RIP to our King Theoden of Rohan, Bernard Hill. His speeches are some of my favorite moments in LOTR. His performance held so much conviction, that I didn't want to speak over a word he said especially in this film. Every moment moved me. May he rest in peace.

@chrisbanks6659

2 ай бұрын

Well said. The man was a legend here in England. A real actor's actor and a nice guy too.

@LOTRJRRTNerd

2 ай бұрын

I was gutted when I saw the news 😔

@ruzapaluza

2 ай бұрын

He shall go to his fathers, in whose mighty company, he shall not feel ashamed.

@React2This

2 ай бұрын

He was so inspiring. May he soar.

@filmcrew3531

2 ай бұрын

Oh, in our mortal realm Bernard Hill has passed to the Gray Havens, our broken King has been called to further pastures. King Théoden Ednew, King of the Mark. RIP Mr. Hill, may the universe celebrate and embrace you. Journey Well Fair King!

"I go now to my father's... In whose mighty company, I shall not now be ashamed" RIP BERNARD HILL.. Our KING Theoden

@MitchMacKay10

2 ай бұрын

Forth, and Fear no Darkness!

@greekschmike

2 ай бұрын

Never had much emotion for theoden as a fan but that line always hits deep

@emmanuelprime4080

2 ай бұрын

@@greekschmike hits different now, knowing that the Actor has passed in Legend. Fell in love with the movies and the lore from the first time I saw them. In my mind whenever I read anything Tolkien especially The Lord of The Rings, I see the actors who played each character. Bernard Hill will forever be Theoden King to me.

@tawsection9985

2 ай бұрын

Hail the victorious dead!

@professorbugbear

2 ай бұрын

This is the first time I have seen his death scene since he passed. Damn it hits harder.

“if there’s any time the Ring is gonna fight back, it’s gonna be now.” Thank you, ma’am. You understood what so so SO many people have somehow failed to understand. Even now there are people who hate on Frodo and tear him apart because they have fundamentally misunderstood ‘The Lord of the Rings.’ The climax at Mt. Doom is one of the greatest plot twists of all time because it makes perfect sense within the lore and rules of Tolkien’s universe; what makes it a ‘twist’ in our eyes is that it’s just not how typical storytelling is done. We expect Frodo to drop the Ring into the Fire because he’s the hero, the main character, so he must be able to do it. The fact that he is unable to do it is what proves that NOBODY could. Willingly destroying the Ring was impossible. The only way it could actually end up in the Fire was via a total accident, via Gollum struggling to get it back and then tripping and falling to his doom with the Ring in his hand. And this does NOT make Frodo any less heroic. He did his absolute best. He willingly sacrificed his mental health to carry the Ring as far as he could. And he managed to resist it ALL the way into Mt. Doom itself. He fought to the very very end. And ultimately it WAS enough, because it was his choices and actions that spared Gollum’s life and then lured Gollum onto the cliff where Gollum inevitably would disregard all caution to get that Ring back. So actually, Frodo absolutely destroyed the Ring, albeit indirectly rather than directly.

@richardloewen7177

2 ай бұрын

A PROVIDENTIAL accident. Evil gets turned back on evil, to destroy evil.

@Thespian6969

2 ай бұрын

And...in all honesty, the true hero of the tale is Sam!

@ivanperez2705

2 ай бұрын

Evil had to destroy itself, like a fire that greedily consumes all its fuel without restraint.

@samuelvincent557

2 ай бұрын

Like Gandalf said, "Something tells me that he, yet, has a role to play in this." Or words to that effect.

@joescott8877

2 ай бұрын

Well-explained! I always think of it in terms of addiction: Like, tell an alcoholic he can carry around this bottle of liquor, but it's absolutely the LAST to EVER exist. But it's also bottomless, as long as you drink from it, you will have an endless supply. Also also, it's whatever your favorite drink used to be. But hey, you really should stay sober, cos if you don't throw it into Mt. Doom, the World falls. But yeah, once you do, no more booze in the world, ever. What would our alcoholic do?

"You bow to no one" wrecks me every time 🥹🥹🥹

@TheRAYviewYT

2 ай бұрын

Every. Single. Time😭

@Jeff_Vader

2 ай бұрын

Me too, it's not just the words but also how Aragorn says it.

@jasonreddevilsoghotmailcom

2 ай бұрын

Every. Freakin. Time.

@williambryan3346

2 ай бұрын

For me, it’s not just the humble nature of King Aragorn that does it, but also knowing that those four Hobbits earned it through blood, sweat, and tears. On that day, four Hobbits, who I dubbed Sir Frodo, Sir Samwise, Sir Meriadoc, and Sir Peregrin, stood taller than everyone else on Earth, and deservedly so.

@heavyweightlifted171

2 ай бұрын

My favorite line in all cinema. Those 5 words. 7 If you include "My friends,".

Seeing Theodin's death is gonna REALLY hit home today. Loved Bernard Hill as an actor. I hope he finds peace & light in the afterlife. RIP. 😔

@VladissimoTheMocker

2 ай бұрын

Goddamn, Bernard Hill passed away. Wouldn't even know if not for yall comments guys( RIP good sir. Your portrayal of Theoden the King was unforgettable so fear not, you shall not be ashamed in your fathers' company O7

@ulfberht4431

2 ай бұрын

He was such a great actor and he played Theoden really well, I truly believed he embodied that role. At least Mr Hill had such a good life. RIP Bernard Hill

@CaptainPlainJaneway

2 ай бұрын

Hail the victorious dead 🍻

@flashytcw8609

Ай бұрын

Now he sits in the halls of his ancestors.

So just some extra things, Sam got 13 kids and was elected mayor of the shire for 49 consecutive years, he also planted one of the big trees from lothlorien (the elf forest) in the shire. Eventually when he has very old he took one of the ships to the land of the undying to see Frodo again. Gimli became king of the Glittering caves (area beneath helms deep) and while Legolas wanted to leave for the lands of the undying he waited for Gimli too grow old. And eventually they also took a ship there making Gimli the first dwarf to be allowed to go there, supposedly it was Galadriel who asked for him to be permitted to do this to the literal gods of this world.

