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Lord Of The Rings: The Return of the King / Part 2 /Movie Series Reaction (Patreon)

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What a glorious ride. These films will forever be dear to me and I'm so happy that I got to experience this piece of art with you ❤️

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i Vincero

Lets go! final part of the series..

Blackeyedlily

When you read the books, you will find out that there is a lot more to Denathor’s story. It is one of the very few complaints I have about these movies. He is still not a pleasant man in the books. And he is definitely meant to be a foil to King Theoden. But he is not entirely the terrible leader and horrible father that the movie lead you to believe.

Blackeyedlily

I always love seeing how much first time viewers of this trilogy love Pippin by the end. Because during the first movie, they are often complaining about him and wondering why in the world he was allowed to accompany the Fellowship.😁

Butters

I will not say "Do not weep," for not all tears are an evil.

yemmlie

re: Sam and the ring. The way it works is it plays into whatever weakness someone has, so you said 'is it because he doesn't want to give the ring back because of its effect on Frodo? Or is it having an effect on Sam?' there's no real difference. For Boromir it was his despair at the fact Gondor will fall and his desire to save his city. For Sam it was his despair at the fact that Frodo will fall, and his desire to save his Frodo. Interestingly, in the books he's more imagining being an all powerful gardener and using the power of the ring to be able to make things green. Bless his heart.

Lucas

There's not really a way to describe what LOTR makes you feel once you've experienced the whole quest and the way it all comes together, scenery music dialogue and all. it's just unique. There's a reason this third movie went to win Best Picture back in the day. When you say it like that it's nothing much, but keep in mind this is a fantasy, adventure movie- this would have NO PLACE winning any Oscars let alone winning a Best Picture... it's totally abnormal from the Oscars that a movie of this genre would stand a chance to even be recognized...But it did because it's Lord of The Rings and it's just pristine untouchable insanely epic and it goes down as one of the best movies in a franchise and makes it the best franchise ever made. You can't close a trilogy better than that, it feels rightfully long and drawn out in the perfect way to make you feel the weight of the quest, EVERYTHING IS PAID OFF, everything is accomplished and feels totally earned, I speak for myself saying I deeply feel for every character and everyone gets their moment to shine, and boy that closing at the Grey Havens is emotionally brutal in all the right ways to tug on those heart strings very poetically- What else can you ask for, I ask.

Lucas

This is slightly less talked about but given you picked up on how the Ring has such a defined personality and will of it’s own- and this is more theory but to me it’s important to notice that ‘seemingly’ the Ring, very mistakingly that is, ended up causing it’s own undoing by betraying Gollum and taking it’s vengeance on him. It is very significant that Gollum in two towers swore to be faithful to Frodo and took that oath ‘ON THE PRECIOUS” on the Ring itself- and then at Mount Doom it’s the Precious as a thinking entity that when Gollum declared “I lied” and took it off from Frodo it was then the Precious that immediately betrayed Gollum seeing a chance to get back at him for violating his oath to IT…therefore pushing Frodo’s hand to fight for the Ring and inadvertently causing it’s own end by mistake. Which if you extrapolate a still shot of the Ring seeing Gollum burn under it and then sitting on the lava is pretty much the Ring realizing-“I messed up” lol Which is wild when you think of how powerful the Ring was that it was possibly the only thing that could have caused it’s own destruction or else would have been able to corrupt anyone to ensure it’s own survival…And for all the shit he get’s sometimes it really speaks to Frodo’s strength to carry it all this way…And it speaks to innocent Boromir and Isildur who are supposed to represent -men’s corrupted nature- but frankly speak more to the power the ring can have over people.Bilbo decades later Btw still asks after the Ring hinting that the Ring has such a deep hold on people that is never broken even after the ring is destroyed. Being a placeholder for evil and pain it also speaks to Frodo’s motivation for leaving Middle Earth which addresses the damages that war can do on people being.

Steven

The best movie trilogy ever! Great to see you experience them as they are. I saw them in the theatres all that time ago after reading the books and they blew me away! Definitely recommend reading the books and looking more into Tolkien in general. Truly a fascinating Chap. Thank you for restoring some faith in the next generations.

jasonm

Sophie, when you read the books, please also read at least Appendix A at the end of Return of the King. In particular, the sections about the Kings of Numenor and the Tale of Arwen and Aragorn. Those will cover a lot of the questions you had, about Elrond and Arwen. I probably shouldn't say much else, there are significant differences between the books and movies, and I would hate to spoil what you have left. Enjoy! P.S. Except for one thing. About the drinking game at the beginning, Legolas is immortal, and thus effectively immune to alcohol. Basically, he was cheating. :)

yemmlie

Was amazing watching and experiencing this with you Sofie!!

borntrouble

Sam actually did see Frodo again. Because he also had carried the One Ring, even for just a little while, he was allowed to go to the Undying Lands also. Which he did after his wife died.

