@@Mhats okay, let me just… do something… real quick… hope the Original Commenter doesn’t mind… ✂️✂️✂️🪚🪚🪚🔨🔨🔨⚒️⚒️⚒️🛠️🛠️🛠️🧰🧼🧼🖌️🖊️🖊️🖊️📝📝 Aaaand there! “Nothing warms my heart more that seeing the *SOON TO BE* most power wizard in the Middle-Earth giggling with a halfling with zero special powers 😊”
They really are the best movie scores and noones ever topping them. I watched them in theaters again this month and really feeling the music at an age where i can actually appreciate it was so great.
3:45 - 3:58 I don't know why, but the sweeping countryside, the crescendo of the score, with the children running towards Gandalf crying out his name... Brings tears to my eyes every time.
Nature, gardens (perfect mix of order and chaos), family, strong tribal bonds, an authority figure to look up to (Gandalf)... it takes you back to our ancestors' paradise homeland in Eastern Africa.
This completely sells the world they’re in. No CGI. Real sets. Interesting factoid as I’ve been to Hobbiton in NZ. They made like 20+ homes that never even got featured just incase the camera needed to pan over a hill.
1:15 No CGI, but plenty of convincing forced perspective shots. You'd never think that Elijah Wood is sitting behind Ian Mckellan instead of next to him, wouldn't you? They did the Hobbit size as well as they picked the countryside for the Shire.
The most heartwarming trait for Gandalf is his total embracing of the 'Harmless old man' motif. He's perfectly happy to make kids cheer with his fireworks and pretend he's ignorant to any implied mischief afoot. An excellent cloak to disguise what otherwise - is a wildly powerful wizard.
Ya know, i'm not a religious man, but i'd like to think if there was a place we went after we died, it would look like this. Good food, Good company, a shining sun and peace and quiet. Absolute tranquility.
Heaven, or the Three Heavens, whatever you want to call it, is supposedly much better than the Shire. You can think of the most beautiful place on Earth or in fiction, but heaven surpasses them all. Heck, heaven is so great and beautiful, not even the Bible can describe what it looks like, apart from some verses that only the human mind could understand. But that's what I believe.
Every scene in this trilogy is so amazingly well crafted .As i am getting older i am beginning to realize that maybe this is the best cinematic experience ever created .PERIOD
I have spent years attempting to find my favorite movie (I feel like I didn't have one since I don't watch movies at all like regular people do) and I wanted a movie with something beautiful, emotional, pristine cinematography, something epic story-wise. I watched the whole trilogy and have found that Lord of the Rings is my favorite movie. It has everything I ever wanted and it just so happens to be one of the best cinematic experiences ever put on film.
What amazes me about LOTR is that even though the movies were lesser than the book's story, that Jackson did such an incredible job recreating it on the screen!! Others tried but were laughable..
That's what happens when you give a producer years to prepare before even filming. By the time Jackson started filming he knew exactly which shots he wanted to make and how to make them.
Younger me: I want to be like Legolas! Killing orcs and playing counts with Gimli! Present me: I just wanna live in the Shire, smoke them halfling leaves, drink tea and cherish the long lasting peace.
I think we can all agree that LOTR was more than just a movie... why it's more like.. an awesome dream that resides in our collective consiousness, with a heavenly soundtrack that is etched in our brains' melodic receptors _ soothing our souls and helping us get through this thing called life!
One of my most favourite scenes. Just captures the innocence and magic of the shire. The bond between Gandalf and Bilbo & Frodo. The music just adds to it. Sheer perfection.
let's be honest, the older we get, the more we identify with Bilbo & all the hobbits living in the Shire. hell, i'm only 26 and i already feel like i should cherish my life more..
Same. After some health problems, the realization of my own mortality hit me like a truck. I'm only 24 but I'm living life like it could end at any moment. My perspective as a whole is totally different, and everything about life appears much more beautiful.
Turning 26 next month, found myself thinking about this exact thing tonight. Wanted to be a hero like Aragorn so long as a kid but after a while I just would like a nice big oak tree in the shire and spend my days reading books and listening to the rustle of the trees and feeling the shade from the sun. Goddamn. Wish there was a Shire for everyone actually.
4:32 the look in gandalf's eyes just really conveys a sense of, "ive been to many amazing places but the shire really is special." The music, the acting, the scenery and sets. Its all just exquisite.
