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Lord Of The Rings: The Return of the King / Part 2 /Movie Series Reaction

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Lord Of The Rings: The Return of the King / Part 2 /Movie Series Reaction

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Hi! I came here from youtube. These are my favorite movies, I watched them all in theaters and dozens of times since. Watching them again with you was truly a joy and the closest to watching them again for the first time myself. I was also so impressed by how much you understood and noticed for a first time viewing. This was a blast. tysm

J Hill

In regards to SAM and Frodo being separated from each other quoting directly from one of the Appendices of ROTK: "1482 Death of Rose Gamgee on Midyear's Day. On 22 September Samwise rides out from Bag End and he comes to the Tower Hills, where he is last seen by Elanor. He gives her the Red Book afterwards kept by the Fairbairns. Samwise passes the Towers, goes to the Grey Havens and passes over the Sea, last of the Ring-bearers." - Appendix B In fact it's also implied that due to their great friendship, Legolas brings Gimli with him to the Undying Lands, the only Dwarf ever to set foot there.

Connor Clarke

Wow, what a reaction. I can definitely say, this is the best LOTR reaction I've seen so far. Not many people can highlight the suffer of Frodo when he said, he couldn't recall the taste of food.... And you can very quickly to get why Frodo unable to destroy the Ring, then why only Gollum could destroy it (by accident or over joy of reclaim it). You can also pick up his illness or unhappiness when he's back in Bag End after Sam's wedding, which very few reactors could tell. And it's the only few examples I really admire your reactions to this great story. You have to read the book, because the film is just a shadow of what the great story really is. I'm glad to see and enjoy your reaction.

Alex Cheung

You have no idea the number of people I have shown this trilogy to who have slept through it, found it boring, or felt no empathy for the characters... It was great to experience again “being with someone” who is watching it for the first time, crying when I cry, laughing when I laugh, and getting excited when I get excited. Thank you for sharing this experience with us.

Milo Spandre

Sofie, you said he can ask her out because he has killed orcs. To be fair I find fighting an orc less frightening than asking a girl on a date. 😅

Thomas

Do you remember what Gandalf said to Frodo in the first film, when Frodo said it was a pity Bilbo didn't kill Gollum when he had the chance? "Pity? It was pity that stayed Bilbo's hand. 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." The wisdom of his words was revealed in a very unexpected way in the end, lol.

Ashley

My cousin and I watched these films on a weekly basis for years when we were children. It's been years since I watched the full trilogy and I loved being able to experience it again with you. It's so timeless and it's hard to find the words to express how special it is. I'm always a little blown away no matter how many time's I've seen it.

Ashley

After having Thirteen Children with Rosie Cotton and Serving seven terms as Mayor of the Shire, Samwise Retires at the Age of 102, Sails to the Undying Land and reunites with Frodo. Four of Samwise's Children were named after Frodo, Merry, Pippin and Bilbo. A favourite fact of mine: In the film's final scene, Sam's Daughter Elanor is played by Sean Astin's real daughter.

Jeff the Hobo

Sofie - keep in mind that Frodo and Bilbo were afforded a place in the Undying Lands because they had been Ringbearers. Sam was a Ringbearer, too... :)

Phil O'Neill

A video you might like reacting to is: How Lord of the Rings Should Have Ended https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yqVD0swvWU

Noah Goldman

Damn, girl! Favorite portrayal of a king ever!? You billed yourself as a GOT fan; that's high praise!!

Noah Goldman

Will you do the same thing with the Hobbit ? In my opinion I found The lord of the ring (the movies) more profund than these ones but it's still a great journey through the wonderfull middle earth

charles Kerfridin

HIIII, great reaction, really !!! I liked a lot share this adventure with you !

charles Kerfridin

This has been the best reaction I have ever seen. It felt like sharing my favorite movies with a friend that understood everything. Thank you for sharing this with us.

Mariangely Atiles

Sam gets to see frodo again. Gimli and legolas go together to valinor as well. Merry and pippin get buried in gondor and after aragon dies they get buried side by side.

Mariangely Atiles

thank you for this, we cried a lot during this movie together <3 glad you enjoyed it

Νικος Καππα

Seriously amazing reaction, you were so on top of the themes and meaning behind character's actions and words. Thank you!

Dogman

I remember reading the books in my youth and being totally enthralled with these movies. They are timeless. Great reaction., thanks for posting.

Braavosi

I'll second that - by a country mile.

Gary Slator

beautiful reaction to this series. I was crying along with you! D':

x_Rhi_x

Best LOTR reaction ever!

