This was the scene that convinced people that Sean Astin should have been nominated for best supporting actor. His performance all around is the heart of the film.
You're almost right...Samwise is the heart of the story. Go back, read the books. While Gandalf is wise, Aragorn is noble, Frodo for sure is a hero, all the various characters with all their various charms - but from beginning to end, Samwise is the constant friend. The only one with no ambition but to help Frodo, but to see things through so that they can return to, or if nothing else, to preserve all the things he loves - friendship, family, simple things - The movies did a great, an absolutely fantastic job, of giving the audience the sense that at their heart, hobbits don't need wealth or treasure or tech or power, they just want to enjoy the simplest things of life - and Samwise carries that, unwaveringly, through the entirety of the story - and the movie does a fantastic job of translating that, and yes, Sean Astin did an extraordinary job of bringing that to life on film - but you can't understate the importance of the original literary model for the character and the concepts.
@@kermitbohlen8401 do you think he should have been nominated for Best supporting actor? Those that did receive nominated that year were Tim Robbins for Mystic River (which he won) Ken Watanabe for The Last Samurai, Alec Baldwin for The Cooler, Benicio Del Toro for 21 Grams, and Djimon Hounsou for In America. I've seen Robbins, Watanabe, and Del Toros performances and all were excellent and deserving. The other two i haven't but I would gladly swap Baldwin for Astin to secure the nomination.
@@Story2ScreenMovieReviewPodcast of course I do. I get your point. But on the other hand, not sure I care all that much if he did or not. Don't get me wrong, I love Sean Astin as an actor and career. But I don't care much for Hollywood awards. Hollywood has a pretty consistent habit of failing to recognize the people I think do some of the greatest writing, acting, cinematography, music, etc, etc, in film over the course of my lifetime - failing to be recognized by Hollywood is less important to me than "did they show up on set, give their all to the part they were handed, and did they get paid for their time and effort"?. To this day, can you believe that Sigourney Weaver doesn't have an Oscar? The Academy can suck it as far as I'm concerned.
@@Story2ScreenMovieReviewPodcastSean Astin acted very well in all three movies. Just as they honored the last movie by awarding it in all the categories in which it was nominated, they should have given a special nomination to Sean Astin. I think he had a better performance than Robbins, who won the award that year.
There is something profound about the statement: "I can't carry it for you...but I CAN carry you!" The profundity of the statement is that we can have people who we love and care about go through some horrible things (illness or some terrible loss) which we've never experience. We can't empathize with this burden they carry. Its up to us to do our best to carry them even though we can't carry those burdens.
I feel like Frodo is often overlooked in this scene and both in the books and movie. He literally is suffering so much that he can't even remember what things taste like, but still he goes on. He's an amazing hero that's super overlooked.
Everyone watching this scene: "Sam is such a good friend." Tolkien: "... And then the servant, knowing his proper place in life, abandons his hopes for home and hearth. As is his duty, he begins to carry his master. Being a proper servant, he, of course, will gladly toss his life away, but he hopes that his master will survive."
There's poetry in that too. Even though it's weird and uncanny to our modern sensibilities, if you boil it down it's the same core element that drives everyone; duty. If you take the story of the hobbits as an allegory to war trauma, then you start you piece it together.
@@Despotic_Waffle Well said. Make no mistake, Frodo and Sam are friends and have a great amount of care for each other. However, in addition to that they do have are parallel relationship as master and servant that adds a level of dedication and responsibility for Sam. It's the reason why Sam refers to Frodo as Mr. Frodo despite their closeness as that is the proper and respectful way for Sam to refer to Frodo. This is hard to translate to a modern audience (which is why it's not brought up in the movies) as the master/servant relationship is often painted with a negative, abusive perspective as opposed to one of dedication, and service to another.
