more info and interaction helps immersion and the general viewing, also more investment into the next two movies.
Plus I did say suggest, I didn't put a gun in nobody's mouth. Relax
Bilbo explains to Frodo, when he gives him the sword, that it will glow blue in the presence of orcs.
@Freedom Call Specificaly for the Great Goblin War
*orcs and goblins.
Aragorn never told anyone Boromir tried to take the ring. Aragorn, Frodo, and Sam were the only members of the fellowship that knew. So to the others Boromir's honor was never in doubt.
Remember, Bilbo told Frodo when he gave him the sword, it glows blue when orcs are near.
one of the things they don't exactly say, but could be inferred, is that gondor has been fighting the forces of mordor (see how close their names are?) for much longer than everyone else, as they are right beside each other, and therefore boromir is much more desperate to get something to help save his people. the ring twisted him into something he wasn't, and when he snapped out of it, he just defended those hobbits with his life. he was a good and honorable man, and i'm glad you could see that.
That's awesome you got to meet Elijah Wood. He always struck me as the kind of person who would be really friendly and keen to talk to fans.
Hobbits have a slightly longer lifespan than humans, especially when you consider Middle-Earth is a medieval-level world without modern medicine. It's not uncommon for Hobbits to live into their 90s or 100s, but Bilbo was unusual because he didn't look his age. Hobbits aren't considered to be full legal adults until they turn 33. Bilbo and Frodo share a birthday and the party was also Frodo's 33rd birthday. Pippin was 29 at the start of the journey, so he is still considered a teenager by Hobbit standards and could be why he does so much dumb stuff.
It’s not without medicine at all. In fact the House Of Healing is one of many things. Think of all the people that practice the set of the apothecary&Healer(and so on) for decades and how much they truly know and understand about how the mind body and spirit works all together in one. Now aside from that we can say the third age has lost ALOT since the first age in the dawn of the zenith of men! So yes. They have a lot less going for them now than they did then ❤️❤️❤️❤️
33 = actual adult sounds like modern humans lol
I love that some reactions are always the same. Before you watch the movie for the first time, you think "Three hours? That is such a long movie. Should I really watch this?" and when you reach the end of the movie, you are like "What? It's over already?" 😂
23:12 “He’s been stabbed by a Morgul blade”. “Morgul” is one of Tolkien’s elvish words, meaning “sorcery”. It’s used multiple times relating to Sauron or especially the chief Nazgûl - the one who stabbed Frodo - who’s also called The Witch King of Angmar for historical reasons. A Morgul blade is a blade with a spell on it, which Aragorn recognizes would turn its victim into a wraith like the Nazgûl, if no healing prevents that. (I always suggest people use closed captions on these movies so they don’t misinterpret the made-up names and words.)
I've always wondered what a nazgul Frodo would appear in stature. I like to think of him as a kind of minnie me nazgul riding a miniature evil pony.
Also _Minas Morgul_ is the name of the cursed city the Witch-King runs
@@taylorrussell3158 lol
The Morgul Valley is a place where nastiness is concocted. Sauron's playground.
It actually means dark sorcery. Mor- means dark in quenya. Gul means magic. Dark magic. You can see this again with Mordor and morequendi. Black land and elves of darkness respectively
Love seeing others enjoy this film.
I had a similar story about seeing Gandalf (Sir Ian McKellan). In 2003 I was at a bus stop out side Morrisons supermarket in Guiseley near Leeds in England and Ian McKellen was just standing at the side of the road near the bus stop, and I’m standing there thinking what on earth Gandalf is stood at the side of the road out side Morrisons super market. Some unusual car came round and picked him up it drove by and he came and said hello as he drove by, I was utterly star struck.
Everyone needs a friend like Sam, and we should all try to be like Sam for our friends as well.
Great reaction mate. Nice to see someone who can watch movies without being silly or making a joke out of everything like a lot of youtube reactors seem to do. I appreciate that you try to immerse yourself into the film. Can’t wait for the next parts ✌️
I'm from New Zealand where these movies were filmed, in fact, Hobbiton is about 30min drive from me. I love these films. I'm so excited for you embarking on this LOTR journey. 💯👍 Also, believe me when I tell you, it will not feel like a 3hr movie 😉😁
An interesting detail between the movies and the books, is that they take a lot more time in the books. When Gandalf goes off to learn about Bilbo's magic ring, it's almost 20 years before he gets back to Frodo and says he has to get going. They're also in Rivendel for, I think almost two months?
Yes. They were in Imladris for a few months.
At 5:40 you commented how real Bilbos house looked. The Shire was built a year ahead of filming so everything would look natural. The Shire is still there in New Zealand. You can actually tour it. The owner keeps the upkeep on it and allows people to go on tours of the Shire.
This was such a wonderful reaction! The LOTR films are my favorite films and I love watching people react to them for the first time. It always feels like I am experiencing the film again through someone else. I am definitely excited to see you react to the rest of them! And yes, Sam - oh, Sam is the most wonderful ever.
That fight scene at Weathertop!! Viggo Mortensen is just badass as Aragorn. The most wonderful male character in literature. ♡
This, and the scene with him and Sean Bean at Boromir's death are def my favorites of FotR.
PERIOD! Aragon is an icon and an example for every kid out there. He's a great character and one of the best examples of healthy masculinety and humanity out there. A true hero.
🌼The movies are masterpieces but they do Isildur some injustice. In the books, while he does secumb to the seduction of the ring, he spends his time being a fair ruler who practically gave some power away instead of being power hungry. He comes to realize that he is not powerful enough to truly bend the ring to his will. That it will eventually overcome him. Isildur resolves to give the ring to Elrond but is killed on the way to Rivendel. It's a tragic story of a man that tries to right his wrong but ultimately fails.
In the books isildur literally repented and was about to bring the ring to Rivendell and apologize as he recognized it was beyond him even for a great numenorean connected to the faithful line of the mighty Elendil
It also goes against Tolkiens' reverence of the past and hatred of modernity. The past was glorious, and the world is slowly wilting away the further away we get. Isildur being portrayed that way would not be popular, I imagine. I think it was a necessary evil, for the Aragorn, having chosen exile plot they went with, not to mention re enforcing the weakness of Men, but still its a bit of a shame.
That makes a lot more sense that the Ring would choose _then_ to conveniently disappear.
I like your reactions dude. You have very expressive eyes. I can literally see the deep concern, worry, and fear in them in real time!
