LOTR - The Followship of the Ring - The Account of Isildur HD

[@jemert96]

Gandalf asks for manuscripts of 3000 years ago and the librarian is just like "yeah we got those right over there"

[@veyisveliyev7914]

😂😂

[@Jampolo_OG]

-Do you ever tidy up this place? -Only when we find rats

[@Big_Tex]

"... lucky you showed up today, we were just going to throw them away tomorrow."

[@vaiyt]

it's Gondor, they consider 10000 years a reasonable time to wait for a new king

[@daminguez]

Long live the Gondor bureaucracy and bless the paperwork ... XD

[@Raptor747]

"This little maneuver's gonna cost us 17 years?!"

[@cullenatwood5149]

You don’t look so bad pushing 120!

[@shawnthompson2303]

So like…. What’s gonna be the proper way to binge after the hunt for Gollum comes out? Pause this scene, watch Hunt for Gollum, then resume Fellowship?

[@KyleReese-vt8bo]

667 likes now

[@JordanLake25]

Alright slick, alright, alright, alright.

[@othertwishart]

DON'T LET ME LEAVE, SAM

[@joeonoufriou8140]

Little known fact to those who haven't read the books - this sequence actually spans 17 years in the story. After the party and Bilbo leaving the ring to Frodo, Gandalf goes on a research quest, interrogates the archives at Gondor and confirms that Bilbo's ring is the One Ring 17 years later.

[@andrewjames7438]

Really?

[@vintagejock3951]

​@@andrewjames7438yup. Don't remember the exact number of years but it was several years

[@swiggityswoogity705]

Pretty much. Gandalf just goes absolute AWOL for X years. Learning and trying to confirm anything and everything about the One Ring.

[@petergriffinson1907]

How old was frodo when started and ended his journey?

[@shadow7988]

@@petergriffinson1907 Don't forget, like with Bilbo, the ring greatly slows aging. It makes sense that keeping it around in his home all that time would have an effect.

[@royalhero4608]

I love how innocently Frodo picks up the ring when he enters, its such good symbolism for the purity of Hobbits as a race and their resistance to an evil which even the likes of Gandalf could not touch

[@travisstryder216]

SmoothSoulLover Gandalf tricked fredo to pickup the ring. And he even ask frodo to put it in the envelope and give it back to him. Great scam of all time.

[@213byron]

Travis Stryder hahaha all because he couldn’t touch the ring

[@travisstryder216]

@@213byron well. Atleast tell frodo what the ring is all about. He wasnt even ready. When suddenly they were going for an adventure to hells doom. With a finger as a payment.

[@emersonkelly9654]

If you noticed Gandalf never touched it or picked it up. From this moment frodo was bound to the ring.

[@spaceyote7174]

Really impressive when you consider what it did to Smeagol just from looking at it briefly

[@tindomul8977]

Who else spends their time watching different LOTR scenes and reading the comment section? :)

[@christophertanjr.2234]

Me haha i love viewers reactions each scenes haha

[@habidsanchez6867]

Me jajajaja XD

[@mackobalt2630]

Wonder what happened to the other rings of power

[@christopherlewis5473]

I thought I was the only one 🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️😂

[@PhantomTales]

um like 10 hours a day bro

[@TheAwesomeDarkNinja]

This scene is literally just Gandalf reading a history book but it's so engaging. Masterpiece of a movie.

[@calebsawyer0719]

2:55 Is that the city of Minas Tirith right there?

[@DivineCornbread]

@@calebsawyer0719yes it looks like he goes into the city’s library to look up the information. Which would make sense given Isildur was their king.

[@JohnSmith-sd4mn]

​@@calebsawyer0719yeah it is

[@theylivewesleep.5139]

calling it a history books is reductive and incorrect. It’s an ancient record by a primary source.

[@theylivewesleep.5139]

@damsen978 not really. A history book is typically a compilation of different primary and secondary sources. Multiple records strung together. The scroll could be described as ‘a history’, but the closest thing to a history book would be the entire story Gandalf himself pieces together from tracking down different sources.

[@triforcekeyblade7858]

These movies were made 18 years ago, and the quality of the movie is so much better than what's being made now.

[@9and7]

@Matt Fisher Makes you wish there were more and more....

[@godzillavkk]

An attitude like that ignores all the good that has come since, as well as all the bad that was there before.

[@ZouhairSerrar]

That's the result of hiring a badass director, and giving him all the time needed for proper pre-production. Look at the mess the Hobbit was, there was almost no pre-prod, and the whole movie was rushed to make a quick buck. They relied on cgi and visuals to transport the movie, while in LOTR they rely on strong storytelling and characters then add cgi as a supplement, good storytelling always trumps good visuals/cgi. Unfortunately, directors nowadays are mostly under a tight deadline/budget, there are exceptions, mostly it is the corporate mindset that ruins great works of art.

[@9and7]

@@ZouhairSerrar Well said.

[@godzillavkk]

@@ZouhairSerrar I like both.

[@ironcito1101]

I like how the Nazgûl stop to ask for directions 😄

[@nomooon]

Didn't say please though.

[@CrniWuk]

Being a Nazgul, shouldn't be an excuse for beeing an asshole though. Could have at least said, thank you.

[@terrencesutherland4554]

Have you seen a Nazgûl holding an umbrella?

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

@@terrencesutherland4554 They are dressed to the nines

[@justinbaronofsky360]

@@CrniWuk lol

[@simontopler1990]

always loved how they incorporated minas morgul, osgiliath and minas tirith in this scene without explaining anything. someone who is unfamililar with the books wouldnt pay (too much) attention to these places while the experienced tolkien reader gets a first glimpse of things to come. you can also see that gandalf is still on good terms with denethor at this point in time (granted access to records that are thousands of years old). great!

[@canobenitez]

holy shit, good observation

[@acidz0043]

his actual relationship with Denethor was a bit more complicated, he only grudgingly allowed Gandalf access to the city’s records..

[@rowanaforrest9792]

Gandalf wasn't on friendly terms with Denethor, but good enough that he was granted access to the ancient archives. Another thing I love about this (and I love every single detail) is how close-up they could afford to bring the cameras to their "bigatures" (miniature structures that weren't all that mini) because the details on them had turned out so well. Weta Workshops in New Zealand did an utterly phenomenal job on everything they made for this movie trilogy, from buildings to armor and weapons, fake trees, creatures, everything!

