LOTR The Return of the King - The Crack of Doom

After finally having reached the Crack of Doom, Frodo fails the final test and does not destroy the Ring, but falls instead to its evil and takes it for his own. (HD Blu-ray)
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[@michaeladial6681]

Even watching these movies as a kid, the absolute heart break on Sam's face when he realizes that Frodo has given into the ring always got me. You can just see it on his face; they came so far... this can't be how it ends...

[@VectormanRxQueen]

Michaela Dial yep

[@dearmalaysia]

As a kid, 2:57 traumatized me. Never went anywhere near LotR for over a decade.

[@SuperPrestogamer]

B R Sam only had it for a little, and that was in Cirith ungol, and if he had it longer, it would’ve driven him insane, in-fact in the book It goes into more detail on what effects it had on Sam, so yeah if Sam had it even for a little longer then he did, he would’ve given into it! In the end even Frodo couldn’t do it, only by a accident was the ring destroyed

[@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy7676]

@SpringCat HV! thats Gollum

[@voldevolde7870]

@SpringCat HV! Lmao scary man baby.

[@HousedHorse]

It's so poetic that the ring essentially destroyed itself by tempting Frodo and Gollum in desperation.

[@silversobe]

As with all malevolence. It dooms the world and itself.

[@Interestingenough4]

Sauron was hoist by his own petard, so to speak.

[@RTU130]

Yr

[@ricardotolbert1797]

That’s all Sauron did was tempt…look at what he did in numenor. Tempting the king to go to Valinor. Eru and the valar sank the island with him on it. He destroyed himself twice lol because of greed

[@aeonversestudios01]

I like to imagine that once Frodo got to the top of the mountain, the ring decided that that's where it now wanted to be because that was its best and only chance of getting discovered.

[@SJMJ91]

The scariest thing is that Frodo was still under the Ring's influence even after Gollum bit his finger off. He wasn't intent on destroying it but to just reclaim it off him.

[@DepravedCoTApologist]

​@12classics39 I think it's up to interpretation. Both explanations make sense. Personally, I subscribe to the interpretation that Frodo was still under the Ring's influence, since the shot of him at 4:05 has an audio cue that is consistent with Ring-related temptation in the trilogy. Plus, I think it's consistent with the theme that evil eventually destroys itself. The entire scenario they're in of itself is a testament to that. The Ring desperately trying to save itself by tempting its bearers is what causes its destruction is a perfect solution for this crafted scenario

[@12classics39]

@@DepravedCoTApologist It's certainly an interesting change from Tolkien's original text, in which Frodo makes no effort to reclaim the Ring after Gollum severs his finger and takes it. It may be that Tolkien did not intend for Frodo to still be possessed by the Ring in that moment.

[@benrig89]

There's also a bit of black speech in the audio right as they are fighting over it. I don't know what it says, but in my headcanon, it's something like 'TAKE IT OR WE BOTH DIE'.

[@midnalazuli793]

Same with Gollum, even after he fell into the lava, he was more concerned with protecting the ring than himself.

[@eazycakes417]

"If only you knew the power of the dark side"

[@sportsnewz5608]

I like how Tolkien didn't use good to destroy but let evil destroy itself

[@srdjanpapic3464]

thats on peter jackson actually, in the books the god of LOTR Eru Illuvatar made gollum trip down the doom

[@ashkara8652]

@@srdjanpapic3464 this was implied, not explicitly stated. As far as the characters knew/could tell, Gollum just tripped.

[@legioinvigilata]

@@srdjanpapic3464 Tolkien himself coined the phrase eucatastrophe to describe his ending, very clearly not just the will of any divine being.

[@silmafilm3682]

Probably the coolest moment is when Sauron finally discovers the attack. Remember that all three movies were basically an attempt to make it to Mount Doom without getting discovered. That moment when he finds out, looks squarely at the gate of Mount Doom, and sends ALL of his Nazgul flying there with a screetch is unbelievable. You realize, "Oh crap, this is it. It's all or nothing now."

[@thinkpanzer6690]

now when y think about it he could left 2 or three guys to guard the mount doom

[@wtxcrazydonut]

@@thinkpanzer6690 arrogance

[@riyazpatel5377]

@@wtxcrazydonut lmfao you still commented here in 2020 #lotrforever

[@wtxcrazydonut]

@@riyazpatel5377 it will endure, just like the spirit of Sauron.

[@rousod]

Silmafilm who was sauron? The guy who made the ring?

[@spaghetti2630]

It’s nice when Sauron realize the ring is in the volcano and he’s like “oh shit”

[@pathofthen7988]

it was more like a "WTF?" lol

[@hassandon7483]

😂😂😂😂exactly

[@arjundesai4476]

He's like, Nazgul, get the f*ck over there!

[@anubusx]

Sauron was thinking at that momment: "Should of listened to you when you suggested that we brick up the entrance to mount doom."

[@HellebrandCuriosity]

It was at this moment Sauron knew he fucked up

[@dragons123ism]

I love how Tolkien gives full credit to the Ring right to the end by demonstrating that it is utterly impossible for anyone to destroy it. At the end of the day we're dealing with a mortal and an object created by an immortal semi-deity.

[@comfortableclothes5678]

Sam could've just tickled Frodo a little to make him drop the ring.

[@MrPsych77]

@@comfortableclothes5678 and frodo could open his fingers and drop the ring. Just because you have the physical abilities doesn't mean the ring is gonna let that happen

[@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy7676]

@@comfortableclothes5678 lmao just imagine that🤣🤣

[@conn_man_249]

@@comfortableclothes5678 Sam would never do that to Frodo.

[@fatbongripz4207]

thanks captain obvious

[@exelltori7328]

"I can't throw it in for you... " "BUT I CAN THROW YOU IN"

[@sarahcates2952]

Frodo's complete change of character at this moment is awesome! Elijah Wood did a great job on this!

[@lazyatthedisco]

When he says: "The ring is mine", it sends chills all over.

[@ytn675]

Sarah Cates treu

[@i.147]

You can even see he's fighting the influence of the ring, until 1:11 where he looses his battle.

[@ConsidertheCrows]

He was possessed by the evil.

[@jakerockznoodles]

Even Sam look scared by the look Frodo game him.

[@lilfreezie6302]

The moment Frodo puts the ring on, Sauron must have metaphorically shat himself, considering he now knows where the ring is and that Sam and Frodo are moments away from ending him.

[@jonamuller6879]

Gandalf knew Frodo couldn't destroy the ring and, most likely as he is a Maiar as well, Sauron knew it too. It was Eru Iluvatar who made Gollum slip and end the ring, an intervention Sauron did not expect.

[@lilfreezie6302]

@@jonamuller6879 im talking about the movie btw

[@AnnaMarianne]

"And far away, as Frodo put on the Ring and claimed it for his own, even in Sammath Naur the very heart of his realm, the Power in Barad-dûr was shaken, and the Tower trembled from its foundations to its proud and bitter crown. The Dark Lord was suddenly aware of him, and his Eye piercing all shadows looked across the plain to the door that he had made; and the magnitude of his own folly was revealed to him in a blinding flash, and all the devices of his enemies were at last laid bare. Then his wrath blazed in consuming flame, but his fear rose like a vast black smoke to choke him. For he knew his deadly peril and the thread upon which his doom now hung. From all his policies and webs of fear and treachery, from all his stratagems and wars his mind shook free; and throughout his realm a tremor ran, his slaves quailed, and his armies halted, and his captains suddenly steerless, bereft of will, wavered and despaired. For they were forgotten. The whole mind and purpose of the Power that wielded them was now bent with overwhelming force upon the Mountain. At his summons, wheeling with a rending cry, in a last desperate race there flew, faster than the winds, the Nazgûl, the Ringwraiths, and with a storm of wings they hurtled southwards to Mount Doom." -Return of the King

[@1996jacksparrow]

The battle outside was meant to distract him so he had no clue what was going on until that happened.

[@jonamuller6879]

@G E T R E K T 905 He knew he couldn't, of course he didn't expect it. Frodo even failed to throw the one ring into the fire pit in bag end, which is described in very detail in the book.