LOL That’s pretty awesome…
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“Isudur died with three arrows in his back for his betrayal of the race, Boromir with three arrows in his chest for his redemption, regards”
The Party scene in the book was also celebrating Frodo's 33rd birthday. Between Bilbo's 111th birthday and Frodo leaving The Shire there is a gap of 17 years. As to why Frodo's sword glows is because it was forged by the ancient elves of Gondolin in the first age, and it was found in the same troll hoard as Gandalf's sword during the events of The Hobbit. It should also be noted that the principle filming of all 3 Lord of the Rings films was done across 1 year
Sweetheart, I love watching your reaction. You are able to follow it and follow detail. I first read The Books 51 years ago and have never had enough. Tolkien is the most wonderful rabbit hole in the world. I'm still delighting in new found detail. He wrote more into it through out his whole life and gave his son the rights to arrange and publish it. (As the old lady dances in circles and claps and giggles.)
Saruman and Denathor were both drawn in by the seeing stones. The Eye showed twisted versions of the future and tormented them both for many years.
The songs of lamentation were elvish for Gandalf when they arrived in Lothlórien. So the song you hear is for him: The only excerpt from these songs is "Mithrandir, Mithrandir, O Pilgrim Grey!".
This was expanded and set to music by Philippa Boyens and Howard Shore, respectively, for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. It was sung in the said film by Elizabeth Fraser in the track Lothlórien. Notable about this song is that it assumes that the elves of Lothlórien were aware that Gandalf was an incarnate Maia. This is debatable. As well, the lyrics ask "What drove you to leave/That which you loved?". This suggests that Gandalf was well aware that he would fall in Moria. Other debatable verses include the claims that Gandalf was the wisest of the Maiar, and that with him the Flame of Anor would leave the world (assuming that it and he were one, or he was the only wielder of the Flame).
(English comes after the Quenya)
* The first part is in Quenya:
A Olórin i yáresse
Mentaner i Númenherui
Tírien i Rómenóri
Maiaron i Oiosaila
Manan elye etevanne
Nórie i melanelye?
The Second part is in Sindarin:
Mithrandir, Mithrandir, A Randir Vithren
ú-reniathach i amar galen
I reniad lín ne mór, nuithannen
In gwidh ristennin, i fae narchannen
I lach Anor ed ardhon gwannen
Caled veleg, ethuiannen.
* Olórin, who once was...
Sent by the Lords of the West
To guard the lands of the East
Wisest of all Maiar
What drove you to leave
That which you loved?
Mithrandir, Mithrandir O Pilgrim Grey
No more will you wander the green fields of this earth
Your journey has ended in darkness.
The bonds cut, the spirit broken
The Flame of Anor has left this World
A great light, extinguished.
The extended also showed Legolas and the hobbits and which lead to Sam trying to perform/pay his own sort of respects to Gandalf too. Check it out for us to see!
Perhaps, I would also add, that since laments tend to lovingly exaggerate the departed a bit, even if there are definite inaccuracies, we are maybe not ment to take them as definite statements, but more as displays of grief and loss.
That at least was always the sentiment I picked up on. It's perfectly possible that I'm wrong. This is my human interpretation of elves, after all. 😅
the third movie is the best movie ever made, no competition
What a wonderful reaction to this. Sincerely. And you fully appreciated all the aspects of it. I really enjoyed this.
Btw, TYSM for keeping the entirety of Boromir's death scene. ❤💔❤
And that Elijah Wood encounter was really cool.
Don’t fret. Almost everyone who hasn’t watched LOTR says it’s because of how long the movies are.
Well let me reassure you that EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM says almost the same exact things, “Wait! It’s over?” , or “They can’t end it here!”, or “There’s got to be more.” It’s that good of a series that you get totally drawn into the movie that you lose yourself and time.
And THAT is a wonderful feeling.
I love that you recognized Sir Christopher Lee from both Dracula and Sherlock Holmes; you must have excellent taste.
Nicee, the movies are amazing and I'm glad you enjoyed the first one! do the extended cuts (its actually worth it)
That’s cool that you met Elijah Wood! From your story he sounds very kind and down to earth. He absolutely nails it in this trilogy
Remember what I said about Fëanor? He also created the Palatitri (The Seeing Stones) perhaps also with his eldest Sons but namely his eldest named Maedhros(Or he’s known by Fingon (Maedhros bestie from a different clan who typically don’t approve of his father etc Fingon I’d a high king as well of sorts. In middle earth) as Maitimo(which I believe is a particular legendary character in English literature too)
These stones are are perilous if you don’t know what you’re doing. Their very nature is seriously powerful.
Great reaction! Your cat is so cute just chilling in the background
I've never seen anybody else ask what Gandalf is saying to the moth. Kudos. He says "Gwahir Go". The situation plays out differently in the book. Gwahir is the name of the Eagle. The Eagles played their part in this story but that isn't covered in the films. I find exploring the lore helps to fill in any questions. It also adds another layer of understanding which I think only adds to the experience of watching the film adaptations.
True! Most reactors say" is he going to eat it?!" Lol
@@marthapackard8649 😂
25:40. Reactors always do this, but the Nazgûl have no problem with water. In the first scene the rider doesn’t jump into the river after the ferry because a heavily armed and armored rider on a heavily laden and armored horse would just sink, they’re not going to be able to swim with all that. That’s why riders look for shallow fords to cross a river. In the 2nd scene they know the river marks the border of Elrond’s realm of Rivendell, and they very justifiably fear Elrond’s power - as we soon see why they should. (It looks like Arwen just magically calls up a flood but it’s more like she’s saying the password to trigger the security system. Arwen can’t otherwise go around calling up flash floods on command.)
Yeah, password ??? I doubt that. If it was just a password, she would've just spoken it, not looked down at the water and spoke like she was giving an incantation. Remember, she IS Elrond's daughter so, like princes and princesses in a normal kingdom, I suspect she would have certain rights and "powers" that normal peasants (regular elves) may not. The rest of your response was logical and on point though.
@@StevesFunhouse It's an analogy. We know in the books Arwen's not in that scene at all and it's Elrond's power that floods the river. There is no reason to think Arwen has power to flood rivers. So I'm just trying to reconcile what Jackson portrays with the "reality" we know from the books.
Yeah, "Reactors always do this, but the Nazgûl have no problem with water" ... that's because they haven't seen the movie before. You're looking at them as if they are stupid, which is cold and really arrogant of you. Yes, you KNOW this, but how could they, unless they've either seen or red about it before ??? That would kind of defeat the purpose of a "first time reaction", wouldn't it ???
Additionally, "It's an analogy. We know in the books blah, blah, blah ..." ... again, this is a FIRST TIME REACTION, so they AREN'T supposed to know ANY of this. VERY few people are as into this world as people like you, so give us all a break, okay ??? And, take it easy on the reactors, because they don't know anything except what they are seeing right here, right now.
You have just discovered a masterpiece in storytelling…excellent reaction!!!
Thank you. Yes I thought the story was great. I’m looking forward to the second part 👍
@@bignerdcineflicks3583 to fully understand it you need to read the books on which the movies are based. Great literature. If the written word puts you off, try an audiobook version.
