Isn’t it funny, that you think “This is such a long movie, ugh”. BUT, then you watch it. You get into it. You feel the feelings. You become immersed. And then it ends and you say “What? I have to have more NOW”. That speaks volumes of this beautiful world. Hold on. You are in for a wild ride!

Hearing people call Boromir “Ned Stark” will always hurt bro

At 1:09:14, Tolkien writes, "The River had taken Boromir, son of Denethor, and he was not seen again in Minas Tirith, standing as he used to stand upon the White Tower in the morning. But in Gondor in after-days it long was said that the elven-boat rode the falls and the foaming pool, and bore him down through Osgiliath , and past the many mouths of Anduin, out into the Great Sea under the stars."

“That’s it?!” - Every first time watcher of the Fellowship of the Ring when the credits start rolling 😂

The languages in this trilogy are real, and can be learned. One of the actresses actually learned the Elven language and, if you meet her and greet her in Elven, she will reply in kind.

Greatest trilogy of all time. All three are incredible on their own, but together, it's **chef's kiss**

the fact that she game him 3 strands is HUGE. Feanor asked for them and she denied him three times. she honored the dwarf lord over the Elf god because his intentions were pure. if you read the books, this is so good and a huge deal.

I've been on a LOTR reaction binge so perfect timing haha

Oh, just one more thing about the music. This is in my opinion the greatest film score ever written. I am a musicologist, teach musical illustration (basically film music) to Digital Media majors at a university and this masterpiece of Howard Shore's is a key part of the curriculum.

'My father is a noble man' funny because his actor is called John Noble XD

The first time that Frodo saw Arwen, looked different because he was fading to the shadows, and someone inmortal like her looks like this in that sphere. When Aragorn saw her, looked "normal" (gorgeous of course), because she was in the mortal world.

12:05 - At this stage in the story, Gandalf doesn't know Bilbo's magic ring is THE ring. Gandalf even says "There are many magic rings in this world...." so all he knows is that Bilbo has a magic ring. The book covers this in a lot more detail and explains that Gandalf now begins to wonder about Bilbo's ring when he sees that Bilbo hasn't aged in 60 years and also just how weird Bilbo was acting. So when Gandalf gives the ring to Frodo to keep safe, he doesn't know for sure if it is THE ring but he does have his suspicions. He goes off to investigate. In the film only a few scenes go past until Gandalf is back in the Shire but in the book a full 17 YEARS goes past. When Gandalf does return to the Shire he explains to Frodo about Gollum and the ring etc... It is also important to know that Frodo has now had the ring for 17 years and the ring has been working on him now......

Gimli: I asked her for one hair from her golden head. She gave me three. Fëanor: Am I a JOKE to you?

If you guys enjoy the dialogue in the movies, you will absolutely fall in love with the books! Tolkien's use of language is incredible and very unique. There's no other author quite like him, and his writings represent a lifelong labor of love 😍

At 20:20 you ask, "Is he blind?" In the book, later on in the story, Aragorn explains, "...the black horses can see...they themselves do not see the world of light as we do, but our shapes cast shadows in their minds, which only the noon sun destroys; and in the dark they perceive many signs and forms that are hidden from us: then they are most to be feared...Also," he added, and his voice sank to a whisper, "the Ring draws them."

King lore. In the movies it’s only implied that Isildur was the last king 3000 years ago. The book of course has a much more complex story. Isildur had young relatives to carry on the Kingship, and they did so for 2000 years. But 1000 years ago the actual last King of Gondor, Eanur, was captured by the Nazgûl, and ever since Gondor has been ruled by a line of Stewards ruling in the name of the lost King, nominally just until a rightful King of the royal bloodline reappears. (Boromir being next in line to succeed his father as Steward - that’s why it was significant that Boromir acknowledged Aragorn as “my Captain, my King” in the end.) Meanwhile Aragorn’s family line had been surviving secretly in the wilderness among their clan and with help from Rivendell, and came to be called Rangers. Hence Aragorn being a Ranger and woodsman familiar with the wild lands around The Shire and Bree, biding his time to fight Sauron.

Tolkien indeed DID "make up" the Elvish Language....but long before he started writing the stories of The Ring. He was a philologist, a student and teacher of languages and their relationships, and he had created the Elvish and other non-human tongues for his own interest and pleasure well in advance of writing LOTR.

The things the one ring does when you put it on: 1 if you dont have the power to manifest in the spirit and physical worlds (and only elves and wizards can do that fully) then you will become invisible in the physical world; 2 you can understand black speech; 3 the ring will tell you you are all powerful and you can get, or do, whatever you desire - but if you try, it will corrupt the thing you desire. So it is kind of like a drug, luring you in... And of course, the less you desire, the less vulnerable you are to the ring's pull; 4 allows the wearer to see where all the other rings are and who bears them. The 3 elven rings protect the elves from the sorrows of death. Elves dont die, but they feel pain and sorrow from the deaths of others. So Rivendell and Lothlorien are protected from that pain and sorrow by the rings that elrond and galadriel have. Gandalf has the third elf ring (given to him by the elf lord Cirdan), which is why people who are around him have their sorrows lifted and are more optimistic. Bilbo goes to rivendell not just because he has a standing invitation from Elrond (see the events of the hobbit) but also because there elrond's ring protects him from the pain and sorrow caused by the ring, with its constant temptations and wile. The reason the elves are returning to the undying lands is because there there is no sorrow from death (because nothing die) and they know that the power of the rings will die when the one ring is destroyed or captured by sauron. The elf rings also hide the wearer and those around the wearer from observation. Only the one ring can see all of the rings and their bearers. Also, aragorn is not just a human. He is a descendant of elrond's brother, who long ago chose mortality. So he and arwen are distantly related. And, yep, sorry, Gandalf the Grey is dead. That Balrog is Durin's Bane (Durin is a long gone dwarf king from whom most dwarf kings are descended). Balrogs are the same type of creature as wizards but corrupted by Morgoth (Sauron's original master) long ago. From memory, Durin's Bane is the second last or last of the Balrog lords.

It’s hilarious how, without exception, first time reactors to lotr always assume the Ringwraiths are afraid of the water. 😂

The greatest trilogy ever filmed.

You know someone is really immersed in a film when they comment on Saruman's dungeons: "This place smells!" Right on.

Some things to keep in mind, Aragorn's ancestor Isildur lived thousands of years ago. I don't remember exactly how the line of succession went, but I'm pretty sure Gondor hasn't had a king for almost 1000 years. So Aragorn isn't a prince who decided being king wasn't for him, and left his kingdom, but he is basically from a family who used to be kings, but now they're just normal people. (Sort of, there's more to it, but to keep it simple for now) Pippin is also technically not an adult. Hobbits are considered adults when they reach 33, they age differently than humans do. Pippin is 27/28 when the story begins, comparable to a teenager for humans. Merry is 34, so he's only just an adult, like a university student. In the books Frodo is 50 when he starts his journey, and Sam is 37/38. The movies don't really give the ages of most characters, but they did make Pippin and Merry behave younger, even childish sometimes, to show their ages more. So Pippin doing thoughtless things, or just fiddling with things he shouldn't, make more sense.

