The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King | Full Length Reaction
Added 2021-09-09 07:46:42 +0000 UTCHey guys:)
HERE WE HAVE IT... THE LONG AWAITED THE RETURN OF THE KING VIDEO!! I cannot tell you guys how much I loved The Lord of The Rings series, I cried so much at the end just from not wanting the films to end. I can say without a doubt that The Lord of The Rings are in my top 3 favorite films (yes all of them count as one slot LOL) and you guys are going to be able to tell by the fact that I ramble on for 12 minutes as a conclusion LOL I have NEVER done that for any other film before and I can't thank you guys enough for joining me on this journey :) I KNOW you guys will enjoy this movie just as much as I did, and I can't wait to hear all the fun facts and tidbits regarding the films that were previously spoilers!! Don't hold back guys!! I can't wait to share this video with you so shshsshhhh!! Just watch!
Thank you friends :)
Comments
Glad you weren't too traumatised by Shelob! I confess that I laughed when you said could someone edit it to be a cat, felt a bit guilty though! Glad you loved the trilogy, any time that I watch it, it HAS to be extended cut, you lose too much with the theatrical cuts 😊
Stuart Brewster
2024-10-30 02:51:02 +0000 UTCLoved all three of your reactions to these, thanks for doing it.
AdrianF
2024-09-29 15:06:24 +0000 UTCAbout 2.08.15 on the YT clock for the 4K extended disc swap
AdrianF
2024-09-29 12:38:31 +0000 UTCIm about 3 years late to these reactions... and im sure you know by now, but these movies were all filmed in New Zealand, the whole trilogy. And I went on a trip to New Zealand back in 2019 right before covid hit, and had the privilege to visit multiple of the filming locations, and its all just mindblowing! Definitely recommend you visit if you ever get the chance :)
Julius Svensson
2024-07-09 17:55:02 +0000 UTCSam is without a doubt the MVP. Bested a big spider, cut down orcs, let go of the ring, lifted the weight of the world on his shoulder, and saved Frodo from the fiery chasm. Can't have movies like this nowadays. The production budget will be off the charts if you want this kind of props and make up, the sets, the number of actors and extras.
FatLittleButterfly
2023-07-04 09:28:13 +0000 UTCElrond's attitude toward Arwen's desire to give up her immortality to be with Aragorn is especially poignant when you know his history. He had a twin brother, Elros, who did exactly what Arwen did and chose a mortal life to be with his beloved human wife. Elros became the founding king of the dynasty of the Numenorean kings. He is, therefore, Aragorn's ancestor (which makes Arwen Aragorn's cousin many times removed, but we'll just leave that alone). Elrond feared losing his daughter the same way he lost his brother. Incidentally, it's also worth noting that Arwen's mother is the daughter of Galadriel and her husband Celeborn, meaning Arwen's son with Aragorn, Eldarion, is the direct descendent of two of the three Elvish Ringbearers -- Galadriel and Elrond. Elrond's father, Eärendil, is the mythic hero who carried the star across the sky whose light was contained in the phial Galadriel gave to Frodo. Now, Eärendil's wife, Elwing, was the daughter of a half-elf named Dior who himself was the son of Beren and Lúthien. You may recall that Aragorn sang of an elf maiden who loved a man and died for it. He was singing of his own ancestors, Beren and his wife. Nearly every mythic character of the saga belongs by some stretch to this one lineage. In many ways, it mimics the real lineage of the European royal families which all trace back to Charlemagne. The detail in the mythos here is wonderful. By the way, anyone who is interested, the manuscripts for Tolkien's works is owned by Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I'm not sure if it's available to the public to visit, but it's worth having a look. It's thousands upon thousands of hand-written pages and Tolkien's handwriting is gorgeous. It's like typeface, it's so perfect. I had the great honor of viewing it when I was younger because my grandfather was an alumni.
TheToweringOtakunt
2022-11-16 08:14:19 +0000 UTCOh, and I can’t believe I almost forgot. I had the cartoon version of ‘The Hobbit’ when I was a kid on VHS, and it was one of my absolute favorites. And I read the books in my teens, so when the films came out, I was all about it. And they did not disappoint.
Ebony
2022-06-09 17:06:09 +0000 UTCI watch this trilogy several times a year. They hold a special place in my heart. I was in the Navy from 99 to 03, and these movies just made me feel connected to home for some reason. Partly because going to the movies when ported was a huge comfort. And also because of how well the different kingdoms and races are fleshed and seeing everyone come together. I’ve always loved fantasy, and this series is just so hopeful and magical.