Blackeyedlily

As far as your question about Galadriel, she is one of the oldest elves in Middle Earth. She is not more powerful than Gandalf. But she has had a long history and comes from one of the most important elven families. If you really want to know more about her, then after you finish reading The Lord of the Rings you should pick up the Silmarillion. That is Tolkien’s book that contains the history of elves. It is basically a compilation of his mythology of Middle Earth that he worked on for the majority of his life. His son edited it and put it together after his death. And it contains one of the most beautiful creation stories I have ever heard. If you do read The Lord of the Rings you will find that there is more to the story of Eowyn and Faramir. It is one of those things that the movie didn’t take the time to delve into. So it does feel rather abrupt. And if you read the trilogy, the final book has an extensive appendix that includes what happens to many of the characters afterwards, including these two. I’m glad you recognized how interesting it is that Gollum was the one to ultimately destroy the ring. Remember that in the first movie, Gandalf told Frodo that he believed Gollum had a role to play before the story was done. Frodo was demonstrating that no one would have the power to destroy the ring on their own. It took Gollum falling with the ring to destroy it. I’m always interested to see how people take Frodo leaving at the end. I think it is important to understand that Tolkien was very affected by his experiences with World War I. He lost several of his closest friends in that war. And then he saw that so many of the men who fought in that war lived with physical and mental disabilities for the rest of their lives. It was the war where we got the terminology “shell shocked.” I interpret it that Frodo was suffering in a way that we can think of as PTSD. He was never going to find peace. So going with the elves to the Undying Lands would allow him to find healing. And if it makes you feel any better, after Rosie’s death, Sam also traveled to the Undying Lands. As someone who carried the ring, even for the very short time that he did, Sam was given that privilege.

Gabriela Popescu

Ahh so many thoughts, but I’m sooo glad you enjoyed this journey, I know I always feel the exact same way you did when I rewatch them, it really is a journey and I’m always so sad when it’s done. I saw these in theatre when they came out and was happy but heartbroken at the end, I think the last hour I cried solid. One thing my mind always goes back to when I see Gollum fall and destroy the ring, is when Gandalf told Frodo in the Fellowship of the Ring, that he feels Gollum still has some part to play in this story, even though he doesn’t know what - and damn was he right lol! last thing, these originally came out in November in theatre back in the day, so I usually marathon them every holiday season, so it’s incredibly fitting you finished the trilogy on Dec 1!!! anyways thanks for reacting, you’re my absolute favourite reactor, and this was incredible to watch with you. ❤️

Julien

Wow Sophie. What a gift you have given us. I have been following you on and off for many years and this is your best reaction yet - and the best reaction to LOTR I have ever seen. I have seen these movies countless times and I have seen countless reactions to them and yet because of your immense intelligence and perceptiveness and your deep empathy, I ended up watching the whole thing unedited. How crazy is that. Words are not enough. Thank you thank you thank you.

Blackeyedlily

I know I’m flooding you with comments, and I swear this will be the last one. I gave a link to a video about the musical score in the comments of The Fellowship of the Ring movie, because like so many people, you were commenting on how beautiful the musical score is. That video focused on just music in that first movie. Here is another wonderful YouTube video about the score of this trilogy. It covers how the music is transformative over the entire trilogy, so I didn’t want to leave it before you finished watching all of the films. But it is another great video that I recommend to people who have loved watching these films. In fact, this YouTube creator has a total of four videos about the music of this trilogy, that are all great little videos. There is one that focuses on his use of voices in the soundtrack that is also particularly good. In fact, the video on voices starts by going into how Tolkien used music as the creation force of Middle Earth. I’ll go ahead and add another link to the video about voices too. https://youtu.be/Azd7lyJ4918?si=1iPp3gcxQI66DKNI https://youtu.be/T0xD7buOO20?si=KDUCke60moi9f3Lm

Glen Roberts

Wow, what a fantastic reaction. I re-subbed just to watch you react to this and it was worth more then every penny. I'm 65 and these are, by far, my all time favorite movies.

Glen Roberts

Btw, Gandalf foreshadowed Gollum's part in the story. Remember he told Frodo in Moria that "I think Gollum still has some part to play yet, either for good or evil". He nailed that on the head !

Don Allmon

One of (many) things not included in the movie is that Denethor (Boromir and Faramir's crazy dad) had a palantir (one of the seeing stones like the one Saruman had) and used it to spy on Sauron's plans. All the while Sauron used it to twist Denethor's mind. Denethor's crazy nihilism was a direct result of Sauron's influence.