This movie trilogy is history 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Also the witch lady, that yall mentioned was one of the 3 elves to get a ring of power as mentioned in the beginning that's why she's so powerful

Welcome to one of the most perfect works of art ever, in written and cinema form.❤. Boromir’s death is literally one of the most emotional sequences in cinema😢

(Epic Lembas history) - written by Pengolodh. Lembas was made first by the Vala named Yavanna from special corn that grew in Aman, and Oromë gave it to the Elves for the purpose of the Great Journey. For this reason, it was an Elven custom that only women should make lembas; they were called Yavannildi who knew the secret of its recipe from Oromë. Also, the custom mandated that only an Elven Queen should keep and distribute the lembas; for this reason she was called also massánië or besain. - Only on rare occasions was it given to non-Elves, because it was believed that mortals who ate it would become weary of their mortality and would desire to live among the Elves. The corn was an enduring plant that needed but a little sunlight to ripen and could be sown at any season and then sprouted and grew swiftly. Yet it was harmed by north winds, while Morgoth dwelt there. The Eldar grew it in guarded lands and sunlit glades. The ears were harvested without scythe or sickle but each one was gathered by hand, and the white stalks were drawn from the earth and used to weave baskets in which the grain was stored. Melian, as the queen of Doriath, was one who held the recipe from Yavanna. By giving lembas to Beleg for Túrin, Melian showed him great favour because it had never before been given to Men and seldom was again. Later it was passed to Galadriel and other Elves. When ships had been sent forth, at the behest of Turgon, towards the West, its mariners carried a sealed wallet with waybread for their voyage. Voronwë, after surviving the wreck, shared it with Tuor throughout their journey to Gondolin. Dúnedain, inspired by the elves, made a similar kind of waybread (although it was not true lembas), that they carried on long journeys. So each of Isildur's soldiers on their way north from the War of the Last Alliance "carried in a sealed wallet on his belt a small phial of cordial and wafers of a waybread that would sustain life in him for many days". The Galadhrim had a large store of lembas in Lothlórien. Galadriel gave some of it to the Fellowship of the Ring upon their departure. Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee subsisted on it through the majority of their journey from there into Mordor. The tradition of farming the Western Corn and the making of waybread was lost for ever in Middle-earth after the departure of Galadriel and the death of Arwen. One of the only places left where this untouched holy wheat can be grown is the groves within Lothlórien.

At 28:18 you say, "Is this woman the same--he loves her!" Back in the camp in the Midgewater Marshes, Strider was singing part of the Lay of Beren and Luthien, who were lovers back in the First Age of Middle-earth, many thousands of years ago. He sings a more extensive version in the book. There is a parallel between their love and that his own for Arwen, which we'll see more of later.

for the record the languages are real. as skilled a story teller that Tolkien was his real talent was for language. he created the elvish languages and then he wrote the stories. also, as good as the Peter Jackson movies are, they are far outshone by the books. pretty confident that even mr. Jackson would agree. you absolutely should read them. loved this reaction, really looking forward to the next ones, thank you so much for sharing.🙂

Re: you mentioned you wanted to read the books of LOTR on which these movies are based: in late 1999 and early 2000 (more than a year before these movie adaptations started being released), many booksellers and news outlets polled their readers by asking a simple question: what fiction book/novel was the greatest of the 20th century? The answer in many of them? “The Lord of the Rings.” More than 150 million copies have been sold worldwide, and thus it is one of the most successful books ever written. I will say that these movie adaptations are jaw-droppingly good. The Director, Peter Jackson, was a long-time fan of the books, and he kept the spirit and feel of the books in his LOTR films. That is why these movies are so good - it helps to have the Director be a long-time fan of the material that he/she is about to commit to film. And these movies are SO good that even diehard fans of the books love these movie despite some minor deviations from the book. Armed with a $300 million budget, can you imagine the tremendous amount of pressure on Mr. Jackson to deliver a product that all movie-goers would love, both book fans and newcomers? But, boy, did he and his team deliver! The movie was shot, for the most part, in New Zealand, far from the distractions of Hollywood, which helped allow the movie-makers to focus on turning out a quality product. And they were also able to shoot them back-to-back-to-back over 15 months, resulting in unmatched continuity. It’s really like one big, long incredible movie, vs. an initial movie with unplanned sequels. Nothing like this will probably ever happen again. One final thing: as good as these movies are, the books are still even BETTER.

"I think this wizard is more powerful than Gandalf" "Yeah cause his stick is cooler!" That one got me. Good one. 🤣 Also, about the Ring Wraiths/Nazgul, they couldn't really see Frodo until he put the ring on and entered their world.

Tolkien created the entire Elven language. Spoken and written. He was a genius.

You asked if Gandalf is human, and the answer is... not exactly, no. His race is the "maiar", which are spiritual beings that take the form of human-looking mortals when they come to Middle-Earth. Sauron is also a maiar, and the balrog is as well. Gandalf and Saruman are also members of the "Istari", which is an order of wizards that were sent to Middle-Earth specifically to answer the threat of Sauron. There is a Brown Wizard named Radagast who is featured in the _Hobbit_ trilogy of films, and at least two other Blue Wizards whose whereabouts are unknown. On a completely different note... Excellent decision to watch the Extended Editions! The lore and character development is sooooooo much better in these versions.

Not spoilers - Saruman never served Sauron nor bent to him at all in the books. The Gandalf locked in the Tower bit is explained ONLY in the Unfinished Tales Book: In [manuscript-C) The Black Riders arrived at the Gate of Isengard while Gandalf was still a prisoner in the tower. In this account, Saruman, in fear & despair, & perceiving the full horror of service to Mordor, resolved suddenly to yield to Gandalf, & to beg for his pardon & help. Temporizing at the Gate, he admitted that he had Gandalf within, & said that he would go & try to discover what he knew; if that were unavailing, he would deliver Gandalf up to them. Then Saruman hastened to the summit of Orthanc - & found Gandalf gone. Away south against the setting moon he saw a great Eagle flying towards Edoras. See, the thing is he was always master of studying the enemy & even being able to think like they do to always know exactly the best ways to handle ever situation and so on, but the thing is he didn't just become the enemy, he at this time in a sense for once actually grew afraid of him, probably Sauron did what Sauron did with Finrod Felagund in the duel of visions, (Galadriel’s elder brother who by the way was the most important in the Legendarium & is the main reason the third age even exists) which basically widdled Saruman with various visions of the past and future until it wore him down, but Saruman(Curumo) was the mostly already becoming weary due to what was called The Long Defeat, magic bleeding out from the lands of middle earth and subsequently certain things become less and less possible and the elves begin to go west. Even the ones who never wished to leave middle earth and many of which were born here by the thousands. So him also being a student and helper of Aulë of the Valar he was going to fight fire with fire and make a bid for the ring just so Sauron could never regain full power and if Saruman found a way to release himself from his power restrictions even by any small margin or worked with Eru in some way it might have worked out in the end if things went differently enough to where such action from him would be needed. Ontop of that he was growing ever jealous of Gandalf for he received the Varya from Círdan and prior to that was chosen by the other Valar, Nienna’s chosen champion to go to middle earth. But Gandalf(Olórin back then) refused over and over and exclaimed his fear of Sauron(Mairon), varya I feel would have kindle the heart of Saruman to stay strong as he had been fighting the evils of the world for a very long time since he had been sent to Middle Earth. And for the is reason Saruman wished to hold the ring at hostage. Keep Sauron from taking back his full strength and basically use it to stave off The Long Defeat. Saruman is very complex. The Hobbit movies actually shows how he was even 60 years ago during Bilbo’s story. He was one of the main forces thwarting Sauron for over 2000 years. The Númenoreans: the high men of the west; gifted Saruman with Orthanc which was of their making. Now known as Isengard. - saruman is actually trying to doublecross sauron. He wants the ring for himself. He thinks he can control it. The little orcs around saruman are from mordor - sauron's orcs sent to help saruman but also to spy on him. The big fighting orcs - the uruk hai - are loyal only to saruman. Orcs are like that. But its why saruman's orders are a bit vague - to avoid sauron's orcs knowing what saruman is doing. The movies dont make this bit of the story very clear. But notice that, while saruman knows where the fellowship is he never lets Sauron Know.

