Why The Lord of the Rings is the Best Story Ever Written - and nothing will ever come close

[@artewilliams758]

If ever you saw the interviews after the LOTR movies were finished, all the Actors, backing, etc all said the same thing : "Unless all movies are made this way in the future, it will be a step down, nothing will compare" and that they were actually sad it was finished because they knew they had made the greatest move/story ever. Thank you JRR Tolkien, god bless you and may you be at peace in your undying lands.

[@ogbee9690]

They were 100% right, nothing has come anywhere close since these movies.

[@zekejeager2451]

Forgive them JRR Tolkien for they approved and let RoP series be made. Not with 10,000 men can be undone. It is folly.

[@runningisfast]

@@zekejeager2451 forgive who?

[@zekejeager2451]

@@runningisfast Christopher Tolkien didnt approve the license for making a series "Ring of power" coz he knows how political it will be. He knows they will twist it. But after he died, they slowly let them do it.

[@HugoStiglitz88]

That's why I like those actors. They understood and respected it as much as the fans do Also, Frodo is BASED in real life

[@TravelerZ24]

Don't you dare. Don't you dare compare Lord of the Rings to the MCU. You are correct. The Lord of the Rings is the greatest story ever told, and the MCU is but a gnat in Versailles.

[@ir8free]

your last phrase got me.

[@TravelerZ24]

@@ir8free I got it from Andrew Ryan in Bioshock

[@shikhar9765]

Man I respect you for saying this

[@TravelerZ24]

@Scoot they can like it, but they should not try to elevate or lower such things to compare them

[@user-xy3ee8bw6j]

What’s your thoughts on the DCEU?

[@krisitak]

That's a pretty bold statement. You already knew that of course. It did provoke me to click on your video. However, I cannot take you seriously when you compared The Lord of The Rings to the Marvel Cinematic Universe which is a shiny piece of garbage. That made me cringe so hard that I was forced to write this comment.

[@DreamerHCF]

Your statement is bold too. Acting like Marvel universe isn’t one of the most perfect crafted timeline telling a story

[@ir8free]

@@DreamerHCFPhase 4 is mostly gimmicks and fillers made for $, like SW since TFA. Though WV and The Mandalorian had artful visual style.

[@_jzw_]

@@DreamerHCFwhat are you smoking cuz I want sum

[@AlexRaiu]

Not the movies bruv... he was talking about the entire Marvel Universe... the concept and all the characters in it... it's damn huge and it takes so much imagination and creativity to do that. It's actually a really valid analogy.

[@stephenblack5425]

If you're talking about the phase 4 and multiverse saga (which I don't even consider canon) then you're right but the infinity saga is gold, even if you're the biggest MCU hater in the world, you just can't deny the fact that the infinity saga is perfection from Ironman to Avengers Endgame.

[@michaelyork4554]

I can say that Lewis used Tolkien as a character model for "Ransom" in His "Space Trilogy" as it's called. Perelandra, the second book, is a Masterpiece. I'm 60, i read all the books in the 70's, and then when the Silmarillion was published, a dream had come true for me. Love both Lewis, and Tolkien.

[@andrewwilborn4144]

The space trilogy is amazing. So are the chronicles of Narnia. CS Lewis is the only author one could compare to Tolkien in my opinion.

[@michaelyork4554]

@@andrewwilborn4144 Agreed

[@hurin_thalion11]

I found Narnia to be a bit childish compared to LOTR You don't see the enemy catapulting the severed heads of the dead good guys in any Narnia or Harry Potter books.

[@Swapnil88]

"If you don't like my burglar, then please don't damage him, return him to me." - Gandalf

[@andrewwilborn4144]

As a huge MCU fan I can confirm the MCU is 100 year aged dog water compared to Tolkiens work.

[@finnmaguire9182]

Great Analysis! I think you are correct on this. We can consider LOTR and the hobbit to be stories sold for years to come and Rings of Power to not be cannon.

[@reek4062]

1. None of the adaptations is remotely canon. 2. It's actually very hard to define a final Tolkien canon.

[@Siegfried5846]

​​@@reek4062 "Cannon" - there is no such thing. Every fairy tale has variations from village to village, and so would LOTR if it was told in the same way as the Völsungasaga was.