Pistols O'Brien

I love Gandalf's foreshadowing in the first movie. In Moria, when Frodo talks to Gandalf about Gollum following them, and he said that it's a pity Bilbo didn't kill him. Gandalf: 'It's a pity that stayed Bilbo's hand. Many that live deserve death. Some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them, Frodo? Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. Even the very wise cannot see all ends. My heart tells me that Gollum has some part to play in it, for good or evil, before this is over. The pity of Bilbo may rule the fate of many.' Gollum did have a part to play, without Gollum, the ring would never have been destroyed.

Amirhossein

You wanted to know about Sauron and Galadriel then read the books The Lord of The Rings and The Silmarillion You don't need to watch the amazon show about it, it sucks and it makes stupid changes to the lore, its better if you don't waste your time this way

Trainer Kay Studio

Same! I tend to do a rewatch of the trilogy every year around this time, and this was such a fun way to do it.

lemmy
>>157024658

Moreso they literally don't have the rights to use the Tolkien material in the lore in Silmarillion unless it's mentioned explicitly in LOTR that they do have rights to, and so had to make up new non canon lore to fit around it.

Yannik

I have watched A LOT of reactions and I can honestly say that yours might be most touching. You understood so many deep meanings in dialogues, character traits and overall storytelling, for which I needed many years in oder to get them. It's like these films were made for you or you were absolutely ready, if not craving a story like this. Thank you so much for the 10 hours worth of fun and emotion and don't be ashamed of your tears towards the end, it's a sign of your deep connection to your own humanity. Big love from Germany!

darya

Will you also be reacting to The Hobbit?

SoFieReacts

The Hobbit didn't win the last poll Harry Potter did. But it's gonna be on the next poll hopefully it wins.

Michael Instone

Once again the best reaction I have seen and the most touching, thank you.....GOT should have watched LOTR for the battle scenes. These are magnificent. You couldn't see what was going on in GOT. ...LOTR is a masterpiece of Cinema

Manu

Ok I cried so many times during this :D

thomasbjerke

I have seen the full trilogy 1-2 times every year for 20 years now, and still you make me think of things I never did before. Your mind is simply amazing, and you deserve every single praise coming your way!

Raquel

Thank you, Sophie, incredible reaction!! I have to say that I love The Lord of the Rings, but for a while (a few years actually) I was unable to watch them. (Please people, don't kill me for what I'm about to say…) I was in my teens, and at home I had to watch them so, so many times, that unfortunately, and incredible as it may seem, my family really managed to make me bore them, over the years… Yes, I'm sorry, but it's true. Sometimes for an entire week, every day, every hour, the only thing on TV was LOTR… (just an example). Thanks to you, Sophie, when I saw that you were going to react to this, I decided to try again. I have seen them, and I enjoyed as I did at the beginning, and that's priceless. ❤

Olia Stanasiuk

same here....same here. I've seen it around 15 times and didn't think of some details Sofie've noticed.

Modtec

So Im gonna break a lance for all of our favorite father Denethor II. What is not shown in the movies is is the most important part to why he is the way he is when we get to meet him: One of the Palantir, the seeing stones (Pippin did a little touchy touchy with Sarumans), was kept in Minas Tirith and Denethor used it extensively later in life when the pressure of the re-emerged dark forces got stronger and stronger. He was 89 when he died (also some Dunedain blood in that family, basically very distant relatives of Aragorn) and for most of his 50-ish year rule he was a wise, just and pretty good ruler as well as a great general and soldier as well as a bit of a better father, although his favoritism for his first born and his disdain for Faramirs interests was always pretty clear. Their mother did not survive Faramirs birth and he partly blamed him for that as well, because thats kind what (medicore) humans do. When he started to use the Palantir, Sauron did not directly corrupt him in the same way he did with Saruman, because he was simply unable to do so. Denethor was of such strong will, that he wrestled control over the Palantir from Sauron, but was not completely successful. Sauron was able to twist what Denethor would see to focus it on the depressing, parts. Emphasizing the decline of Gondor and Denethors inability to do all that much about it. He then started to leave his chambers less and less, brooding over the increasingly twisted and dark visions of the Palantir making him paranoid, depressed and desperate. Its acted beautifully when he stands at the wall looking over Pelennor fields. Its the first time he's actually taken a look at what was happening right in front of his doorstep in quite a while. Also probably the first time he's actually left the palace since he sent Boromir on his quest to Rivendell. So at the end of the day, while he's always been a bit of a shitty person and a pretty bad father, the incompetent bitter wreck we see in the movies is the result of about two decades or more of mental pressure applied by the big evil. Considering that its a miracle he's kept it together for so long.

Gary Slator

Sofie, I think you just about went through the full gamut of emotions that I (and so many, many others) experienced while we had the privilege of watching this film in the theatres, first time around. It deserved every single Oscar it won, in my opinion. You did a first rate, wonderful reaction to a first rate wonderful film. Well done you.

