LOTR The Return of the King

LOTR The Return of the King - Minas Tirith

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Gandalf and Pippin rides to Minas Tirith, the City of Kings, to warn the people of Gondor of the coming attack from Mordor. (HD Blu-ray)
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More tags: Lord of the Rings Return of the King Gandalf ride into Gondor Gandalf and Pippin rides on Shadowfax through Rohan and Gondor Gandalf We've just passed into the realm of Gondor Gandalf Minas Tirith City of kings Gandalf pippin Shadowfax rides through the streets of Minas Tirith up to the Citadel White Tree of Gondor White Tower of Ecthelion Minas Tirith Tower of Guard Minas Anor Tower of the Sun

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@treasurecave431 Жыл бұрын

U can splash a billion dollars, and cant get anywhere near this level of epicness. Its shows the good form the legendary

@AndyRoidEU Жыл бұрын

Also no crappy digital CGI.

@teleportedbreadfor3days 11 ай бұрын

True or not, we shouldn’t forget the factor of studio intervention. That’s one of the major reasons why Hollywood is having a writers strike, today, and rightfully so. I hope they get everything they want, so films can be respected as the art they are, like the Lord of the Rings trilogy is.

@HK23783 10 ай бұрын

@@teleportedbreadfor3daysTo be totally fair, writing out of Hollywood hasn't been all that good in years. Rings of power writers wanted the series to "reflect the world we live in today" and they were making A FUCKING FANTACY SERIES, from a book that was written over 50 years ago😅

@teleportedbreadfor3days 10 ай бұрын

@@HK23783 And it doesn’t help that Rings of Power aired so conveniently after Christopher Tolkien died. There are things genuinely wrong with the series, but it’s hard to find somebody online who has reasons that are legitimate and not just from them being a white supremacist asswipe. I’m sure things will be different if the strike ends the way it should.

@HK23783 10 ай бұрын

@@teleportedbreadfor3days I have read Silmarillion and ALL Tolkiens books for hundreds of times and this show was pure trash. I'd like to point out that Galadriel was not young at his point, in fact, she is Gil-Galadas AUNT, you know, the freaking high king of elves. And All the Numenorian characters were born OVER THOUSAND YEARS AFTER THE LAST RINGS WERE MADE, NOT BEFORE. 🙈

@Camuska 8 жыл бұрын

" Have you ever seen it, Aragorn? The White Tower of Ecthelion, glimmering like a spike of pearl and silver, its banners caught high in the morning breeze."

@rlburton 7 жыл бұрын

"The Lord of the Rings is of course a fundamentally religious and Catholic work,...unconsciously so at first, but consciously in the revision." -JRR Tolkien Minas Tirith evokes the Vatican

@fuzzyhair321 7 жыл бұрын

i think more Rome

@konstantinestratidis3691 7 жыл бұрын

Rodney Burton Not exactly. Tolkien himself framed Minas Tirith as nearly parallel to the likes of Constantinople. Not Rome. Minas Tirith was the city located east of Rohan, as was Constantinople from Rome. The enemy who sought to vanquish Minas Tirith also came from the east, most likely working around the idea that the Turks are the enemy of the east. Further, Minas Tirith has many names, just as Constantinople did - which was referred to as "Miklagrad" - Fortress City, by the Vikings who first came into contact with it and could not penetrate its defenses. The name stayed till this day.

@fuzzyhair321 7 жыл бұрын

no its not lol, tolkien said rohan was directly influenced by Anglo Saxons culture just with horses

@lowkeytehgoodfomicechef2885 6 жыл бұрын

Camuska I

@kazmark_gl8652 8 жыл бұрын

geting to work in the morning must be a nightmare in that city.

@informationyes 8 жыл бұрын

+Kazmark_gl better than dealing with an orc hord

@undisputed6621 8 жыл бұрын

+Daniel rogers not really

@NickCorbinOfficial 6 жыл бұрын

I think they mentioned something in the commentary, about the poor guy who walks down to work in the morning, only to realize he forgot something at home several levels up.

@Maria-em4rc 6 жыл бұрын

Κι εγω θα σε βοηθουσα...........

@chibidakis1 5 жыл бұрын

Leg Day every day

@vladimirisakov784 3 жыл бұрын

The soundtrack makes 80 percent from the epicity of this scene

@Azammaza 3 жыл бұрын

so true

@francisluglio6611 3 жыл бұрын

Of the epicity

@stevealigheri 2 жыл бұрын

Sorta like how the head is 80% the hype behind any dudes dick. It's the most noticeable part.

@DieFlabbergast 2 жыл бұрын

"epicity"?? Try "The soundtrack accounts for 80 percent of the epic quality of this scene."

@Lukas94337 2 жыл бұрын

Like from the whole Film too.