@@bignerdcineflicks3583 yeah man ..the full scale battle scenes in the next movies are incredible! It’s hard to watch but I love Gandalf The Grey’s death scene!
Love this trilogy. Classic good vs evil. The acting, writing, cinematography and music are incredible. Love all the characters and the action is superb. Good reaction!
You’ll love the full scene with Frodo+Sam &Galadriel that even the great Peter Jackson and team didn’t seem to include.. which all this little stuff lead into that scene in the movies which gave it more meaning. •[Frodo] stepped back shaking all over and looked at the Lady. “I know what it was that you last saw”, she said; 'for that is also in my mind. Do not be afraid! But do not think that only by singing amid the trees, nor even by the slender arrows of elven-bows, is this land of Lothlórien maintained and defended against its Enemy. I say to you, Frodo, that even as I speak to you, I perceive the Dark Lord and know his mind, or all of his mind that concerns the Elves. And he gropes ever to see me and my thought. But still the door is closed!'
She lifted up her white arms, and spread out her hands towards the East in a gesture of rejection and denial. Eärendil, the Evening Star, most beloved of the Elves, shone clear above. So bright was it that the figure of the Elven-lady cast a dim shadow on the ground. Its rays glanced upon a ring about her finger; it glittered like polished gold overlaid with silver light, and a white stone in it twinkled as if the Evenstar had come down to rest upon her hand. Frodo gazed at the ring with awe; for suddenly it seemed to him that he understood.
'Yes,' she said, divining his thought, 'it is not permitted to speak of it, and Elrond could not do so. But it cannot be hidden from the Ring-bearer, and one who has seen the Eye. Verily it is in the land of Lórien upon the finger of Galadriel that one of the Three remains. This is Nenya, the Ring of Adamant, and I am its keeper.
'He suspects, but he does not know - not yet. Do you not see now wherefore your coming is to us as the footstep of Doom? For if you fail, then we are laid bare to the Enemy. Yet if you succeed, then our power is diminished, and Lothlórien will fade, and the tides of Time will sweep it away. We must depart into the West, or dwindle to a rustic folk of dell and cave, slowly to forget and to be forgotten.'
Frodo bent his head. 'And what do you wish?' he said at last.
'That what should be shall be,' she answered. 'The love of the Elves for their land and their works is deeper than the deeps of the Sea, and their regret is undying and cannot ever wholly be assuaged. Yet they will cast all away rather than submit to Sauron: for they know him now. For the fate of Lothlórien you are not answerable but only for the doing of your own task. Yet I could wish, were it of any avail, that the One Ring had never been wrought, or had remained for ever lost.'
'You are wise and fearless and fair, Lady Galadriel,' said Frodo. 'I will give you the One Ring, if you ask for it. It is too great a matter for me.'
Galadriel laughed with a sudden clear laugh. 'Wise the Lady Galadriel may be,' she said, 'yet here she has met her match in courtesy. Gently are you revenged for my testing of your heart at our first meeting. You begin to see with a keen eye. I do not deny that my heart has greatly desired to ask what you offer. For many long years I had pondered what I might do, should the Great Ring come into my hands, and behold! it was brought within my grasp. The evil that was devised long ago works on in many ways, whether Sauron himself stands or falls. Would not that have been a noble deed to set to the credit of his Ring, if I had taken it by force or fear from my guest?
'And now at last it comes. You will give me the Ring freely! In place of the Dark Lord you will set up a Queen. And I shall not be dark, but beautiful and terrible as the Morning and the Night! Fair as the Sea and the Sun and the Snow upon the Mountain! Dreadful as the Storm and the Lightning! Stronger than the foundations of the earth. All shall love me and despair!'
She lifted up her hand and from the ring that she wore there issued a great light that illuminated her alone and left all else dark. She stood before Frodo seeming now tall beyond measurement, and beautiful beyond enduring, terrible and worshipful. Then she let her hand fall, and the light faded, and suddenly she laughed again, and lo! she was shrunken: a slender elf-woman, clad in simple white, whose gentle voice was soft and sad.
'I pass the test,' she said. 'I will diminish, and go into the West and remain Galadriel.'
They stood for a long while in silence. At length the Lady spoke again. 'Let us return!' she said. 'In the morning you must depart for now we have chosen, and the tides of fate are flowing.'
'I would ask one thing before we go,' said Frodo, 'a thing which I often meant to ask Gandalf in Rivendell. I am permitted to wear the One Ring: why cannot I see all the others and know the thoughts of those that wear them?'
'You have not tried,' she said. 'Only thrice have you set the Ring upon your finger since you knew what you possessed. Do not try! It would destroy you. Did not Gandalf tell you that the rings give power according to the measure of each possessor? Before you could use that power you would need to become far stronger, and to train your will to the domination of others. Yet even so, as Ring-bearer and as one that has borne it on finger and seen that which is hidden, your sight has grown keener. You have perceived my thought more clearly than many that are accounted wise. You saw the Eye of him that holds the Seven and the Nine. And did you not see and recognize the ring upon my finger? Did you see my ring?' she asked turning again to Sam.
'No, Lady,' he answered. 'To tell you the truth, I wondered what you were talking about. I saw a star through your finger. But if you'll pardon my speaking out, I think my master was right. I wish you'd take his Ring. You'd put things to rights. You'd stop them digging up the gaffer and turning him adrift. You'd make some folk pay for their dirty work.'
'I would,' she said. 'That is how it would begin. But it would not stop with that, alas! We will not speak more of it. Let us go!'
When] at last all that [Galadriel] had desired in her youth came to her hand, the Ring of Power and the peaceful rule of Middle-earth which she had dreamed... her wisdom was full grown and she rejected it....
Some of my favourite parts of the book, I remember re reading the part on Lothlorien as if it would give me a lifeline to hold onto for the rest of the story.
Galadriel is without doubt one of my all-time favourite characters. 💜💜
And sweet and wonderful, humble Sam.
@@Humanoidfrenzzy yes. She’s a living testimony. An eternal witness to a gazillion things ❤
I've watched over a hundred LOTR reactors and you're the first one who, instead of comparing Gandalf visually to Dumbledore, compared his voice to Magneto! Kudos for being different.
the actor who plays Magneto and Gandalf is the same Ian McKellen
@@olichkaBelDear Yes. That's my point.
I appreciate how you made a comment about Aragorn, Legolas, & Gimli sending Boromir off in the boat. In the book (strictly speaking, it's at the start of The Two Towers), Aragorn & Legolas sing a song about his passing (they skip Gimli, RIP), and they put the swords of all the orcs Boromir slew into the boat at his feet before giving him to the river.
Seeing someone looking this invested at just the beginning of the trilogy and knowing they're going to love it.
