i'm a mess.... The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | PART 2
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If you are going to read the books I can highly recommend the Hobbit, it precedes the lord of the rings and Bilbo is the protagonist. Just finished listening to it a few days ago (narrated by Andy Serkis, the actor who plays Gollum) and he does a fenominal job.
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You know what makes me feel things? Eomer said merry should not be in battle and he would be right to run. And yet, the fact that he helped Eowyn kill the witch King meant Eomer respected him so much he let Merry ride with him personally to the black gate. I fracking love that little detail.
Me too. Not everyone catches that
I don't
Because of the black death he like Eowyn shouldn't even be at the black gate
@@jonasrmb01 we don't know how long transpired between him being healed and marching to the black gate. We see Eowyn up and walking and she was more injured than Merry was, so it isn't a far stretch to imagine he had quicker recovery than her. It doesn't happen in the books, true. Sam and Frodo weren't in osgiliath but it works out.
I've seen these films countless times, commentaries, bts and the making of. All of it...
I've NEVER put that together. 😂
That's such an AMAZING detail. Eomer respects Merry after he helped his Sister survive in battle. Brilliant!
Thanks for mentioning that. 💖
Movie-wise that's a great deal of consistency. Though a fun fact, Merry didn't take part in the Black Gate battle in the original book. With a good reason, obviously. Gandalf said that Merry distinguished himself so much by slaying the Witch King that Pipin should take his place at Black Gate to earn his own battle feats.
As a combat veteran, the scene with the four hobbits sitting in the tavern and having a drink in total silence, while the people around them are going about their usual business is incredibly powerful to me. Pre-deployment(s) I didn't really get it. Now it hits me so hard every time, because I know that EXACT feeling.
"How do you go back again?" As a WW1 veteran himself, I imagine Tolkein knew exactly what he was talking about, even if so many of his readers could not. And they should be grateful for that.
I always picture those four sitting in the pub, watching everybody else enjoy the security and good lives they fought to provide them.
“Yeah. We made this possible.”
Whilst civvies say, "Thank you for your service", and they genuinely hold us in high esteem, only those of us who have served will ever know what it truly means to have served. You leave the military changed in ways that only fellow veterans can understand.
There are many, many moments throughout Lord of the Rings that work on their own as story telling moments, but if you view them through the scope of the trauma and feelings a veteran of WW1 would’ve had are much more powerful, one of my favorites being Frodo and Gandalf talking to eachother about everything that’s happening while in Moria:
Frodo: “I wish it need not have happened in my time, that I hadn’t been born to go through such things.”
Gandalf: “So do I, and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
If you think about that in the context of someone who was young enough to have been deployed into the First World War and how they felt about it, it’s much more potent of a moment.
It's not just that, nobody in the Shire even knows it happened.
And the scene is different from the book. In the books, the war reached the shire as well. The Scouring of the Shire.
“I go to my fathers. In whose mighty company I shall not now feel ashamed.” Such a good line. So damn good.
Theoden definitely gets some of the best moments, like the charge on Pelennor fields. And somehow they're even more awesome in written form.
"Tall and proud he seemed again; and rising in his stirrups he cried in a loud voice, more clear than any there had ever heard a mortal man achieve before: Arise, arise, Riders of Théoden! Fell deeds awake: fire and slaughter! spear shall be shaken, shield be splintered, a sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises! Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor! With that he seized a great horn from Guthláf his banner-bearer, and he blew such a blast upon it that it burst asunder. And straightway all the horns in the host were lifted up in music, and the blowing of the horns of Rohan in that hour was like a storm upon the plain and a thunder in the mountains. Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor! Suddenly the king cried to Snowmane and the horse sprang away. Behind him his banner blew in the wind, white horse upon a field of green, but he outpaced it. After him thundered the knights of his house, but he was ever before them. Éomer rode there, the white horsetail on his helm floating in his speed, and the front of the first éored roared like a breaker foaming to the shore, but Théoden could not be overtaken. Fey he seemed, or the battle-fury of his fathers ran like new fire in his veins, and he was borne up on Snowmane like a god of old, even as Oromë the Great in the battle of the Valar when the world was young. His golden shield was uncovered, and lo! it shone like an image of the Sun, and the grass flamed into green about the white feet of his steed. For morning came, morning and a wind from the sea; and the darkness was removed, and the hosts of Mordor wailed, and terror took them, and they fled, and died, and the hoofs of wrath rode over them. And then all the host of Rohan burst into song, and they sang as they slew, for the joy of battle was on them, and the sound of their singing that was fair and terrible came even to the City."
under appreciated line from the movie
And on this day he did. Rest in peace Bernard Hill.
@@jamesboyd304 I know 😭 sad day
@@jamesboyd304 and he can rest in pride!
"i cant carry it for you, but i can carry you" that line always hits me hard. seeing your friend struggle through something knowing you cant take the burden, but still trying to help them through. sam truly is the pinnacle of friendship
Sam is the homie we all wish for. However, more importantly, he’s the homie we should all ASPIRE to be.
That part in the theater gave me goosebumps and made me realize we should all be like Sam at some point in life.. give a helping hand for those in need when we can.
Even us guys cried at that part...on the inside. ;)
That represent Christ.This is Christian movie written by devoted Catholic J.R.R. Tolkien.
this movie has so many epic lines it's hard to keep track
"My friends... you bow to NO ONE." destroys me EVERY time.
EVERY TIME!
My favorite moment of the trilogy!
Every time.
As well as 'I would have followed you my brother... my captain...my king'
Me TOO, I hold it together until then.
ikr? you think your heart is made of steel for enduring the entire saga without breaking and then suddenly the King bows to the hobbits
Little bit of lore:
-Eventually Legolas and Gimli built a boat and sailed into the undying lands together, making Gimli the first dwarve to see them.
-Pippin named his son Faramir.
-Merry and Pippin were buried next to Aragorn.
-And I'm pretty sure Sam eventually was accepted into the undying lands too since he was technically a ring bearer too.
Yep, Sam went to the Undying Lands🙂
Sam eventually went, after serving 13-14 terms as the Mayor of the shire.
THEY DIE?! OH NO!! D:
And then Morgoth came back for Dagor Dagorath, the final battle at the end of time, at which point Eru had enough and fucked off.
@@Cristopher.C Old age, which was good luck!
I'm so happy that you got Frodo and how important he is. That he isn't just a bumbling idiot who needs saving all the time. He's a hero as much as Sam for carrying the burden of the Ring. Great reaction to the whole series.
Sam is the hero, and Frodo is the sacrifice :(
The best thing is like every movie the very last scène is the hero of the story coming home to a happy ending. The hero is undoubtely Sam.
I hate to be a jackass when I say this, but Frodo was a bit of a coward in the film series. He wasn’t in the books. He was basically the male equivalent of a damsel in distress. If we had to pick the TRUE hero throughout the series, it would be Sam.
In the book, gandalf and bilbo said that frodo is the best and the most perfect hobbit they ever see. No one can carry the ring excep frodo.
@vikiwayne7130 that's true. Basically the whole quest would have failed if not for every member of the fellowship and then some did exactly like they did. It was meant to go like it did.
What isnt mentioned about the witch-king is that his presence is literally poisonous. That why Eowen and Merry were both incapacitated by the time the battle was over. Luckily, Aragorn is a gifted healer and brought them back from the brink of death.
Aragon is truly a tremendous healer, possibly one of the greatest doctors in Middle Earth. He fulfills the prophecy of that the king of Gondor will be a healer of men.
@@lpsp442 And women. And Hobbits, it seems.
@@panther-nk2hn”Men” means humans in LoTR
Don't need to have that detailed in the movie though - it's a WAR, and look at how long and hard they had to fight just in the plot of this film. Sure you can always read the books and fill in certain details for your own pleasure - but for those who will never read the books, the film conveys enough, and the choices Jackson made of things that needed to get on screen in the time - they did well.
Frodo,Gandalf and Aragorn represent Jesusu Christ.Tolkien was devoted Catholic.This is a Christian movie.Peter Jackson respected that.
King Theoden is a character that I didn't really appreciate when I was a kid, but he is low key one of the best characters.
