RIP Bernard Hill AKA King Theoden

@GalacticEmperorBatman

Ай бұрын

RIP Sir Ian Holm (Bilbo Baggins) and Sir Christopher Lee (Saruman the White) as well.

This video was an emotional rollercoaster and took a lot of time to edit. So if you enjoyed the reaction I'd really appreciate it if you dropped a LIKE.

@jackbauerqqq

4 ай бұрын

I love u man great reaction

@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS

4 ай бұрын

@@jackbauerqqq Appreciate the support 🙏

@MrGaleanon

4 ай бұрын

I really liked your opinions of the video. You're someone I'd like to just chat at length with about the nature, purpose, and appropriate usage of power. @@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS

@janerobinson4693

4 ай бұрын

Loved your videos. Glad you got to experience these great films

@cpmf2112

2 күн бұрын

"I can't throw it in for you, but I can throw you!" 😂

So glad you recognized Theoden. His journey is a favorite of mine and Bernard Hill’s performance was epic.

"i cant carry it for you but i can carry you" what a line ...

'I wished to be loved by another,' she answered. 'But I desire no man's pity.' 'That I know,' he said. 'You desired to have the love of the Lord Aragorn. Because he was high and puissant, and you wished to have renown and glory and to be lifted far above the mean things that crawl on the earth. And as a great captain may to a young soldier he seemed to you admirable. For so he is, a lord among men, the greatest that now is. But when he gave you only understanding and pity, then you desired to have nothing, unless a brave death in battle. Look at me, Éowyn!' And Éowyn looked at Faramir long and steadily; and Faramir said: 'Do not scorn pity that is the gift of a gentle heart, Éowyn! But I do not offer you my pity. For you are a lady high and valiant and have yourself won renown that shall not be forgotten; and you are a lady beautiful, I deem, beyond even the words of the Elven-tongue to tell. And I love you. Once I pitied your sorrow. But now, were you sorrowless, without fear or any lack, were you the blissful Queen of Gondor, still I would love you. Éowyn, do you not love me?' Then the heart of Éowyn changed, or else at last she understood it. And suddenly her winter passed, and the sun shone on her. ... 'Then must I leave my own people, man of Gondor?' she said. 'And would you have your proud folk say of you: "There goes a lord who tamed a wild shieldmaiden of the North! Was there no woman of the race of Númenor to choose?"' 'I would,' said Faramir. And he took her in his arms and kissed her under the sunlit sky, and he cared not that they stood high upon the walls in the sight of many.

@janerobinson4693

2 ай бұрын

Eowyn & Farsmir’s story was not forced in the book; it was beautiful & believable

@pgrigg

Ай бұрын

Thanks for posting this elaboration on Eowin and Faromir. Some things are necessarily shortened, even in the extended version of the movie. The Lord of the Rings was said to be unfilmable, but Peter Jackson accomplished it by following only the Ring and leaving out many side stories, though he did add back in those that pertained to the actual trajectory of the Ring.

I've been waiting for this vid!!! The "reaction" and "thoughts so far" are a great little part of these, it sets it apart from the others

@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! I'm glad you guys enjoy hearing my takes in between certain moments. I really love sharing my opinion with you all and getting your feedback.

Nobody is unmoved by "You bow to no one."

2:05:00 that’s the failsafe of the ring. It will corrupt anyone who will try to destroy it. Nobody could’ve intentionally destroyed the ring. It took a fight between Frodo and Gollum to be cast into the fire.

Sam's mention of Rosie Cotton gets me. When you're a simple man, that's what you want, and sometimes it takes simple men to do great things.

@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS

4 ай бұрын

Preach. That's why Sam is the GOAT.

@Ajonr

4 ай бұрын

Pretty much exactly what JRRT intended - a British commoner, a gardener, an "everyman".

@pappapata

4 ай бұрын

Me also...every time....and been a lotta ones...🙏👍❣

Sam and Rosie go on to have 13 beautiful Hobbit children together! One of their daughters later marries Pippin's son, whom he named Faramir 🥰

@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS

4 ай бұрын

Awwww. I'd kill to have an adaptation where we just see the Hobits just living their lives.