Ebony
2022-06-09 17:01:17 +0000 UTCI watched those movies so friggin often and can easily repeat what they're saying (well, not everything perhaps ^^) but watching along with you as a first-timer, I felt like seeing it for the first time myself. Cried a lot more than usual. Thx 😁
TheMarcster
2021-10-04 13:05:13 +0000 UTCLove that you watched these movies! I know it seems to be a trend on the reaction YouTube channels recently, but I LOVE these movies and not enough people give them a chance simply because of the runtime. I hate that reasoning because, as you've seen, it seems long before you start the trilogy, but after it's finished, you can't believe that's all there is. For a long time, that was all there was. The Hobbit films were announced way later and that got me enthused, but that may be why they were so much more disappointing to me. If you do decide to watch them, you may like them a lot more without having to survive with these 3 films being all of the LotR you could get, just to have the Hobbit movies not measure up. I digress, I absolutely adore watching someone fall in love with something that I am personally so in love with. Watching you lose it made me lose it. The idea that someone could have the feelings that I feel every time I watch these films, but for the first time, so much more intense, brings me a certain type of euphoria. I am a huge fan of your videos and reactions! Sorry to just leave a comment here on the last LotR video instead of leaving one for each, but I couldn't not let you know what a great job you're doing and what it means to me :)
Eric Tanaka
2021-10-02 20:41:20 +0000 UTC@vkunia idk if someone told you yet but remember in a pervious movie gandalf was whispering to that pretty moth you thought he was gonna eat it lol that was him sending word for the eagles it reappears right before the eagles show up
skoolarius dragavaere
2021-09-29 21:37:33 +0000 UTCis this extended edition?
skoolarius dragavaere
2021-09-29 03:21:05 +0000 UTCHaven't had much time to watch this reaction, but lo and behold I catch a cold and it all of a sudden became the perfect time to watch lol I'm glad you enjoyed it. It had been a few years since I last seen the movie, but its beauty never seems to diminish in the very least!
Avery
2021-09-21 00:08:50 +0000 UTCThere is still the Hobbit trilogy and a new Lord of the rings series coming to Amazon Prime.
Jayson Phillips
2021-09-19 11:03:53 +0000 UTCShe literally ignored Gandalf being engulfed by Saramon's fire to make the point that his hair was silky...definition of performance art versus genuine reaction
Andrew Ramos
2021-09-18 07:44:50 +0000 UTCAlso... Frodo was actually 50 years old when he started this journey, He was quite old, middle aged for a Hobbit. Sam was a little younger, Mary and pippin were in their early twenties. Gandalf was .... well .... he is basically ageless. He was an angelic being created at the beginning of time Aragorn was in his 80s Legolas was 3000ish Arwen was 3000ish Elrond was much much older Gimile was a little over 200ish.
LordGrailKnight
2021-09-17 03:51:55 +0000 UTCAlso, do not worry, you get to watch it again, and again, as each generation after you discovers it and you get to watch their reactions!!!
LordGrailKnight
2021-09-17 03:47:04 +0000 UTCFrodo leaves for Heaven, essentially, it is called Valinor, and is the realm of eternal bliss and joy. Also supposedly where the good guys go when they die.
LordGrailKnight
2021-09-17 03:42:41 +0000 UTCSorry, I wish I could recommend another movie/series of this caliber but this is as good as it gets. I've yet to find another film that was made with such passion and attention to detail. Luckily for you though, these movies are incredibly re-watchable. I was raised on these films and don't even have a solid memory of seeing them for the first time- I was so young. But after probably hundreds of viewings, I still find something new and get something new out of it each time I do. If you are a reader, you also have the books available which are a different experience entirely but equally incredible, if not more so. Nonetheless, welcome to the LOTR family. You'll be a part of this for life <3
Brandon Ralphs
2021-09-16 16:45:09 +0000 UTCYou really must read the books. It will add so much to the movie experience. There were some things left out of the movie, and also in the Appendix you get a timeline of events after the book so you find out what happened with everyone's life. The books have 10 times the lore that they could fit into the movie.
Paul Albers
2021-09-16 00:34:41 +0000 UTCHello Vicky, it was a wonderful journey with you and your reaction to these movies is always so adorable. 😊 I already tried to leave a comment on friday and also on saturday, but I don't know where it landed. After a few minutes the comment disappeared in a magical way. 🤔 Maybe Saruman had a hand in that too, who knows. 🤨 Well I talked a little bit about Middle-earth and the whole world. I have to admit that I'm a Middle-earth nerd since I read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings for the first time when I was 14 years old. I was completely impressed by the books and his son published some more books with tales from his father. Also there was a pen&paper RPG, quite unplayable because of its very cumbersome rules, but with a ton of supplements based on Tolkiens ideas and imagination. If you're interested in more details about middle-earth let me know and I will tell you as good as I can about it. 😄 There are so many more stories that are just really worth reading, so I hope that the 'magic' of this world will stay with you for a long time to come. 😊
Chris Lüders
2021-09-13 23:08:52 +0000 UTCdoesn't even come close tbh, by a long shot
M F
2021-09-13 13:56:03 +0000 UTCHave you watched the MCU (Marvel) movies? If not you should watch them next. The only series that comes close to LotR...imo.