Re: the Wraiths and water Tolkien pulled extensively on actual folklore from England and the UK. The Wraiths cannot be killed except by very powerful magic, but as supernatural creatures they have rules. Running water neutralizes the power of black magic and witchcraft, at least by UK folklore. That, plus the inherent power of "in between" places. Standing on a bridge or crossing a river, between two sides, especially submerged in water, makes the Wraiths much more vulnerable. They crossed the River Isen at Midsummer's Eve, a night of great magic. Magic that helped them cross the river that barred them from coming north to the Shire without being vulnerable. The hesitation of the Riders to cross rivers now that they are months into their northern quest has more to do with how long it would take them to re-form physical bodies back in Mordor, and then travel north again. They didn't want to risk their mission or weaken themselves by losing one or two of the Nine along the way.

What was Gimli going to do with those hairs? "‘Treasure it, Lady,’ he answered, ‘in memory of your words to me at our first meeting. And if ever I return to the smithies of my home, it shall be set in imperishable crystal to be an heirloom of my house, and a pledge of good will between the Mountain and the Wood until the end of days."

Tolkien used his knowledge of languages to create several for the story, including writing systems for them. The scriptwriters were able to find enough in his works to create dialog in Elvish for various scenes. Liv Tyler (Arwen) has said she loved every scene where she got to speak it, and wished she could do it in every movie. She still remembers a lot of it. What Gandalf speaks at Elrond's council that gets everyone's attention is the inscription on the ring which is written phonetically in Elvish script, but is in the language of Mordor which is why Elrond was so disgruntled about hearing it in his house.)

"Who is this Gandalf!?" Is the best noobie saying ever!

Thanks guys great reaction I look forward to watching your journey

"The pity of Bilbo may rule the fate of many." This includes Bilbo's own fate. Because he began his ownership of the ring with pity, sparing Gollum instead of killing him, the ring had less of a lasting effect on him. Bilbo did not lose himself, and he was able to let go of the ring, and so fate has proved kind to him. All because he started his bearing of the ring with pity. In the book at the Council of Elrond, Bilbo had volunteered to take the ring to Mt. Doom. But Gandalf told him not to because his time with the ring had ended, and it will not accept him back. Also, he's becoming too old for adventures. The reason why Aragorn is not a king is complicated. When his ancestors came Middle Earth long ago, they had founded two kingdoms: Gondor in the south and Anor in the north. King Elendil was the High King. Isildur was the king of Arnor, his brother Anarion was the king of Gondor; their thrones passed to their sons, and their sons sons for generations. But war, plague, and witchcraft diminished both kingdoms, but the north suffered more than the south. Both kingdoms lost their last kings. But Gondor had the strength to survive and has continued to under the rule of stewards. The line of the kings of Arnor survived, but Arnor had become so heavily depleted as a ruling state that it collapsed with the death of its last king. The royal line lives on as the Chieftains of the Rangers (of whom Aragorn is the current chief). They protect the folk still living in the small towns and watch the borders of the Shire. I went into this trying to explain why Aragorn is not a king. I may have been able to explain some of the history, but I now realise I am unable to explain the politics... which are probably more important 😅 Hobbits are able to resist the ring so well because they live simple lives and do not desire power for themselves. Therefore it's hard for the ring to tempt them with anything.

Hurry and do the other two! Great reaction! Can't wait to continue with you

Great reaction. You were both so interesting and fun to watch with it. And I love my Tolkien. (Plus what Peter Jackson did with it all.) I really enjoyed this. Glad I found you guys.

GREAT reaction guys.

“I need the books.” This was my exact thought when I saw this movie at the theaters in middle school

When they exited Moria, Gimli essentially spoke or sang an important song to Frodo when he was showing him something important in this location. It goes like this : “The world was young, the mountains green, No stain yet on the Moon was seen, No words were laid on stream or stone, When Durin woke and walked alone. He named the nameless hills and dells; He drank from yet untasted wells; He stooped and looked in Mirrormere, And saw a crown of stars appear, As gems upon a silver thread, Above the shadow of his head. The world was fair, the mountains tall, In Elder Days before the fall Of mighty kings in Nargothrond And Gondolin, who now beyond The Western Seas have passed away: The world was fair in Durin's Day. A king he was on carven throne In many-pillared halls of stone With golden roof and silver floor, And runes of power upon the door. The light of sun and star and moon In shining lamps of crystal hewn Undimmed by cloud or shade of night There shone for ever fair and bright. There hammer on the anvil smote, There chisel clove, and graver wrote; There forged was blade, and bound was hilt; The delver mined, the mason built. There beryl, pearl, and opal pale, And metal wrought like fishes' mail, Buckler and corslet, axe and sword, And shining spears were laid in hoard. Unwearied then were Durin's folk; Beneath the mountains music woke: The harpers harped, the minstrels sang, And at the gates the trumpets rang. The world is grey, the mountains old, The forge's fire is ashen-cold; No harp is wrung, no hammer falls: The darkness dwells in Durin's halls; The shadow lies upon his tomb In Moria, in Khazad-dûm. But still the sunken stars appear In dark and windless Mirrormere; There lies his crown in water deep, Till Durin wakes again from sleep.”

Great reaction! This is also one the best edits I've seen of this movie. I know this is a tough one to get past the blockers but you managed to keep most of the important scenes in.