Modtec

Yup, you missed something: The fact that the movies condense the timeline at various points to keep up pace. Eowyn and Faramir got to know each other in Gondors "Halls of Healing" (ever heard of a hospital with that fancy a name?) for a few weeks or so at this point. They end up married and Lord and Lady of Ithilien, the Green land Faramir and Frodo first met in. Eomer takes up the crown of Rohan because she decided to stick with the "Wizards pupil" by the way.

Peppermint

If I remember correctly the scene where Aragorn is with Eowyn the female singing is Liv Tyler who plays Arwen. Not too sure though.

SJ Lute

Sophie, for what it's worth, Frodo and Sam would see each other again. In the Appendices, we find out that since Sam was a Ring-bearer, regardless of how brief a time, he too was afforded the ability to go to Valinor (or "the Undying Lands") just like Frodo and Bilbo. And at the end of his days, he did just that.

loopkill

What a privilege it has been to rewatch my favorite trilogy of all time with you, Sofie. I truly love the way you immerse yourself in the story. You're always able to appreciate the intricacies and nuances of the characters, and are able to see situations from different people's perspectives. Which is why you're my favorite reactor of all time! Thank you so much for sharing this experience with us!

Joshua Purvis

Early on you called Smeagol a Mothertrucker, but by the end you upgraded to full on motherf**cker 😅 That's Sofie character development yall 😉

SwissFemShep

You don't look awful🥹 you look like so many of us watching this movie for the first time🥹 it was an amazing journey to watch along side you🤗

Symmachus

That was beautiful, Sophie. Thank you.

Nerveroxis

Do not hate Denethor, pity him. For those that want the true story of Denethor from the books and not the shell Peter Jackson made him. It is a testament to the story of Lord of the Rings that a character can be butchered this badly and be one of the greatest films in cinema history. "In later life, Denethor secretly used a palantír to probe Sauron's strength, using it at the top of the White Tower in a secret chamber above the throne room.[7] The effort aged him prematurely, and although Sauron was not able to bend him to his will as he had Saruman, knowledge of the Dark Lord's overwhelming forces exacerbated the bitterness that had taken root at the time of the death of his wife. Denethor was well aware that Sauron's assault on Gondor would come during his lifetime and prepared accordingly, even though he increasingly came to believe that the struggle would be hopeless. In TA 3018 when Sauron attacked Osgiliath, he found the strength and preparedness of Denethor greater than he had expected or feared. Minas Tirith was fully provisioned for a siege and as war loomed Denethor sent away from the city the old, the women and children and had the beacons of Gondor lit, dispatching errand-riders with the Red Arrow to Théoden of Rohan to summon aid. The death of Boromir, his eldest and favorite son, and the siege and apparent doom of Gondor drove Denethor further along the path of despair. Following this news and the passage of Frodo Baggins through Ithilien he became estranged from Faramir, though Faramir still upheld his father's wishes.[5] Denethor therefore dispatched Faramir with reinforcements to command the garrison at Osgiliath and following the battle there and at the Causeway Forts, sent out a cavalry sortie under the command of Prince Imrahil to rescue his son's retreat. However Faramir returned severely wounded, breaking Denethor's spirit. Looking into the palantír, Sauron was able to drive him mad with despair, giving him a hopeless vision of an approaching black fleet from the south, portending that Gondor would fall to Sauron thanks to the Corsairs of Umbar coming to assist in the Siege. Sauron, however, obscured the vision's finer details to hide that those ships would in fact be under the command of Gondor's erstwhile king, Aragorn, who ousted the Corsairs at Pelargir and come by ship to relieve the city. Denethor therefore believed that further resistance was futile, although he remained steadfast in his rejection of the shadow."

Nerveroxis

I was born in 1999, I was first shown LOTR by my uncles in 2007, from 2007 to present day I have watched the trilogy a minimum of once a year and I tear up at least 20 times every watch. Edit: Changed 10 to 20.

Nerveroxis

The third eagle was for Smeagol...

Nerveroxis

If the world were full of Aragorn's then the world would be a merry place.

Ninaofthe90s

I love your reaction - but I think you missed the part where Gandalf said that Denethor has literally gone mad! You can't reason with anything he says. He doesn't want to burn Faramir alive...he actually thinks he's dead and when someone says he's alive he doesn't hear or believe it. He's not thinking rationally. It's quite sad actually.

Snowbird

Best LOTR reaction ever!

x_Rhi_x

beautiful reaction to this series. I was crying along with you! D':

Gary Slator

I'll second that - by a country mile.

Braavosi

I remember reading the books in my youth and being totally enthralled with these movies. They are timeless. Great reaction., thanks for posting.