[@thephantom8403]

Frodo definitely deserves points for being able to resist the ring as long as he did. Right here at the heart of Mount Doom moments away from its destruction, the ring at its strongest and being so desperate to prevent itself being destroyed summoned every ounce of evil it could possibly muster into corrupting Frodo. Nobody would have been able to resist it.

[@12classics39]

He had the willpower to extend his hand and dangle the Ring over the edge. He came as close as any living being could.

[@c.l.harris8561]

I wouldve totally resisted it

[@TheForbiddenChode]

@@c.l.harris8561uh huh

[@Filya-chan]

@@c.l.harris8561ok Sauron

[@stanpines9011]

​@@c.l.harris8561 lol this reminds me of people being like "bro i could knock Muhammad Ali out if i just got one good hit in bro"

[@shapowlow]

Man seeing Frodo overcome by the One Ring hits so freaking deep. After all the time we witnessed every single person consumed by it except Frodo.. and to see it consume him moments away from the ultimate goal. He's the one guy you don't expect to say those words; and wear the ring because of the temptation.

[@joewhitehead3]

That’s how powerful & evil that ring is

[@aydenulery9562]

Sam wasn’t consumed by it, in fact Tolkien basically said he couldn’t be, because the ring feeds into your desire for greatness or something like that, but all Sam wanted was to garden at home and live a simple life, so there was nothing to manipulate him with. However, he wouldn’t have been able to do the journey alone, which is why Frodo is the ring bearer, because Sam can keep him in check, whereas Frodo wouldn’t be as suitable of a companion in that regard

[@aaronsmall1394]

The rings power to corrupt gets stronger the closer the bearer gets to mount doom and is at its full power and ability once within the crack of doom

[@Madasin_Paine]

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[@mariahume5472]

@@aydenulery9562 Can you give me a quote where Tolkien says that? Sounds like a bullshit considering that Tolkien wrote that Frodo was possibly the only being in Middle Earth who could go so far and resist the ring for so long. "Frodo deserved all honour because he spent every drop of his power of will and body, and that was just sufficient to bring him to the destined point, and no further. Few others, possibly no others of his time, would have got so far." Letter 193

[@randominoh]

I’m surprised no one is talking about the moment when Golum has the ring back! The music is perfect. After all those years of suffering, he finally got back what represents all his life. Like wow, I love that scene.

[@MP_Tennis]

and then 1 min later he dead as hell lol

[@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy7676]

That scene is perfect in every way

[@Dustyholes]

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[@LuisSierra42]

This is the best trilogy and the most epic story ever put in cinema PERIOD!

[@my_MillenniumFalcon]

Now this is a movie that’s deserving of all the Oscars it was nominated for, that’s for sure... 👍

[@D2attemp]

Honestly I do not blame Frodo for finally succumbing, he had to carry the Ring for 18 months. I doubt any mortal could have done the same

[@jonamuller6879]

He owned it for 17.5 years and traveled with it for half a year.

[@archerzombiemonreal]

In the movie pass 17 years in 4 minutes, and you don’t feel it

[@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy7676]

Maybe Aragorn could

[@apenasumcotidiano]

@@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy7676 Even Isildur succumbed. The ring is pure evil, man

[@Goodiesfanful]

D2attemp it’s ironic that another guy corrupted by the ring did the deed of destroying the ring - without meaning to.

[@miraafloyd]

The horrifying realization on Sam’s face when he realizes Frodo’s been corrupted by the ring and the utter heartbreak on his face at 1:48 is just superb acting. One of the best scenes of the trilogy.

[@cherylhulting1301]

Fully agree. Sean Austin's note-perfect performance as Sam was really worthy of far more recognition. He breaks my heart so many times throughout the trilogy.

[@TeknoWarMachine]

Sean Austin has aways been a good actor, but this is his magnum opus

[@12classics39]

Exactly. Sam excels at the physical aspects of the journey, not only carrying Frodo up the volcano, but also protecting Frodo from external threats, such as Shelob and the Orcs. But the whole time, Sam has known that there’s a whole other enemy that is worming its way inside Frodo, and Frodo must fight it internally, and all Sam can do is try to remind Frodo of himself and keep him grounded in reality, even as Frodo’s sense of reality becomes more and more warped. But when it comes to the erosion of Frodo’s very soul, Sam feels more and more helpless as he watches Frodo slowly lose his energy, his will to live, and at a few points, his mind. In the back of his head, Sam has always carried the fear that his efforts won’t be enough and that Frodo will be lost. In this moment, Sam looks into Frodo’s eyes and doesn’t see Frodo looking back at him. His worst fear comes true, and suddenly for the first time, there is truly nothing he can do. Everyone talks about Frodo’s trauma (rightfully so, since he goes through hell), but this moment is a piece of trauma all its own for Sam. Even though he eventually did manage to draw Frodo away from the Ring’s beckoning and convince him to take his hand and live, a moment as horrifying as the Ring’s brief victory over Frodo’s mind is something that Sam could never possibly forget, and likely never fully recovered from.

[@shawnthompson2303]

*THE RING IS MINE.*

[@loststar2375]

That poor face of Sam encapsulates all the things they have gone through.

[@TheSouthsboy14]

1:54 is the same look that Isildur gave Elrond when he gave in to the rings power. Awesome detail. This trilogy will never feel old

[@12classics39]

I feel like in both cases, it was the Ring’s sentience smiling through Isildur, and here through Frodo, respectively taunting Elrond and Sam with a silent “you lose” smirk.

[@stanpines9011]

The kubrick stare

[@AltairEgo1]

​@@stanpines9011all work and no play

[@dingyuanguo6516]

I know that the Frodo vs Gollum scene is very important, but it's Legolas' pure anguish and panic, when he thought Aragorn was going to die, that gets me every time.

[@nathanielberry4965]

It's truly wonderful cuz this whole time Legolas is painted as an immortal badass who does cool shit with a bow. Nothing is too much to handle for him. But here you see he is overwhelmed and humanized

[@sandrols7]

And at that point, Legolas realized: 'holy shit, I CAN"T do anything!'

[@Ivosferatus]

Ding Yuan Guo What's really emotional and epic is that when Legolas tries to help by running to Aragorn, he's stopped by orcs, stopping him from helping Aragorn. Oh Peter Jackson, your films are masterpieces.

[@MC-bd5ub]

Imagine his face if it were Gimli.

[@MrKingYuji]

Don’t forget Gandalfs expression when Frodo wears the ring. Since he has a great ring of the elves he knows when Frodo wears it. Gandalf knows Frodo just fell to the Ring

[@pieterjan29]

And so frodo decide to keep the ring. Evil once again had won. Everyones missery faillure could be heard by the music and so all hope was lost. Until evil destroys evil himself. Love Tolkiens end.

[@xthief1037]

this is the first time that I think of this the way you said it, beautiful.

[@rokia360]

But give Frodo some credits. He's trying to resist the evil of the ring the entire journey and he only becomes completely corrupted by it in the last second

[@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy7676]

@@rokia360 because he is right in Mount Doom ,the ring is most powerfull there

[@niggaSCREECH]

The pity of bilbo May rule the fate of many

[@luinnoc]

Evil destroyed itself because of Bilbo's and Frodo's pity.

[@PixarShark]

3:06 & 3:35 are honestly heartbreaking when you think about it. Legolas is an elf - he likely has not had that much experience with death of friends and loved ones. You’ll notice that when both Gandalf and Boromir die, there’s at least one shot of him looking confused by what he’s witnessing. So when it looks like Aragorn might be next - the man he’s befriended, traveled with, fought with, always been with through every moment of this journey - you can see the panic in Legolas’s eyes. It can’t happen again. Not to him.