Love your reaction guys❤

The song heard when the elves were spotted in the forest by Frodo&Sam near the beginning of the movie: The Elves were singing & chanting a very special Hymn along their journey:(With English translation) * Á Elbereth Gilthoniel “o Elbereth who lit the stars” * silivren penna míriel “from glittering crystal slanting falls with light like jewels” * Ò menel aglar elenath “from heaven on high the glory of the starry host” * na-chaered palan-díriel “to lands remote I have looked afar” ò galadhremmin ennorath “from tree-tangled middle-lands” * Fanuilos, le linnathon “and now to thee, Fanuilos, bright spirit clothed in ever-white, I will ... sing” * nef aear, sí nef aearon “here ... beyond the Sea, beyond the wide and sundering Sea” * Ã Elbereth Gilthoniel² “o Elbereth who lit the stars” * Ò menel palan-diriel “from heaven gazing far” * le nallon sí di’nguruthos “here overwhelmed in dread of Death I cry” * Á tiro nin, Fanuilos “o guard me, Elbereth” (The elvish name given to Varda is Elbereth Gilthoniel is one of the main Valar who are of the main group of entities known as the Ainur who sang the world into being and helped shaped it further from within after some entered into the young world. She is most loved & honoured by the elves for many reasons) It’s very important as regarding the elves history that spanned over 40,000+ years. Because even one of the three high kings within Valinor was 30,000 years old well before the third age. Galadriel is his granddaughter just do you know. Yeah. She’s very important throughout the entire histories. They are passing away with what’s left of their kin to the undying lands. Many thousands had their home in middle earth just like the high kings ancestors that woke to the stars. Their birth is shrouded in mist as is their entire existence itself. That in itself is a whole story. You’d love to react to the immersive and entertaining lore videos like moviejoob & OmarioRPG have done. It’s ever vast and rewarding to let touch your soul.❤❤❤❤ Varda is a Quenya name of Valarin origin meaning "Sublime", "Exalted" or "Lofty" Elentári means queen of the stars in Quenya. Elbereth means queen of the stars in Sindarin. Gilthoniel means kindler of the stars in Sindarin. An original title of Varda, meaning 'the Kindler', and deriving from her making of the first faint stars in ancient times which was to light the dark world which had no sun yet and they loomed over the original Dark Lord (Fallen Valar named Morgoth by the elves) who he feared most above all even as supposedly he was the mightiest and first of all Ainur to ever exist (Ainur is the ultimate race of both Maiar and Valar) When, long afterwards, she used the dews of Telperion, (one of the two sacred trees that predated the Moon of which it birthed later on) to kindle brighter stars still, this honorific name seems to have fallen out of favour. After that time she was called instead Elentári, the Queen of the Stars.

One of my favorite lord of the rings reactions! You were both so immersed and great at following the storylines. Can’t wait for The Two Towers!

The elvish songs of lamentation were for Gandalf when they arrived in Lothlórien. So the song you hear is literally for him whilst being a theme for the movie itself. The only excerpt from these songs is "Mithrandir, Mithrandir, O Pilgrim Grey!" This was expanded & set to music by Philippa Boyens & Howard Shore, respectively, for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. It was sung in the said film by Elizabeth Fraser in the track Lothlórien. Notable about this song is that it assumes that the elves of Lothlórien were aware that Gandalf was an incarnate Maia. This is debatable. As well, the lyrics ask "What drove you to leave/That which you loved?". This suggests that Gandalf was well aware that he would fall in Moria. Other debatable verses include the claims that Gandalf was the wisest of the Maiar, and that with him the Flame of Anor would leave the world (assuming that it and he were one, or he was the only wielder of the Flame). (English comes after the Quenya) * The first part is in Quenya: A Olórin i yáresse Mentaner i Númenherui Tírien i Rómenóri Maiaron i Oiosaila Manan elye etevanne Nórie i melanelye? - The Second part is in Sindarin: Mithrandir, Mithrandir, A Randir Vithren ú-reniathach i amar galen I reniad lín ne mór, nuithannen In gwidh ristennin, i fae narchannen I lach Anor ed ardhon gwannen Caled veleg, ethuiannen. * Olórin, who once was... Sent by the Lords of the West To guard the lands of the East Wisest of all Maiar What drove you to leave That which you loved? Mithrandir, Mithrandir O Pilgrim Grey No more will you wander the green fields of this earth Your journey has ended in darkness. The bonds cut, the spirit broken The Flame of Anor has left this World A great light, extinguished. And Since Gandalf is tied to the story and fate of the elves as he is one of the Maiar spirits is that when one perishes it tends to be a big deal when something like one “dies” if you will. Spending thousands of years together even in his current embodiment is still greatly impactful upon his death.

Bilbo Walking Song: “Roads go ever ever on, Over rock and under tree, By caves where never sun has shone, By streams that never find the sea; Over snow by winter sown, And through the merry flowers of June,Over grass and over stone, And under mountains in the moon. Roads go ever ever on Under cloud and under star, Yet feet that wandering have gone Turn at last to home afar. Eyes that fire and sword have seen And horror in the halls of stone Look at last on meadows green And trees and hills they long have known” The original version of the song is recited by Bilbo in the last chapter of The Hobbit, at the end of his journey back to the Shire. Coming to the top of a rise he sees his home in the distance, and stops and essentially sings what I shared above! There are three versions of this walking song in The Lord of the Rings. The first is sung by Bilbo when he leaves the Shire and is setting off to visit Rivendell: “The Road goes ever on and on, Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can, Pursuing it with eager feet, Until it joins some larger way Where many paths and errands meet. And whither then? I cannot say.” The second version is identical except for changing the word "eager" to "weary" in the fifth line. It is spoken aloud, slowly, by Frodo, as he and his companions pause on their way to Crickhollow, looking beyond to lands that some of them have never seen before. The third version is spoken by Bilbo in Rivendell after the hobbits have returned from their journey. Bilbo is now an old, sleepy hobbit, who murmurs the verse and then falls asleep. “The Road goes ever on and on Out from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, Let others follow it who can! Let them a journey new begin, But I at last with weary feet Will turn towards the lighted inn, My evening-rest and sleep to meet.” 1977: The Hobbit (1977 film): Sections of the poem are sung during the trip through Mirkwood. It appears on the soundtrack titled "Roads". 1980: The Return of the King (1980 film): A song inspired by the poem is sung at the end of the film called "Roads Go Ever, Ever On". 1981: The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series): Bilbo sings the song as he leaves Bag End. It is sung by John Le Mesurier to a tune by Stephen Oliver. 1997: An Evening in Rivendell: The Tolkien Ensemble adapted an original melody to the song, composed by Caspar Reiff. 2001: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Parts of the song are sung by Gandalf in his first appearance, and also by Bilbo as he leaves Bag End. 2006: The Lord of the Rings Musical: The poem is the basis of the song "The Road Goes On" sung by Sam, Frodo, Merry, and Pippin in the first act. 2014: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies: Lines of the poem partially make up the lyrics of The Last Goodbye, performed by Billy Boyd(Pippin) for the credits of the film. This is just stuff to know when you see the next films. Maybe seeing this will spark something you read here or in other people’s comments via future reactions to the other 2 films as well as the 3 The Hobbit movies!