Great reaction can't wait for the next one. I've been in love with this story for the last 66 years when it was first read to me as a child!
Great reaction. You're one of the few who didn't expect Gandalf to just magic all the problems out of existence, so I think you'll manage to keep up with the films easily enough.
I'm pretty sure Elijah Wood appreciated not being mistaken for Daniel Radcliffe for once. 🤣
The statues in the background after frodo got stabbed the first time were actually trolls from a part of the book The Hobbit, trolls bilbo tricked into,staying awake until the sun came up & the got frozen in the sunlight because the sun turns trolls into stone.....its a little easter egg for fans...the hobbits and aragorn chose the same spot as their temporary camping spot as frodo was dying/suffering.... the appearance (appearance meaning cameo) of them in the book is similar, but i can’t remember if it was before or after frodo got stabbed
The world building and lore/history of Middle Earth is near perfect. The acting and direction are near flawless. So glad to see more people discovering epic cinema/stories. Thanks!
If length no longer matters, there is a show you must watch and/or binge. It's a tale as grand if not grander than LotR, and that show is Echiro Oda's "One Piece."
The Gandalf locked in the Tower bit is explained ONLY in the Unfinished Tales Book: In [manuscript] C The Black Riders arrived at the Gate of Isengard while Gandalf was still a prisoner in the tower. In this account, Saruman, in fear and despair, and perceiving the full horror of service to Mordor, resolved suddenly to yield to Gandalf, and to beg for his pardon and help. Temporizing at the Gate, he admitted that he had Gandalf within, and said that he would go and try to discover what he knew; if that were unavailing, he would deliver Gandalf up to them. Then Saruman hastened to the summit of Orthanc - and found Gandalf gone. Away south against the setting moon he saw a great Eagle flying towards Edoras.
See, the thing is he was always master of studying the enemy and even being able to think like they do to always know exactly the best ways to handle ever situation and so on, but the thing is he didn't just become the enemy, he at this time in a sense for once actually grew afraid of him, probably Sauron did what Sauron did with Finrod Felagund(Galadriel’s elder brother who by the way was very important in the legendarium) which basically widdled Saruman with various visions of the past and future until it wore him down.
Despite there being a "union" of sorts between Saruman and Sauron, they're not exactly on the same team, more competitors joining forces. It's very well communicated by Tolkien, but perhaps not as well portrayed in the films, then again, it's not necessarily essential for a movie going audience, but these insights are a great motivator to pick up his books, and not just the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit either.
@@Humanoidfrenzzy I always saw it as an _Allies teaming up with Russia_ situation. They're existential enemies whose war can't begin until the people in the middle are out of the way.
Saruman isn't getting Rohan and the Ring _for_ Sauron; he's racing to get it _first._
@@samwallaceart288 Exactly, prior to the ring being found by Bilbo and later given to Frodo, Saruman was searching for the ring. They're competing rivals using each other to achieve their own ends.
Firstly: All 16 rings were meant to go to the elves (300-500years world of infiltration and deception down the drain) but Mairon of the Maiar disguised as a high elf named Annatar when he came to the elves pretending to be an emissary from Valinor on behalf of the Valar so it makes sense how alluring the ring is and how strong it’s pull on people is. (A bit too instant in the movies though) Galadriel soon saw right through him and especially when after speaking with him regarding not remembering him when in Valinor long ago where she learned from all the Valar thanks to being dominantly Vanyar/Teleri side over her Ñoldorin side where she gleaned from that encounter that she did not study under Aulë the Vala with any elf named Annatar ! But later named Sauron by the elves meaning deceiver! After all of this, The three elven rings were made in secret without Saurons touch upon them thanks to Celebrimbor! Remember Gandalf before he became Gandalf was the same species of entity Sauron used to be!! Wow hey? The Rings, in this case, would have lost their powers eventually due to the lack of the One Ring and possibly because they were designed to defeat evil, and evil, in the form of Sauron, had been defeated. The Three Elven Rings served their purpose for a long time. Two out of three of them had several different bearers Unlike the other Rings, the main purpose of the Three is to "heal and preserve", as when Galadriel used Nenya to preserve her realm of Lothlórien over long periods. The Elves made the Three Rings to try to halt the passage of time, or as Tolkien had Elrond say, "to preserve all things unstained". I can expand upon this based on any further statements and questions you have for me as a reply to this comment ! ❤
There is problem here with the Rings, the Three were supposed to be never touched by Sauron and that's why they were not corrupting…Sauron had not taken part in their making which made the Three more 'pure' unsullied by his dark power, unlike the Nine and Seven Rings! But Sauron in the show touched the very material they were made of!!! So technically he could have tainted them and corrupted!
Even appendices of Lot tell us the order of making the rings, so they didn't even need the righs to more detailed writings in UT or Silmarillion:
1200
Sauron endeavours to seduce the Eldar. Gil-galad refuses to treat with him; but the smiths of Eregion are won over. The Númenoreans begin to make permanent havens.
c. 1500
The Elven-smiths instructed by
Sauron reach the height of their skill.
They begin the forging of the Rings of Power.
c. 1590
The Three Rings are completed in Eregion.
c. 1600
Sauron forges the One Ring in
Orodruin. He completes the Barad-dûr. Celebrimbor perceives the designs of Sauron.
1693
War of the Elves and Sauron begins.
The Three Rings are hidden."
'Did you not hear me, Gloin?' said Elrond. 'The Three were not made by Sauron, nor did he ever touch them.
But of them it is not permitted to speak. So much only in this hour of doubt I may now say. They are not idle. But they were not made as weapons of war or conquest: that is not their power. Those who made them did not desire strength or domination or hoarded wealth, but understanding, making, and healing, to preserve all things unstained.
These things the Elves of Middle-earth have in some measure gained, though with sorrow. But all that has been wrought by those who wield the Three will turn to their undoing, and their minds and hearts will become revealed to Sauron, if he regains the One."
The One Ring’s power over people explained here:As for the rings given to these groups:They were all meant to go to the elves but Mairon of the Maiar disguised as a high elf named Annatar when he came to the elves pretending to be an emissary from Valinor on behalf of the Valar so it makes sense how alluring the ring is and how strong it’s pull on people is. (A bit too instant in the movies though) Galadriel soon saw right through him and especially when after speaking with him regarding not remembering him when in Valinor long ago where she learned from all the Valar thanks to being dominantly Vanyar/Teleri side over her Ñoldorin side where she gleaned from that encounter that she did not study under Aulë the Vala with any elf named Annatar ! But later named Sauron by the elves meaning deceiver! After all of this, The three elven rings were made in secret without Saurons touch upon them thanks to Celebrimbor! Remember Gandalf before he became Gandalf was the same species of entity Sauron used to be!! Wow hey? The Rings, in this case, would have lost their powers eventually due to the lack of the One Ring and possibly because they were designed to defeat evil, and evil, in the form of Sauron, had been defeated. The Three Elven Rings served their purpose for a long time. Two out of three of them had several different bearers Unlike the other Rings, the main purpose of the Three is to "heal and preserve", as when Galadriel used Nenya to preserve her realm of Lothlórien over long periods. The Elves made the Three Rings to try to halt the passage of time, or as Tolkien had Elrond say, "to preserve all things unstained". I can expand upon this based on any further statements and questions you have for me as a reply to this comment ! ❤ Aside from the three Elven Rings Made In Secret Without Saurons presence or touch upon them through Celebrimbor!