Richard Maurer
2021-09-13 04:48:58 +0000 UTCMy next movie recomendation is "The Count of Monte Cristo"
Matt Buffington
2021-09-12 23:54:59 +0000 UTCIt's just a single movie and nowhere near as epic or involving as the LOTR films, but you might enjoy "Willow" from 1988. It's a sword-and-sorcery fantasy that's very much inspired by the LOTR books and their ilk. Some other fantasy films you might check out - The Dark Crystal (1982) - No human characters; it's all Jim Henson puppetry! Labyrinth (1986) - More Jim Henson puppetry, plus David Bowie and a young Jennifer Connelly. Legend (1986) - Uneven fever dream of a movie, but has one of the greatest makeup jobs ever inflicted on a human actor (Tim Curry). Stardust (2007) - Quirky fairy tale with some Princess Bride-esque tongue-in-cheek humor. Also - it's a different kind of fantasy, but "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" from 1988 is an all-time classic. It's like a hard-boiled detective movie, a buddy comedy, and a Looney Tunes cartoon all crashed into each other. (The recent "Detective Pikachu" movie clearly took some inspiration from it.)
Bryan Tuck
2021-09-12 06:15:27 +0000 UTCI saved this to be my first full react to watch along with you, and it did not dissapoint. Thank you so much.
Matt Buffington
2021-09-11 23:26:12 +0000 UTCHello Vicky, I loved to have this journey with you over all three parts of Lord of the Rings and you always were so heartwarming that's really adorable. Of course it is just right that you take your time to review the film(s). I can only agree with you that these films are masterpieces of the art of film making. But in the same way the books are masterpieces and there are so much more details which in a movie are impossible to show. Even in three movies. So I can only encourage you to read the books when you have the time. When I was young I read The Hobbit and then Lord of the Rings and I can tell you, I was fascinated by the world that J.R.R. Tolkien thought up, described and developed. Afterwards I wanted to know what books Tokien also had written and so I found the Silmarillion and the Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-Earth which were published by his son. Also there was a pen&paper roleplaying game, quite unplayable because of its cumbersome rules, but with a ton of supplements based on Tolkiens stories, ideas and imagination. Also later an Atlas of Middle-Earth was published so that it was easier to have an overview about the places and events. ... to shorten my post -> see first answer for more details ... And finally I have to admit that I'm a Middle-earth nerd since I'm 14 years old. 😊 (Strange, I posted already yesterday but it seems that the post disappeared 🤔)
Chris Lüders
2021-09-11 13:32:29 +0000 UTCTY Vkunia, it was so beautiful to felt all these emotions through you once again. You spend 13 napkins i spend 4 lol.
Oni
2021-09-11 13:23:04 +0000 UTCThank you so much for sharing your LOTR reaction videos with us. I enjoyed your reactions every bit as much as you enjoyed the movies themselves. Best advice I can give if you want more, is to read the books someday, including The Hobbit. Like many others I'm not a fan at all of The Hobbit movies, and not interested in reaction videos to them, but you may enjoy them.
Eric Denney
2021-09-11 06:10:25 +0000 UTCVicky, you want more Lord of the Rings? There is an entire fandom out here. I highly recommend you start with The Prancing Pony Podcast and/or Exploring the Lord of the Rings on YouTube. And now you know why The Lord of the Rings outsold every other book during the 20th century excepting only The Bible and why Tolkien is considered the greatest author of said century. Finally, now that you have finished, I will say that Tolkien himself stated that Samwise Gamgee was the real hero of LOTR. And, good news, Sam also got to travel to Valinor towards the end of his life because he was, though only briefly, a ringbearer.
Quacksalver Extraordinaire
2021-09-11 00:22:57 +0000 UTCThe place they are sailing to is known as Valinor. It is the dwelling place of the Valar, who are essentially the gods of Middle Earth. Frodo is going there because the influence of the ring damaged him so deeply he could never find real peace anywhere else.