3 things: 1. Elijah's eyes. no one else could play Frodo. no one. 😍 2. thank the gods for Ian Mckellen. he IS Gandalf. 🙏 3. this is one of the most beautiful and magical cinematic scenes ever created. ❤✨
Gandalf's second 'So am I.' that he says to himself always makes me well up. It just fills me with the warm feelings one gets when they go back home or see old friends.
You can feel the pain and longing of a young British soldier, with only a child's memory of life back home before the war, when everything seemed peaceful, the world was right side up and life had been as it always was.
I came to watch this before going to bed tonight. I had stress and anxiety with everything going on my life and in the wider world. This just makes me feel better, and more hopeful...
The soundtrack is just amazing. I really do think at least 50% of LOTR magic comes from the OST. What a beautiful work from Howard Shore. It really brought the Peter Jackson's movies to a whole other level of immersion. Im forever grateful, still listen to The Shire theme at least once every month.
With the direction modern media & film is going, it seems like we may have peaked right here. Nothing like this movie and trilogy will ever be made again. Even if these were imperfect adaptations, they still reflect the soul of Tolkien's vision, and give form to what we all imagine from the novels.
Back then in 2000s there were no distractions or BS, getting in the way of people making films with heart and soul in them. People were in the golden age of cinema before streaming sites were a thing
I think that's the feeling everybody has seeing it - It's literally a place you could arrive at and have the overwhelming feeling of peace and of being home and wanting to stay forever.
This is how you present a fairytale into a movie. That's probably the closest any book-based movie has come to show the world as we imagine it. Truly wonderful
When Frodo threw himself on Gandalf's arms, once again I recalled why these movies were pure beauty. You can't see a scene two men showing this level of affection in friendship anymore.
My father passed away earlier this year. He grew up on a farm and then was a professional farmer for nearly 20 years, and never really stopped being a farmer. I like to imagine that heaven for him is a place like the Shire and he's tilling the fields in pleasant weather albeit on a tractor that runs perfectly every time he starts it
Seeing this in the cinema over 20 years ago... there will never be something like this again and no re-release or most tricked-out home version will ever replicate that sensation of seeing Middle Earth come to life on the big screen in all its glory. We will never see a trilogy like this again. When the music really starts and the camera sweeps over the idyllic landscape of the Shire with little Hobbits scampering about, cheering at Gandalf's arrival... tears in my eyes.
They're the same immortal spirit, Olórin, but Gandalf the Grey is arguably more reflective of his true character in Valinor. Gandalf the White was more lordly and displayed more power which was appropriate because that was what the times called for. Gandalf the Grey was unassuming and happiest with the hobbits just as Olórin was happiest in Valinor while dwelling among the elves and giving them words of encouragement.
Nothing has ever made me immediately like and trust a character as much as seeing Gandalf low-key setting of fireworks for the kids and ride away without even looking back.
“Gandalf, I’m glad you’re back.” “So am I, dear boy! So am I.” You could tell Gandalf has been waiting desperately to return to the Shire, and the look on his face says it all. He’s finally come back, and to see a dear friend at that. Absolutely one of my favorite scenes of the whole trilogy.
Pretty remind me the dialogue between Peter Parker and Otto: - Peter! - Otto! - It's good to see you, dear boy! - It's good to see you! - You're all grown up, how are you? The same feelings!
“Gandalf, I’m glad you’re back.” “So am I, dear boy…. So am I…” That second “so am I” that he utters to himself is one of peace and gratitude. I love that little moment. He’s like “thank god for this oasis of humility, beauty and kindness amidst a world of chaos and turmoil.”
The shire music is such a wonderful score, really gives ya the sense of peace in this small village. It makes ya just want to live in this country side town, smoking a pipe while enjoying a nice warm cup of coffee while looking out at the beautiful scenery.
Something special about having somebody like Gandalf around such simple, humble people enjoying a simple life and laughing, eating and drinking with him when in reality he's one of the most powerful people in all of Middle Earth - If he wasn't so humble, friendly and safe he would be a scary dude to have around... instead he hangs out and smokes pipe weed and admires them for their courage despite their small stature. These shire scenes are my favorite scenes in all of cinema period - Never gets old.
Me watching the Shire scenes in 2004: This is so boring, when do they get to fighting? Me in watching the Shire scenes 2024: This is lovely, I wish it'd never end.
In a story like this, you need a protagonist that immediately grabs you, that you want to embark on this epic journey with. The moment you first look into Elijah Wood’s eyes at 0:14, you are spellbound beyond all hope of resistance and pulled into his world. It’s no exaggeration to say that without him, these films would’ve failed.
