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@v_zach
@v_zach 2 күн бұрын
Jack didn't have the confidence to stop Lili from approaching the unicorn. She was a strong-willed teenager who disobeyed her father, the King, sneaking off to the woods. "Neither country proverb nor King's command could keep me from the woods today." However, Jack grows up into a hero during his quest. At first he wants to find a champion to get back the alicorn, but his fairy friends urge him on to do it himself. He gets a big confidence boost after defeating Meg Mucklebones, the swamp hag. By the time he faces Darkness he is ready. (All this is my interpretation of course.)
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess Күн бұрын
@v_zach it appears I needed you on the show to banter and discuss this with 😅😅😅 this was probably in the writing at the beginning & I forgot. Sometimes I need to hear the arguments
@v_zach
@v_zach Күн бұрын
@@OakesPrincess To be fair, Lili isn't a princess in the US release. That was in the European version and Director's Cut. And it makes a big difference to their relationship when they don't kiss until the end.
@v_zach
@v_zach 2 күн бұрын
Legend is a classic and one of my favorite 80's films. I didn't get to see it in theaters, and first saw it on cable in 1987. I agree the visuals are what make the movie. Did you watch the US version? I enjoy the electronic soundtrack by Tangerine Dream. The Director's Cut is good too, with a score by Jerry Goldsmith and lots of differences in the story. For example Jack and Lili don't kiss until the end.
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess 2 күн бұрын
@v_zach oh wow, I didn't check to see which version I was watching 🙈 I rented it on Amazon, I believe..
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess 2 күн бұрын
@v_zach also, I'm glad you enjoyed the film, was Darkness your favorite character? I'd honestly like to see Tom Cruise do another movie like this. I saw Die Hard for the first time last night. I had never seen it in all these years. He told me it was a Christmas movie. Lol oi.
@v_zach
@v_zach 2 күн бұрын
@@OakesPrincess Was there text to read at the beginning? That's the US theatrical release. Favorite character? Probably the fairy Oona.
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess 2 күн бұрын
@v_zach I saw the US one then 🤗
@Teletran35
@Teletran35 2 күн бұрын
One of the very few movies from the 80s movies I have never seen.In 1985 I was into Goonies and Back ti the Future
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess 2 күн бұрын
@Teletran35 Goonies!!! I've only seen it once, but that would be a fun movie to show my kids and it would refresh my memory of what it's all about
@johnskowronski4906
@johnskowronski4906 3 күн бұрын
I enjoy your blog s thanks
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess 3 күн бұрын
@johnskowronski4906 thank you so much! Thanks for watching!!
@johnskowronski4906
@johnskowronski4906 3 күн бұрын
How long did you work for Disney and have you heard of the you tuber named Koda bear he's good and what about labranth
@johnskowronski4906
@johnskowronski4906 3 күн бұрын
And what about willow
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess 3 күн бұрын
@@johnskowronski4906 I've honestly thought about reviewing Willow 🙈 another cult classic
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess 3 күн бұрын
@@johnskowronski4906 I did a review of labyrinth here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6a7qn5sbK6Zobssi=rOMKt-ptz6_Fa0NN I've never heard of Koda Bear, I worked in Disney entertainment from 2004-2009...
@cliffelgin
@cliffelgin 3 күн бұрын
lol, this movie bombed at the box office when it came out and was panned universally by critics.
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess 3 күн бұрын
@@cliffelgin what are your thoughts? Scale of 1 to 10?
@NewDVRLovers2017
@NewDVRLovers2017 3 күн бұрын
Jennifer, Fantasyland is So Wonderful
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess 3 күн бұрын
is Fantasyland a movie?
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess 3 күн бұрын
Is it the movie that's a documentary about Jed Latkin, (an amateur fantasy baseball fan who earns the chance to compete in an expert league)?
@sauronbagginsd8032
@sauronbagginsd8032 4 күн бұрын
Return to Oz is a masterpiece (as someone who has spent 38 years enveloped in the Oz canon)
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess 4 күн бұрын
@sauronbagginsd8032 thanks for sharing for people to know! I was never huge into Oz but I'm glad to know the director was faithful to the books. ❤️
@v_zach
@v_zach 7 күн бұрын
Not my favorite 80's movie. But it's definitely a classic, and the puppetry is top-notch. I actually like Gremlins 2 better. It's a little lighter than the original. One gremlin learns to talk and is so funny.
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess 7 күн бұрын
@v_zach lol okay, maybe I'll consider watching it with my friend's family then. 🤭 lol thanks for sharing your opinion!
@jeffersonhouse94
@jeffersonhouse94 7 күн бұрын
Gremlins is THE BEST Christmas movie! We watch it every Christmas morning after the gifts are opened. And this isn't the first or even the darkest horror adjacent movie Spielberg has been associated with: he produced Poltergeist, and directed Jaws.
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess 7 күн бұрын
@jeffersonhouse94 wow, thanks for sharing, I'll let my friend's husband know, he may have a similar tradition! 🤭🎄 I've never heard of Poltergeist! I saw Jaws for the very first time this past year! Very well done, he's a great story teller. Thanks for commenting!
