The Lord of the Rings (2003) - Haradrims vs Rohan army (The Mumakil) [4K]

Oookay, here is the last one. This series of clips are mostly battle for Minas Tirith, but without skips/Frodo journey etc.
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[@akiramasashi9317]

Peter Jackson: "Wanna see me create the greatest cavalry charge in cinematic history?" Peter Jackson: "Wanna see me do it again?"

[@kyyy8821]

😂

[@Yaimiee]

Actually he did it three times: at Helm’s Deep when Eomer arrives; when the Rohirrim arrive at Minas Tirith and now against the Haradrim.

[@junandeo12345]

Yeah the second was backstab them horribly. Horse and men flying around lmao

[@christianreppin8483]

@@Yaimiee though at Helm's Deep, the Rohirrim were damn lucky. When they first charged they were as good as dead as the Uruk-Hai stood perfectly to receive a cavalry charge. The Gandalf shines his light, the pikes rise and the Uruk-Hai are as good as dead, letting the cavalry hit home with full into a thightly-packed bunch of enemies unable to concentrate their fighting power against them. Btw.: The charge of the Rohirrim on the Pelennor (before the Mûmakil arrive) is how a real cavalry charge works in RL. Start slowly, get faster until you hit the enemy together as one great mass. They actually kill more orcs with their horses than with their weapons.

[@cameronleach5902]

@@christianreppin8483 I wouldn't say lucky as Gandalf is a wizard and “A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to."

[@primerex6935]

That haladrim rider (the one Eomer kills) has like 6sec of screentime in just close ups and he makes the best of it. What a legend.

[@leipzigergnom]

He really seems to delight in battle and crushing his enemies before him. Perhaps he also wishes to strike fear in the hearts of his enemies. Such a memorable side character!

[@forthosewholisten]

lol true

[@digge2210]

He was so Happy playing the charge horn lmao "I fucking love my job"

[@blueshit199]

the most Mad Max character in LOTR

[@user-fz5oo2si8j]

@@leipzigergnom invite you to Islam, to the truth, tranquility and tranquility in Islam

[@marvintiger9631]

“I go to my fathers. And even in their mighty company, I shall now not feel ashamed.” R.I.P. Bernard Hill.

[@michaelmajewski8796]

"in whose mighty company..."

[@Greatbonzz]

The Haradrim battle chant sends shivers down my spine to this day. Tribal and brutal

[@jfelix7877]

😂 the feeling is so real

[@leonmalaga16]

If im not mistaken its a haka, which i think is an excellent choice

[@marwanal-shaikhli5939]

​@@leonmalaga16you are right. It is a haka

[@Nantosuelta]

@@marwanal-shaikhli5939 its a real haka? I always assumed it was something made up or used a tolkienian language. Very cool to know that its Maori

[@alanguages]

Imagine if the Wainriders and Variags were also put into this scene? It would have been amazing to see the knights, infantry and men at arms going against them.

[@GrandSupremeDaddyo]

Imagine the balls it takes as a director to think "Okay we just made the greatest cavalry charge in film history. Let's do that again."

[@HooDatDonDar]

Well, you have a great story that requires it. But, true, they did not mess with the story ( much) Hollywood does not often have that sense.

[@anthonylafon3757]

"We've had one, yes. What about SECOND cavalry charge?"

[@DylanAhTeck]

HooDatDonDar dt

[@ankushraj9583]

@@anthonylafon3757 pepinn😠😠

[@durrangodsgrief6503]

"So how many cavalry charges to you want and how epic should they be" Director: *YES*

[@deanbartolo6199]

The decision to just cut the musical score and have the audience listen to the absolute carnage and horror of battle just grounds this scene and many others in the trilogy. Timeless classic and masterpiece of cinema

[@JainaSoloB312]

Thank you for this comment, it made me rewatch listening to how the music is used and WOW The way it keeps building a heroic theme as they all charge, only for it to abruptly end as the Mumakil claim their first casualties and you realize this is not a battle that the good guys will win - it's a one-sided slaughter, is just masterful. Then the music comes back for Éowyn's moment of heroism, and the tide of the battle changes in favour of Rohan as more Haradrim are defeated.

[@fromnorfolkwithlove]

Your notice in every lord of the rings film this happens too? I love it. All 3 have moments like this

[@robertmartin2867]

It's a great way of adding real punch to the scene. The images and the music during the build-up deliberately mirrors the first charge minutes earlier, so you are expecting the same glorious outcome. But then......

[@galatemalate1256]

I never noticed it as a child, every time I rewatch LOTR I like it way more.

[@tylersoto7465]

man I just love Oliphants just love them big, strong, smart, loyal can take a beating and and pull tons of stuff but more than regular elephants, if I was a hadarin after sauron death and had a group of Oliphants I would be traveling everywhere in middle earth carrying tons of cargo goods and people around place to place making a good living and exploring places and also helping middle earth have a solid trading system going on and I'll be proud to be do that for them going to erabor, Bree, shire, arnor, Gondor and Rohan etc and free to go where I want lol 😎🐘🐘😙

[@MatthewStewart-1224]

The death of hope and joy in this scene is palpable. Theodens grim realization is amazing.

[@AndersonMallonyMALLONY-EricCF]

not the bees

[@APG19912009]

I remember being in the movie threatre and you could hear the audible groan and sigh from everyone just going “oh geez!”

[@gambino_gaming]

Only 1 man could do the best cavalry charge of all time followed by the 2nd best. Thank you Bernard 😢

[@arianebolt1575]

We've had one, yes. But what about SECOND epic cavalry charge?

[@lawvip5890]

The Haradrim dude that sounded the horn had more character development in 5 minutes than Jon Snow had in 2 seasons

[@quartzking3997]

More like 1 minute and 20ish seconds lol

[@lawvip5890]

@@quartzking3997 I was tryin to be as polite as possible about it lol

[@varric]

The Haradrim driver had more personality than Daenerys "The Mad Queen" Targaryen.

[@joyboy_5613]

@@varric Mad Queen? Are you know anything about Song of Ice and fire Whole Plot? Daenerys is not mad, shes Fire and Blood

[@varric]

@@joyboy_5613 She's mad. The end.

[@emperornapoleon6204]

The way Theoden goes from complete shock and terror to leading the charge - what a king! Also, it’s brilliant acting! This is such a terrific scene.

[@cardenasr.2898]

Don't forget he played the role of the captain of the Titanic, always characters in desperate situations

[@willowandluka5302]

Gotta instill bravery and courage into your men. He was a great leader

[@supastar25]

"Re-form the liiiiine!"...total control and knowing what needs to be done under pressure...proper leadership

[@nightfalls5462]

Bernard Hill was is name i think, fking amazing actor, like pretty much any other actor in lotr

[@dysfunctionalthor4719]

In the books it was Eomer who lead the charge

[@itsexpla]

this quality of animation was unheard of in 2003. absolute masterpiece!

[@user-fp5fh9rj9f]

مرحبا

[@dronmusicsound]

But unfortun orca are badly animated as someone mentioned above in somewhere 1:00

[@Relixification]

@@dronmusicsound it was good enough because it did not stray your eyes away from the sheer gigantic feet of the oliphonts

[@AndersonMallonyMALLONY-EricCF]

@floron7777 lol I never noticed before, that was funny. Though it wasnt the focus of the shot as the attention should be all on the oliphants so it doesnt matter that much.