Gandalf was sent to Middle Earth to advise and encourage the people to defeat Sauron, not to use his own abilities to do it for them. It was time for humans to come into their own and they could only do that by uniting and defeating the common enemy, bringing order and peace out of the lawlessness and chaos of Sauron's minions. They had to rise above even their own belief of what they were capable of doing to emerge ready to take over the stewardship of Middle Earth. By the way, two things happen toward the end of this movie that no one seems to notice. Pippin tells Merry on the battlefield, 'I'm going to look after you', when it has always been the other way around. Pippin has grown up. Later, Frodo says to Sam, 'I'm glad to be with you, Sam Gamgee...' when always before he'd said, 'I'm glad to have you with me...' He acknowledges Sam as not just an equal, but the one who got him through this god-awful time.

I think you maybe missed the reoccuring theme of mercy - what Gandalf advised Frodo on when he first revealed Gollum was on his trail, and why Aragorn stopped Theoden from killing wormtongue. This is what separates the heroes from being as ruthless as their enemies and now stooping as low.

Explanation of the Stewards of Gondor: Isildur cut the Ring from Sauron's hand with the sword of Elendil, his father. Isildur, "son of the king," was *not* "son of the king of Gondor." Elendil and his two sons, Isildur and Anarion, escaped from an island kingdom that was sunk like Atlantis. In the escape, their ships were separated. Elendil founded a new kingdom in the north called Arnor. The Shire was part of Arnor. Isildur and his brother Anarion landed in the south and founded Gondor together, becoming joint first kings of Gondor. So Isildur "son of the king" of Arnor was himself already king of Gondor. The problem is, Elendil never had any more kids, so who inherits his kingdom after he dies if both of his sons already have their own kingdom to run? Anarion died in the same battle as Elendil, so Isildur set things in order for Anarion's son to rule Gondor, then he renounced his claim to authority over Gondor and went to rule Arnor. A lot of generations passed and a lot of wars happened and some kings weren't so great. The last descendant of Anarion left a Steward in charge of Gondor while going off to war, died in battle, and the people decided they were better off just continuing with the Stewards than trying to find a new king. Meanwhile, the descendants of Isildur continued to rule Arnor. They noticed Gondor lost it's king and offered to take up the throne, as descendants of it's founder, but Gondor said, "no, thanks, your Isildur already gave up your claim to Gondor a long time ago, and kings haven't been so great for us recently." Since this was their attitude, the Stewards took pride in *not* sitting on the throne. Then the Nazgul that would stab Frodo in the future gathered an army from the region of Angmar, made a name for himself as a Witch King, and attacked Arnor. His war completely destroyed the infrastructure and government of Arnor. The Rangers are all that remains of the army of Arnor, still defending their citizens as best they can without a formal government or tax structure to support and pay them. The kings went into exile, raised in Rivendell to be chieftains of the Rangers while the Stewards continued to rule Gondor for generations. When Aragorn takes the throne, he becomes king of both Gondor and Arnor. He sets things in order for Faramir to take over as Steward and then goes back to restructure Arnor. The two kingdoms are so far apart that the Stewards are still necessary. Also, before you get too hard on Denethor, he always knew Gondor was the first obstacle in Sauron's way. He also had a Palantir (the "crystal ball") and spent years going head to head with Sauron the same way Pippin did, but without needing Gandalf to save him from it. When Pippin saw that Minas Tirith was where Sauron was headed, he was literally seeing into Sauron's mind, while Sauron was looking into his, trying to find information about the Ring. Denethor did this for years without letting Sauron get the upper hand, trying to fight Sauron mentally and see his plans. It slowly wore down Denethor's mental health.

@WEaintseenit Was a treat to see you fall in love with this series, and handle that emotional film and it's ending

This is definitely the film you miss the most with by not watching the extended. So good call

@fredkelly6953

4 ай бұрын

And what exactly do you miss? The extended versions are nothing but fillers for dvd sales.

@andrefelder4902

22 күн бұрын

@@fredkelly6953 wrong

When Elrond delivers the sword, you can see Aragorn's last doubts about his inheritance. But the sentence in elvish is a quote from Aragorn's mother. I think this sentence was the last spark to convince Aragorn. Here is the background knowledge from the books: Aragorn was raised in Rivendell, as all Chieftains of the Dunedain. His given name was Estel, which means "hope" in Quenya. It was said that his mother, Gilraen, knew some of his destiny, as she had the gift of foresight. When Elrond revealed his true name and lineage to him, Aragorn was to set out into the world to fight Sauron's evil for many decades. When he came to bid farewell to his mother, her last words to him were the same words they spoke now : Onen i-estel Edain. U-chebin estel anim. "I give hope (Estel, her son) to men. I keep none for myself."