Niravathu
2021-09-10 23:52:10 +0000 UTCHello Vicky, I loved to have this journey with you over all three parts of Lord of the Rings and you always were so heartwarming that's really adorable. Of course it is just right that you take your time to review the film(s). I can only agree with you that these films are masterpieces of the art of film making. But in the same way the books are masterpieces and there are so much more details which in a movie are impossible to show. Even in three movies. So I can only encourage you to read the books when you have the time. 😊 When I was young I read The Hobbit and then Lord of the Rings and I can tell you, I was fascinated by the world that J.R.R. Tolkien thought up, described and developed. Afterwards I wanted to know what books Tokien also had written and so I found the Silmarillion and the Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-Earth which were published by his son. Also there was a pen&paper roleplaying game, quite unplayable because of its cumbersome rules, but with a ton of supplements based on Tolkiens stories, ideas and imagination. Also later an Atlas of Middle-Earth was published so that it was easier to have an overview about the places and events. 😉 Well and there we are, I would like to give you a little overview since you asked where the elvish ships are sailing to when they sail to the west. But without going to much into detail and not to spoiler to much. The world Arda was created by Illuvatar and the Valar. The Valar lived on the western continent Aman (The Undying Lands) in their kindom Valinor while Middle-earth and another eastern continent, which is not described, were uninhabited. Then the Elves as the firstborn awoke on Middle-earth. Shortly afterwards the dwarves awoke as the second race in Middle-earth, but at that time they had no influence on what happened, and the third race were the humans. After a great war between the Vala Melkor and the other Valar, Middle-earth was in large parts devastated, so they invited the Elves to join them in Aman. But after Melkor was pardoned, he killed the king of the Noldor (one of the elvish tribes), stole the Silmarils and fled to Middle-earth. The Noldor swore vengeance and in an act of fractricide, they killed the Teleri (another elvish tribe) to take possession of their ships and follow Melkor. Afterwards they were exiled to Middle-earth by the Valar and should never return to Aman. Instead their fate was bound to the fate of Middle-earth and they were cursed. While at war with the Elves, Melkor took prisoners and formed them into orcs through torture, mutilation and magic. But he also created/degenerated other creatures like the Balrogs and so on. So the First Age began and the Elves founded several kingdoms in Middle-earth's western part Beleriand. At the same time the humans reached Beleriand. They were taught by the Elves, also found kingdoms and fought against the creatures of Melkor. At the end of the First Age one by one the kingdoms fell and only two small parts of Beleriand were free. So the Elves begged the Valar for support and in a last decisive battle the Valar fought alongside with Elves, Dwarves and Men. But so much magic and energy was released that the Blue Mountains were torn open, Beleriand completely shattered and the entire western part of Middle-earth sank into the sea. Wih the start of The Second Age the Elves were pardoned and invited to return to Aman, although some, including Gil-Gallad, Cirdan and Galadriel (the last Elf exiled from Aman living in Middle-earth) refused and founded new kingdoms in Eriador. The humans of Beleriand got a new home on the island of Númenór, probably more a small continent itself, half way between Aman and Middle-earth, but they were told never to sail to Aman. So they sailed to the east,(re-)discovered the human and elvish kingdoms in Middle-earth, founded colonies at its coast and had 2000 years of prosperity and peace. During all the time Melkor's most powerful and forgotten servant, Sauron, appeared under different names and disguises, teached the Elves to forge the rings of power, gave rings of power to humans and dwarves, established his relam in Mordor and forged the One Ring. He couldn't get power over the elvish rings (they were forged by Celebrimbor) and they realized that they were betrayed. So he attacked the elvish kingdoms which would have been almost annihilated, had it not been a huge númenórean army that relieved them. After he recovered, his goal was to destroy Númenór. So he got there as a hostage, gained the king's trust and gradually poisoned his mind in order to sail to the west although it was forbidden. The Valar were warned by the Númenórean Amandil (father of Elendil, first king of Arnor and grandfather of Isildur, king of Gondor). But most of the Númenóreans sailed to the west, reached Aman and were extinguished, while a small group named 'the Faithful' sailed to Middle-earth and founded 'The Kingdoms in Exile' Gondor and Arnor. Also they got a semen of the White Tree of Númenór (-> the White Tree of Kings in Minas Tirith) and some other treasuries (e.g. the palantiri) with them. Aman got 'removed' so it was no longer reachable except for the Elves of Middle-earth, the island Númenor was utterly destroyed and Sauron's spirit returned to Mordor and recovered since his body was destroyed on Númenór. Afterwards he attacked the númenórian kingdoms of Arnor and Gondor. The Elves allied with Men to form 'The Last Alliance' and together they defeated Sauron. But he slew their High kings Elendil and Gil-Gallad and was slain by Isildur who didn't destroy the ring. Then the Second Age ended. You had some other questions: - Is Smeagol a Hobbit? Yes, he is. - Is Deagol a sibling? No, not a sibling, but you were near, he is his cousin. - Do the people who light the fires between Gondor and Rohan live up there? At least they live somewhere below the summit but most likely not on the top. Many people think how did they get there so fast, but if you rewatch the whole passage you'll notice that there are always different daytimes when the fires are lit. So it took them one day while a horseman needed three or four days for the distance. The sequence is morning, noon, afternoon, evening, night, dawn, morning and also morning when Aragorn sees the fire. - Did Eowyn die? No, she felt in a deathlike slumber from which Aragorn could heal her since he knows elvish medicine. - Where came the eagles from? The Eagles are indebted to Gandalf because he once rescued their leader Gwaihir from an otherwise fatal arrow wound. So I think Gandalf has called them in the same way as he did when he was imprisoned on Orthanc. Oh I forgot an important point, Bilbo and Frodo are allowed to join the Elves and Gandalf for the journey to Valinor because they were ring bearers. Also Samweis is allowed to travel to the Undying Lands and he did after the death of his wife. Last but not least Gimli was also given permission to join Legolas when he left Middle-earth. 😄 And YES in the case of Middle-earth I have to admit that I am a nerd since I was 14 years old. 😂😂😂
Chris Lüders
2021-09-10 22:32:23 +0000 UTCIn response to your statement that the writing "is pure poetry" you are more right than you perhaps realize. Much of the dialogue is lifted strait from the novel. Prof. Tolkien was a philologist. Philology is the study of language. He was an Oxford don who taught English, Middle English and Old English (Anglo Saxon). (He could quote Beowulf in its entirety in the original Old English.) He was also one of the authors of the Oxford English Dictionary. He created his own languages including those spoken by characters in the novel/movie. And he was also a poet. The songs sung by the Hobbits in the film are all adaptations of poems found in the novel. Finally, Prof. Tolkien purposefully used very archaic English words in his poetry, prose and dialogue to give his writing an ancient feel and a sense of historicity. The man was truly a master of his craft.