@henninggirl261

2 ай бұрын

Also Merry and Pippin were buried near Aragorn at Minas Tirith. Arwen was buried in her grandmother, Galadriel’s forest, Lothlórien, after she and Aragorn passed.

@pasindudinusha6507

Ай бұрын

@@henninggirl261 But Arwen's grandmother is not Galadriel. It's Luthien.

@AnnieS-bv1mp

Ай бұрын

If I recall , Elrond married Galadriel"s daughter, making Galadriel Arwen's grandmother. Luthien is far much older in Middlearth's history.

@Akeche

Ай бұрын

Not to forget that Merry and Pippin themselves went on to become lords among Hobbits in their own right. I cannot recall which specifically, but they were instrumental in reconnecting the little folk with the rest of Aragorn's kingdom.

@MiguelAngelGutierrezRamirez

Ай бұрын

@@pasindudinusha6507 Galadriel said to Aragon when giving gifts away that she cannot give him anything more valuable (or something along these lines) as what she already gave him, meaning her granddaugther, Arwen.

When Sam carries frodo up the mountain, Tolkien described it perfectly "Sam knew all the arguments of despair and would not listen to them. His will was set, and only death would break it."

"Do you remember the Shire Mr. Frodo?" Kills me every time "I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you!" Greatest line in movie history imo

@BobBlumenfeld

Ай бұрын

And the swell of the music is timed perfectly to it.

Fun Fact: When they shot that wedding scene with Rosie and Sam, Sean's wife and daughter were there and he wasn't comfortable with kissing another woman. It made shooting the scene difficult, and everyone was getting edgy. So, to lift things up, Viggo (Aragorn) went to Billy Boyd's (Pippin) trailer, woke him up, and brought him out just behind the camera when they were getting ready to do another take of the kiss. As soon as the kiss happened, Viggo grabbed Billy and kissed him, catching the entire cast and crew off guard and lightening their moods. Billy said he fell in love for a split second and felt sick afterward, and Viggo said he had been wanting to kiss Billy for a while.

This is THE greatest movie franchise of all time. When I see reactors watching it and feeling so deeply about it, I feel love for all of you that love it as much as I do.

@petemiller2920

2 ай бұрын

I was much more of a sci-fi fan… until I read and saw The Lord of the Rings. I don’t have words for how much I love these.

@TallisKeeton

2 ай бұрын

ah, my brothers and sisters - united we stand :)

@benjaminroe311ify

Ай бұрын

Same. You people are MY people. Love you all!

@TallisKeeton

Ай бұрын

@@benjaminroe311ify I feel the same. :) In recent years being a Tolkien fan is for me one of those few tools (with some other tools too esp what I could learned about objectivity and philosophy on Uni - I was to be a judge and a scholar and so I've tried to school myself in objectivity) with wich I can make myself immunised against political ideologies (any of those). In recent years I try to find signs that political ideologies are tools of mass mind control and are in reality against objective truth (in any topic). Esp in the topics of ethics, morality, and values. I feel as if political ideologies (these mind parasites) were doing smt bad in our brains, demoralising us, by which I understand such kind of demoralisation as to become fanatic of subjective truth (interest) of a political group (or elite, or party, or religion or whoever) without the need and without being able even to seek for objective truth. In my mind I use being Tolkien fan (and some other topics, including my personal study about history of myth and religions) as a shield against political propaganda from global medias - dividing us on left & right, women & men, stright & gay, old & young, USA & Europe, USA & Russia, natives & migrants, white & black, conservatism & progresivism, (IMO the real opposite is liberalism & totalitarism not liberalism and conservatism), and so on. While for me people can be only good and bad, in whatever nation, race, color, gender and so on :)

@this.is.a.username

Ай бұрын

I have never, and will never, read the books.. as much as I can appreciate Tolkien in this medium, his writing was far too dry for me. However, you are correct, this is the greatest movie franchise ever... LOTR is the number 1 trilly, as they say ;)

You are one of the few reactors who get it... it's not their fault... the ring is so powerful it manipulates / affects those around it, especially those who wore it. I resonate with your reaction, and the empathy you have. Glad you reacted to the LOTR trilogy movies.

@artbagley1406

Ай бұрын

The closer The One Ring gets to Mt. Doom, the stronger its influence on the bearer and the heavier it becomes (notice Frodo's sores on his neck). It's why, at the tip of that promontory, Isildur fails, as does Frodo.

@SharbtursGameCorner

Ай бұрын

yeah it annoys me greatly when reactors are suprised and don't understand it even though they have literally just spent 12 hours watching how this ring influences and corrupts everyone around it...

Denethor was actually a pretty solid Steward of Gondor for a long time.. but he was stricken by the grief of losing his wife and by the insurmountable task of facing the growing forces of Mordor. Looking for an edge, he used a Palantir, one of those round stones like the one Saruman had and Pippin looked into. That was the opening Sauron needed.. over the years, Sauron poisoned his mind into despair, depression and paranoia...eventually breaking his mind and poisoning his thoughts against Faramir, Gandalf and anybody who he saw as a menace to his rule of Gondor.

@MrBendylaw

2 ай бұрын

Even so, Denethor held out for a long time; it's a credit to the Steward of Gondor that he didn't buckle like Saruman. Never a traitor, just worn down.

@dkosmari

2 ай бұрын

​@@MrBendylaw I think Sauron could have easily broken Denethor, like Sauron did to Theoden. But Denethor did not have the allegiance or legitimacy like Theoden had, he was never a king. Turning him into a blatant traitor like Saruman would be counter-productive, as Boromir or Faramir would have taken over the stewardship. What could have he done as a traitor, march Gondor's army to invade Rohan and Rivendell?

@MrBendylaw

2 ай бұрын

@@dkosmari Uhhh, yes. Yes, if he had turned traitor he could have marched his army against allies...that's exactly what he didn't do; he kept fighting the real enemy. And it was _Saruman_ who bent Théoden, not Sauron. Sauron bent Saruman; Saruman bent Théoden. Nobody bent Denethor, they just corrupted his judgment and reason; they didn't change his purpose.