@OferZivony
@OferZivony 9 күн бұрын
I'd just like to mention that I find Frodo's infatuation with Goldberry fascinating and as one who consumes a lot of Tolkien content, I think it's not talked about enough. (I got to this video when I looked up "Frodo and Goldberry")
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess 9 күн бұрын
@OferZivony thank you for joining the conversation! I think it's interesting too because Frodo doesn't exactly have a love interest in the book, so it's the closest thing I think we get to see of him noticing a girl. He meets the other elf women and he's not so infatuated as he is with Goldberry.
@Thewolfartist24
@Thewolfartist24 14 күн бұрын
1:38, People will recognize her as princess Jasmine. I think Disney was maybe trying to be more respectful.
@carolahorn5397
@carolahorn5397 14 күн бұрын
I ordered the same glasses and don't want the glitter...I was able to remove it without any problem...now I like the glasses 100%
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess 14 күн бұрын
@carolahorn5397 oh sweet! What did you use to remove the glitter? In case others are curious..
@johnnehrich9601
@johnnehrich9601 17 күн бұрын
Literally the first book I ever read was the third in the series, Ozma of Oz, which included the original c. 1900 Edwardian Art Nouveau John Neill illustrations. At the time, the MGM movie had not yet started being shown once a year on tv. So Return to Oz in my opinion is much closer to author L. Frank Baum's creations - although I still super-love the MGM movie. I think you are slightly mistaken. Yes, there is a book but that was written following this movie (not necessarily sequentially but from the movie script itself). But the movie is very closely based on a clever blend of two of the original L. Frank Baum books, Marvelous Land of Oz and Ozma of Oz. MGM had purchased the rights to the first novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Disney purchased the rights to all 13 of the Baum sequels (there were many many sequels written by others following his death) and had to work very hard not to step on the toes of the MGM version. In the MGM movie, Oz is not a real place as MGM felt movie audiences were too sophisticated to accept it being real. In the Baum books, Dorothy visits there again and again and always faces potential death as Oz is not always a bright happy place. (Even in the MGM movie though, children were terrified of the cyclone, the witch, and the flying monkeys. However as adults looking back fondly at it, we forget that.) Before anyone pans Return, I strongly suggest you go on line and find a free copy of Ozma of Oz (the novel has long been in the public domain). Make sure you get the one with the original illustrations. You don't have to read the entire thing but as a children's book, it is a simple quick read. You can also just type in the name of a character along with "Oz" into the Google search function and you can see how they were depicted in the novels. In Ozma, the Nome King has made the royal family of Ev into ornaments for his lair and Dorothy and friends have to find out which ones or suffer the same fate. His minions are described as "rock fairies." In a later sequel, the Nome King returns with plans to conquer all of Oz and build a tunnel under the Deadly Dessert to his kingdom. In several sequels, characters get turned into stone (just not in the first two sequels). The Deadly Dessert that will turn people to sand surrounds all of Oz and is referenced in just about every sequel. In Ozma, Dorothy is blown off a ship bound for Australia along with a crate of chickens and manages to survive by floating on the crate. (This is why a Kansas rain-swollen river turns into the middle of the ocean. She faces threats from the Wheelers (who actually appear to be scary as without hands, can't really hurt anyone). There is a princess who changes heads rather than clothes, and locks Dorothy in her tower until her head "matures." In Land of Oz, Jack Pumpkinhead is brought to life by Mombi's Powder of Life. (In the movie, he looks EXACTLY like he does in the book and yes, Tim Burton admitted his character of Jack in the Nightmare Before Christmas directly came from what he saw in Return.) Jack along with others escape capture from a tower inside the Emerald City by tying two couches together, adding palm leaves and the head of gump, bringing it to life with the same powder on flying out the window. They land on the side of a mountain. Before the story starts, Mombi has used magic to hide Ozma, the rightful ruler of Oz. One thing the Disney movie does is mimic, but in a sort of reverse way, the MGM movie had the Kansas people show up in Oz. In Return, the Kansas people are sort of a projection of their real Oz characters. The nurse is a projection of Mombi, the witch. The head orderly with the squeaky gurney is a foretelling of the wheelers. The carved pumpkin is a foretelling of Jack Pumpkinhead. The Doctor is a foretelling of the Nome King. Even the electroshock machine, which runs by clockwork (we hear the ticking of the clock mechanism, that isn't heartbeats), looks like a face as purposely pointed out by the doctor, a foretelling of Tik-tok. (Tik-tok is one of the first mechanical men in all of literature, essentially a clockwork robot.) Ozma, despite being trapped in mirrors, manages to show up to help Dorothy, even though she comes and goes mysteriously. (And no, she doesn't drown as all we are seeing is her projection in the Kansas sequence.) Even in the original book there are lots of real deadly perils and actual deaths. The witch sends a pack of wolves to harass the travelers and the tin woodsman chops off the head of each. Also a flock of crows to peck out their eyes. The scarecrow wrings the neck of each of these. Several monstrous beasts which the lion has to kill. The MGM didn't have time for these episodes, thereby lightening the feel of their version. In the books as well as Return, Dorothy is a child of about 8-10, making the events much scarier. Judy Garland was 16-17 at the time, made up to play a 14 yo. A teen would seem better equipped to handle any threats than the younger version in Return might seem. ---- PS - I don't think the closest adaptation of a novel is necessarily the best. MGM totally changed the novel's version of the Wicked Witch of the West to a far better and scarier version of the book. Billie Burke is an awesome Good Witch of the North and South (MGM blended the two from the book). But I do love the books and Return should not be criticized for supposedly making up creepy stuff. If anything, blame the author, L. Frank Baum. PPS - the chicken was mechanical when she spoke but they also used a real chicken for other scenes.