Crazy to think how different people can feel about this, he is one of the characters i always felt least attached too! And could replace him so much more easily than aragorn gandalf sam gimli and even legolas. I do think he fits amazing in the movies. And would not change a thing about this cinematic perfection. But for me the movies would not fail with another good actor in his place
This scene is beautifully timeless, endearingly feel good & magically nostalgic, bringing me back over 20 years as it fills my soul with a pure joy & a transcendent rapture. Watching this tranquility inducing & sweetly awe evoking scene several times per week can prove very healing & liberating. Perhaps the most dreamy & relaxing in cinematic history. Magic!
Even his time after the destruction of the Ring was kind of a pain for him, since he had been traumatised by Gollum's theft, as well as all of his injuries, so he was both physically and mentally scarred forever. His journey to the Undying Lands was his only hope to find some sort of relief.
Except once he reaches Tol Eressea, the island safe for mortals like him off the coast of Valinor. There he will find peace and eventually be reunited with Sam forever.
Despite Gandalf's great power and heroic deeds, I will always remember him firstly as a kindly old man, singing to pass the time as he rides into the Shire.
watching gandolf singing here is a little strange now that i've thought about it. gandolf literally helped sing the song that created the world. he must know what truly celestial music sounds like.
He and the ainur, including Eru. Didn't create the world by singing. They made a vision of the middle earth which made them wanting to create the world
@@ColonelMonarch the singing was the blueprint for the actual world. it's why the ainur know so much about the world and how it works and why individual ainur know more about the parts that they themselves sung into existence.
when i first saw this movie and i saw the scene where frodo jumps up from his spot on the ground when he hears gandalf, i saw his eyes for the first time, and i just remember thinking, "damn! he has beautiful blue eyes!" 😂
@R0btech i wasn't even born whenever the movie came out in 2001. i was born a year later in 2002. i wish that i had seen it in theaters. that would have been AMAZING!!!
I don't know why but I always feel this childish joy in me when I listen to this track. I don't even have any nostalgic element considering I listened/watched this around 2020.
Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter is one of things I grew up with during my childhood. Also Spider-Man, Dark Knight trilogy and Star Wars prequels and Pirates of the Caribbean and The X-men movies
Golden age if anybody asks me. Remember going to the theater in those days and having your parents ask you - "Okay now that were here which movie should we see... Lord of the Rings in Cinema #1 or Harry Potter in Cinema #2?" Crazy for a few years that we had those two as our options all at once! And then the following summers and Christmas seasons having the Dark Knight, Pirates, MCU, Spider-Man trilogy with Tobey Maguire, James Bond with Daniel Craig and hits like Casino Royale, the Lucas made Star Wars prequels, Mission Impossibles, Planet of the Apes, Mad Max Fury Road... it was just a non-stop parade of must have and watch movies with the pinnacle in all of film being the Lord of the Rings in 2002 which was really the massive kick off for that entire era - And kicking it off with a bang nobody saw coming. Lord of the Rings was like a hurricane that came out of nowhere and blew everybody away but in an awesome way. Greatest time to be a film fan and be alive - Miss those days so much now.
The essence of what LOTR stands for and the core of what Tolkien wants to convey to his readers is beautifully captured in this scene. The whole rest of the movie, from the arduous journey of the ring bearers, the struggle for survival, the defeat of Sauron and is just a set up, so as to achieve this dream state of existence in the Shire, which in their heart of hearts is what most humans crave for.
What's so wonderful about this scene is knowing what Gandalf actually is. He's an ancient angelic being of extreme power that's existed before the universe. And yet he basically just loves hanging around these humble and easy-going people as well as entertaining their children with displays of beautiful magic. Gandalf serves as an example of what people should be. No matter what high position of power they have, having this wonderful sense of humility makes one a genuinely beautiful person.
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The most magical 5 minutes of cinematic euphoria.
It brings me back to the pre obama years. I swear in 2008 we went to the hellworld timeline
@@Terminxman I must agree
@@Terminxman
Based & true
@@Terminxman I don't know, pre 2008 was pretty bad too
Need an longer scene than 5 minute UwU
Nothing warms my heart more than seeing the most power wizard in the Middle-Earth giggling with a halfling with zero special powers 😊
i think Saruman is the most powerful wizard, i mean he literally wiped his floor with him
@@Mhats okay, let me just… do something… real quick… hope the Original Commenter doesn’t mind…
✂️✂️✂️🪚🪚🪚🔨🔨🔨⚒️⚒️⚒️🛠️🛠️🛠️🧰🧼🧼🖌️🖊️🖊️🖊️📝📝
Aaaand there!