Quacksalver Extraordinaire
2021-09-10 21:52:44 +0000 UTCI'd like to explain something about Théoden's response to his standard bearer when the man exclaims that the Rohirrim cannot defeat the armies of Mordor. Théoden replies: "No...we cannot. But we shall meet them in battle nonetheless." In almost every reaction video I've watched the response is: "That's not very inspiring." or words to that effect. However, what Théoden is expressing is an ideal foreign to our modern way of thinking. It is an ancient Norse ideal: death is inevitable. Therefore, what is important is how one meets one's end, not whether or not one is victorious in battle. In fact, to the dark age Scandinavians, to fight to the death in a hopeless cause was the highest form of sacrifice and the most honorable way to die. We see Théoden express this idea at Helms Deep when he declares, "Now for wrath! Now for ruin! And for the red dawn!" (The red dawn being a metaphor for death.) He does it again at the celebration feast in the Golden Hall of Meduseld when gives the toast: "All hail the victorious dead!" And finally, at the Battle of Pelennor Fields where he cries out: "Ride now! Ride now! Ride now! Ride...for ruin! And the world's ending! DEATH!" Now, compare Théoden's end to Denethor's. Furthermore, we should keep in mind the Scandinavian myth of the Battle of Ragnarok. Unlike the Christian myth of the Battle of Armageddon, at Ragnarok, the forces of evil (the giants and monsters) win. The gods and their followers in Valhalla are defeated and destroyed and the world ends in ruin. This fate is preordained. Even Odin knows it and excepts it. But he will prepare and fight the battle nonetheless.
Quacksalver Extraordinaire
2021-09-10 21:28:51 +0000 UTCHopefully DUNE becomes the next great trilogy like Lord of the rings it definitely has the source material to be
Matt
2021-09-10 12:10:31 +0000 UTCExcellent closing comments. I'm glad you loved it so much. Now I'd advise you to read the books. There is so much more detail than can be put into a movie. And the appendices add so much. They talk of Aragorn and Arwen's marriage. And they reveal Gandalf was never human. He was something called a Maiar, sent to Middle Earth to aid its inhabitants.
Texadan
2021-09-10 09:26:58 +0000 UTCI first read the books (including the Hobbit and Silmarillion) in 2001. And re-read them over and over and over. Watched the movies over and over. Found the wider fantasy genre and loved all of it. But after a while... the magic started to fade so to speak. Everything got kind of cliche. And when Game of Thrones came around I was like "Whoa! This is dark and crazy!" And then everything on TV became dark and crazy and cliche. Lol So now when I come back and watch Lord of the Rings it's all new again! And it's nice to be moved to tears by happiness rather than horror (a la the Red Wedding). Especially after the last 18 months! Anyone else know what I mean?
Aaron
2021-09-10 09:14:20 +0000 UTCAs a fan of Tolkien lore, that was an excellent comment, and I love how inscrutable it must be to an outsider.
Jeff Richman
2021-09-10 08:17:42 +0000 UTCNow I’ve had a chance to watch the full video: To address your feelings on the bittersweet ending, Frodo is partly based on Tolkien himself. Like Frodo, he was an orphan. He was never *quite* as naive as Frodo, but he endured great hardship and was exposed to the horrors of war without realizing what he had signed up for. He served in the trenches as an artillery officer in WWI, and out of his three best friends, two died in the War, and one came back exhibiting extreme symptoms of post traumatic stress. While The Hobbit was written as a children’s book, The Lord of the Rings was a complete expression of Tolkien and included as many aspects of himself as he *could* include. His own trauma in war is reflected in Frodo’s journey and his episodes of depression on his return to the Shire. His detest for industrialization and deforestation were expressed in the central conflict of The Two Towers between the Ents of Fanghorn and the machinations of Saruman. The base creation myth told in the Simarillion pulls heavily from his own Christian beliefs, and extends into the mission of the Istari as gods made into Men, and Gandalf’s sacrifice and resurrection before he returns, body and soul, to Valinor. I’d highly recommend reading, at the VERY least, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. There are enough differences that it should still be an interesting read, and enough detail in the parts that are the same that should answer some questions you’d had through your watch of all three films that just would have been absolute hell to attempt to translate into film.
Charles
2021-09-10 07:44:56 +0000 UTCI watched extended edition on HBO Max!
VKunia
2021-09-10 06:24:22 +0000 UTCSneaky. You upped the ante for this one.