Dogman

Seriously amazing reaction, you were so on top of the themes and meaning behind character's actions and words. Thank you!

Νικος Καππα

thank you for this, we cried a lot during this movie together <3 glad you enjoyed it

Mariangely Atiles

Sam gets to see frodo again. Gimli and legolas go together to valinor as well. Merry and pippin get buried in gondor and after aragon dies they get buried side by side.

Mariangely Atiles

This has been the best reaction I have ever seen. It felt like sharing my favorite movies with a friend that understood everything. Thank you for sharing this with us.

charles Kerfridin

HIIII, great reaction, really !!! I liked a lot share this adventure with you !

charles Kerfridin

Will you do the same thing with the Hobbit ? In my opinion I found The lord of the ring (the movies) more profund than these ones but it's still a great journey through the wonderfull middle earth

Noah Goldman

Damn, girl! Favorite portrayal of a king ever!? You billed yourself as a GOT fan; that's high praise!!

Phil O'Neill

Sofie - keep in mind that Frodo and Bilbo were afforded a place in the Undying Lands because they had been Ringbearers. Sam was a Ringbearer, too... :)

Jeff the Hobo

After having Thirteen Children with Rosie Cotton and Serving seven terms as Mayor of the Shire, Samwise Retires at the Age of 102, Sails to the Undying Land and reunites with Frodo. Four of Samwise's Children were named after Frodo, Merry, Pippin and Bilbo. A favourite fact of mine: In the film's final scene, Sam's Daughter Elanor is played by Sean Astin's real daughter.

Ashley

My cousin and I watched these films on a weekly basis for years when we were children. It's been years since I watched the full trilogy and I loved being able to experience it again with you. It's so timeless and it's hard to find the words to express how special it is. I'm always a little blown away no matter how many time's I've seen it.

Ashley

Do you remember what Gandalf said to Frodo in the first film, when Frodo said it was a pity Bilbo didn't kill Gollum when he had the chance? "Pity? It was pity that stayed Bilbo's hand. Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends." The wisdom of his words was revealed in a very unexpected way in the end, lol.

Thomas

Sofie, you said he can ask her out because he has killed orcs. To be fair I find fighting an orc less frightening than asking a girl on a date. 😅

Milo Spandre

You have no idea the number of people I have shown this trilogy to who have slept through it, found it boring, or felt no empathy for the characters... It was great to experience again “being with someone” who is watching it for the first time, crying when I cry, laughing when I laugh, and getting excited when I get excited. Thank you for sharing this experience with us.

Alex Cheung

Wow, what a reaction. I can definitely say, this is the best LOTR reaction I've seen so far. Not many people can highlight the suffer of Frodo when he said, he couldn't recall the taste of food.... And you can very quickly to get why Frodo unable to destroy the Ring, then why only Gollum could destroy it (by accident or over joy of reclaim it). You can also pick up his illness or unhappiness when he's back in Bag End after Sam's wedding, which very few reactors could tell. And it's the only few examples I really admire your reactions to this great story. You have to read the book, because the film is just a shadow of what the great story really is. I'm glad to see and enjoy your reaction.

MCPEPP

Thank you for this very honest and incredibly heartfelt reaction. Lord of the Ring is TRULY something very very special, something unique. There will never be anything quite like it, not in a million years. I have seen the entire trilogy countless times, and i can say for a fact that it hits the same (if not even better) every single time. over 20 years old, and it still makes everything made nowadays pale in comparison. LOTR will forever be the best, the greatest, and the most INCREDIBLE piece of media ever made. Nothing but love for everyone and everything, because how can one still harbor hate after witnessing the essence of humanity?

Alden Beckham

1:32:27 nope he just said his name lol, Aragorn was just choosing how to respond This series was so good!! I’m so glad I got Patreon, can’t wait for more!