[@templar8787]

I think this movie’s cgi is better for forced perspective wide shots (architectural) or up close Ridley style shakey cam, nothing in between

[@blueshit199]

The clash of cultures here is incredible. Men of the north vs men of the south, both of whom probably only ever heard of each other in legends, if at all

[@lucmaranatha-ct3kg]

I love this comment! but as much as I agree, the men of harad did invaded a territory of rohan in the much earlier days of Helm hammerhand. but their invasion was halted due to a stormy winter that ravaged the local population. and the winter was said to have reach further northern west all the way to the shire where many hobbit folk perished.

[@blueshit199]

@@lucmaranatha-ct3kg was that the same winter that ended up flooding the cities of cardolan?

[@lucmaranatha-ct3kg]

@@blueshit199 yes! it was a following event. (the world was slowly changing again)

[@blueshit199]

@@lucmaranatha-ct3kg amazing, thanks for letting me know!

[@eifelitorn]

Sauron the internationalist, bringing people of different cultures together.

[@slenderminion2229]

God, how the heroic theme of the Rohirrim just drops dead as soon as the oliphants start tearing the riders to shreds. The initial reveal of the oliphants was already amazing. Their massive size, the unnatural Haradrim horn and Theoden's face perfectly sold just how terrifying these massive beasts are, but then the riders of Rohan reformed the line and the same theme from the first charge starts playing, making us think that the situation is not that bad and that they got this. Then the music suddenly stops and you realize this is going to be a massacre. Amazing scene writing and execution.

[@n.johnson5184]

Yeah, but imagine being some archer on the walls, looking out and feeling relieved that this mass of rohirrim arrived, absolutely slaughtered the majority of the orc army. Then the fear of the mumakil, how theres no hope anymore, just to see the same badass dudes reform and just straight charge these beasts. And to see several be taken down with ease initially at that. Like, yeah, its a massacre, but the moral boost for those left in Minis Tirith would skyrocket, even with the oliphants swipe left and right on those rohirrim like as if they are on tinder.

[@tylohbolton84]

The war chants from the harad army is sick

[@TheMacC117]

It wasn't really a massacre, it looked like the rohirrim were giving as good as they got.

[@slenderminion2229]

@@TheMacC117 It's about the initial impression.

[@lashen4129]

@@TheMacC117 there was 20 harad oliphants and we saw them kill like, 4? Meanwhile I think I could count at least 100 Rohan riders get obliterated just off the initial charge. It was definitely a slaughter, they would have lost without Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas/the ghost army. I think this should be obvious and it’s why they sought after the ghost army in the first place.

[@ethandeardorff8559]

Almost 2 decades later and I still have yet to find a battle scene that comes close to this level of epic, raw intensity.

[@LifeOdysseyMotivation]

Unfortunately, none. Nothing. No any other movies yet that surpassed or even just match the LOTR. This is still the best movies of all times.

[@muhammadzariff7075]

@@LifeOdysseyMotivation I would say the “Rise Atlantis” in Aquaman was somewhat close, both of these battles gave me chills everytime i gaze upon them.

[@LifeOdysseyMotivation]

@@muhammadzariff7075 i love that atlantis concept in aquaman. Since it is a big movie about waterworld, i am a bit disappointed that they didn't create mermaid characters. the movie would be better with those creatures.

[@sweetchilledgames7887]

Colossus vs Juggernaut in Deadpool 2? It’s epic and amazing

[@frogfrogsonjr]

@@sweetchilledgames7887 what...?

[@Jackiekavinda]

1:36 this shot gives me goosebumps every time. The sheer size difference; the swarm of tiny soldiers charging at these towering beasts, the rumble of the hooves, the build up of the music... can't imagine what it must've been like seeing this in the theater for the first time in 2003

[@garyphillips260]

I saw it on the first night it opened in 2003.I was almost crying at times at the sheer epicness of what I was seeing!!

[@Abuqital2000]

It was awesome in cinemas with the volume.

[@markusanderlund4729]

I would gladly give my right hand to have that experience@@garyphillips260

[@Hessianoct]

I watched this in the theater when I was 11 years old. To this day, it has to be the most incredible experience I've had watching a movie.

[@jonathanselaya9367]

I was lucky to see it the first time and I'm not exaggerating when I say I wanted to scream and cry at the same time of how much adrenaline I felt when I saw the king's army charging head on. Side note: went to the cinema two times more because couldn't get enough of the king's "DEATH!" speech, hehe.

[@solaire-jd8jd]

That first shot of the Haradrims at 00:46 is amazing. The viewer sees the reaction of the Rohan BEFORE the actual threat, but then understands the reason for their shock and awe.

[@ArtKO171]

Yes ! Very clever shot for viewer's immersion.

[@MrTsiolkovsky]

Spielberg perfected this. "people looking at other things" Jurassic Park is full of it

[@ArtKO171]

@@MrTsiolkovsky Yes that's true he mastered it. Very effective trick when cleverly used.

[@stentbeefclench]

I love how the music immediately cuts away when the two armies clash and you feel the reality of the power the mumakil have

[@RegularDude00]

those fucking tusks

[@whitealliance9540]

Yea i also love how they drop the music and just give sound effects.. Arrows... Screams.. The thump of the elephant thingys... The sound effects themselves were arraigned like music

[@maarekstele2998]

@Parker and that smile the driver does right after

[@isaactheworshipwarrior6687]

It's almost like the chaos that erupts as soon as the music stops, IS the soundtrack.

[@EveryoneElseIsWeirdImNormal]

And then once the rohrim start killing them the music comes back

[@josephking4732]

Peter Jackson shot all 3 LOTR movies at the same time from Oct 1999 to Dec 2000 with only some pickup shots made after. This movie magic is 20+ years old and still holds up against modern films. Absolutely timeless.

[@namast3260]

@Jay Ng junior like? Nothing compared to how epic these films were, they were dark, gritty, action packed, emotional and get pretty deep at times. These movies are quite something

[@burtyjr]

Thought you made a typo and it was Dec 2002 or something, but no they actually filmed all of it in less than a year. That’s mad 🤯

[@chaitanyakalra7420]

Yes middle earth is totally masterpiece

[@chaitanyakalra7420]

No modern film can compete this except upcoming amazon lord of tge rings prequel tv series

[@Jac0bIAm]

Probably the best movie trilogy and book series ever made. Incredible both as a book and film.

[@Vincent.Wilson]

The quick decision making of “Reform the line! Take them head on!” in that situation under that pressure is what got them over the line in this war.

[@madness9651]

Naaah complete bollocks. Horses can turn waay faster than gigantic phantasy war elephants. Why tf does he order a full frontal charge? He should have flanked them from the rear and behind. Worst cavalry general ever lol.

[@fatpumpkin25]

@@madness9651 I think they should have split the army in two and try to circle them. or tbh anything would have been better than charge them in a line

[@morimoko]

@@fatpumpkin25 gotta make decisions quick i suppose but i always wondered this lol.

[@shadowmaverick15]

And get picked by their archers .... Also let me know how you issue that specific order to 6000 cavalry when the enemy is already charging you , a chargue was something that could be ordered easily and did something people overlook; it didnt allow fleeing orcs to regroup behind the Oliphants, the chargue not only kept them disorganized but eventually led to Oliphants chasing them and start to get isolated and being brought down one by one, sure it costs Theoden many lives but he had little time to do something else​@@madness9651

[@myslum123]

@@madness9651 So true

[@Yumeko1996_-sd5sm]

Tolkien was a ww1 veteran amd this scene depics probably the first time the soldiers saw tanks on the battlefield it has shocking similarities to it

[@rusty7984]

Lots of firsts in WW1. Imagine growing up on stories of war with bright color uniforms, swords and muskets, and formations. Only to see some tank plow through your defenses and see an armored GigaChad with a machine gun/flame thrower massacre your buddies. Yeah…

[@theregalproletariat]

​@@rusty7984And then you remember you have artillery and it dies

[@MortMe0430]

​@rusty7984 some lasts too: the last cavalry charge for one. Which makes the Rohirim here even more poignant.