Preach!
A true king.. He and Aragorn would have been the best King duo..
I agree, Theoden's whole arc throughout two movies is just, EPIC.
My cousin's son is named after Theoden.
There's a subtlety to his character. Like if you blink you might miss the beautiful character arc. He was a king without any accomplishments. Poisoned by Sauroman and his people made to suffer because of it. And even in the victory at Helms Deep it wasn't his victory. It was Aragorn inspiring him & his people to fight for victory.
So at the gates of Minis Tirith Theoden truly steps into his own & can face his ancestors with pride. How he rides out with such speed that NO ONE can keep his pace and the entire force follows him into certain death. How he played his part in making sure Gondor and Middle-Earth doesn't fall into darkness.
It's a great example of writing a character arc and masterully done by Tolkien.
Frodo's smile after boarding the ship at the end is an interesting detail. It feels like it's his first genuine smile after wearing the Ring.
It was his first smile since he'd seen Bilbo again in Rivendell, and his first full smile since his first scene under the tree with the book.
Frodo's going to the one place where he can find peace, where the darkness won't haunt him any longer. A deeply bittersweet moment.
He didn't stop smiling and laughing when he saw all of his friends in Rivendell
And at the end when he wakes up and sees Gandalf, it's the first he's seen him since "YOU SHALL NOT PASS" in the first movie. Frodo thought he was dead the whole time afterwards and at first thought he himself had died as well.
Also one of the first shots in the Trilogy is a zoom in of Frodo smiling as he hears Gandalf singing.
The movies begin and end with Frodo smiling
“The power of friendship killed you bro,” is absolutely my new favorite line that I’ll be stealing and using all the time. 😂
And it's 100% correct, too. The Fellowship prevailed, the bond forged between the 9 of them held strong and gave them the courage to fight and (in Boromir's case) die for their friends and for the world. The sacrifices they were willing to make because of those connections, those friendships, were exactly what gave them the edge over Sauron in the end.
@@panther-nk2hn Yup. Evil people, be it Sauron, an orc, or Donald Trump, are selfish. They don't really have friends because they can't be a friend. The Fellowship, against all odds, were true friends to each other. It may sound sappy, but what is life without love and trust, and the willingness to fight for it? Empty and lonely, like that of an evil person.
That's not to say that all people who are living empty or lonely lives are evil. They may be victims of circumstance, or so hurt that they fear to reach out.
Like my old Gaffer used to say, "A friend with weed is a friend indeed."
My mom, who barely cries, cried at "But I can carry YOU!" as well in the theaters.
This whole trilogy is so beautifully written and directed.
I DIED when that happened.
@@Larryandhisbelts Hope you are ok bro
@@auricapumndefier He got better...
“If Sam wasn’t there I don’t even- *inaudible sobbing* “ yeah this is definitely my experience watching this series hahaha
The universal experience of LOTR is shameless Samwise appreciation
Well that's because Sam is the hero of the novels. The film centers on Sam throughout. He is the core of the series.
It's wild to think that even Gollum was essential for the mission as well. Even though he was a bit of an antagonist to the story.
@@t0dd000 Sam and Frodo are two halves of the same Hero. Neither could have done the Quest alone, they both had to be there so support and accomplish the Quest.
In the book Merry and Pippin both wore their armor every day for the rest of their lives, considering themselves knights of their respective kingdoms
That made me tear up a little bit. Thank you for sharing
If i recall in Tolkien's notes they end up moving down south in the last of their years and get buried in the royal courtyard. I believe Aragorn is buried right next to them.
@@OrignalElidest Eomer, nearing the end of his life, sends a messenger to see Merry again, so he and Pippin decide to return east, and spend some time with Eomer before he passes, then they spend the remainder of their time in Minas Tirith and were both entombed in the hall of kings. When Aragon finally passes on, they are laid to rest in his royal crypt with him. It is then that Legolas builds a boat and along with Gimli, sails to the west and the undying lands. Gimli is allows in because of his friendship with elves and Galadriel put in a good word. Sam, after the death of Rosie, gives the book to his oldest daughter and sails west as well as the last of the ring bearers to depart middle earth.
She was so spent of her emotional energy that she couldn’t even be bothered that Gollum showed up at mount doom. I love it😂
you call that bad acting emotional energy? lmao
@@Alexus1138 her reaction is very obviously sincere, that entire part of the movie is emotionally exhausting
@@Alexus1138oh yeah cuz she just forces snot and tears out on command like a bad actor. Lmao. Cringe comment
@@Cinerary ok simp
@@Alexus1138 sadly there's always one. why are you even here?
"i dont know why this is getting to me so much" its because this is a masterpiece of a movie trilogy based on a book series that is a pillar of western literature. this is one of the greats, this is why everyone should see this 😇
It's pretty wild that the last time Frodo saw Gandalf, the Balrog dragged him down that pit. Seeing him alive must have been ecstatic for Frodo.
I prob would’ve been worried I was dead 😂
And to see Gandalf laughing so freely. Obviously he's seen Gandalf be happy & merry. But never like THAT!! Gandalf basically have fulfilled his sole purpose on Middle Earth and to have that burden lifted off of him was a huge change in Gandalf's personality.
In the book it was from Sam's POV when he woke up:
But Sam lay back, and stared with open mouth, and for a moment, between bewilderment and great joy, he could not answer. At last he gasped: "Gandalf! I thought you were dead! But then I thought I was dead myself. Is everything sad going to come untrue? What’s happened to the world?"
"A great Shadow has departed," said Gandalf, and then he laughed, and the sound was like music, or like water in a parched land; and as he listened the thought came to Sam that he had not heard laughter, the pure sound of merriment, for days upon days without count. It fell upon his ears like the echo of all the joys he had ever known. But he himself burst into tears. Then, as a sweet rain will pass down a wind of spring and the sun will shine out the clearer, his tears ceased, and his laughter welled up, and laughing he sprang from his bed.
@@toddjh yeah, it's a great piece of writing by Tolkien. And CLEARLY something he must've experienced himself going though WWI. I can't imagine British morale was ever that great for TRUE laughter while in their poorly made trenches. But after the war, when life returned to some normalcy, he probably did have a genuine moment of joy & laughter. And it was probably a foreign feeling to him at first.
And yet, it does make sense that they would do this scene from Frodo's POV. Not only does it call back to Frodo recovering in Rivendell but Frodo was the bearer of so much at stake.
But I still really enjoy that Gandalf was laughing and was content that his purpose was served.
honestly i kinda ant to see a cut of the movie that only tells frodos perspective. like in the books. i know the pacing will be off, but it would be interesting
I really appreciate that Angelina recognizes the effect and weight of the ring on Frodo. I've seen other commentaries where girls are frustrated with how selfish and weak he seems, but they forget how much easier it could corrupt other people. The ring will do whatever it takes to survive and get back to Sauron.
not just girls, I've seen male commentators laugh it off and are quick to judge as well (especially since, real talk, the concept of mental health is still uncomfortable to talk about in the vast majority and especially that the effect of the ring on Frodo/Bilbo/Smeagol is somewhat parallel to depression and obsession/addiction).
But on that note, there have been those who, like Angie, were quick to understand. I observed that it's more prominent on solo reactors, because when it's a group there's that mob mentality (perfect for scenes like the Battle of Helms Deep, Ents vs Isengard, Ride of Rohirrim, etc but not so great during emotional scenes because most tend to laugh it off, ex. The Normies).
Carrying the ring is like getting injected with a constant stream of Heroin and PTSD, people forget that Frodo was the most capable and brave hobbit in the first movie because of what the ring does to him as the series goes on.
Also the depression and sense of hopelessness that was affecting Denathor.
@@pinkishhaven5158 I watch a handful of reactors and I never even thought about the group "mob mentality" influencing the reactions! It makes sense. Some of the reactions are really good but they do gloss over the more emotional parts. I remember being more scared of scenes with Frodo and the ring, as a kid, than I was with the big battle scenes, and it's probably because of the underlying concepts of addiction and depression which I couldn't fully understand at the time. I just knew it scared me and made me very sad. At least you could stab and run away from orcs and trolls! I forgot about the Normies reactions, but you're right!