[@lylemoore3827]

I saw the movies before the books and the first time I saw this movie I didn't realize there was a long period of time between Gandalf leaving to research the ring and returning to the shire because it was night when he left and returned lol

[@rowanaforrest9792]

@@lylemoore3827 That is true, it was night both times. :D The movies had to tighten up the passage of time a lot, just for practicality. In the book Gandalf spent about 17 years researching the One Ring before returning to the Shire to start Frodo on his quest, and it took Frodo a few months to leave the Shire with Sam, but in the movie Gandalf was gone maybe 1 year and Frodo and Sam left in a rush.

[@FrankGordonA]

Only in LOTR is reading papers epic beyond belief

[@xaraxen]

If it is 3000-years old I'll say it is

[@patrickreyes7228]

Are they selling a merchandise book copy of the ones they use for the movies like the ones saruman has about wizard and magic thingys?

[@slomolex682]

I absolutely. Agree with you..about how its fantastical..( no pun intended)..in how this extremely simple scene by any movie standards has become a scene rising above its abilities..no other movie has accomplished that so significantly..i absolutely like how galdalf reads thr 2nd age of king isildor..in the year 3434..any other movie would come across as ridiculous year/s.. But not this

[@iTyncWithReality]

Or anime...

[@Ben-zh4nz]

iTyncWithReality oh hell no

[@giulioaprati338]

Me studying everything the night right before the exam

[@deerboot6565]

You study for 17 years?

[@giulioaprati338]

Dion Speelman pls

[@davecrupel2817]

@@deerboot6565 yes

[@Reel___]

@@davecrupel2817 what does he mean study 17 years?

[@fiddlebender88]

What is also relatable in this context is "I don't understand!" "Neither do I."

[@plumpychunky]

These films blew my mind back in the early 2000s.. and they're still blowing my mind now. Absolute masterpieces

[@thundersaAscam]

What blows my mind even more but also kind of saddens me is the fact that these movies have still not been surpassed 20-22 years later

[@astrosherlock374]

​@@thundersaAscamI mean these movies are timeless I think. Arguably the best trilogy to be made in cinema history.

[@thundersaAscam]

@@astrosherlock374 YUP

[@Sehnsuchtversteckt123]

I've watched them 10-20 times 😅

[@lllrexerlll]

A timeless masterpiece

[@vbgggfff]

When he picks up that paper and starts reading in the dimly lit room you reaaaally feel like you have entered a whole new world.

[@slomolex682]

That's so so true..true now and especially when i saw it for thr 1st time... Its a whole new world..

[@KizzMyAbs]

This is probably one of my favorite scenes from the entire trilogy

[@GullibleTarget]

The first part of Fellowship is amazing. Film wise, it might be slow paced but Jackson new it was important for the audience to have the time to immerse themselves in that realm. I remember watching the Appendices and Jackson giving a speech to his team. That from now on, they are not going to work on a fantasy film but an adaptation of things that REALLY happened. And it showed. Everything looked so realistic. I really feel I'm watching an adaptation of a historical event. That there are still ruins of Minas Tirith, broken down and weathered remains of the Argonath....

[@BIOMISFIT]

A new fantastic point of view 😅

[@jcb5782]

You can try it at home. Some summer nights I read historical accounts in my parents’ garden. Crickets, frogs, a fire crackling. Looking up at the stars I can be transported to worlds far away.

[@FatGouf]

In the book, Gandalf went AWOL for decades after this scene.

[@martingenero6328]

17 years to be exact

[@FatGouf]

Martin Genero he wasn't also all exasperated when he returned.

[@christophzeit6282]

Centuries almost ...

[@SparkySlow]

Lol but Frodo looked the same so how much hobbits live

[@FatGouf]

@@SparkySlow Frodo's 50ish when he left Shire, so yeah, kinda understandable that you can't change the main actor after a few scenes.

[@Turboy65]

The strength of character Bilbo showed by giving up the Ring was quite possibly the most powerful act in the entire story arc.

[@El-Dorado930]

Don't think he had much of a choice. Gandalf would have laid the magic smackdown on his Hobbit hiney.

[@hermannretzlaff1070]

@@El-Dorado930the mere presence of the ring meant he definitely had a choice in his mind, due to the great temptation that the ring causes. Making it a very powerful act nonetheless

[@bobchipman4473]

​@@El-Dorado930 Had he slipped the ring onto his finger and dashed off into night, there was probably very little Gandalf could have done to stop him.

[@facubaca7080]

Yes! Also when Frodo says "I will take the ring to mordor" , by far one of the most heroic and powerful moments of the trilogy.

[@darkmagician2346]

But gollum is the one who saved middle earth. Had he not intervened at mount doom Frodo would’ve took the ring and everything would have been lost.

[@LudietHistoria]

I hope they never reboot this. This thrilogy was absolute genius.

[@MrJohncastillo1]

I was worried about that when they announced a Lord of the Rings tv series but luckily it won't be this story that they will be making. Hopefully it's set in the same universe as the films

[@daryllndemmayah4874]

John Castillo I think it’s set before the trilogy and after the hobbit trilogy

[@mosa3712]

Daryll Ndemmayah no it’s set in the 2nd age and is about Saurons rise to power. The hobbit and LOTR are set it the 3rd age.

[@MikeMike-ed8hg]

Wouldn't dare

[@paulmayson3129]

@Flash Fordon Really? And to think that Pygmies exist in the Tolkien's Legendarium, as Earendil ventured far in the south and the shored of Far Harad, and eventually met some of them. Oh, and there are also the Druedain, but while they are quite dark skinned, they certainly are not black sub-Saharans, as they were more grayish than brown.

[@bluezilla2547]

For people who were around when these movies came out and got swept up in the magic of these movies, there really is a massive comfort in watching them again. Just instantly takes me back to the early 2000s and better times. If there is one thing I will always praise these movies for it's sound design. Whether it be sounds of their footsteps as they move about or the crackling of the flames, the eruption of Mount Doom, you could hear so many things in each scene which made them feel real. Ridiculous how good these movies look and how 20 years later they still look and sound better than a lot of movies released today.

[@shadow7988]

For real. All the sequels, reboots, and comic book movies that are 99% CGI except for the actors' heads in modern cinema is just completely soulless by comparison. Thank god for people like Villeneuve and Nolan still fighting against the rest of the industry to make real movies with real stories. Watching LOTR is so comforting because it just takes you back to a time before all the rot, back when people still took risks, still made epics, still made movies that made you actually feel something and think.