@mirandalockley3686 6 жыл бұрын

Anyone else finding the sound of Shadowfax’s hooves hitting the stone extremely satisfying??

@tijltrienen 5 жыл бұрын

yup asmr for me

@melvinsamson5684 3 жыл бұрын

Meee

@magallanesagustin4952 3 жыл бұрын

You're not alone.

@toddbonny3708 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like coconuts.

@Azammaza 3 жыл бұрын

Never noticed it and now I can't not notice them

@multipoep5 3 жыл бұрын

One of the many great subtle things about these movies: when Gandalf and Pippin are riding at first you hear parts of the Fellowship leitmotif, but the SECOND the pass the river and into the realm of Gondor, Gondors theme starts playing, and it's so seamless. Howard shore, you absolute lad.

@HNCS2006 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@jamsum7215 Жыл бұрын

It gets more interesting when Minas Tirith is revealed, the Gondor theme is initially inverted showing that something isn't quite right with the city, this is not the same Gondor as the past. But, as they ride through the city, the theme becomes gradually less inverted until it blares through at the top almost like it is awakening. If that is not enough to show you Howard Shore is a genius, I don't know what is.

@Tivawarin 9 жыл бұрын

Oh my God, only Peter Jackson and Howard Shore can make this riding scene so epic.

@callslightning 7 жыл бұрын

And the amazing Blanco (Shadowfax) to ride through that city, with all those people dodging, with no bridle. RIP.

@TheBebuchis 4 жыл бұрын

(Warning:High As All Balls) Bro how the fuck do you make a riding scene so epic. Not much is being told visually story wise at least blatantly. The music is what lends this such a glorious journey. Its like a music video almost, and the tone changes depending what is being shone, as if communicating what is happening in feelings, this was really a complex scene of several messages through auditory sounds alone. Where every step and beat correlates to something and enhances it. Very hard to articulate, but its genius, a thing that makes it genius is Howard Shore and Peter dancing together mentally to be selectively relying on intuition and logic, but mainly letting their intuition to take shape into the scene. Intuition alone could accomplish this, for to calculate it individually is impossible, yet here we are..

@applepie1272 2 жыл бұрын

YEAH, THE REST, IF NOT ALL THE CAST AND THE WHOLE SET YEAH?

@TJSaw 2 жыл бұрын

“For the fashion of Minas Tirith was such that it was built on seven levels, each delved into the hill, and about each was set a wall, and in each wall was a gate. But the gates were not set in a line: the Great Gate in the City Wall was at the east point of the circuit, but the next faced half south, and the third half north, and so to and fro upwards; so that the paved way that climbed towards the Citadel turned first this way and then that across the face of the hill. And each time that it passed the line of the Great Gate it went through an arched tunnel, piercing a vast pier of rock whose huge out-thrust bulk divided in two all the circles of the City save the first. For partly in the primeval shaping of the hill, partly by the mighty craft and labour of old, there stood up from the rear of the wide court behind the Gate a towering bastion of stone, its edge sharp as a ship-keel facing east. Up it rose, even to the level of the topmost circle, and there was crowned by a battlement; so that those in the Citadel might, like mariners in a mountainous ship, look from its peak sheer down upon the Gate seven hundred feet below. The entrance to the Citadel also looked eastward, but was delved in the heart of the rock; thence a long lamp-lit slope ran up to the seventh gate. Thus men reached at last the High Court, and the place of the Fountain before the feet of the White Tower: tall and shapely, fifty fathoms from its base to the pinnacle, where the banner of the Stewards floated a thousand feet above the plain.” - Description of Minas Tirith from the book. With a picture of Minas Tirith firmly in my mind, I remember when I watched this in theatres in 2003. The whole hall held its collective breath and had its mouth open when Gandalf was climbing the different levels of Minas Tirith and when we see the top shot of the city, there was a cacophony of applause and cheers. Goosebumps to this day. The White City was EXACTLY as I had imagined it. This movie is the definition of epic. Tolkien would’ve approved of this scene.

@studybooks3395 2 жыл бұрын

Me too. It was the first time we could see minas tirith in its whole magnificence.

@bestchannelexisting 2 жыл бұрын

respect for using the word ''cacaphony''

@justus4341 2 жыл бұрын

I really don’t think that you saw this at the movies

@Vonononie 2 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing the trailer for the first film in the cinema. There was a gasp from the audience when the two statues over the river came into shot. Even the trailer looked epic

@muhammadthoriqafrissuryono3695 2 жыл бұрын

in that year, i still 1 year old :(

@ISetYourFaceOnFire 7 жыл бұрын

wow....the effects hold up so incredibly well, it doesn't even look CGI at all! this movie wasn't just a masterpiece in terms of depth and storytelling, and cinema. It's a technical masterpiece.