Texadan
2021-09-10 04:47:09 +0000 UTCThe journey does not end here, there is a lot more in the books.
navghtivs
2021-09-10 04:41:35 +0000 UTCYo which version is she watching? Cause I can't sync for jack.
Topher Cast
2021-09-10 03:40:11 +0000 UTCSo our journey comes to an end! A lot of the really beautiful, powerful dialogue was lifted directly from the book. Tons of credit to the writers/director for knowing how to step back and let Tolkien's writing speak for itself. “I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.” WELL THANKS NOW I'M REALLY CRYING
ominousbiscuit
2021-09-09 23:11:57 +0000 UTCIn the first movie Gandalf whispered to the moth and was rescued by an Eagle. So I'm not sure how they came out of nowhere....
Derik Knutson
2021-09-09 22:59:22 +0000 UTCSince you enjoyed the scenes and relationship between Arwen and Elrond you should take a look at a certain scene in the movie again. Have a look at Elrond‘s face when he hands over his daughter to Aragorn in Minas Tirith. His facial acting is lowkey one of my favorite scenes from that movie. You can really see Elrond‘s heart break into a million pieces and I totally adore the scene 😊
Max
2021-09-09 22:08:21 +0000 UTCDoes anyone know if she has watched The Matrix Trilogy?
SebastianTheCourtious
2021-09-09 22:05:53 +0000 UTCSo you want your answers. Fine. The danger with those questions is, that you can spend hundreds of page on answering them and getting very deep into details quickly. I'll try to avoid that and stay abstract on purpose. The question I want to answer is why people are leaving and where they are going. You have to understand that the different races are not just different species like the humans and animals and whatnot in our world. The creator god made some half-god-like beings that helped him create the world. And they had helpers to themself and then one race after the other was created and so on. And they are (somewhat) like generations that slowly get further and further from the maximum of magic and spirituality towards an earthly style of being with science and normal humans. And same if for the world itself. Middle Earth is the place where the lesser (further away from the creator and less magical) came to be. It is not the first place. With every age the world has gone throu (LOTR ends the third age and starts the fourth), this retreat of magic forced the higher beings out of the story that is the world to make room for the lesser races. The first and second ages were very much about the battles of half-gods and the very very highest and oldest elves (hint: Galadriel so imensely old and powerfull, you would never guess it from the movies you saw). After the second age ended, all of the high-ups had left. Sauron, Saruman, Gandalf and the like are actually mid-level beings. Powerfull, yes, but one age before they were outclassed. They are only as important now because all others left. And so, the third age becomes the story of the few remaining big guys deciding if the transition to the agme of men can be completed of if one of them (Sauron) will be "last man standing" of the old powers and enslave the world. In the end, Sauron gets defeated and the transition can take place. ANd thats why everyone who is made of or highly influenced by the old powers, gets to leave. Some beings, like the Ents, will just slowly fade. Maybe Treebeared will some day climb a hill and grow his roots deeper than ever before. And he will never move or speak again and be just that: The oldest and most majestic tree on that hill. Monsters like Shelob the spider will crawl into a shadow and vanish. But the elves and a chosen few, were offered the choice to leave Middle Earth and go back to the place that was before and return to where the story is allready over. Or stay and become mortal. You might remember one specific elven girl who made that choice. So when they say "they take the last ship" it means they are the last ones to leave the world, finaly handing the power to write the story of the world to the next generation. I tried to answer is short, but it just doesn't work that way.
Dioskur
2021-09-09 21:16:06 +0000 UTCAh, the final chapter in almost a thousand years of the Numenorean Succession Crisis. When I first saw the trailer for Fellowship, I was skeptical. I'd long since read everything Tolkien had written and then some, and I didn't think anyone could pull this off. I was wrong, of course. Sure, there's probably another movie of stuff from the books you can include, and I know many are morose about the lack of inclusion, but so what, the essence of it is in here, and there are many, many hints as to the backstory woven into what you see on screen. It was crafted well enough that those who never read the books could understand what is happening, and there's enough in here to satisfy those who have read them. And personally, I had an intense SQUEEE when I saw that Christopher Lee was Sauruman. Now someone has to do a miniseries about fifty hours long for the Silmarillion, and the Fall of Numenor.
deskmerc
2021-09-09 20:52:11 +0000 UTCAmidst the negative reviews regarding The Hobbitt, do not deprive yourself of watching them. I do not expect you will be dissapointed at all. Please consider watching the animated versions of The Hobbitt and LOTR. Yes, animated versions! The Hobbitt 1977, the classic Rankin/Bass team from so many XMas specials! The Lord of The Rings, 1978, this is not by Rankin/Bass; but covers Fellowship and Two Towers. (This production is not as whimsical as the Rankin/Bass offerings, but used some advancements in animation, directed by Ralph Bakshi) The Return of the King 1980, once more w/ Rankin/Bass teaming up.
Dan Magnan
2021-09-09 20:49:20 +0000 UTCagreed. And not just the extras for ROTK, the ones for the fellowship and the two towers were great as well.