She was even able to understand Denethor's feelings of hopelessness about the war. Something most don't understand from the movie alone, since there's no mention of his use of the palantir. Honestly, great emotional intelligence on Angelina's part.
The first time I came into contact with this story, I was really heart broken because I was so young and I couldn't understand why Frodo had to leave the people he loved after they won against all evil and all they went through together. Later, when I read the books and then watched the trilogy for a second time, I could understand this so much. Frodo in the books stayed with Sam and Sam had to take care of him for a lot of time since he was like a war soldier in our world. He was so broken that he woke up in the middle of the night screaming with nightmares, he could still see the horrors that he saw through the ring and his wound that never heals from blade of the witch king reminds him every day of everything that happened. When Frodo goes to undying lands he is going for a better life, one where he doesn't have to a burden in his friends life, one where he could wake up peacfully, one he could be happy again.
This is such a beautiful friendship story and each time I read it, watch it or watch someone react to it, I get to fall in love with it all over again and with it's characters.
Don't forget that Sam joins him later!
Frodo reminds me of the story of one of the guys HBO The Pacific is based on. Eugene Sledge would wake up from nightmares and finally his wife demanded that if he can't talk about the experiences that haunted him, that he should write a book about it so that the evil can live somewhere outside his head.
100% that's the same reason Frodo would've wrote The Lord of the Rings.
One of my favorite moments in the film is when Frodo steps on the boat and looks back. For most of RotK he is incredibly pale, and even at the end as they all say goodbye to Bilbo and Gandalf he just looks pale and weak. The moment he steps onto the boat, he looks back to the other Hobbits and the most genuine smile appears on his face. His color comes back, and you can tell he has already been healed. Just a beautiful image.
"Ride now! Ride for ruin and the world's ending!"
No joke, the music and scale in that scene gave me chills every time I rewatch it.
I always cry during that scene 😅
Agreed
Reading this is enough to give me chills. Truly one of the greatest movie scenes of all time!
I think I watched it too many times, it no longer gives me chills. I just cry instead.
Absolutely, you hear the Rohan theme so much in Two Towers, but then you go such a long time focusing on Gondor and its musical motifs in ROTK, that when they roll the Rohan theme back out, its such a powerful moment... Chills..
Karl urbans scream when he sees eowyn laying on the battlefield is some of best acting portraying pain I've ever seen
That scream was so convincing, it shook me. D:
Wait, that's Karl Urban?! Damn, I had no idea he was in LotR.
It is so good, which is why it always annoys me that there is no build up. The last time we see Eowyn she is hurt but ok and then suddenly next time we see her she isn't. I wish there was a scene where she succumbs to the effects of killing the witch king so that it made more sense because his scream of despair is so excellent.
In the book, Eowyn is beloved by the Rohirrim, and her cadre knows she rides with them to Gondor. Theoden is Not the one who starts the Rohirrim screaming “Death !” The battle is undecided when she falls to the Witch King, but Eomer’s pain at seeing her - thinking her dead - and his resulting fury so enrage him and the Rohirrim that they rally, screaming “Death!” and turn the tide of battle.
That's a big brother who loves his sister right there, my man Eomer
The tonal shift between Sam's two 'Dont let go' lines always gets me in the feels. He goes from scolding to a desperate plea. If Frodo had let go I think Sam would have still felt as if he had failed his mission even though they destroyed the ring. As much as Frodo was ready to die there and be relieved of of his pain, he knew how much his death would destroy Sam, who had sacrificed so much to help him all that way only to break his promise to Gandalf.
"Don't you lose him."
When watching this moment I always think the struggle for Frodo isn’t if he can physically climb back up form the ledge, or if he has the will to keep on living. I think that what was going through his mind in that moment was to drop down and try to recover the ring as it sits on the lava (even if it is just for a few seconds as gollum had with it). But of course he lets it go and reaches for Sam instead. Just shows how much power the ring has over people’s mind/will.
It went way beyond a promise. Promise or no promise, Sam loved Frodo more than anything and was not about to let him die. In the book when he thinks Shelob has killed Frodo, he even declares that his one wish would be to come back to Frodo’s body after finishing the Quest, and never leave him again. And it goes both ways. Frodo is in total despair dangling from the ledge, but then he looks into Sam’s eyes, and suddenly he wants to live again, because of Sam.
On the first video for Fellowship of the Ring, you said "these movies are so long why does everyone say it's a must watch?" And then to see you experience the journey of this unbeatable masterpiece of story and filmmaking. Makes me wish I could go back and watch for the first time for myself again. You captured the emotions we all had and still have with these movies
In the first movie minutes after complaining about the time she's is aghast when it ends with a cliffhanger. That's how good it is, you want more.
I first saw these when I was too young to really understand them, so I never got the full first-watch impact of these movies like that since I grew up with them.
Nevertheless, they are now still just as emotional, especially if you get to watch it along with a roomful of fans of the movie. I recently got the chance to watch ROTK in theaters, and literally the last third of the movie was all tears of sadness and joy and everything.
First and only reactor to display any empathy for Denethor - of course he's a poophead, but we all are when we lose the battle with depression, anxiety, or any other mental illness. I think that's part of the point of his character, at least in modern times. Mental illness is dangerous for everyone touched by it, but that doesn't make the sufferers monsters; Denethor is horribly human, potentially no less than we all are in our worst moments, and I'm so happy you saw that in him too. You rock, girl
It is shown better in the books. He had the Palantir, and he, as Saruman, used it to scry on the movement and intention of Sauron. But, unlike Saruman, Denethor never gave up to temptation of power and knowledge offered by the Enemy. Then Sauron started to show him only what he wanted Denethor to see. For decades, Denethor saw only how Sauron forces grew, his allies rallied and his servants spread, and when he tried to look for any resistance to this, Sauron denied it to him. So, after dozens of years of this Denethor saw that he stood alone, and while it was not the case, he broke. Sauron wasn't able to make him his servant, so he used the power of fake news to break him and make him a hinderance to those who still fought. For shame, he was a good Steward, at the beginning.
@@tius_thus_reborn YES!! It’s definitely been too long since I read the trilogy, I forgot all the depths you just brought out! Thank you so much, that’s magnificent insight for our society now. 💖
I strongly recommend the channel Badd Medicine’s reactions to these movies!
I’m sure there’s some official commentary on it somewhere, but my guess is that Denethor is struggling with the lose of his wife, possibly at childbirth, which would explain his misplaced anger and resentment towards his youngest son, Faramir.
@@zjjohnson3827 Oh Ya! The Oak kills me. The guy you would expect to hate all the fantasy stuff, and even believed it himself, became the the biggest LOTR and Harry Potter fanboy ever and it is glorious.
In the books Faramir and Eowyn romance its so sweet and well developed! They talked for days about everything, confessed secrets, shared insecurits... Its so pretty how Tolkien made them friends before lovers, they had a lot in common.
In the book, Merry was also recuperating in the Houses of Healing, and he played a part in bringing Faramir and Eowyn together.
One of my favorite fiction romances
I saw another reactor see them come together, and between her tearful sobs at everything, hiccups and all said "i ship it" and i love that so much lol
And the fact that it represented the union of Rohan and Gondor sent chills down the spine
I remember when I 1st saw the film with my Parents, I said out loud (under my sobbing and puffy red face lol).
'They can heal together now.
Wow... they are meant to be 😌'.
Meaning physically, emotionally and spiritually heal and thrive together.
I adore them. 💖
When Aragorn says "For Frodo" and leads the charge, Merry, representing Rohan, and Pippen, representing Gondor, are the first to join him. They're small, but they aren't insignificant. Everything would have fallen apart without them
they are also the first 2 to run after Aragorn. just amazing
The fact that Denethor does not see the flower bloom on the white tree of Gondor is so emblematic of what's going on with him. He doesn't see any hope. In the books it's Sauron who systematically manipulates the palantiri to only show Denethor that he is alone against the rising might of Sauron. One wonders what it'd be like if he'd seen the flower bloom. Denethor was a very strong steward for resisting Sauron, even for as long as he did.