[@lumbagomason]

I still remember watching the first ever teaser for Fellowship on cable TV.

[@milleniumfrisbee]

Cause they were made with love. Not greed and Preaching ideologues.

[@evantambolang3052]

​@@milleniumfrisbee I know because I'm still recovering from that video where Amazon paid influencers to promote their cringe adaptation.

[@Mau5lex]

Sound of the Balrog, best I’ve ever heard!

[@5a1bull39]

The fastest 17 years in cinema

[@Yeahimman32]

Its not even a year in the movies

[@BenAri18]

Yeh i don't think the movie made it a 17 year gap maybe a week or a few but it just doesn't give off 17 yrs including Frodos reaction to seeing Gandalf again

[@tubenachos]

​@BenAri18 I think it does, considering when Frodo met Bilbo again in Rivendell where he aged considerably

[@Yeahimman32]

@@tubenachos there has been no specific time for how long gandalf left the shire in the movies but its not as long as 17 years, as for Bilbo he aged because he no longer holds the ring

[@Supremeteamcaptain]

@@tubenachoshe aged considerably due to being away from the ring for the first time in years. It was nature catching up to him

[@CuhSotto]

The account of Isildur *Active 3000 years ago

[@fatthorstumtum6593]

He's gonna be back. Classic is released

[@haroldgo3094]

Hahahaha got me

[@Jen-Yueh_Hu]

What if he forgot his password?

[@veritasabsoluta4285]

holland hahahahahahaha

[@Checkmate1138]

I actually thought it said The Accountant Isildur

[@MrMexijorge]

3:31 "The year 3434 of the second age, here follows the account of Isildur, High King of Gondor and the finding of the ring of power!" I love that scene he is like reading history.

[@visionist7]

@Goliath Online isn't it "I will risk no hurt to the ring"?

[@goodputin4324]

It is history you dumb fool

[@Rinesmyth]

That is the beauty of Tolkien's work: it is treated as history

[@diegorivas1991]

That's the beauty of Tolkien's narrative, by making you believe that you're reading a historical account of a fictional world like if it truly happened.

[@veyisveliyev7914]

exactly,

[@RockSmithStudio]

Listening to Isildur's writing about the Ring make me just love Aragorn more for overcoming his family's destructive "destiny" and becoming a better man for it.

[@Mau5lex]

Isildur was a stronger man in the book. Aragorn got his character from him

[@XBLGR]

I love how Frodo casually bursts in and nonchalantly picks up the greatest WMD in middle earth without batting an eye

[@sir_stride]

And then the theme of the ring plays and its just pure cinema. While the movies differ from the books quite a bit, as movies theyre near perfection through and through. Great casting, great story telling and incredible CGI that still holds up to this day nearly 20 years later. God i love this trilogy. Just rewatching them makes me almost forgive Jackson for The Hobbit trilogy. Almost.

[@dribble-drivethruhyperspac3755]

This made me laugh out loud 🤣🤣

[@Ett.Gammalt.Bergtroll]

Notice how Gandalf on the other hand is terrified of it, refusing to touch it.

[@Ezio999Auditore]

Sugma male.

[@g.d.graham2446]

Shows the innocence of the hobbits

[@monstermunch4956]

The film is soooo well made and edited

[@Jaasau]

tgoon 90 One of the greatest of all time.

[@GullibleTarget]

Extended Edition is all that matters😜

[@eviancl4157]

Too much music

[@eviancl4157]

@Lucy Logan Just go watch old films and notice how unsubtle the music is. You'll know what I'm talking about then.

[@emersonkelly9654]

@@eviancl4157 the close ups maybe I would say, but the music? Obviously you are a pretty shitty judge.

[@TheBlackHole_05]

Can't explain the peace one feels seeing the library scene where Gandalf is just sat there and reading through those old books/pages. Can smell those pages literally.... that's how would want to spend my life. Going through old amazing historical books in an old library. That calmness ❤️❤️

[@edwardkamau773]

Bro imagine u think sauron's ring was lost many centuries ago only to discover ur neighbor Bilbo baggins has been hiding it and u get rumors of black undead riders searching it u will probably shit on your self knowing the dark lord is still alive in spirit

[@charlielucas3386]

There should seriously be an ASMR video depicting exactly that; it would be epic!! Update: Just found that exact video!! 5/1/2022, 9:31 pm. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bavLfWmNYqx3q9U

[@charlielucas3386]

Gandalf has my dream career in this scene; I’ve always wanted to study ancient texts and manuscripts; no pressure from bosses, no deadlines, just myself, alone in an ancient library, leisurely reading and learning of ancient history at my own pace.

[@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy7676]

Yeah exactly,I love reading vintage books from 90s

[@echoplots8058]

The calm before the storm

[@michaeldukes4108]

Dammit. Gotta go back and watch the whole trilogy from scratch again.

[@artcahanaj7301]

@Jeffrey Kelley i would get boring watching that much

[@vicgon5807]

I remember when this came out on vhs. Summer of 01 or 02? Not quite sure. But summer was just beginning and school season just ended. Too hot to play outside so I gave it a go and watched on a small t.v. with a built in vhs player. Had my lays chips and gatorade, cracked my window just a tad to let the breeze in (it wasnt too hot.. maybe around 70*).

[@alakazam1232]

Read the books too!

[@jonathancooper4914]

Likewise.

[@baptistic]

Happened to me just last week after watching another FoTR clip lol

[@emperorconstantine1.361]

I love scenes in movies where the people go looking for old and forgotten books or some record of past events or secret knowledge.

[@tinytheshihtzu4208]

Same here

[@qasimmir7117]

Emperor Constantine 1. It makes the viewer a part of the story in a way because the knows as little as you, so when they research things it’s as though you’re on the same journey as they are.

[@Ezio999Auditore]

GoT season 1 😊

[@ozymandias1758]

I wholeheartedly agree. I do like the part in the Desolation of Smaug where Bard seeks and consults old leathern charts of dwarven ancestry to determine Thorin's lineage and birthright. Felt like a callback to Gandalfs poring thru the ancient parchment records of Isildurs finding of the Ring in some forgotten chamber of records in the corridors of Minas Tirith, which I loved in LOTR.