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess 17 күн бұрын
@johnnehrich9601 Oh my gosh, now I want to Google search the art!!! I love this comment, thanks for sharing. Xo
@Sams911
@Sams911 18 күн бұрын
Folio Society has a limited edition that was sold out in 2022 of this series ... finest LOTR limited collation out there.. but good luck finding one for sale.
@JordanC-u4r
@JordanC-u4r 18 күн бұрын
do “Legend” with Tom Cruz and the unicorn!!!
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess 18 күн бұрын
@@JordanC-u4r I'm checking online to see if I can find it streaming free 🤭 my husband said he might actually watch this with me.. Ridley Scott directed it!
@ethanlewis1459
@ethanlewis1459 19 күн бұрын
I saw an interview with the film’s director Walter Murch and he said what he wanted to do was faithfully adapt L Frank Baum’s Books into a dark cinematic masterpiece because the land of Oz in the books is not a dream like in the 1939 musical it’s a more Brothers Grimm Fairyland and L Frank Baum was upset that America didn’t have a fairytale of it’s own because American children always read the European Brothers Grimm folklore so Baum Decided that he wanted to write a fairytale for his country he basically said this is a modern fairytale for the modern times
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess 19 күн бұрын
@ethanlewis1459 I love that. Thank you for for sharing. Now that I think about it, I can't think of any "American fairytale," because it's so true, we do take from other countries.
@ethanlewis1459
@ethanlewis1459 19 күн бұрын
It’s what J R R Tolkien did with The Lord Of The Rings he wrote it as a mythology for Britain because it’s mythology was eradicated by the Norman Conquest in 1066
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess 19 күн бұрын
@ethanlewis1459 oh wow, I confess I did not know that. Love Tolkien, but I only know very basic stuff. 🙈
@ethanlewis1459
@ethanlewis1459 19 күн бұрын
Tolkien said in interviews what he wanted to write was a mythology for Britain it’s amazing how these books began as stories he told to his own children have become well known around the world
@shaeden77
@shaeden77 19 күн бұрын
Oh my gosh. I watched Return to Oz at least 100 times growing up. For some reason I liked it but it’s definitely dark and very bizarre when I really look back at it. There’s a lot of scary parts. The wheelers laugh and when that head in the cabinet wakes up and yells “Dorothy Gale!” 😂😂 Pretty sure I had a few nightmares over that one. The Craft also terrified me lol
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess 19 күн бұрын
@shaeden77 haha, wow, the day after I posted this, one of the moms at my Bible study told me she was obsessed with this movie as a kid, which was so surprising to me. Lol it makes me think this film has more of a following, or made more of an impact than I realized. 😆👀❤️
@shaeden77
@shaeden77 19 күн бұрын
@ what’s funny is I grew up in a Christian household. My dad was a preacher and my mother helped with our churches music ministry. I was somewhat sheltered when it came to things I was allowed to watch even certain cartoons lol! But somehow they let this one slide 😂 🤷🏻‍♀️ I didn’t watch The craft till I was a young adult so that one would have been a definite no lol
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess 19 күн бұрын
Aha, I need to ask my mother in law whether she stopped my husband from watching this one, because he said he doesn't remember. 😆
@shaeden77
@shaeden77 19 күн бұрын
@ 😆
@v_zach
@v_zach 20 күн бұрын
Have you tried The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance? It's a little lighter than the 1982 original, and lighter than Return to Oz.
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess 19 күн бұрын
@v_zach no, I haven't.. I'll keep it in mind though. 👀🙈
@Johnlindsey289
@Johnlindsey289 20 күн бұрын
I like this better than wizard of oz and feels more true to the Oz books
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess 20 күн бұрын
@Johnlindsey289 honestly, I did enjoy this better than the 1939 film, mainly because it had a more "realistic feeling" to me.. in the aesthetic, like Dorothy's hair and look for example, she was an actual kid and she wasn't all done up. I listened to the audio book of Wizard of Oz a few years back on audio book, and this style is definitely more true to that.