That's something rather significant about Denethor's character that's left out of the films, the fact that Sauron was in fact corrupting him through a palantir held by Gondor.
He doesn't see hope...which is literally Aragorn's childhood name 😅
One of my favourite details is that if it wasn't for Gollum, the ring wouldn't have been destroyed. They may not have made it to Mordor without his guidance, Frodo would've been taken by the ring, Sam wouldn't have been able to do a thing and Sauron would have won.
Way back in the first movie, Frodo told Gandalf that "It's a pity Bilbo didn't kill him (Gollum) when he had the chance."
Gandalf replied: "Pity? 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."
That is why Gandalf brought 3 eagles to the summit of Mount Doom…it was his intention to try to save Gollum too if possible.
@@brendansheehy8124 nooooooo I didn't realize. Geeeezzzz I'm tearing up now. 🥺
That makes SO much sense.
Thank You for saying that, I would have never caught on. 💖
the best part is that gollum fell because of interference from Ilúvatar himself
Eomer screaming “Nooo!” and crying when he finds Eowyn unconscious thinking she’s dead always gets me.. 😢 powerful acting
Yep, Karl Urban is just amazing
One of my favorite moments in the movie. Karl Urbans delivery is simply stunning.
He thought his sister was safely back at home, leading what's left of their civilization, only to find her apparently dead on the field of battle.
That always gets me too!
I think a lot of people miss the point that he's not just finding her seemingly dead, but she's not even supposed to be there, she should be safe at home so the shock for Eomer would be that much more intense
One fact that makes Sam’s character even better is that Sam is Tolkien’s ode to the young men he fought alongside in WW1.
I definitely recommend reading the books! It is so beautifully written.
Twenty something years after having watched this at the cinema, I'll never get tired of seeing people's first reaction to the movies and how it leaves them as a blubbering mess every single time.
In The Return of the King book, the ring *tried* to corrupt Sam, showing him all of Mordor as his personal garden... Sam went 'lol wtf am I gonna do with a garden that big?'
Humility is a wonderful vaccination against evil
It's crazy because Sam at the beginning may have fallen for that. In one of Tolkien's letters, Tolkien mentions Sam is "cocksure, and deep down a little conceited, but his conceit had transformed into his devotion to Frodo." Early Sam might fallen prey to the ring. Before Rivendell, it may have tried to intice him with an adventure where he is the hero (my thoughts). It was this devotion and small mindedness that kept the malice in Gollum, and forced him to betray the two hobbits. If Sam would have been kind, Gollum may have stolen the ring, but Smeagol may have given his life to redeem himself fully (Tolkien's words).
Treating Gollum the way he does is understood due to his devotion to frodo and keep him safe. But we don't call it out, because they are very human traits, and we would all do that in this situation, and likely have. How many times have you wrote someone off without a second chance even if it was something small? Just food for thought.
Of course then he actually winds up with the entire Shire as basically his personal garden, and he knocks it out of the park!
@@GRIFFIN1238 Exquisitely put.
@@GRIFFIN1238 Humility and Common Sense.
I won't lie, I evil chuckled during your Two Towers video when you said Sam always makes you cry, because if he made you cry in the first two movies I knew he'd completely wreck you in this one. A testament to Tolkien but also to the people who made these movies and how they crafted and acted the scenes... especially for the "I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you!" moment.
Sean Astin absolutely killed it playing Samwise.
And you could see the genious talent of Sean Astins acting allready when he was a kid in the goonies. Allready there he had a perfect emotional monologue down inside the wishing well.
I watched this in theaters and the "but I can carry you!' made the entire place EXPLODE! It was insane how it emotionally hitched us all to the same wagon.
In the books, when he's looking for Frodo in Cirith Ungal, he can't find him, just a lot of dead orcs, and he starts to weep and sing a song from the Shire, and Frodo hears it, and sings back, thinking he's dreaming, then Sam finds him behind a trap door and I absolutely sob every time I read that part! Truly the most wonderful character!
@@selardohr7697 I need to start reading the books faster, but 1st - the appendices😭
9:35 This part always gets me emotional because Gandalf is technically an angel but has lived a long life as a man and experiences everything mortals deal with even death he died against the balrog and hearing him explain that death is not the end is very powerful and comforting in a way.
and underscoring those lines are the notes of "Into the West", simultaneously sad but hopeful.
I've seen this movie, without exaggeration, dozens of times. Without fail, every time, I start crying at "I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you!" and I don't stop until "Well...I'm back."
"You bow to no one!" Always gets me too :) 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲
Only a dozen? Stop slacking 😉
Not many people notice the first time how Frodo reaching for Sam comes before the ring is completely destroyed. It’s a small detail, but very meaningful when you think about the power it had over its bearers
It's like the ring refused to melt as long as Frodo was in despair. But when Frodo decided to live and reached for Sam, the ring lost its hold on him and couldn't resist the heat anymore.
Right? I didn’t notice the first time either.
"I think I'm quite ready for another adventure" That final line from Bilbo gets me everytime considering Ian Holm passed away.
There is also the scene with Gandalf and Pippin talking about Death which is superb. Both actors nailed that one. My favorite in all the trilogy.
It's a lovely scene, but I think of all the changes Peter Jackson & Co. made to Tolkien's story, this is the scene he would object to the most. The "far green country under a swift sunrise" is the Undying Lands, which are forbidden to mortals. It was the Numenoreans' desire to break the Ban of the Valar and conquer the Undying Lands that led to the fall of Numenor and all the events of LOTR.
@@johnwalters1341 But for people who never read the book that's enough. It's not specified that what Gandalf is describing are the Undying Lands where the Elves are going, so it can totally be a description of the Great Beyond. And for the emotional punch of the scene it's not important to know all the profound theological/existential issue of death and immortality in the world of Tolkien.
@@johnwalters1341 While true it doesn't stay completely forbidden to mortals as Gimli, Frodo, and Bilbo get to make the trip.
@@Stubbies2003 Gimli, Frodo, and Bilbo likely lived on Tol Eressea, the island at the mouth of the river, and didn't set foot in Valinor proper. Their maiar and elven friends could visit them easily enough on the island.
This has to be in my top 5 Lord of the Rings reactions now. Welcome to the fandom! I hope you enjoy the books! I'm starting a reread myself. Some new readers have told me it starts slow but it's absolutely worth it for the journey.
Also: How dare you call that ugly crying! You were not ugly in the least!!! Be nice to yourself!
And thank you for appreciating Frodo and Gimli! They don't get enough love.
Same! May I ask if do you know another reactor/s who also understands Frodo? I've been watching some Lotr reactions but I decided no to continue because some of the reactors doesn't understand Frodo's character at all :/
The first video that comes to mind, where someone appreciated Frodo, is Merphy Napier's "Defending Frodo From My Past Self". Schnee's "Why This Line Makes You CRY... | Lord of the Rings" probably counts because of his focus on the humble goodness Frodo needed to carry the Ring as far as he did.
I would have to rewatch certain reactions to be able to suggest people who vocally appreciated Frodo, but I think Popcorn in Bed was a good one, as were Natalie Gold and Magic Magy.
One part of the book version of RotK that isn’t part of the movie that I enjoyed would have to be the chapter named “The scouring of the Shire”.
My favorite epilogue info is that Legolas and Gimli went on travelling together for over a century. The last boat at the end of the film was not truly the last because Legolas created his own boat to travel to the undying lands, taking Gimli with him, making Gimli the first and only dwarf to make it to Valinor.
Your understanding of Frodo's value and importance is impressive bearing in mind this is your first pass. The understanding that Frodo bore the trauma for everyone else is something that people often fail to appreciate. They see only that he failed at the last step (something Tolkien said was basically unavoidable).
Yes! It seems like reactors often dislike Frodo because they don't understand the point of his character or the burden he bears. It was really refreshing to see somebody get it on the first watch.