@dkosmari

2 ай бұрын

@@MrBendylaw But would any subordinate take orders from Denethor, to betray their allies and join the enemy? I don't think that could have worked, thus Sauron was smart to not overplay his hand. You could say it backfired in Rohan, because it showed some brave men that the king could not be obeyed anymore. Although we can't rule the possibility out, I would not attribute the outcome to Denethor's character. I think Sauron is clever enough to not make silly mistakes.

@MrBendylaw

2 ай бұрын

@@dkosmari His subordinates were literally taking his orders (Fleeee!) until Gandalf told them not to; they were going to burn his son at his request, alive. I'm sorry, but I just don't think the book supports your theory.

One thing I didn't notice for a long time, and now it makes me smile whenever I notice it again. At the end of the first movie, Frodo's words to Sam are "I'm glad to have you with me, Sam." Awaiting their doom on Mt. Doom, Frodo says "I'm glad to be with you, Sam." Such a small difference, yet it means so much.

@bonniehalf-elven

23 күн бұрын

Sam didn't allow a moment of reflection on his own desires until the Ring was destroyed and Frodo had come back to himself enough to remember the Shire. Sam then lamented that he wished he could have married Rosie Cotton, and Frodo comforted him.

Fitting that you drop this on the day that Bernard Hill died. He played King Theoden. RIP to a real one! 🙏🏼🙏🏼

As Galadriel said: "Frodo begins to understand, the quest will claim his life." She was right. Frodo lost his simple life in the shire, sitting under a tree and reading books. Drinking beer in the pub with his friends, joking and telling or listen to stories. His wounds and his mental damage the ring caused would never let him rest. He knew the ring defeated him and he failed at the end and it was accidently destroyed by gollum. And that hurts. Nobody could destroy it by purpose. Only the elves could heal him and give him back the joy of life. But this is not the end. If you ever read the books you will learn that Frodo meets some guys of the fellowship again. It was a joy to watch you falling in love with this movie and the story.😊

@davel67

Ай бұрын

Yeah I'm sorry to inform you but according to Tolkien's letters Bilbo and Frodo would never have seen anyone they had known ever again. You see according to Tolkien, mortal beings cannot exist in the light of the undying lands for any more than a few months. They are like moths to The flame and fade into the light quickly. The only reason they were blessed with permission to come to the undying lands was to heal their souls and give Bilbo and Frodo a peaceful final rest. The same offer was made to Sam later at the end of his life. He didn't carry the ring long, but it did harm his spirit. In the end he had to go to the undying lands to heal as well. He left with Legolas and Gimli on the last ship leaving Middle Earth. And in simplest terms Gimli was allowed to go because he and Legolas were Bros. 😀

@gauravw6947

Ай бұрын

Everything yes, except he didn’t fail, he succeeded in his task of taking the ring to its end in Mordor… Nobody could’ve done what Frodo did, his courage and kindness took the ring to its demise… The ring could only have been dropped accidentally, not willingly, and it was Sauron’s arrogance that he thought nobody would be able to do it willingly…

In the book, the women and children were evacuated and Denethor was a capable leader, though very proud, until despair took over. He had also lit the beacons and sent a messenger to Rohan before Gandalf and Pippin arrived. Jackson chose to exaggerate his madness in the movie.

@RandomSubjects

2 ай бұрын

I think that was the right choice because what takes several chapters to explore and portray needs to be shown in a few minutes in a movie like this.

@12classics39

2 ай бұрын

@@RandomSubjects the movie didn’t have to cut Denethor’s source of madness in the palantir. One shot of him looking into a palantir and seeing Sauron’s eye and freaking out was all the film needed to convey the reasoning for his madness. As they are, the films make it look like Denethor was mad for no reason.

@ThaBeatConductor

2 ай бұрын

@@12classics39 This would have been a great scene to have in the movies.

@robmartin9782

2 ай бұрын

@@12classics39 In the movie they hinted on him using the Palantir though. In the dialogue when he talks to Gandalf and Pippin, after they had arrived in MT.

@dkosmari

2 ай бұрын

​@@12classics39 We should be satisfied that they DIDN'T just try to come up with a fake explanation, we can gladly point out to fans of the film, it is explained (instead of contradicted) in the books. Missing details is better than rewriting the details.

The indication with Eowyn after her fight was that the blow from the Witch King that shattered her shield also injured her, and because he was an evil / cursed being, the wound was messed up / magically poisoned. Aragorn was trained in elvish healing which helped her (and also made him extra-suited to be king).

@anacarolmsc

2 ай бұрын

Yep, just like how he did with Frodo

@fenrir6002

2 ай бұрын

@@anacarolmsc In the Books it was even more so "for the hands of a King are the hands of a Healer" by turning from the Ranger and accepting his destiny as a King, Aragorn's ability to turn aside the effects of the Black Breath were actually enhanced.

@fallingstar9643

2 ай бұрын

@@fenrir6002 What's even better, though, is that the cure for the darkness and despair is always light and hope, and that is true even for a more tangible malady like the Black Breath. In the book, Aragorn - with all his skill at healing - could only keep Eowyn from dying; he could not rouse her to waking. It was the love of her brother that finally woke her up.

@skaraturbo

2 ай бұрын

It was actually Merry who made it possible to kill the witch king since he had a Westerness Dagger who was basicly the only weapon that could pierce his skin and break the spell that made him immortal he cut him from behind while he was busy fiighting Eowyn

@jacobnelson9725

2 ай бұрын

In the books her broken arm was easily set by the healers of Gondor. The deadly illness came from her sword arm and was similar to the illness that almost killed Frodo. How it works is never made clear, but basically the wraiths are so evil and deathly that any who get too close to them or touch turn cold, fall asleep and have dreams of despair and die... Merry had the same thing from stabbing the witch kings leg, and only Aragorn using athelas, the thing that he used on Frodo, was able to save them.

I do like that everyone's reaction to faramir and eowyn getting together is "oh that's nice I like that" lol

@livingandthriving

2 ай бұрын

I mean, how can you not ship that? They're adorable. 🥰

About fighting the oliphaunts - funny enough Alexander the Great figured that out in ancient times when battling the Persians, who had war elephants. He formed up his army in columns with empty corridors in-between. Turns out the elephants didn’t want the hassle of fighting, and instead would just charge down the empty corridors and out of the fight.