@Hevynly1
@Hevynly1 20 күн бұрын
I remember my aunt took me to see that when it hit theaters... and yeah. I was 4 or 5 and I thought it was okay, but there were elements in it that were too weird for me (like the room full of heads). I definitely preferred The Wizard of Oz and even The Wiz to Return to Oz. That being said... I feel like 80s kids were already primed for the creepy stuff, so I wasn't that bothered by the darker tones- I just didn't resonate with them. From my kid perspective, I also thought everything looked ugly. I thought Dorothy was ugly and all the characters were ugly, and that it was generally visually unappealing. It would be interesting to watch it again as an adult and see what my take is now! In the 80s, I remember not caring one way or the other about Dark Crystal and I thought The Labyrinth was stupid. I haven't seen Dark Crystal as an adult, but I understand why kid-me thought The Labyrinth lacked. I'll be real. I watched Artax sink into quicksand and Michael Jackson morph into a werewolf so everything else "dark" paled to those moments. I was pre-conditioned early. 😂 Awesome review, btw! Really nicely researched and compiled! Great job!!
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess 20 күн бұрын
@Hevynly1 lolololol about thriller and 80s kids being primed for this!!! 🤣🤣🤣 you're probably right. I love that you got to see this in theaters though, lolol your reply made me giggle, I've never seen the Wiz... I can see what you mean about Dorothy only because if you consider 80s fashion, she didn't have the look that was in vogue... her features also took on a more serious tone in general, compared to the cutesy Garland look... thank you for sharing. Very insightful. I think I was more interested in the behind the scenes aspects of this film more than anything. Thanks for watching!
@Johnlindsey289
@Johnlindsey289 20 күн бұрын
I like this better then the wizard of oz or wiz as it’s more true to the Oz books
@Teletran35
@Teletran35 21 күн бұрын
Dark Crystal is the Muppets it isn't bad
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess 21 күн бұрын
@Teletran35 everyone just always tells me it's so dark... but I know it must have something going for it because its fanbase is super loyal. I had a friend who told me her boyfriend was into it (in our 20s) but then it gave her nightmares after she watched it with him. 😆
@Teletran35
@Teletran35 21 күн бұрын
I first seen this in the 80s
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess 21 күн бұрын
@Teletran35 oh sweet, I kinda wish I had too. I brought it up with some moms this week and 1 mentioned that she LOVED this movie as a kid and mentioned how it shaped her. I was like, "dang, I don't have that same memory," but it's still cool to watch it now though.
@v_zach
@v_zach 21 күн бұрын
Do you think you might review The Last Unicorn? It's one of my favorite movies ever. 🦄
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess 21 күн бұрын
@v_zach wow, I haven't seen that movie in years... why does the idea of watching it evoke a feeling of wanting to cry? Lol okay, that's the next movie to review! 😆
@Just-Jaci
@Just-Jaci 21 күн бұрын
Yay, thanks for reviewing Return to Oz (I’m the one who recommended it)! Personally I loved both the 1st Wizard of Oz movie and Return to Oz equally. I didn’t really see Return to Oz as being dark/scary/or horror-like. I just loved all the characters and the story, I remember recreating and playing out certain scenes a lot as a kid. I do remember feeling confused that this was a sequel and yet Dorothy seemed so much younger than she was in the first movie, lol. Watching Return to Oz as an adult for the first time was interesting because I realized that the whole insane asylum is a setup/foreshadowing of Oz. The mean woman is the witch who switches heads. The doctor guy is the stone Gnome King. The guy who wheels Dorothy on the rolling bed is the main wheeler. The machine Dorothy gets hooked up to resembles Tik Tok. The pumpkin carving in her room resembles Jack’s head. The blonde girl who helps her escape is Princess Ozma. So it kind of implies that Oz was all a dream… (which the first movie does as well!)
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess 21 күн бұрын
@Just-Jaci omigosh it was you! I almost went back to figure out who had suggested this video! Omigosh you should have been the one doing this movie review! I agree with you about this on level of darkness compared to the first, because those monkies were pretty freaky to me, lol. I love that you pulled all the analogies, I didn't even catch them all, only the pumpkin one... are you going to see Wicked??
@Just-Jaci
@Just-Jaci 21 күн бұрын
@ Haha, I do have a KZbin channel but I don’t do movie reviews, I mainly just do thrifting videos (for stuffed animals)! I’m planning to see Wicked, I’ve never seen the musical but always heard great things about it when I worked in the tourism industry. And so far I’ve been hearing good things about the movie, so I’m excited to see it!
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess 21 күн бұрын
@Just-Jaci oh that's so cool! I'm not huge into stuffed animals thrifting personally, but I'm glad to hear you're doing your thang! If I come to mind, lemme know your thoughts on wicked sometime 😆🤭 I know we'll see it, if not in theaters, then streaming.
@shaeden77
@shaeden77 19 күн бұрын
My sister and I used to act out some of the scenes too haha! I remember we would tip toe in our bedroom to try and steal the key without waking the witch up 😂
@Just-Jaci
@Just-Jaci 19 күн бұрын
@shaeden77 Haha, that's awesome. I loved to pretend there was a giant green moosehead attached to my couch making it fly. Or that I had to touch green objects and yell "Oz!" Or jumping rocks and not falling into the deadly dessert.
@v_zach
@v_zach 21 күн бұрын
Yay! You did the review. As mentioned before, I love this film. I got to see it in the theater when I was 11. (Thanks, Mom!) I didn't find the movie all that scary. My situation might have been different because I was on the older end of childhood, was used to a darker tone in 80's movies, and had read the books. I was more in awe seeing characters from the books come to life than scared. With that said, seeing the yellow brick road and the Emerald City in ruins was indeed creepy. That wasn't in the books. I wonder if Return to Oz would have done better as a Touchstone film like the Nightmare Before Christmas? I hope Disney produces a pin for the 40th anniversary next year, but not counting on it.