[@50ULL355]

Also for the elves, they know that any other elf who "dies" they'll get to see again in Valinor, but human and dwarves will be dead and gone

[@masterexploder9668]

Elves are unique, as they are forever bound to Arda and cannot be "killed" in a conventional way. Valinor is their afterlife, if they messed up in life, they are just stuck in Halls of Mandos, which is not exactly a pleasant place. It reminds of hebraic Sheol, which is also the underworld, place of eternal darkness where dead go. I am not a theologian so that'a all I know. I think elves are supposed to be stuck there as penance to rethink their poor life choices. As they are immortal, it might take a pretty long time, especially for nasty units like Maeglin, Feanor and his sons or Eol. When others die, they leave Arda and nobody but Eru knows where, but it was suggested that after Tolkien's version of Ragnarok, they will be reunited in a new, better place.

[@amiraitallouache4377]

@@50ULL355 dwarves aren't gone either. They gather in the halls of Aulë like the elves gather in the halls of Mandos

[@utubefuku7132]

@@masterexploder9668 Feanor and his children are to remain on the halls of Mandos until Daggor Daggorath, which is literally the end of times, the Ragnarok of Lord of the Rings you mentioned, when Melkor/Morgoth (the original Dark Lord and master of Sauron) would return for the last battle that would end the world. And yes, in this battle, all the Elves of Valinor and all of the race of men who died would return to fight against Morgoth's hordes (this means Sauron and Saruman among others would return too!), after which the Shadow would forever be destroyed, and a new world born. So, due to their crimes -worse of all being the kinslaying of other elves - and their terrible bloody oath, Feanor and his sons will remain on Mandos, which isnt hell but isnt good either (sort of a Purgatory) literally until the end of the world. After that however... Yeah, he would've been finally forgiven.

[@bencebuda4599]

@@utubefuku7132 IIRC he's gonna break his precious Silmarils to let their light out and thus help Yavanna remake the trees.

[@christiansteward4327]

1:33 I've always admired how much Frodo looks like an entirely different person when he turns around to Sam, and Sam's look of horror speaks a thousand words.

[@richmondlandersenfells2238]

All sorrow was swept away because frodo was gone!

[@Howlingburd19]

The acting and performances in this movie are insanely good O.o

[@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy7676]

@@Howlingburd19 this movie is one of the greatest things humanity has ever achieved somewhere above moon landing

[@sebastionjunior4125]

@@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy7676 ome of the movies i can watch over and over again thats something😅

[@tayluvofficial]

@@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy7676 lol

[@thefabul1zer949]

The moment when Gollum gets the ring and the camera pulls away from his joyful face through the ring ... incredible idea, pure movie magic.

[@kohtalainenalias]

bada bappa daa I'M LOVING IT!

[@OtherDalfite]

Cinematic perfection. I miss good film.

[@sriharsha5036]

This

[@toantran-gm5cz]

love it

[@Tivawarin]

Howard Shore deserved every ounce of Oscar trophy for this trilogy.

[@calebmartinez9384]

@@jarlbalgruuf7701 names of the muisc

[@marcuscheng9398]

@@calebmartinez9384 Howard Shire-Mount Doom from ROTK Complete Recordings

[@highstimulation2497]

no kiddin!

[@12classics39]

When the chorus kicks in as Frodo sneaks up on Gollum … words cannot describe the power of that moment.

[@johnk5398]

Commenting mostly on the description here, Tolkien himself, said that Frodo's actions at the Crack of Doom were not actually a failure. His choice to not destroy the ring wasn't meant to show that Frodo had failed but that the all corrupting evil of the ring was simply too powerful and that no being in middle earth would have the will-power to throw it into the fire. Only hobbits like Frodo and Sam would have had the willpower and goodness in heart to take the ring as far towards completing the mission as they did. And in the end it still was Frodo's choices and action prior to the Crack of Doom that led to the destruction of the ring. It was Bilbo and Frodo's mercy and compassion toward Gollum in not killing him when they both had the opportunity that ultimately leads to the destruction of the ring. The ultimate message being that Good might not always destroy evil, but evil may always be expected to destroy itself.

[@perusing350]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@rowanaforrest9792]

Beautifully said, thank you.

[@r-giireactions2235]

Evil may always destroy itself, but not before taking you down with it, as was the case with Gollum, and nearly Frodo. In the end, we have little to no control over our fate, it's just God deciding whether he cares enough about us to spare us or not.

[@TheFacelessStoryMaker]

I love how Gandalf in a way predicted all of this in Moria. When Frodo remarked it was a pity Bilbo hadn't killed Gollum Gandalf says "I sense Gollum has a greater part in this. For good or ill I do not know." And he was right. If Gollum was dead then the ring would not have been destroyed. And Gollum swore on the ring to serve Frodo but betrayed him and paid for it with his life.

[@AnEnemySpy456]

I like how this version did it better than the book. Having Gollum trip and fall seemed like a really cheap way to end such a great story. In this version, the Ring ironically brings about it's own destruction because of how it makes Frodo and Gollum lust after it and fight for it. A much more fitting end to Sauron, being undone by his own evil.

[@ShidaiTaino]

Bloodshark123 I think versions are just as good

[@jonamuller6879]

In the book Eru Iluvatar, creator of everything, intervened and let Gollum trip. Frodo and no other being on middle earth was capable of destroying the ring.

[@Bragglord]

@@jonamuller6879 which sucks as it's a total deus ex machina. Film did it better.

[@jonamuller6879]

@@Bragglord I don't really mind it and like both, while deus ex machina is somewhat true, I have to disagree that it sucks. If you have read all of Tolkiens work it makes sense, if you only read LOTR-yeah, then it's not a good ending. It wouldn't have worked in the movie anyway and it's one of Jackson's understandable deviations from the original book.

[@Bragglord]

@@jonamuller6879 I'm not saying it doesn't make sense, but it is still a poor storytelling device. I'm just grateful that Tolkien never actually wrote in the book "and a higher power made Gollum stumble to his doom", or hinted that Eru did anything in that scene.

[@SJMJ91]

This scene features Elijah Wood's best acting in the whole trilogy.

[@antonioacvr123]

I love his in the ending of Fellowship too. How his facial expression change from sad to determined after remembering Gandalf's speech and then going to his journey alone is fantastic

[@Chameleonardodavinci]

I find he showed a great range of pain in the films...and this scene in particular is masterclass. I find it terrifying to behold him bending to the power of the ring, it's like watching something unholy

[@mrmoviemanic1]

Also when he wakes up and also just every scene with him and Sean or Andy are like the greatest thing's ever. Seriously wish Frodo's story cast got more oscar nom's.

[@CLBOO6]

Elijah did a fantastic job. Frodo is a very challenging character to portray. All of his struggles and battles happened internally.

[@Howlingburd19]

And that’s REALLY saying something considering he slays it during the entire trilogy. He succeeds so well at showing just how evil and how manipulative the One Ring is. The Ring has a will of it’s own, and the closer and closer they get to Mount Doom in the story, the more and more Frodo becomes a victim of it’s influence physically and mentally.

[@UnknownPersononGoogle]

Frodos smirk as he puts on the ring seemingly teasing Sam and enjoying his despair is what sells the scene for me. The ring corrupted him in that moment and became part of him.

[@12classics39]

I think it’s the piece of Sauron’s life-force within the Ring, smiling through Frodo.

[@timovangalen1589]

@@12classics39I believe it. You can hear Sauron laughing after Sméagol strangles Deagol.

[@PatricksCrazyPlace]

Having read the books, I knew this was coming, but it still felt like a giant gut punch. All that time, all that build up, and Frodo succumbs. It's heartbreaking

[@Howlingburd19]

That’s one of the many reasons why this trilogy is such a masterpiece. The buildup to this moment is god-like, and the ending is so poetic and satisfying! And on a side note, I really like the arcs of Frodo and Sam, one of my favorite arcs up there with Michael Corleone

[@kohtalainenalias]

😂

[@ShyJayne_bodied]

When you realise that Frodo was always meant to fail it changes your outlook. No one, even the best of them, can willingly throw the ring in the fire. Frodo was meant to bring the ring to the fire but fail hence Smeagol's part to play as Gandalf mentioned in the 1st movie. It all happened as it was meant to, to free all from the power of the ring & Sauron.

[@CheerfullyCynical829]

@@ShyJayne_bodied All except Tom Bombadil. But much like the callous and indifferent Christian God, he does NOT get involved with the affairs of mortals. Maybe he just doesn't care, or maybe there is some secret contract forbidding him to do it.