@CamoflaugeDinosaue 6 жыл бұрын

It doesn't look CGI because it wasn't CGI

@Chazwozel1 6 жыл бұрын

Oh give me a break, there was tons of CGI in these movies.

@rileysteidel7084 6 жыл бұрын

Chazwozel1 the city itself wasn't computer generated, it was miniature added over the live action.

@TheWartechgaming 6 жыл бұрын

yes but not as nearly as in the hobbit, there was tons of sceneries made and stuff like barad dur orthanc minas morgul etc those were all miniatures and miniatures with mixure of cgi that's why it looked so good.

@mrbutter100 5 жыл бұрын

most of the things in this movie were not cgi. 99% of the scenery was shot at location, with many of the scaling, detailed backdrops being mini models. jackson only used cgi when absolutely necessary, such as in the shelob fight (and even then, a good deal of THAT was done with practical effects). that's the reason these films' effects can hold up today, and probably will for a long forseeable future.

@paulygee9664 6 жыл бұрын

i wish a game was made that allowed for free roam in minas tirith.

@CamoflaugeDinosaue 6 жыл бұрын

I'm literally building one in Unity as we speak! using this as reference

@paulygee9664 6 жыл бұрын

Kevin B thats awesome. id be highly interested in playing it

@blazodeolireta 5 жыл бұрын

for me, Medieval2totalwar+third age3.2+mos 1.62+Reunited Kingdom.

@andreaparolini1755 5 жыл бұрын

You can do it playing some Mount and Blade mods, I don’t remember their name but you surely find them on Mod DB

@PontficateArtok 5 жыл бұрын

LOTRO is a good one to explore Minas Tirith. You'll need to be of higher level first though.

@RockSmithStudio Жыл бұрын

0:24 when the music shifts and the White City revealed for the first time on screen after being mentioned many times in the last two films. Always gives me goosebumps

@AngelusBrady Жыл бұрын

Same here. Although I ended up realizing that we actually see part of Minas Tirith in the first film when Gandalf goes to research the Ring and finds Isildur's account.

@timovangalen1589 Жыл бұрын

@@AngelusBrady That was more of a teaser. This is where we get to see Minas Tirith in full glory.

@Will.Flavell Жыл бұрын

The second film in the extended edition Minas Tirith is seen when Faramir and his Ranger party take Frodo and Sam to Osgiliath.

@magallanesagustin4952 11 ай бұрын

Minas Tirith had already been revealed in FOTR when Gandalf goes there to investigate about the Ring.

@MasterAnakinSkyWalker 5 жыл бұрын

This movie definitely earned its 11 academy awards. An epic ending to an epic trilogy.

@naturalone6529 2 жыл бұрын

Still one of the most epic city designs I’ve seen in fantasy to this day.

@princecharming4708 Жыл бұрын

It could be better

@Anduril1974 Жыл бұрын

@@princecharming4708 They should've gotten you on board to help them out then.

@bellerinathadiq6330 Жыл бұрын

Lmaoooo

@iloveblackC Жыл бұрын

@@Anduril1974 You're comment made my day😅

@ibrahimkalmati9379 Жыл бұрын

No the most epic

@DeweyMcStewey 10 жыл бұрын

Osgiliath was the original capital of Gondor until it was left in ruins by the forces of Sauron. It was built under the name of Minas Anor with the intentions of keeping Osgiliath guarded from the west, as Minas Morgul was from the East until it fell into enemy hands. Osgiliath then fell into ruin due to the kin-strife and the great plague and the capital was then Minas Anor renamed Minas Tirith.

@alsajiiiii 7 жыл бұрын

Minas Anor*

@jangtheconqueror 6 жыл бұрын

Minas Anor, tower of the Setting Sun and Minas Ithil, tower of the Rising Moon.

@PhilBagels 6 жыл бұрын

Minas Anor was the original name of Minas Tirith. Osgiliath was never called Minas Anor. The Tower of the Sun and the Tower of the Moon were changed to names meaning "Tower of Guard" and "Tower of Sorcery" respectively.

@mactopia1 5 жыл бұрын

And "coincidentally" the two sons of Elendil were Isildur ("Isil"/"Ithil" = Moon) and Anarion ("Anar"/"Anor" = Sun) :)

@Jeffemcd08 5 жыл бұрын

Bit of backstory for Osgiliath. Osgiliath was set fire to by Castamir the Usurper in the year TA 1437 whilst besieging Eldacar, the fire resulted in the destruction of the Dome of stars built by Elendil the Tall which housed the Osgiliath Stone the greatest of the Palantir capable of communication with every single stone

@Irodeapentaceratopstoragnorok 2 жыл бұрын

The mixture of miniatures, real sets and CGI here has honestly made this scene stand the test of time- even when it doesn’t look “real” per sey, it still looks…good? There’s a painterly quality to it.