KZfaq recomendation works I guess - perfect timing 😂 Love your reaction 😍

“Nobody Trust An Elf!” Fuller story With a certain clan of dwarves: A giant set of events throughout the ages caused a huge rift between dwarves & elves since before any elf saw actual Dwarves. Elves are the firstborn. Men are the secondborn. Dwarvish forefathers were created by the hands of one of the Valar named Aulë, then essentially Eru Îlluvatar(AllFather) breathed life into them to later wake up at a later point in a future era since Aulë was still excited to create things of his very own. It’s also why dwarves overall can resist the rings power and so forth. There were these beings became known as Petty Dwarves in the books where these beings were super hostile and the elves thought it was just another spawn of Melkor (now Morgoth) so when they finally did see actual dwarves they killed them on site. Back then they thought these “petty dwarves” as we call them to be other machinations of Morgoth seeing as how he and Mairon>Gorthaur>Sauron have been terrorizing the land and permeating shadows living nightmares throughout the land for thousands of years…. That and dwarves were keen on chopping down trees by huge amounts so you can kind of see why… but this was only the beginning. But it’s not a very good start. Buuut not all dwarvish clans share this rift as the creator of the 16 rings was an elf named Celebrimbor and is one of the best characters ever. His main smithery guild in Eregion was full of dwarves and elves called the “Gwaith Ír Mirdain”. Even Gimli’s father was really close to a certain elf I won’t name yet! ❤ Not all dwarves were enemies to elves. Galadriel and her brother were best friends with dwarves. Famously the fortress of Nargothrond was built by Finrod Felagund with the dwarves! It was only a certain clan that killed Elu Thingol! (Elwë) ​​⁠Galadriel & her elder brother Finrod Felagund were best friends with the dwarves. Finrod was named Felagund by the dwarves meaning “Earth Hewer” from the fact he helped them build the great fortress called Nargothrond of which he was the elven lord that ruled there justly. Was the same for Celebrimbor and the dwarves of Eregion especially the guild called Gwaith Í Mirdain. His bestie was Narvi the dwarf. Narvi and Celebrimbor created the doors of Moria. Moria is also the elvish name for Khazad Dûm. Moria was by other elves who might have snuck in a tiny insult because Moria means black pit. However Celebrimbor and Galadriel both call it what the dwarves call it; which is Khazad Dûm! This gift for Gimli set it into imperishable Crystal and would be the only thing left in middle earth that holds the light of the two trees of Valinor (Valanor by the Eldar). It’s basically the uncursed version of the Nauglamir. He named it The Galadramir. ❤ ​​⁠ If you search for 'victorian hair art' then you can see what amazing things people created with hair in the past. Craftsmen as dwarfs were, I imagine that Gimli must have created something beyond exquisite! Gimli attacking the ring shows it has no hold over him just like the Dwarvish rings out of the 16 meant to go to the elves had no hold over them. So technically they could easily be used offensively and defensively but many disappeared over the ages mainly due to Sauron collecting them back again over the last few thousand years. One or two eaten by dragons (not simple minded beasts here. They were twisted and enhanced beings by Melkor/Morgoth(Saurons Upperclassman as far as the Ainur face goes.). There were only a few of them and their offspring are lesser drakes throughout middle earth. Most recent one you’ll see in The Hobbit movie and one other most recent dragon left of the originally created dragons was Scatha, of which I don’t think Scatha even has wings or could fly in any permanent sort of way. “Evil cannot create. Only twist and warp what is already natural to the world”

Incredible reaction!!

Chills at the vocals. Yes!

Great reaction. Next two movies are even better. Get ready!

At 51:04, "Here's one Dwarf she won't ensnare so easily!" At 57:09, "...except to look upon the Lady of the Galadhrim one last time..." Game, set, and match to Galadriel.

This is such a Great Trilogy!! Amazing Acting, Fighting, Scenery just over all Fantastic!!

I hope you enjoy this amazing story of friendship and sacrifice ... cheers! Try to pay attention to details to enjoy the story more.

"She could see the future or...?" - Both Galadriel and Elrond have the gift of foresight. It shows possible futures, of course those possibilities are all dependent on sequences of events occurring 'just so'.

Love your reaction :)

25:50 Frodo entered THEIR world when he put on the ring. He crossed over. That Weathertop scene with Aragorn fighting all the Nazgul is my mostest favorite in all the films. 😊

Tolkien, (The OG of all Authors) was a veteran of the First World War and many other battles such as The Battle Of Somme etc. his works of art were to give back to the England as a form of restoring lost mythologies that he himself was a master of since he was a top professor of philology at Oxford. He did ALOT of his writing while in the trenches during WWI during small “breaks” while down in those trench forts built into the ground. And while he eldest son was in the Second World War; his Lord Of The Rings writings was strictly created above all else to give his eldest something to read while stationed wherever he was stationed. I forgot that part. They sent letters back and forth about it all the time. He was also the one and only son that actually protected his fathers legacy and work. A lot of his other work were put together BY his son after his father passed away. It’s well worth to react to the documentary behind the scenes film the director and crew and cast created together as well as the interview with the son Christopher Tolkien who you get to sort of enjoy a nice indoor and outdoor chat for like what came to about 1-2 hours of wonderful footage from an era that really must not be forgotten. His work shed a light on things like The Finnish Kalevala, Norwegian Elder Edda, The Welsh Mabinogion, The Norwegian Nibelungen, The Indian Bhagvagita & Several Irish Folklore + other Cultural things! The man also restored and translated ancient relics for the governments as one everyone trusted. Much of what’s in our dictionary come from his efforts as well. Anytime he spoke & even posted several comments into the paper as an editorial or response to certain issues as a very involved man for the world and the environment everyone turned their head to listen to him as everyone knew his worth and respected him greatly. His works show how NOT to glorify war; shows in the films if you pay close attention while watching the next films. Sharing what you know now via the after thoughts at the end of the second film! Remember. Extended edition. There is a lot missed out on especially in the second movie regarding Boromir backstory which there is much more in the books but the films WANTED to keep more but the cinemas and Harvey Weinstein literally harangued him into making a “theatrical cut” which is why you have two versions. The real version and the “theatrical cut”. It was all to make more money for the company that is the theatres/cinemas. To get more showings in per day during the year. And believe me. People were camping outside and travelling the country to watch it MORE THAN ONCE. His creations literally lead to inspiring the most currently famous books games & movies we all literally wouldn’t have enjoyed and be touched to our souls core without him and his spiritually connected brilliance. That and he was a philologist professor at Oxford first and foremost which covers so many things. Not just linguistic. The man was a true genius and Jack of all trades but ultimately LOVED the simple life. The inspiration for Lord of the Rings was not any war, but author J.R.R. Tolkien's love of language. Especially Welsh, Finnish and Old English. He lamented the loss of any true English folklore, that was wiped out after the Norman invasion of 1066, so Tolkien wrote many books on these new "legends" he came up with himself. Much of which is centered around three languages he fully developed himself. Two Elven languages and Dwarvish., Númenorean Adunaic, Black Speech(warped Numenorean and elvish) They all have syntax, vocabularies, and a whole writing system that can be learned as the Tengwar alphabet is moreso to match with the spoken elvish rather than one to one for other country’s alphabet. Hundreds of people worldwide speak elvish fluently. Tolkien did draw upon his personal experience in the trenches of World War ONE, not Two, as inspiration for some parts, most notably, the Dead Marshes that Frodo and Sam and Gollum pass through in The Two Towers. But war was not the inspiration for the entire series. World Of Warcraft. Skyrim, Harry Potter, Diablo, D&D, even Warhammer and so forth wouldn’t have. Existed without taking inspiration from and or completely ripping off from Tolkien. Many great documentaries to react to about him also more about him and AWESOME stuff from the hours & hours of behind the scenes documentaries from the DVDs of the movies which are also on KZfaq & I can send you a playlist to react to from top to bottom on the channel called Pajasek99