“Nothing warms my heart more that seeing the *SOON TO BE* most power wizard in the Middle-Earth giggling with a halfling with zero special powers 😊”
@@Mhats but thats not the point innit?
@@Mhatstake it you’ve never read the books….
They are good thievs. I think this is a Special power
Howard Shore deserves waaaaaay more credit for bringing this entire world to life with music. Truly remarkable
hobbit theme = instant peaceful feeling
They really are the best movie scores and noones ever topping them. I watched them in theaters again this month and really feeling the music at an age where i can actually appreciate it was so great.
Fitting as middle earth was created by the music of the ainur.
He wrote some of the best classical music I’ve ever heard. Countless hours of sheer genius bliss for these films.
I always like to listen to the songs which play during the shire scenes and pretend I am a hobbit in my own home.
3:45 - 3:58
I don't know why, but the sweeping countryside, the crescendo of the score, with the children running towards Gandalf crying out his name...
Brings tears to my eyes every time.
never agreed with a comment more, hits differently
Most relatable thing I’ve ever read
Its really wholesome i guess
Same dude, really captures their happines
Nature, gardens (perfect mix of order and chaos), family, strong tribal bonds, an authority figure to look up to (Gandalf)... it takes you back to our ancestors' paradise homeland in Eastern Africa.
This completely sells the world they’re in. No CGI. Real sets.
Interesting factoid as I’ve been to Hobbiton in NZ. They made like 20+ homes that never even got featured just incase the camera needed to pan over a hill.
1:15 No CGI, but plenty of convincing forced perspective shots. You'd never think that Elijah Wood is sitting behind Ian Mckellan instead of next to him, wouldn't you? They did the Hobbit size as well as they picked the countryside for the Shire.
@@kyleroberts38141:00 and large animatronics.
And they built the sets a year in advance so the plants would have time to fill in 😊🌿
@@katieboler5806this comment made me smile so big. So wholesome. 😌
@@kyleroberts3814 No CGI? They didn't build a windmill at 1:25 did they? Looks CGI.
The most heartwarming trait for Gandalf is his total embracing of the 'Harmless old man' motif. He's perfectly happy to make kids cheer with his fireworks and pretend he's ignorant to any implied mischief afoot.
An excellent cloak to disguise what otherwise - is a wildly powerful wizard.
Tbh i like it better in the movie that he did show fireworks to the kids before party. Awesome scene
It isn’t a disguise, being what he is he genuinely enjoys when he can make others happy but that his task is always in his mind.
There are also hints that he'd like to be just a harmless fireworks maker, but he's there by order of the Valar, his bosses.
Ya know, i'm not a religious man, but i'd like to think if there was a place we went after we died, it would look like this.
Good food, Good company, a shining sun and peace and quiet.
Absolute tranquility.
I heard rural England is exactly like this..
Birmingham,Somerset,Oxford
@@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy7676 sometimes, though really depends on the area
Heaven, or the Three Heavens, whatever you want to call it, is supposedly much better than the Shire. You can think of the most beautiful place on Earth or in fiction, but heaven surpasses them all. Heck, heaven is so great and beautiful, not even the Bible can describe what it looks like, apart from some verses that only the human mind could understand. But that's what I believe.
One man's heaven is another man's hell
I believe everything fantasy related exists in the spiritual world
Every scene in this trilogy is so amazingly well crafted .As i am getting older i am beginning to realize that maybe this is the best cinematic experience ever created .PERIOD
It truly is.
Right?
It ages like fine wine.
More life experience makes me appreciate it even more.
I have spent years attempting to find my favorite movie (I feel like I didn't have one since I don't watch movies at all like regular people do) and I wanted a movie with something beautiful, emotional, pristine cinematography, something epic story-wise. I watched the whole trilogy and have found that Lord of the Rings is my favorite movie. It has everything I ever wanted and it just so happens to be one of the best cinematic experiences ever put on film.
What amazes me about LOTR is that even though the movies were lesser than the book's story, that Jackson did such an incredible job recreating it on the screen!! Others tried but were laughable..
That's what happens when you give a producer years to prepare before even filming. By the time Jackson started filming he knew exactly which shots he wanted to make and how to make them.