Yes, the three unsullied, untouched by evil rings, yet the prologue may give audiences the wrong impression that they were gifted to the elves by Sauron, which is beyond wrong.
I've had to explain it to a couple of friends myself. It's a great breakdown you've added here. 👍
24:29 "Those statues in the background" aren't actually statues. The explanation for them is in a scene from Bilbo's birthday party in the extended version of _Fellowship of the Ring_ and in _The Hobbit._
Great reaction. The genuine awe on your face 💜 Definitely watch the Extended versions for the next 2 films. Also, a minor suggestion is to watch with subtitles as it really helps with catching names & places. Subscribed! -x-
first time watching your reactions and didnt disappoint and yes it doesn't feel like a 3 hour film , I saw this in the pictures 3 times when it came out (and the other 2 as well) if you can watch the extended ones ;) also love the ginger kitty as I have one to :)🐈🐾
One of the most entertaining things about seeing ppl reacting to this is that in the 1st hour especially everyone always asks 10 questions every 2 minutes & 9 times out of 10 theyre answered within about 60 seconds, sometimes less, much less...but, people pretty much never go much longer than 5 minutes before getting a question they ask answered by the writing, & thats part of what makes the films so good is that it sucks a person in because its like perplexing & intriguing at the same time...& then, never any longer than 5 minutes later one question after another, boom, boom, boom, is answered & then the person is just totally hooked on the gratification of “getting it”, & getting these satisfying answers to this crazy in depth story....after the first third of the two towers tho, nobody asks questions anymore, it sinks in, whether subconsciously or not, they understand to just trust the writing & storytelling & then theyre just willingly on the ride of the 10 hour movie after that point, & then they really fall in live & become true fans because the payoff at the end is so mindblowing....these movies are amazing...great reaction
Sam and Frodo’s trek to Mordor would be the equivalent to walking from London to Inverness and back to London (roughly, a little more). I tried to get more accurate but you get the idea.
When Gandalf hit his head, it was real. Also sounds like it.
The Head Nazgûl is currently 4209+ years old. He was once of the mighty houses of Númenor. Birth: Before S.A. 2251 Unknown
Rule: T.A. 1300 - 1975 (in Angmar) T.A. 2002 - 3019 (in Minas Morgul)
The fact we know so little about the Nazgûl, make them absolutely terrifying.
@@Humanoidfrenzzy There is a bunch about them but it’s not always easy to find. But yes: much of it is supposed to be left up to the imagination of each beholden reader. ❤️❤️❤️
Love the optimism in your Elijah story where you mentioned "meeting him for the first time" 😁
It took me a while to notice the cat! Love that orange kitty. I wish I was a cat. Sleeping all day in sunbeams.
Yeah, great reaction. Us middle earthers prefer the extended version. Most cut each movie into 2 or 3 parts.
You’re the Captain of this channel so, do what you want but, the extended does answer more questions.
Thanks again. I’ll be waiting
*doors begin to close*
“You wot??” Haha😂😂😂❤
Hey man, great reaction! Loving seeing you react to this timeless classic! One thing I love about the series is how it portrays loving friendships between men, it feels so genuine in how they care about and for each other's safety like how it is among real soldiers fighting at war. I know what you mean when you say it doesn't feel like 3 hours, time seems to fly as you watch them.
Yes! Loving friendships between men is a lost art! Tolkien understood it so well, from his personal experience.
Great reaction man. I really enjoyed it and am really looking forward to you reacting to the next two. You're going to be amazed. Thanks for doing this.
First time watching your channel and I just gotta say, you have a KILLER voice for radio!! 🙌
Thank you 😊
The next movie picks up from this one - Merry and Pippin being taken to Saruman, the white wizard who betrayed Gandalf, and Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli going after them. And Sam and Frodo going on their journey by themselves. But there's way much more you'll see and love, I'm pretty sure. I'm a huge fan of these movies to the point of purchasing the extended versions.
YES my dude! First time I’ve ever watched a reaction to LOTR and had someone say that they recognized Christopher Lee from Dracula! He’s been in a lot of stuff over the years so they say that they know him from all sorts of stuff….but Dracula? Nice my dude! 😅😉👍
The Ring corrupts strong intentions. Gandalf wanted to do good, Boromir wanted to please his father and save his people. It’s those strong intentions and drives that gives the Ring a way into your heart.
Hobbits don’t want much beyond peace and quiet, so they’re more resistant to it’s influences. Dwarves, too, since the Ring cannot help you dig out gold and jewels from the earth.
Loved your reaction to this, thank you! Wonderful movies, from an even more wonderful piece of literature. I think you got a little emotional as Boromir died? There's much more of that to come, so let yourself feel it all ... and enjoy the ride! 😉🤩
Only in the extended version though.
Ah Greenstreet Hooligans is one of my favorite movies!
that's crazy you met elijah wood but didn't see the lord of the rings. It's like his most famous role and many people only know him from this movie series. that's like recognizing christian bale on the street but only because you saw terminator: salvation. mad respect for being a movie nerd at that level.
Yes 😅. I knew him from “The Faculty” movie which was one of my favorites at that time.