Dear awesome super team! I'm so happy and exited to see you go on this journey, you 2 are great and pic up on great details. those movies mean so much to me as you can see from my profile pic haha so seeing you 2 legends watch them mean a lot. Thank you for making me smile. Sending lot's of love.

You guys are great!

Good on you for picking the Extended Editions!! They are a MUST moving forward!! Greatest. Story. Every. Told!

Well. I have seen a LOT of reactions to these films. You guys were great! New sub 😊

Just subscribed! Can’t wait to watch!

You guys are in for a great ride.

Believe it or not Tolkien actually created his whole legendarium and novels so that his created languages had a place to exist, he was a philologist, a language nerd at heart if you will, his most developed language was Sindarin, the variety of elvish that is spoken in the films, it is a fully fleshed language with its own vocab, morphology, syntax, phonology and everything else. He was truly one of a kind, the professor will forever be dearly missed

Was literally looking tonight for more LOTR reactions so here we go!

Favorite first reaction to this trilogy I’ve seen in quite a while! And I’ve watched an embarrassing amount of them 😂

“I shall NOT be dark, all EVIL will despair” part 2 - All creatures whose flesh are nourished by the matter of Arda have a tendency towards Melkor AKA Morgoth, for greater or lesser. Since Melkor poured his evil power into the very existence and essence of the world(Morgoth’s Ring” book explains a lot including how and when he put a portion of his remaining power into the earth itself. Sure, Galadriel was born in the Undying Lands where there was supposed to be no evil (souls of the Elves are greatly less subject to making faulty decisions), but Galadriel & the rest of her father's kin were directly targeted by the Evil Lord himself. Melkor corrupted a decent portion of the Noldor, basically telling them things along the lines of “My Valarin kin are cooping you all up in Valinor.”, which wasn’t their ancestral homeland to begin with, like Middle Earth was, Some were affected little, most were affected to greater degrees, and Galadriel was the least affected woman by the lies of Melkor, which were “sweet but poisoned honey" as she’d call his words. Her natural pious tendency towards goodness & kindness as shown by her ability to read the hearts of everyone and all living beings around her which aids her to provide what anyone truly needs. Due to the magic bleeding from the world as the ages went on; thanks to Morgoth’s Ring poisoning the earth long ago; lead to a what if scenario in her mind as she’d be the only living creature left with the skills & power to even use the ring. She didn’t need her ring at all to block him out of her realm telepathically as well as read his mind from afar without him knowing. But there is a difference between good people who are a bit morally challenged and the evil people. The evil folk act upon their impulses and unlawful desires, while the good folk overcome such flaws within themselves (and for some not always they can masterfully do this). Galadriel WOULD NEVER listen to Melkor and tread the path of toxic pride and ambition. Galadriel has a Fëa spirit that’s only grown larger as the ages passed on and on. Enough to channel into an effect that threw down fortress walls, without tiring her at all. And with that much Fëa, she is capable of holding her own against Maiar for a good long while, much like her brother Finrod did against Sauron, or her uncle Fëanor did against Balrogs. Fëanor effectively lost all claim to the crown when he rebelled and dragged his entire house to Middle Earth. Where he promptly died a heroic death after slaying several Balrogs at the Dagor-nuin-Giliath; The Elves first encountered Lord Of Balrogs named Gothmog in the Dagor-nuin-Giliath; (meaning “the battle fought under stars”) before the first rising of the Moon. In that battle, Fëanor's fury had caused him to draw forward of the main force of the Noldor, and so he came upon Gothmog with only a small guard left around him that rushed so deep into enemy territory. Fëanor slayed 2 or 3 balrogs at once & Gothmog slayed him after one bound him suddenly with its primordial flame whip when he was supposed to have an uninterrupted “one on one” duel with Gothmog but one wasn’t wanting to play fair. But he was fatally wounded and so his sons and host moved him away to a safe place where his body burned up from the fires of his own spirit. Even with a lesser ring like Nenya, Galadriel had enough of a boost in her Fëa(spirit) , that she could sustain an unassailable magical realm against Maiar and virtually anything on Middle-Earth. Only problem was when Sauron wore the one ring, she had to take off Nenya, and had to lose that Maia level Fëa spirit from the modernly termed “boosted power up” With the one ring, Galadriel would have such a boost in her Fëa spirit, that she’d literally become stronger than the foundations of the Earth. Due to Galadriel’s immense native Fëa, she was prone to a super healthy pride and a small lust for dominion/ but not domination, her goodness kept this pride from going over to the dark side. Galadriel at heart was extremely good so she’s definitely not evil. She never once is called queen or desires to be called such a thing, she and her husband Celeborn became the wiseman and wisewoman of that realm; after the previous elven lord Amroth died and his wife Nimrodel disappeared ontop of the fact Amroth’s Successor later died as well in the “Last Alliance”, (same battle shown in the prologue to Fellowship Of The Ring), All Evil Despairs at her presence let alone hearing her name on the wind. The Nazgûl themselves avoid her realm every chance they get to the point of choosing to go the long way around for over 100 miles just to avoid her. (So she’s definitely scary to foul entities that have turned away from Eru Îlluvatar the one AllFather.) She’s a totally good character. Aragorn even says to the Fellowship as they enter Lothlórien, “There is in her and this land no evil, unless a man bring it hither himself. Then let him beware!” If you’re going by her portrayal in the movies, you might think she has an evil element to her character, but that came from Peter Jackson’s portrayal of the addictive, coercive power of the Ring. When Frodo offered her the Ring, it presented her with visions of herself as the all-powerful Goddess of Middle-Earth. Luckily, she was smart & intuitive enough to realize that the Ring was totally evil, and despite the best of intentions, it would have turned her evil in the end-but she still would have appeared to be beautiful and good. I don’t agree with Jackson’s “drowned Galadriel” portrayal of her being tempted by the Ring-I think she’d have appeared as a supernatural being of divine beauty, and her regular appearance was close to that already, but how do you show that in a movie? Apparently, in her youth in Valinor, she was somewhat of a rebel, but that’s not necessarily evil. She certainly could have fallen into the same trap as her uncle Fëanor did, of thinking that everyone was entitled to her opinion-but she kept her ego in check. (If you’re not sure what I’m referring to there; please read The Silmarillion and “Unfinished Tales”.) No matter how noble her reason was to use the ring as a last resort, especially if said fellowship fell off the “edge of the knife” as she called it. she had a change of heart which happened in the middle of talking to Frodo. Galadriel left Valinor(The Undying Lands) for a reason - and it was different from most of the other elves. She wasn’t with her uncle Fëanor, who wished to make war against Morgoth and retrieve the Silmarils - she was not wishing to go to war, and had no interest in the Silmarils in which Melkor stole from Fëanor which was the surviving light of the two trees of Valinor within them that the only Fëanor; the master of all elven smiths could have accomplished but it could not be done a second time as is any pure creation of one’s heart, especially in regards to the elves and Valar alike. Though she traveled with her other uncle, Fingolfin, her goals were not aligned completely with his either despite her full support of her noble and regal uncle Fingolfin in general. - They both wished to keep an eye on Fëanor and make sure the Noldor were in good hands - Galadriel wasn’t interested in Fëanor and wanted her own realm. After spending some time in Doriath, Galadriel and her husband Celeborn passed to the east out of Beleriand and passed eastward through Eriador and over the Misty Mountains; to where she founded her own realm in what became renamed as Lothlórien. Her motivation and goal was to preserve her realm, possibly at any means necessary. With Sauron’s return in the Third Age, Galadriel was forced to ask herself how far she would go to preserve her realm. If Frodo failed, she must forsake her own ring & her realm. If he succeeds, her ring will lose power and her realm will fade. Would she seize the ring, taking Sauron’s power for her own, to save her realm? She decided she would not. She had decided to “test” the Fellowship, to find some flaw that would allow her to justify seizing the ring, and she did find a flaw - in herself. She stated to Frodo, that by telling her that he would offer her the ring if she asked, that she had come to test his heart, but found that he was testing hers. She had a change of heart, she would pass into the West, and remain Galadriel. Which one is better? Being born completely good and living your whole life without any evil inside, or having a character growth ?