[@jonathanbolger6173]

"My friends, you bow to no one" I'm not crying, you're crying..

[@phuckweed]

Yes. Yes I am 😭

[@nickalonzo1174]

It is fr, the greatest line of the whole trilogy. Nobody knows who tf these hobbits are and the mfing returning heir(and savoir) kneels to these four hobbits! Tbh that's why Aragorn is the GOAT!!!!!

[@jonathanbolger6173]

@@nickalonzo1174 yea, TLOTR is about a lot of things.. war, industrialisation, friendship, good and evil.. but that line I think perfectly sums up the whole essence of the story.. I think it says a lot about Tolkien's idea of a leader in Aragorn, and the power dynamic between him and everyone, even the most unassuming.. Tolkien despised war, he watched it destroy his country, take his family. But also when fighting is necessary, you need a leader like Aragorn, who's not corruptible, who will go to the depths with his people.. sorry went on a bit of a rant there. It just got me thinking again lol..

[@jontraz5993]

@@jonathanbolger6173 don't apologize, it was a most beautiful rant. I agree wholeheartedly

[@hharts83]

I have *never* not cried at the part. Not once.

[@bitterthenu7278]

The most objectively accurate youtube title of all time

[@ezequielgerstelbodoha9492]

A lot of things we see and appreciate today will be forgotten. As it happened many times, stuff that were popular on it's day are not even found or remembered. Except for masterpieces, for those it doesn't matter how much time it passes, they'll be praised for centuries. And hopefully, and it seems like that, the Middle Earth stories are part of that group.

[@raulmachuca9047]

Greatest fantasy trilogy of books and movies ever. Period.

[@svetlanaandrasova6086]

Its 2023 and Im.rewatching LOTR for 100th time to remind myself what real storytelling is.

[@seb-3]

The Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit were the only two movies that ever made me cry. The books are simply a masterpiece that cannot be put into words. R.I.P to J.R.R and Christopher Tolkien

[@EffequalsMA]

The Hobbit movies made me cry in a whole different way than LOTR......

[@knightr0685]

@@EffequalsMA the hobbit movies🤡🤡🤡🤢🤢

[@drizzle952]

@@knightr0685 Hobbit movies were garbage.

[@knightr0685]

@@drizzle952 FR

[@primisoda1400]

@@drizzle952 no they werent, your just mad they are less than 2% worse than LOTR

[@phuckweed]

LOTR ruined movies for me for many years afterwards (for the right reasons). I'd go to a movie, compare it to how I felt after watching the LOTR movies and feel disappointed, let down and underwhelmed.

[@EffequalsMA]

I agree with you. I have said for many decades, LOTR is the greatest novel ever written. It's the one I recommend to everyone. I have used the Hobbit as an introduction to kids learning English in my EAL classes. Like most great books, it gets better with each reading. I first read LOTR when I was 12 or 13. What I get from the subsequent dozens and dozens of readings of it, now that I'm in my 50s is something new every time.

[@proroadie]

Tolkien was Devout Catholic and LOTR reflected that! FRODO was modelled on his Son Christopher! BTW my Paternal Grandfather read English with him at Oxford!

[@bruhvideoproduction]

yoo bruh that's actually lit

[@MangangM2N64]

I was watching this video on a browser where I wasn't signed in. The moment you compared this legend with MCU, I can't resist opening the same video on my phone only to write this comment, so that I can disagree to my heart's content to what you just said. MCU is okay, not bad, but even putting it in the same sentence as LOTR is just an insult to LOTR trilogy.

[@xcarnage3936]

Sorry, but, "For Frodo," will always triumph over "Avengers...assemble. "

[@jamiesimmons6850]

The Lord of the Rings is the best story ever written however we must include the entire middle earth universe from the Silmarillion to return of the King

[@hazbojangles2681]

Don’t forget A New Shadow! Time to read Morgoth’s Ring

[@jamiesimmons6850]

@@hazbojangles2681 yeah they are all brilliant

[@Dustyholes]

I saw the first one with the live orchestra and I’m about to see the Two Towers live in February. Absolutely ecstatic.