@scrubvision5652 Жыл бұрын

rings of power with billions of dollars cant recreate the same story telling

@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy7676 Жыл бұрын

@@scrubvision5652 yeah,and Peter Jackson made this with "just" 94 millions

@timovangalen1589 10 ай бұрын

It helps that Peter Jackson hired Alan Lee and John Howe, two renowned Tolkien artists whose work has been used on everything from book covers to calendars. The art direction on these movies is unparalleled.

@TJSaw 4 ай бұрын

It “doesn’t look real” because no city like this exists as a reference for us. It is flawless otherwise.

@wattoucheng Жыл бұрын

I just finished watching Rings of Power. I had to come back to this epic piece of art to remind me of what a faithful adaption is. Thanks, Peter Jackson and Howard Shore.

@danielbaucom5252 Жыл бұрын

spot on, my friend.

@Aidendel Жыл бұрын

Cry me a River

@wattoucheng Жыл бұрын

@@Aidendel u mad, coomer?

@RockSmithStudio Жыл бұрын

@@Aidendel lol no one's crying. Most of us would've bet our life's savings into the fact that Rings of Power was gonna suck

@invoker7826 Жыл бұрын

This is my childhood movie

@artemiswing1121 4 жыл бұрын

My goodness, when they come riding over the hill and then *boom* Minas Tirith comes into view (sigh) absolutely breathtaking...

@KneelB4Bacon 6 жыл бұрын

0:26 In one of the earlier edits, as Gandalf and Pippin reach the top of this hill, they see Faramir's retreat. So, they go help them fight off the Ringwraiths immediately, before they even enter the city. That scene was moved to later in the movie. But in the later scene, Pippin is still on the horse with Gandalf. ;)

@gustavocastaman2217 5 жыл бұрын

That explain why Gandalf comes from the side to help Faramir, because in the scene priorto this it's shown Gandalf leaving from the city gates (it would have to go straight to Faramir, not the side)

@insightful3773 5 жыл бұрын

Great trivia

@bbf2716 2 жыл бұрын

Where did you learn it?

@KneelB4Bacon 2 жыл бұрын

@@bbf2716 It's on the "Return of the King" Director's commentary. Peter Jackson says something like, "if folks are wondering why Gandalf is giving Pippin a ride out to meet the Ringwraiths . . ." The way it was originally shot was, Gandalf and Pippen arrive at the crest of that little hill, they see Gondor for the first time, and see Faramir's retreat and immediately go to help. That all happens before they ever enter Gondor. In a later edit of the film, Jackson decided he wanted to have Faramir's retreat happen later in the movie. The problem was, Pippin was still on the horse with Gandalf . . . the way the scene was originally shot.

@user-kf2db4lv2o 2 жыл бұрын

@@KneelB4Bacon Pippin's presence on the horse was needed to make Faramir say that he met Frodo a couple of days ago. Sure, they could make it some other way but initial effect of Faramir as the bearer of good news had set a tone between him and Pippin.

@timothyclose1295 4 жыл бұрын

"I do not know what strength is in my blood but I swear to you I will not let the White City fall, nor our people fail" (Aragorn's last words to Boromir)

@AliRazaNour 3 жыл бұрын

The way Boromir repeats "OUR people" with a glimmer of hope as he passes :'(

@jesserochon3103 2 жыл бұрын

@@AliRazaNour And the mad lad summoned the ghost army with Narsil to avenge Boromir. He held to his word.

@highdharr 2 жыл бұрын

The fact that Minas Tirith head quarters had a helicopter landing pad shows how advanced Gondor was during that time

@olidojosephd.9054 2 жыл бұрын

Eagle landing pad.

@PuneetChhikara 8 ай бұрын

You, sir, have my bow

@Ringsfan1 2 жыл бұрын

1:09 you can see someone push their friend out of the way, like “watch out”. I love little moments like that, where it’s a real world in the movie, even when you look in the background

@KimsLantern 4 жыл бұрын

The music really is absolutely epic and incredible, isn’t it? Good lord.

@DieFlabbergast 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah: I suspect they used magic to raise Richard Wagner from the dead.

@joshuafischer684 2 жыл бұрын

@@DieFlabbergast Howard Shore is actually a necromancer who summoned Wagner's spirit.

@Alagueesia 6 жыл бұрын

My God, I will always remember the first time I saw the White City at 0:27. Still gives me shivers. And this music !