[@vinniequick]

I like the paper noise lol

[@deantaylor5614]

Like how the Nazgûl at the end didn’t kill the guy. It asked a question, got an answer and went on its way. No need for violence.

[@marksocha9113]

That part of the scene along with the part where he's waving his sickle and shouting incoherently is all or Farmer Maggot that made it into the movie. In the books he was helpful and brave and wise; even admired by Tom Bombadil.

[@silasgs9257]

waste of time, in his mind that individual is doomed either way he'll just live a little longer for his assistance

[@TheRichFerro]

In the books, this part of the Fellowship of the Ring has some of the best build-up in the entire series, and the movie captures it excellently. You just see Gandalf popping in and out of Frodo's life, occasionally bringing up the ring, and then all of sudden after more then a decade he comes back with an enormous tome of knowledge to drop on Frodo, which really adds to the weight of Frodo's responsibility and all the events that follow.

[@GullibleTarget]

It's amazing how Peter Jackson was able to convey that in a movie. Although the timeline and events were adapted for film, the moment Frodo has the ring in his hand for the first time, the atmosphere changes.

[@dearmalaysia]

I read the books after watching the movie so I was REALLY surprised at how long it took for them to actually get going to Rivendell. 17 years!!

[@derpynerdy6294]

The tone is amazing it changes from a typical normal life in someone's lad and then slowly we are showed that the mysterious and freaky ring is evil, yet it didn't showed enough why is it evil? Then the nazgul, ohh man

[@Cloofinder]

He also meets with Aragorn to find Gollum. After Gollum tells "Shire" and "Baggins" he escapes only to be caught by Aragorn at the dead marshes and taken to Mirkwood forest.

[@BlazePiffington]

Damn, how many years did those nazgul spend asking for directions?

[@Shamrock_AU]

Every time I work on my dissertation in history, I feel like Gandalf who goes through the long forgotten and ancient accounts of Isildur... And you know, it sends shivers down my spine

[@knightofberenike9633]

The Virgin “God studying is so boring why should I care what a bunch of dead people did” versus The Chad “The year 3434 of the Second Age, here follows the account of Isildur, High King of Gondor and the finding of the Ring of Power…”

[@timovangalen1589]

That's what it feels like when you read ancient sources.

[@el_chico1313]

@@timovangalen1589 which are all in latin or greek

[@christopher.saint.christopher]

Historians are vital to the human species.

[@AlaisDahen]

I do too in doing my own research. Especially since I would be reading ancient philosophers and accounts lol

[@Martin-pb7ts]

That haunting background melody catches me every time. It gives me goosebumps. It goes through the whole series and must be one of the best pieces of music ever constructed for a movie.

[@Sam_T2000]

fun fact: something like twenty years pass between the time when Gandalf leaves the Shire and when he returns.

[@petervlcko4858]

And Frodo still watching out of the door for him...

[@henrygrand695]

Why would he not return for so long?

[@jbot91]

Yeah frodo is 50 when his journey begins

[@cabbagedestroyer1693]

17 years to be exact. The entire trilogy from beginning to the end happened through 20 years

[@jbot91]

If anyone is interested. You can get the audiobook or radio version of lotr right here on KZbin.

[@JorxiiProductions]

The quality of these ”old” 3 movies is amazing, it looks more real than some of the movies made nowadays

[@Wurzelknecht]

Because most of it WAS real, as in real sets, and practical effects, mixed with just enough CGI to do the things that were simply impossible to do with practical effects.

[@GullibleTarget]

@@Wurzelknecht so true. The orcs looked so real. Nothing like the cgi orcs. Although I thought Azog looked really cool(the battle at the Dimholt was so cool, like heavy metal videoclip), I thought it a pity that they used mo-cap. The original version of Azog is the orc who gets destroyed by Galadriel in dol Guldur. That wasn't mo-cap. That version would make a way scarier, Azog.

[@Wurzelknecht]

@@GullibleTarget Yeah I didn't mind Azog's design, but it was just overall too much. And I had the feeling that Jackson was pandering too much to the 3D HD-craze, which forced him to use even more CGI for stuff that he could get away with in the previous movies with clever shooting techniques, like false perspective. I'm still getting mad when I hear the story of how Ian McKellen broke down crying from the stress of having to act all alone on a blue screen without being able to interact with the Hobbits and Dwarves, because unlike the last movie where everyone was on the same set, this time Gandalf was later added digitally, because the camera needed to move freely for the fucking stupid unnecessary 3D effects. I've been watching movies for nearly 20 years before Avatar arrived in theatres, and at no point did I ever think "oh man, this movie is so lame, I wish it had some 3D effects for me to feel more immersed".

[@alexjones3596]

@@Wurzelknecht It looks more real than The Hobbit, that's for sure

[@julioacceus253]

@@Wurzelknecht Which is a model movies should follow. With good writing material of course.

[@thedorklord1029]

This moment at 2:12 is honestly really genius in displaying the *absolute power* of Sauron and his empire. "Woah. Sauron's tower is really freaking tall." 2:27 reveals it as just a small turret *"O H D E A R"*

[@thearnorianruby4681]

It took 7 years in a siege to defeat Sauron at the end of the Second Age.

[@JackSilver1410]

There's a point in the book where Frodo kind of looks out toward Mordor and can see everything on the way there, basically going "Minas Tirith is one hell of a city, maybe there's a chance. Though Minas Morgul looks pretty tough as well... And the Black Gate is practically a fortress unto itself... wait... THAT'S Barad-Dur!? How do you fight that!? It's impossible!" You know.. not to be that guy going "actually, in the books..."

[@thedorklord1029]

@@JackSilver1410 Eeh it's fine to be that guy. I appreciate being aware of it.

[@strongsuccessfulweeb1400]

If this is Baradur I wonder what Angband and Utumno would have looked liked

[@thedorklord1029]

@@strongsuccessfulweeb1400 Alright now you've got me curious as well.

[@prodbyxanderjohan]

The lord of the rings felt mysterious and haunting sometimes.. I would’ve liked the hobbit this way

[@stevesmith1383]

The thing is that the Hobbit book is tiny. It's smaller than any of the books in the LOTR and it's more of a light hearted adventure. Aside from Gollum and Bilbo finding the ring (which I'm not even sure was all that significant when Bilbo found it when Tolkein first wrote it) the adventure is straight forward. In fact, I think in the first version of the Hobbit Gollun gives Bilbo the ring, having won the riffle contest. Then tolkein later realized that could never have happened as the ring was the one ring and it's influence too powerful so the scene was changed

[@prodbyxanderjohan]

Steve Smith I know it is. It’s a children’s book, but it is in middle earth.