Andrew Roach

I am glad you are getting more into movies. For me I don't really care about TV show reactions (Doctor Who and Star Trek being exceptions) so I hope you do movies more regularly mixed with shows so I can stay. Please watch The Hobbit later. Yes opinions are divided but I personally love them and have grown fonder of them over the years. Most of the criticisms are actually true but the movies are still solid despite that. And yes I understand the value of polls but not everything you do needs to be a poll winner. I am currently listening to an audio book about the making of the LOTR and the Hobbit, here are some interesting tidbits I have come across so far: Tolkien didn't want the title of book 3 to be Return of the King as he correctly felt it was a spoiler, his choice was War of the Ring but the publisher or editor overrode him. New Line Cinema took a major risk making all three movies at the same time, if the first had failed the studio would have probably folded. And these weren't just your average movies as each one was an epic. Christopher Lee, who played Saruman, had actually met Tolkien in a pub years earlier. While the casting in LOTR ended up being perfect it almost wasn't: The studio's first choice for Gandalf was Sean Connery and they made him a staggering offer including a percentage of the gross or profit of the trilogy. If he had taken the role he would have made over 400 million dollars but didn't because he didn't "understand" it. Even getting Ian Mckellen as Gandalf almost never happened as he was locked into a contract playing Magneto in the first X-Men movie. Only the promise by that director that he would be available by early 2000 allowed him to get the role. Viggo Mortensen was not the first choice for Aragorn, another actor was hired but only days before his first scene was to be filmed it was agreed that he was not right for the role. A frantic search ensued to recast the role with little time to spare. Russell Crowe was considered but he declined because he had just finished Gladiator and didn't want to do another sword movie. Conceptual designers Alan Lee and John Howe were regarded as the two best Tolkien artists bringing his works to visual life well before these movies and it was great that Jackson got them both to work on the film. They actually first met during this film and basically designed the visual look of the trilogy. They both got quick cameos during the opening montage of the Fellowship when we saw the nine humans kings that got rings, they were second from the left and second from the right. The theatrical version of Return of the King did not include Saruman at all, none of the Isengard sequence was in the theaters believe it or not. Other extended / new scenes I recall from memory for King included: Gimli blowing on and dispersing the dead ghost hands when entering the mountain of the dead, The avalanche of skulls in the mountain of the dead, Gandalf facing the Witch King and his staff is destroyed, The army of the dead attack the passing boats after joining Aragorn, Frodo and Sam see the beheaded statue. Also the pirate Legolas shoots with an arrow on the boat in King is director Peter Jackson. He appeared quickly in all three movies: Fellowship - the guy burping at the camera when the Hobbits first enter Bree. Towers - a soldier throwing a spear at the orcs when they are using the battering ram on the door of Helms Deep.

carl

You should watch the hobbit!

Connor Clarke

In regards to SAM and Frodo being separated from each other quoting directly from one of the Appendices of ROTK: "1482 Death of Rose Gamgee on Midyear's Day. On 22 September Samwise rides out from Bag End and he comes to the Tower Hills, where he is last seen by Elanor. He gives her the Red Book afterwards kept by the Fairbairns. Samwise passes the Towers, goes to the Grey Havens and passes over the Sea, last of the Ring-bearers." - Appendix B In fact it's also implied that due to their great friendship, Legolas brings Gimli with him to the Undying Lands, the only Dwarf ever to set foot there.

J Hill

Hi! I came here from youtube. These are my favorite movies, I watched them all in theaters and dozens of times since. Watching them again with you was truly a joy and the closest to watching them again for the first time myself. I was also so impressed by how much you understood and noticed for a first time viewing. This was a blast. tysm

Niradil Hearth

I cry again every time I watch your Lord of the Rings reaction videos. As if I were experiencing this story again, it feels so good to see a person who recognized the reading of this epic by only seeing it once.

Kieran Clarke

Since no one touched on this topic anywhere in the posts across your viewing of the trilogy, I though I would pitch in an explanation of the particular manner of the workings of evil within the Tolkien universe. Namely, the ring, for example, would link/bind itself to its victim and alter them permanently. While it would just attempt to manipulate those in its immediate vicinity, once you put it on, you became irreversibly corrupted by it. At 51mins09secs in your viewing of The Two Towers, Part 1, Gollum actually explains this directly. "Once it takes hold of us, it never lets go." Most people never notice the vital significance of the sentence from Gollum. But that is a pinpoint correct explanation of the ring and in no way a time filler for the scene. A similar principle, although in a direct, brutally physical sense, applies to other greater tools of evil in Middle-Earth. That is why Gandalf dies following the fight with the Balrog of Morgoth. Morgoth was Sauron's master and Morgoth's most powerful creations, namely Balrogs, would bind themselves to their opponents. If you read Tolkien's lore (such as The Silmarillion), you will find that a great elven warrior, Glorfindel, once also killed another Balrog, but died upon slaying his foe. Sauron's creations, the nazgul, were weaker creatures than the constructs of Morgoth, however, and so the stab which Meriadoc and then Eowyn inflicted on the Witch King of Angmar didn't manage to kill them, only wounded them severely. But, note that their wounds carried a sort of necrosis to them - a blue paleness, as if life had been drained from the limbs that held the weapons used to stab the nazgul king. I am fairly certain that Tolkien did not create this mechanic for the amusement of his readers. There was symbolism behind it that conveyed the concept that interacting with evil is never without consequences. Tolkien's concept carried a kind of synchronicity to an idea coined in 1895 by Thomas Fuller: "Those who play with the devil's toys, will be brought by degrees to wield his sword."