The most important thing about the Ring is that NO ONE, not evan Sauron himself, can destroy it willingly
I also feel like Frodo failing right at the end only highlights the difference between him and just about everyone else, especially Golum. Like, he really was the only one strong enough to take the ring to Mt. Doom, even if he needed help along the way. He falters right there at the end, and yet despite him actually falling to the ring he comes back out of his own will. While Golum embraces the ring, even as he falls to his death, Frodo reaches out to grab Sam's hand and return. He could have just let go, but he didn't. Even as the ring took hold of him, Frodo didn't choose the ring in the end. And that's the step that kind of matters.
Considering this, it's no wonder Frodo failed towards the end. Boromir was the weakest out of the Fellowship, and he was almost corrupted after just being near the ring for weeks. He managed to pull back from that because he only had been near it, never carrying it, it hadn't had the full effect on him. Sam traveled near it, wandering along Frodo, the ring probably constantly trying to work on him, and by his nature as a simple and content hobbit it took the ring months to even begin to tempt him, but even good ol' Samwise felt it's draw and faltered for a moment in the books. Months only being near it and it still began to reach him.
Frodo carried that thing for those same months. Wore it around his neck even as he slept. Every hour, every minute, and every second of that massive journey we carried it, having its constant whispers in his ear, its constant influence pressing on his mind, its constant evil corrupting him. It's a bloody miracle he lasted until Mt. Doom and only faltered once the ring began to push hard in sheer desperation. It's like he carried a piece of radioactive material around his neck for months and just didn't get sick out of sheer force of will. You're going to run out of energy to resist eventually. The important part is that you get back up afterwards, and try again. Golum couldn't. Frodo could. And that's one of the major reasons why I adore Frodo as both a character and an archetype. And it saddens me when people only see his falure and not his reaction to said failure or his recovery. I think it says a lot more about a person when you see how they react to failure and what they do afterward.
@@Rodoet001 this is a good read. Have you seen the presentation I gave on trauma in Tolkien's work for the Tolkien Society in their 2021 seminar? If not, I recommend you check it out - it covers all of this stuff and more. My name is Jordan Doyle. If you can't find where my presentation begins, drop a comment and I'll give you an exact link.
@@Rodoet001 Yes. the other member of the fellowship fight on the outisde; frodo fights on the inside.
Just as a lessening of the whole Frodo giving into the Ring, Tolkien himself said that no one could have resisted the Ring at that point on Mt Doom, it's will to remain around was just THAT strong.
Yep, if I remember correctly too it was actually lotrs God Eru that caused Frodo and Gollum to fall off the edge.
I always thought that it was greed that killed it rather than a god giving them a nudge. It makes more sense to me that evil will inevitably destroy itself.
@@carolusrex5213 In Tolkeins work's Gollum trips over after he gets the ring which may have been the work of Eru but I like to think it was Gollum forgetting his surroundings in his moment. A big part point of the story Tolkein wanted to get across is that some evil cannot be overcome by good (hence nobody being able to resist the ring) but all evil eventually destroys itself (hence the ring clouding Gollum's mind so much that he trips off of a ledge over a volcano dancing in joy).
I like to imagine the Ring floating on that cooled bit of lava thinking "Oh, shit! What do I do, what do I do, what do I do?!?" And then it's like "FUUUUU--"
Tolkien's point was "providence" it was providence that made the quest be finished.
This is the best reaction to these movies i've seen on youtube. You really understood the story, the characters and the meaning behind it all. Thats not so easy for everyone. Maybe its because you let the film pull you in so much emotionally, that you could really feel into the characters. A very intelligent reaction!
I remember watching all of the movies in theaters, and I didn't cry one bit. I think it was because I was with a group of guys and none of us want to seem less manly back then. But after rewatching them later in life, I cry every time. This movie shows that enduring hardship can pay off, and that having hope is not futile or a fool's dream. Whenever you finish reading the books, I bet we would all like to hear your thoughts on it. There are major events from the book that doesn't occur on film, so enjoy the ride!
Didn't cry as a kid, teen while watching these. Nowadays I sob everytime
I think it’s one of the few movies and stories where it’s truly okay for men to show their emotions, and one of the few movies where the male characters openly portray their willingness to love and cry for their loved ones. Several times we see our favorite characters cry in the movies, even more so in the books (fellowship weeping for Gandalf, Aragorn weeping for Boromir, the hobbits for Frodo, etc. etc..) and for this we really connect and open up that it’s okay to be emotional too.
Your intuitive compassion for and understanding of Frodo's journey was everything: so many people really don't get it. Thank you for your reaction.
we both are appreciate that.
Truth! That's why I really like her reactions. May I ask if do you know another reactor/s who also understands Frodo? I've been watching some Lotr reactions but I decided no to continue because some of the reactors doesn't understand Frodo's character at all :/
„Do not weep, but not all tears are of an evil“ gets me every time man 😭
*do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.
it's "I do *not* say do not weep, for not all tears are an evil" so crying is cool with him because they come from love and kinship, sometimes happiness
it is such a meaningfull thing to put in the end of the movie when you, the viewer, have been crying past 1-12 hours
Your transition from feeling sorry for Sam carrying Frodo at Mount Doom and then getting mad about Gollum while still being sad was everything!
In my opinion the "My friends, you bow to no one!" scene is the most tear-jerking! 😢
Even thinking about it makes me tear up.
It was Peter Jackson who said: The ring cannot just fall in. He decided to let the ring sit on top of the lava and nothing would happen. Cut away, Sam and Frodo, cut back, nothing, cut away, cut back, the ring starts to glow, cut away, cut back, the ring finally goes.
This was so drawn out when I watched the film in the theatre in 2003, and it was perfect. The tension was pushed to the maximum, and even 20 years later it has lost nothing. It is still one of the film scenes with the most tension and with a perfect score to carry it even further. At this point, you had invested 3 years, you went 2001, 2002, and you wanted a worthy climax of the story.
Peter Jackson pulled it off perfectly. And he also made a change to the academic ending in the book. That abstract eucatastrophe may work in the book but it would have been a disaster after 3 movies and as the culmination of said high tension scene. So he decided to make Frodo and Gollum fight for the ring. They actually had to reshoot it multiple times, so Frodo would not outright come across as a murderer by simply pushing Gollum into the lava. The two struggling and then going over the cliff is perfect.
Jackson made a number of changes to transfer the book to the big screen, and most (not all) of those changes were very good and just show how good of a filmmaker he is.
And when the music finally SWELLS and the tower crumbles and Sauron finally bites it for good, aaaahhhh
Scientifically, the ring would not just drown into lava, since Smeagol`s body fell first and cooled the top layer. It would take a little time for the ring to be melted. But it`s a nice timing, since it only melted after Frodo reached for Sam`s hand
...Gollum attacking Frodo and biting the finger off is in the book though. All Jackson and Walsh did was drag the fight out a little bit, and had Frodo almost fall in as well. I think he figured that having Gollum just do a pratfall into the volcano would look a bit too silly for such a serious moment.
@@snorpenbass4196 But Frodo getting up and fighting for the ring is not. In the book Gollum takes the ring and starts to dance and jump around in joy. During a rumbling of the volcano he trips and sinply falls in. Later, in the Silmarillion and from Tolkien's notes, it becomes a little bit more clear that it was the Allfather who shook the ground intentionally to make Gollum stumble.
But honestly, this is is so abstract, anri-climactic and academic that Jackson made a brilliant move to change the climax in a more reasonable way which would fit the big screen and which would reward the audience.
I always felt the book ending was a disappointment. The film ending worked much better.
The final lines of the book right after Frodo’s departure, leaving behind his friends and Middle-earth:
(...) But to Sam the evening deepened to darkness as he stood at the Haven; and as he looked at the grey sea he saw only a shadow on the waters that was soon lost in the West. There still he stood far into the night, hearing only the sigh and murmur of the waves on the shores of Middle-earth, and the sound of them sank deep into his heart. Beside him stood Merry and Pippin, and they were silent.
At last the three companions turned away, and never again looking back they rode slowly homewards; and they spoke no word to one another until they came back to the Shire, but each had great comfort in his friends on the long grey road.
At last they rode over the downs and took the East Road, and then Merry and Pippin rode on to Buckland; and already they were singing again as they went. But Sam turned to Bywater, and so came back up the Hill, as day was ending once more. And he went on, and there was yellow light, and fire within; and the evening meal was ready, and he was expected. And Rose drew him in, and set him in his chair, and put little Elanor upon his lap.