[@robertbusek30]

@@theregalproletariatHeck, the early tanks could be stopped just by a trench. They got better, though…

[@Alex-cw3rz]

I mean Tolkien probably never saw a tank in battle he was invalided out in 1916 and the only tanks were on the British side at that point.

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

It's hard to describe how this moment at 0:36 felt in theaters. Everyone was so excited that the good guys won, the cavalry had saved the day, and the audience was just ecstatic. And then you saw Theodin's face drop, you hear that oliphant roar, the booming and the chanting, and then the sudden reveal of the oliphant cavalry on the horizon. In a second you went from the audience cheering to being so quiet you could hear a pin drop

[@luisfernandocruzcalderon4858]

Totally I remember being nervous about the movie for a month, thinking about it, and how it'd go (i was 11 and just started reading the books) being there at that moment was really big. The best cinema experience ever.

[@jonathanwildemann3403]

@@luisfernandocruzcalderon4858 goddammit, I wish the eragon was like this. I was crushed as a boy watching that sh*it show of a movie.

[@fareshajjar1208]

This is terrible. Where are the fat black women? Where are the Lesbians and unbeatable teen girls with super strength? Where are the noble black men who are more heroic and magical than any dumb white wizard ever could be? I mean seriously, ever been to Africa? It's a paradise of wealth and technological advancement and high noble cultures. And where are the Mexican hobbits (they just want to feed their families.) And what about the drag queens whose brilliant intellects could have easily solved all the problems of Middle Earth and given that mean old Sauron a good spanking? This movie has nothing that's important about movies. God this movie sucks!

[@disa1988]

i've seen every movie at least 5 times in the theaters... i always conviced someone to come along :D

[@EdvardBolaasMusic]

I was too young to see it in theaters! And i was too young to understand the full magnitude of that scene!... Argh!! I always loved the whole triology and it helped made me learn english since i watched it SO GOD DAMN many times. But i truly didn't understand the sheer magnificence of what true masterpieces they were. Had i seen them first time now i think my experience would be many times that of my small child self.

[@torch3119]

I know Legolas had more style, but Eomer took out two of the Mumakil with one good spear throw. Props to the man.

[@astroNexx]

probably the most efficient spear in the whole trilogy

[@phoenixrose1192]

He chose substance over style…😆

[@UnclePengy]

That still only counts as one!

[@varric]

You know what's best? That Karl Urban practises that throw for a while.

[@giantpedro]

It's the next level of "kill two birds with one stone"

[@lord--snow]

Here after news of Bernard Hill's passing. RIP, legend!

[@Lakers24bn]

In his fathers's mighty company, he will not feel ashamed

[@stjepannekic3602]

Each scene Haradrims are dominating, there's no score in background nor is there any soundtrack, just pure battle sounds of absolute carnage. You can just listen to the scene to feel brutality and destruction. And then, score returns each time, Men of Rohan get upper hand in battle, as if giving a glimmer of hope. Brilliant decision, whoever made it in editing room, Oscar worthy!

[@colinbaldwin313]

That's a really cool observation. I feel that the Haradrim almost have their own soundtrack: the war-chant with which they introduce themselves. Even though Howard Shore's score is playing during that portion, the chanting dominates the soundscape, and it sounds more like a note on the soundtrack than an in-universe sound effect. It can be heard a little bit during the battle, especially at 2:21, and it almost serves as a replacement for the score that is now missing. It's the Haradrim's music, so it plays as they dominate the battlefield.

[@SovietReunionYT]

0:56 That smug smile he makes as he sheathes his horn and prepares for battle marks this guy as my favourite character in these movies. Props to the actor, he only got a few shots but he made them count!

[@envinyatar5712]

@Long live Old Europe Definitely not. The Lord of the Rings did not rely on the CGI. The details in this trilogy were awesome.

[@TheBrotherdarkness9]

the actors/stuntmens name is Shane Rangi.

[@nolletthibault2031]

It's little details like this that give life to a universe. You can hear the guy think "let's stomp these bronies" just with a smug smile.

[@Jarekx2007]

Dude knows he has the sexiest sounding horn in the entire franchise. I'd have a smug smile too.

[@hummingforyoursafety6270]

@@Jarekx2007 That i can agree with, the war horns in the franchise have one of the best sounds i've ever heard

[@JuliusCaesar888]

That big grin on the Haradrim commander's face after he blows the horn. He's like "Finally we are here. Time to play!"

[@lotharthorson]

"Lets see what those famouse Rohirrim can do"

[@nhmooytis7058]

Briefly, til Legolas showed up....

[@knowledgehunter6101]

I have just eatin this maggot eaten bread for three stinkin days!!

[@nhmooytis7058]

@@knowledgehunter6101 but meat will soon be back on the menu!

[@timchristensen2522]

I always thought he was glad he hit that high note. It's not often one gets to play the Pelennor Fields

[@farhadrana3201]

Farewell Theoden King! RIP Bernard Hill (1944-2024) a Fine man and a Fine king you were!

[@KwesiLee]

Bernard Hill's expressions are epic. No words spoken but I could hear "What the heck is this?". RIP King.

[@gudboah4688]

I love how in the midst of battle, as Gondor and Rohan soldiers fight for their homes and families, as orcs fight for their dark master, the Haradrim Mumikil driver is having the time of his life 😂

[@randomshit5115]

He's like "FUCK YEAH I LOVE GODMODE"

[@elitecommando1234]

I swear the others on the elephant were probably all jamming out, probably all singing "Wannabe"

[@scholaepalatinae4988]

Me fully charged with caffeine heading to my favorite task: 01:04

[@magnusthered4973]

He’s basically orks from 40k

[@elitecommando1234]

@@magnusthered4973 "oi you hummies down der is gonna be KRUMPED"

[@Squeezemycrackers]

The original LOTR trilogy was one of the best masterpieces ever created in cinema history.

[@Leon--Kennedy]

Along with the original Star Wars trilogy.

[@lookaroundyou8108]

I can't believe we have to say the "original" lotr to differentiate it from the amazon lotr second age series.. Am just upset that later when I search any lotr content I will have to scroll through the Amazon series ones in the future.

[@floppaclan304]

@@Leon--Kennedy Nah idts.

[@creativename152]

@@Leon--KennedyNah original star wars was trash. Prequels are slightly better.

[@Leon--Kennedy]

@@creativename152 Are you joking?

[@jakebest5601]

I was born in 1999. I used to watch these films everyday before school when I was a kid. They were a huge part of my childhood and I genuinely think they have had a massive impact on my character today

[@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy7676]

Same! I was born in '98 but I grow up watching LotR

[@khyronbradford]

My younger brother also born in 1999. He did not have the age to see The Fellowship on theaters, but I took it to watch The Two Towers and this masterpiece anyway. We still have the family tradition to gather up and watch those masterpieces.

[@TrueLegateDamar]

I was born in '87 and saw these as a preteen in the cinema, and I can't remember a more epic expierence.

