All the people asking why the Fellowship prevented Frodo from helping... did you all forget what Frodo is carrying? The ring cannot be allowed to fall into evil hands, even at the expense of the life of a Fellowship member.
And since the bridge had been broken, the parts still on place would have been very unstable and could crumble and collapse into the chasm at any time, especially if extra weight was put on it.
@@ivaneames4354 In the book, the rest of the bridge collapsed seconds after Gandalf fell. Imagine if Boromir had let Frodo run back onto the bridge. He'd have fallen to his death, leaving the One Ring deep in the unknown regions below Moria, unable to be destroyed.
"They will not pass!" was a WWI Allied battle cry when defending their trenches or city during an attack. Tolkien fought in WWI and though he refuted the speculation that The Lord of the Rings was metaphorically based off of WWI (or WWII, which he also served in) it's a theory that draws a lot of parallels.
Tolkien had no problem with parallels - he called it "applicability." His problem was with people who thought The Lord of the Rings was an allegory. He would have no problem whatsoever comparing "You cannot pass" with "They will not pass."
@@SuStel I'm not questioning the use of diction ("You..." vs. "They..."), but the fact that Tolkien served in both World Wars (and wrote much of what became TLOTR during his service in WWII) makes it not inconceivable that his experiences of those wars might have influenced, if not inspired, his writing. Calling it "applicability" or "allegory" is irrelevant, because he doesn't (didn't) get to decide that distinction because we as an audience get to interpret his (or any artist's work) in any way we see fit. I just thought it was a cool tid-bit that he incorporated a WWI battle cry to become one of the most memorable moments in cinema/literary history.
@jakerobinson5978 You have failed to understand me. I wasn't talking about "you" versus "they." The difference between "applicability" versus "allegory" is exactly what you are talking about, and Tolkien explains this in his preface to The Lord of the Rings. I suggest you read it.
@@keanonkerr9265he died from fatigue and the bleeding, he wad fighting it for 10 days with no water or food, he won that battle as he got the winning strike
I read the books a long while before this movie and I gotta say, it more than lives up to the moment. For a brief period in time I forget Sir Ian McKellan is an actor and the Balrog is a CGI character. Part of it was that when the movie came out I hadn't seen much more than a few stills, so when I saw the Balrog it tapped into my childhood imagining of what the Devil would look like. I was 21 years old when Fellowship came out and I'm not afraid to tell you I grabbed the armrest of my theater seat and almost made the metal bend. To give you perspective my neighbors used to take us to the movies as kids and shove us into whatever with their kids so they could all party and gamble. I saw Hellraiser and Robocop with all those kids and we laughed our heads off at the absurdity, nothing phased us. The Balrog fucked me up for about three seconds and I'm still not totally over it as a nearly middle aged man. Well played. Well played.
I love that the "roar" of the Balrog isn't the kind of roar you'd expect to get from a monster - it's just this toneless, voiceless blast of searing, seething heat as if it's the embodiment of a chaotic and evil force of nature, which it kinda is since the Balrogs were of the Maiar, the same kind of angel-like beings that all the wizards and Sauron himself were. Also, the reaction faces from The Perfect Mix at 8:57 were hilarious :D
I always love the comments asking why they don’t save Gandalf. One Frodo is like 3 1/2 foot tall he ain’t pulling up anyone. Two there are still orcs shooting arrows at them. Three it is a story and you have to build tension into a scene.
Now you need to make a reaction mashup about the battle of Gandalf vs the balrog falling down That may be one of the most badass movie battles of all time!
When I read the books (obviously before the movies came out) this scene was the first time I dreamed about a book I've read because it impacted me so much.
I have a video of my son who was 3 or 4 watching this scene for the first time when he was home sick and me and him binged the movies. This scene broke him. He is 13 now and I still go back and watch the video from time to time
The movie drags this out, a little. Gandalf doesn't break the Bridge until the Balrog steps fully on to it. It collapsed immediately (Gandalf's staff broke), and the whip seizes Gandalf immediately, while the eastern end of it shatters.
Someone should make an animated version of this scene but as a turn based RPG. Each character stands there swaying until it's their turn to act. Also, there's another reactor out there called Centane who looks like she could be Stef Solari's sister. They should team up to do a dual reaction! Also, also, the reason nobody could go to Gandalf's aid was that there were still goblin archers shooting arrows at them. Even though Frodo had on his mithril armor he might still take an arrow to the knee and we all know what happens then, don't we boys and girls? ☺
If I’m honest that wouldn’t be a great collaboration, Kamilla (Centane) does actually react in the movies, Stef doesn’t really express well with her face
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@@JamailvanWestering Fair enough. I was thinking more along the line of the two beauties on the screen side-by-side (virtually via split screen though).
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"....I don't know if it's like because of like the 2000s that it looked like this but it looked like he like made no effort to like get up on his own" 😵💫
lol true. I wonder if they just had a lot of trouble giving him time to give his final "Fly, you fools!" from the books yet still fall. You'd think it'd just get eaten up by darkness if he did it as he fell, but how do you also portray trying to cling for life and being pulled down (which doesn't even make sense given the weight of that balrog - the book one was more man sized).