Giving you a big hug for your reaction to LotR. I LOVE this movie and enjoy watching KZreadrs' reactions to it. I especially appreciate sincere reactions, and yours definitely is. Hello from Uzbekistan, bro.

@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

Smeagol and Deagol were cousins. S calling D "my love" is just a British figure of speech. (Gollum calls Smeagol "my love" as well, for example.)

@stingerjohnny9951

4 ай бұрын

You mean like how some people thing Gandalf saying “Fly you fools” was him saying to take the eagles when it was really just him saying “RUN BITCH RUUUUUUUN!”

@Grithron2

4 ай бұрын

We should probably clarify, re that kind of speech: it's a rural cliche - not really used anymore

@Grithron2

4 ай бұрын

And as a very conservative Catholic, Tolkien would certainly not have included a gay couple (intentionally, that is - he never foresaw the way people try to read things into Frodo & Sam or even Fingon & Maedhros)

@Ajonr

4 ай бұрын

@@Grithron2 True, it was written 70 years ago.

@Ajonr

4 ай бұрын

@@Grithron2 Yep.

That the witch king could not be killed by a man came from a profecy by Glorfindel that he WOULD not be killed by a man. The witch-king had a magical defense so that anyone who stuck him would be poisoned and the weapon would be broken instantly. Mary used an elfish dagger to destroy his defense and then Eowyn killed him.

@stingerjohnny9951

4 ай бұрын

Oracles are like lawyers, you always gotta be careful with loopholes 😜

@Saranda4787

3 ай бұрын

Mary?

Saruman already knew everything about helms deep in the books, Grima telling him about it was just exposition for the audience and wasn’t in the books at all.

You are the first to notice that without Tolkien, we wouldn't have D&D. Well done!

@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS

4 ай бұрын

Thanks man. I appreciate you taking time out of your day to watch my reaction to this awesome movie!

The Army of the Dead are used much more in the movie than they were in the movie. The technology to use then was brandnew, and Peter wanted to use it. The theatrical edition only has the conversation inside the mountain, so Peter added them to the battle so we see them in action. In the book, the Army of the Dead only goes with him to the river. They also aren't actually able to kill anyone, just scare them to death. When they attacked the Corsairs Ships the pirates were mainly scared off, though a lot drowned in the river. Aragorn instead rounded up a small army of Southern Gondorian soldiers and came to Minas Tirith with them. Sauron's Southern Army was also smaller than shown in the movie. Anduril was actually reforged after the council meeting in Rivendell and Aragorn was carrying it the entire time, Elrond's sons are who came to Aragorn to give him hope, along with bringing a company of Rangers and a small army of Dunedain to join the Rohirrim. Peter Jackson roughly doubled the horde's size. Ouch, you paused a little too early, it's maybe a minute farther into the movie that Pippin says he is still alive.

The death of Saruman was only in the extended version, a decision that greatly annoyed Christopher Lee and remains pretty incomprehensible to me - Jackson had to cut something to get the running time short enough to force in an extra showing per day in cinemas, but that scene? Was important! Anyway, I'm glad you watched the extended version of ROTK just for that scene.

@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! I recently looked at the behind the scenes of that moment. I realized how much of a badass Sir Christopher Lee was when he gave his input on how someone should sound when getting stabbed in the back. You could just tell that he had seen or most likely had done something like this during his service in the army.

honestly ....if you aint crying at the end of the lord of the rings trilogy...i don't know what you would cry it it's so beautiful and sad ....not wanting Frodo to leave but also understand bearing the ring took a massive toll on him and then the blade

I very much enjoyed taking this journey with you! Your thoughtful breaks throughout the movies were perfect for sharing. Thank you for finishing. There are some incredibly evocative scenes in this movie. The Charge of the Rohirrim is among my favorite scenes ever. As for your tears, listen to Gandalf talking to the Hobbits at the harbor. 😉 💜

@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for joing me on this epic ride. I'm glad you enjoy my reactions 😁🙏

In the books its made clear Smeagol wasn't a good person before the ring.

"This is how female characters should be written." Truer words my boy, truer words.

She's for the streets😂😂🤣 That's no way to talk about Lady Eowyn. Besides, Farimir is a ginger, they were made for each other.

@Saranda4787

3 ай бұрын

Faramir. How do you not know how to spell his name?