[@anirprasadd]

Is this a joke?? SERIOUSLY??! There is no comparison between the mcu with LOTR!! Mcu doesn't hold a candle to the LOTR

[@JimmySmith-du7xz]

Excellent video! I've read the books dozens of times, seen both trilogies even more. Appreciate both media for what they offer. And this video gave me several things to think of that I'd not considered before. You have a very good perspective on things, so keep up the good work!!!

[@driiifter]

Lord of the Rings, The Expendables, and Tremors are the only movie series I have watched all the way through multiple times. They are all labors of love and you can just tell by their existence, you don't even need to study them, well, maybe you need to study Tremors, that one isn't as obvious as to why it's lasted so long.

[@landoakechi9406]

Sorry dude, but if you ever read a Stan Lee comic that he's written, he was not a great writer. He was a superb editor and businessman, so I do think he deserves his fame. Next time though, I'd recommend not talking about something you don't really know about, cause Stan Lee should not be the sole person credited for the MCU

[@ir8free]

SL mostly creates super-characters without developing much backstories.

[@landoakechi9406]

@@ir8free eh, he came up with ideas for the heroes, but the artists were the ones who put in most of the work for it. Again though, I don't think most people realize how much Stan's work as Editor in chief and his business practices really brought Marvel to where it was, not so much his work on writing and hero ideas, there are others like Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko that should be credited with stuff like that

[@Siegfried5846]

Stan Lee's comics were no good, although Steve Ditko was good for his time, but the comic book medium has come further than that by now. But Steve Ditko was an important innovator.

[@thedelta4258]

It really says something when any new fantasy film or series, or any film or series for that matter, is compared against Tolkien's works. And everyone knows it'll never be on the same level.

[@reek4062]

**sigh** Tolkien WROTE The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit: they are books. They are not movies.

[@herbmaaster]

got the Rob Inglis LotR Audiobooks as a playlist on my channel if anyone hasn't read/listened to LotR and only seen the films. it'll up lift your heart

[@codythedoggo7671]

LOTR: greatest work of fiction

[@kevynlevi9894]

I love lotr, but greatest work of fiction? Illiad, Odyssey, War & Peace, Crime and Punishment, Ulysses, Jane Austen works, Asimov...

[@codythedoggo7671]

@@kevynlevi9894 Alright, I'll admit you got me with James Joyce. Homer's works are also legendary. Although I'd say that, at least over the last century, nothing has been more influential as Tolkien, not to mention how great the stories are. So I suppose my claim was bold, but still reasonable

[@theodorekatsikonouris4846]

Lord Of The Rings is the best story ever written...BECAUSE it's freakin Lord Of The Rings. End of story.

[@Cody-5501]

I’ve heard that treebeard is based off of cs Lewis a booming voice kind of deal

[@darthblob10]

This lost all credibility when you compared the MCU to LOTR

[@Lifetime10154]

MCU is media made garbage

[@dantymedic2057]

The bible has the greatest story ever. Abd that story didn't even ended. We'l see how it continues until the end of times.

[@thomos8006]

Pretty sure there is a slight Tolkien inaccuracy, he actually wanted to publish all three books as one, but for a multitude of reasons (including the cost of paper at the time) publishers just didn't view it as viable and he had to artificially chop the book up three ways, and come up with three titles, which is probably why the two towers is a... questionable name

[@Drakuba]

well, there are 2 towers in the story setting so... and as someone who had some ideas in my head for close to a decade now and attempting to give it some form, name of the whole thing is literally the last thing i care about. I want it to be immersive, consistent and believable story, name is just not that important

[@artewilliams758]

Totally agree..LOTR greatest story ever written and nothing will EVER come close, nor has. Also Tolkien was a genius and will never be another like him.

[@nathanspears2940]

You lost me at the MCU comparison.

[@TexasTimeLord]

What young people today don't understand is Tolkien INVENTED Orcs, Goblins, Elves, Wizards, and other magically things 100 years ago that were already common in movies and videogames when the LOTRs movies came out came.