@WaywardVet

2 ай бұрын

They are remarkably intelligent, and any man who thinks he has tamed one has another thing coming. An elephant will keep itself alive, and if you try beating it, it will keep you very much unalive.

@butnooneshome

2 ай бұрын

Scipio did the same against Hannibal at Zama. The elephants turned and fled doing more damage to the Carthaginians than the Romans.

@artbagley1406

Ай бұрын

Please note: the oliphaunts are NOT elephants; they're based more on mastodons or mammoths (notice the tusks). Granted, the long, "wooly" body hair was left off (so Legolas could climb up more easily?).

@user-td9hp6li5h

Ай бұрын

@@artbagley1406 And also the scale....Oliphaunts (also known as Mûmakil) are also *far* bigger than mastodons or mammoths, bigger even than _Palaeoloxodon namadicus_ the biggest ever elephant in our history. If you look at the film, a rider of Rohan on a horse barely reaches the first joint of the leg of an Oliphaunt. This probably makes them upwards of 10m tall (vs 5m for _Palaeoloxodon namadicus_ for instance and around 3.5-4m for an African elephant)

@artbagley1406

Ай бұрын

@@user-td9hp6li5h Thanx much for the paleobiology lesson. Seems you may have either a degree in the subject or have read extensively!

One of the things I love so much about this story is that it's ultimately mercy (that of Bilbo and Frodo) that saves the world. There is nobody that could have let the ring go willingly, but in having mercy on even Gollum, the most wretched of them, humanity is saved. It's a beautiful, powerful message.

@deborahdanhauer8525

Ай бұрын

I think most people don’t ever understand that about these movies.❤️🤗🐝

@orlandogloom5409

Ай бұрын

Glad more people really get this aspect. I also see everyone comparing Frodo to Sam and arguing about who's the MVP and such, and I'm like... how can people not see it's about teamwork, and every character is equally important. That's the point of a "fellowship", not analyzing who deserves the MVP title. I've always wondered how can our world ever become normal when the mentalities that cause all issues are only multiplying and amplified. It's the worst time to be losing hope imo but one must always be aware of the circumstances if they want to stand a chance of righting some wrongs. Then again, nobody can actually know or do enough to save the world. Again, it's the teamwork among good people. Sadly, few are mature enough to even unite, lately.🙄

@wren7195

Ай бұрын

The difference between a warrior and a warmonger, the difference between those who act for themselves and those who act for others. Those who act for selfish reasons will only go so far in doing so, fleeing the moment risk becomes pain. Those who act in love will give everything, a mother for her child, a soldier for a righteous cause. "Certainty of death? Small chance of success? Whadderwe waitin' for?" Be well my friends.

@Lukas-ht9xm

27 күн бұрын

@@deborahdanhauer8525 which is strange because Gandalf says that almost word for word in Fellowship.

@deborahdanhauer8525

27 күн бұрын

@@Lukas-ht9xm Right! But most of them are only focusing on the fight scenes.❤️🐝🤗

I remember feeling so sad when those words, "The End", appeared on the screen in the theater. One of the most awesome theatrical journeys that has ever been made. Thanks for allowing me to experience it all over again.

@rikk319

2 ай бұрын

I felt the same way at 13, reading it in the book. The tale ending left an emptiness in my heart, the first time I'd ever felt it after reading a book. I started reading it again the next day after school (I had to go pick up Fellowship from the library again since I didn't own it yet)!

@brt5273

Ай бұрын

Agreed! Seems it's a shared experience for many of us who love these films. I've seen it so many time since the first but now I love best to watch it along with others who are experiencing it for the first time so I can enjoy it vicariously through their reactions.

"You fool. No man can kill me. Die now." "I am no man!" Fun Fact: To get enough extras for the Battle at the Black Gate, a few hundred members of the New Zealand Army were brought in. They apparently were so enthusiastic during the battle scenes that they kept breaking the wooden swords and spears they were given. Pyromantic Ring Fact: In the scene when Denethor (John Noble) attempts to burn Faramir (David Wenham) on the pyre, the pyre could not truly be on fire, because Gandalf's (Sir Ian McKellen) horse would not go near it. To solve this, the crew reflected a real fire onto a pane of glass in front of the camera, so that it looks as though the pyre is burning. Real Arachnophobia Fact: For the scene when Frodo gets pierced by Shelob, Elijah Wood had two Alka-Seltzers hidden under his tongue, which he chewed up to create white foam, which he then leaked out of the corner of his mouth. Elijah Wood was wrapped in a latex-like material that represented Shelob's webbing. On the DVD, he jokes that it is like being encased in the world's largest condom.

@Filbi

Ай бұрын

"No living man am I! You look upon a woman! Eowyn am I. You stand between me and my lord and kin, and I will smite you if you touch him!"

Frodo's failure is so important to me. He was the only person in the WORLD who could have done this, and even he failed at the last moment. Sauron was only destroyed because of the greed of Gollum. Frodo's anger at being betrayed / stolen from. But this too, is Frodo's success. If he hadn't been merficul to Gollum // Smeagol, he would have failed here and left with the ring. Frodo's kindness and mercy ultimately saved Middle Earth here, even though it seems like our hero got corrupted at the very end. Truthfully, Frodo is so corrupted he can no longer stay... and basically goes off with the Elves to live in therapyland or something idk. Sounds nice. I always thought of the boats as like... journeying to the afterlife.

@HDreamer

2 ай бұрын

It's also of course the perfect circle to his earlier talk with Gandals, when he laments that Bilbo didn't kill Gollum and Gandalf not only says that Gollum might play a role in the future, he also says that not killing him made Bilbo stay the kind person he always was and the same is certainly true for Frodo.

I think you’re the first reactor I’ve seen who really understood why Frodo had to leave. I’m so glad you loved it!

What makes this reaction special, is that today, it was announced that Bernard Hill, who played king Theoden, passed away at age 79.

You are the ONLY reactor I've seen that understood the nuances, plot, twists, and characters throughout the entirety of the trilogy.

So, you see, Kahla, it was Gollum/Smeagol's fate to ensure that the Ring WAS destroyed. 🙂 Irony, much...? Most reactors to this trilogy were shocked at the ending with Frodo leaving for the Undying Lands, but you understood why immediately. Because you understood the arc of this story from the very beginning, and the motivations of all its main characters. Looking forward to many more hours following your take on movies new and old.🙂

@jeffmansfield914

2 ай бұрын

She’s a smart and empathetic lady.