@TheNotoriusDumbass Sam didn't say this in the book. You are lying for no good reason. Here is the actual quote: Sam looked at him and wept in his heart, but no tears came to his dry and stinging eyes. ‘I said I’d carry him, if it broke my back,’ he muttered, ‘and I will!’ ‘Come, Mr. Frodo!’ he cried. ‘I can’t carry it for you, but I can carry you and it as well. So up you get! Come on, Mr. Frodo dear! Sam will give you a ride. Just tell him where to go, and he’ll go.’ As Frodo clung upon his back, arms loosely about his neck, legs clasped firmly under his arms, Sam staggered to his feet; and then to his amazement he felt the burden light. He had feared that he would have barely strength to lift his master alone, and beyond that he had expected to share in the dreadful dragging weight of the accursed Ring. But it was not so. Whether because Frodo was so worn by his long pains, wound of knife, and venomous sting, and sorrow, fear, and homeless wandering, or because some gift of final strength was given to him, Sam lifted Frodo with no more difficulty than if he were carrying a hobbit-child pig-a-back in some romp on the lawns or hayfields of the Shire. He took a deep breath and started off.
@MrTrueCaller619 Maybe. But friendship is usually between equals. Tolkien wrote Sam as wholly subservient. You might like your boss at your job, and even be friendly. But if he told that same boss said to drop everything and come with him on an arduous trip, during which we would carry most of the supplies, and are expected to die if it means keeping him safe, I kind if doubt most people would agree. But in Tolkien's view of the world, we should not only be happy to do that but should refuse all offers to go home and encourage our boss even if it means our doom.
I like Samwise Gamgee as the greatest character that ever existed including in the world of fantasy like The Lord Of The Rings, we're happy that J.R.R. Tolkien HIMSELF consider hime as the hero of the saga, Sean Astin truly delivered an powerful performances for the greatest film trilogy of all time.
I hope the reviewers watched the extended versions. I followed the production of the trilogy with the director and crew's production behind the scenes blog so I was so excited for this movie and saw the original theatric releases. Last year there was a 20th anniversary theatric release marathon of the extended versions. They had all 3 back to back in one day but that would have been overwhelming. Fortunately they also had each part spread over 3 days which I went and saw. There was so much context included that made the trilogy so much better. I think the extended version had the equivalent extra content of a whole additional movie (at least 3 x 30mins = 90 mins). So many little additions that filled out the plot and characters to mention. That was a long week with watching the 12 hours over 3 days in a theater. It was awesome!
The great thing about Simone and George from CineBinge is they are massive fans and they love watching them just cause of the passion. They aren’t first time reacting to lotr
Everyone should have a Samwise Gamgee in their lives. Sadly, we don't ... but as far as I'm concerned, he is the real hero of the story. And I'll die on that damn hill!
There were. After they destroyed the ring, they were stranded at the slopes of Mount Doom, just lying there waiting to die. Not until Gandalf arrives with 3 giant eagles to rescue them.
@@recklessboi-qs8yx My comment was sarcasm. If the eagles arrived to save them, why didn't they fly them there? All the movies could be skipped if the eagles could fly them there.
@@PeterSedesse You need to see the "What if by Fly you fools" meme 😁 I wondered the same years ago and it's been pointed out that between the Nazgul and hordes of orc archers, the Eagles didn't want to go in there - they do after the orcs have scattered
i recently watched some american chick's reaction - three hours of raving comments about the wonderful gay characters, especially the gay relationship between frodo and sam!! you see anything gay in that scene?? god, these yanks have gone completely crazy!!! 😮
Nothing to do with yanks. Just insecure morons who cannot conceive of men showing emotion without being gay. Those are the same fuckers who say men and women can't be friends
@@tilltronje1623 I did not know that. It's been a longer time since I've read the books than since I've watched the movies. And I would never say that to his face, even if it was a joke.
@@CyberDwarf1949 Isn't that what questions are for? I mean the movie looks good I just think the Harfoots are overacting it a bit but that doesn't mean I wouldn't watch it. Not everything can be as good as RoP.
This was the scene that convinced people that Sean Astin should have been nominated for best supporting actor. His performance all around is the heart of the film.