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess 21 күн бұрын
@v_zach awww, I love hearing this firsthand.. the ruins were cool. I think you are onto something with the touchstone idea, but what's done is done. I liked hearing about some of the film history and the creative differences... I'm so curious about some of these legendary directors right now, like George Lucas, so it was interesting to me to see how passionate they can be about their work.
@TinaLouise73
@TinaLouise73 21 күн бұрын
let's all be honest best part of the OZ movies are those ruby slippers! I got me a pair of replica ones! luv em!
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess 21 күн бұрын
@TinaLouise73 this is true. I saw them at the Smithsonian museum in DC!! 🙌
@ClockworkWriter
@ClockworkWriter 21 күн бұрын
It is a creepy movie but I love some of the characters personally lol.
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess 21 күн бұрын
@@ClockworkWriter it was definitely the chicken, for me 😆
@ClockworkWriter
@ClockworkWriter 21 күн бұрын
@@OakesPrincess I do love the chicken! But my favorite is Tik-Tok. 😅
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess 21 күн бұрын
@@ClockworkWriter ooohhh yes, way too cute. His eyes and his belly are adorbs. Wish he was real.
@joannaj727
@joannaj727 Ай бұрын
It’s so interesting that you really enjoyed Fellowship but thought Two Towers was too slow, I’ve always felt the opposite but it has been a while since I’ve read the books so I might feel differently if I re-read them now. But I always thought Fellowship took wayyyyy too long to really get into the meat of the matter and get out of the shire and into the bigger story. Which makes sense as to why I enjoy the expansion that happens in Two Towers, even if it slows things down a bit. You start to get a sense of how dire things are, that the world outside of the shire is not what it once was and we’re in the last days of the end of an age. So funny that you thought Merry and Pippin were annoying! 😂 I love them so much and more so every time I rewatch. They may be naive and a little goofy but it’s a reminder of what we’re fighting to protect and save; innocence. Them being involved in the Fellowship is the ultimate sacrifice and represents that evil seeks to corrupt even the most pure of heart. And they are just as integral to the destroying of the ring as Frodo and Sam. When they get the Ents to join in the fight and destroy Isengard, and even Pippin accidentally waking the Balrog that Gandalf has to fight in order to become Gandalf the White. I love that they are so small in this big world but show just as much, if not more, courage than the men they fight beside. Sméagol is a big part of matters of fate as well. I totally understand being annoyed by him, but he’s a constant reminder of what could happen to Frodo if the ring takes hold. E.g. when Frodo says “I have to believe he can come back, for both our sakes”. His story is so sad, he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time and has been completely ruined and turned into a monster by something out of his control. It’s definitely a perfect metaphor for addiction, especially seeing the constant battle he has with himself. The old Sméagol is still there but Gollum (the addiction) will always win, to his detriment. And as far as fate, the scene with Gandalf and Frodo in the mines of Moria says it perfectly. (One of my all time favorite scenes/quotes) “Frodo: 'It's a pity Bilbo didn't kill Gollum when he had the chance.' Gandalf: 'Pity? It's a pity that stayed Bilbo's hand. Many that live deserve death. Some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them, Frodo? Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. Even the very wise cannot see all ends. My heart tells me that Gollum has some part to play in it, for good or evil, before this is over. The pity of Bilbo may rule the fate of many.' Frodo: 'I wish the Ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened.' Gandalf: 'So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. There are other forces at work in this world, Frodo, besides that of evil. Bilbo was meant to find the Ring, in which case you were also meant to have it. And that is an encouraging thought.”
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess Ай бұрын
As for the Two Towers vs. Fellowship, it may be a personality thing, because my friend's son adores Two Towers...it's his absolute favorite. He loves the writing style and the pacing and content. I'll have to ask him about it next time, to delve into why exactly, he told me at some point last year, lol, when I was telling him how hard it was for me to read and he went off on a huge lengthy rant about why Two Towers was amazing. lololol. I think for me, it's because I was with Frodo on this one... who would want to leave the shire??? All that awaited him was peril and fearful things. lol, I wouldn't want to go!! I was amazed that his friends even wanted to go.. if I were Sam, I'd of been like, "Well...it's been nice knowin' ya.. stay safe! Peace!!" lololololol. But to your point, YES, it does give that "last days/end of age" vibe... for me it was the hobbits getting taken by those orcs.. I was living in a horror story dream land that I couldn't wake up from. How they narrowly escaped with their life?? I'll never fully understand, but somehow they made it. LOLOLOL I was chillin when the one villain came into the picture, Wormtongue. That dude was interesting to me. I liked seeing him lose his place and getting cast out. Innocense in the hobbit boys, YES. Very true. I liked them MUCH better in the books. I wasn't thrilled w/their performances. Maybe it was the directing... why did I feel like they were braver in the books? In one of my other videos, I discuss that more, the contrast of what the book says about them verses what the movie depicts them to be like. Your analogy of them was beautiful. Yes, what you said is true, they are a reminder that no matter how humble of a role they play, their role was still vital. So true. Sméagol: You are very right about how he's a constant reminder of what happens if the ring takes hold. That's very true. Maybe that's partly what I didn't like seeing. The truth of the ugly... as if Frodo and Sam could abandon him and run away from that fate. I kept feeling like he was going to kill Frodo "any minute now." So it's a good thing I'd seen the movie and knew it didn't happen, but still. I was always on edge. I didn't like that feeling, as thought hey couldn't ever sleep. So awful. I NEEEED sleep and the fact that Frodo and Sam couldn't have a proper sleep really got to me. LOL. Also, I LOVE what you said with the metaphor of addiction, this actually helps me feel more for this character, so thank you for that. I hadn't even considered that, wow. I love that line you posted too, it's making me want to go find another quote... if I find it, I'll post it..