@GirlOfTheTardis

2 ай бұрын

I agree, first reactor I've watched who seemed to truly understand what's happening

@texantompaine4509

2 ай бұрын

Agreed completely. A cool detail - Gandalf brought three eagles with to save them off of Mt. Doom - even he held out hope for Smeagol, imo.

@professorbugbear

2 ай бұрын

Galadriel says it clearly... "the quest will claim his life." People assumed that it meant he would die... but no, as with everything with the Ring, the truth was far more insidious.

@weylynnleebruce5120

21 күн бұрын

It's been there since the mines of Moria. "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." -Gandy-man

The "my friends....you bow to no one" gets me every time. that and... "i can't carry for you, but I can carry you!"

Also let's all say thank you to Howard Shore for elevating the wonderful imagery and performances with his incredibly moving and iconic musical score.

The book appendices give us the epilogue for all the characters still in Middle Earth. Sam and Rosie live a full life and have like 13 kids...but after she passes Sam takes one of the elf ships to rejoin Frodo! Legolas delays leaving to keep hanging out with Gimli and Aragorn (I think the movie left out the way L &G were planning a post-war road trip, but they do get to do that!), but eventually L & G sail off together - and it is noted that that's the only case known of a dwarf choosing any love over Middle Earth.

@12classics39

2 ай бұрын

Also Merry and Pippin, in their old age, retire to Gondor and eventually die there. When Aragorn passes away many years later, he arranges to be buried next to his hobbit friends.

@i.marchand4655

2 ай бұрын

Plus he's the only Dwarf who would have been accepted in the Undying Lands.

@samwallaceart288

2 ай бұрын

​@@i.marchand4655Galadriel gave him the golden hair pass

@HDreamer

2 ай бұрын

@@samwallaceart288 Pissing of Feanor even more.

@zoesumra9152

2 ай бұрын

​@HDreamer By now Fëanor has his own sulking corner and even Mandos doesn't bother trying to get him out of it.

What's even sadder about Frodo having to leave Merry, Pippin and Sam behind, to just have the Shire without him, is that in real life, Tolkien was the only one of his four friends to return home from the trenches. He left his friends in the Shire in his book.

It literally doesn't matter how many times I see it, "My friends, you bow to no one" makes me cry every single time

Sam talking about Rosie dancing with ribbons in her hair and wanting to marry her always kills me. Everyone starts crying at "you bow to no one" but i'm already sobbing long before that 😂

“You bow to no one” had us all SOBBING in the theaters.

Who am I Gamling? You were our king, Bernard Hill, and we shall miss you. So many emotions connected to this movie, from the despair of losing loved characters, the triumphs of others, the happy endings, the heartbreaking farewells, even the tragedy of Smeagol's life and the book ends it puts on the story of the Ring in this movie (going from battling his cousin Deagol for possession to doing the same thing with Frodo seconds before his death). it's a masterpiece of cinematic storytelling even more than 20 years later. I feel it may never be surpassed, but we can dream one day that it might. For some trivia facts about the final scenes, the four hobbits had to shoot the scene where they said goodbye to Frodo three separate times. The reason for the first reshoot was there were several shots where Sean Astin had leave the set during a break to make a phone call and when he returned, he didn't put on all of his costume, specifically his waistcoat or vest, so it was out of continuity. The second time, many of the shots were out of focus and blurry, so they needed to reshoot the reshoot. I think either as a joke, or because he didn't notice in the flurry of the final days of post production on Return of the King, Peter Jackson left in a shot of Sam looking out at the ship sailing away while Merry and Pippin walk into the background, and Sam is not wearing his vest (see 56:42). For the final final scene, where Sam returns home, he collects his daughter and hugs her. Sam's daughter, Elanor, is played by Sean Astin's daughter Ali Astin in that scene. If you watch it again, she doesn't watch the kiss Sam gives to Rosie, allegedly because she didn't like seeing her dad kiss someone who wasn't her mother. Ali Astin graduated from Harvard in May 2023.

I go to my fathers, in whose mighty company I shall not now be ashamed 😭 RIP Bernard Hill ❤

"I'm still emotional. I'm gonna go cry...!" Yup. That's a pretty common reaction to these films! I've watched this trilogy many, many times, and seen far too many reaction videos, but the big emotional moments and lines still get me every time. The terms "epic" and "masterpiece" barely do it justice.

RIP Bernard Hill. Man played my favorite character in Lord of the Rings. God bless your soul.

You just wrapped up the very definition of a cinematic masterpiece, possibly THE cinematic masterpiece. Nothing BEFORE it or after it, compares.

what is kinda wild too... is Merry had stabbed the Witch King and was "poisoned" by him and yet he still went to go fight at the black gates. Those Hobbits are the real mvp

RIP Bernard Hill (King Theoden) 💜💖❤ -x-

“Why is it fading to black?” Everybody who watched this movie, ever!!!! lol We were right there with ya!

I am so grateful for these reactions. Since we can’t reverse time and re-experience the films for the first time, seeing it through new eyes is the next best thing. Thank you for being open and genuine and mirroring how so many of us felt on our first watch! It’s been a pleasure!

YOU DID SUCH A GREAT JOB! Super charming and captivating reaction, superb editing, you nailed it! Reacting to and editing this masterpiece of a trilogy is no easy task and you deserve to be really proud of yourself for what you put together here. I loved watching with you, keep up the good work!

@kahlareacts

2 ай бұрын

Thank so much for your support and encouragement! It really means a lot.

Another little trivia fact for ya: after Aragorn says "For Frodo" and leads the charge, an elvish choir starts singing. The words they're singing translate to "If by my life or death I can protect you, I will. You have my sword." By the way, there's also a choir during Boromir's death in Fellowship, and it translates to a quote that's actually said by Faramir: "I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend."

@HDreamer

2 ай бұрын

I know he has to charge for his speech to look cool, but it's still such a stupid Hollywoodism lol When you're surrounded and just there to buy time anyway, you hold where you stand in a shieldwall and fight in formation as long as possible, you don't charge into the superior force.