[@prodbyxanderjohan]

I just missed the feeling of sitting on the edge of my seat thats all.

[@IrishEagIe]

The hobbit was a cash grab.

[@Akillesursinne]

@@stevesmith1383 Well, the movies still sucked. I love The Hobbit as a book, but the movies.. Geez, what a fan service shit show.

[@matthewlev1342]

They nailed the mystery and feel of Middle Earth and its lore in the Fellowship no doubt.

[@Christrulesall2]

This trilogy totally transports you to middle earth. You forget about the sheer suck one that we live in. Is it me or when i watch these films, i "feel" like i did when i first watch it? Like my mind set is back when i first saw it.

[@Ti-up3dv]

Yep, and the fact that the Shore’s theme for “the history of middle earth” is quite possibly one of the most incredible pieces of music ever written for film REALLY helps. I’m talking about that utterly magical theme that is hummed by the choir in the “never put it on” and “it is a strange fate” scenes. It’s so cold, and ancient and fateful… can’t really put it into words properly. It’s just magical.

[@Terminator775]

Only gandalf can make studying and reading old books entertaining and epic.

[@puneetmishra4726]

Damn, just look at Ian McKellen's eyes. He just sits there, saying nothing, yet speaks volumes with his eyes alone. That's what makes him one of the greatest actors out there.

[@slinkerdeer]

That shot of Gondor shimmering in the golden morning sun accompanied by the music sends shivers down the spine everytime. What a *Magnificent* place, even if it is fictional

[@mcbrians.8508]

I read enough ancient books to notice where did Tolkien took his inspiration for his book. Orcs is based on the unclean peoples, the so called man-eating tribes of Gog and Magog. King Aragorn was based on Alexander the Great who drove all these fiends behind a black iron gate inside two mountains, it gets even deeper though. Gondor was based on the iron citadel of Japheth whom Alexander encountered along the way.

[@Hifcrea]

Absolute masterpiece of 4-5 seconds. I always have to replay it multiple times

[@anilpatil6783]

LOTR is so serious and still comfortably watchable at the same time. I feel soothing music, excellent locations and superb cinematography are reason for the comfort..!

[@351cleavland]

Oh, good job Gandalf! Smoke around the very ancient and VERY flammable papers. Good thing he didn't have a car. He'd smoke while fueling up.

[@monstermunch4956]

351cleavland I bet you’re fun at parties

[@351cleavland]

@@monstermunch4956 I stand on the porch and when partygoers show up I pull out my staff. You can guess what I say when they ask if they can go inside....

[@gracefuller9554]

old paper doesn't burn as easily as one would think, as it tends to be thicker, and depending how exposed the pages are to the air, the built up grime acts as a barrier, so it takes longer to catch aflame. of course, the pace at which it will burn depends on the temperature of the flame. it could be parchment for that matter, which is more common in ancient texts and is even more resilient. a smoldering pipe would only get the paper warmed. the lantern, on the other hand, poses the biggest threat. it is already on fire and if the fuel, most likely some sort of animal fat/oil, leaks at all he is ultimately screwed. on the upside, Gandalf the Grey is hundreds of thousands of years old and he probably knows some sort of fire-stopping spell he can use.

[@dams6829]

@@gracefuller9554 Gandalf also has Elven ring of fire Narya. So he can also manipulate fire I presume.

[@KPho150]

The man is thr flame of Anor. Wtf did you expect.

[@GafferSamz]

I thought Game of Thrones was the same level as this but it is no where near. LOTR sits way on top of every film/tv show within its genre. I will watch the trilogy again very soon, and I’ll get the extended edition too.

[@eruiluvataarv.6485]

Hope you have seen the extented edition...

[@cullermann2]

the extended versions added so much value. for example, the whole scene with Gandalf studying the ring in the archives of Minas Tirith was scrapped from the Cinema Version because they thought it wasnt thrilling enough for theatres.

[@g.d.graham2446]

Extended editions for LOTR and THE HOBBIT are always worth it

[@LukaDoncicGOAT]

@@g.d.graham2446 where can I watch the extended hobbit movies?

[@DarkCreed]

Helps that not every character is trying to stick their weener in every person they see.

[@GodEmporerTrump]

The best musical score in all of cinema

[@beany1987]

18 years on and it still looks amazing, and the cinematic are a level above most of the stuff these days.

[@cprw10]

LOTR was shot 20 years ago, the trilogy was shoot together as one movie in 1999-2000, this battle took place in the second movie which is why was released in 2002. It was shot TWENTY YEARS AGO, That's one of the reasons why the LOTR is so especial.

[@charlesshoultz3319]

I've always loved the musical themes of Mordor/Barad-dur/Sauron. It's so fiendish. So demonic. Also pretty cool that we get our first glimpses of both Minas Tirith and Minas Morgul in this sequence.

[@georgechapman9688]

There's always one evil twin 😂

[@El-Dorado930]

Your mom in fiendish and demonic

[@Babyboobearful]

Timeless...these movies are Timeless...im almost in tears watching this because it meant so much to me back when they first came out..im watching almost 15 years later and it hits different every year i swear..comment if these movies will always have an effect on you ❤❤🥰

[@georgechapman9688]

They are timeless because they included nothing that dates them, no political crap or preachiness that seems to permeate every film nowadays. This is just a damn good story conveyed with care and skill, nothing less than perfection on film.

[@michaelwills1926]

@@georgechapman9688 too right. These films are a masterpiece in three acts for all the reasons you mentioned, and more. Made with love for all time

[@prot07ype87]

@@georgechapman9688 Hell yeah. Everything woke turns to shit.

[@Mario05ful]

I like how the ring shrinks at 4:06 while a whispering voice calls "Isildur" turn up your volume pure attention to detail

[@O.G.H.]

Did we actually heard the ring's voice?????!!!!!!!!

[@fatthorstumtum6593]

Also when Frodo amd the rest of the Hobbits hide from the nazgul beneath the tree the ring speaks to him aswell :)

[@AssassinEmbers]

The ring also called aragorn's name when frodo was trying to give it to him

[@visionist7]

Holy crap! :-0

[@JohanHerrenberg]

@@TheAscendedSun Brilliant!