He drew a deep breath. 'Well, I'm back,' he said.
The End.
This made me choke up oh my god
I can't remember if it's in the appendices or another book but I'm sure it mentions that many years later after Sam's kids have grown up and moved on and rosy passing away also that he was able to take one of the last boats leaving middle earth because of being a ringbearer and was able to be reunited with his best friend frodo for his remaining years, been many years since I read it so fine details are hazy lol
...there and back again...
@@christopherpage2622 This is the appendices. And it doesnt say Sam gets to board a boat and go West, it simply says that he leaves home one day, in a Westward direction, and was never seen again. It is assumed that he builds a raft or something, and finds his own way by the grace of Eru, since none of the Elves remained by then to bring him.
@@christopherpage2622 yeah its in the appendices, Merry and Pippin pass on the titles of Thain of the Shire and head of the Tooks to their kids and go and retire in Gondor and Sam takes the last boat to the west to visit Frodo.
One of the most brilliantly terrifying shots in film history is that shot up from below Frodo with Shellob quietly moving over him. Peter Jackson is just really damn good with a camera.
He also suffers from extreme arachnophobia, so he knew exactly how to make that shot as horrifying as possible.
Yeah it was the creature crew's stated goal to trigger the director as hard as possible
This trilogy saved my childhood. And it saved me again during my PhD. To me this movie is everything about life. I'm so glad you love LOTR too Ang. Thanks for reacting to this. I cried happy tears throughout the 2 parts of your videos. ❤
25:48 “You bow to no one.” That part always gets me. 😭
What a satisfying story, right? Here are some wholesome details from after the story wrapped up: Sam eventually followed Frodo to the undying lands, so they got to see each other again (iirc). Legolas and Gimili became paragons of cooperation between elves and dwarves, showed each other their homelands, and together helped to rebuild Minas Tirith. When Gimli got old, he and Legolas sailed together to the undying lands, making Gimili the only mortal to do so that wasn't a ring bearer.
Sam followed Frodo to the Undying Lands 61 year later, but by that time Frodo was probably already dead. The lands do not make one immortal, but are meant to serve the needs of immortals. The Valar warned that mortals in that land would if anything dye faster, and be more aware of their mortality as even the mayflies of that realm live slower lives than Men do.
There is no canon evidence there Sam sees Frodo ever again. The undying lands for mortals is like hospice. Frodo goes there to finally be at peace and heal from the horrors of his burden before he dies.
Also, the first and only dwarf to go to the undying lands.
Gimli, son of Gloin, nephew of King Balin of Moria - the only being in Middle Earth with the sheer militant chutzpah to bear an axe overhead and chop down at the One Ring of Power.
@@chuckshingledecker2216
Tolkien is ambiguous about how long a mortal would live if they were allowed into the undying lands, but since Frodo was a ring bearer (so was Sam), it can be assumed his life will not be as short as most Hobbits. By the time Sam arrives he'd be a little older than Bilbo was at the beginning, so they could cross paths for a bit without much of a stretch.
The scene where Sam hesitates to give Frodo the ring back shows how powerful its corruption was. Only Frodo could resist for as long as he did. Given the opportunity to give the ring back to Frodo, Sam was nearly taken over by its power. He’s a hero for everything he did to support Frodo, but he definitely could not have carried the ring without Frodo.
Having watched this trilogy I don't even know how many times....being introduced to them when I was 7-8 years old, and now at 29, I can honestly say I have never cried as much watching these movies than I have watching along side with you. Seeing you watch these for the first time, your genuine reactions, the little details you picked up on, and the appreciation you showed this trilogy just the first time watching was such a new experience. So happy you enjoyed them and plan to pick up the books.
The wondrous thing about these films is that they all lived together in New Zealand for 2 years while they filmed this and the 4 hobbits were the first to go there, so the tears you see are real and even to this day, every one of them are close friends. When it came to the final shot, the director didn't want it to end, so he kept calling for them to "go again" long after they had got the shot they needed, with tears streaming down his face. After he called cut, he hugged Elijah Wood (Frodo) and thanked him for helping him make his dream come true of adapting these books. If you can get hold of the behind the scenes extras, they chronicle the entire journey and I swear, when they say goodbye, you cry more than during the actual film. Amazing reaction, Ange. As always. Cannot wait to see the one for the Hobbit films - just FYI, those 3 films are based on the book, The Hobbit, which tells how Bilbo got the ring, which they only show a brief glimpse of at the start. Oh and when it was published, it was given a second name, "There and back again" - which is the name of Bilbo's book about his adventure
Yup much like during the cross filming of Frodo and Sam on the side of Mt. Doom where he gives the I can carry you speech. Just done so well even Peter Jackson cried while it was being shot. Absolutely powerful material.
I saw all three films in theater at midnight release many years ago now. The experience with the audience was unlike anything I've ever experienced with a film. When Sam picked up Frodo and started carrying him up the mountain, there was cheering, clapping, crying, and full on weeping. Seeing the books we so loved as children come to life and seeing them done justice was incredible.
Incredible! I wish I got to experience that! I didn't see them until they came out on DVD.
Just a testament to how good Peter, Fran, and Philippa did on this is that even though there was quite a bit left out or changed from the source material but you didn't hear people getting up in arms about it. That in itself is an accomplishment as some people take that story almost as seriously as religion.
We waited in line for hours in the cold to watch these (they all came out around Christmas) at midnight and didn't get home until 4 in the morning but that crowd was the best! People in costumes, openly weeping and cheering!
The theater experience, seeing them AS they came out, was irreplaceable. After "Fellowship" ended, I recall standing up with the six friends I saw it with and saying just one thing: "Well, I guess the only question is: When do we see it again?" And of course the agonizing waits for the DVD's, the Watch parties, and yet I can't describe how friggin COOL it is to rexperience it in so many different ways here on TH-cam! Best of both worlds, man!
Yes, watching the trilogy in the theater was an experience unlike any I've had before and have never topped it yet. It was the first movies I've seen when people actually cheered and clapped at the same time as tears where streaming. I don't thing I will ever experience such a moment again. There's no story that have engaged so many of all ages before. Our parents and grandparents have read the books and now can re-live that feeling we all had when we read them for the first time.
It was even a big event when the tickets were released. People was queuing outside the theater for days to get tickets to the premier. My LARP-club collaborated with the theater and made a nightly event outside the theater for TT and RotK. We were dressed up medieval style and served mulled wine, gingerbread, coffee and snacks to all who was waiting in line. That was fun. 😄
This is one of the most intense build ups in a film, and so epic that I cried multiple times. Sam carrying Frodo, Sauron attempting to break Aragorns will, only to turn and whisper "For Frodo" before rushing into the battle, the epic version of the Fellowship as the armies follow him, Gollum trying to kill Frodo, the Eagles coming to fight the Nazgul and the Fell Beasts, Frodo being corrupted....ugh, this is a fantastic ending.
The Wounds dealt by the Nazgul are corruptible, which is why Eowyn's wound was poisoned(not as bad as Frodo's Morgul blade wound though).
One line I love:
"You swore on the precious! Smeagol promised!"
"Smeagol LIED."
It was supposed to be Gollum who made the promise, but Smeagol was the one who lied.
Smeagol never stands upright until he gets the Ring back. Smeagol/Gollum falling and trying to keep the Ring safe to the last moment as he's swallowed by the lava is an amazing shot.
Gandalf leaving Middle Earth hit me harder than Frodo. When I was a kid reading "the Hobbit", Gandalf was a staple character of the two series. (Definitely hope to see a Hobbit reaction, if you haven't done one yet!) Only issue I have with "the Hobbit"is that they use CG masks instead of prosthetics for the orcs and it's a bit annoying, given how good the prosthetics have been across the LOTR movies.