@deborahdanhauer8525

Ай бұрын

Those are both so beautiful!❤️🤗🐝

That wasn't the last ship to leave Middle Earth. After Rosie died, from old age, Sam was allowed to sail West where he may have been reunited with Frodo (a definitive answer is never given). Merry and Pippin travel to Gondor, where they eventually pass and Aragorn has them laid to rest in the king's tomb. When Aragorn eventually dies, he is laid to rest next to them. Then, being the last remaining members of the fellowship, Legolas builds a boat, then he and Gimli sail West. Gimli being the only dwarf allowed to do so.

Something that should be understood about Frodo claiming the Ring at the Cracks of Doom rather than casting it to the fire: Tolkien explained in a letter to one of his readers that there, at the place of the Ring’s creation, its power and its will were so absolute that nobody, not even Sauron himself, would have been physically capable of destroying it on purpose. The Ring would overrule their desire to destroy it completely. It’s why Gandalf told Frodo that Gollum still had a part to play in the story of the ring; in the book more so that the movie, Gollum destroys the Ring and himself with it through a divinely influenced accident, he leaps for joy at the edge of the chasm and trips into it.

Don't be hard on Frodo. Tolkien himself said that being so close to Mount Doom no one would have been able to destroy the ring voluntarily.

@trence5

2 ай бұрын

And that's probably why Aragon's ancester flipped and ignored Elron then.

@seregrian5675

2 ай бұрын

@@trence5 "This I shall have as weregild for my father and my brother. Was it not I who dealt him his deathblow?" Isildur claimed the Ring as a victory trophy out of pride - and that was the hook the One Ring used to survive.

@Dracogame

2 ай бұрын

@@trence5 That was a movie original. In the books, Isildur never wears the ring, and after two years, when he realizes that the Ring has a mind of his own and it's trying to tempt him, he set out to go to Rivendell and give it to Elron. He dies on his way there.

I’ve said it before in your fellowship of the ring reaction so I’ll say it again: this and part 1 is, without a doubt, one of the BEST reactions to LOTR and its themes. You totally understand everything that’s happening and you’re always on point. Especially with the idea of the Ring corrupting everything and making even the most strong willed be susceptible to its corruption. I applaud you madam, and I mean it sincerely.

RIP Bernard Hill. Thank you Kahla for such a beautiful reaction. Yes the first time I read the books and came to the end I missed it and when I saw the movie for the first time and it ended I missed it so I know just how you feel.

The absolute depth of understanding throughout the entirety of watching this series was the most wonderful experience to encounter. you remembered the smallest of details, realized the complexity of every nuanced moment, and truly understood the world despite it all being entirely new to you. I have never seen any other reactor do this to the extent that you have. Thank you so much for appreciating something that is absolutely near and dear to so many.

Thank you for this beautiful reaction ❤ you were one of a very few reactors who really understood the characters and had empathy towards them even in moments they would seem silly or wrong. You could see through their actions and feel the heart of this amazing story ❤

You're my favorite reactor out of the zillions I have watched. You're intelligent, perceptive, and gracious. Thank you for fully enjoying this without using unneeded, coarse language. Thank you! And by the way, tears at the "you bow to no one" scene is the ONLY appropriate reaction, even after zillions of viewings!

25:43 That scene in the book is even more poignant. Meriadoc says, "...Help me, Pippin! It’s all going dark again, and my arm is so cold.’" ‘Lean on me, Merry lad!” said Pippin. ‘Come now. Foot by foot. It’s not far.’ ‘Are you going to bury me?’ said Merry. ‘No, indeed!’ said Pippin, trying to sound cheerful, though his heart was wrung with fear and pity. ‘No, we are going to the Houses of Healing.”

At least the story came at you from a movie. I read the trilogy through for the first time back in 1976 when I was a teenager. So everyone before 2,000 had to read the happy and sad parts through our tears. We had to wipe them away and get our breath back, and absolutely keep going! In the Undying Lands mortal bodies can't take the giant spiritual boost of just being there for long, and burn out quickly. But their spirits go to Mandos which is right there and then to Eru Iluvatar. Elrond is married to Galadriel's daughter Celebrian. She gave him the twin sons Eledan and Elorhir, as well as Arwen. Celebrian was captured and tormented by a band of orcs, until her rescue by Elrond and the twins. Though she healed in body her spirit was too damaged for her full recovery in Middle Earth. So she awaits Elrond and her children in the Undying Lands where she's been fully healed. Galadriel was born in the Undying Lands. In the first age many elves defied the Valar, to fight a war against evil in Middle Earth. A general amnesty was eventually issued by the Valar for the Elves to come back if they wished. But Galadriel was not covered because she had had ambitions to rule. And needed to learn what lengths she might go to. When she resisted the One Ring, the Ban of the Valar was lifted, so she's going home for the first time since before the Sun and the Moon sailed the sky. Gandalf will be restored to his original self as one of the Ainar, with his full memory and power. He never liked having a physical form anyway.

At 53:10, the book is a little different: "The title page had many titles on it, crossed out one after another, so: My Diary. My Unexpected Journey. There and Back Again. And What Happened After. Adventures of Five Hobbits. The Tale of the Great Ring, compiled by Bilbo Baggins from his own observations and the accounts of his friends. What we did in the War of the Ring. Here Bilbo's hand had ended and Frodo had written: THE DOWNFALL OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS AND THE RETURN OF THE KING (as seen by the Little People, being the memoirs of Bilbo and Frodo of the Shire, supplemented by the accounts of their friends and the learning of the Wise.) Together with extracts from Books of Lore translated by Bilbo in Rivendell."

It has been an honor and a privilege to follow you through this, so thank you for taking us all with you on this journey, it was really something to experience. You have a beautiful soul, and it shined in your reactions to these films. I think people who are fundamentally good natured resonate with these films, and it’s such a joy to watch. ❤️

At 23:00, how many arrows are in Legolas's quiver? C'mon--this is the movies! Actually, in Tolkien's book, Legolas often gleans fallen arrows after a battle (plus, he didn't take down a Mumak). When he runs out, he uses his knife (the movie gives him two knives).

@peterbeaumont8179

2 ай бұрын

And in the third "Hobbit" movie, he actually did run out of arrows and had to think of something else.