When Gandalf set the fireworks off for the kids, that's when he became one of my favourites.
You wouldn't have appreciated the Gandalf from the book. This one refuses to let off any fireworks for the children before the birthday party. 😅
Those children running to Gandalf in excitement always makes me tear up.
Younger me: I want to be like Legolas! Killing orcs and playing counts with Gimli!
Present me: I just wanna live in the Shire, smoke them halfling leaves, drink tea and cherish the long lasting peace.
same :)
Be the Samwise you want to see in the world.
hobbits are such simple and peaceful creatures and i wish to be one 🥲
childhood is seeking adventure
adulthood is seeking peace and stability
If it were up to me, I'd rather be a Wizard. Smoking weed, fighting creatures, & using magic
I think we can all agree that LOTR was more than just a movie... why it's more like.. an awesome dream that resides in our collective consiousness, with a heavenly soundtrack that is etched in our brains' melodic receptors _ soothing our souls and helping us get through this thing called life!
Agree fully I feel the same way about Harry Potter
@krysenstott7981 harry potter is so trash
Yes a dream a world so good so full of magic and beautiful. It's a dream I would like to experience again and again.
In that i think you are right Sir👍🏻
Hello. What are you people Tolkein about?
One of my most favourite scenes. Just captures the innocence and magic of the shire. The bond between Gandalf and Bilbo & Frodo. The music just adds to it. Sheer perfection.
let's be honest, the older we get, the more we identify with Bilbo & all the hobbits living in the Shire. hell, i'm only 26 and i already feel like i should cherish my life more..
Same. After some health problems, the realization of my own mortality hit me like a truck. I'm only 24 but I'm living life like it could end at any moment. My perspective as a whole is totally different, and everything about life appears much more beautiful.
Hell yes,im 24 and I already start to like it
Turning 26 next month, found myself thinking about this exact thing tonight. Wanted to be a hero like Aragorn so long as a kid but after a while I just would like a nice big oak tree in the shire and spend my days reading books and listening to the rustle of the trees and feeling the shade from the sun.
Goddamn. Wish there was a Shire for everyone actually.
@@spregged7231 just move to Czech Republic its really like in Shire especially at countryside
4:32 the look in gandalf's eyes just really conveys a sense of, "ive been to many amazing places but the shire really is special."
The music, the acting, the scenery and sets. Its all just exquisite.
3 things:
1. Elijah's eyes. no one else could play Frodo. no one. 😍
2. thank the gods for Ian Mckellen. he IS Gandalf. 🙏
3. this is one of the most beautiful and magical cinematic scenes ever created. ❤✨
Only one God
Yes 😍
fun fact: Jake Gyllenhaal auditioned to play Frodo.
And Seth Rogen also auditioned to play Sam.
and many more big actors did the same.
@@nataliep6385 If Sam was played by Seth Rogen, I can already see the Shire edits where Sam is smoking pot instead of just some random leaves
Hahah ohmg yes@@mmd3585
Gandalf's second 'So am I.' that he says to himself always makes me well up. It just fills me with the warm feelings one gets when they go back home or see old friends.
You can feel the pain and longing of a young British soldier, with only a child's memory of life back home before the war, when everything seemed peaceful, the world was right side up and life had been as it always was.
Sad to see that war has not stopped because it makes more money. 😢
war is a racket
You have captured what he was trying to portray.
I came to watch this before going to bed tonight. I had stress and anxiety with everything going on my life and in the wider world. This just makes me feel better, and more hopeful...
The soundtrack is just amazing. I really do think at least 50% of LOTR magic comes from the OST. What a beautiful work from Howard Shore. It really brought the Peter Jackson's movies to a whole other level of immersion. Im forever grateful, still listen to The Shire theme at least once every month.
I feel the same way!
Even if you'd never seen the movie, you could just listen to the soundtrack and imagine the events of the book.
LOTR, simply the best saga ever made.
Along with Harry Potter and Legend Of Zelda
@@kingkrysen both of them are so low compared to lotr
@@kingkrysen really tried to sneak in Harry Potter 😂
DAFUQ Legend of Zelda compared to Lord of The Rings, u might be drunk or something@@kingkrysen
The trilogy was great
Visiting Hobbiton in New Zealand a few years ago was one of the most magical experiences of my life.
With the direction modern media & film is going, it seems like we may have peaked right here. Nothing like this movie and trilogy will ever be made again. Even if these were imperfect adaptations, they still reflect the soul of Tolkien's vision, and give form to what we all imagine from the novels.