I adore this story, and I love Tolkien's bittersweet endings so, so much. I believe it's what he called a eucatastrophe - an ending so wonderfully, terribly great that it hurts all the more for it. The joy in saving the world but the sorrow and hurt sustained during the saving that cannot go away. There's so much beauty in that despite the pain. Tolkien really excelled at that, particularly with the stories of Beren and Luthien, echoed again in their descendants Arwen and Aragorn, and of course, in Frodo's story as well. I'm so glad you want to read the books, as incredible as these movies are as adaptations, there's something about the books they just cannot replicate. If you ever the chance, I'd also highly reccomend reading the story of Beren and Luthien, either from the published work on its own, or from out of The Silmarillion. Their story is my absolute favorite story of beautiful tragedy, one where the ending is happy but the person telling the story is sad. Thanks so much for sharing your reaction to watching these movies and reminding me again just how amazing and beloved and good they are!
The moment Beren earns the name Camlost is, I think, my favourite piece of writing in literature. (See how cunningly I avoid the spoiler)
@@notverygeordie Ha, very well done! I'm slowly working my way through the Silmarillion for a second full read through, and it's soooo good.
just like ending world wars. we won, but the price we paid each time was greater. and what did we really win if we didn't learn from each prior time. at least in the stories it comes out well.
Eucatastrophe, summarized:
"Why can't they have happy endings?! Why?!!"
"Eagles?! Oh, thank God."
Tolkien: Hehehe.
I love the contrast for King Theoden's first and last conversation. the both start the same way, with Eowyn present.
"i know your face. Eowyn"
but where the first conversation we see is in from his first breath of freedom, this last one comes across as a sigh of relief. where there was fear and doubt, we see a warrior ready to rest.
The reason these movies and these stories make us feel deeply is because they are the truths that our souls know. They speak to unspeakable things inside each one of us.
Beautifully said
Wait until you find out that the reason Gandalf sent 3 eagles to pick up Frodo and Sam, was because the 3rd eagle was for Gollum 😭😭😭
Gandalf wouldn’t have known that Gollum was with Sam and Frodo. Gandalf is on one eagle and one is is for Frodo and one for Sam.
Watch it again. Gandalf's eagle picks Frodo up, the third eagle leaves empty handed.@@kylekybot2130
I stumbled on your channel while falling down a LOTR TH-cam rabbit hole as I periodically do. Your react videos are the best I’ve seen for this trilogy and conveyed the emotion and wonder I have when watching the films. You weren’t the only one ugly crying!
Funny how Ange couldn't stop comparing LOTR to Harry Potter and at the end she compares Harry Potter to LOTR. All things in it's proper place. And a masterful reaction.
I really loved how you picked up on how everything was so bleak & hopeless in the battle for Gondor. How the fate of everything is just hanging by a single thread & is about to be snapped when the Horns of the Rohirrim sing out to save the day & bring the light of hope with them.
You will enjoy the books even more. Tolkien's work has so much poetry and meaning. I love how he writes Gimli seeing Arwen for the first time. How he compares Galadriel & Arwen's beauty to the day & the evening. It's truly phenomenal. Comparing Galadriel to the sparkling of the sunrise hitting the drops of dew on the grass, the songbirds singing all together. But also how Arwen's beauty is like the moonlight dancing on the ripples of a flowing stream, the single song of the nightingale, the stars twinkling in the sky....
And that's just a poor man's attempt to describe how great Tolkien's writing is. The poetry in the details, the depth of the universe he created, the struggles & overcoming them (or not). It's truly one of the best series that you will ever read.
Yes the J.R.R. Tolkien concept of "eucatastrophe".
Eomer and Gimli also had an "argument" who was the fairest woman, Galadriel or Arwen. Gimli eventually agreed that both of them are right, its just one prefers the morning (Galadriel) and the other prefers the evening (Arwen).
@@jomariano37 Oh yeah, I had forgotten that bit. How Gimli was willing to fight him to the death over the honor & beauty of Galadriel. How Eomer asked if he had his axe handy cause he had seen them both & would've said Galadriel was most fair if it weren't for Arwen.
But still, that was a truly masterful piece of writing. He doesn't go into too much detail of why they are beautiful like the morning & evening. He leaves that up to the reader to come up with their own reasons & possibly come to their own conclusions of who is more beautiful depending on if they prefer the morning or evening.
And it's really just a small part of his story. Like a single paragraph out of thousands. But it has stuck with me for several decades.
I loved how you've noticed such things as Sam letting Frodo do his thing and supporting him in everything and Ring being Frodo's burden and him sacrificing for everyone to live and strive
“I can’t carry it for you, but I can carry you”.
I think it’s one of the most powerful moment in Art history
I love the moment where Gandalf is talking with Pippin about death being just another path.
The Army of Rohan riding into the battle is one of the most epic scenes.
Then "My Friends!, You to no one!" then the entire population bows to the hobbits
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy is one of the GOAT. I applaud that you thought to watch the extended editions.
The Lord of the Rings is the best film ever made, period. Nothing else comes close. It was the perfect story, the perfect director, the perfect writers, the perfect actors, the perfect score, and the perfect film crew all converging at the perfect time. The love and respect these people had for the material is unmatched. There will never be anything else like it.
I almost wish I could forget it, just to experience it again for the first time.
Same here. But I experienced it during the release years and those were the years I hit puberty. Lol. I have no idea who I'd be today without LoTR. lol I don't even know if the Me who didn't know this story would even like it 20 years later. 😂😂
The best part of these reactors seeing a movie we love for the first time, is getting an echo of what that was like for us.
Now all Ange's gotta do is not watch The Hobbit
@@pabloc8808 Indeed. The Hobbit has a lot of problems due to studio interference, but it's still enjoyable.
Dude, it’s like required watching for being a decent human being.
Honestly I've seen a lot of reactions, where people yelled at Frodo and were thinking he's annoying and not a true hero. And I feel like those people didn't quite get the movie, didn't understand the power of the Ring - I think it literally can not be destroyed willingly by anyone. And, of course, this people didn't hear Gandalf in Moria at all.
Your reactions was one of the best, you are so wholesome and understanding. Thank you!
Hobbit is cool, but reeeeeally different and not so epic. Enjoy it!
here's one just for Sam
As Sam stood there, even though the Ring was not on him but hanging by its chain about his neck, he felt himself enlarged, as if he were robed in a huge distorted shadow of himself, a vast and ominous threat halted upon the walls of Mordor. He felt that he had from now on only two choices: to forbear the Ring, though it would torment him; or to claim it, and challenge the Power that sat in its dark hold beyond the valley of shadows. Already the Ring tempted him, gnawing at his will and reason. Wild fantasies arose in his mind; and he saw Samwise the Strong, Hero of the Age, striding with a flaming sword across the darkened land, and armies flocking to his call as he marched to the overthrow of Barad-dûr. And then all the clouds rolled away, and the white sun shone, and at his command the vale of Gorgoroth became a garden of flowers and trees and brought forth fruit. He had only to put on the Ring and claim it for his own, and all this could be.
In that hour of trial it was the love of his master that helped most to hold him firm; but also deep down in him lived still unconquered his plain hobbit-sense: he knew in the core of his heart that he was not large enough to bear such a burden, even if such visions were not a mere cheat to betray him. The one small garden of a free gardener was all his need and due, not a garden swollen to a realm; his own hands to use, not the hands of others to command.
-J.R.R. Tolkien The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, “The Tower of Cirith Ungol”
Just stumbled into your channel, binged this entire reaction series and you are simply amazing. Your empathy is unmatched. I was crying along with you seeing how the story unfolded in front of you. I love these films, they are the movies I watch when I need to be reminded that there is always hope in this dark world.
In the midst of an epic soundtrack, I love that there is dead silence while Shelob is stalking Frodo.
They handled the sounds perfectly in these movies
Fun fact: The whole story spans over 20 years.
From when Bilbo leaves the Shire and to when Gandalf returns and asks Frodo if the ring is safe in the envelope, 18 years has passed.
In the books at least.
For the movies, the timeline has been shortened quite considerably. Though they also don't really have anything to mark the passage of time, so conceivably an analyst could fit the book timeline to how/when moments are depicted in the movies.
I love how the end where sam reaches for frodo to save him, calls back to when Sam was drowning and frodo reaches to save him. I love that callback.
I was lucky enough to watch this on opening night. When 18:40 happened, the entire audience went _crazy._ Good times.