Squeebers

I promise I will keep this comment as brief as possible. But it will end up being a block comment anyway, so why try. 1:50 He has fallen into despair because of what he saw in the Palantir. Sauron has hold of him. 3:05 This will always be funny! 4:57 OMG! You just unlocked a memory of a dream I had when I was like 13. In the dream I was at my church (I no longer go there, I moved away) I was in the parking lot as I just left the children’s building. Something half the size of my hand and red flew in my face. It was like a red wasp, but with the claw and stinger tail of a scorpion. I panicked and ran across the parking lot to the adult church building where I rushed inside and slammed the swinging glass door behind me. Out the door, the glass is crowded with hundreds of these things. The buzzing was terrible. I woke up. I haven’t thought about that dream in ages. Thank you for awakening one of my childhood nightmares. 5:20 It’s really hard to convey on screen. But the Nazgul insight an almost insurmountable terror on all those nearby. Especially those who hear the screams. 9:25 One of my favorite Legolas Gimli moments. Legolas never misses. Gimli wanted Legolas to kill. Legolas wasn’t aiming to. Gimli bumped his bow which made Legolas kill when he meant not to. The face from Legolas is incredible! Also, the guy Legolas kills is Peter Jackson in his cameo for this film. Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas standing there as the ghosts pass through them is probably the most badass thing that isn’t in the books ever. Especially Aragorn. 15:14 Peter Jackson is an arachnophobe too. He WANTED this to terrify him and wouldn’t stop til it did. 19:07 If you want to know more about Galadriel, I recommend the Silmarillion. DO NOT GO TO RINGS OF POWER, FOR THE LOVE OF ERU ILÚVATAR AND ALL HIS CHILDREN! 23:28 This is so messed up! It’s even more messed in the book! But also, one of my favorite side characters that didn’t make the movie gets a moment to shine in the book as a result of this. 25:18 This moment in the book explains he was stung in the neck by Shelob. For the longest time, I couldn’t understand how Shelob could stab through the Mithril mail coat. That explains it though. 27:22 Sam is the only one to ever make Shelob afraid. Goes to show how awesome Sam is! 36:00 This is quite possibly the most moving speech in all of Cinema! A close rival is Aragorn’s speech in front of the gates of Mordor. 36:33 Hitting the riders’ spears with his sword was Bernard’s idea. He is left handed and had to do it while holding his sword in his right hand to get the shot right. It was a bit difficult for him. But such an amazing touch to the next part of his speech. 46:05 Most badass female character ever! And the director and writers and Tolkien himself didn’t have to put men down to do it! I LOVE Éowyn so much! That’s how you do it right! 46:27 This is my favorite line of Gandalf’s. Maybe even of the trilogy. I want it on my tombstone in Tengwar (Elvish if I can get it translated.) Or rather the line from the book. The music that kicks in at “White Shores” Is an instrumental version of “Into the West” , a beautiful song with a beautiful story. Make me teary eyed every time. 48:40 Éowyn is such a badass! Facing down one of the most fearsome enemies in all of Middle-Earth! Incredible! 50:48 And Merry! So good! 49:58 Can we take a second to appreciate how cool THIS shot is in particular? Aragorn jumping out of the ship! It’s so epic! 51:37 Apparently one of these orcs that Aragorn kills is actually Viggo’s son Henry. Viggo killed his son as an orc. And Henry was all too happy to do it. I think it’s cool his son got to be in it for a second because without Henry, we’d have a very different Aragorn. Viggo was gonna say no because he hadn’t read the books. But Henry begged him to take it! Because he knew the lore and what his father being Aragorn would mean. Hannon le Henry. You are just as much of a legend as your father as far as I’m concerned! 52:21 The actor who played this guy is the same one that played Lurtz in FotR. Lawrence is his name. Aragorn kills him at least twice. Probably more, tbh because he was one of the main guys they dressed as orcs and stuff. 52:32 This! Such a cool Legolas moment! Single Handedly taking down everyone on the Olyphant! 54:40 I can’t help but cry here. If someone doesn’t cry here, they are not human. Sorry, they a lizard person. 56:33 I really like this. Because Gimli voices what the audience would’ve. My answer is this. He can’t keep them on the hook. They had an oath to fight for the king. They fulfilled it. If Aragorn prolonged releasing them, he’d be dishonorable because that wasn’t the agreement. Shows that Aragorn understands the origin of the oath and recognizes that these men(ghosts now) have finally fulfilled their end. Knows the diplomatic, kingly and right thing to do is release them now. The terms were set long ago. They were not Aragorn’s terms at all. Fight to defend Minas Tirith in its dire need. Nowhere in that was there anything that Aragorn could grab to keep them for the fight in Mordor. 