[@willbournerv2259]

He did invent a lot of it, and was undoubtedly a genius. But much of what he wrote was based on European mythology and folk lore. Dwarves, trolls and elves had roots in nordic/Anglo saxon mythology, for example.

[@qcrew2938]

Wizards, goblins, and dragons have been around in books for thousands of years... I'll give you Orcs and Hobbits

[@Radbiker33357]

Actually all of those have been around since before tolkiens work. Wizards have been talked about since the tale of King Arthur and Merlin since the 1100’s I believe, the others came from European folklore, more often than not Swedish/Norwegian. The word orc he admitted came from Beowulf and we’re his own version of “goblins.” However, what Tolkien DID do amazingly is craft a fantasy world with all of them in it, creating magical, real entities that people could fear or relate to. He was so excellent at crafting a fantasy world with different races and their strengths/weaknesses that so many stories nowadays use this template. He truly was a genius and we as humans are blessed to have such a mind enter our world.

[@willbournerv2259]

@@Radbiker33357 don't forget he invented 4+ languages the absolute mad lad

[@JoshaHoudt]

That is not correct. Hobbits and orcs, but of course he did not invent wizards or elves.

[@ethanarnold4441]

This video convinced me the moment I saw it's title.

[@Resident_Nightlord]

People here really don’t like the MCU. It’s nothing against LOTR, its legendary status is definitely well earned. But they’re apparently too biased and blinded by nostalgia to admit the MCU **was** a lot better than they give it credit for and every movie before Endgame was incredible. It’s already practically the LOTR of the younger generation, whether you want to believe it or not.

[@williamsmith8790]

Not the absolute greatest….but highly influenced by the Greatest.

[@davidmcaninch4714]

I’m embracing my inner Hobbit smoking a pipe watching this!!!

[@sharpenedge]

I mean, let's be honest, even as an atheist I can recognize story of Jesus is The Greatest Story Ever Told. You may say the Jesus story is lame in comparison, but that's because you have the privilege of two thousand years of hindsight. The idea in the story shook human civilization to its core, and still does. What's the idea? A completely innocent person sacrifices themselves to save what they love. Sound familiar? Yea. Frodo is an echo of Jesus. Oh yea and The King "Returns" in the end. This means the biblical story was "archetypal". It's authors did it first. Sorry if this comes off as too literal and critical, but I'm just saying, the centerpiece of The Lord of the Rings is an echo of the centerpiece of Christianity. Frodo's sacrifice resonates with us because of our culture, which has been permeated by the much older and archetypal story. The Lord of the Rings is so good because it tells the same basic story, but with an insane amount of drama, lore, and embellishment.

[@crownedjulius2954]

I’m currently finishing the return of the king book and I’ve gotta say, the lord of the rings movies and books are the best stories ever made, this video perfectly sums up my ideas. Though there are some tricky and tough parts to persist through the book it remains my current favourite. Bravo Tolkien

[@SnkrPrince]

I love the way you made this video. The random noises you made like when you said the dragon Smaug. It was just so great. Keep it up. And no, the MCU is not even close to middle earth.

[@dadvidjones]

It’s crazy to think that if one stray bullet hit him in the war we would never have these amazing books and movies

[@habituallinestepper8839]

I can’t think of my beloved LoTR now without hearing Howard Shore’s lovely music and Jackson’s visuals. All in and themselves Works of Art and I think the Lord above for bestowing these gifts on the artists.

[@RoboSteave]

If you're going to do these, do a. little fact checking. The movie "The Fellowship of the Ring" was released in 2001, not 2002.