[@FOAB-Carlos]

3:07 man that hits so hard, i just love how the impact was so powerful and heavy, that it caused silence for a few second, a litteral shockwave.

[@_Cato_]

That Haradrim horn is just so sick. It sounds so distant, menacing, almost haunting. I have no idea how they made that sound but for such a small moment, it clearly impacted a lot of people because we’re ALL talking about how badass it sounds. I want one of those horns...

[@HgHgHgHgHgHgHgHg]

It sounds so cool

[@FusionCoreHoarder]

Can you really do that with a horn tho? I mean irl

[@the_very_unstable_gamertha2555]

It does sound cool but I expected it to be a deeper sound

[@gr8m887]

The horn is only matched by their war chants! I want those subtitled so I can shout them properly

[@klswun50]

The horn was inspired by the native New Zealand Maori as well as the chanting which you may be familiar as the the "Haka". Truly Badass

[@SNESdrunk]

This is nearly *20 years old*, you can still feel the weight of the elephants, of the people getting tossed around... just an absolutely incredible feat of filmmaking, of art. These movies will live forever

[@hiroTaso7]

Its E P I C

[@Mica_T]

I think we have the amazing cinematography to thank for that :)

[@emineerdoganincantasi4531]

You mean 17 years old

[@WolfLordMorgrim]

This is the kind of fight I expected from Game of Thrones at Winterfell...but we all know how that ended.

[@JordoF6]

@@emineerdoganincantasi4531 All three films are 20 years old. They were all filmed at the same time from 99-2000.

[@jessewesley13]

Anyone else here in 2024 and still get goosebumps watching this?

[@hhattonaom9729]

in 2050 still will

[@samuelross9884]

That guy on the oliphaunt blowing the horn is having too much fun.

[@samuelross9884]

He obviously likes his job a lot! He'll probably take a paid vacation pretty soon, I guess.

[@ZombieJesus515]

Theoden was a boss, charging that head on without any plot armor.

[@JimmySteller]

I mean, he kind of did have plot armour. Anyone who's read the books will know how he's supposed to die, it's essential to the story, like Boromir's death, so there's not much suspense in that regard. Not that this isn't a great scene either way, though. LOTR is my favourite film trilogy for many reasons.

[@xiNerdLordix]

@@JimmySteller AKSHUALLY

[@GreatOldOne9866]

Nothing wrong with plot armor.

[@Jew-Gi-Oh_419]

Bruh it's a fuckin fantasy story realism doesn't apply in fantasy settings. Fuck game of thrones.

[@johanneshjortshj8646]

@@Jew-Gi-Oh_419 I mostly agree with everything you just said. Although, you do need a bit of grounding in reality in order to make more people able to relate to the story/universe. Plot armor can be annoying when it's blatant but if you make it believable then you never notice it.

[@wtfdude687]

This horn sound still gives me chills every time

[@emp437]

0:50

[@twaniealmighty4036]

Same, always found it haunting as a kid

[@Computergeek-zw3go]

It is Indian gond tribal horn sound before battle they use this sound and they also fought elephants. Mughals hired them as mercenaries after defeating them.

[@Crispy_pata]

Same!

[@CBRN-115]

And the chant is an epic cherry on top

[@underlordd]

The clash at 1:40 is beyond epic, how the music comes together and camera pans exactly to the focal point, just rewatched the movie in theaters and this scene blew me away.

[@RexWu]

theodens face going from victory to absolute terror in just 3 seconds.......superb acting

[@johnleonard9102]

The Haradim battle cry is just so awesome. You have no idea what they're saying, but you know that these guys are marching forward with utmost confidence and are ready for war.

[@FatGouf]

The extras were mostly of Maori origins so they improvised a Haka chant and Peter Jackson left it in.

[@cole_deatherage]

@@FatGouf I did not know that but makes total sense. That's awesome.

[@r6v2fan1]

@@cole_deatherage Just like the speech Saruman gave to the Uruk-hai at Orthanc. The chanting was done in a soccer(football) stadium in Australia if I remember correctly.

[@EMCE.23]

So badass, but adds to the Rohirrim and the sheer balls on sounding a charge against such an intimidating enemy REFORM THE LINE!!!

[@Emper0rH0rde]

@@r6v2fan1 It was a cricket stadium

[@michaelkane9996]

The horn that haradrim plays when they first arrive to the battle is one of my favorite sound effects ever, what an epic horn!

[@Galakarol]

I always tought that I'm weird noticing how epic is that horn and unredlining it every time I can. Going through comment section I see, that may people share this feeling :D

[@_Cato_]

Karol Gałkowski You aren’t alone, it’s such an awesome sound. It sounds so menacing and haunting.

[@user-hs1sn6lp4x]

@@Galakarol Yb isÿ CNN GM

[@antontiedtke5771]

I get goosebumps every time i hear it

[@Hugh33337]

Ikr ? the horn of rohan was heroic, it makes you think "Rejoice fellow men, help is here!" The haradrim horn is the opposite "Tremble and despair, your end is near".

[@thedarkness0683]

That battle makes me cry, the greatest battle between good and evil. The speach of the King at the beginning was awesome. 2023 I'm still impressed of this scenes.

[@samuelmendez5435]

"Sound the charge, take the head on" probably the best line ever......balls to the wall!!!

[@alessioiannella1734]

Everybody remembers Legolas climbing and killing 1 oliphant with 3 arrows in the head. Nobody remembers Eomer killing 2 oliphants with a single spear. I am with #TeamEomer

[@evannesbitt7852]

Or Eowyn crippling two oliphants, saving Theoden's life and crippling Gothmog before straight up killing the Witch King of Angmar

[@isaiasmartinez4477]

Legolas fans are like "That still only counts as one!"

[@Parmenides7]

Isaias Martinez more like gimli fans..

[@Kaiimei]

Well I doubt the Oliphants died from that. They were stunned, sure, and one was now riderless, but they looked to still be alive.

[@thecolonel1]

It only counts as 1

[@NahtsWorld]

"Imagine a King fights his own battles, won't that be a sight?" - Achillies

[@Fulgrim_The_Phoenician]

Achilles was a king himself....think about that :p

[@nagual1992]

@@Fulgrim_The_Phoenician is that a race joke?

[@AJonez]

Wouldn't*

[@dieweissehand]

and here we go :-)

[@enriquearanda5845]

"Sound the charge! TAKE THEM HEAD ON!"

[@dustykellar3016]

The fact that Theodin's calvary could form a line that quick out of combat is insane.

[@theswampcastlebard1587]

20 years later...and still one of the best scenes ever

[@jerryjingjo]

Still not one film has beaten this battle in 16 years

[@Codreanu_Prezent]

@Zerebrat Eightyseven Leftists? What does regulations on companies, nationalization, and public spending have anything to do with this? The internet can be so deluded, I swear.

[@Codreanu_Prezent]

@Luke Hopkins Wouldn't you have to be offended to go around being paranoid of liberal talking points and calling them "leftist" on the internet? You also must think I have pink hair, love soy, and support femenism! Haha!

[@Berserk_96]

Paul Steinhauser hahahahahaha no.

[@itzbebop]

Starwars has nothing on LOTR. these battles were legendary.

[@RegularDude00]

yeah dude i seen the movies just 2 weeks ago but i kind of want to see them again already

[@daftrok]

This was horrifying watching this in the theater 17 years ago. Everyone in the theater was silent once they clashed.