Gandalf is not allowed to reveal his power. He can against the Balrog because it’s basically an angel and Demon fighting each other. The movies open a whole can of worms of problems. Love them but the books are vastly superior

Taking this journey with you was really great! I enjoyed the reflections between the sections of the movie. Usually when they are all at the end, I end up not watching them, so that's a great way to make sure more people actually listen to your thoughts and ideas :) Also, it's very enjoyable to watch reactors who understand so much just from the first watch. Thank you for taking us with you!

FWIW Eowyn and Faramir's romance in the books was done SO much better. They, along with Merry and Sam, are in my top 4 favorite characters, so I have to defend them lol.

Next Trilogy The Hobbit Extended Edition Of The Adventures Of Bilbo Baggin: (1) An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition (2) The Desolation Of Smaug Extended Edition (3) The Battle Five Armie Extended Edition

Its said that Legolas actually hit a cave troll when he shot through that Ghost with the arrow … so he actually did hit his target 😅😅

I always love how confident Sam gets up to talk to Rosie

1:35:37 I may be wrong but for the charge of the Rohirm they actually had 6000 horsemen for those shots

@zoesumra9152

4 ай бұрын

I don't know about 6,000, but they had just about everyone in New Zealand who owned a riding horse, women included (about half the Rohirrim extras were women in fake beards).

You've probably heard this about a great many things regarding the books, but the Faramir/Eowyn was deeply developed in the books, and the Aragorn/Eowyn romance was contrived for the movies. I think it works with Faramyn, but I've read the books.

As much of an evil character as Sarumon was, "you are a lesser son of greater sires" is an absolute bar

I'm sure Howard Shore was aware that the "rings motif" is reminiscent of The Warsaw Concerto. Given the involvement of Emiliana Torrini he probably intentionally took the "hobbit motif" from her song Serenade.

Wonderful reaction, thanks for all the time and effort you put into it. Don’t be discouraged by the algorithm!

If Grima had been killed, he wouldn't have been there to end Saruman, huh? As Gandalf says, "Even the Wise cannot see all ends". Don't know why this didn't show up in my feed before. Damn Tube.

Love this reaction!! I loved all 3 of your reactions! I love the pause for the cause!

@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! I appreciate you for tuning in and comment. I wasn't sure how you guys would feel about the intermissions. But I'm glad you love that format!

Delayed on seeing this, but loved your reactions. Nearly died laughing when you called the skull avalance in the Dimholt cavern a vending maching of death. Excellent reaction. Main stuff has been covered in the comments, but give the books a go sometime. They're well worth it.

Samwise, the friend everyone needs in their life.

Been waiting for this! Ty for the upload. Subbed and liked :)

The extended edition is nice in that it shows Saruman dying but it doesn't go along with the books. Saruman was stripped of his power as soon as he went from Saruman the White to Saruman of Many Colors in The Fellowship of the Ring. When Gandalf and company went to speak with Saruman he did put those seeds of doubt in their minds, Saruman was very manipulative in his speech, and that didn't go away. But they left Saruman very much alive, he then was let loose by Treebeard and him and Wormtongue actually went to the Shire and took over there, going by the name Sharky. It was there after the Hobbits returned and led a revolt that Grima cut Saruman's throat and then ran, only to be shot dead by Hobbit Archers. Why Peter Jackson did this change could have been for time, or to preserve the Shire as a paradise away from war and corruption. Smeagol and Deagol were cousins.

The absolute epic and best trilogy of all time, Hands down! Great reaction!!!

Your timing with this video could not be any better :D Just came home from buying weed and unhealthy snacks in the Netherlands xD Lets goooooooo!!! ;D

@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS

4 ай бұрын

Lol hopefully that turns out well.

@strangeanimal89

4 ай бұрын

@@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS No worries :D Not the first time, not the last time ^^ But there is one thing I wanted to tell you this far, as far as I know its well known, in middle earth, that helm's deep is the last retreat of the people of rohan. But I liked the idea, seen the movie a 1000 times but never thought about it that way xD

Awesome! Great work !

Don’t be discouraged. There happen to be a *lot* of LOTR reaction videos on YT lately, and the algorithms are sneaky and unfair. You gave a great reaction to a great movie, your response was heartfelt. You gave me the experience of seeing the film as though for the first time. Thanks!