Exactly,there were good franchises in early 2000s but none on par with LotR
@@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy7676 Harry Potter comes close
Back then in 2000s there were no distractions or BS, getting in the way of people making films with heart and soul in them.
People were in the golden age of cinema before streaming sites were a thing
The Shire: The place EVERYONE wants to call Home. Because it IS a place to call home.
I think that's the feeling everybody has seeing it - It's literally a place you could arrive at and have the overwhelming feeling of peace and of being home and wanting to stay forever.
This scene always makes us feel good
This is how you present a fairytale into a movie. That's probably the closest any book-based movie has come to show the world as we imagine it. Truly wonderful
When Frodo threw himself on Gandalf's arms, once again I recalled why these movies were pure beauty. You can't see a scene two men showing this level of affection in friendship anymore.
No matter how many times I watch this scene, it always brings tears to my eyes
Watched all the movies but still here ,
because the 4k hdr looks sssoooooooòo gooood .
It does not, unfortunately.
@@adriannn3720 I agree they changed the colors up too mucu
@@grahamcook6883 Way better colors that that horrible blu ray version. 4K is the ultimate LOTR version.
I honestly still prefer the original DVD
@@TonySTMon2195 Really? It's 480p. The quality is absolutely atrocious on larger TVs.
This is what I expect my heaven to look like
My father passed away earlier this year. He grew up on a farm and then was a professional farmer for nearly 20 years, and never really stopped being a farmer. I like to imagine that heaven for him is a place like the Shire and he's tilling the fields in pleasant weather albeit on a tractor that runs perfectly every time he starts it
Not diverse enough sweaty
@@NeverSaySandwich1 he did say, 'his heaven'.
I'd take it, yours be different too.
@@NeverSaySandwich1 'Sweaty?' You mean "Sweetie?"
And to sound like that to for me. 😂👍
Many are longing for a peace and simplicity that this scene exudes.
Gandalf was like grandfather to Frodo they had this beautiful bond even more than that with Bilbo.
I’ve been going through some trough times in my life recently, and these movies just uplift me in a way I can’t describe. Just a peaceful feeling.
"A Wizard is never late, Frodo Baggins. Nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to!"
Ima say that nExt time I’m late to work
And if you have any doubts about it just ask the Rohan horse masters!
This scene was so relaxing to watch the bit where Gandalf and Frodo hugged made me happy cry
Me too.
Its amazing how this film manages to feel like your friend in the way it does. That comfortable beginning, so carefree and nostalgic.
The way the music matches this sequence, my god. I always get teary-eyed, when those kids calls for Gandalf 3:48 . One in a lifetime experience...
Is it possible to not cry every time I see this scene? It just touches something in my heart!
This is my favorite part out of the whole trilogy. I love the Shire so much.
Seeing this in the cinema over 20 years ago... there will never be something like this again and no re-release or most tricked-out home version will ever replicate that sensation of seeing Middle Earth come to life on the big screen in all its glory. We will never see a trilogy like this again. When the music really starts and the camera sweeps over the idyllic landscape of the Shire with little Hobbits scampering about, cheering at Gandalf's arrival... tears in my eyes.
This scene brings me to tears every time. The friendship between frodo and Gandalf, the beautiful shire, and best of all, the music
Words can not describe how huge my smile was watching this scene for the first time after reading the book
To me this scene perfectly encapsulates why Ian McKellen says he enjoyed playing Gandalf the Grey much more than playing Gandalf the White
They're the same immortal spirit, Olórin, but Gandalf the Grey is arguably more reflective of his true character in Valinor. Gandalf the White was more lordly and displayed more power which was appropriate because that was what the times called for. Gandalf the Grey was unassuming and happiest with the hobbits just as Olórin was happiest in Valinor while dwelling among the elves and giving them words of encouragement.
When a movie makes you completely fall into it's universe you know your enjoying something truly special.
"So am I."
He said it so sincerely. He truly loves the peace and beauty of this quaint little village.
This video just spits out happiness.. What an intro to a movie!
Nothing has ever made me immediately like and trust a character as much as seeing Gandalf low-key setting of fireworks for the kids and ride away without even looking back.
My most favorite movie, 20 years now. After the excellent prologue, the beginning is full of peace, warmth, earthy emotions..
3:19 I love the way Gandalf mutters this line lol.
“Gandalf, I’m glad you’re back.”
“So am I, dear boy! So am I.”