[@jvlp2046]

Why the greatest fictional story ever written?... because the author of the story (book) was J.R.R. Tolkien who was a devoted Roman Catholic, who got his insperational story reflection from the Bible... many similarities taken from the Holy Bible... that is the facts and truth

[@kasplachproductions6198]

I love Lord of the Rings and it's absolutely an all-time classic, but trying to define "the best story ever written" is a fool's errand. Storytelling can be so many things and if you define a single work as the absolute best, you're honestly missing out on so much else the medium has to offer. As many emotions as it creates, there are several kinds of great storytelling LOTR just doesn't provide: - Deep character studies about flawed people whose actions shape their tragic destinies (Hamlet, Breaking Bad, BoJack Horseman) - Social or political commentary (1984, Parasite, Slaughterhouse-Five) - More grounded stories that stress relatability over extravagant worldbuilding (Pride and Prejudice, Almost Famous, The Shawshank Redemption) - Postmodern mind-bending narratives that challenge the idea of what a story can even be (Infinite Jest, Memento, Fight Club, If On a Winter's Night a Traveller) - Any kind of mystery, comedy or horror Tolkien's work has some elements of these stories but they're not the focus. And they don't need to be. Lord of the Rings may be the pinnacle of epic fantasy, but it's not the pinnacle of all storytelling. Such a thing doesn't exist, and that's exactly what allows for the beauty of creative expression.

[@rockybeats8682]

Endgame was long, boring, preachy, extremely cringe and a weak ending.

[@michaeljw3602]

Having read Tolkien since I was 5 I can honestly say the lord of the rings is like a crown jewel. Comparing it to marvel cinematic universe is just wrong on every level. It's just some crap loaded on more crap .. lord of the rings just craps all over it

[@barrell_rider4869]

Currently re-reading this book AKA masterpiece and damn it's so vividly amazing 👏

[@calebevans3690]

I personally think the only one who will ever approach Tolkien is Brandon Sanderson. The first and last Mistborn books are my favorite books ever. I acknowledge that they are not as technically well written as LOTR (although still incredibly well written) I just enjoy them so much, and they're two of the few that really made me cry... more than once.

[@Hero_Of_Old]

Sanderson is great, but nowhere close to the prose and richness of Tolkien

[@FrancT-]

I guess you could say Sanderson is getting close in terms of the scope of his universe, but in terms of worldbuilding, and crafting a fantasy world, I don't think he´s even remotely close to Tolkien. I´m a Sanderson fan and love the Stormlight Archive. These books are massive, but if you look at what he actually accomplishes with those books, it´s kinda disappointing. He manages to craft some amazing characters (I love Dalinar), but in terms of crafting a deep fantasy world, it´s not that special. However, to me, Sanderson books read a lot easier and more pleasant than a Tolkien book, and the characters in Sanderson´s work might be easier to follow along because they are written in a modern way, but I think if you read LOTR, most of Tolkien´s characters are deeper than one might think. At the end of the day, Sanderson may have crafted an amazing connected universe, but I don´t really see his worlds as deep or as mesmerizing as Middle Earth. But that could also be the current state of fantasy. Most readers and authors might not be so interested in crafting a deep world and lore. I love both, but to me LOTR is timeless and Sanderson has yet to prove himself with Stormlight.

[@thelegendoflink9140]

no piece of literature have ever come close, and probably wont. I dont know how many times ive read or listened to the audiobooks by now, but every year I do it again and I enjoy them just as much as I did when I first read them. The same with the trilogy, there havent and probably never will be made another one as incredible as this one again. Great video man!

[@drizzle952]

Funnily enough I'm half way through the first book again right now. Then this video popped up... Strange. 🥲

[@DavetheNord]

👍Agree with the title....not sure about the comic book bit tho. Each to their own I guess.

[@hazbojangles2681]

Wait until you read the Fall of Gondolin

[@ashnazgthrakatulukii1165]

The only epos that won't be ever surpassed is Epic of Gilgamesh. Just because it's the first known epic in history that determined what the epos is. All others will be sooner o later surpassed, like Iliad or Mahābhārata, or the Lord of the Rings.

[@radicalcentrist4990]

You say that MCU is the closest thing to it? Not even close, you gotta be kidding. I don't even read books or watch many movies but I'm still absolutely sure that there are a whole lot of much better stories than the MCU. I only liked MCU movies when I was still just a kid/teenage boy and that's because simply having cool visuals and fighting scenes was enough for me.