Patrick Esche
2021-09-09 20:43:26 +0000 UTCYou should definitely check out the behind the scenes/making of extras or whatever they're called. Some are on YT but the best ones are on the DVD extras of ROTK Some personal highlights: The one guy who sacrificed his Xmas holiday to animate the collapse of Barad Dur The ROTK Oscars sweep PJ editing the final cut on his sofa The "longform montage" of everyone's final day shooting The invention of new software to create the battle scenes And in general, just the insane level of detail put into every aspect of the trilogy :)
tom
2021-09-09 20:34:49 +0000 UTCFirst of all, you are the most heartwarming person to watch react to these films. I lost count of the number of times I said "awwwww." Secondly, obviously, the Game of Thrones pitch is obligatory given your desire to see more Middle Earth-style media of high quality (well, until the last season). However, I also am not entirely sure it'd be kind to make you suffer through Game of Thrones, given how much darker it is than LOTR. "The Hobbit" trilogy is theoretically something you could watch, but speaking only for myself, we hates it, precious, we hates it forever. This series is really sui generis. It's hard to think of other film franchises that equal it. The closest might be next month's Dune, but that obviously won't be reactable for some time, and will depend on how it's produced.
Mytheos Holt
2021-09-09 20:31:38 +0000 UTCBest reaction I've seen. Hands down. And I've seen a few :)
tom
2021-09-09 20:28:22 +0000 UTCThe Hobbit Trilogy (Extened Editions) next :)
Gary Rendle
2021-09-09 20:25:23 +0000 UTCThe grey havens is actually the place in middle earth from which the elves (and gandalf, bilbo and frodo) depart. What you mean is the old elvish haven of avalonne
Patrick Esche
2021-09-09 20:04:00 +0000 UTCThis was such an amazing reaction series to enjoy the movies again with! Thoroughly enjoyed all your reactions! You did amazing Vkunia! ++++ Amazon is CURRENTLY WORKING on doing a multi million dollar SERIES based around Middle Earth so i am SO stoked and i can't wait personally until they finish it
M F
2021-09-09 19:47:03 +0000 UTCBuilding off the Middle Earth Heaven analogy, and adding some details about the surroundings of all of this, the Grey Havens (Middle Earth Heaven) is where the 'entities of light' exist. This is the source of the Elves creation, the first race of Middle Earth. That is why they refer to it as 'going home'. It also the only place left for Frodo and Bilbo to exist since a part of their souls have been corrupted by the powers of the 'entities of darkness'. Additionally, Gandalf, along with the other 3 wizards supposedly left alive in this world, must journey there too because they are not men, they are more similar to angels in this world. Only 5 wizards were created in the beginning of all things. Gandalf the Grey was like 24,000 yrs old before he became Gandalf the White. But with all the ancient beings leaving to the Grey Havens, and all the serious threats to the light and life, finally vanquished...except for Shelob the spider queen but she withers away and dies from her wounds in her cave eventually. Middle Earth is now for the younger races. Hence 'The beginning of the Fourth Age, the Age of Man' that Frodo mentions at the end. There is a series of Middle Earth coming out on Amazon soon, btw. It will be about stories before this, though. Lord of the Rings is officially the last story, chronologically, about Middle Earth.
TJ Bigelow
2021-09-09 19:23:37 +0000 UTCI'm so happy to see yet another person loving LOTR just as much as I do! Also a Fan Fact: Peter Jackson, the director, has arachnophobia, just like you do :D And a bit of lore: Gandalf actually possesed the Elven Ring of Power - Narya, Ring of Fire. And it is implied that he was using it during siege of Minas Tirith to inspire men with courage and hope. You can see the ring in the end of the film, when they are leaving Middle-Earth.
Oskarinhio
2021-09-09 18:51:33 +0000 UTCThey going to middle earth Heaven. He had to go because Frodo never really destroyed the ring. In the end he fell to the ring. In addition, Frodo says "some hurts go too deep". He was never going to recover from that stab, and he was slowly dying because of it. Thats why he had to leave
Alexey Bocharnikov
2021-09-09 18:05:19 +0000 UTCWhat a great ride! Thanks for the great reaction!!
Luke Despard
2021-09-09 17:27:22 +0000 UTCYay! Love it! Great react! I hope one day you get around to Game of Thrones. Judging from your LOTR reacts, you will enjoy the GoT ride but, like everyone else, need therapy afterward.