"You bow to no one." Gets me EVERY single time.
This is absolutely my breakpoint, too. And the confusion as they look around, the humility. Those four farmers averted Armageddon and were perfectly happy to continue unnoticed.
You're never quite the same after this series, huh?
I can't NOT ugly cry with the watchers on these reactions. Thats the power of this wonderful tale and the bond it forms between all of us (:
Wow! What a genuine and emotionally aware person you are. You radiate pure love. Best reaction I've ever seen and exactly the nostalgia trip I needed today.
An now, at the end, she understands why, as fans, we hold this story high above almost all others. Such a great reaction.
I find it kind of sad that even though Bilbo had a strong enough will to leave the ring behind in the first film, he never got over his addiction for it even after it was destroyed. It makes you think that if Gollum/Sméagol survived, he probably would’ve been just as addictive and poisoned by the ring had it still been destroyed. With that, you kind of feel bad for Frodo and how he said in The Two Towers that all he wanted to do was help bring Sméagol back to sanity by destroying the ring and its corruptive hold over him. He must’ve realized in that moment that Sam was right the whole time, Sméagol was beyond saving and destroying the ring wouldn’t have made any difference.
Bilbo is somewhat lucky too that he never ventured near Mordor where the corrupting power of the ring is more palpable
It is my profound belief that a special place in the otherworld, where the souls of mortal men go after they die, fulfilling the mysterious purposes of Eru Illuvatar the Flame Imperishable, has been set aside just for Gollum, the stoor once known as Smeagol - the most unique being to ever life.
@@lpsp442 Maybe in death Sméagol’s soul was somewhat redeemed by Illuvatar. Even though he never intended to destroy the ring and his desire to get it back was purely for self-serving reasons, him intervening to get it back from Frodo when it finally took ahold of him nonetheless allowed the stakes of the battle to tip in the favor of Sauron’s enemies and lead to his downfall. From questioning the characters’ actions in why they even spare his life to the unnecessary troubles and complications he intentionally causes, he served the greatest purpose in allowing the quest to be fulfilled.
@@jedinaut1615 Illuvatar is a being whose compassion *and* reason are both supreme. Gollum's good traits and bad traits individually, nevermind in tandem, are the sort of thing even a supreme god would find reason to examine.
Ang, in all the reaction videos I've seen for this story, NO ONE has wept as much or as hard as you have. There are few people who are not moved by the Lord of the Rings - to see your normally sassy armor be utterly reduced to tears demonstrates just how deep this story can touch you.
I was so glad to be able to see your journey!
4:10 - I love that it is completely silent when Shelob appears. They don't fake the jump scare with a loud noise, like every other movie, and yet it is _very_ effective.
I love that it was very deliberate on Tolkien's part that Sam is the only member of the Fellowship who is not from a noble family. He's just a gardener, but he was the backbone of the whole adventure and the best among them all
When Tolkien served in the military, nobility and commonfolk all fought together like brothers, but when they got back home only the nobles got the sort of respect and appreciation they all deserved. That's why he went out of his way to make Sam such a heroic and sympathetic figure, so all his readers would see those like Sam the way he did
What I love most about this series is how affectionate everyone is with each other. Vigo Mortensen as Aragorn especially shows us how a hero can be badass and slay enemies, but he's also really loving towards his friends like they cry with each other and sind and kiss and hug and if that's not the best representation of masculinity in 20th century history then slap me with a fish and call me fool of a Tuk, because god damn
The gentlest kiss on Boromir's head as he lays him to rest 😭
Litteraly the best representation of masculinity ever, the warriors are badass and can kill without a second thought but they are not afraid to show their emotions, and they (mostly) all respect women. Gimli gently crying at the end always gets me :')
This is my favourite movie of all time and I've watched quite literally probably 100 times in the past 20 years and I've never really thought about how Boromir saved Pippin and then Pippin saved Faramir that's so beautiful omg
I am glad I only found this reaction of yours today, because I got to binge all of it from Fellowship to this one.
And it's been a joy to watch you immerse yourself into this world, and get invested in each and every character. You truly did get attached to every character and understood their individual arcs, and it was so satisfying to watch.
And girl, I ugly-cried with you, and it's like my 100th time watching this trilogy. So I feel you.
Thank you for bringing me joy watching this with you. 💓
"For Frodo". Aragorn almost/certainly believes that Sam and Frodo are dead, and he charges towards Saurons army anyway. Merry and Pippin are the ones who sprint first into battle breaks me. Everytime.😢❤ Best movie series ever. Thank you for this Angelina ❤
Denethor doing a quick mile or so running on fire at the end for that SICK-ASS SHOT, man is committed
Forreal it's like he was so far gone beyond the point of return mentally and didn't wanna be saved by his servants
In the scene at the black gate, when Aragorn turns to Gandalf and the others and says the "For Frodo" thing, they all go out after him as Howard Shore's spectacular music plays, what the chorus says is what Aragorn said to Frodo at the council of Rivendell. "IF WITH MY LIFE OR MY DEATH I CAN PROTECT YOU, I WILL, COUNT ON MY SWORD". That revelation makes the scene that much more epic.
one the best moments was when the ring was about to be destroyed in the lava and you can see the ring was basically calling to frodo.. yo get me OUT OF HERE NOW BEFORE IM GONE !! I CAN GIVE YOU THE WORLD !! in his head.. frodo said NO I REJECT YOU and finally gave up ring and reached for sams hand.. brill moment in the movies
Another thing is... Sam reaching down to pull Frodo up from out of the fire, remember way back in Fellowship of the Ring, when Frodo pulling Sam up out of the water? :-D
Ange was smart, sassy, and funny all the way through all 3 movies, up until the point where Pippin lit the beacon. And then she became overwhelmed by the movie and forgot herself. It was an amazing and beautiful thing to watch.
It's one of my favourite things to watch other people discover the magic of LOTR. I am ugly crying by the end of this movie Every. Single. Time.
Edit: shoutout to your editor, they're awesome!
You got it, girl. You got it. "It must often be so, Sam, when things are in danger: some one has to give them up, lose them, so that others may keep them." (Frodo, at the end of the books)
Your fellowship of the ring commentary popped up in my recommended, and I don’t really know why… but I’m glad that it did!
I watched through all of your LotR series and cried and laughed along. You’re awesome. You’re editor is awesome. Thanks for the wholesome evening :)
I've grown up watching those movies and I still cry every time. Those are films to see again and again for the rest of your life. Every time I see it gains a new layer of meaning. God... I so feel you Angie
I’ve seen these movies dozens of times, I know most of it by heart… “You bow to no one” makes me cry every time. It’s perfect filmmaking, I don’t know how anyone will ever meet the level of this.
For some trivia, the little girl who plays Sam’s daughter is Sean Astin’s actual daughter. She looks away when he kisses Rosie because she didn’t like seeing her dad kiss someone who wasn’t her mom.
Speaking of hobbit children, Pippin eventually gets married and names his first son Faramir, who later marries Sam’s daughter.
The amount of stress you feel is something Tolkien actually intended. He coined the term eucatastrophe (the sudden turn from bad to good) as an opposite of catastrophe (the sudden turn from good to bad). In order to make his point about it, the story has to be pushed to its darkest moment before the turn happens. The army is about to be defeated, our heroes are about to be killed, Frodo has lost a finger after claiming the ring, and Gollum, the poor addict, has finally reclaimed his addiction after decades apart… Sauron is about to win, sending his wraiths to retake The Ring and then…. Gollum falls, The Ring is destroyed, everyone is saved. Eucatastrophe at its finest.
Good on Ange to notice the metaphors of Christianity in LOTR. Tolkien's faith as a Christian was also very influential in his writing of the books.
The last 15 minutes or so of this, your reaction, unable to stop crying, is exactly how it is for me too. It's a yearly tradition for me to watch all these movies in a marathon, and I get so emotional at the end, every single time. After all that trial and hardship and darkness, seeing them finally come out on top, after almost failing so many times, is such a relief and feeling of triumph, how can you NOT get emotional? These movies are the absolute peak of cinema. Nothing will ever convince me otherwise.