[@hoo7797]

I just love how Gandalf can make himself at home in Bag End whenever he wants to

[@thung6714]

Pfftt, Gandalf can take a nap open the fridge, turn the thermostat up...homie is family.

[@javiersds8081]

I had never noticed until now that the ring actually shrinks at 4:06 to fit the size of the bearer. Amazing detail.

[@jonathantan2469]

I noticed it when I first watched the movie. It gave quite an unsettling feeling. Basically it was an invite for Isildur to put it on... and gradually get corrupted by it...

[@filipcobanov]

​@@jonathantan2469 But Isildur was never corrupted in the books, the movies actually did injustice to Isildur making him look weak.

[@talk-supersix-seven6021]

Can’t believe I only just saw this now too. Creepy how it shrinks.

[@flyingintervation4188]

@@filipcobanovthen why didn’t he throw the ring into mt doom

[@filipcobanov]

@@flyingintervation4188 its a long explanation

[@TBStudios91]

I love that you see the first glimpse of Barad-Dûr and you think it's a scary-looking tower, but then the camera pans to reveal the tower you've been looking at was only a small auxiliary part of the fortress and that the main building itself is so huge you cannot see its top (in this shot).

[@qwerty49424]

this movie has had me in awe since i was 10 years old. It still doesn't fail to amaze me.

[@alaaeddine3513]

the nine leaving Minas Morgol will always give me chills and that soundtrack is fire Just beyond Epic

[@jarskil8862]

Gandalf: Sees eye of Sauron, the same eye he saw at Dol Guldur. Also Gandalf: Hmmm this might be the one ring but I cant be sure.. *Disappears for years to study the ring*

[@tyranusfan]

Yeah I was thinking that too...The Hobbit kind of robs this scene of the mystery. I guess Saruman was right, Gandalf's addition to the Halfling's leaf really did dull his mind.

[@robmaddison8645]

And give him erectile disfunction and varicose veins

[@dynamicworlds1]

@@tyranusfan in addition to the 9 rings of the Nazgul, there were 7 corrupted rings given to the dwarves, which have all gone missing (to say nothing of the possibility of unnamed minor rings which might also have been corrupted) So yeah, looking at a minimum of 17 possible identities for a ring which might produce that response, with 8 of those being fairly likely.

[@genebijou3772]

@Abu Qital and addled his brain.

[@Tres_Nueve]

I didn't watch a single one of those Shameless cash grab, CGI fest Hobbit films. Just pretend they don't exist.

[@ScouserLegend]

I wish I appreciated LOTR so much more when it was coming out on cinema. I know it was amazing and I loved it but I didn’t realise no movie would ever come close to its epicness since.

[@georgechapman9688]

I saw the trailer and thought meh 😑 missed the chance to watch it in cinema. Watched it at home and 🤯🤯🤯

[@georgechapman9688]

@Alooof23 who knows at first glance that they're watching something that will stay with them forever? There are scenes in this film that can still provoke an emotional response on the 10th watch, or the 100th watch or even the 1000th time watching.

[@raf7305]

Jackson, the cast and the rest of the team done such an incredible job on this trilogy, that no one can ever topple this. This is the peak of cinema

[@23StudiosSports]

2:54 is one of my favorite shots in the film and in cinema history. These films were so brilliantly well made.

[@visionist7]

It feels dynamic as there's movement in the frame, as well as movement in the scene before it when the Nazgul leave their lair (forgot its name).

[@philokhourypk]

It's only now that i notice minas tirith and osgiliath

[@kristopherkennedy7691]

The contrast between the light of Minas Tirith and the volcanic dark of Mordor before you even know what those places are 🤌🏻

[@hombrejose8164]

And I like that we get this tease of Minas Tirith before we experience the city's full glory (albeit decaying) in the third movie.

[@brodhax6148]

Most important question:.......4:36 if that dog is small next to a hobbit, then how small is that dog?

[@rocket6173]

Brodha Sattva that my friend is a teacup Yorkie

[@brodhax6148]

@@rocket6173 Its a teacup Labrador, which dont exist but I wish they did

[@MarsFKA]

The real dog, now gone to that great playground in the sky, was a seasoned actor, appearing in a well-known-in-New Zealand Toyota commercial: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZOlqWeHoZuIo9E

[@lloydtinotendanyashanyarot2088]

Haha bro never though about that until now.great observation man.

[@JamesAlexanderKnighton]

It's a Hobbit dog. A Doggit, if you will.

[@benjaminjeffery6873]

This 4 mins clip is better at world building; establishing good and evil aesthetical differences, ambiguity in mystery, plot and character development, than the entire first three hours of jeffy B’s new unlimited budget show.

[@peterungvari8799]

Agreed.

[@HEAVYDIAPER]

Jeffy B's?

[@yamchathewolf7714]

This film was so well casted. Especially Sam, Boromir, Gandalf and Aragorn. No complaints on anyone.

[@UnknownPersononGoogle]

2:13 that is one of my favourite parts of that film you see that small tower and think it’s Saurons home and then suddenly it pans to a massive tower with that intimidating music.

[@b0bbuffet]

Yes! My fav scene. Chilling

[@JM-yg9ty]

Gandalf reading and moving old tomes is peak ASMR ❤️

[@GetMotivated978]

The first trilogy was just plain perfect! I have watching it over 10 times and never get bored!

[@davecrupel2817]

0:19 *THAT'S* how you do a jumpscare! Not just as a jolt of the heart, but of the soul. As an introduction. A precursor, and a warning...that something _Very_ evil is in the air....

[@MartinTraXAA]

It very instantly solidifies **THIS SHIT IS DANGEROUS**!

[@ronaldbrown9638]

@@MartinTraXAA maraak I've heard this name but I don't remember were seams like I know this name 🤣

[@helios0074]

Absolutely. I can remember everyone in a packed theatre jumping in their seats at that point!

[@Tonikajones]

@@ronaldbrown9638 I mean theres a similar name in Skyrim "Miraak"

[@gregorycalhoun3788]

I agree. I knew that was coming when I watched this clip but it still got me.

[@jinxvi9940]

If they showed this in theatres again today it would still be one of the top box office films

[@DS-mi9ru]

I've watched every part literally at least 30 times and this is seriously the first time I've seen the ring shrink in Isildurs hand

[@CrniWuk]

The fact that Isildur sees the writing for a few seconds and is capable of writing it perfectly down, is impressive.