🌸MUCH deeper lore version with added details for you: just in case you or anyone else missed it. Galadriel's gift to Gimli has a deeper meaning behind it, like most things in this movie and reflects the expanded lore of the middle earth universe. Galadriel is one of the 2-3 most powerful and wise elves remaining in Middle Earth since the time the land was young. She was born in a place called Valinor, or the Undying land... which is basically the place of residence of the Valar, the local pantheon, the local "gods" as you may call them. Back then, the world was not illuminated by the sun, the moon and the stars, but rather by 2 trees of gold and silver, Telperion and Laurëlin that lit the world before the sun and moon were born from their last flower and fruit as they were basically killed by Melkor. It is said that Galadriel's hair had somehow captured some of the shine of those two trees. Her uncle Fëanor, who was a great king of the Elven people and also arguably their greatest craftsman to ever live, asked/demanded that she give him a lock of hair, so that he could use it to fashion 3 gems that would shine of the same light as the trees. Sensing his pride and arrogance, she refused his request 3 times. He stopped asking and made the gems anyway, managing to complete the task he had set for himself even without her hair. Around these 3 gems, the possession of which became the driving force for many of the great events in the world, entire wars that lasted for centuries exploded, and other events. The gems actively shaped the fate of the races of middle earth to the point that the aforementioned Valar got involved directly. During these times, events surrounding the gems brought about the traditional enmity between Dwarves and Elves... the same enmity that Gimli still feels towards them. That enmity however does not survive his encounter with the wise Galadriel, whom Gimli basically falls platonically in love with. By giving him 3 of her hair, Galadriel is opening a door, offering an olive branch that might one day close the gap that divides these two races. Legolas, himself being an Elven prince and centuries old, knows of the story through his father Thranduil and grandfather Oropher, as it shaped the lives of all Elves, and his subtle smile is possibly the first act of acknowledgment and reconciliation. it is also a way for Peter Jackson, the director of the film, to give a nod to all of the fans who know these facts and backstories... a way to make us feel seen, and to make us appreciate just how deeply the makers of the film respect the books and larger universe created by Tolkien.
The thing with the hair may seem weird, but there is a significance to it in real life as well as in the lore of the story. In real life, it was not uncommon for wives, fiancés, or even girlfriends to give their men (who were going off to war), a lock of their hair as a keepsake, particularly in WWI, which Tolkien fought in. The lore part of it comes into play in The Silmarillion, Tolkien's tales of the creation of Arda, the Undying Lands of Valinor, and Middle Earth. Galadriel is many, many thousands of years old, and was born in Valinor before the sun and moon were even created. At the time, the world was lit by two trees, one gold and one silver which would shine at different times from each other, but would shine together once a day when one would fade and the other brighten. Galadriel's hair was said to look like the light of the mingled light from the two trees, which may have inspired Feanor, a master craftsman and heir to the high king of the Noldor, to craft the Silmaril's which were three jewels that captured the light of the two trees, one golden light, one silver light, and one co-mingled light. Fëanor had a bit of a thing for Galadriel and begged her for her hair three different times, which she rejected because she could perceive the inner darkness of his heart and rejected him, which made them "un-friends" after that. There is a lot more to the lore than that, so this is the super crib-notes version. But the point is, it was VERY significant that she granted Gimli three of her hairs to a dwarf, when she would not to the son of her king many 10s of thousands of years ago of which she is related to all three kings who were brothers and Elu Thingol of Doriath was one of the brothers that didn’t stay in Valinor even though he was one of the elven ambassadors along with his three brothers and that king I mentioned was VERY close friends with Thingol)
ever wondered how old Galadriel is during the War of the Ring? I have looked in many different sources and depending on where you look, she’s anywhere from 17,000-20,000 years old. 6,000 seems too young as it would make her close in age to Elrond, who I know is much younger than her even though he’s 6000-8000 by the third age, which wouldn’t make sense for her at all even if she was (“690 years older” as some kept repeating on the internet making 6960!)As she was around long before Elrond was even born and time was experience differently to say the LEAST as there is a lot to go into on that subject lol.) She was born during the Years of the Trees & back then the years were something like 9X longer than a solar year so I understand the math is hard, especially since she isn’t given an exact birth year. But it is said that Finarfin, her father, was born in Y.T. 1230, so I would assume she was born sometime within 1000 years of then (being generous).
Basically, I’m wondering what the most accurate range is for her age during the events of Lord of the Rings. I’ll also add that Galadriel is was around before the ents even existed (of which Treebeard is 15,000 years old so she’s OLDER than Treebeard/Fangorn) or very close to when they were “created” by Yavannah and probably had much knowledge to do with such things and or direct knowledge of what happened. Probably through an early prototype of her mirror or simply another dream that made her long for middle earth all over again ontop of the yearning she already had to go there and explore. Nothing to do with Fëanor’s oath and all that jazz.
Just going from the Appendices (and maybe Silmarillion) she would have to be at least 9000+ years older than Elrond, Elrond was born near the end of the First Age, Galadriel was adult before the destruction of the Trees.
Actually, more than that: I just checked, and the Second Age ended in SA 3441. So an elf born literally at the end of the First Age (FA 590) is 3441+3018 = 6459 years old when Frodo leaves for Rivendell. Elrond was born in FA 532, so adds 58 years to get 6517. Elves are mature at 100, so Galadriel adds at leas 632 to Elrond's age, to be at least 7149, and possibly quite a bit more (as attested by other comments.)
One fic had Maglor(Elrond’s Adoptive Father, Maedhros was also adoptive father alongside Maglor, they were the eldest sons of Fëanor) - One fic had as much older than Galadriel; I wondered how we knew, and it was pointed out to me that Maglor was the second oldest son of the first son of Finwë, while Galadriel is the youngest child of the third son of Finwë. So, yeah.
Note that the second age was the LONGEST and again time was experienced very differently back then too aside from the internal clock of elves working very differently, she’s definitely older as far as the world and the other beings that age far faster around her.
I also remind you all that she’s older than the sun and the moon and witnessed and most likely even helped in the Valar’s crafting of the last fruit and flower of the two trees of Valinor. She was the most involved with learning everything possible from them.
She’s 25th generation from Tata one of the elven forefathers to wake to the stars. Their birth was rather shrouded in mist. Only those of her grandfathers ilk have a chance of knowing the origins a bit better as they are closer to that culture that stemmed from the beginning.
The Years of the Trees were the second of the three great time periods in Arda that followed the Years of the Lamps and preceded the Years of the Sun. They were known to be comprised of several Ages and lasted in total around 1500 Valian Years or 14,373 solar years.
Time flowed differently back then and time flowed differently within them too for the elves live as long as the world does. Epic hey?❤❤
The Dúnedain said that Galadriel’s height was two rangar, or "man-high" - some 6 feet 4 inches (193 cm). However, Galadriel's most striking feature was her beautiful long silver-golden hair. The Elves of Tirion said it captured the radiance of the Two Trees Laurelin and Telperion themselves. Galadriel was said to be the tallest female in Middle Earth, at 6'4”. But then Thingol was the tallest elf ever to live, and he's estimated to be almost 9' (274 cm)
Thingol was also a very very prominent figure within the Silmarillion and other books. He’s the great ancestor of Elrond+Arwen and through Aragorn being directly but distantly related to Elronds Twin Brother Elros it makes him loosely connected to Thingol as well. Let’s just say he died a tragic death long long ago. I’m a continent that doesn’t exist anymore. The events I spoke of in my earlier story of Elrond about his fathers deeds, which lead to the Valar helping with putting a Stop to Morgoth for good so to say and that War Of Wrath lasted 80 years straight and it left the landmass torn asunder from the clash of gods and the holy host of Vanyar elves that were closest to the Valar than all other elves so you can imagine what a bunch of mighty elves men and Maiar fighting a bunch of fowl creatures and beings for 80 years would do to a continent. It all fell into the sea. Galadriel barely made it over the mountain before that part of the story officially broke out.