[@sophiaatn5339]

@@CheerfullyCynical829 the Christian God isn't callous and indifferent if you knew anything about Christianity you would know this... God gave people free will, if He did get involved you would complain that He doesn't let you do what you want.

[@ZachRose88]

"The ring is mine." One of my favorite moments in cinema, period.

[@prestigek1ngs]

seriously. the first time I watched the entire saga, I was mind blown by frodos deception!!! DID NOT see it coming!

[@TrueBlue170]

I first watched them in November and I had no clue that would happen. I screamed: "ARE YOU KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW?!" It broke my heart to finally see that happen to Frodo after he fought against it for so long.

[@srisurathep]

I guess it was the ring's final desperate effort to survive, and hence much amplified temptation. Frodo then was in weakened state, so much so that he couldn't resist such power anymore.

[@Nuvendil]

The most soul crushing part is that minutes ago you have that desperate attempt to scale the mountain with Frodo barely crawling, his goal in sight, and then to suddenly break...it really gets you.

[@ZainR]

+Alan DEl villar same here! Well that, and as a kid, I thought maybe Frodo would die on this quest because of how weak he was from everything. Then watching this scene it was like "Okay, you're almost there. You can do it." It was a shock to see him briefly become corrupted like that.

[@Lellianna]

See Đ&D? After a long buildup of the ring corrupting Frodo, he finally snaps. This is how you turn someone evil/mad/etc

[@birdsocks9083]

What did dnd do?

[@Impersonal66]

Daenerys madness had been built since the first season lmao. 1) She let Drogo kill her brother, because she wanted vengeance. A nice person (like Jon) would just gtfo'ed Viserys (like he did to Melisandre). 2) She executed a shit tones of people, not giving a fuck in the process. 3) She had been vengeful and arrogant the whole series. I'm not praising the last 2-3 shitty seasons of GoT. But only a retard wouldn't have understood that Daenerys is going to be a final villain.

[@GM-bl6ey]

@@Impersonal66 It was done a shitty way lol

[@GoBuckeyes554]

If they wrote the scene: "yeah we have been building up to frodo getting to mount doom and destroying the ring but thats too obvious lets have Galadriel appear and save the day"

[@jarjardanks5435]

No, Daenerys was always a manipulative, self-absorbed tyrant. I hate D&D, but Daenerys’ downfall was foreshadowed since the first season.

[@declanbrown6121]

I think something very important needs to be said about Sam and Frodo. Frodo wouldn't have gotten very without Sam and his loyalty, his bravery, his hope. But without Frodo, Sam would've fallen to the ring in mere days or less. We see the effect it has on him at the tower of Cirith Ungol just within a day. Frodo's determination, will and sheer demand to keep going, no matter the cost, is what destroyed ultimately caused the ring to destroy itself. But honestly, they did everything they physically and mentally could to be rid of the ring, together.

[@bighand1530]

Sam does not get enough attention.

[@OtherDalfite]

@@bighand1530 it's that lack of attention though that makes him such a hero.

[@bighand1530]

@@OtherDalfite Still would like for Sam to get more attention though.

[@theminimumheroic]

@@bighand1530 Sam gets a lot of attention from fans... Just read the comments on any LOTR KZbin video...

[@arnoldtabazio9793]

Bilbo is much more stronger, For many years he had the ring and he give up the ring too. This is amazing

[@aaronwallis6597]

3:17 to 3:28 is one of my favourite moments in the entire trilogy. That shot combined with the sudden change from the orchestral choir to that single angelic voice and the rumbling fires of Mount Doom is absolutely mesmerising. I would confidently say one of the greatest moments in cinematic history. These movies are absolutely timeless and are the gold standard of not just their genre but all cinema storytelling.

[@TechnicalHotDog]

Agreed. It's the moment Gollum has obsessed over and awaited for 60 years, finally happening. In that moment, nothing else matters but his absolute joy at being reunited with the ring, and it's conveyed super well by the music and cinematography.

[@brigidmadden5577]

Fun fact- Serkis made a point of Gollum not fully standing up until he got the ring back to show how it empowers him in a weird way

[@kaiseropium]

1:43 that choir after Frodo says the ring is mine...its like the coming of the apocalypse...the end of all hope and the age of sauron begins, i had not read any of the books,avoided all spoilers so when i watched this in theaters at the time and this happened i was like Sam

[@mr.barcode3186]

I never saw this movie in theaters, so I am left to imagine how that felt for you. I imagine it felt pretty scary.

[@Greendalewitch]

94830 086436 It did. After everything that happened I was like Sam: NO, it was horrifying. But the scene where the Tower crumbled... I have yet to find a scene which moved me as much... positively.

[@MarkTheMadMan]

I find its better to read a book then watch the movies so you can see the changes they made on screen rather than watch a movie first and then read the changes. I did this with harry potter and the movies confused me at certain points because of the amount of stuff that was changed/left out.

[@AnnaMarianne]

Markyboy28 Interesting, for me it's the opposite. I enjoy a movie more if I can take it just for what it is, without comparing it to anything, or having hopes or opinions on how it should have been done. "Dammit, they didn't include that scene!" "I visualized this so much better in my head!" Then when the movie is over it's fun to go to the book, which usually has more material than the movie, so you get to satisfy your hunger for "moar of this please!"

[@fletcherk2609]

The actual song title is “The End Of All Things”

[@ARGhostie]

I remember watching this for the very first time as a kid, with no clue what was coming. I can still feel the horror of that moment Frodo says that damn line "The Ring is mine". I have honestly yet to see any climax of any other film that measures up to the intensity and meaning of this one.

[@galenusv7831]

Greatest climax of any story I have ever experienced.

[@RiqueFresco]

I’m with you. Saw it in theaters and had no idea what to expect either. I imagine it’s somewhat similar to the effect of people in the theater learning that Darth Vader was Luke’s father, at least in terms of immediate impact.

[@agasthya9128]

They spoiled this moment in the trailers when I was a kid. Still it was shocking when it happens on screen everytime.

[@AngryNerdBird]

To be fair, childhood nostalgia tends to be overlooked as a factor in a lot of stuff we enjoed as kids.

[@GeneralxGrievousx]

I just realized something right now, at 1:52 when Frodo smiles at Sam right before putting on the Ring thats basically the Ring using Frodo to mock Sam with that smile imo. We know that the Ring is sentient & has probably grown to hate Sam throughout the journey. So with the Ring finally being able to control Frodo it doesn't waste the opportunity to mock Sam with the "In the end I win" smile.

[@cherylhulting1301]

Wow. A brilliant comment. That's very true and creepy AF. The Ring's sentient self has now taken over Frodo's very body and making it succumb to his will. The Ring knew that its biggest opponent was Sam's love and loyalty as he kept helping Frodo in his quest to get to Mount Doom. The power of that love is one of the ways they even got to the point where the Ring could be destroyed. It makes total frightening sense that it would mock Sam at that moment.

[@12classics39]

Exactly. That’s not Frodo smiling. It’s the Ring taunting Sam, “you thought your love could beat me, how saccharine. Your darling master belongs to me now.” And then it is proven wrong, because it tries to call Frodo to follow it into the lava later on, but Frodo chooses Sam over it, and that’s when it melts.

[@michaelscott5653]

You know oddly enough, Boromir was right all the way back at the end of the Fellowship. Frodo actually _did_ betray them at the end! Lol

[@JJ-xb2ey]

Why would you say something so controversial yet so brave lol

[@IANRogel09]

@@JJ-xb2ey Boromir in the paradise of the deaths: I was right , Frodo betrayed us

[@mrD66M]

This is cold AF lol

[@struttux5156]

He was just overpowered by the ring. It wasn't his fault or his will.

[@mariahume5472]

If you really think it was a betrayal, you didnt understand a thing about the power of the Ring.