@joew9690 6 жыл бұрын

and this Gandalf steatment - Minas tirith the CITY OF KINGS

@cuitaro 2 жыл бұрын

The music at 0:27 is an inversion of the realm of Gondor theme

@panprstenu-scenyvprodlouze2860 2 жыл бұрын

Minas Tirith was already seen in the 1st part. But I understand what you mean

@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy7676 2 жыл бұрын

@@panprstenu-scenyvprodlouze2860 Jo ale neviděli sme ho v plný parádě 🔥

@panprstenu-scenyvprodlouze2860 2 жыл бұрын

@@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy7676 To máš pravdu, tam to nevypadalo tak nádherně jako v návratu krále

@Macintosh1001 Жыл бұрын

They were able to make a arriving at a location look/feel epic

@calowenby1654 Жыл бұрын

They sure were.

@TJSaw 3 ай бұрын

This scene is more about the location. This was movie magic bringing the White City to life. Beautiful.

@LordZaamus 3 жыл бұрын

I always put this music when riding my bicycle in Rome and getting nearer and nearer to St. Peter's. Just majestic.

@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy7676 Жыл бұрын

Rome looks similar to Minas Tirith right?

@FallGuyManiac Жыл бұрын

I watched this in the movie theater in 2003 and when Gandalf enters the city and ascends to the top my jaw dropped. I KNEW it wasn’t real… but it was so perfectly done I couldn’t believe how real it looked. Still one of my favorite scenes in the trilogy.

@aaronyun7275 8 жыл бұрын

0:30 epic wallpaper

@locopatodelavida 8 жыл бұрын

Xdd

@williammcharg4982 7 жыл бұрын

that actually is my wallpaper...

@user-ws1hy5tv6r 6 жыл бұрын

Ikr

@IKnowImGayWhenISayThisBut 5 жыл бұрын

I got a big poster in my living room when u walk in with that exact image

@fwdwful 5 жыл бұрын

legends

@ericofthewest24 Жыл бұрын

Love how the soldiers at 0:39 start double timing it as soon as Gandalf rides by! "Shit! Gandalf's here! Try to look busy!"

@calowenby1654 Жыл бұрын

Lol you're right!

@captainpeyton6378 4 жыл бұрын

0:27 damn that drop of the music and drums so elegant and beuitiful

@jankaiglarova7917 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. 😻👑

@zjapp 3 жыл бұрын

Whats the theme sng?

@captainpeyton6378 3 жыл бұрын

zjapp this is the song 😂Well as far as I know prolly in the soundtrack

@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy7676 2 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy7676 2 жыл бұрын

People who haf saw in 2003 in cinemas probably droped their jaws!

@darkknight8742 Жыл бұрын

I almost stood up and applauded in the cinema when this happened. What an incredible scene.

@calowenby1654 Жыл бұрын

That is very understandable.

@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy7676 Жыл бұрын

I would do it if it were me

@roteba1 3 жыл бұрын

I remember so clearly seeing this in the cinema.... We were shaking our heads with astonishment at this astonishing scene.

@mirorizzo3872 Жыл бұрын

The scene when you see Minas Tirth with the score is perfect.

@duncanthomson7894 9 ай бұрын

The music in these scene is as spectacular as what you see. The introduction of Minas Tirith is so rich, you can hear the counter melody of Gondor's Decline, speaking the truth of the state of the nation, which gives way to Gondor's Ascension, bombastically accompanying the marvels of this example of the skill of the Numenoreans who built it. Like Pippin, its impossible for the audience to ignore everything we see, despite what we know about Gondor. Then when we reach the summit the music falls away unresolved, as we are about to be introduced one of the symbols of the kingdom's decline, the Stewardship.

@timovangalen1589 7 ай бұрын

We also get a muted rendition of the king's theme when Pippin sees the ailing White Tree of Gondor, another symbol of decline.

@aleksamrkela831 6 ай бұрын

Funnily enough, 'Gondor's decline' is, to me, one of the mightiest leitmotifs from all the films, especially when orchestrated as boldly as in this scene and the lighting of the beacons.

@mauriciolopez9768 4 жыл бұрын

Minas Tirith may be the best city in LOTR.. but the music composition for Rohan is without a doubt the best in the trilogy! So majestic and beautiful!

@RobinsMusic Жыл бұрын

its so sad how rohans music is so epic yet Rohan in the movies looks so underwhelming

@andreslakemary 8 ай бұрын

For me, one of the epics cities in fiction. I’m so glad I had the chance to watch it in a movie theater 20 years ago.

@Uberdude6666 7 жыл бұрын

I always used to picture the guards who started running jsut as Gandalf passed them by were giving chase to him, meaning to apprehend him for reckless riding...

@andrewwise4877 6 жыл бұрын

STOP! You violated the law. Pay the court a fine or serve your sentence. Your stolen goods are now forfeit.

@PontficateArtok 6 жыл бұрын

Andrew Wise Then pay with your blood!

@learningtotowerrush 5 жыл бұрын

You have committed crimes against Gondor and her people. What say you in your defence?