[@thesimmist]

It's entirely possible Isildur is familiar with black speech, or he heated the ring to reveal the inscription again, as the end of the passage would imply he discovered/ knew that would do it.

[@taylorwatson7932]

Indeed. Isildur would’ve been at least mildly familiar with Black Speech as he lived when Sauron walked Middle Earth in Physical form and his influence and people were widespread. The latter second age were dark days when evil didn’t hide and covered large portions of middle earth

[@GullibleTarget]

@@yield56 exactly. He literally gives instructions as to how to make the letters appear. I can just imagine him, locking himself up in his chambers and staring at it for hours. Writing down his musings and throwing it into his fire place to look at the letters, again. It would appear as Tengwar to him but I don't think he would be able to decipher it. As Numenorean he would speak Andunaic and Sindarin.

[@typowynietypowy4559]

In the book, the markings were seeable for a long time and were disappearing slowly

[@George_M_]

Also he is one of those not-really-just-human-anymore people from Númenor.

[@ashlau007]

I remember when Fellowship OTR movie came out, I was a young teen, I have always loved LOTR. The soundtrack/score is amazing.

[@roman5101]

Man every time I watch the scene with Gollum screaming out in pain and then Mt. Doom seems to rage and come alive, it just gives me chills. So good.

[@MrSoundSeeker]

I just love LOTR. It was done so nice, with so many details. None of these fancy ninja jumping elves in Hobbit.

[@mrprice3338]

I watch this trilogy every Christmas and every time I watch it,it still blows me away. I read the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings every year as well just like Christopher Lee. I'm obsessed with Tolkien and can't get enough of it

[@anthonyhensley6951]

@2:13 not sure how many realize this but at first you think this is Bara-dur, only to realize this was just a simple watch tower and you see just how much bigger the rest of the structure is... and you can’t even see the top until the 2nd film that finally shows the Eye of Sauron.

[@mattg5878]

3:19 Doing coursework before the internet/ Wikipedia existed

[@barathrum3107]

A minute ago, Gandalf and Bilbo were together in the same house, everything seemed so warm and merry even though Bilbo was a bit unhinged. Then Bilbo leaves and the Shire's music just keeps getting jollier. Then from 0:00 to 0:22 Gandalf comes back in and stares the Ring down. There's no music; just complete silence, Gandalf's breathing and this trinket of devilry. Imagine finding yourself alone in a pretty big house with nothing but the most evil object in the Universe. It's like an exorcist going into a haunted house alone to purge it of its demon. The Eye of Sauron getting triggered is the icing on the cake. IMO, that's a very scary scene for an action-adventure movie and it's better executed than an actual horror movie. And Bilbo had to live with this thing for 60 years, surely there were moments where he felt a presence in his house. Then there's Gollum with 500 years... I know that Sauron came back just a few decades ago, but that doesn't change the fact that the Ring is a living entity with a mind of its own.

[@No_OneV]

The atmosphere is just perfect in this scene, it comes to life so well

[@WhiteBraveheart1]

Tolkien told his publisher LOTRs would be written in about 2-3 months....17 years later he finished.

[@AnnaMarianne]

Relatable.

[@DarkCyberElf]

17 years well-spent.

[@checkmate9099]

Weird time events between LOTR and real life. Took Tolkien 17 years to finish LOTR.(including breaks) Took Gandalf 17 years to study the one ring. Tolkien died in 1973. 3 rings for the eleven kings. 7 for dwarf lords. 9 for mortal men. 1 for the dark lord. 😧

[@SabrinaJadedreamer]

@@checkmate9099 Well Galadriel was a lady though and the only bearer of nenya so i never understood the three kings as nenya was made for her :/ unless saying she might as well been king or queen status

[@checkmate9099]

Shyshy Giovanni, idk the poem clearly states, “Three rings for the elven kings under the sky”

[@comeontars]

FOTR is the best of the trilogy by a wide margin imo. It has sequences like this in spades. Zero fluff. 2.5 hours of bangers and chills. It’s probably the best movie ever made

[@TheLazyFusspot_3428]

Agreed. The cinematography in this movie can never be matched.

[@Ti-up3dv]

Yep. And this scene is a perfect example of why it’s the best of the three. Trees is not one janky or unconvincing shot in this sequence, which shows: - Hobbiton - Barad-dur - Minas Morgul - Minas Tirith in the space of a few minutes. So that’s four massive, totally different, totally fictional Fanta settings, and you can just about smell each one. Not to mention how the score takes you through several utterly distinct themes in the same space of time without ever feeling jarring. And then on top of that it builds incredible tension and even has a mini-detective-story element to it. Fellowship, to me, with the exception of that poor slo-mo low-frame rate choice and a few others, has the most consistently epic tone, and also has the most poignant two death scenes. As the trilogy goes on there are still individual scenes that are among my favourite of all time, but there are more Hollywoodisms “per capita” with each additional film. And there is something about the way Fellowship was shot and colour-graded (this scene being among the best examples) that makes it feel so utterly real. The lighting. The sense of place. Exceptional. I’ve watched it dozens of times and am still in awe, especially when I go away and watch a bunch of other stuff and then come back to this. As far as large-scale productions go, it’s just unmatched. And by the way, that shot of Barad-dur where the first tower we’re circling I pretty big and then it bans up and you realise it’s a mere gate-tower of this gargantuan thing, while that tyrannical, demonic brass plays: It still takes me back to being 12 years old (had read the books) and watching it in the cinema with my family, and just being utterly transported.

[@Ti-up3dv]

Excuse typos. - there’s not “trees” - fantasy not “Fanta” - pan no “ban” Haha

[@ScapoloMichael]

​@@Ti-up3dvwhat's the slow motion low frame rate part? I can't remember anything except a quick shot of Gandalf when he thinks Frodo's been skewered by the cave troll

[@Ti-up3dv]

@@ScapoloMichael Yep that is the effect I’m taking about (Gandalf thinking Frodo’s been skewered). They also use it in a weird montage of the Uruk-Hai pursuing them. I think that is the only two times they use it. Unfortunately dates the film unlike just about every other shot in the movie.

[@samd2013]

Towards the end of the clip i forgot I was watching KZbin and expected the film to keep going. I think I might watch this one again soon.