You could tell Gandalf has been waiting desperately to return to the Shire, and the look on his face says it all. He’s finally come back, and to see a dear friend at that. Absolutely one of my favorite scenes of the whole trilogy.
The shire brings him peace. Reminds him what he’s truly fighting for
One of my favorite scenes in all cinema
Pretty remind me the dialogue between Peter Parker and Otto:
- Peter!
- Otto!
- It's good to see you, dear boy!
- It's good to see you!
- You're all grown up, how are you?
The same feelings!
0:52 When they are trying not to laugh, followed by them both bursting out in laughter, always makes me chuckle alongside them.
Same here. It's so heartwarming 💕
And the tackle-hug! 😍
This whole scene gives me joy
“Gandalf, I’m glad you’re back.”
“So am I, dear boy…. So am I…”
That second “so am I” that he utters to himself is one of peace and gratitude.
I love that little moment.
He’s like “thank god for this oasis of humility, beauty and kindness amidst a world of chaos and turmoil.”
The shire music is such a wonderful score, really gives ya the sense of peace in this small village. It makes ya just want to live in this country side town, smoking a pipe while enjoying a nice warm cup of coffee while looking out at the beautiful scenery.
This takes me back to simpler times when I was young, ignorant and happy. Nostalgia is one hell of an emotion.
I will never be able to watch this without tearing up. Sir Ian is perfection…🇨🇦😢
I'd give my right eye to live in such a world.
Frodo gave his right index to save it
Something special about having somebody like Gandalf around such simple, humble people enjoying a simple life and laughing, eating and drinking with him when in reality he's one of the most powerful people in all of Middle Earth - If he wasn't so humble, friendly and safe he would be a scary dude to have around... instead he hangs out and smokes pipe weed and admires them for their courage despite their small stature. These shire scenes are my favorite scenes in all of cinema period - Never gets old.
Me watching the Shire scenes in 2004: This is so boring, when do they get to fighting?
Me in watching the Shire scenes 2024: This is lovely, I wish it'd never end.
I love how Gandalfs first sentence is a joke, it instantly warms you up to him.
In a story like this, you need a protagonist that immediately grabs you, that you want to embark on this epic journey with. The moment you first look into Elijah Wood’s eyes at 0:14, you are spellbound beyond all hope of resistance and pulled into his world. It’s no exaggeration to say that without him, these films would’ve failed.
Crazy to think how different people can feel about this, he is one of the characters i always felt least attached too! And could replace him so much more easily than aragorn gandalf sam gimli and even legolas.
I do think he fits amazing in the movies. And would not change a thing about this cinematic perfection. But for me the movies would not fail with another good actor in his place
"It's wonderful to see you Gandalf"
Is the feeling I get whenever I re-watch the trilogy.
This scene is beautifully timeless, endearingly feel good & magically nostalgic, bringing me back over 20 years as it fills my soul with a pure joy & a transcendent rapture. Watching this tranquility inducing & sweetly awe evoking scene several times per week can prove very healing & liberating. Perhaps the most dreamy & relaxing in cinematic history. Magic!
1:26 This is such an enduring image of the Shire. Hobbits working in the fields while Gandalf slowly wanders past on his cart. Beautiful!
This really is the last time Frodo will know true peace
Even his time after the destruction of the Ring was kind of a pain for him, since he had been traumatised by Gollum's theft, as well as all of his injuries, so he was both physically and mentally scarred forever.
His journey to the Undying Lands was his only hope to find some sort of relief.
Except once he reaches Tol Eressea, the island safe for mortals like him off the coast of Valinor. There he will find peace and eventually be reunited with Sam forever.
I so love this scene. It just gives me peace of the heart.
“Gandalf, I’m glad you’re back”-
So are we, Frodo. So are we all…
Despite Gandalf's great power and heroic deeds, I will always remember him firstly as a kindly old man, singing to pass the time as he rides into the Shire.
A grandfather-figure as well. Kinda like Dumbledore.
3:27 “If your referring to the incident with the Dragon🐉, I was barely involved. All I did was give your uncle a little nudge out of the Door.”
“Gandalf, I’m glad you’re back.”
“So am I, dear boy!...so am I.”
The start of it all.... it truly was wonderful to see Gandalf, for the very first time
watching gandolf singing here is a little strange now that i've thought about it. gandolf literally helped sing the song that created the world. he must know what truly celestial music sounds like.
His love for the halfling’s leaf has clearly weakened his vocal cords as much as it has slowed his mind.