Diana

I love your reaction - but I think you missed the part where Gandalf said that Denethor has literally gone mad! You can't reason with anything he says. He doesn't want to burn Faramir alive...he actually thinks he's dead and when someone says he's alive he doesn't hear or believe it. He's not thinking rationally. It's quite sad actually.

Ninaofthe90s

If the world were full of Aragorn's then the world would be a merry place.

Nerveroxis

The third eagle was for Smeagol...

Nerveroxis

I was born in 1999, I was first shown LOTR by my uncles in 2007, from 2007 to present day I have watched the trilogy a minimum of once a year and I tear up at least 20 times every watch. Edit: Changed 10 to 20.

Nerveroxis

Do not hate Denethor, pity him. For those that want the true story of Denethor from the books and not the shell Peter Jackson made him. It is a testament to the story of Lord of the Rings that a character can be butchered this badly and be one of the greatest films in cinema history. "In later life, Denethor secretly used a palantír to probe Sauron's strength, using it at the top of the White Tower in a secret chamber above the throne room.[7] The effort aged him prematurely, and although Sauron was not able to bend him to his will as he had Saruman, knowledge of the Dark Lord's overwhelming forces exacerbated the bitterness that had taken root at the time of the death of his wife. Denethor was well aware that Sauron's assault on Gondor would come during his lifetime and prepared accordingly, even though he increasingly came to believe that the struggle would be hopeless. In TA 3018 when Sauron attacked Osgiliath, he found the strength and preparedness of Denethor greater than he had expected or feared. Minas Tirith was fully provisioned for a siege and as war loomed Denethor sent away from the city the old, the women and children and had the beacons of Gondor lit, dispatching errand-riders with the Red Arrow to Théoden of Rohan to summon aid. The death of Boromir, his eldest and favorite son, and the siege and apparent doom of Gondor drove Denethor further along the path of despair. Following this news and the passage of Frodo Baggins through Ithilien he became estranged from Faramir, though Faramir still upheld his father's wishes.[5] Denethor therefore dispatched Faramir with reinforcements to command the garrison at Osgiliath and following the battle there and at the Causeway Forts, sent out a cavalry sortie under the command of Prince Imrahil to rescue his son's retreat. However Faramir returned severely wounded, breaking Denethor's spirit. Looking into the palantír, Sauron was able to drive him mad with despair, giving him a hopeless vision of an approaching black fleet from the south, portending that Gondor would fall to Sauron thanks to the Corsairs of Umbar coming to assist in the Siege. Sauron, however, obscured the vision's finer details to hide that those ships would in fact be under the command of Gondor's erstwhile king, Aragorn, who ousted the Corsairs at Pelargir and come by ship to relieve the city. Denethor therefore believed that further resistance was futile, although he remained steadfast in his rejection of the shadow."

Nerveroxis

That was beautiful, Sophie. Thank you.

Paul E.

You don't look awful🥹 you look like so many of us watching this movie for the first time🥹 it was an amazing journey to watch along side you🤗

SwissFemShep

Early on you called Smeagol a Mothertrucker, but by the end you upgraded to full on motherf**cker 😅 That's Sofie character development yall 😉

Joshua Purvis

What a privilege it has been to rewatch my favorite trilogy of all time with you, Sofie. I truly love the way you immerse yourself in the story. You're always able to appreciate the intricacies and nuances of the characters, and are able to see situations from different people's perspectives. Which is why you're my favorite reactor of all time! Thank you so much for sharing this experience with us!

loopkill

Sophie, for what it's worth, Frodo and Sam would see each other again. In the Appendices, we find out that since Sam was a Ring-bearer, regardless of how brief a time, he too was afforded the ability to go to Valinor (or "the Undying Lands") just like Frodo and Bilbo. And at the end of his days, he did just that.

SJ Lute

If I remember correctly the scene where Aragorn is with Eowyn the female singing is Liv Tyler who plays Arwen. Not too sure though.

Jessica George

Yup, you missed something: The fact that the movies condense the timeline at various points to keep up pace. Eowyn and Faramir got to know each other in Gondors "Halls of Healing" (ever heard of a hospital with that fancy a name?) for a few weeks or so at this point. They end up married and Lord and Lady of Ithilien, the Green land Faramir and Frodo first met in. Eomer takes up the crown of Rohan because she decided to stick with the "Wizards pupil" by the way.

Modtec

Sofie, I think you just about went through the full gamut of emotions that I (and so many, many others) experienced while we had the privilege of watching this film in the theatres, first time around. It deserved every single Oscar it won, in my opinion. You did a first rate, wonderful reaction to a first rate wonderful film. Well done you.