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess Ай бұрын
To add to your quote that you posted, I'll add the last few lines from the Mount Doom chapter in Return of the King: "....I would have spared him a whole hand of mine rather. But he's gone now beyond recall, gone for ever." 'Yes,' said Frodo. 'But do you remember Gandalf's words: Even Gollum may have something yet to do? But for him, Sam, I could not have destroyed the Ring. The Quest would have been in vain, even at the bitter end. So let us forgive him! For the Quest is achieved, and now all is over."...... Okay, I just got emotional writing that... SOOO moving. the "let us forgive him!" ... So many times in life, we have to forgive people who do nothing but cause us pain or add drama or whatever to our lives, but who knows what role, like Smeagol, these folks play in our lives and us getting to our destination. Tolkein was a great writer, that's for sure.
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess Ай бұрын
Okay, and now I need your thoughts on Eowyn. What am I missing with her? Please share, lol.
@joannaj727
@joannaj727 Ай бұрын
@@OakesPrincess yes exactly!! I was thinking about that part too, how in the end Gollum was the final reason for destroying the ring
@joannaj727
@joannaj727 Ай бұрын
@@OakesPrincess hahah I think your love of Aragorn and Arwen’s story is probably affecting the way you see it. When you talked about Eowyn it was heavily focused on her unrequited love for Aragorn, but when I think of her I think of how badly she wanted to fight. She felt so helpless as a woman in this age of war (the province of men as her cousin puts it), seeing all the men she loved go off to die in battle to protect her and the other women/children and wanting to do the same for her people, even though it’s “not her duty” as a woman. I do agree that her immediate love/infatuation for Aragorn gives second hang embarrassment lolol but can you blame her?? I’d be down bad for Aragorn too! 😂. When she kills the Witch King of Angmar is such a brilliant moment of woman empowerment- it makes me emotional every time! “You fool, no man can kill me” “I am no man!” 😭😭😭 Or, in the books: "Hinder me? Thou fool. No living man may hinder me!" Then Merry heard of all sounds in that hour the strangest. It seemed that Dernhelm laughed, and the clear voice was like the ring of steel. "But no living man am I!”
@joannaj727
@joannaj727 Ай бұрын
This video came at the perfect time for me, I just finished my annual re-watch of the extended edition movies. I’ve read the book once and listened to the audio books once but it’s been several years since then. I’ve been thinking about diving back in and this video just makes me want to commit even more! ❤ *also got teary eyed when you were reading about Aragorn and Arwen 🥲
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess Ай бұрын
@joannaj727 omigosh that's so amazing... you just inspired me to rewatch the films to see it through the director's eyes.. I've never watched the behind the scenes videos either, so it may give me more insight into some of their film choices.. thank you for understanding my emotions with that relationship with Aragorn and Arwen. 😆❤️❤️❤️
@joannaj727
@joannaj727 Ай бұрын
@@OakesPrincess yes the behind the scenes are amazing! I used to watch them on dvd after finishing the movies when I wasn’t ready to leave middle earth 😅
@v_zach
@v_zach Ай бұрын
Congrats on finishing the book. I read the Hobbit when I was little, and attempted Lord of the Rings. I got stuck in the chapters Many Meetings and The Council of Elrond, the part that takes place in Rivendell. I had thought Lord of the Rings was a story about Frodo traveling to Mordor, but suddenly Tolkien introduced a bunch of new characters and lots of backstory. It was getting harder to follow, but again I was a little kid. By the way, what did you think of Tom Bombadil?
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess Ай бұрын
lol about being a kid...oh man, yes, I can totally imagine it getting harder and harder to follow! lol I forgot about how long that chapter was, the "Council of Elrond," but I was willing to put up with it because I knew it would eventually end and I loved that it took place in the elven world, if memory serves. I confess, I had to force myself through the long winded parts, lol! Some people really enjoy it despite the fact that it's soo long winded, so kudos for them. I do prefer a faster pace in my books. Have you ever read "Ender's Game"?? It's been a hot minute for me but that was one that I could not put down. It's a bit sci fi, but I adored that book. As for Tom Bombadil, I was like, "eh".. but I did talk about it more in depth, I believe in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJ64kpSnmcl8atk where I am curious if Frodo crushes on Goldberry Elf. I don't even hardly recall her character, so I should go back and watch my own video, lol, but I think I discuss Tom Bombadil more in that video because I'd never even heard of him up to that point and then come to find that so many people have thoughts and opinions on him and I was like, "whoa." He was interesting, lol. I appreciated the ways in which he helped Frodo on his journey though. Interesting chap.