You're almost right...Samwise is the heart of the story. Go back, read the books. While Gandalf is wise, Aragorn is noble, Frodo for sure is a hero, all the various characters with all their various charms - but from beginning to end, Samwise is the constant friend. The only one with no ambition but to help Frodo, but to see things through so that they can return to, or if nothing else, to preserve all the things he loves - friendship, family, simple things - The movies did a great, an absolutely fantastic job, of giving the audience the sense that at their heart, hobbits don't need wealth or treasure or tech or power, they just want to enjoy the simplest things of life - and Samwise carries that, unwaveringly, through the entirety of the story - and the movie does a fantastic job of translating that, and yes, Sean Astin did an extraordinary job of bringing that to life on film - but you can't understate the importance of the original literary model for the character and the concepts.
@@kermitbohlen8401 do you think he should have been nominated for Best supporting actor?
Those that did receive nominated that year were Tim Robbins for Mystic River (which he won) Ken Watanabe for The Last Samurai, Alec Baldwin for The Cooler, Benicio Del Toro for 21 Grams, and Djimon Hounsou for In America. I've seen Robbins, Watanabe, and Del Toros performances and all were excellent and deserving. The other two i haven't but I would gladly swap Baldwin for Astin to secure the nomination.
@@Story2ScreenMovieReviewPodcast of course I do. I get your point. But on the other hand, not sure I care all that much if he did or not. Don't get me wrong, I love Sean Astin as an actor and career. But I don't care much for Hollywood awards. Hollywood has a pretty consistent habit of failing to recognize the people I think do some of the greatest writing, acting, cinematography, music, etc, etc, in film over the course of my lifetime - failing to be recognized by Hollywood is less important to me than "did they show up on set, give their all to the part they were handed, and did they get paid for their time and effort"?.
To this day, can you believe that Sigourney Weaver doesn't have an Oscar? The Academy can suck it as far as I'm concerned.
Ha ha ha ha you should watch more movies
@@Story2ScreenMovieReviewPodcastSean Astin acted very well in all three movies. Just as they honored the last movie by awarding it in all the categories in which it was nominated, they should have given a special nomination to Sean Astin. I think he had a better performance than Robbins, who won the award that year.
Rudy: "I'm the most inspirational character Sean Astin has ever played!"
Sam: "Hold my potatoes..."
Sean Astin does not get enough props!! hes an amazing actor going all the way back to thw Goonies
There is something profound about the statement: "I can't carry it for you...but I CAN carry you!"
The profundity of the statement is that we can have people who we love and care about go through some horrible things (illness or some terrible loss) which we've never experience. We can't empathize with this burden they carry. Its up to us to do our best to carry them even though we can't carry those burdens.
I feel like Frodo is often overlooked in this scene and both in the books and movie. He literally is suffering so much that he can't even remember what things taste like, but still he goes on. He's an amazing hero that's super overlooked.
People shouldn't just want a friend like Sam but should also strive to be a friend like Sam.
One of the few scenes where I will ALWAYS tear up without hesitation. One of the best scenes in cinematic history
For me, this scene, and: "My friends, you bow to no one."
@@AlbertaGeek same...that scene even more so for me
Everything is perfection here- the writing, the acting, the score...
Samwise the Swole. And you know he wouldn't drop Frodo, just like he didn't drop no eaves.
Legit cracked my shit up.
Everyone watching this scene: "Sam is such a good friend."
Tolkien: "... And then the servant, knowing his proper place in life, abandons his hopes for home and hearth. As is his duty, he begins to carry his master. Being a proper servant, he, of course, will gladly toss his life away, but he hopes that his master will survive."
There's poetry in that too. Even though it's weird and uncanny to our modern sensibilities, if you boil it down it's the same core element that drives everyone; duty. If you take the story of the hobbits as an allegory to war trauma, then you start you piece it together.