[@EveryoneElseIsWeirdImNormal]

I want them to be released you know so that a whole new generation can see them in theatres I mean I'm happy with my vhs's but it's just not the same

[@Nemesis_T_Type]

I remember that day everyone was quiet with awe. People have never seen such epic battle in the cinema.

[@wiseguy01]

I was rooting for the Haradrim

[@emiliabeleiu3116]

Daftrok why

[@emiliabeleiu3116]

Daftrok we like lotr the Hobbit etc

[@davidriman]

Rest in peace, King of Rohan 👑🖤

[@yourbestfriend3244]

0:55 This is one of my favorite shots in the entire movie... the mumakil stomping, the horn, and the chants in the background as the mumakil rider smiles.

[@mylesdonovan9068]

0:52 you can’t possibly tell me that’s not the most badass war horn

[@Engadieffs]

everytime this scene is a topic I can't forget the first time I heard that horn, it's ultra badass

[@ManuelFernandez-nm4hy]

And the chants after just makes it 3 times more badasss

[@mrgumbwit5307]

This Trilogy needed to show more Haradrim

[@liammercado1235]

The horn before Saruman's speech is a contestant.

[@thejoshno]

That’s the only reason I looked up this scene lol

[@mattemattics5667]

Good guys: “Send in the horses!” Bad guys: “Send in the elephants!” Good guys: “Send in the Legolas!”

[@alexn4255]

Dwarfs: send in the goats

[@jimmyrecard6021]

@@alexn4255 and Bombur.

[@scottwarren4998]

Theoden just just scream to his men to bring forth the bows and arrows, then when the elephants are closing theoden's men shoot arrows at the same time as theoden's men move backwards. it will basically be a arrow fight between the arrow-men on the elephants vs the arrow-men on the ground. Ghosts may not even be needed to win the war... // Expert

[@Lord_of_Proboscidea]

They resemble Stegotetrabelodon

[@przemekmaj132]

Legolas defeat only one of elephants.... Eomer defeat two with one spear!

[@Davidliciouss]

I just love how the epic music just shuts off when the Oliphaints swings the first time. There is no music when the slaughter happens like there’s no hope until Eomer takes down the rider along with two oliphaint is when the music comes back. Love that

[@xnet_cascade6257]

Fun Fact: That was the first time the Theoden actor saw the real Oliphaunts on set, so his reaction was genuine.

[@elyess4120]

Most of all talk about the legendary Rohirim scene, but the Oliphant scene was, to this day, the best battle scene ever made in a film, every period for me. Pure epic, violent, wonderful shooting, no music during the clash and all the action scene. Peter Jackson, you're a master for made epic instant.

[@SlabOfSteak]

Agreed. Both sides not holding back having to give it their all. Oliphants weren't overkill enough so they had to carry archers because that's how you mercilessly win a battle. This is giving the audience everything we deserve. No short changing the film making and scenes in any way. The feeling of these movies coming out and each of them blowing us away has never been done in the same way

[@nickmata2575]

Unfortunately, the lighting theif movie could have been better.

[@emirsuleymantanrkulu709]

Theoden made a strategic mistake here and sadly he paid with his life. He should have formed a crescent formation like the Ottoman army used to, and circle the elephants from sides, let them pass and gather behind, until the monsters would return, archers would have enough time to hunt the beast. Charging directly was a huge mistake. Source: I was a cavalry commander in my past life. xD

[@JCPlays17]

@@emirsuleymantanrkulu709Theoden didnt die fighting the Haradims right? He was killed by the Witch King of Agmar. And their strategy in my opinion was their best option, the cavalry charge.

[@emirsuleymantanrkulu709]

@@JCPlays17 cavalary charge to elephants?

[@killer92173]

Legolas: Took down an entire Oliphant by himself. Eomer: took down TWO Oliphants with just one spear!!

[@kenthemanmcmillan8965]

Gimli: That still only counts as one.

[@samirSch]

Eowin took 2 in less than 30s, first at 3:33 and another at 3:54, and later she kicked Witch King's arse! Girl is a killing machine.

[@VelvetMagician]

That only counts as two

[@DiscusvissenRocken]

Eomer: nope master dwarf, still counts as three actually ;) the two Oliphaunts and the guy impaled by said spear

[@wolvie90]

Eomer, the most underrated badass in the entire trilogy.

[@danpena10565]

First Charge: Make it epic and emotional. Second Charge: Make it epic and badass.

[@ajs3060]

I'm really impressed the Haradrim's leader. With just a few seconds of screentime, he was able to make such as impression, that when Eomer finally took him down, it made it feel like Eomer was able to take down someone of noteworthy.

[@WorldOfWeebcraft]

Word

[@lukeh2379]

I love how each oliphaunt is different. They have different facial coverings from each other. Some have spikes on the tusks, one has the wire stretching across the bottom tusks. There’s the few that have another set of tusks roped to the lower tusks. It’s details like these that just make them feel so much more real.

[@joezilla29]

Beats the CGI orc clone armies of The Hobbit by a million light years. Hell, even the orcs in the trilogy all had different armor, headgear, and weapons.

[@Crest28]

Did you know Christian bale is one of those mumakil. He packed on 15 tons for the role and grew tusk too

[@zacharyzachary9576]

You’re comment gave me the biggest chuckle I’ve had in days. Thanks for that.

[@SakthivelSakthivel-on9tr]

Effect rock gvjdiijngczwyi

[@DavyDave1313]

Also Elon Tusk is one of those oliphaunts

[@roropo1306]

This is how Cersei expected the Golden Company to show up

[@williamcostigan91]

She should be grateful they didn't. The last thing Westeros needs is undead elephants thanks to the Olympic javelin throwing Night King.

[@bcox5490]

Looks like the Dothraki and the Vale still prevailed in the end

[@williamcostigan91]

@Cardboard Calamity I still think the pisswater Prince is a fake Targaryen.

[@matiasluukkanen7718]

William Costigan And Night King is dead😅... seems dude can slay dragons yet even hobbit could have killed him in the end. Cersei for the main villain?

[@williamcostigan91]

@@matiasluukkanen7718 Yeah that was anticlimatic as fuck.

[@nryo9332]

Rest in peace, King Theoden. From Japan.

[@faizalbinibrahim6871]

Best scene in cinema history. And it's in the year 2003.

[@JD867]

1:35 I love how the music swells with the charge, like the movie is saying "Look how brave they are! Surely they're going to wi-" Then the first Oliphant sends people flying into the air, and the music just quits.

[@schavan1]

Jonathan Rhodes yeah

[@jerome0929]

Yeah it was a big mistake, but since they never face Oliphants before they had no idea what to do, but to try to charge them head on, they should had enter the city and clean the city instead and lock the gate again and prepare another defense while inside. But it wouldn’t been as epic

[@N8veJay]

Jerome 092 they actually didn’t have no chance, they actually had to charge head first...