❤️Galadriel's life was marked by much loss and tragedy. As you mentioned, she lost many family members, including her brothers Aegnor and Angrod, who died in the War of Wrath, a great conflict between the forces of the Valar and Morgoth. She also lost her grandfather, Finwë, who was slain by Morgoth's servant, Morgoth himself being responsible for the deaths of her uncles Fëanor and Fingolfin.
Fëanor was Galadriel's half-uncle, as he was the son of Finwë by his first wife Míriel. Fëanor's sons were therefore Galadriel's first cousins. Most of Fëanor's sons died in the wars that followed the theft of the Silmarils, including the tragic deaths of Celegorm and Curufin, who were slain by their own cousin, Lúthien's son Dior.
Galadriel also lost her relative Aredhel, who was her cousin, and her brother king Turgon of the hidden kingdom of Gondolin. These losses weighed heavily on Galadriel, but she remained strong and resolute in the face of adversity.
Fëanor's death was a tragic event that marked the beginning of the First Age of Middle-earth. After Morgoth stole the three Silmarils, Fëanor swore an oath to retrieve them, even if it meant going to war with the Valar themselves. Fëanor led the Noldor in their rebellion against the Valar, and he and his sons played a significant role in the events that followed.
Fëanor was eventually slain by Balrogs, demonic creatures who served Morgoth, during the flight of the Noldor from Middle-earth. His death marked the end of an era, and his legacy continued to be felt in Middle-earth for many ages to come.
Fingolfin's death was no less tragic. He challenged Morgoth to single combat and fought valiantly against him, but he was ultimately slain by the Dark Lord. His death inspired many to rise up against Morgoth, and his legacy continued to inspire the people of Middle-earth for many ages to come.
Despite the many losses she suffered, Galadriel remained a powerful and influential figure in Middle-earth, and her wisdom and knowledge continued to be sought after by many.
You guys need to get a life !!! No one wants to know THIS MUCH information in a MOVIE REACTION video !!! You NEED to go to a LOTR forum or something where nerds nerd out to things.
Another real-life addition, it was common place to gift locks of hair to a significant other, but also to family members, they would be kept in lockets, and added to jewellery such as rings for example. If you're familiar with Jane Austin, in Sense and Sensibility, one of her characters, look at the lock of hair in a ring worn by a male character wondering at the hair colour, because it seems to be a different colour to his sister. Later in the story, we find out about a secret engagement involving him and someone else.
Just to re emphasise, Gimli is not romantically infatuated with Galadriel, he looked into the face of an enemy and was met by love and understanding, the gift of 3 strand of hair is also a platonic gift of friendship without romantic connotations.
Tl:dr
It wasn't unusual for people to carry the locks of hair of family members with them, so hair being exchanged and carried isn't necessarily a romantic gesture, although it could be.
@@Humanoidfrenzzy I LOVE that you added to the gift of locks of hair point! I’ll definitely add this to a new notepad file and see where I could add this or even just use it as a stand alone comment under such reaction videos. This was beautiful ❤❤❤❤❤
@Makkaru112 It's an old tradition I wish we would bring back if I'm honest, personalised jewellery to keep your loved ones with you, or hide an engagement if necessary.
I'm more than happy to help.
Thank you for sharing all this great info on Tolkiens world. It's always highly appreciated. 😊💜
There is a reason Gandalf and Magneto both have the same voice.
Same reason Professor X and Picard have the same voice.
Lol, I know it’s the same actor. I was meant to say that he sounds the same In X-men.😄
Loved your reaction. And the kitty cat. : )
Someone probably already said this, but the elves they meet in Lothlorien are "High Elves" and Legolas is a "lowly" Wood elf. The high elves in the LotR time period, are refugees from their great cities before the defeat of Sauron (or maybe Morgoth, the guy before him, who represents the devil and of whom Sauron was a lieutenant. - It's been a long time since I read the Silmarillion). The wood elves are "lesser" elves, though still elves. Fun Fact, Arwen and Aragorn are related. His distant elvish blood is why he lives so long for a human, the human blood is why Elrond and Arwen age more quickly for elves. The song Aragorn sings about the Human/Elf union are their two common ancestors, though Elrond is only one or so generations removed from that union (maybe one of their children?) and Aragorn, many more over thousands of years, though far fewer generations than a normal human as they live extremally long due to the elvish blood. I mention this because Galadriel is Elrond's mother in law and Arwen's grandmother.
Very nice reaction! The great Sir Christopher Lee (Saruman) was a big LotR fan, who owned a first edition which he read several times. He even met the author J. R. R. Tolkien in person during a public reading.
Fun facts: the scene where Gandalf bumps his head in Bilbo´s house wasn´t scripted, but being the great actor he is, Ian McKellen made the best of the moment.
The director Peter Jackson has a cameo in all 3 LotR movies. In this one he is a guy eating a carrot in Bree.
Almost all actors of the fellowship have the elven run for "9" tattooed. Exception John Rhys-Davies (Gimli) who had his body double take it for him. Director Peter Jackson has the rune for "10" tattooed,
Actually the dwarves are rather immune to the rings power as when they had the 7 of what was meant to be the 16 elven rings redistributed to them it had no effect on them. Especially due to the fact their forefathers were created by the hands of Aulë of the Valar. And they are not greedy! They are highly noble and strong. Their ancestors could take out dragons. You can go into detail in reactions like moviejoob did. She’s the only one aside from a few channels that’s making it popular and it’s working as hundreds more are falling in love with it all. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much for sharing the recommendation, I'll look into that. 💜
"Drums, drums in the deep .."
Drums started beating
bigNerd: "oh my god, is that footsteps" xDDD
btw nice reaction .. it's maybe best movie trilogy ever made
Great reaction mate, I love seeing people discover these movies for the first time, especially when they actually get into it. You’re gona love the next two. The most perfect trilogy ever imo😄
Definitely would have recommended the extended version of the movies there nearly an extra hour added to each movie! And You might have felt Differently towards Boromir watching that extended version. A true hero he was in the story. Enjoyed your watch along tho! Definitely worth a subscribe! Can’t wait to see you watch the next 2 movies
You gotta see the behind the scenes! And of course the extended versions!
React back to back the full deleted scenes before watching the next movies in extended. Which have many key scenes. (Minus two scenes that didn’t develop anything and honestly weren’t from the books exactly either so lose/lose lol) the rest are important. Especially when understanding why the elves are a fading people. Even a glimpse of such an answer to the question is needed for the viewers etc
Absolutely!