Buckle up you're in for a ride the best movie trilogy ever imo. RIP Bernard Hill. 😓

I don’t normally comment on things but I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed your reaction to these movies. You truly embraced the story and the characters and you could tell how much you were really paying attention to even the smallest details. These movies were the first of your reactions that I've seen, but i will definitely be watching more!

I first read this story in high school, back in the 70's and for those of us who have waited literally decades for a proper movie treatment, Peter Jackson & Co. knocked it out of the park. Really enjoyed this ride!

I am 59 years old now. I have read the books every year since 1977 when I was gifted a paperback set of the Hobbit & LOTR. My dad became enamored with the books as well. By the time the movies came out, he & I would watch them in the Imax screens. (At the time he was battling colon cancer, and the ride of the Rohirrim was his favorite scene as well as an apt metaphor for his battle too) To this day, I can not watch these movies with out tearing up. No shame in your tears. All I can recommend you do is read the books. You won't be disappointed!

So happy you got to experience this. The crying never ends btw, even after many re-watches. Peter Jackson and company did an amazing job of keeping to the spirit of the books. My only wish is that they had included the Battle of Bywater, the penultimate finale of the books. No spoilers but it would have been amazing as an extended edition feature.

@i.marchand4655

2 ай бұрын

Thank you, Patrick, for "Peter Jackson and company did an amazing job of keeping to the spirit of the books." I've found it so hard to forgive him for all the things that were left out (and especially for what was added - the warg taking Aragorn over the cliff, and the resulting sub-plot). But as angry as I am, sometimes, at all of that, your statement is true. He DID keep the spirit. Of course, I'll still never forgive him for the Hobbit trilogy, but I don't think anyone can halp with that.

You really are one of the best reactors out there. You're super sharp on picking up details and staying _ahead_ of the story, but you also have this incredibly deep level of empathy and emotionality. Mind _and_ heart--so good to see.

Andy Serkis did audiobook readings of the Hobbit & the Lord of the Rings, they are really fantastic & if you enjoy his acting it is great to hear him doing voice acting... for the ENTIRE CAST

@booboo8577

2 ай бұрын

The Robert Inglis version is my preference for the audio books. Give them a try and see what you think.

@jesserolufs715

2 ай бұрын

If you "already miss" the story, I fully endorse this - I listen to a lot of audiobooks, and Andy Serkis' narration of these books is second to none. He even recently did The Silmarillion if you really want to dive deep into the lore!

@stefanlaskowski6660

2 ай бұрын

I'm listening to them now on Audible, and they are fantastic. His voice impressions are incredible.

So to the "No Man shall kill me" an elven lord made that prediction due to his power of foresight. It was actually fulfilled multiple ways; 1. Merry and Eowen fought him together thus No (one) Man defeated him. 2. Merri's blade (in the books it was Darrowwight crafted and was meant to kill wraiths) is the first to stab the Witchking and strips him of all his magical protections (thus a Hobbit not a Man killed him) 3. While of the race of Man, Eowen is a woman not a man (or wereman if you go with the older English of the male) 4. Eowen specifically names herself "Noman" which while tacky is very similar to the name Odysseus gave himself when captured by the Cyclops he later blinds. While injured the Cyclops effectively screams "No-one has blinded me" which confused the other Cyclopes allowing Odysseus and his men time to escape the island.

Thank you for bringing us along on this journey - your empathy and love for the story is so clear. I cried along with you!

The older I get - the more years put between me, and the first time I saw this movie - the harder this movie hits me. As I mature, and truly understand my deep-rooted appreciation for my family, my friends, their loved ones, and their courage in the face of strife, I understand the raw emotions this movie conveys more and more. It's to the point that I am a blubbering, weepy baby by the end of this film - watching this journey resolve, and feeling like we have all "been there, and back again".

“I can’t carry it for you…but I can carry you” I love Sam with my whole heart I cry every time this scene comes up

Honestly, we ALL cry during this movie, you have such kind heart

Beautiful reaction!! We've all been there, with the avalanche of emotions at the ending 🥰 Just a quick reply to two of the practicality questions you were wondering about: in the books, the women and children were evacuated into the hills before Gandalf and Pippin arrived in Minas Tirith - and Legolas did indeed run out of arrows a couple of times. On a sadder note, I'm glad this premiered on the day of Bernard Hill's passing. I can scarcely imagine a more fitting tribute! 😢

One of the reasons I love your reactions are because you seem like such a kind and generous person! Thank you for being a positive presence and for reacting to my favorite movie trilogy!

At 12:58, the Orcs aren't taking Frodo to the Barad-dur, Sauron's tower. This is the Tower of Cirith Ungol, which was built to guard the Pass of Cirith Ungol.

When Galadriel hears the news of Gandalf's fall, as she looks into each of the Fellowship's hearts and comes to Samwise(The Brave), she smiles and says "Yet hope remains..." Indeed.

One thing that was recently pointed out to me is when Gandalf arrived with the Eagles, there was an Eagle present for each of the three ringbearers - Frodo, Sam and Smeagol. Another thing to know about the trilogy is that Tolkien's viewpoint is heavily influenced by his experiences in World War I. He and his friends joined the British Army during the war. Out of his group of close friends, only Tolkien and one of his friends survived. And Tolkien only survived (he fought at the Battle of the Somme) because he got seriously ill from being in the trenches and was sent home to recover.

I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil. It's 100% ok to be messed up after this trilogy. We will never see another.

I love how much this movie is predominantly about friendship and not necessarily about good vs evil.

Greetings from Russia. I cried again together with you. Thank you so much - you gave me that feeling again, as if I watched this trilogy for the first time. Great Tolkien lights a fire in people's hearts. It's so nice to see that. I will never forget my first viewing. The ending of the film made me cry as if I was parting with my best friends forever. It's so great that people continue to be introduced to this work of art. Thank you so much.

Faramir and Eowyn love story, it´s quite deeper and incredibly romantic in the book. Here we only see a few nice moments.

I really enjoyed your reactions to this beautiful trilogy! Thank you so much!