Wonderful reaction. So much to love in this movie - Eowyn & Faramir, the most epic cgi battle of Sam & spider. All the great acting - esp Sean Astin. And Frodo’s tragic end, so scarred by his journey & PTSD

Your reaction over the 3 movies was epic as well. Probably why people chop them up but I like the long reaction. Good stuff.

Getting friend-zoned by Aragorn would be a tragedy.

As to Éowyn & Faramir romance, the movies do a poor job of showing the growth of their love. But I get it. It's already a long movie and this was a B plot that didn't really impact the main plot. The scene where he takes her hand is one of the extended scenes, so the theatric release is even worse with the suddenness. It makes it feel like it happens overnight, but in the books they were both near death and recovering in the Houses of Healing while the army marched on the Black Gate. Plenty of time to fall in love. It's actually one of my favorite romances in literature.

Bilbo got the ring from Gollum in the Misty Mountains.

Beautiful reaction ❤😢

57:17 I’m dead lmfao

I haven't seen anyone on this comments page fill him in on Gondor's history - or the differences between book-Denethor and film-Denethor. Long story short, there wasn't a beef between Gondor and Rohan, in fact they'd been rescuing each other for centuries. And much of Denethor's questionable behavior related to his use of a palantir (and resultant "influence" from Sauron)..

Your commentary is hilarious

when i noticed spiderman blinking in the back, i subscribed, that's genius editing! the trilogy holds a very special place in my heart, and no matter the reception i'm always glad to see people experience it for the first time ^^

@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the sub! But I didn't edit in the Spider-Man blinking. He just does that anytime it detects movement lol

@peacepenguine

4 ай бұрын

@@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS hah! that's awesome, i was so convinced it was an edit! still happy to sub ^^

@alisonjones8174

3 ай бұрын

The first couple of times I saw it blink, I thought I was going crazy

I judge people on the you bow to no one scene. If you go through all the movies and that doesn't make you cry, there's something wrong with you.

Thanks, great reaction

Great reaction

"Smeagol hates Hobbitses", there are 2 reasons for that - Smeagol and Deagol were Hobbits, but after Deagols death, Smeagol got ran out of Hobbiton and 500 years later Bilbo took the ring, so Gollum knew where to send the riders to recover the ring. 500 yrs with Smeagol/Gollum, 80 yrs with Bilbo but only a year with Frodo, the differences is skin contact - when Smeagol was excommunicated from Hobbiton, no way to get clothes so his contact with the ring gets limited, Bilbo always kept it in his pocket and occasionally touched it for reassurance, but Frodo always had it around his neck touching his skin (apart from the showing at Rivendell and when putting on the Mithril shirt). He was the only one with welts around his neck.

@mgentles3

3 ай бұрын

There are three types of Hobbit, Harfoot, Fallohide, and Stoor. When the Hobbits first migrated West he Stoors went South and settled along a river near the Gladden Fields. They were the lowest class of Hobbit, whereas Harfoot was the middle and largest class and the Fallohide were said to have almost an Elven strain. Smeagol was said to have been from the river folk, akin to the fathers of the fathers of the Stoors'. He was, in other words, a long-sundered connection of Hobbits. It's somewhat like the connection between Europeans and the descendants of their early immigrants to the U.S. Smeagol was a creep before he took the ring, but with it he went home and caused so much grief that he was eventually exiled. Bilbo had the ring for 60 years, but was only beginning to feel its effects because he was a good person and had begun his ownership of it by feeling sorry for Gollum and not killing him when he had the chance. Also because Saruman had not yet regained his full power since his defeat in the War of The Last Alliance. Once he was fully restored, the ring was bent on reuniting with him and became much more virulent itself. The ring calls to and is called by evil, but can also turn the powerful (like Gandalf and Galadriel) to evil by leading them to seek ultimate power. Saruman fell prey by studying the lore of the ring, eventually trying to find it for himself because he thought the world would benefit by being run by 'the wise'. It's the downfall of all government.

Loved your dissection in between parts of the movies! very rare amongst other reactors to the movie. I understand that you have to, unfortunately, choose to not make a reaction video to The Hobbit movies since it provides an interesting look into Bilbo's adventure few years back (and a few of us are interested to hear your take on the story) but yeah, you must be quite busy! but, but, buttttt, do please watch it whenever you get the chance to, yeah? Have a great day!

@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS

2 ай бұрын

Glad you guys enjoyed my dissections. It was so fun watching these films and sharing the experience with you all. I'll definitely be watching the Hobbit films when I have time.