@hadoken95 I just found that whole commentary odd. He clearly was trying to pull himself back up, but the bit about the 2000s really threw it over the top. And coming from someone having only seen the movies it's a straightforward scene.
In the book Gandalf never held on. As he was falling, he wildly reached out for the edge of the broken bridge, missed, and tumbled into the dark, while shouting "Fly (run) you fools!". No one even had time to try to run back and grab him. Good thing. Seconds later, the rest of the bridge collapsed into the chasm.
You know what's annoying? When TH-camrs do these reaction videos, they always seem to skip over the best parts of certain scenes. Also, when they cut the video out off and on, you don't need to do that. Skip a little bit ahead and keep the video going.
All the people asking why the Fellowship prevented Frodo from helping... did you all forget what Frodo is carrying? The ring cannot be allowed to fall into evil hands, even at the expense of the life of a Fellowship member.
@SimianWonder
Plus they were being shot at by orcs with arrows.
And since the bridge had been broken, the parts still on place would have been very unstable and could crumble and collapse into the chasm at any time, especially if extra weight was put on it.
@@ivaneames4354 In the book, the rest of the bridge collapsed seconds after Gandalf fell. Imagine if Boromir had let Frodo run back onto the bridge. He'd have fallen to his death, leaving the One Ring deep in the unknown regions below Moria, unable to be destroyed.
It's so irritating seeing how people don't understand exactly that
@@WE4ZLY yes, but they are all caught up in the emotion of the moment and not thinking.
You know a scene is iconic when you know the eventual outcome but still cry every time.
There should be one now for Gandalf's return as the white
"They will not pass!" was a WWI Allied battle cry when defending their trenches or city during an attack. Tolkien fought in WWI and though he refuted the speculation that The Lord of the Rings was metaphorically based off of WWI (or WWII, which he also served in) it's a theory that draws a lot of parallels.
Tolkien had no problem with parallels - he called it "applicability." His problem was with people who thought The Lord of the Rings was an allegory. He would have no problem whatsoever comparing "You cannot pass" with "They will not pass."
@@SuStel I'm not questioning the use of diction ("You..." vs. "They..."), but the fact that Tolkien served in both World Wars (and wrote much of what became TLOTR during his service in WWII) makes it not inconceivable that his experiences of those wars might have influenced, if not inspired, his writing. Calling it "applicability" or "allegory" is irrelevant, because he doesn't (didn't) get to decide that distinction because we as an audience get to interpret his (or any artist's work) in any way we see fit. I just thought it was a cool tid-bit that he incorporated a WWI battle cry to become one of the most memorable moments in cinema/literary history.
@jakerobinson5978 You have failed to understand me. I wasn't talking about "you" versus "they." The difference between "applicability" versus "allegory" is exactly what you are talking about, and Tolkien explains this in his preface to The Lord of the Rings. I suggest you read it.
Stef - "You can't kill that. That's for sure." Gandalf - "Hold my mead."
Then proceeds to die in the act so he never gets that mead back....sad day what a waste
@@keanonkerr9265he died from fatigue and the bleeding, he wad fighting it for 10 days with no water or food, he won that battle as he got the winning strike
@@keanonkerr9265 And then Eru sent him back.
@@Svensk7119 he called Gandalf out for his party foul lol he sent him back because he never finished his mead
@@keanonkerr9265 Nah. He never finished his QUEST. 😉
No matter how much times we can hear it; Frodo screaming "NOOOO!" is absolutely heartbreaking.
Gandalf just wanted all the exp from the boss fight to level up.
Bro was planning his endgame strategy perfectly.
I read the books a long while before this movie and I gotta say, it more than lives up to the moment. For a brief period in time I forget Sir Ian McKellan is an actor and the Balrog is a CGI character.
Part of it was that when the movie came out I hadn't seen much more than a few stills, so when I saw the Balrog it tapped into my childhood imagining of what the Devil would look like.
I was 21 years old when Fellowship came out and I'm not afraid to tell you I grabbed the armrest of my theater seat and almost made the metal bend.
To give you perspective my neighbors used to take us to the movies as kids and shove us into whatever with their kids so they could all party and gamble. I saw Hellraiser and Robocop with all those kids and we laughed our heads off at the absurdity, nothing phased us.
The Balrog fucked me up for about three seconds and I'm still not totally over it as a nearly middle aged man. Well played. Well played.
This and the opening battle in the prologue, along with Aragorn fighting the Uruk leader are on a rotation for this movie's best moments!
"IT'S A BUFFALO" 😂
Came looking for this.
Buffalo biscuits!
I love that the "roar" of the Balrog isn't the kind of roar you'd expect to get from a monster - it's just this toneless, voiceless blast of searing, seething heat as if it's the embodiment of a chaotic and evil force of nature, which it kinda is since the Balrogs were of the Maiar, the same kind of angel-like beings that all the wizards and Sauron himself were.
Also, the reaction faces from The Perfect Mix at 8:57 were hilarious :D
It's a recording of a blast furnace, it's roar is literally the sound of flames, it's such a cool idea
When I saw the Balrog in the theater that was the moment when I thought: "Yup, this franchise is in good hands"
Man I wish I seen it in theaters
"It's a buffalo" lmao. From now I'm gonna call the Balrog a tatanka.