[@sir_stride]

Thats how it usually goes, right? "Oh im just gonna watch this LOTR scene" then BOOM. Now you're spending the weekend watching the whole extended trilogy.

[@philjamieson5572]

The Lord of the Rings (books and Jackson's films) somehow feel cosy (homely?) and massively epic at the same time. Tolkien was an amazing writer.

[@visionist7]

Best trilogy ever written and best trilogy ever filmed

[@philjamieson5572]

@@visionist7 Absolutely true.

[@tutuadefolalu3661]

It’s sad how even with the biggest budget ever, Amazon can’t match the epic tone and feel if the PJ films. There’s making something out of love and respect for the source material, then there’s making something to send a message while disrespecting the source material and those who hold it dear. In the end I believe the Amazon series will fade into obscurity, while people will continue to return to these films.

[@AzguardMike]

never noticed at 0:59 Gandalf is repeating "my precious" over and over again

[@MrZachary246]

I think it was him trying to fight off the influence of the ring... also funny because he gets criticized by saruman for smoking all that halfling reefer but i have a belief him smokin that helps repel sauron easier 😅

[@jd5179]

This movie aged like a fine wine. 50-100 years from now - cinematography will hold to its own

[@AlphariusDominatus]

This is the gold standard.

[@insaneapples1559]

Fellowship is just such a fantastic movie.

[@shiwaniswamy3846]

Just pay attention to the background sounds and the sounds of their voices....such harmony

[@akaviral5476]

In only a few minutes, this was 17 years of research to understand if the ring truly was the Ring

[@RavLuca]

I always found brilliant the choice to let start the main theme when Frodo at 0:44 touches the ring for the first time in the trilogy. These movies were so perfectly crafted

[@edwardp7725]

LOL watching this after watching Rings of Power really highlights the difference in quality

[@Halo1138]

Let's take a moment to appreciate just how excellent Gondorian record-keeping is, as those records, in fantastic shape by the way, are over 3000 years old, and the writing is in excellent shape all things considered. Who knows how far the actual records go back. At least to the point of Gondor and Arnor's formation it would seem. Who knows if any records of Numenor were actually kept there as well, as Isildur was actually from Numenor before its destruction. Perhaps, perhaps not, given Elendil's relationship to that place.

[@Yuki_Francisco]

Records are rewritten when the paper begins to deteriorate…

[@snackpup]

Bro pick up a Bible. You think that book was written yesterday??

[@Anonie324]

@@snackpup Written and rewritten generations after the fact with lots and lots of little inconsistencies, mistranslations, and other hallmarks of being edited post-facto, a constant problem with handwritten books. The oldest complete copy of the Hebrew Bible is the Leningrad Codex, a manuscript from about 1000 AD of a version estimated to date back to 100 AD. That's a version of the story less than 60% as old as the Account of Isildur, and the copy is less than 30% the age of the Account. The oldest known complete copy of the New Testament is the Codex Sinaiticus, which dates to the 4th century some time after 325 AD, which is still younger by far. This in mind with the fact that Gondor had several cataclysmic disasters like the Kin-Strife which devastated the original capital of Osgiliath... man, this is an archaeological find the likes of which no individual bible can possible match lol

[@snackpup]

@@Anonie324 you're being dishonest because the bible has thousands of copies to compare and that means accuracy. maybe put down tolkien and show some respect to real history. and another thing. writings about alexander the great happened 400 years after he existed. which is longer than writings about Jesus Christ which happened within the same century. so do you believe in alexander the great?

[@tobe1207]

That's all they had. It's always been important to keep records over the course of history

[@baronmoork]

I love entire trilogy but Fellowship will always have a special place in my hearth.

[@XXIHCVET91]

Maaan, I feel bad for whoever has to deal with that filing system. 🤕

[@Bersztipflag]

The old librarian with the torch is a genius. He has an eidetic memory and knows by heart the place of every single scroll or codex.

[@greghelms4458]

Living it all through the books was magic. But these are hands down the best movies ever made from a book.

[@MarkArandjus]

Maaaan those shots of Mordor feel truly otherworldly, a true nightmare land that I both wouldn't want to come near, but would also love to check out.

[@Thedesertguy75]

The music was perfect too. Just a masterpiece. I can watch "The fellowship of the Ring" over and over.

[@filmkhana]

This is a prime example of all the elements of filmmaking coming together, the script, the lore, the set design, the special effects, the editing, the music, the performances, all complementing each other.

[@FYATroll]

These movies really are the greatest example of how music can impact and elevate cinema. The music is what creates the epic feeling in literally every scene. Even ones like this.

[@DerekBoldiene360]

I remember the guy who played Sam said. When he saw that the Eye right after Gandalf touched the ring and made him jump in the cinema. When he saw that it scared him.

[@celticfox]

When the Eye of Sauron pops up as Gandalf reaches for the ring, I remember that making me jump in the theater!

[@meco1641]

When I watched it, someone dropped their popcorn at this moment which I have to say amused me no end!

[@garybrown2039]

I hate to see how you reacted when Bilbo switched faces.

[@alexayers9463]

This is the best of all the Tolkien film adaptations so far. I don't care what they say about two towers or return; arguably it's the best precisely because it's relative modesty, it's lack of humongous CGI battles. There's something just more epic about it's smaller, more intimate scale revolving around the Fellowship.

[@vasyan123]

When “I did my own research” actually means something.

[@clazzo6231]

Crazy how there is a 20 year timeskip from when gandalf left to when he returns to frodo to speak about the ring but in the movie it seems like a couple of weeks

[@leclvP]

Pure ASMR when Gandalf is reading from the manuscripts.

[@maxharrison4708]

4:06 .... WHY HAS IT TAKEN ME NEARLY 20 YEARS TO NOTICE THE RING SHRINKS IN SIZE?!?!?!

[@Leeschany]

Whoah, me and you both, buddy.

[@blastermaster5039]

That's what creepy about it, specially that 'whisper' the ring emanates as it start to get smaller.

[@monsegeek]

@@blastermaster5039 I've always wondered what it actually says. According to some sources, it says "Zigûr" but I'm not sure.

[@Goatlikeitornot]

@@monsegeek yes Zigur, one of Saurons nicknames.

[@georgechapman9688]

It was your love of the halflings leaf, you would have noticed it sooner if your mind wasn't slower.