[@kristhoperlukemcfadden7620]

Sam is the true hero of the this epic story

[@mercmenace9545]

kristhoper luke mcfadden yeah frodo turned evil and wanted to keep the one ring, it wasn't till gollum bit off his evil little finger lol. I guess you could say gollum destroyed the ring

[@MC-bd5ub]

Bonzaiboy23 anyone would have turned. The ring was at it's most powerful state. The closer it got to mordor the more powerful it became. It was a testament to Frodos power that he could carry it for as long as he did. It would have instantly corrupted Gandalf that's why he refused to even touch it.

[@mercmenace9545]

Mark Chavez I know dude chill out man lol, but still Frodo didn't destroy the ring it was Gollum oddly enough destroying himself along with his precious

[@MC-bd5ub]

Bonzaiboy23 it was Iluvatar basically god in this mythology that willed Gollum to fall.

[@amazingsupergirl7125]

Wellll nobody else could carry the ring all the way. Bilbo gave it to Frodo and moved away it was so hard on him. Gandalf wouldn’t even touch it. I think the only reason Frodo had the ability is cuz he was such a good person. Even with power thrust on him constantly it wasn’t until the very end he caved. Whole point is it took a team of three =Frodo to carry it. Sam to get Frodo there. Gollum to bite it from his finger then fall in the fire, as Gandalf predicted. Btw it didn’t happen like this in the book. There were SO many book heroes!

[@scaredlobstero]

Frodo : the ring is mine! Chorus : Siiiiiiiiiiiii

[@VectormanRxQueen]

Sacrum lol

[@Juli-de2of]

My sides

[@egesahin6015]

gets me everytime

[@alchivlogs2368]

😂😂😂😂

[@angelolorenzo2770]

This comment had me laughing so hard

[@Howlingburd19]

Elijah Wood seriously doesn’t get enough credit for his performance in that trilogy. He’s SO GOOD at showing how manipulative the One Ring is. The Ring has a will of it’s own, and Elijah Wood does a phenomenal job portraying how Frodo was slowly losing his sanity and physical strength as the journey went on!

[@12classics39]

In my book, it’s an Oscar-worthy performance. Never fails to make me feel every emotion under the sun throughout the films … warm affection, deep empathy, horrified terror, and total heartbreak. The man was absolutely ripped off. The film got 11 Oscars and yet he, the glue that held it all together, was inexcusably overlooked.

[@HakuzaPK]

The ring is terrifying the more you think about it

[@bighand1530]

Yeah

[@Turambar1337]

I just love how they made Sauron's eye look up before it turned to mount doom, like: Oh I felt the ring close. WHAT?!?! :)

[@guldbrekkt6639]

Turambar "

[@dylanhoke8991]

He can sense it when someone puts on the ring.

[@federicoibarra7975]

NANI??

[@amazingsupergirl7125]

That’s exactly what happened. He senses when the ring is on and especially when it as put on THAT close

[@VivaMessico]

yeah he thought Aragorn was wearing it, seeing it in the cave was a surprise even for Sauron

[@KonohaRamenNoodles]

As a 12 year old kid not having read the books before hand, it was a serious "oh shit, it's over, it's gonna be a sad ending" the way the film tricked me as a child is what makes it stay with me as my favourite films of all time.

[@MP_Tennis]

sneaky sneaky film

[@omerrasiuk2449]

So its a sad ending? Wow

[@Howlingburd19]

I don’t think Elijah Wood gets enough credit for showing just how evil and just how manipulative the Ring is. As the trilogy goes on, Frodo hangs in there but is clearly struggling against its will almost all of the time! That is until he finally becomes overwhelmed by it’s power, and Elijah Wood’s acting shines! I love the evil grin at 1:53 >:) And this trilogy is still a total MASTERPIECE in 2023!!!

[@bighand1530]

Ikr?

[@12classics39]

Elijah Wood essentially portrayed two roles, 1) Frodo and 2) the Ring’s influence making itself known through Frodo. And he absolutely knocked it out of the park.

[@mrmoviemanic1]

The best liberty that Peter Jackson and co took was to make Frodo wrestle to get the ring back from Gollum. It not only highlights the beginning of ROTK but it also brings Sauron's evil creation full circle while also highlighting Frodo and Gollum's tragic tales.

[@dog-n2b]

In the movie it makes for a great shot, but in a book it's probably unnecessary to say "they wrestled". so I think it was a good decision to have that be different in the movie.

[@gorillapantsuit1734]

I believe in the book he just falls off while dancing and the day is saved!

[@highstimulation2497]

yes, this.

[@PartTimeBox]

It's fantastic that we had the director of Dead Alive to finally fix the climax of the bestselling book of the 20th century. Think of all those people who lived and died with that unsatisfying conclusion before 2003!

[@purpleemerald5299]

@@PartTimeBox When did they say the conclusion was unsatisfactory or that anything was fixed? They just appreciated a director’s creative liberty for how it complimented the source material in a new light. What’s with all the sarcasm?

[@umbrella12]

2:01 Sauron : SHIT i forgot those fuckers

[@Winchester-xw8uy]

I honestly think no one would have been able to resist the ring at this point. Sauron was so desperate, he focused all of his effort on persuasion.

[@Radio.Jump857]

Maybe Tom bombadil

[@alguldandoce7982]

Wrong, Sauron didn't even know where the ring was until Frodo clamed it...

[@thedarkwizardable]

The One Ring was it's own being, of great cruelty, malice and will to dominate all life. It wasn't Sauron, Sauron didn't know the Ring was there til Frodo put it on.

[@mrhalfwit972]

@@alguldandoce7982 actually I think sauron may have known all along. Frodo put the ring on many times he even saw Frodo but he just didn't care. why? because look what happened at the end...

[@juanlaise1059]

@Madeleine Wainwright Gandalf would have fallen to temptation. He would not dare to even touch the ring.

[@Kevin-ie5zx]

1:47 I always love Sam’s reaction. Bro is just like “Are you fucking serious rn”😂

[@ProfessorPotatoPhD]

I absolutely love Frodo's changing expressions here. It makes it seem as if the ring takes control over his body before anything else. I see 00:56 as Frodo repeatedly and desperately trying to get himself to let it go, but he just physically can't. He is confused, and you can see him becoming more and more panicked after each attempt. Then at 1:12 you can see the moment the ring finally takes his mind. The change to the cold look and the deathly, piercing stare say it all. Phenomenal acting.

[@12classics39]

It’s the equivalent of him being possessed. When he turns around, speaks, smiles, and moves the Ring onto his finger, none of the words or movements are his own.

[@TheBfutgreg]

1:59 Sauron: "OH SHIT"

[@SecretSlapper]

+TheBfutgreg SEND EVERYONE WE HAVE TO STOP HIM

[@theblackcross8932]

+Secret Slapper you know what would have been a dead end?when Aragorn attacks the gate Sauron orders a Nazgul to guard the door to Mount doom.Frodo is screwed

[@LordDylan91]

Csaba Seres If it were me I'd have two of them guarding the entrance at all times just to be sure.

[@Nuvendil]

Dylan Finch-Newkirk It is implied in the books that he did have that path constantly guarded. However, Aragorn basically told him "Hey I have the Ring, just took out your biggest army, and now I'm coming for you b****!" when they had their little chat via the Palantir. Remember, Sauron finds it preposterous that anyone would destroy the Ring, the source of the greatest power any could wield and also the anchor for the power of all the other Great Rings. He finds it infinitely more likely someone will bend it to their own will and overthrow him. This he thinks to kill Aragorn, the new ringbearer who has arrogantly struck too soon. Thus he emptied his land to surround him and ensure he is killed and the retrieve the Ring.

[@Ivosferatus]

TheBfutgreg oh shit, 5-O

[@assadarlingtoni]

"There’s nothing that takes away from that. If Gollum hadn’t been there, if he had been killed earlier, then Frodo would have just kept it. We still had the presence of Gollum being the catalyst that led to its destruction" - Peter Jackson

[@idreesc9450]

Wouldn’t the nazgul have found it, killed Frodo and brought the ring to sauron?

[@juanlaise1059]

@G E T R E K T 905 No, Frodo wouldn't be able to command the Nazgul because he wouldn't have been able to use the power of the ring fully. Sauron also possesed the 9. According to Tolkien, the Nazgul would have simply feigned obedience until Frodo left Mount Doom and then they would kill him and take the ring.

