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.
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.
"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.
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!
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
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.
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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.
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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.
Stef - "You can't kill that. That's for sure." Gandalf - "Hold my mead."
There should be one now for Gandalf's return as the white
You know a scene is iconic when you know the eventual outcome but still cry every time.
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!
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.
When I saw the Balrog in the theater that was the moment when I thought: "Yup, this franchise is in good hands"
Gandalf just wanted all the exp from the boss fight to level up.
Bro was planning his endgame strategy perfectly.
"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.
"It's a buffalo" lmao. From now I'm gonna call the Balrog a tatanka.
Lolz, "Why won't they let him(Frodo) run out to help him?!" while watching Aragorn dodging arrows.
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!
Was never a fan of this trilogy but this scene is epic.
No matter how much times we can hear it; Frodo screaming "NOOOO!" is absolutely heartbreaking.
"IT'S A BUFFALO" 😂
Came looking for this.
When your demi-god wizard appears to die and you have to make a morale check . . .
People forget there were arrows flying in every direction while Gandalf was fighting Balrog
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
Two asian women shouting "Gandalf noooo" is the best thing i seen in a while :D
there needs to be a reaction on the fighting the Balrog on the way down.
My 8th grade science teacher put up a poster of Gandalf saying, "You shall not pass!" the day of final exams. Gandalf was right.
Gandalf really wanted his sword back. He found it with Thorin and Bilbo in an ogres cave
Gandalf fighting with his cusin
Basically.
Calling the Balrog a Buffalo is kinda wild, ngl
Once again I am reminded how good the LOTR trilogy was/is and how terrible the Rings of Powers is
As a follow up do a compilation of streamers react to the reveal of Gandalf the White in The Two Towers.
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.
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).
My God this channel is brilliant!!! It’s now a goal to be featured in one of these compilations 😂 if you do one for my channel feel free to take any clips you want ❤️🙏
Yes sure dear♥️😍
Your reactions are pretty awesome :D
All the people who were saying, "Help him!" are really silly.
Fall,fall,fall into a lake,then climb up a mountain to continue? Did they help each other up?
i died at the 'nawr'
The Balrog Sabres
Petty ass Balrog was like "you coming too"
"....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.
How does Maple look younger here than in her first reaction to Lord of the Rings ?
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"Fly you fools"
Aieee, a ballhog!
lol that chick talking about how she is a rock climber. Those days are long gone lol
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.
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