Gary Slator

So Im gonna break a lance for all of our favorite father Denethor II. What is not shown in the movies is is the most important part to why he is the way he is when we get to meet him: One of the Palantir, the seeing stones (Pippin did a little touchy touchy with Sarumans), was kept in Minas Tirith and Denethor used it extensively later in life when the pressure of the re-emerged dark forces got stronger and stronger. He was 89 when he died (also some Dunedain blood in that family, basically very distant relatives of Aragorn) and for most of his 50-ish year rule he was a wise, just and pretty good ruler as well as a great general and soldier as well as a bit of a better father, although his favoritism for his first born and his disdain for Faramirs interests was always pretty clear. Their mother did not survive Faramirs birth and he partly blamed him for that as well, because thats kind what (medicore) humans do. When he started to use the Palantir, Sauron did not directly corrupt him in the same way he did with Saruman, because he was simply unable to do so. Denethor was of such strong will, that he wrestled control over the Palantir from Sauron, but was not completely successful. Sauron was able to twist what Denethor would see to focus it on the depressing, parts. Emphasizing the decline of Gondor and Denethors inability to do all that much about it. He then started to leave his chambers less and less, brooding over the increasingly twisted and dark visions of the Palantir making him paranoid, depressed and desperate. Its acted beautifully when he stands at the wall looking over Pelennor fields. Its the first time he's actually taken a look at what was happening right in front of his doorstep in quite a while. Also probably the first time he's actually left the palace since he sent Boromir on his quest to Rivendell. So at the end of the day, while he's always been a bit of a shitty person and a pretty bad father, the incompetent bitter wreck we see in the movies is the result of about two decades or more of mental pressure applied by the big evil. Considering that its a miracle he's kept it together for so long.

Modtec

same here....same here. I've seen it around 15 times and didn't think of some details Sofie've noticed.

Olia Stanasiuk

Thank you, Sophie, incredible reaction!! I have to say that I love The Lord of the Rings, but for a while (a few years actually) I was unable to watch them. (Please people, don't kill me for what I'm about to say…) I was in my teens, and at home I had to watch them so, so many times, that unfortunately, and incredible as it may seem, my family really managed to make me bore them, over the years… Yes, I'm sorry, but it's true. Sometimes for an entire week, every day, every hour, the only thing on TV was LOTR… (just an example). Thanks to you, Sophie, when I saw that you were going to react to this, I decided to try again. I have seen them, and I enjoyed as I did at the beginning, and that's priceless. ❤

Raquel

I have seen the full trilogy 1-2 times every year for 20 years now, and still you make me think of things I never did before. Your mind is simply amazing, and you deserve every single praise coming your way!

tb

Ok I cried so many times during this :D

Manu

Once again the best reaction I have seen and the most touching, thank you.....GOT should have watched LOTR for the battle scenes. These are magnificent. You couldn't see what was going on in GOT. ...LOTR is a masterpiece of Cinema

Michael Instone

The Hobbit didn't win the last poll Harry Potter did. But it's gonna be on the next poll hopefully it wins.

safae mokadem

Will you also be reacting to The Hobbit?

darya

I have watched A LOT of reactions and I can honestly say that yours might be most touching. You understood so many deep meanings in dialogues, character traits and overall storytelling, for which I needed many years in oder to get them. It's like these films were made for you or you were absolutely ready, if not craving a story like this. Thank you so much for the 10 hours worth of fun and emotion and don't be ashamed of your tears towards the end, it's a sign of your deep connection to your own humanity. Big love from Germany!

Yannik

Moreso they literally don't have the rights to use the Tolkien material in the lore in Silmarillion unless it's mentioned explicitly in LOTR that they do have rights to, and so had to make up new non canon lore to fit around it.

lemmy

Same! I tend to do a rewatch of the trilogy every year around this time, and this was such a fun way to do it.

Kirstie Brote

You wanted to know about Sauron and Galadriel then read the books The Lord of The Rings and The Silmarillion You don't need to watch the amazon show about it, it sucks and it makes stupid changes to the lore, its better if you don't waste your time this way

Amirhossein

I love Gandalf's foreshadowing in the first movie. In Moria, when Frodo talks to Gandalf about Gollum following them, and he said that it's a pity Bilbo didn't kill him. Gandalf: 'It's a pity that stayed Bilbo's hand. Many that live deserve death. Some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them, Frodo? Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. Even the very wise cannot see all ends. 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.' Gollum did have a part to play, without Gollum, the ring would never have been destroyed.