excellent reaction - enthusiastic and engaged

I remember watching in the theatres and literally weeping with joy at how beautiful everything was from the opening scenes, the music, the Shire… everything was better than I had imagined when I was reading the book. when the credits started rolling I was just flabbergasted at how much I already loved it and how much I wanted the year to pass to watch the next one.

Watched only the 3rd one in the cinema on the first day of release. Was packed out, and people brought in chairs to sit in the aisles and at the back. After it was done, people were in tears. Most epic experience I've ever.

Aragorn responds to the fellowship as they enter Lothlórien: “There is in her and this land no evil, unless a man bring it hither himself. Then let him beware!” If you’re going by her portrayal in the movies, you might think she has an evil element to her character, but that came from Peter Jackson’s portrayal of the addictive, coercive power of the Ring. When Frodo offered her the Ring, it presented her with visions of herself as the all-powerful Goddess of Middle-Earth. Tolkien stated in other works and letters between others and himself that she essentially could subdue Sauron especially so with the one ring but the true scary part would be that all would love her so genuinely to the point of it being uncanny. The forests would expand throughout what’s left of middle earth as it begins to reflect the elder days to some degrees it’s hard to explain and I don’t have Tolkiens exact words on hand right now but yeah. It's not quite shown in the movies but Boromir's brother was meant to go show up for the council which ended up being about the ring, all kindreds were showing up for separate matters. The dwarves mainly because one of the Nazgûl had come offering the remaining dwarvish rings they had received long ago that were reclaimed by sauron. But even those thousands of years ago their forefathers were NOT effected by their rings even though those were infused with Sauron's malice. If anything it just increased their hoarding of wealth and resources. Though the echoes from the nameless ones deeper in the mountains had caused certain groups and clans to grow a bit greedy but othet than that they remained fully strong and noble.

I love your reaction, so pure like the Hobbits! ♥

Crying and getting overwhelmed by the first movie as we all did. I'm not sure they are prepared for this journey :,) Great reaction btw. I too wish I was a Hobbit ^^

...you are so engaged with it - delightful watching you! I came across the books first, and can assure you, that they are truly more detailed, and have a few more valuable side tracks, which didn't make it into the movies... Tolkien has been a master story teller... Peter Jackson as well his wife Fran Walsh and friend Philippa Boyens developed the movie script together, and did an excellent job... can't wait to watch part 2 and 3 again with you guys 💖

Great reaction to this masterpiece! Looking forward to watch next ones (a new subscriber here). Btw, "I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.” -Gandalf, Return of the King.

The books are absolutely singular. An entire world put to paper. Whenever the characters had the characters talk in that somber old-fashioned dialogue it's usually taken from the book as are the maps you see in the movie (painted by Tolkien) and the descriptions given. As for that old-school and heavy descriptive almost poetic prose the books need a bit more concentration and work to read compared to contemporary novels like SoIaF or Potter. But it's all thought out, events that happened ages back as described neatly fit in the present. The placement of the nations isn't random but are derived from their fictional history, the kings all have family trees. Behind the things you read there's an invisible layer of detailed thought and inner logic. Tolkien made up the entire language of elvish sindarin complete with grammar and the rest are at least outlined. All the names follow an organic pattern of naming (he was a linguist) like Aragorn, son of Arathorn. And yeah there are more persons, conflicts and places in the book, they had to cut a whole bunch even for the extended edition.