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess Ай бұрын
also, I don't talk about Tom Bombadil until around 7 minutes and 14 seconds into that video.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJ64kpSnmcl8atk
@v_zach
@v_zach Ай бұрын
@@OakesPrincess I saw the movie for Ender's Game a few years ago, so the book sounds interesting. I remember it was referenced in Ernest Cline's Armada, which I really enjoyed.
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess Ай бұрын
@v_zach okay, see, I saw the film but wasn't impressed. Grant it, I'd read the book first, so that maybe was what ruined the film for me. I kept nit picking the film. My husband saw the film first and loved it. He read the book after my rave reviews and agreed that the book was good, but he wasn't bitter against the film the way I was. 😂
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess Ай бұрын
Do you have any strong feelings in regards to Eowyn's character?
@liannebarolo
@liannebarolo Ай бұрын
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@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess Ай бұрын
@@liannebarolo ahhaha, I love it!! ❤️ ❤️❤️
@FreddyMarson-gu8jk
@FreddyMarson-gu8jk Ай бұрын
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@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess Ай бұрын
@FreddyMarson-gu8jk wooo!!! No thank you for suggesting the video! ❤️❤️
@FreddyMarson-gu8jk
@FreddyMarson-gu8jk Ай бұрын
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@Travelactually123
@Travelactually123 Ай бұрын
lol I commented on your Instagram I just ordered some glasses and I’m going to order more with your code! 😂 thank you for telling me about firmoo! Your dances are awesome 👏 and those pants are so amazing.
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess Ай бұрын
@Travelactually123 oh yay!!!! Yes, right? I have worn them for several years now, my husband as well and we've been very happy. 😆 I didn't realize they had different collections, like an anime collection? A sparkle collection? Anyway, worth checking out for next time or if you or someone you know is interested.. ❤️🙌
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess Ай бұрын
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@jessicaa.m.harper1727
@jessicaa.m.harper1727 Ай бұрын
Labyrinth is one of my family's movies, you know? It was a special movie in our house. It introduced me and my older sister to David Bowie! When I was a kid, the baby being taken really scared me because I had younger siblings & the thought of something happening to them was too much for me. Haven't rewatched this as a mom yet, but i imagine I'll feel similar (if not worse)! I thought it was really sweet how concerned you were for the baby actor. ❤ I love the masquerade scene!! & Dance Magic Dance! Those red things in the forest creeper me out, too! I also love when they're trying to distract her by bringing her to "her room" with all its stuff, and she says, "it's all junk". That really speaks to me at this point in my life - all that really matters is family.
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess Ай бұрын
@jessicaa.m.harper1727 I love this. Thank you for listening to my perspective. I'm glad it was one of your family movies growing up. David Bowie is super talented and there really is something so magnetic about him. I feel like this film has so many unforgettable moments. ❤️ thanks again for sharing your thoughts.
@rchristy5767
@rchristy5767 Ай бұрын
You couldn’t sleep and I used to long for gremlin little creatures and take me to elf king😅
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess Ай бұрын
@@rchristy5767 lololol hilarious
@v_zach
@v_zach Ай бұрын
I love Labyrinth! Jennifer Connelly was an early celebrity crush of mine. She was only 14 during filming, but I was 12. One of my favorite parts was the fakeout at the beginning. From the scenery and the dress it looks like Sarah lives in a fairy tale world, but then she runs home and we see she's wearing jeans. There is a great behind the scenes documentary, Inside the Labyrinth, free with ads on KZbin. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmmpeImuebBlfac ps. I love The Neverending Story too! It's my favorite movie ever.
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess Ай бұрын
@v_zach yay for Never Ending Story!!!! Did you ever read the book? I listened to the audio book, which seems to blend elements of part 2 into it... or I'm guessing they separated the book into 2 films. I'll definitely have to check the documentary! Thanks for sharing! I totally, totally understand the crush on Connelly! Stunning woman!
@v_zach
@v_zach Ай бұрын
@@OakesPrincessI read The Neverending Story 20 years ago. I’ve forgotten most of the second half. Do you think you’ll review the movie?
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess Ай бұрын
@v_zach after you say that, I'm feeling like I should..🤭😆 we gotta bring awareness to that gem! Keep it alive! 😆 I've felt busy with homeschooling lately so I've been behind on my uploads.. we've got a lot of family this week for a wedding, which is exciting.. but someone requested Return to Oz, but I feel like Never Ending Story should be up there as well. 🤗
@Just-Jaci
@Just-Jaci Ай бұрын
I’d love to see you review Return to Oz from 1985, it’s in this same realm - I absolutely loved it as a kid but a lot of people think it’s creepy. It’s just so creative and well done, and more intriguing in my opinion (I always struggled to get through Labyrinth, it’s so boring to me). There’s some really cool puppetry and villains in Return to Oz.