Pistols O'Brien

One of (many) things not included in the movie is that Denethor (Boromir and Faramir's crazy dad) had a palantir (one of the seeing stones like the one Saruman had) and used it to spy on Sauron's plans. All the while Sauron used it to twist Denethor's mind. Denethor's crazy nihilism was a direct result of Sauron's influence.

Don Allmon

Btw, Gandalf foreshadowed Gollum's part in the story. Remember he told Frodo in Moria that "I think Gollum still has some part to play yet, either for good or evil". He nailed that on the head !

Glen Roberts

Wow, what a fantastic reaction. I re-subbed just to watch you react to this and it was worth more then every penny. I'm 65 and these are, by far, my all time favorite movies.

Glen Roberts

I know I’m flooding you with comments, and I swear this will be the last one. I gave a link to a video about the musical score in the comments of The Fellowship of the Ring movie, because like so many people, you were commenting on how beautiful the musical score is. That video focused on just music in that first movie. Here is another wonderful YouTube video about the score of this trilogy. It covers how the music is transformative over the entire trilogy, so I didn’t want to leave it before you finished watching all of the films. But it is another great video that I recommend to people who have loved watching these films. In fact, this YouTube creator has a total of four videos about the music of this trilogy, that are all great little videos. There is one that focuses on his use of voices in the soundtrack that is also particularly good. In fact, the video on voices starts by going into how Tolkien used music as the creation force of Middle Earth. I’ll go ahead and add another link to the video about voices too. https://youtu.be/Azd7lyJ4918?si=1iPp3gcxQI66DKNI https://youtu.be/T0xD7buOO20?si=KDUCke60moi9f3Lm

Blackeyedlily

Wow Sophie. What a gift you have given us. I have been following you on and off for many years and this is your best reaction yet - and the best reaction to LOTR I have ever seen. I have seen these movies countless times and I have seen countless reactions to them and yet because of your immense intelligence and perceptiveness and your deep empathy, I ended up watching the whole thing unedited. How crazy is that. Words are not enough. Thank you thank you thank you.

Julien

Ahh so many thoughts, but I’m sooo glad you enjoyed this journey, I know I always feel the exact same way you did when I rewatch them, it really is a journey and I’m always so sad when it’s done. I saw these in theatre when they came out and was happy but heartbroken at the end, I think the last hour I cried solid. One thing my mind always goes back to when I see Gollum fall and destroy the ring, is when Gandalf told Frodo in the Fellowship of the Ring, that he feels Gollum still has some part to play in this story, even though he doesn’t know what - and damn was he right lol! last thing, these originally came out in November in theatre back in the day, so I usually marathon them every holiday season, so it’s incredibly fitting you finished the trilogy on Dec 1!!! anyways thanks for reacting, you’re my absolute favourite reactor, and this was incredible to watch with you. ❤️

Gabriela Popescu

As far as your question about Galadriel, she is one of the oldest elves in Middle Earth. She is not more powerful than Gandalf. But she has had a long history and comes from one of the most important elven families. If you really want to know more about her, then after you finish reading The Lord of the Rings you should pick up the Silmarillion. That is Tolkien’s book that contains the history of elves. It is basically a compilation of his mythology of Middle Earth that he worked on for the majority of his life. His son edited it and put it together after his death. And it contains one of the most beautiful creation stories I have ever heard. If you do read The Lord of the Rings you will find that there is more to the story of Eowyn and Faramir. It is one of those things that the movie didn’t take the time to delve into. So it does feel rather abrupt. And if you read the trilogy, the final book has an extensive appendix that includes what happens to many of the characters afterwards, including these two. I’m glad you recognized how interesting it is that Gollum was the one to ultimately destroy the ring. Remember that in the first movie, Gandalf told Frodo that he believed Gollum had a role to play before the story was done. Frodo was demonstrating that no one would have the power to destroy the ring on their own. It took Gollum falling with the ring to destroy it. I’m always interested to see how people take Frodo leaving at the end. I think it is important to understand that Tolkien was very affected by his experiences with World War I. He lost several of his closest friends in that war. And then he saw that so many of the men who fought in that war lived with physical and mental disabilities for the rest of their lives. It was the war where we got the terminology “shell shocked.” I interpret it that Frodo was suffering in a way that we can think of as PTSD. He was never going to find peace. So going with the elves to the Undying Lands would allow him to find healing. And if it makes you feel any better, after Rosie’s death, Sam also traveled to the Undying Lands. As someone who carried the ring, even for the very short time that he did, Sam was given that privilege.