James M
2021-09-09 16:17:47 +0000 UTCIf you want to see the filming locations then take a holiday to New Zealand, the Prime Minister appointed a government minister to work out how best to capitalise from the tourism boom they predicted the films would inevitably generate...their job title was 'Minister of the Rings', best thing was he had a big Gandalf style beard 😂 If you really enjoyed LOTR then the Hobbit trilogy is certainly worth a reaction 😀
David L
2021-09-09 16:01:13 +0000 UTCBelieve me when I say, it was filmed in New Zealand. That is it. Please watch any and all behind the scenes of the making of it, as it'll probably blow your mind.
panacamanana
2021-09-09 15:46:58 +0000 UTCIf you're having Middle Earth withdrawals.... The Hobbit trilogy
Tiger Chu
2021-09-09 14:36:56 +0000 UTCHey Vicky, that was a great reaction to a great movie. If you want more LotR I would recommend reading the books. There is a lot of the story that didn't end up in the movies that is still worth telling. Also regarding your question where Frodo is going in the end... Well, you can think of it as a spiritual death. His wounds (the blade at weathertop, the sting from the spider, the losing of one finger) as well as the burden of carrying the ring, all that was just too much for him at the end.
Patrick Esche
2021-09-09 14:31:43 +0000 UTCYou are absolutely not reading too much into the feels of this story. Lord of the Rings is THEE most influential story. Practically 100 years ago, in the trenches of World War 1, JRR Tolkien began compiling this story. Taking all folklore and tales of different cultures at the time and combining them into one story, together, for the first time in history. Writing the world, the history and origins, and the languages from scratch. All fantasy of today, outside of the fairy tales of much older days, has Lord of the Rings to thank for their origins. There would be no D&D without Lord of the Rings. This story shaped our perspectives. In the 1960's and 70's it got a resurgence when the animated films were made and the greatest bands of the time wrote epic songs about this story, like Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Rush, Genesis, Pink Floyd, and Megadeth. Peter Jackson and crew took making these films very seriously. They knew this was the moment in human history that these films needed the dedication and devotion they got. The most influential story needs the most influential films. Additionally, as a side note, after decades of analysis, everyone agrees that Samwise is the greatest hero of this story. Without Sam, all of this would've failed. Being a big character of a story is grand but it is Sam that should be the one people look up to; that people should ever hope to be in their lives. At the end of the day, its Sam that saved all of Middle Earth. Unbelievably beautiful story and films. SO glad you appreciated these films, and wonderful to watch them with you. Thank you.
TJ Bigelow
2021-09-09 14:19:18 +0000 UTCIt could be said that the hobbit films are good films. But there is no reality where the hobbit films are better than the LotR films.
MotoDork
2021-09-09 13:53:00 +0000 UTCwhy do all people say the hobbit is not as good as lotr? Thats your own opinion, not an objective fact. You are ruining other peoples experience with that statement... For me the hobbit is much better than lotr...
Benjamin Hütz
2021-09-09 13:16:34 +0000 UTCthe happy thing is that this will be here for you to enjoy on saturday!
MenuMitch
2021-09-09 13:00:48 +0000 UTCWhat an amazing experience seeing you react to your first viewing of Lotr, so many emotions and such a great saga. I read the books as a child and in 6th grade my friends dad pulled us out of school to see the fellowship of the ring on opening day and since then I have watched the saga at least once a year, but usually in one sitting lol. Concerning Hobbits, May it Be, and In Dreams are my comfort songs, the soundtrack is just so impactful. I must say, in the review you said the end of lotr had left an emptiness and I prefer to think of the ending as a fullness of the incredible story and journey, and love of the heroes and world built and told by Tolkien and Peter Jackson. I suggest reading the books as even 4 hour films cannot contain as much content and theres many explanations and greater details, like the eagles are a race of powerful beings. This was an absolute joy and I plan to be here for a rewatch if there ever is one :) (hobbit films, hobbit films, hobbit films!)
MenuMitch
2021-09-09 12:59:23 +0000 UTCThank you for the reaction, I was crying right there with you! This saga is sth else, you never forget it and it occupies a special place in your heart, always
tedvoy
2021-09-09 12:40:14 +0000 UTCThe sad part for me is I probably won’t get to watch this until Saturday.
MotoDork
2021-09-09 12:13:23 +0000 UTCFrom the “making of” special feature: Peter Jackson attempted to give Christopher Lee direction on the sound he should make when Grima Wormtongue stabs him in the back. Christopher Lee’s response: “Have you ever heard a man when he is stabbed in the back? Because I have. It’s not a gasp. It’s an exhale as all of the breath is driven from his body.” He then proceeded to tell Jackson about, as Jackson was quoted, “some rather clandestine aspects of World War II.”
Charles
2021-09-09 08:45:11 +0000 UTCHey Vicky, love your reactions! It would be cool if you also react to the "The Hobbit" triology. Greetings from Germany ✌🏼
Ignituro
2021-09-09 08:40:58 +0000 UTCMs vkunia, have you ever seen the Evil Dead? Halloween is coming soon. It might be an opportunity to watch some horror movies
Jesse Darty
2021-09-09 08:24:47 +0000 UTCPlease watch The Hobbit (extended version) next. Bare in mind they are not as good as the LOTR films and Tolkien did write the hobbit as a children's book. Not the best films but good enough for a reaction in my opinion. I mean let's face it, u gave the star wars sequels a chance HAHAHA.
Caleb Harvey
2021-09-09 07:59:37 +0000 UTC