@combineadvisorwithinternet6040 5 жыл бұрын

No, they want fireworks.

@coletrain583 4 жыл бұрын

juiuffophiguo They knew who Gandalf is. They were actually glad he was here, especially considering how powerful he is.

@thedjames97 6 жыл бұрын

I’ve listened to this so many times and I still got chills

@SuperCompany007 7 жыл бұрын

The music gives me chills every time!

@1stcaptainraldoron538 6 ай бұрын

Anyone else feel a small sense of sadness when first seeing the city? I feel a sense of faded glory. Something that was once mightier and now stands a shell of its former self.

@SILENTALONS Жыл бұрын

This whole scene sends goosebumps, no matter how many times I watch this

@Spiketrooper 2 жыл бұрын

Looking at Minas Tirith and you have to think, this city is extremely well designed as a fortress city. Multiple levels of defense, parapets and towers for archers to fire from on every level and more. If it had been fully garrisoned it would have been impregnable.

@DieFlabbergast 2 жыл бұрын

History proves that no walled city or castle is impregnable. If it cannot be stormed, you simply besiege it and wait for the garrison/citizens to die of starvation. If the country as a whole can raise an army to relieve the siege, then fine: if not, you're cooked.

@jameslewim1925 2 жыл бұрын

@@DieFlabbergast Not really, it's just that castles had sources of food outside rather than inside, but you do have a point.

@HockeyNationHD Жыл бұрын

It's brilliantly designed except for the whole nothing to eat issue. We see the region around it for leagues and leagues - no farms. No forests for game. What are they eating? I do not believe this design of the region around the city can possibly be what Tolkien had in mind.

@Spiketrooper Жыл бұрын

@@HockeyNationHD very fair point, however I'm simply more interested in the actual defenses, not how they'd sustain a defense.

@nickcher7071 Жыл бұрын

@@HockeyNationHD Actually in the book the area in front of the city (Pellenor fields) is quite lively. It has farms, villages and, well, fields which are feeding the city itself. I believe in movies Jackson altered this, to amplify the feel of 'loneliness' and hopelessnes - a grand, but decaying citadel, long past its former glory, standing completely alone against the might of darkness

@SrhKane Жыл бұрын

This scene in The Lord of the Rings trilogy is truly one of the greatest memorable movie scenes in history finally marking the end of the whole adventure and reaching their journey's end coming a long ways when Gandalf and Pippin finally made it to Minas Tirith, the white city of Gondor where Aragorn will be crowned king. This is the same location that has been seen previously in The Fellowship of the Ring where Gandalf the Grey has been there before to find some information about the ring and returned to the Shire to relay the news to Frodo.

@Danielcoleco 2 ай бұрын

I'll never forget seeing this in theaters. The gasps from the crowd as we first saw Minas Tirith and me as a teenager just in absolute awe of the buildup to the scene after we had just witnessed the reforging of Narsil

@RGInquisitor Жыл бұрын

0:42 I can't help but imagine that the guards started running after Gandalf just as giddy as the children did hoping to see fireworks similar to the hobbit children in the first movie.

@calowenby1654 Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, nice comparison.

@jazeroth322 2 жыл бұрын

It doesn't matter what scene I watch: they all bring joy to me! The best trilogy ever.

@PWNINSWAGMASTER 2 жыл бұрын

Good lord, the shots from scenes like this is EVERYTHING GoT was missing.

@mitchelanhalt5261 Жыл бұрын

Among...multiple other things.

@patrickstevenson9775 3 күн бұрын

The bombastic triumphant stunning music building up while revealing Minas Tirith in all its splendour is just one the most beautiful and impressive movie scene ever made, epic!

@alfozavala Жыл бұрын

this is for studie. why this feels amaizing, and the revealing of numenor its just ok

@demiabrasax170 4 ай бұрын

Even though it's been over 20 years since this movie was made, this scene still gives me goosebumps.

@tomurg 6 жыл бұрын

The most beautiful city in the multiverse....

@coletrain583 4 жыл бұрын

tomurg City of Kings indeed.

@Bauglir100 3 жыл бұрын

I bet it would've looked even more beautiful during the kingdom's glory days.

@user-rs7xf5tm9s 3 жыл бұрын

Dol Amroth also but I don't know if it can be consider a city

@fede98k54 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah... This and Ba Sing Se from ATLA are my absolute most favourite cities in any setting, although It's hard to decide between the two... Nah, who am I kidding, Minas Anor wins :D

@zeepardo 2 жыл бұрын

@@fede98k54 yes. Ba Sing Se!