Blackeyedlily

Sam actually did see Frodo again. Because he also had carried the One Ring, even for just a little while, he was allowed to go to the Undying Lands also. Which he did after his wife died.

borntrouble

Was amazing watching and experiencing this with you Sofie!!

lemmy

Sophie, when you read the books, please also read at least Appendix A at the end of Return of the King. In particular, the sections about the Kings of Numenor and the Tale of Arwen and Aragorn. Those will cover a lot of the questions you had, about Elrond and Arwen. I probably shouldn't say much else, there are significant differences between the books and movies, and I would hate to spoil what you have left. Enjoy! P.S. Except for one thing. About the drinking game at the beginning, Legolas is immortal, and thus effectively immune to alcohol. Basically, he was cheating. :)

jasonm

The best movie trilogy ever! Great to see you experience them as they are. I saw them in the theatres all that time ago after reading the books and they blew me away! Definitely recommend reading the books and looking more into Tolkien in general. Truly a fascinating Chap. Thank you for restoring some faith in the next generations.

Steven

Beautiful reaction SoFie!!!

Troy Hallett

This is slightly less talked about but given you picked up on how the Ring has such a defined personality and will of it’s own- and this is more theory but to me it’s important to notice that ‘seemingly’ the Ring, very mistakingly that is, ended up causing it’s own undoing by betraying Gollum and taking it’s vengeance on him. It is very significant that Gollum in two towers swore to be faithful to Frodo and took that oath ‘ON THE PRECIOUS” on the Ring itself- and then at Mount Doom it’s the Precious as a thinking entity that when Gollum declared “I lied” and took it off from Frodo it was then the Precious that immediately betrayed Gollum seeing a chance to get back at him for violating his oath to IT…therefore pushing Frodo’s hand to fight for the Ring and inadvertently causing it’s own end by mistake. Which if you extrapolate a still shot of the Ring seeing Gollum burn under it and then sitting on the lava is pretty much the Ring realizing-“I messed up” lol Which is wild when you think of how powerful the Ring was that it was possibly the only thing that could have caused it’s own destruction or else would have been able to corrupt anyone to ensure it’s own survival…And for all the shit he get’s sometimes it really speaks to Frodo’s strength to carry it all this way…And it speaks to innocent Boromir and Isildur who are supposed to represent -men’s corrupted nature- but frankly speak more to the power the ring can have over people.Bilbo decades later Btw still asks after the Ring hinting that the Ring has such a deep hold on people that is never broken even after the ring is destroyed. Being a placeholder for evil and pain it also speaks to Frodo’s motivation for leaving Middle Earth which addresses the damages that war can do on people being.

Lucas

There's not really a way to describe what LOTR makes you feel once you've experienced the whole quest and the way it all comes together, scenery music dialogue and all. it's just unique. There's a reason this third movie went to win Best Picture back in the day. When you say it like that it's nothing much, but keep in mind this is a fantasy, adventure movie- this would have NO PLACE winning any Oscars let alone winning a Best Picture... it's totally abnormal from the Oscars that a movie of this genre would stand a chance to even be recognized...But it did because it's Lord of The Rings and it's just pristine untouchable insanely epic and it goes down as one of the best movies in a franchise and makes it the best franchise ever made. You can't close a trilogy better than that, it feels rightfully long and drawn out in the perfect way to make you feel the weight of the quest, EVERYTHING IS PAID OFF, everything is accomplished and feels totally earned, I speak for myself saying I deeply feel for every character and everyone gets their moment to shine, and boy that closing at the Grey Havens is emotionally brutal in all the right ways to tug on those heart strings very poetically- What else can you ask for, I ask.

Lucas

re: Sam and the ring. The way it works is it plays into whatever weakness someone has, so you said 'is it because he doesn't want to give the ring back because of its effect on Frodo? Or is it having an effect on Sam?' there's no real difference. For Boromir it was his despair at the fact Gondor will fall and his desire to save his city. For Sam it was his despair at the fact that Frodo will fall, and his desire to save his Frodo. Interestingly, in the books he's more imagining being an all powerful gardener and using the power of the ring to be able to make things green. Bless his heart.

lemmy

I will not say "Do not weep," for not all tears are an evil.

Beatdownmaster

I always love seeing how much first time viewers of this trilogy love Pippin by the end. Because during the first movie, they are often complaining about him and wondering why in the world he was allowed to accompany the Fellowship.😁

Blackeyedlily

When you read the books, you will find out that there is a lot more to Denathor’s story. It is one of the very few complaints I have about these movies. He is still not a pleasant man in the books. And he is definitely meant to be a foil to King Theoden. But he is not entirely the terrible leader and horrible father that the movie lead you to believe.

Blackeyedlily

Lets go! final part of the series..

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