Firstly: All 16 rings were meant to go to the elves (300-500years world of infiltration & deception down to the drain) but Mairon of the Maiar(primordial angelic beings in simple terms as they are sort of beyond angels) disguised as a high elf named Annatar when he came to the elves pretending to be an emissary from Valinor on behalf of the Valar so it makes sense how alluring the ring is and how strong it’s pull on people is. (A bit too instant in the movies though) Galadriel soon saw right through him and especially when after speaking with him regarding not remembering him when in Valinor long ago where she learned from all the Valar thanks to being dominantly Vanyar/Teleri side over her Ñoldorin side where she gleaned from that encounter that she did not study under Aulë the Vala with any elf named Annatar ! But later named Sauron by the elves meaning deceiver! After all of this, The three elven rings were made in secret without Saurons touch upon them thanks to Celebrimbor! Remember Gandalf before he became Gandalf was the same species of entity Sauron used to be!! Wow hey? The Rings, in this case, would have lost their powers eventually due to the lack of the One Ring and possibly because they were designed to defeat evil, and evil, in the form of Sauron, had been defeated. The Three Elven Rings served their purpose for a long time. Two out of three of them had several different bearers Unlike the other Rings, the main purpose of the Three is to "heal and preserve", as when Galadriel used Nenya to preserve her realm of Lothlórien over long periods. The Elves made the Three Rings to try to halt the passage of time, or as Tolkien had Elrond say, "to preserve all things unstained". I can expand upon this based on any further statements & questions you have for me as a reply to this comment ! ❤ There is problem here with the Rings, the Three were supposed to be never touched by Sauron and that's why they were not corrupting…Sauron had not taken part in their making which made the Three more 'pure' unsullied by his dark power, unlike the Nine and Seven Rings! But Sauron in the show touched the very material they were made of!!! So technically he could have tainted them and corrupted! Even appendices of Lot tell us the order of making the rings, so they didn't even need the righs to more detailed writings in UT or Silmarillion: 1200 Sauron endeavours to seduce the Eldar. Gil-galad refuses to treat with him; but the smiths of Eregion are won over. The Númenoreans begin to make permanent havens. c. 1500 The Elven-smiths instructed by Sauron reach the height of their skill. They begin the forging of the Rings of Power. c. 1590 The Three Rings are completed in Eregion. c. 1600 Sauron forges the One Ring in Orodruin. He completes the Barad-dûr. Celebrimbor perceives the designs of Sauron. 1693 War of the Elves & Sauron begins. The Three Rings are hidden." 'Did you not hear me, Gloin?' said Elrond. 'The Three were not made by Sauron, nor did he ever touch them. But of them it is not permitted to speak. So much only in this hour of doubt I may now say. They are not idle. But they were not made as weapons of war or conquest: that is not their power. Those who made them did not desire strength or domination or hoarded wealth, but understanding, making, and healing, to preserve all things unstained. These things the Elves of Middle-earth have in some measure gained, though with sorrow. But all that has been wrought by those who wield the Three will turn to their undoing, and their minds and hearts will become revealed to Sauron, if he regains the One." - ⁠The 3 Elven Rings are not susceptible to “The One Ring” in any direct way.. They’re only tied by fate to lose their power if Sauron is defeated completely & absolutely. As they were made by the elves and as always they make things for a purpose and pour their literal spirit into things they create. So if Sauron is defeated then the three rings power will fade and basically become almost useless or diminished versions of their original design since by this era magic has bled from the world by a huge degree thanks to Morgoth’s poisoning the world itself with his very essence that he poured into it. Called The Long Defeat By The Elves and The Men Of The West.

The Wizards are not human - they are (like Sauron) Maiar, which are basically angels. But they were sent to Middle-Earth with the bodies of old men so that they could inspire the free peoples to resist Sauron without dominating them. The place they come from is over the western sea but not reachable by normal ships, owing to an incident in the distant past. Liv Tyler made a beautiful Arwen. Her voice sent shivers up my spine 😀

When the cosplay of Aragorn and Arwen 😂. Great Reaction!

At 36:33 you say, "I need the book so bad--I need to read these stories!" Novels and movies are two different art forms, and what works well in one medium may not work at all in a different medium. You should be aware that there are substantial differences between Peter Jackson's version and J.R.R. Tolkien's version. The story in the book moves much more slowly than the story in the movies. For example, between Frodo and Sam setting out from Bag End to their arrival at the Prancing Pony, there are six chapters of adventures that don't even make it into the movie. The movie would imply that the time between Bilbo's Birthday Party and Gandalf throwing the Ring in the fire was on the order of a few weeks or months. In the book, the interval is 17 years! The basic plot of Frodo's journey to Mordor is the same in both versions, and that's what is important.

Great job, guys!

I’ve now watched Lord of the Rings 3 times this week… through reaction videos😂

One does not watch Lord of the Rings, one experiences it. And it's an experience that can be enjoyed over and over again, with each one feeling special.

The thing about the water/river... Nazgul don't like water but the main thing about that river was what Arwen said earlier... the river marks the border of the Elvish lands, which would be dangerous for the Nazgul to enter. There are powerful Elves. There is a massive amount of lore in the books that isn't explicitly talked about in the movies. For example, the large eagle that Gandalf jumps off of the tower (Orthanc) onto is Gwaihir the Windlord, Lord of the Great Eagles. He actually has a lineage and backstory of his own. Also, there is reason why Gimli is so impressed when he sees that Frodo has a mithril chain shirt. And there is also a reason why Legolas is seriously impressed when Gimli says that Galadriel gave him three hairs as a gift.

One of the things that is so crazy that nobody realizes is that, in Moria, the book Gandalf reads actually contains the details of the deaths of several members of Bilbo’s party in the prequel “The Hobbit”. The one in the tomb is one of them of course, Balin. The skeleton holding it is implied to be Nori, as well because the script changes from Dwarf Runes to Elvish letters and Nori is the only known Dwarf in Moria would could do that.

Tolkien didn't waste any words. Jackson did a fine job putting this on the big screen.

Awesome reaction. Magneto, er, i mean Gandalf is a great character. And Agent Smith, er, mean Elrond is incredible too. Great movie. Thanks.

I am very jealous of these guys because they are watching this masterpiece for the first time, I first watched this film in 2001 in the cinema, and remained forever in love with this miracle of cinema!

Mae govannen! Hey that was cool watching your reaction. Imagine (me) watching this in the theaters and having to wait a whole year for the next movie to come out. Those were very impatient years. But then I had read the stories many times over as had my friends, so we had lots to talk about. I am tickled pink you both want to read the books. They are life changing. There is so much of my life today that was so dependent on me reading those books for the first time as a kid back in 1976. First read The Hobbit. That starts the whole stories off. We see the adventures of Bilbo Baggins and his finding of the Ring. We get introduced to Gollum and Gandalf and even Balin (Gimli's cousin, short lived Lord of Moria). We see the giant eagles, and meet the lord of the eagles Gwainhir. It is a children's story and at times reads like one. But it is a fine tale. You see Bikbo writing it at the beginning of the movie, There and Back Again. Then you can read the trilogy and things will make sense. But beware, it is a great story but there are quite a few parts that have been taken out of the movie wholesale. But you will also be surprised at how many lines from the movie are direct quotes from the book. Enjoy

Fun fact: Tolkien wrote this book from the Literary Agent frame-that this story was actually written by Bilbo and by Frodo, and that Tolkien had found the book in an old library or archeological site, and had simply translated it into English.

Legolas agreed to be blindfolded along with Gimli as Dwarves for various reasons were not allowed to know where the heart of Lothlórien reside. The scene ended up not making it into even the original uncut edition. In the morning, the Company walks further into Lórien, reaching the river Silverlode. At one point, the Elves tell Gimli that he must be blindfolded so that he does not know where he is walking, especially because the Dwarves and Elves have not gotten along since the Dark Days. Of which I’ll explain more in your next upload.

"He's cute" 😹 same. Anita would certainly adopt a sphynx cat 😹

43:44 'They are all dead, everybody's dead, Dave, everybody is dead'/'Holly, are you trying to tell me that everybody's dead?' - Red Dwarf season 1 episode 1.

This series won SO many Academy Awards. I think 17 all toll

During Boromi's death scene, you can hear a choir in the soundtrack. The choir isn't singing random vowels, they're actually singing in Elvish. The english translation of the lyrics? It's a line from the books: "I do not love the sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only what they defend," For bonus hurt points- In the books, those lines were said by his little brother Faramir.