[@TheVergile]

well, lets be completely honest. Rohirrim are basically shock cavalry. Even with the rohirrim the forces of men are still far outnumbered. They have to play to their strength to even have a remote chance of winning (the book tells that even with the rohirrim arriving the balance was slowly tilting in mirrors favor. Bringing the horses into the city basically completely removes their strength. A sieging army of this size cannot easily shift into a defensive position against shock cavalry while still keeping the pressure on the city. So Theoden had to do whatever he could to make sure his riders kept up their momentum. The Elephant charge effectively made it impossible to freely deploy the cavalry on the field. He couldn't leave them unchallenged. (in real warfare elephants were never a real threat to cavalry. But since Mordor doesn't deploy Warg riders you can basically think of the oliphants as the enemy cavalry. In nearly every single historic battle you will first see the cavalry trying to chase the enemy cavalry from the field so they can freely deploy and use their strength against infantry lines)

[@TheVergile]

sometimes in history breaking the sieging army and reinforcing the defenders was the main goal of a cavalry charge and enough to tip the power balance. But Mines Tirith was ultimately not defensible. Their best hope was to use the shock and momentum of their charge, initiate a counter attack from inside the city and hope for a rout. If you have superior cavalry there rarely is a chance to recover from a full-on rout.

[@PetethePorpoise]

The Haradrim Horn almost sounds like sadistic laughter, as if it is actually mocking the enemy's fear. It's not just announcing the Haradrim's presence, it's announcing that the Haradrim have already won the battle and there's nothing anyone can do about it.

[@Viktor-gi5up]

@EightFootSativa literally in Lotr movies Harads and Easterlings looks like a mass of retarded soldiers, when theoretically, being men from arid lands, they should be much more tenacious and strong than the men of the West... They should be the best human armies... But I'm the lore they always loose couz they are "the evil"

[@CeruleanSword]

@@Viktor-gi5up Okay so, I’ve no idea what you’re talking about. Harad is supposed to be a huge collection of tribes, not a disciplined, highly organised fighting force like Gondor is *supposed* to be. Gondor is literally translated as ‘land of stone’. They are the rock that holds firm against Mordor. They are supposed to be highly disciplined, organised and capable in combat. Rhun however, yes they are a disciplined, organised fighting force, and probably the closest human faction in this regard to Gondor. I’ve no idea why you think they’re a mass of unorganised soldiers, we don’t even see them fight, so how did you even reach this conclusion? Your argument regarding their land being arid is just complete and utter nonsense. Are you under the impression that heat gives strength? Let me tell you something, cold is far more difficult for a human body to withstand, go ask a Viking. Secondly, Gondor is a hot country aswell. Thirdly, you clearly know nothing about LOTR as bloodlines are extremely important in this universe and Gondorians are direct descendants of Numenor and would therefore be stronger Men individually than evil men from the south and east. Brush up on your knowledge before making what I consider to also be a racist statement that you have made.

[@radiatorqcpogo3268]

@@CeruleanSword viking hot rekt by native and Mongolians tho

[@CeruleanSword]

@@radiatorqcpogo3268 And the Persians got rekt by a bunch of Spartans at Thermopylae, and Mongolia basically became a puppet state of Russia, so what is your point.

[@alessandrocalcagnile5293]

@@CeruleanSword marry me

[@gideonmele1556]

Theoden: “If it can bleed… reform the lines!”

[@CMDRFandragon]

As King Theodan stares off in the distance like: "Oh you have GOT to be kidding me!"

[@ArghastOfTheAlliance]

"Take them head on!" *Proceeds to charge at a battle line of mumakils* I'm impressed that Theoden's horse had enough strength to carry the king's huge balls.

[@anjayl]

It was not brave, taking them head-on was the stupidest thing one could have done.

[@ArghastOfTheAlliance]

Then what else should have been done? If they didn't do that, the orcs would have regrouped behind the Haradrim. And keep in mind that in the books Aragorn arrives with Gondorian army from southern provinces, and not with overpowered undead army.

[@anjayl]

He should have order 2 groups to flank, one to bait, kiting in the middle, but the main force should have flank each side. Going head-on just exposed most of the Rohirims to the Haradrims strength... Why would you fight the enemy on his terms when you can go around and use your strength : speed

[@ArghastOfTheAlliance]

2 groups to flank? One to kite? It's not any computer game where you have from the top point of view. Plus the Haradrim were closing in rather fast, the Rohirrim might have run out of time. And they did not have that much of an advantage with their speed - mumakils also were fast, as shown by horses galloping underneath them.

[@anjayl]

They may be fast, but they can change direction way slower, and they have less protection on the side and back, flanking was the best option since it also get you out of the way of those huge tusks. I mean, when your enemy lays a trap in front of you, you don't run into it.

[@iainhansen1047]

One of the reasons this scene really gets to me is that even though the elephants in it are giants compared to real life, ancient people fighting war elephants is probably the closest thing humans have ever come to fighting actual monsters.

[@pyrrhusofepirus8491]

The Romans and Alexander's men felt the same

[@npj5810]

Iain Hansen Thats deep...

[@dolsopolar]

Stone age people killing the mammoth

[@lonewolf1625]

That was Scipio at the Battle of Zama

[@dorukokman]

You ripped that from a video on the punic wars.

[@samuelthomason6113]

Eowyn is how you're meant to do a "strong female character". She's quality, but not an unbelievable, flawless superwoman... Modern Hollywood should take note!

[@PurplePartyParasaur]

The sheer desperation in the “BRING IT DOWN BRING IT DOWN BRING IT DOOOOOWN”

[@pageachatter229]

That transition never fails to give me goosebumps. The expressions of the Rohirrim changing from joy and victory to astonishment and fear, then the camera showing the line of advancing Mumakil. The driver blowing the horn, and the Haradrim chanting as they prepare to kick ass. *Chef's kiss.* Perfection.

[@reinsama5436]

is mumakil a different name for olifants

[@pageachatter229]

@@reinsama5436 Yeah. Same animal, different names.

[@1Plebeian]

The sounds are so perfect, the horn that the Haradrim blows, the chants, incredible. Rythms of war.

[@scottwarren4998]

Theoden just just scream to his men to bring forth the bows and arrows, then when the elephants are closing theoden's men shoot arrows at the same time as theoden's men move backwards. it will basically be a arrow fight between the arrow-men on the elephants vs the arrow-men on the ground. Ghosts may not even be needed to win the war.. // Expert

[@Omar-qm5sf]

@Slawa Boga ³

[@mpepp9]

0:50 is probably my favourite sound effect in the whole trilogy. So chilling!

[@Heathcz]

the chant is also fucking badass

[@Agreus-WolfsbaneYT]

Ikr

[@Bryant_T]

This and the sound of the Balrog are my favorite

[@Ramsesamonra]

same

[@alexstone9099]

Yep, I watch this scene just for that bit a lot of the time. And the battle is amazing, it's just all amazing.

[@MagistraVitae]

Dear Bernard Hill, rest in peace. In the mighty company of your fathers, you shall not feel ashamed, Theoden King. Hail the victorious dead.

[@Mr_Gray_1995]

This whole Trilogy is the best thing to ever be presented to Mankind, not even Godfather’s trilogy could do what This did!

[@charlie7531]

Well Godfather was ruined by the third.

[@Mr_Gray_1995]

@@charlie7531 exactly my point, the third was a bust.

[@connormurphy349]

The horn blown by that first Oliphaunt rider is a sound that has stuck with me since I first heard it, every detail of this trilogy, from that to the barbed wire between the tusks is just.....amazing

[@educationalporpoises9592]

I always remember the sound of that one bearded orc going "WOAAOR" when the orcs start formation during the Rohirrim's first charge.

[@kingra2650]

@@educationalporpoises9592 or the Orc army chanting as the march towards the city

[@combineadvisorwithinternet6040]

@@kingra2650 Or, orcs chanting while driving the Siege Towers from Osgiliath. I don't know why but it sounds so cool to me.