Hehe, Tatanka. I just watched Dances with Wolves for the first time. Pretty good film
When your demi-god wizard appears to die and you have to make a morale check . . .
Two asian women shouting "Gandalf noooo" is the best thing i seen in a while :D
"Is it a dragon? Now way." It's worse 😅
These guys used to control the Dragons
I always love the comments asking why they don’t save Gandalf. One Frodo is like 3 1/2 foot tall he ain’t pulling up anyone. Two there are still orcs shooting arrows at them. Three it is a story and you have to build tension into a scene.
Most people fail to balance rationality/logic in high pressure and stressful situations
I feel your pain too though.
Once again I am reminded how good the LOTR trilogy was/is and how terrible the Rings of Powers is
Calling the Balrog a Buffalo is kinda wild, ngl
Now you need to make a reaction mashup about the battle of Gandalf vs the balrog falling down
That may be one of the most badass movie battles of all time!
Lolz, "Why won't they let him(Frodo) run out to help him?!" while watching Aragorn dodging arrows.
People forget there were arrows flying in every direction while Gandalf was fighting Balrog
Gandalf: "Call an ambulance..."
Also Gandalf: "...but not for me!"
When I read the books (obviously before the movies came out) this scene was the first time I dreamed about a book I've read because it impacted me so much.
Gandalf fighting with his cusin
Basically.
My 8th grade science teacher put up a poster of Gandalf saying, "You shall not pass!" the day of final exams. Gandalf was right.
I have a video of my son who was 3 or 4 watching this scene for the first time when he was home sick and me and him binged the movies. This scene broke him. He is 13 now and I still go back and watch the video from time to time
6:40 "oh my gawd, is a big buffalo!"
spit my dam coffee out.
there needs to be a reaction on the fighting the Balrog on the way down.
Petty ass Balrog was like "you coming too"
The movie drags this out, a little. Gandalf doesn't break the Bridge until the Balrog steps fully on to it. It collapsed immediately (Gandalf's staff broke), and the whip seizes Gandalf immediately, while the eastern end of it shatters.
Gandalf really wanted his sword back. He found it with Thorin and Bilbo in an ogres cave
i died at the 'nawr'
Someone should make an animated version of this scene but as a turn based RPG. Each character stands there swaying until it's their turn to act.
Also, there's another reactor out there called Centane who looks like she could be Stef Solari's sister. They should team up to do a dual reaction!
Also, also, the reason nobody could go to Gandalf's aid was that there were still goblin archers shooting arrows at them. Even though Frodo had on his mithril armor he might still take an arrow to the knee and we all know what happens then, don't we boys and girls? ☺
If I’m honest that wouldn’t be a great collaboration, Kamilla (Centane) does actually react in the movies, Stef doesn’t really express well with her face
@@JamailvanWestering Fair enough. I was thinking more along the line of the two beauties on the screen side-by-side (virtually via split screen though).
"Yeah, that certainly is an ancient demon looking fella."
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Yes sure dear♥️😍
Your reactions are pretty awesome :D
As a follow up do a compilation of streamers react to the reveal of Gandalf the White in The Two Towers.
All the people who were saying, "Help him!" are really silly.
Was never a fan of this trilogy but this scene is epic.
Fall,fall,fall into a lake,then climb up a mountain to continue? Did they help each other up?
"....I don't know if it's like because of like the 2000s that it looked like this but it looked like he like made no effort to like get up on his own"
😵💫
lol true. I wonder if they just had a lot of trouble giving him time to give his final "Fly, you fools!" from the books yet still fall. You'd think it'd just get eaten up by darkness if he did it as he fell, but how do you also portray trying to cling for life and being pulled down (which doesn't even make sense given the weight of that balrog - the book one was more man sized).
No it’s because the Balrog was really powerful and he could not hold on.
@hadoken95 I just found that whole commentary odd. He clearly was trying to pull himself back up, but the bit about the 2000s really threw it over the top. And coming from someone having only seen the movies it's a straightforward scene.
In the book Gandalf never held on. As he was falling, he wildly reached out for the edge of the broken bridge, missed, and tumbled into the dark, while shouting "Fly (run) you fools!". No one even had time to try to run back and grab him.
Good thing. Seconds later, the rest of the bridge collapsed into the chasm.
Aieee, a ballhog!
I understood that reference...
lol that chick talking about how she is a rock climber. Those days are long gone lol
Every reactor in the thumbnail isn't in the video.
The Balrog Sabres
You know what's annoying? When TH-camrs do these reaction videos, they always seem to skip over the best parts of certain scenes. Also, when they cut the video out off and on, you don't need to do that. Skip a little bit ahead and keep the video going.
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How does Maple look younger here than in her first reaction to Lord of the Rings ?
Some of these reactors were not that great
This was a good segment, but those stairs were such a waste of time. That could have been cut and improved the flow of the main action.
"Fly you fools"
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Cringe
I wish I could have been there to join them in rejoicing greatly before Yahuah our Elohim!!