@@Despotic_Waffle Well said. Make no mistake, Frodo and Sam are friends and have a great amount of care for each other. However, in addition to that they do have are parallel relationship as master and servant that adds a level of dedication and responsibility for Sam. It's the reason why Sam refers to Frodo as Mr. Frodo despite their closeness as that is the proper and respectful way for Sam to refer to Frodo. This is hard to translate to a modern audience (which is why it's not brought up in the movies) as the master/servant relationship is often painted with a negative, abusive perspective as opposed to one of dedication, and service to another.
@TheNotoriusDumbass
Sam didn't say this in the book.
You are lying for no good reason.
Here is the actual quote:
Sam looked at him and wept in his heart, but no tears came to his dry and stinging eyes. ‘I said I’d carry him, if it broke my back,’ he muttered, ‘and I will!’
‘Come, Mr. Frodo!’ he cried. ‘I can’t carry it for you, but I can carry you and it as
well. So up you get! Come on, Mr. Frodo dear! Sam will give you a ride. Just tell him where to go, and he’ll go.’
As Frodo clung upon his back, arms loosely about his neck, legs clasped firmly
under his arms, Sam staggered to his feet; and then to his amazement he felt the
burden light. He had feared that he would have barely strength to lift his master alone, and beyond that he had expected to share in the dreadful dragging weight of the accursed Ring. But it was not so. Whether because Frodo was so worn by his long pains, wound of knife, and venomous sting, and sorrow, fear, and homeless wandering, or because some gift of final strength was given to him, Sam lifted Frodo with no more difficulty than if he were carrying a hobbit-child pig-a-back in some romp on the lawns or hayfields of the Shire. He took a deep breath and started off.
It's the same thing . Can't a servant be the master's best Friend?
@MrTrueCaller619 Maybe. But friendship is usually between equals. Tolkien wrote Sam as wholly subservient. You might like your boss at your job, and even be friendly. But if he told that same boss said to drop everything and come with him on an arduous trip, during which we would carry most of the supplies, and are expected to die if it means keeping him safe, I kind if doubt most people would agree. But in Tolkien's view of the world, we should not only be happy to do that but should refuse all offers to go home and encourage our boss even if it means our doom.
Everybody cryin'...Eom like "STFU! Yeah...Sam built different" 😂😂
"Sam....he's literally ruining all friendships for me!" My favorite reaction of all time.
I like Samwise Gamgee as the greatest character that ever existed including in the world of fantasy like The Lord Of The Rings, we're happy that J.R.R. Tolkien HIMSELF consider hime as the hero of the saga, Sean Astin truly delivered an powerful performances for the greatest film trilogy of all time.
"I can't throw it in for you, but I can throw you!" 😂
🤪🤪🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I hope the reviewers watched the extended versions. I followed the production of the trilogy with the director and crew's production behind the scenes blog so I was so excited for this movie and saw the original theatric releases.
Last year there was a 20th anniversary theatric release marathon of the extended versions. They had all 3 back to back in one day but that would have been overwhelming. Fortunately they also had each part spread over 3 days which I went and saw. There was so much context included that made the trilogy so much better. I think the extended version had the equivalent extra content of a whole additional movie (at least 3 x 30mins = 90 mins). So many little additions that filled out the plot and characters to mention. That was a long week with watching the 12 hours over 3 days in a theater. It was awesome!
Sam would definitely be worthy of welding Thor's hammer
"Mr Thor, I think you dropped this"
Sam the Lionheart.
Samwise the brave
The look of strain on Sean Astin's face when he's carrying Frodo is intense. I'd be willing to bet they really did load him up with Elijah for it.
Sam! The GOAT! The Ring-Bearer-Bearer!
I adore seeing people that have probably written LOTR off for years as 'not for them' cry their eyes out over it's brilliance.
Fun fact: In the movies, Sam is the first and last character you see from the Fellowship.
Sam's a real hero. Look at that fireman's rescue carry!!
The great thing about Simone and George from CineBinge is they are massive fans and they love watching them just cause of the passion. They aren’t first time reacting to lotr
Still brings a tear to my eye after seeing the movie a dozen times or more
Rudy! Rudy! Rudy!