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess Ай бұрын
@Just-Jaci oh wow! That sounds fun 😆 okay, I'll look that one up, thank you for recommending it! Are you going to see the new Wicked film with Ariana Grande? As of now, I have no plans to see it, but I've listened to the audio book of Wizard of Oz.
@Just-Jaci
@Just-Jaci Ай бұрын
Return to Oz is nothing like the first Wizard of Oz, it’s much more dark. Yes, I’m planning to see it - I think I have to for my inner child, heheh.
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess Ай бұрын
@Just-Jaci 😆 cool, Good to know!
@v_zach
@v_zach Ай бұрын
@@Just-Jaci I love Return to Oz, and was lucky to see it in the theater. Jennifer, please don’t think of it as a sequel to the MGM movie. It’s more based on the books.
@Aiden-ju3ww
@Aiden-ju3ww Ай бұрын
It’s get annoying when parents allow their kids to hurt the character
@Aiden-ju3ww
@Aiden-ju3ww Ай бұрын
I love the new costume😊
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess Ай бұрын
@@Aiden-ju3ww I'm glad! Agreed!
@Aiden-ju3ww
@Aiden-ju3ww Ай бұрын
I met her on in her new costume
@EricaLyons-mi5cp
@EricaLyons-mi5cp Ай бұрын
I don’t think I finished this movie either the never ending story I like the songs and puppet but the horse in the quick sand makes me sad
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess Ай бұрын
@EricaLyons-mi5cp that horse scene was devastating! My kids made me turn it off at that scene 😅 maybe we'll try it again when they're older. 😅
@Hazard-xv7vn
@Hazard-xv7vn Ай бұрын
I thought for a second she was the actress who played Sarah.
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess Ай бұрын
@@Hazard-xv7vn yes 😆
@emmad.176
@emmad.176 Ай бұрын
Jennifer! You look gorgeous and I love that shirt :) I was late to the party with Labyrinth. I saw it as a teen and thought it was great :) David Bowie is always so charismatic in everything he does and Jennifer Connelly is like you say, so gorgeous :) The Little puppet friends she makes are so cute but some of the puppets are creepy! I also like the music :)
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess Ай бұрын
@emmad.176 wow, thanks for the compliment! I felt like my teeth were too yellow in this video so you made me feel better, thank you, lol yes to David Bowie. He's left his mark on the world. I think I liked the giant puppet friend she made the best. Lol to creepy puppets. As much as I made fun of them, they were really cool. 🤭🥰 thank you for watching. Good to hear from you.
@Aiden-ju3ww
@Aiden-ju3ww Ай бұрын
I’m always ready with my autograph book and camera ready for the charters
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess Ай бұрын
@@Aiden-ju3ww yayyy! Yes, that's so helpful!
@Aiden-ju3ww
@Aiden-ju3ww Ай бұрын
I’m sorry to hear about Aladdin that was mean
@Aiden-ju3ww
@Aiden-ju3ww Ай бұрын
I would understand if I had to do animal kingdom
@PrincessKaiora
@PrincessKaiora Ай бұрын
Jodi Benson is seriously a gem and such an amazing role model for girls and women! ❤ I met her once while working as Ariel’s Photopass Photographer at Magic Kingdom and she was so sweet and down to earth 🥹 You can tell she feels very blessed and doesn’t take her life and fame for granted. God bless her! 🙏
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess Ай бұрын
@PrincessKaiora yes!!!!!! I very much feel that from her! She's been a blessing to us all! I sat next to a long time friend of hers in the audience. She said that during covid, Jodi went to visit her daughter in the hospital often and would encourage her. Had it not been for covid, Jodi wouldn't have ordinarily had that sort of time, (just because her job and career is so demanding) she said, but covid was a blessing in disguise for their family and they really appreciated Jodi's support at that time. ❤️ The world over has appreciated Jodi.
@Aiden-ju3ww
@Aiden-ju3ww Ай бұрын
I also live in Pennsylvania close to the Pittsburgh area
@shadycnetwork
@shadycnetwork Ай бұрын
I was just reading that Disney world pays the people who work at their Parks so badly that some cast members need to get two jobs. I wonder throughout time and space and Disney world History if any princesses ever had to work as strippers. Obviously they wouldn't be going by their Disney character you can't do that. But I wonder if they ever had to also have a job at a strip club.
@OakesPrincess
@OakesPrincess Ай бұрын
@shadycnetwork 😆 yes about the low pay! I was blessed to still be living at home when I was hired & I had a scholarship to UCF, 75% paid, though I did leave 6 classes shy of graduating to go full time for the great Disney health benefits... I eventually went back to school before having kids to get my bachelor's degree, however, paying out of pocket, working part time at the Disney Grand Floridian spa, but making more in that part time job than I ever made as a Disney Princess, because I was an esthetician making tips. I loved the job as an esthetician better than being a Disney princess, honestly, though I don't regret the princess job... I only met university students who were Disney Princesses, but never say never with the strippers... God bless everyone & help us all, times can be rough and tough. We all have a story.