@kahlareacts

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching ❤️

Thank you for sharing your reaction with us! I feel like a really big part of the tLotR's enduring appeal is how incredibly *sincere* it is, which we get less and less of in mainstream media as time goes on (think of the "Bathos" element that permeates pretty much the entirety of the MCU, for example). But even with the moments of humor throughout the story, it's so sincere and unapologetic in its and the characters' emotions. The honesty, the vulnerability, even within its darker elements it feels so *pure* somehow.

In the books sam, legolas, and gimli also travel to the undying lands years after frodo, while merry and pippin return to gondor and are eventually buried alongside aragorn. So the whole fellowship ends up just in two groups plus boromir :/ at the end

In the book the Ring tried to tempt Sam with visions of Mordor as his own personal garden... Sam went 'lol nah I'm good'

"No man can kill me" "I am no man" And it was truth: a hobbit stabbed the Witch King and a woman finished him.

@Dracogame

2 ай бұрын

Also, the blade used to stab him was specifically made to remove his magic, over 1000 years before. It's by pure coincidence that Merry found it and carried it for so long.

@dkosmari

2 ай бұрын

@@Dracogame Not coincidence, Tom Bombadil gave that sword to Merry.

@HDreamer

2 ай бұрын

@@Dracogame well the movie sword is technically not that blade.

@gamingkami9148

2 ай бұрын

@@HDreamer Just enother reeason why the books are far superior.

@joaosoares-rr5mj

2 ай бұрын

@@Dracogame not coincidence, destiny

Two things, trivia about the ending: The Undying Lands are the motherlands of the Elves. The Elves' mission in Middle Earth was to destroy Sauron, the last bastion of evil in the world. Since that's done, they leave to go back home. Noone but Elves and Istari (what Gandalf is, a low ish lvl angel) are allowed there. But there are some exceptions: Frodo and Bilbo were ringbearers. So they got to go. Sam also left to go there, considering he was a Ringbearer briefly, after Rosie passed due to long age. And finally, Legolas took Gimli with him, the only ever Dwarf to go there.

I love the detail that the ring does not melt until Frodo decides to live and takes Sam's hand

So happy you clearly enjoyed it. The way you were feeling at the end, I think alot of us can easily relate to. I can never watch these movies without shedding several tears. It's really just an eternally amazing story. Great reaction! 🤌🏻

RIP Bernard Hill "Forth and fear no darkness!"

'I'm just gonna feel my emotions. Words, I don't have them'. Turns out you DO have the words, cos that's a great quote

After the ring was destroyed: Frodo left Middle Earth, so that he may be fully healed. He was still able to feel the wound on his arm from the sword at the beginning, plus for being the ring-bearer and it nearly consuming him like it did Gollum. Aragorn returned Gondor to it's former glory, and ruled happily with Arwen for 120 years. He had one son and two daughters. When his time drew near, he chose to take command of his own end. We laid in the House of the Kings in Minas Tirith with Gondor's past rulers and drifted into eternal sleep. Arwen passed one year later. Gimli became the Lord of the Glittering Caves under Helm's Deep, as it was rich with Mithril. He kept his word to Galadriel, and encased the strands of hair within glass and treasured it. Legolas restored the woodlands of Middle-Earth that were ravaged by the war, along with adventuring with Gimli. After Aragorn's death, Legolas made a ship of his own in Ithilien, and left Middle-Earth to cross the sea to reunite with the rest of the elves in the Undying Lands. Gimli crossed the sea with Legolas, due to his close friendship with the elf, and was the only dwarf that was offered that honor. Samwise married Rosie and had 13 children. He was also elected Mayor of the Shire for seven consecutive seven-year terms (49 years.) Afterwards, Sam was given passage to the Undying Lands to reunite with Frodo, as Samwise was also a Ring-Bearer, even for a short time. Pippin became the 32nd Thane of the Shire, and held that position for 50 years. He had one son named Faramir Took I, who later married Sam's daughter. After he retired as Thane, he left with Rohan and Gondor with Merry. He remained there for the rest of his life, and was entombed in the Hall of the Kings, and later moved to be laid to rest alongside Aragorn. Merry was knighted by King Eomer and become Master of Buckland. He married, and wrote a book. He had at least one son. At 102, he returned to Rohan and Gondor with Pippin, dying around the same time as Pippin. He was laid to rest in Gondor with Pippin, and later moved alongside Aragorn.

Random movie factoid: Throughout the trilogy, Frodo called each member of the Fellowship by name, save one. He never calls Legolas by name, he simply calls him "the Elf".

The cool fact is that Witch King died only because Merry stab him with that enchanted dagger and took his immortality. There is actually full lore of that daggers.

Gurrrl! I saw this movie when I was 16, when I saw this film for the 1st time. That was 20yrs ago. From the time Gandalf told Pippin about death/the Undying Lands to the end credits, I’m told I teared up/cried 20 times. The music doesn’t help trying to hold back the tears either!

Without a doubt, this was the smartest, most empathic reaction video I've seen for these films... and I've watched more than a few.

I love the fact that Frodo reached before the ring was destroyed! And that it emulates when Frodo pulled Sam from the river at the end of the first movie

The best irony of it all, was that Gollum was "needed" to destroy the ring. He was vital to the ring's destruction. Gandalf foresaw it and even hinted at it in the first film.

I've watched a lot of LOTR reactions, A LOT. And yours is one of the bests if not the best of all. Not only you get really emotional with the movies but also you pay attention to details, you remember things that were said and pointed out before, not everyone have this. The fact that you pick up that Frodo goes away because the Ring changed him, something that is not well explained in the movie, only in the book, just shows what a attentive and intelligent person you are. You got a new subscriber.

After his wife's passing, Sam entrusted the Red Book of Westmarch to Elanor. According to Elanor, Same went to the Grey Havens and sailed to the Undying lands to be reunited with Frodo. As Sam was also a Ring-bearer (although only for a brief time) he was granted passage to sail into the West so he does see Froto again and probably Gandalf. Than eventually Legolas and Gimli also cross over after Aragorn passing.

"i cannot carry it for you, but i can carry you" is how one should deal with a loved one with depression

After seeing you watch the entire trilogy, I have to say it: you're one of the best reactor I've ever seen. You clearly have both an emotional response but also, for a first time viewer, you understand so much of the story and the characters. Bravo to you.