@lordsoupsoup7321 9 жыл бұрын

The Tower of the Setting Sun, City of Anárion

@stefandemerov8423 2 жыл бұрын

I remember when as a kid I would play this exact scene on the VHS 10 times in a row, loved the music

@TyranyFighterPatriot 3 ай бұрын

Miss that tech. Ima get back on it sokn

@jonsnow8635 6 жыл бұрын

Peter Jackson and howard shore 🙏🙏🙏thanks for everything👆 legends

@lars1710 2 жыл бұрын

Still getting goosebumps while watching this! Back then, in cinema, it was like: wooooooooow, how did they do this? Along with the music, it was just epic. Interestingly, a live monument in France (the "Mont-Saint-Michel") gave the designers the input to realize Minas Tirith. Amazing!

@iluvpepi 3 жыл бұрын

I LOVE this sequence. The Gondor theme is magnificent!

@milvache 5 жыл бұрын

Minas Tirith looks like a masterpiece of a city

@ingamedetails Жыл бұрын

Remember watching this in a gigantic IMAX theatre and just being terrified, sweaty palms, at the sheer scope and size of this city and legit felt vertigo and a fear of falling. You could literally feel how high they were and the ground shake beneath you once they reached the Stewards level.

@yaruqadishi8326 2 жыл бұрын

Still watching in 2022 and I am still jaw dropped at how epic and beautiful this is. 😍 🥺😢

@brican1986 2 жыл бұрын

The moment reached Minas Tirith... Goosebumps ~~

@LawrenceMcLaughlan-jj4kz 4 ай бұрын

I love how Pippin and Gandalf show at minas tirth and Gandalf say minas tirth the city of kings such a great line

@Kay-lc4ku Жыл бұрын

Two words : majestic, superb. What a beauty of a city !

@rossbooth4635 7 ай бұрын

Raaaaad introduction to one of the best sets ever built. The "miniature" used for the wide shots was over 7 meters tall. Howard Shore's score just soars here too, the way it escalates as they climb.

@soundcheck2k7 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine living in Gondor. Having to see Mordor everyday and keeping the enemy at bay for the rest of middle earth.

@TheReventusElites 10 жыл бұрын

Goosebumps in 3. 2. 1.

@brandonbullington Жыл бұрын

I always thought Minas Tirith was such a beautiful city!

@calowenby1654 Жыл бұрын

For sure!

@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy7676 Жыл бұрын

And this was at its decline Imagine Minas Tirith looking at its peak

@RampantDaydream Жыл бұрын

Glorious filmmaking.

@calowenby1654 Жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@mattialonghin_mr.l857 3 ай бұрын

Remember everyone. This, is what epicness feels like

@SpydeyDan 2 жыл бұрын

There are certain points in the score where I just get chills every time I hear it. This was the first time I've noticed that every one of those points is accompanied by a gong hit. Now I'm wondering if I just have a Pavlovian reaction to the sound of a gong.

@hamsnub Жыл бұрын

Poor shadowfax had to run for 3 days then up a load of stairs, didn't even get thanked

@princesanis8873 Жыл бұрын

"Show us the meaning of haste." - Gandalf The White

@timovangalen1589 7 ай бұрын

Fun fact: the model for Minas Tirith was approximately 7m tall (23 ft), and was built at 1/72 scale. That means the real height of Minas Tirith from base to the White Tower would have been 504 m (1,656 ft). For reference, that is as tall as Taipei 101, one of the tallest skyscrapers in the world.

@skychieftain 7 ай бұрын

I thought it should have exceeded a km

@PeaceCrafter Жыл бұрын

Absolutely breathtaking. Amazing. Gorgeous. Nothing like this MASTERPIECE. I just finished ruining mine eyes with this "Rings of Power" season 1... All its 10 hours do not compare to 5 seconds of this. Huge thankfulness to Peter Jackson and the team. This is the true Arda and Middle-earth, that "thing" cannot even be considered fanfic.

@HGShurtugal 7 жыл бұрын

To think very little CGI was used in this move.

@callslightning 7 жыл бұрын

I think that was so much of what made it feel alive. It was a world that people actually inhabited. I "knew" (online) someone who worked as a master carpenter on the Edoras set in New Zealand. The detailed work was actually there.

@beckip8073 7 жыл бұрын

Yeah even wide shots of Minas Tirith were miniatures rather than CGI and damn does that effort pay off- those shots look better than any city created digitally in the Hobbit fifteen years later!

@MrRenanHappy 4 жыл бұрын

There was a lot of CGI still, it just was more polished and implemented with intelligence

@UnleashthePhury 2 жыл бұрын

CGI looks fake because it is. Most of these are miniatures and real outdoor locations. And it’s shot on film.

@mitchelanhalt5261 Жыл бұрын

@@beckip8073 You do know that a majority of the cities in the Hobbit trilogy were actually sets right?