[@Oskuzen]

@@educationalporpoises9592 omg I was just watching the movie and remembered the exact same thing, makes sense tho, sense this is my favorite movie trilogy of all time...

[@liammercado1235]

@@educationalporpoises9592 and that Urukai horn right before Saruman's speech, horn art.

[@Berserk_96]

If your kids says Endgame was the best cinematic war battle ever, show them this movie

[@AkshatSTR8EDGE]

The only half decent thing in that battle was the discount ride of the rohirrim sequence.

[@rafaelaosta8815]

NoGoD 27 bruh

[@Dr._Atom]

And if they don't change their minds, dump them, they're most likely bastards

[@card1491]

Wesker JHG WITH A BUNCH OF DAM SEXY ELEPHANTS

[@jam7778]

Stupid moment ever . Thousands horses attack giant elefants and that legendary? Lotr, your fanboys so stupid

[@lewis4774]

I cannot comprehend the ridiculous amount of planning that went into filming this scenes.

[@tuiman5212]

1:15 Whenever I’m going through a hard spot in life, wether it’s a hard grueling day ahead of me at work or a hard night at home, I always come back and watch this video to remember the Kings words “Sound the charge! Take them head on! CHARGE!” He looked at a problem so immense, yet he grounded himself and charged right towards it.

[@Drewbag44]

Imagine being a gondor soldier on the wall just watching this happen

[@colleenross8752]

I'd be like "someone find me a horse and a spear, I'm joining this war!"

[@airforce9872]

they were overrun already and fell back to the upper levels, they had their own problems to deal with, hence "make safe the city!"

[@jamie_d0g978]

They are probably busy dealing with the armored trolls knocking on the door

[@Drewbag44]

@@jamie_d0g978 Well might of boosted their morale a bit lol. They hear the banging at the door, then look out of the city and see Rohan dealing with 50ft giant war elephants. I know which I'd rather fight lol

[@andrewvincent7299]

They'd be looking high up because the orcs already breached the city and pushed Gondor's forces to the upper levels of the city by the time Rohan arrived

[@davidesguario2151]

Eomer is underrated, by far the most badass 100% human character in LOTR. No-nonsense attitude, loyal to the death, amazing fighting skills.

[@xhosmani450]

dude that is Billy butcher form the boys series

[@vanmierra6927]

"I would cut of your head, dwarf, if it stood but a little higher from the ground" The most savage moment in the whole of Lord of The Rings history. XD

[@EmDub01]

The staredown that he had right before the spear throw was intense. He was 100% focused on that kill. Toppling 2 oliphants was just icing on the cake. Eomer was an ice cold mf.

[@SagaciousNihilist]

@@xhosmani450 You mean judge Dread. Karl Urban is cool for sure.

[@TheLatiosnlatias02]

Throughout the trilogy Eomer lost his weapons. First he lost his sword, then he killed 2 oliphants with his spear, then his bow & arrow magically appears for the first & last time and at the Black Gate, his shield is deteriorated. And as king of Rohan, he has no weapons.

[@TrAiNZiLLA]

I get chills every time I watch this when That horn hoots and The Oliphaunts come towards them when the orcs run away, The Oliphaunts are probably my Favorite Fictional Elephants of all time, they are so Cool!

[@spencerplays9388]

RIP Bernard Hill. The King of the Rohirrim ❤

[@saadarifchhotani910]

Is nobody going to appreciate Eomer's bravery and genius here?? I mean he stood his ground and killed the Harad rider with his spear and in the process figured out the Oliphant's weak point and then he instructed the other riders to aim for their heads. I always feel that Eomer was under appreciated in LOTR movies... A great warrior..

[@maxinesenior596]

Beta Rohirrim soldiers: getting stomped and gored by oliphaunts Alpha Legolas: Takes down a whole oliphaunt with a handful of arrows and a bit of skill Sigma Eomer: takes down two entire oliphaunts with a single spear

[@Line_of_Sight]

Think about the fact that Aragorn took Eomer with him to defeat the last remnants of the Rhun people, who were still in feud with the men of the west, two kings

[@Maldoror2112]

@@maxinesenior596 Made that Mumakil take a disastrous "left turn"! Mumakil: "Okay! Here I go!" Other Mumakil: "WTF! What are you DOING?!"

[@sweetchilledgames7887]

@@Maldoror2112 Mumakil: forgive me brother!!! *literally takes him and himself out*

[@doom3871]

Faramir didn't tell to Rohirim how to fight oliphants..I remember in the first movie faramir did fight oliphants

[@BanditoBurrito]

First you are ordered to charge into a horde of orcs and giants, and then you have to fight giant elephants and you do so without hesitation. Men of Rohan are brave

[@jordanhill5238]

Or stupid lol

[@Daylon91]

"Men of Rohan AND their horses you mean"

[@gortex8383]

because horses have a choice?

[@Daylon91]

@@gortex8383 of course horses have a choice. You cannot force a horse to do something it doesn't want to. Horses are headstrong if u knew anything about horses you would know that

[@brucegoodchild8341]

it was actually pretty smart if you ask me a head on charge would be completely unexpected against that plus they got numbers and good moral they basically just need to get around them and go for the legs

[@BlackRose85789]

I don't care what anyone says, lord of the rings will be the most absolute most best battle scenery in my entire life. Just listening to the music gives me the chills, as it makes me wanna join in the calavary charge.

[@sobczak0712]

20 years later this is still epic.

[@thunror6372]

Does anyone else LOVE how the Rohirim’s theme kicks back in and makes the viewers think “they’ll do this” only to be swept away by the Haradrims War elephants. Beautiful

[@tylersoto7465]

Man I just love Oliphants just love them big, strong, smart, loyal can take a beating and and pull tons of stuff but more than regular elephants, if I was a hadarin after sauron death and had a group of Oliphants I would be traveling everywhere in middle earth carrying tons of cargo goods and people around place to place making a good living and exploring places and also helping middle earth have a solid trading system going on and I'll be proud to be do that for them going to erabor, Bree, shire, arnor, Gondor and Rohan etc and free to go where I want lol 😎🐘🐘😙

[@stevepalpatine2828]

I mean, the Rohirrim fucked the Haradrim up once they got the hang of them, it was just the initial shock that caught them off guard. Haradrim Geneeral was an idiot imo. He had the only intact force on the Pelennor at that point, ok they're Mumakil, butbhe had what 20, 30? That battle was lost the second the Rohirrim charge broke the orcs, the Haradrim guy should have pulled back to Osgilliath, he threw his men away.

[@servinginhellaimingforheav2446]

@@stevepalpatine2828 yeah at that point theyre fighting almost without support

[@joblessmf420]

@@stevepalpatine2828 They were expecting the corsairs to show up too. Not that dumb.