This is the one you need to watch extended for sure. The towers is waaay better extended as well. You get more info on faramir

@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS

4 ай бұрын

But. I did watch this 1 extended 🤷🏿‍♂️

@MaymoneyInDaBuilding

4 ай бұрын

@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS naw I meant the Two Towers. It's guides you into faramirs story A lot more smoothly. Overall your reaction have been great 😊. I'll finish this one after the Warriors Lakers game haha

You just finished the greatest trilogy of all times,11 oscars for the last film The Return of the King

you bow to no one( i cry every time i watch that scene and this is after about over 60 watches🤣🤣🤣)

@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS

4 ай бұрын

I cried again while I was editing this reaction. That part always hits me lol

I enjoyed it

Omfg I hope someone makes a Lord of the Rings edit where they put Mariah Carey singing over the top of the Nazgul screeching. And each time its gotta be "All I want for Christmas is you".

The Army of the dead were a group of people that dwelled in the mountains long past, but had sworn an oath of allegiance to Gondor to come to their aid when called. When they were called, they never came and so Isildur cursed them never to sleep until they had fulfilled their oath to the king of Gondor. I believe they were called to enter the battle of the Last Alliance, but I could be wrong.

Lets goo!

Crying is good.

Smeagol was not the most upstanding citizen to begin with. He was a sneak and a thief if I remember right. After he killed his cousin Deagol he wasn't welcome in his home village anymore. I've only read the books twice so far so my info might not be completely accurate. Be assured that in the books that neither Sam nor Frodo *ever* trusted Gollum. The only time they got separated was in the tunnel running from Shelob. What Sam did to rescue Frodo was even more epic in the book. The hobbits' return to the Shire was quite different in the book as well. It was not the same place they left and they all show their individual character growth when they faced what awaited them at home.

@Grithron2

4 ай бұрын

Well, as Gollum he became an indiscriminate killer who probably targeted human babies!

@toodlescae

4 ай бұрын

@@Grithron2 yeah that was disgusting reading that.

What the Hobbits and Gandalf are smoking is Tobacco it’s not Mary Jane. Tolkien was not from our generation, when he wrote weed it didn’t mean what we mean today.

@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS

4 ай бұрын

Lol I know. I was joking.

😀 Now U know U know U know 👌🙏❣

apart from the names of the characters, the ROP series really has nothing to do with tolkien's work , it';s more like a shit fan fiction. The hobbit trilogy is not as good as this one but on it's own it's pretty good, quite enjoyable and gives you a lot more of middle earth

"You bow to no one." Alwaya gets me.

@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS

4 ай бұрын

I get misty eyed just thinking about it.

watch AfTER LORD OF THE RINGS tells the story of what happened to them all, brilliant by in deep geek

Only the deepest and most ardent respect for those who cry during LotR! I honestly don't jive with reaction videos where they _don't_ cry LOL "I'm glad to be with you, Sam, here at the end of all things" ALWAYS gets me, too - EVERY time! (And then I just spend the whole rest of the movie crying.) Regarding Aragorn urging Théoden to spare Gríma (and ignoring the books for a moment), I honestly think this is poor storytelling on the movies' part. Saruman had been planning this attack for YEARS, and exploiting the culvert's weakness was CRUCIAL to his attack on Helm's Deep. Even in the movie verse, it simply isn't logical to have Gríma come in at the last second - even as Saruman is preparing the bomb and his army is marching out - to convey the information necessary to make those very crucial preparations. The only way for this sequence to make sense is to treat the voiceover as an incident from the past, and assume Gríma had already conveyed all of this information to Saruman long before Théoden spared him. But even more so, I think it's important to remember one of the most crucial tenets of Tolkien's writing: "Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends." Not only is sparing Gríma the just and noble thing to do, the action had many far-reaching ripple effects - including things that were beneficial to those opposing Sauron (such as drawing his eye away from Frodo and Sam). P.S. Hard agree on the Faramir/Éowyn relationship. Some people will try to argue it's more developed in the books, but... nah. Tolkien just didn't do much romance, and that's fine. And yeah, Sam doesn't leave in the books. Thank you so much for sharing your journey! It's emotionally draining, and I'm sure there's SO MUCH work that we don't see on the back end.