Without evening watching I knew that last one by heart! “Shut the F**k Up!” If you haven’t go watch his full reaction it’s the best.
If we all endevoured ti be even 50 percent of Sam. . .there would be world peace! For real
Back in the 1970s when we had to read the books, I had to read while crying and trying to remember to breathe.
Everyone needs a friend like Sam in real life
Samwise THE TRUE OG
Sam is a real friend
Everyone should have a Samwise Gamgee in their lives. Sadly, we don't ... but as far as I'm concerned, he is the real hero of the story.
And I'll die on that damn hill!
The best of friends, Sam is.
I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again.
If you don’t have a Sam in your life, it’s you. Be a Sam for someone else… or be your own Sam.
Everyone getting all misty eyed. 😁
As they should. 🤨😎
He ain't heavy...he's my brother!!
I know it takes a lot to put these together, but a couple of suggestions for future videos? "For Frodo," and the moment when the Ring is destroyed.
Great collection 👏
Shame Rob & Trin aren’t included on this one 👍
In future vids I think you should add some of the villager reactions into the mix
I like watching reaction videos… but to react to a reaction video is just clinically insane.
I'm reacting to this comment
The thick Indian accent kills me 😂
It's not as good as, "Hey, Dad, wanna have a catch?" But it's _damn_ close!
river of tears
I gotta ask where were a lot of these people in 2003?
Probably not born yet.
It is spooky season. Can you do a mash up of Misery. Please and thank you
I can't carry it for you but I can carry you 💕
You wouldn't have put your face in yet
Colette Cherry 🍒 She Need Post Video Reaction The Lord Of The Rings The Return Of The King 👑
I don't understand why you include your face on these. Why do you include yourself as a reactor?
if only there were giant eagles that could carry people....
There were. After they destroyed the ring, they were stranded at the slopes of Mount Doom, just lying there waiting to die.
Not until Gandalf arrives with 3 giant eagles to rescue them.
@@recklessboi-qs8yx My comment was sarcasm. If the eagles arrived to save them, why didn't they fly them there? All the movies could be skipped if the eagles could fly them there.
@@PeterSedesse You need to see the "What if by Fly you fools" meme 😁
I wondered the same years ago and it's been pointed out that between the Nazgul and hordes of orc archers, the Eagles didn't want to go in there - they do after the orcs have scattered
You can't actually be that stupid
They're not a taxi service . . .
i recently watched some american chick's reaction - three hours of raving comments about the wonderful gay characters, especially the gay relationship between frodo and sam!! you see anything gay in that scene?? god, these yanks have gone completely crazy!!! 😮
I mean the last 10 minutes were pretty gay
@@Beardo2517only to people devoid of a soul Who see Sex everywhere because they cannot conceive of any other Emotion.
Nothing to do with yanks.
Just insecure morons who cannot conceive of men showing emotion without being gay. Those are the same fuckers who say men and women can't be friends
@@juttapopp1869 Womp womp
Uh, a European reactor saw a homoerotic relationship in The Pacific, about WWII, so it’s just as bad over there, dimwit.
Back when movies contained strong positive messages, love, friendship, loyalty, duty, courage ...
Nowadays ?! Gay gay gay ...
Sam deserved to go to the Undying Lands too, Rosie Cotton be damned.
You do know he did go, don't you?
And Sam would personally kill you for saying that about Rosie
@@tilltronje1623 I did not know that. It's been a longer time since I've read the books than since I've watched the movies. And I would never say that to his face, even if it was a joke.
He only went to the undying lands after Rosie died and he was very old.
Everyone needs a Sam in their life, the definition of a true best friend.
Why is that Harfoot carrying the other one?
Is this like a prequel to Rings of Power?
Careful.
Your ignorance is showing...😂😂😂
@@CyberDwarf1949
Isn't that what questions are for?
I mean the movie looks good I just think the Harfoots are overacting it a bit but that doesn't mean I wouldn't watch it.
Not everything can be as good as RoP.