He and the ainur, including Eru. Didn't create the world by singing. They made a vision of the middle earth which made them wanting to create the world
@@ColonelMonarch the singing was the blueprint for the actual world. it's why the ainur know so much about the world and how it works and why individual ainur know more about the parts that they themselves sung into existence.
when i first saw this movie and i saw the scene where frodo jumps up from his spot on the ground when he hears gandalf, i saw his eyes for the first time, and i just remember thinking, "damn! he has beautiful blue eyes!" 😂
Oh the memories and good times with these movies 🎥. Waiting in line, the smell of the popcorn. Packed theaters 😊what happened to the world 😢
It changed us all😢. LOTR 4eva. Nothing beats it. Not even close❤❤❤
This is my happy place. I always just wanted to be Frodo, sat againt that tree, reading a book.
i like how the ring turns everyone into a crackhead.
That was 5 minutes? Felt like an eternity of perfect movie
3:16 "Good gracious me" - I love that line! lool!
I remember this opening when I watched it in the theater with my brother, will never forget. Magical.
@R0btech i wasn't even born whenever the movie came out in 2001. i was born a year later in 2002. i wish that i had seen it in theaters. that would have been AMAZING!!!
❤❤❤❤❤❤
5 mins of Heavenly clam, joy and blissfullness
4:10 that's humanity, right there.
This is my favourite scene in cinema history hands down, pure nostalgia and sensual perfection
I don't know why but I always feel this childish joy in me when I listen to this track. I don't even have any nostalgic element considering I listened/watched this around 2020.
3:49 😭😭😭😭👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
"a wizard is never late" VERY WISELY SAID!
Ahhhhhh, pure bliss, my kind of solitude
0:57 The legendary laugh
I keep thinking of the version, where Frodo's missing a tooth LMFAO
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4:15 "Jada, I love you. G.I. Jane 2 - can't wait to see it."
😂😂
Brooo
lmao
Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter is one of things I grew up with during my childhood. Also Spider-Man, Dark Knight trilogy and Star Wars prequels and Pirates of the Caribbean and The X-men movies
Golden age if anybody asks me. Remember going to the theater in those days and having your parents ask you - "Okay now that were here which movie should we see... Lord of the Rings in Cinema #1 or Harry Potter in Cinema #2?" Crazy for a few years that we had those two as our options all at once! And then the following summers and Christmas seasons having the Dark Knight, Pirates, MCU, Spider-Man trilogy with Tobey Maguire, James Bond with Daniel Craig and hits like Casino Royale, the Lucas made Star Wars prequels, Mission Impossibles, Planet of the Apes, Mad Max Fury Road... it was just a non-stop parade of must have and watch movies with the pinnacle in all of film being the Lord of the Rings in 2002 which was really the massive kick off for that entire era - And kicking it off with a bang nobody saw coming. Lord of the Rings was like a hurricane that came out of nowhere and blew everybody away but in an awesome way. Greatest time to be a film fan and be alive - Miss those days so much now.
Same thing I wish we could go back to those days when we were kids and see each of those movies on the screen again
I can't even make it through this clip without tearing up.
The friendship between these two is just beautiful.
I always come back to this whenever I feel depressed
Truly cinema feeling
while the rings of power feels like mirrorles camera feeling
4:15-4:22 Will Smith after seeing Jada being mad at Chris Rock's joke
🤣
Respect from France.
This music is so peaceful & beautiful. Makes me feel emotional for some reason & makes me wish life was like this. Absolutely amazing this scene. 👏🏻
The essence of what LOTR stands for and the core of what Tolkien wants to convey to his readers is beautifully captured in this scene. The whole rest of the movie, from the arduous journey of the ring bearers, the struggle for survival, the defeat of Sauron and is just a set up, so as to achieve this dream state of existence in the Shire, which in their heart of hearts is what most humans crave for.
Man, they don't make movies like this no more
Maybe,if your a good boy,they will do it again!
Amazon's corporate writers will never be able to match the passion of Peter Jackson.
This has to be the most magical sequence ever put to film.
What's so wonderful about this scene is knowing what Gandalf actually is. He's an ancient angelic being of extreme power that's existed before the universe. And yet he basically just loves hanging around these humble and easy-going people as well as entertaining their children with displays of beautiful magic. Gandalf serves as an example of what people should be. No matter what high position of power they have, having this wonderful sense of humility makes one a genuinely beautiful person.