[@cherylhulting1301]

Just as Gandalf implied inside the mines of Moria, Gollum still had a part to play.

[@KadenHartley]

"Jar Jar binks is the key to all of this. The key to the one ring to rule them all"- George Jackson

[@bm.g8144]

I adore Legolas' loyalty and devotion to Aragorn, when he sees that Aragorn's life is in danger he runs desperately to help him with all determination and frustration at the same time.

[@12classics39]

The terror on Legolas’ face in that moment is so palpable that it pierces the soul. Orlando Bloom was perfectly cast in this role; Legolas is probably the least developed character of all the Fellowship members, but Bloom’s excellent performance makes him three-dimensional.

[@geesecougar2]

Elijah Wood did such an amazing job here fighting that torturous and doomed battle to give up the Ring

[@Maria-kx4dm]

funny to se sauron like "what the fuuuuuck" when frodo takes on the ring. and the nazguls like oh shitt hurry hurry

[@starcxtcher]

Frodo: “I wish the Ring had never come to me.” also Frodo: “The Ring is mine.” if nothing else shows the influence the Ring had over Frodo in Mount Doom, then I don’t know what to tell you

[@Emper0rH0rde]

What we are meant to understand is *no* one can withstand the temptation of the Ring. Also that sometimes good cannot destroy evil, but evil will always, ultimately, destroy itself.

[@Chameleonardodavinci]

"He hates and loves the ring, as he hates and loves himself" -Gandalf the Grey, on Gollum

[@Wulfjager]

Can really see the Christian influence in Tolkien's work as it is a very good physical example of sin and the temptation it has

[@nine...16396]

@@Wulfjager Yeppp

[@masterexploder9668]

Ultimately, they are average mortals faced with cursed item created by immortal angel turned demon. They are completely out of their depth, but Frodo's mercy and compassion in sparing Gollum, allowed him to avoid fate worse than death (capture by Sauron) and complete the mission. For Tolkien, victory wasn't achieved simply by force of arms and beating your enemy into submission. Been there, done that, didn't work.

[@bridgecross]

I hadn't seen the films in years, but this weekend I rewatched the extended trilogy again. It somehow got even better, and Elijah Woods' performance continues to astound me. These movies are elevated far above their genre.

[@Howlingburd19]

All of the performances in this movie are god-tier tbh

[@12classics39]

Elijah Wood was robbed of an Oscar for this film. His performance stands among the greatest in cinema history. Without it, the entire trilogy would’ve failed.

[@rayloc420]

Everyone: What happened to your finger? Frodo: Gollum bit it with the ring off. Everyone: Why was the ring on your... nevermind.. good job ol chaps, you bow to no one

[@TehCookieSpartan]

According to Tolkien, in the book Gollum tripped off the edge, and the reason for this is because Eru Iluvatar (the equivalent of God in Tolkien's universe) willed him to.

[@doomldn718]

+Paragon Josh sounds very interesting, would like to have seen that in the movie

[@zandere1]

+Paragon Josh Yes, and I think it makes a huge difference to Frodo''s character. But, what does Peter Jackson care about character anyway...

[@TehCookieSpartan]

***** And, at least he didn't include the scene where Sauron appears at the Black Gate in a corporeal form in the final cut.

[@TehCookieSpartan]

***** If by weird you mean devilishly unfaithful to the books, then yeah, it's pretty fucking weird.

[@SiliconBong]

+Paragon Josh In the extended edition if you reverse the speech the ring is promising Frodo endless custard and ice cream without ever gaining weight. No wonder he had second thoughts.

[@fordsonisht7479]

Everything about this scene is perfect...from Sam's soft and then louder and then louder "No!" as Frodo puts on the ring, to the amazing soundtrack, to the Nazgul frantically riding towards Mount Doom...this scene give me chills.

[@nicolelatham979]

Everything except the part where frodo gets his finger bitten off

[@TheMrExemplar]

and the party where Aragorn parries troll's sword, is just dumb

[@evanmiller2562]

Lol the Nazgil were probablyh thinking ''Oh shit! Shitshitshit! Hurry!'' when flying to mount doom lol

[@kashattack]

I was so happy for Gollum when he got the ring back. Look at the joy on his face! 3:13 Bless his little heart.

[@curtishammer748]

Part of me really wishes that Gollum had kept smiling as he is engulfed by lava. How much more eerie would it have been if he didn't even care that he was being melted alive, all that mattered was he got his precious ring back

[@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy7676]

@@curtishammer748 that would be odd and very unrealistic even in Middle Earth

[@ZainabZehra786]

@@curtishammer748 Yah but they showed his love for his precious in a much more powerful way where he was literally drowning in Lava and yet felt the need to hold the ring as high above as possible. He loved it even more than his life.

[@tayluvofficial]

It's still funny how in the book, he actually slipped while dancing😂😂

[@theoriginalman9426]

@@curtishammer748 He can't really enjoy that feeling when he knows that his precious was gonna be destroyed, his entire purpose was to protect and keep the ring, so for him to desperately save it in the last second makes more sense

[@mysteriousmemethief]

The fact that the great eye looks up and then turns rather than just turning is a great detail that makes this scene that much better

[@FatGouf]

He's like: "wtf?...WTF!!?"

[@christopherhawat9405]

If this were done by D&D... Sam: What are you waiting for? Just let it go! Frodo: Okay (tosses the ring triumphantly)

[@oriondancer]

@@juanlaise1059 give this man a beer

[@Edax_Royeaux]

More like "Frodo just sorta forgot he had The One Ring"

[@starcxtcher]

i sometimes forget ‘d&d’ refers to the creators of ‘got’ and not just ‘dungeons and dragons’

[@hi-cz8zd]

Ashleigh Vickery me too

[@miguelanaya6844]

Arya would appear to throw the ring

[@maxpower789z]

"And far away, as Frodo put on the Ring and claimed it for his own, even in Sammath Naur the very heart of his realm, the Power of Barad-dur was shaken, and the Tower trembled from its foundations to its proud and bitter crown. The Dark Lord was suddenly aware of him, and his Eye piercing all shadows looked across the plain to the door that he had made; and the magnitude of his own folly was revealed to him in a blinding flash, and all the devices of his enemies were at last laid bare. Then his wrath blazed in consuming flame, but his fear rose like a vast black smoke to choke him. For he knew his deadly peril and the thread upon which his doom now hung."

[@squeemu]

***** Perhaps he usually did, but since a huge war was beginning for Middle Earth, Sauron might have sent every last force to the front line.

[@kylewelsh6605]

+degree7 All the remaining Orcs, Trolls, and servants of Sauron went into battle because Aragorn looked into the Palantir, shows him the sword of Elendil, and challenges him. Sauron then thinks that Aragorn has the One Ring, that he is going to lead the remaining armies of Middle Earth against the armies of Mordor, while wielding the the sword of Elendil and the One Ring. He senses the Ring is close as Aragorn and his Armies march towards the Black Gate, while Frodo and Sam is heading towards Mount Doom. So even though he can sense the Ring, he doesn't know Frodo and Sam are in Mordor because Aragorn and his armies are right outside the Black Gate ready for battle. Like I said Sauron thinks that Aragorn has the Ring. He doesn't know that Frodo and Sam is heading toward Mount Doom, and Aragorn is right outside the Black Gate with the Ring (Or so that's what he thinks). So why would he have a Troll guarding the entrance.

[@thegreatjedi309]

+Kyle Welsh It'll be ironic if the troll that was about to kill Aragorn at this point is the very troll that usually guards the door. That'll make so much more sense when Sauron dies and the troll started running away thinking "oh fuck my boss is so dead thanks to me"

[@codelyoko2889]

maxpower789z From all his policies and webs of fear and trachery, from all his stratagems and wars his mind shook free; and troughout his realm a tremor ran, his slaves quailed, and his armies halted, and his captains suddenly steerless, bereft of will, wavered and despaired. For they were forgotten. The whole mind and purpose of the Power that wielded them was now bent with overwhelming force upon the Mountain.