I'm a bit disappointed in the underwhelming reception this video has gotten. This might be my last Lord of the Rings related video 😶

@skinnyjax

4 ай бұрын

I'm sad to hear that. I JUST found your channel. This is such an amazing trilogy! Most definitely my favorite movies. Something that is not mentioned in the movies, but I think it puts a nice little bow on the series; After Frodo and Bilbo leave, the 3 remaining hobbits have long, happy, adventure filled lives. Merry and Pipin grow old and die in Gondor and are buried next to Aragorn. Sam becomes the mayor of the Shire and has a bunch of kids. After Rosie dies, Legolas builds a ship and him, Gimli and Sam leave Middle Earth and sail to Valinor. Sam was granted passage to Valinor because he was, even for a brief while, a Ringbearer. Gimli, the dwarf was granted passage because of his deeds. As far as I know, it isn't written if Sam and Frodo and the rest of the Fellowship me in the West. But I'd like to believe so. If you change your mind and watch The Hobbit, don't expect a Lord of The Rings type movie. The book was written as a children's book, so the tone is a little lighter. Its a very fun movie and it gives us so much backstory. Lord of The Rings, Rings of Power on Amazon Prime. I enjoyed it. The story takes places thousands of years before Frodo's story. It's visually breathtaking. They had to do a lot of padding on the story line because NOBODY has the rights to ALL of the Tolkien original material. Production had bits and pieces. The same thing happened with THIS movie, there was material that was relevent, but couldn't use because they didn't have the rights .Having said that, the Second Age is very fuzzy in the book, it is not as detailed as the First or Third. So that gives you a little wiggle room for storyline changes. It got a little clunky for me a couple of times, it was mostly dumb dialog. But I found the storyline is really interesting and seeing familiar characters is always fun. FWIW.

@josephfoster5593

4 ай бұрын

I’ve gotta say your lotr reactions have been my favorite, but I don’t think anyone would be offended if you stopped here. The hobbit movies are good movies but can’t live up to the lotr. I hate the views have dropped off on this one but hopefully you get the views back on the next movie you react to!

@Daosguard

4 ай бұрын

Unfortunately you're at the mercy of the algorithm, and a lot of other bigger react channels have done the full LOTR/Hobbit movies so the competition is staggering at this point. Never chase views just chase good content =)

@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS

4 ай бұрын

@@Daosguard Lol I gotta chase the views. It lets me know that it worth all of the rigorous time I spent editing these videos. If I get more views I can make enough to hire someone else to edit and I can get more vids out in a timely fashion.

@Daosguard

4 ай бұрын

@@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS Yeah but chasing views doesn't work. KZread's algorithms aren't consistent. All you can do is make good content and hope for the best.

Great review! Great watching with you! On that last bit the series - Don't bother with the series. There's so little Tolkien in it it's not worth watching as LOTR related, and it plain sucked, no matter how you looked at it. Did not watch. Am not sorry. Blech.

Jackson's The Hobbit doesn't have the same amount of love put into it that LoTR did. Please, please give the animated Hobbit a watch. It's not that long and follows the book much more closely. I'd like to see a reaction, but even if you watch it separately, It is a great way to see a version that follows the book.

Yeah Eowyn and Faramir's romance is hella forced. It's a biiiiit more fleshed out in the book, but even then not the best execution. Tolkien originally didn't have Arwen as a character and was writing Eowyn to be Aragorn's love interest. But he decided that Aragorn was a bit too lordly for her, so he made the character of Arwen and pushed together Eowyn and Faramir. He openly admitted that he knows he didn't do the best job with her character, and that he didn't have the strongest grasp on writing women. In his defense though, she's *much* better written than a lot of other female characters written by his contemporaries AND in fantasy series that took great inspiration from LotR.

Congratulations. You’re contributing to helping the internet destroy theatrical releases. I’d tell you to watch the originals then the extended, they tell you to skip the theatrical all together. Why lose anything when you can gain more? Plus, those listening to that small corner of the internet are also dropping the double bag. You could’ve doubled your views, but you lost. I refuse to watch those reactions that just follow the loud crowd. 👎🏾

@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS

3 ай бұрын

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You bow to know one gets me after 100 times seeing the scene 😅

All what makes this films so incredible Rings of power has nothing from that. I just felt anger and frustration.

Great! It is very interesting to see your detailed reaction to the film Robocop 1987. This is a cool movie 👍🔥🦾 Do you have any plans to do it?

@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS

4 ай бұрын

I only take movie request via Patreon. So unless you're a Tier 3 Patron its a no go.