@wkk89 3 жыл бұрын

The pacing felt excellent in this movie, filling them with all those epicness

@bibledynasty5050 Жыл бұрын

The music matches the scene like a hand fits a glove. A masterpiece

@calowenby1654 Жыл бұрын

Even in their sporadically short amounts of screen-time, all of these locations look majestic.

@certinho76 2 жыл бұрын

These films are treasures. Howard Shore, like John Williams before him are the maestro and brings so much these films with the magic of his conductors wand! I will never tire of watching these films!!!

@flamingmuffin666 Жыл бұрын

Look at the angle compared to how Gandalf approaches minas tirith in fellowship, Gandalf deliberately gave pippin a cinematic awe moment “Shadowfax gave us so much time, let us a risk a little better view”

@jamlym4974 3 жыл бұрын

I love the design of this city how it's stacked on top of itself.

@coletrain583 Жыл бұрын

It's pretty awesome that after Gandalf said they said entered into the realm of Gondor, we see the White City and even in it's aged condition, it's still a mighty sight to behold.

@calowenby1654 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's a beautiful place.

@loonowolf2160 Жыл бұрын

It has more then 3 thousands years on it's back so yeah

@MasterAnakinSkyWalker 18 күн бұрын

0:31 The first epic shot of Minas Tirith is that of a miniature. The other shots are a combination of the scale miniature and the sets, along with some CGI shots of Gandalf and Pippin arriving in the city. This movie came out 21 years ago and it still looks amazing. Definitely worthy of its eleven oscars.

@user-mr9tw6dj6h 2 жыл бұрын

none of the characters brought themselves maps, yet they still know where they are just by looking at the grass, tree, river, rocks, maybe by smelling the air too

@onepieceguy2659 4 жыл бұрын

I saw it yesterday live in concert, incredible epic

@piercebakaev9868 4 жыл бұрын

0:25 top scene in the whole movie I’m saying as one of the top scenes in the movie btw

@nateborie6329 3 жыл бұрын

There are just so many things about this movie alone that cinematically epic. But this moment, this one moment where you get to see the beauty of Minas Tirith with the epic music in the background, the kind of music that you can hum to is just epic in ways words can't even describe.

@lucianopradoctba 11 ай бұрын

Muito lindo essa indrodução da Cidade Branca.

@user-dr2yz8um3d Жыл бұрын

Still one of my favorite things about this movie Finally seeing the best set piece in the whole trilogy The attention to detail is astounding and the scale is massive Tolkien would be proud

@leonardoyevenes6686 4 жыл бұрын

Que ciudad tan majestuosa, ciudad de reyes. Al ver nuevamente la escena, se siente tal cual como la vi la primera vez en el cine ...asombrado

@Eternally199117 7 жыл бұрын

Reminds me about doing some quests in Minas Tirith in LOTRO game, haha. Up and down, up and down :P

@elsie900 Жыл бұрын

Most epic soundtrack sequence in cinema history, right there.

@calowenby1654 Жыл бұрын

Fair choice.

@worldinperson 5 жыл бұрын

I was eleven when I saw the movie for the first time. I didn't realize back then, how GREAT this scene is!

@shawerful5209 5 ай бұрын

I always get chills hearing the phrase "city of kings". Imagine how much history that city have

@mort183 2 ай бұрын

Chills. Everytime.

@royalhero4608 2 жыл бұрын

No wonder Boromir is so proud

@thesouthernvikingr5919 2 жыл бұрын

Minas Tirith, the Tower included, is said to be about 500m tall (1620ft) and about 1220m (4000ft) wide. That's one heck of a citadel! Still a dream to see this built, one day.

@jesserochon3103 2 жыл бұрын

If you actually study it very closely in shot/movie, from the fields below to the top level where the courtyard is, it sets right about 500 feet in height (still massive) above the ground. The city is 1500 feet in width. The white tower is another 250 feet tall. So the top of the white tower is about 750 feet above the plain below. In the lore, Tolkien describes the city as being just a little bit bigger, where the court yard is 700 feet above the fields (not 500) and the white tower is 300 feet tall (not 250) This can be attributed to the fact that Jackson did NOT include the 7th or bottom city ring (bordered by a black obsidian wall as described in the book) In the book the city is 7 layers. Count them in the movie. There are only 6 levels haha Still a most impressive visual in the Jackson-verse.

@DarkAraque Жыл бұрын

0:40 those guard when they see gandalf started running like "we are working we swear we're not slacking off"

@Ozolz Жыл бұрын

These 1min35sec are better than 9 hours of Rings of power garbage

@MLeoDaalder Жыл бұрын

My headcannon for that scene is that the guards initially trailing Gandalf are shouting things like 'Sir, this is a pedestrian only road!' or 'Sir! You forgot your visitors permit!'