[@Greendalewitch]

degree7 Yes. Sauron never conceived that his enemies might try to destroy the ring. He placed too much faith in human nature like Boromirs; Power. People want power and he thought it would be Aragorns undoing. He thought Aragorn had the ring and was charging headastrong into battle, with inflated ego, thinking he could win. And when he realised how they had deceived him, Sauron was consumed by fury .... Then fear.

[@ptptpt123]

Seeing Frodo corrupted, I have sympathy for Isildur.

[@12classics39]

I think ‘possessed’ is a more fitting term. We aren’t seeing Frodo’s real self as he puts on the Ring; his entire self is suppressed and taken over by the life force of Sauron within the Ring.

[@Tobbs96]

I love how Aragorn is juxtaposed to represent Frodo here. Both at the end of their strength at the end of such a long journey, both about to be crushed by a titanic beast, an evil they finally cannot overcome.

[@grmmmmmm]

That exact moment of "The ring is mine." really reminded me of Anakin Skywalker.

[@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy7676]

Frodo turned to the Dark Side

[@eyezack2778]

Lmao don't even try to compare Anakin's catastrophic development to Lord of The Rings

[@emjbelle]

But 100 times better!

[@mrmoviemanic1]

@@eyezack2778 Both are OP's imo. Anakin and Frodo are my two fav characters in both stories.

[@Howlingburd19]

@@eyezack2778 thank you. I love Star Wars, don’t get me wrong. But there’s MUCH more development shown for Frodo and the Ring’s manipulation than Anakin and the Dark Side’s manipulation. Frodo slowly loses his mind in the span of three movies (each one having a significantly better screenplay than any of the prequels, or any of the Star Wars movie tbh) whereas Anakin quickly turns to the Dark Side in a single movie. The development and complexity of Frodo’s transformation is far superior, and it’s barely comparable

[@amirshaw671]

Frodos smile always give me chills.

[@jamlym4974]

It was the first time he had smiled in ages, but this time it was an evil smile. Frodo was totally gone in that moment.

[@marcosortega3350]

Well, it was barely noticeable.

[@DanielMumby]

I love the way the lighting makes him look skeletal, as if his last vestiges of humanity were being burned away, leaving only a shell of his former self

[@kohtalainenalias]

he's just a hobbit

[@12classics39]

It’s not Frodo smiling. It’s the Ring smiling through him, taunting Sam with its victory and making sure Sam feels his failure to save Frodo. This whole time, the Ring has seen Sam beckoning Frodo away from its power, and it has grown to hate Sam for it. So it wants to make Sam suffer in this moment.

[@joetheinfant8891]

4:15 I just love Gollum’s snarl here. For me, this is the perfect “last words” for the character. Gollum had the chance for redemption for the past two movies, but this final snarl, right before he tumbles over the cliff, confirms the point of no return: his humanity is gone, and all that is left is an animal fighting for what it desires

[@OtherDalfite]

I don't think gollum ever had a chance to regain his humanity. He was twisted by the ring for HUNDREDS of years

[@bighand1530]

@@OtherDalfite Would have been an interesting turn of events if the rings was destroyed and Gollum was still alive.

[@blackheartzerotheundergrou3225]

​@@bighand1530 Assuming the Ring's power being destroyed doesn't cause the centuries to finally catch up to Gollum all at once and he ages to dust on the spot.

[@juanlaise1059]

​@@OtherDalfite He had a chance. The book and Tolkien mention that Smeagol almost called off the ambush on Shelob's lair, but Sam was mean to him, and "the last light in his eyes vanished and didn't come back".

[@Ugly_SonicX]

3:12 8yr old me finding a penny off the ground in public.

[@juanlaise1059]

It's unbelievable how close they were all to fail. Sauron had finally learned where the Ring was. Had Gollum not been there, Sam probably would have been too shocked to do something, the Nazgul would have reached Mount Doom in time, killed Frodo and Aragorn's army would have sacrificed in vain.

[@FatGouf]

Sauron thought Aragorn or Gandalf had the ring, he thinks it was the only logical way for it to be used against him.

[@arkfounder7056]

Gollum was the true hero all a long

[@Zaxares]

About Sam, not only that, but Sam is not the type of person who could kill his own friend, even knowing that Frodo has succumbed to evil and he had to do whatever it took to stop Frodo from taking the Ring. A more ruthless person would have simply shoved Frodo into the volcano along with the Ring. (Then again, I suppose that's the point. A common theme in fantasy stories is that Good always stands together, but Evil inevitably winds up destroying itself through its own machinations, which is what Gollum wound up doing.)

[@damonanjul6676]

I don’t get it. Frodo died anyway so why not just jump into the fire with gollster

[@juanlaise1059]

@@damonanjul6676 Frodo didn't die....

[@Ftreptp]

2:43 Wtf is the guy behind Aragorn doing

[@unnamed_96]

bruh, he was 'bout to deliver some dank dance moves :^)

[@mateverovic5169]

Andrew Simpson dancing trap

[@madtv1994]

scene forever ruined lmao

[@jackthegreek6092]

Andrew Simpson Looking to get around and away from that shit, you see how big that orc was? He was like give me 10 more normal ones. XD

[@CSDragon]

Probably doing fight choreography fighting an enemy they either forgot to render, or chose to remove because it distracted from Aragorn.

[@LuisSandoval1138]

Howard Shore's masterpiece score its superb. That choir after "the ring is mine" always give me chills.

[@GustavoLopez-xi9ox]

The little smile before he puts the ring. Amazing acting by Elijah Wood.

[@CPU9incarnate]

"Just let it go!" "...Let's make a pros and cons list"

[@Chados.]

Lets see... Pros - *be invisible (Spy Woman while they Shower hehe) *Get Godlike powers. *Being called Dark Lord. Neat!. *Being the most feared Hobbit in History ever. Cons - *The Ring will lead you to your Inevitable Doom and gets back in Saurons Fingers because the ring only wants him and no Weak Hobbit. *Everyone will Hate your Guts and you'll be Banished. *Get rekt Hobbit scrub.

[@sylvainmalfettes2114]

01:59 : I love how Sauron is like "Hey, what...OH SHIT MY RING THEY TRICKED ME SHIT GO TAKE IT YOU IDIOTS GO TAKE IT !!!!"

[@janeyrevanescence12]

+Lord Shadoko To quote Jeremy Jahns: "Oh wait, the ring is FIVE feet from me? Otherwise known as the one place it can be destroyed?! NAZGUL....GET THE F*CK OVER THERE!!"

[@samkresil6011]

What happened to the Nazgul when they were headed to Mount Doom?

[@BigBoss-ti2xn]

Sam Kresil they died

[@samkresil6011]

By the fireballs erupting from Mount Doom after the ring was destroyed I realized.

[@BigBoss-ti2xn]

Sam Kresil you waited one month for someone to respond to your comment? Wow that's patience.

[@NikiWonoto26]

Probably the darkest scene of LOTR, and that's why it's very memorable.

[@Howlingburd19]

And saying it’s the darkest scene of LotR is REALLY saying something, too!

[@alienvseditor]

Before you think that Frodo finally cracks from the Ring's influence after all his journey at the wrong moment, it's also worth to notice that within the Crack of Doom itself, the Ring's influence is jacked up to 11, so no matter how strong the individual is, absolutely no one (save from probably Tom Bombadil and beings higher than Sauron) can resist the Ring here.

[@xabun]

1:33 Sam be like "throw the god damn ring into the fire already", Frodo be like "fuck dude, cant, have cooldown" ...

[@Jack2X4]

Sam: Don't you let go Frodo looks up Sam: GOONIES NEVER SAY DIE!

[@theblackcross8932]

*sings* Let it go,let it go!

[@Jack2X4]

Frodo: HERE I HANG! IN THE CRACK OF DOOM! THE DARK LORD'S DONE! the heat never bothered me anyway

[@coolnerdlll6053]

I'll never let go, Jack...

[@codyjames4917]

They just simply don''t have moments/climax like this in cinema anymore , one of the best scenes in cinema history if you ask me.