[@sehu1291]

You compare LOTR with MCU??? Ahahaha😂😂😂

[@hurin_thalion11]

I wish Tolkien could have found some financial reward earlier in his life. at one point, he said his retirement would probably consist of grading term papers.

[@HugoStiglitz88]

FACTS I'm curious what people would suggest is better? I think breaking bad is one of my favorite stories too but I don't think anyone's arguing that's a better story than LOTR and idk of anything that even compares Game of thrones isn't finished and I still don't even see it as a singular story in the way LOTR is

[@skeletonguts313]

No matter how many times i see that "you bow to no one" scene, it always gets me as much as it did the first time. Not a single story has ever done that to me. I will forever love lotr.

[@guyesmith]

That was epic

[@bruhvideoproduction]

Thanks homie

[@barcigian]

Tolkien was a genius, period.

[@qcrew2938]

Great video expect for the bizarre Jar Jar Binks noises

[@ShadowMageYT]

Except the Bible…

[@dantymedic2057]

Corect

[@lucy.baggins]

yeessssssssssssss i agreeeee LotR is the besttttttttt!!!!!!!!!

[@marques_asecas5894]

I’m bold enough to put Tolkien among the Great authors of the past and their respective works: like Homer’s Iliad or Dante’s Inferno; and claim that just as they still relevant and necessary today, so will Tolkien’s rooted in Christian cosmology prevail the passing of ages; not just as mere entertainment, but as he stated in one of his essay’s about fantasy fiction, as an act of creative love and service to virtue and culture. And I can’t just understand why people take this skeptically.

[@hurin_thalion11]

'the war of the ring' would've been a much better title for the third book

[@ravenscamander]

I really don't see why people need the "because this here is worse" argument when proving these kinda things. Why is it necessary to look down on something to prove that something else, which is completely unrelated, is better? That's not exactly making a good look of the fandom. And additionally I think people tend to forget that different stories are written with different goals - sure, Marvel doesn't compare to Tolkien when we look at it from this angle, but it never was supposed to in the first place. It was supposed to be funny with some explosions. And that they did very well and for that I like these stories. The Tolkien books were supposed to be this grand epos and that's exactly what they became, which is why I love them equally, but for different reasons. Why be exclusionary?

[@gargamelito]

The video doesn't explain at all why the LOTR is the best story ever. CLICK BAIT TITLE! Don't watch.

[@MS-cy5rl]

I never understand why the books should be this great. Of course, a good high fantasy book needs a good world, but just because you have a good lore, the book is not that good. Yes, the world is insanely well thought out and complex, diverse and especially when you consider when it was created a milestone in the history of fantasy literature. He writes as if he were telling a legend or a fairy tale from his world. In a style as if it were for children. Of course there are passages in which it is very nice, but also many in which it bothers me a lot. Unfortunately, far too often the feeling of being just an observer and not part of the story leaves me behind. Surely you can like or even love the style in which he writes. It sounds cheesy now when I say I need more inner life of the characters, but thats how it is. Then the story. The ultimate evil against a small group with the final goal of throwing away a ring. A lot of war and slaughter. Of course also from friendship, but here, too, I don't feel like part of the group. The story just never felt really exciting for me. And it also fits how many in my environment just started the books and never ended. Especially good book would captivate readers more, keep them. To be fair, you have to say that I read Lotr because I felt, you just have to read it. Not because the story interested me. Maybe that's why I never came in completely and never felt it. I don't think the books are bad either, they're pretty good, just not the best. All just my opinion.

[@donavandwelch]

I love Tolkien, he's the reason I'm writing. He is the grandfather of fantasy. I have read and own all of his works. I can tell you that Steven Eriksen's Malazan's story is incredible.

[@_Alaida_]

My favorite universe in this genre after Tolkien is Berserk by Kentaro Miura. That world and the story that he was telling until he passed away is worth checking. Comparing MCU to those universes is heresy (well, at least that's how i view it personally).