[@jonathancummings6400]

@@stevepalpatine2828 Yes. Well, Sauron was a MORON of a Commander in Chief. Worse than Hitler on his worst day, which was no retreat even while your hundreds of thousands of soldiers are being overwhelmed by literally millions of Russian troops. Sauron's orders were to attack and take the city or die trying, or he would have pulled an ISIS, tortured and slaughtered anyone who retreated and survived. It's why he lost the Ring in both the movie and the book. He held himself to that same idiot standard. When he should have retreated and began peace negotiations, he instead sought to use his Maiar power to try to win the war by himself. Oops, he wasn't quite powerful enough. In the end his Ring betrayed even him, it preferred being a Hobbit's Ring instead of his. I wonder why nobody ever realizes this, not Gandalf, not Sauron, not Strider, not the fans usually. The Ring hung out with Gollum for centuries when Sauron was the Necromancer in Mirkwood, all it had to do was make the Goblins aware of Gollum, leave his hand like it did Isildur, and the get one of the Goblins to pick it up and go to the Necromancer in Mirkwood. Nope, it preferred to be with Gollum, then a new, powerful Hobbit happened along, Bilbo Baggins, and it decided to help save him, and it liked Bilbo even more than Gollum, and took over Bilbo in a subtle way, it didn't seek to harm/change Bilbo the way it did Isildur and Gollum, and it still made no move to leave Bilbo, or force him to go on an adventure that might end up with him dead and the ring in an Orc's hands. Then the Ring was in Frodo's hands for almost 2 decades and again, it was going to just hang out on vacation in the pleasant Shire in possession of a pleasant Hobbit, and let Sauron lose again without it. Had Gollum's idiotic self not been captured by Sauron's troops, he wouldn't have had the slightest idea where it ended up, despite it being a part of his being. In the end it chose Frodo, over destruction and being a part of the rest of Sauron again. In the end, this resistance/reluctance of the Ring itself to reunite with Sauron was what made possible Sauron's downfall. The delay enabled the birth and development of a King/Uniter of Men Aragorn, for the restoration of the Kingdoms of the Dwarven Lonely mountain, and Dale, for an alliance to form between the Sindarin Elves of Thranduil and the High Elves under Galadriel, who was already allied with Rivendell and Elrond. Then the fool Gollum made his fatal move against Frodo, and poof! Goodbye Sauron!

[@AdalHRivera]

The Haradrim chant as they ride into battle is so intense

[@KingDaemonBlackfyre]

Never forget the bone chilling horn

[@kingnothing5678]

What were they even saying?

[@AdalHRivera]

@@kingnothing5678 Some sources I found say that what they're chanting is actually a Maori Haka, which in my opinion contributes to the awesomeness factor

[@AdalHRivera]

Seeing as how the movies were mostly filmed in New Zealand, the Haka does make for a plausible explanation. I still don't know for sure what exactly they are chanting, though.

[@koreancowboy42]

@@AdalHRivera except they fix the audio to make it better with the music and other sounds.

[@ArtKO171]

RIP King Theoden I'm Mordor's fan, but you was badass until the very end.

[@gedmaster2183]

From 1:42 to 3:12 no music in the background but just the sound of pure chaos made this one of my favorite scenes of this battle.

[@insaneapples1559]

The Rohirrim broke the forces of Mordor, drove them to retreat, defeated the Haradrim army and killed the Witch King. They are legend.

[@dragondaoshi2947]

Yep and all while King Theoden was leading the battle himself

[@mertcebeci26]

Just like the Polish Relief Forces at Second Vienna Siege...

[@mertcebeci26]

C-shift Report hahahahah

[@rustemzholdybalin6210]

and still kept in shadow of Gondor afterwards - unfair!

[@urseliusurgel4365]

In the book it is Merry who effectively kills the Witch King. He stabs the Nazgul in the leg and his Arnorian blade breaks the spell that binds the Nazgul's will to his corporeal existence. In the film there is no Tom Bombadil, so no Barrow Downs or Wight and no Arnorian/Numenorian dagger. The Arnorians originally buried in the barrows were fighting The Witch King when he was in Angmar and their weapons were designed to be potent against him.

[@deadshot0908]

Its very fascinating that this scene is somehow super brutal without there being any gore ore blood.

[@EveryoneElseIsWeirdImNormal]

It's because back in the 2000s blood was really hard to make so they just opted to not do it

[@xBloodxFangx]

That honestly makes it seem more realistic. Cause now it would be more when a horse got stepped on it would pop like a zit.

[@willemverheij3412]

The most brutal moment to me is when you see an elephant's paw come down on a horse's head.

[@DigitalCoffee08]

I think it’s due to a number of factors. The sudden stop in music when the first swing of tusks landed, for one. And they did a fantastic job with conveying the sheer impact of the attacks. The camerawork is really phenomenal as well; this movie has held up so well even as the years go by.

[@TheDakattack3000]

I have always thought on why they don't make it bloody and I realized why: it's a film trilogy that taps into the fantasy more so than the dark reality. The reality and what we know of knights and such back then are felt but they wanted to make it an epic without being too gritty or violent to show it. It's felt in the way the movies deliver in editing, music, and sheer effort put into the costumes that even with cgi it was used sparingly in comparison. It's one of those things that anyone of any age can watch and still marvel at how epic and great it is without resorting to being too graphic or gruesome. The Red Wedding is an amazing scene on game of thrones as are other awesome GoT moments but that's a part of a web of relations and grounded to be too intricate for little kids to understand and made for adults. Here these films tap into the imagination of everyone's general idea of an adventure. It's bloody and violent enough to not be off putting and it's grounded enough for the fantasy elements to make the experience feel truly like an epic you as a viewer get to watch. This scene in particular is perfectly executed in how it handles camera work, music and when to play it, everything. The lack of music in certain fight scenes to just show how intense the fighting is and let speak for itself is what makes these films magically even almost two decades later.

[@cvn6555]

My favorite part in the entire series is when Aragorn tells the hobbits, "My friends. You bow to no one." Always gives me chills and reminds me how staying true to one's self and friends is a victory.

[@FranzBinder20]

That camera ride right into the first contact when the Oliphaunt does his big swing into the cavalry is so epic and smooth. Brain melting epicness

[@eliecerguerra8681]

This makes Game of Thrones look like morning cartoon in Nickelodeon.

[@cellorddelabahan7559]

@@karimm2 okay, it makes GOT look like some Disney Channel show then

[@magicalmagicmagician5223]

@@karimm2 ah yes stomping down on both the Rider and horse using a giant elephant is definitely designed for children, so is having a guy impaled by a spear, and men getting minced by a gigantic barbed wire, not everything needs to have blood and Gore for it to be considered mature my man, while game of thrones is a lot more gory than this film, this film trumps it IMO

[@Zlarel]

Hey now. There's no call to diss those poor Nick shows like that.

[@Coldvader]

Hey ATLA was fire tho

[@Tunghancock]

yes

[@CFLsurfr]

3:50 "Bring it down! Bring it down! Bring it down!" God King Theoden was such a badass.

[@Luigiawesome13]

I swear, Theoden is one of the coolest leaders ever. I would gladly ride into battle with him.

[@GeeMann95]

Such a awesome sequence!

[@NateB]

@@Luigiawesome13 except when he's depressed.

[@YAHOOISNOTG]

@@NateB great heights come with great lows, i read a study once about how people with the most potential are usually the most prone to addiction and such

[@_Cato_]

YAHOOISNOTG It’s true. The most intelligent people are the most prone to depression and anxiety; the most gifted have the most demons. It’s a fine-edged sword

[@Eaoden18]

I owe my uncle the biggest thanks for taking me to see The Fellowship of the Ring when it first arrived in theaters when I was 9 years old. That movie had me absolutely hooked to the franchise so much that I had my parents buy me the books so I could read them, without even comprehending what was truly happening. My Uncle and I made a habit of seeing every part of the trilogy when they released in theaters. I’m glad we got to witness this incredible cinematic masterpiece together before he passed away. Now, as an Uncle myself, I plan on sharing the wonder that is the LotR trilogy with my own nephew once he is a bit older.

[@lexdavies3656]

Achilles : Imagine a king who fights his own battles. Wouldn't that be a sight? Theoden “Yes”