I haven't watched the theatrical cut in ages. It's difficult for me to recall which scene was an extended cut, if I'm honest. But there is a lot of good info in a lot of them. I strongly second this recommendation.
Very satisfying and knowledgeable. Tolkein and C.S. Lewis were good friends and entered into a gentleman's contest to write a Christian allegory. Lewis wrote the Chronicles of Narnia...I like that you showed the complete reaction. I hate to have to wait for the next installment. No patience...
Great reaction! And I must say that I loved your cats reaction just as much.
As you watch through the entire trilogy, it will be shown as how good of a friend Sam really is. Cannot wait to watch your journey.
Loved how focused you were while watching, and loved the story of u meeting Elijah Wood, I also met a member of the cast, Miranda Otto (she is in the Two Towers and The Return of the King movies) she was so sweet and humble, I have a picture with her and she signed an autograph for my uncle, who is the reason I love these movies so much 💜
Looking forward to your journey.
Best film franchise in movie making history. Best Books too :)
They invented processes that changed movie making and are used today in modern films all the time. Please do the extended versions if you can; just more everything, as well as more explanations and realizations.
You are so lucky to be able to continue right away - we had to wait a year between each film. Torture.
I chuckled when you mentioned the statues in Sinbad. I felt the same way.
I love The Lord of the Rings movies. I have to watch them again soon. Its been a while. You should watch the extended editions sometime.
Hello from New Zealand! Really enjoyed your reaction here I will definitely be subscribing you have a great energy about you and a genuine quality that’s really lacking in many reaction videos. Thank you ❤
I strongly suggest you react to the Extended Editions of Two Towers and Return of the King. You will not regret it, I promise you.
I love both your reactions and your beautiful cat, mate. Happy you enjoyed this monument of a movie. A true masterpiece.
Think you might read the books now? The Lord of the Rings is the entire story, which is written in three books, the Fellowship of the Ring being the first book. But! The story of how Bilbo found the ring is the actual beginning of the story, The Hobbit. Tolkien wrote it for his children, so the tone of the writting is less serious, but it is a good introduction to the story. I read The Hobbit first and I still think it is the best place to start. The Simarillian is Tolkien's fleshing out the background and history of Middle Earth. It is not written in novel form, it's more like an encyclopedia.
just found you again! and your adorable kitty! love your reaction to this movie!!
The most important part of this video is the cat
Aragorn is secretly a 100 year old ninja in beast-mode whenever he deems it necessary.
Sam drowning in the river = the end of the world, lol.
Wow, thats awesome about Elijah ...all the hobbit-actors & almost everyone involved is so cool to fans because they know lotr means a lot to ppl because it means a lot to the actors too....u should watch the , like, the almost 7 hour documentary of the “making of lotr” (its pretty much all on youtube), pretty much everyone involved , they were like a family for a solid year & a half, maybe a little more...bonding.... its an amazing story in & of itself how these films got made....so cool u met him...all the hobbits did comic-con a few weeks ago, i think it was...theyre so cool to fans:)
your cat always chillin in the background😂 loves a good sleep by the looks of things
What dragon(s) was Bilbo talking about during his 111th birthday?
Given that it was an invention for the films the scene must be taken with a pinch of salt. The original occurrence in the book, that firework was let off by Gandalf specifically for Bilbo and signaled the beginning of supper:
“And there was also one last surprise, in honor of Bilbo ... The dragon passed like an express train, turned a somersault, and burst over Bywater with a deafening explosion.’
‘That is the signal for supper!’ said Bilbo.
Fellowship of the Ring, Book I, Chapter 1: A Long-Expected Party
The quote from the films, or anything of the like it is never mentioned in the books. The only mention of Dragons in the Shire is "The Green Dragon" inn, the only dragon in Bywater.
There are many dragons in LOTR. We know of only 4 named dragons: Glarung, Ancalagon, Scatha and Smaug. Of those we don't have much reason to believe it was Smaug that was spotted in or around the Shire.
Glarung remained mostly in West Beleriand and would've been unlikely to have been one mentioned by Bilbo.
Ancalagon doesn't have much written about him, although we know he was finally thrown down on Thangorodrim, which again is not near to the Shire.
Finally, Scatha, the most likely culprit, was slain in ca. Third Age 2000 by Fram of the Éothéod; the ancestors of the Rohirrim. Although like the others, Scatha was located around the Grey Mountains and therefore quite far from the Shire.
The films made up that line for Bilbo:
“Nonsense, there hasn't been a dragon in these parts for a thousand years.” (Frodo pushes Bilbo to the ground as the firework swoops over them and explodes in front of them over the lake. The hobbits all gasp and cheer).
I'll give you that Merry and Pippin stealing and igniting the firework may have been added, but I'm not onboard with your interpretation of the line, "‘That is the signal for supper!’ said Bilbo."
Say, for example, you are out in the country with your family, and you brought along a friend or 2 and decide you're going to go down to the watering hole to swim. As you leave, you mom calls out, "Don't go too far ... dinner'll be ready in a while".
However, when you get to the swimming hole, you see that there's a water moccasin (cottonmouth) swimming across the top of the water so, you turn to your friend and say, "Well, that's a sign that it's time for supper". The 2 events, "dinner's on" and "a water moccasin in the pond" are NOT associated with each other. The 1 event does not cause the other ... it's just determined that the 2nd event makes it seem like a good time to pay more attention to the 1st, but they're NOT associated with each other.
@@StevesFunhouse the supper interpretation wasn’t even mine. I was just sharing a compilation of knowledge and points that I thought were thought provoking enough to get a cordial discussion going between fans ❤
@@Makkaru112 That's cool. I was just pointing out that the line you mentioned (and I quoted) could mean something entirely different than a literal translation would suggest. No harm, no foul. I always like to see/hear good conversation.
@Steve Wilkins But it was added, Merry and Pippin didn't steal the firework in the book, that's the movie introduction to their characters showing their personalities.
The dragon firework was smaller in the book and was ignited as planned by Gandalf. Afterwards, supper was announced, the dragon firework served 2 purposes at the party. Firstly, to commemorate Bilbos adventures and secondly, to announce the beginning of supper afterwards.
This was a massive celebratory event with more or less all of the Shire invited, using a loud firework in order for everyone to pick up on the announcement of supper makes perfect sense. 😊
I also think the dragon comment was added as reference to Bilbos adventures. Bilbo has encountered a dragon previously, that makes him knowledgeable about dragons, let's have him remark on how ridiculous a dragon in the Shire is.
He's the old eccentric and experienced adventurer with information and stories on hand at all times. I agree that we don't know of any dragons around the area of the Shire, but at the same time, the remark makes sense for Bilbos character to say, more as a demonstration of character and personality, rather than a statement of fact. As if dragons roamed the Shire a thousand years ago, very unlikely. 😅😊