[@Ko0paTate]

Well it's all matter of opinion. I like the Lord Of The Rings, but there is much unrealisticism in the trilogy. Not with the fantasy but with the fundamentals of war, kingdom/castle, designs, functions, defenses, and etc. Also the amount of near death scenes and then someone gets saved is significant. And there's just overall so much unrealisticness within the trilogy plus the hobbit despite that it's a great trilogy

[@BackupChannel-nq6fg]

Similarly to The Hobbit movies the best thing about the MCU is how good Evangeline Lily looks in them

[@TAReid]

Aragorn: My friends... Me: Don't do it, don't you do it Aragorn: ...you bow to no one. Me: *UNCONTROLLABLE SOBBING*

[@TheMagicalGamer1]

Every. Damn. Time

[@iamnoob3931]

The thing is, I have experienced tons of better stories than this one but most people haven't because they are stuck on the more common media like books and movies or only watch stuff that is popular.

[@richardjames5147]

Yeah as good as it is, Lotr is not the greatest story ever told, Tolkien is not the greatest writer who has ever lived and the MCU doesn't come close.

[@Rhakete]

I should have turned this off at the first weird Murloc tourettes attack, but then he went on to say the closest thing would be the MCU...fucking hell...

[@General_Cheese6]

I never lived in the days of Tolkien. I grew up with the movies. And watching those, makes the books so much more satisfying, and I am forever grateful for the impact Tolkien has made on my life. I wish people now could understand the magnificence of these books, and see the masterpiece behind it.

[@DrXenolan]

Your weird noises are annoying and that’s why I stopped watching halfway through.

[@jedipenguin2641]

Oh no no no no no. This video was great until he compared it to MCU. **Flips table**

[@M-sr4yg]

As much as the ideas and themes of this story were great, the whole story was boring. And there are many great stories that are far superior than LOTR

[@moin6077]

You made a great video and just shat all over it by comparing it to Marvel Cinematic Universe.

[@MichaelDouglas-24]

I agree. Think about it. Who has such an expansive universe that is actually intriguing, Marvel is too fantasy. Star Wars comes close in 2nd to me but only because its not as detailed and disney totally ruined all the cool cannon stories we had once. Lord of the Rings is what many could say is the golden child of what a story should consist of.

[@OCDadal]

And it's also completely based on catholic christianity.

[@bearwolfable]

Don't know why you felt the need to ruin the video by making weird noises randomly.

[@janbaltes2863]

The world of LOTR media is evolving. But backwards.

[@glennredavid5741]

Made is to 1:58 and could deal with this guys silly speaking voice.

[@whitemagiktiger]

Marvel? Bro, not even close… 😂

[@patrickhenry236]

There are some who claim Tolkien was not a good story teller, who will undoubtedly be triggered by this video. It's OK. They're wrong, and that's why they will be upset.

[@gareth0412]

Be sure to sign up for combat duties for your future books sake

[@madwolf475]

What I like about LoTR it is an allusion to the Holy Bible. Gandalf the Grey, for example, dies fighting the Balrog but returns as Gandalf the White, much like how Jesus came back after he was crucified. Frodo also represents Jesus, bearing the ring (the world’s sins) and resisting its power (Satan’s temptation)

[@BlackPixxelDE]

This video was nicely made!

[@JDoe-gf5oz]

Sorry, but Hackers blows LOTR away.

[@nicolasreveley4965]

You’ve obviously never seen attack on titan :)

[@KrakaJack45]

Anybody who hates LOTR is a LOTR jew.

[@schnigg5000]

Awesome and funny video about Tolkiens stories, but you lost my support when you said the closest thing to Tolkiens stories would be the Marvel Universe. That's just an insult to Tolkien. Not saying Stan Lee didn't have great ideas, but to compare him to one of the greatest stories ever written, definitely took it too far for me.

[@TheLyricsGuy]

Your video didn’t answer its title.

[@BeatelementhePiH]

No, he did. He was talking about Tolkiens war experience and knowing C.S. Lewis, one of the best writers ever lived. All that combined with his studies and experience from The Hobbit and his multi language skills, it is very unlikely someone will ever beat what he created. All in the video, just watch it instead of doing unnecessary comments. 😅

[@blueshit199]

Why do you talk like Boss Nass

[@pandakun8556]

One piece comes pretty damn close imo