57:27 I love the fact that Gandalf bows to Aragorn here. And then Aragorn’s face as he sees him bowing is EVERYTHING! All the validation Aragorn needs to know he just did the right thing there. 58:00 That man is an astounding actor. That gives me chills every time. She’s not dead. He is mourning the fact that she went to the battle and is injured so badly. Brotherly love for his sister. 58:29 This song! Gets me! Also, this isn’t well explained here. But the people who know the books know that when someone gets touched by a Nazgul they have what is called the “Shadow” cause by the “Black Breath” of the Nazgul and by Morgul weapons. This can only be healed by the heir to the throne of Gondor using Athelas (Kingsfoil). Which is what Aragorn is doing here. He does this for Faramir and Merry as well. And in the books, he goes around healing many in Minas Tirith who were inflicted. Up all night pretty much. 1:09:24 He is sitting on the Steward’s seat. The King’s throne is up those stairs. 1:10:23 He faces down Sauron who probes his mind and tries to get more info out of him, when Aragorn is too strong minded to give him that, Sauron judges that causing Aragorn pain, like he did with Pippin, will do nothing. So Sauron shows him something that he KNOWS will affect him. Arwen, weak, dying. He almost gives in there. In the book, he literally just holds the Palantir, holds the sword up and says nothing. Then puts the Palantir down again. And that took all his strength. This also takes all his strength. 1:12:30 I have read a lot of beautiful love stories. But never in my life have I been so moved by one until I read the 6 or 7 pages where Faramir and Éowyn meet and fall in love. It is beautiful. I am finishing the Silmarillion, which has Beren and Luthien's love story then I will read the appendices for Aragorn and Arwen’s. Then I will judge which one is the most moving. Tolkien said Beren and Luthien is the most moving to him. You didn’t miss anything. They met here. They are perfect for each other. 1:19:53 The first negative thing Sam has said. 1:24:15 This is something I actually DO NOT like. Aragorn walking up and killing a messenger? I don’t know. Feels a bit out of character. Not that the Mouth of Sauron was one I’d spare. Lol. 1:25:53 This speech! I can’t! I love it so much! 1:28:36 I LOVE THIS!!!! Heck yeah!!! They besties! 1:29:17 This whole sequence with Sam’s speech is so moving! All leading up to the amazing line, “I can’t carry it for you. But I can carry you!” AMAZING! I love Sam! So much! 1:31:00 Not an allegory, but it is applicable. You understand the difference and for that, I and Tolkien, especially, thank you. 1:32:15 Elessar is Aragorn’s Elven name. Also, “FOR FRODO!” 1:35:46 No one who carries the Ring up to Mt Doom can willingly let it drop into the fire. The Ring will not allow the bearer’s will to overpower it’s own in the case of it’s destruction. 1:37:59 One last epic fight for Aragorn with a foe that is 5 times bigger than him. And Legolas’ reaction to him being crushed under the troll’s foot is so good! Legolas cares so much about him! 1:40:30 I LOVE that this is getting you to curse! 1:42:04 The orcs and other servants of Sauron were under his influence. The second the Ring got destroyed he had no influence on them anymore. Nor the power to remain in Middle-Earth. 1:47:01 This was a painting first. And Peter loved the visual so much that he hired the artist of the painting to work on the film and copied the visuals of that painting and others that he commissioned the artist(s) to do. When you realize the third eagle was meant to pick up Gollum. 1:48:14 Since Moria, Frodo thought Gandalf was dead. 1:51:23 I HAVE to say, I prefer Aragorn’s pre-king beard better… Is it just me? 1:51:50 I love Aragorn so frickin much! 1:52:20 Perfect words to have him sing here. I love it so much! 1:52:43 With Theoden dead, Éomer takes up the throne of Rohan. He is a king here. Him bowing to Aragorn is just… yes. 1:53:10 When he sees her, it’s like he can’t believe it. Until he can touch her. Then, he doesn’t hesitate. 1:54:28 The best moment ever! I love this! I can’t help but cry “My friends. You bow to no one.” 1:55:30 It’s at this point that people say there are too many endings. But they weren’t ending one film. They were ending three. The song in the credits is so beautiful. Worth a listen. The behind the scenes stuff on the DVD is worth it too.

Tabarnacification

That was great. I don't regret subbing. This was a great series. Thank you for reacting to LOTR. It is a legendary show.

jeremy brook

greeeat i hope you will watch tho hobbit now and also the series

Kater

Love your reactions!!!🤩. I can’t get enough of these movies. Did you rewatch them already? Or just this one time ?

Michael NZ9T9

Wow, wow, wow!, what a reaction loved it. I appreciate the journey with you very touching you made cry even though i've seen it so many times, it still holds today after 25 years. Thank you. 👍👌👏❤️❤️

Roger Wicki

Did you consider watching/reacting to the Hobbit trilogy? Its not quite as acclaimed as LotR but at least also directed by Peter Jackson and still pretty good.