[@dantecasalla3174]

0:46 everyone in the movie theater was like "Throw it!! Throw it!!

[@ThePreciseClimber]

2:00 "Deary me, this battle is simply fascinating... OH SHIT THE RING!"

[@Cakemarvelous]

Imagine going from preparing to destroy the last stand of mankind against you to seeing the one thing keeping you alive destroyed

[@Vorexia]

1:43 When the kid asks you how children are made.

[@kinslayer1298]

good for you..

[@Vorexia]

+Michael Cooper I think he already knew it's good for him, no need to remind him.

[@kinslayer1298]

+Jean-Claude Van Damme I loved you in Kickboxer.

[@Vorexia]

+Michael Cooper Thank you very much, do you like sushi?

[@kinslayer1298]

+Jean-Claude Van Damme Just depends really.

[@golagiswatchingyou2966]

1:40 even after all these years, having seen this movie a hundred times and this moment a hundred times more, it still gives me chills.

[@garmadonthesensei59]

Frodo is one of, if not my favorite character in the whole series! It’s heartbreaking that he came all that way, struggling with not only the equivalent of mental health and addiction but also the weight of the world on his shoulders, only to give in to the temptation in the end. Frodo wouldn’t have gotten there without Sam, but Sam couldn’t have done it without Gollum, whom Frodo let live. Frodo was the only one who could get the Ring that far, for it could not temp him with power or glory because he already had everything he wanted from the start: the Shire. At the end in Mount Doom, ANYONE, Frodo, Sam, even Aragorn, would not have been able to willingly let the Ring go. Which is why it had to be an accident with Gollum tripping (and in the movie’s case, Frodo fighting to get it back). Anyone who thinks Sam is the “real” hero and that Frodo is a loser for giving in don’t understand A, addition, and B, the true essence of the series, nor Frodo himself.

[@12classics39]

I think Frodo fighting Gollum in this scene, when he doesn’t in the book, was an addition made by the filmmakers to give Frodo a big ‘movie hero’ moment. The fact that Frodo grabs onto the ledge means that he isn’t possessed by the Ring anymore; if he was, he would’ve followed it and Gollum into the lava. He gets back up and attacks Gollum not because he wants the Ring, but because he remembers the Ring must be destroyed and tries to break Gollum’s grip on the Ring, push him toward the edge, and make him drop the Ring over the edge.

[@ainiel7602]

I love you internet stranger 😄

[@JoeChianelli]

3:14 that shot with the music may be my favourite moment in the trilogy.

[@Hooperick36]

1:58-2:08 - When an enemy sneaked into your base and captured the flag.

[@kebab1842]

Hahahahaha

[@alexanderthegreat913]

Ricardo Frias And the Ringwraiths are the attacking team.

[@andreasn6242]

Finished the trilogy with my 8 year old son last night and he was skeptical of the movies to start but by the end said he liked them more than Star Wars and Marvel! I was shocked, but he was so enthralled by so much of it, especially the Frodo/Sam/Smeagol storyline. Loved watching him watch it.

[@OtherDalfite]

The LOTR film trilogy is so, so much better than Marvel. Star wars is really good, it's just different and the meanings arent so in your face (not that LOTR did that badly or that it weakens the film). These movies are probably one of the closest things to cinematic perfection, especially this one. The whole last 45 minutes are just amazing.

[@anoretu1995]

It is always great story to watch with kids.

[@GRasputin91]

I've never been so happy to see a villain show up as in this scene. Just to think if he hadn't been there, Sauron would've gotten it back. Gollum was the one factor that enabled the destruction of the Ring, Bilbo and Frodo and Sam's pity of him saved the world in the end. His insatiable lust for it was the one thing that kept it from going back to its maker.

[@Honu714]

The lyrics to the soundtrack in elvish (sindarin) translates Into the fires of Orodruin The One must be cast; This the price, that must be paid, Only thus its power will be undone. Only thus, a great evil, unmade

[@HShravzP]

I was searching for this 👍

[@reagame8700]

It's over Smeagol! I have the high ground! _You underestimate my powerses!_

[@duder9799]

don’t try it

[@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy7676]

You were supposed to destroy the ring not keep it!

[@Kanig94]

It was never possible for anyone - let alone Frodo - to throw the ring freely into the fires of Mount Doom. But at 1:10 it is really too late. Sauron maximizes his efforts and seduction to gain control of Frodo, and it works!

[@Howlingburd19]

The One Ring, being an extension of Sauron himself, has a mind and will of its own. It would’ve been impossible for anyone to carry the Ring to it’s own origin and not fall under it’s influence right then and there. The lore is so freaking awesome!!!

[@12classics39]

Frodo came as close as anyone could. Isildur didn’t even try to destroy the Ring. Right when he stood on that cliff, just being there was enough to make him give in to the Ring and turn away. But Frodo not only reached the cliff, but managed to *get all the way to the edge, maintain enough awareness of himself to reply to Sam’s call for him, extend his hand, and hold out the Ring directly over the fire.* Nobody else could have done that. Nobody. Tolkien knew that true heroism isn’t about perfect success; it’s about willpower and internal strength. And Frodo did better than anyone else could have done. He does not deserve ANY of the words of blame that too many readers and viewers throw at him in their failure to understand the extent of his accomplishment.

[@RebelOne610]

I like to think that the lone tear that rolls down Frodo's cheek is that last bit of "Frodo" finally being broken by the One's Will.

[@mathieutorres2827]

Sam's reaction when Frodo breaks the chain off the ring makes me cry every goddamn time.

[@callmeeemc]

...and gollum saves the day!

[@HookedOnSonics518]

+Michelle Chow Gandalf totally called it in "The Fellowship of the Ring" when he said, "My heart tells me that he has some part to play yet, for good or ill, before the end; and when that comes, the pity of Bilbo may rule the fate of many-yours not the least."

[@thegreatjedi309]

+Kris Bland Given how it was Illuvatar's doing that caused Gollum to fall (in the books), I would say Gandalf's premonition is his god speaking to him

[@ytn675]

Michelle Chow hero

[@ashlynwolff]

I know, ironically Frodo would've run away with ring and nobody would find him if it weren't for Gollum

[@voiceofreason2674]

The look on Gollum face when he get that ring like a junkie w big crack rock

[@slip-n-slide4807]

My favorite part about this scene has always been sauron's eye's reaction of fear when he realises the ring is so close to being destroyed. The nasgul turn instantly and book it to the mountain but never made it. Plus how they showed the influence on Frodo and the fear in Sam's voice

[@drewbergen9020]

My all time favorite movie of all time 10/10

[@theeverythinggamer715]

Drew Bergen yeah me too it's 1 off the best

[@Wingedmagician]

anime movie?

[@thebatman4279]

Im not a violent person in the slightest but i will happily agree to fight anyone who says this ISNT the finest film ever made.

[@thatkrispypikle1680]

yes

[@ytn675]

Same

[@lordnastrond1]

I always found this moment so tragic, for all his struggle, for all his sacrifice... in the end, truly NO ONE can resist the ring here, in the heart of its power - anyone can be corrupted. You fully understand why Sam despairs.

[@Vman_95]

No matter how many times I watch this scene, when frodo decides to keep the ring and that evil chant type music kicks in, I get goosebumps everytime 🔥

[@jowbloe3673]

1:52 - That smile, finally showing the confidence to take what is his. Sauron better watch out, the Dark Lord of the Shire is coming.

[@TreeckoBro]

Thing is, the ring will give him no power though. Frodo thinks it will in that moment but it serves only Sauron.

[@athalonARC]

@@TreeckoBro The ring is as evil as Sauron, it would betray him if its host was powerful enough (e.g. Gandalf) so that a more powerful Dark Lord could rise.

[@mrhalfwit972]

@@TreeckoBro actually you can (if you're powerful enough eg: galadriel Gandalf etc) use the ring but you wont have full power over it. using the ring you could split a bolder in half by punching it, but if you did this against sauron it would do nothing and your skull would get caved in :)

[@juanlaise1059]

@@mrhalfwit972 Only Gandalf(and Saruman)would have been able to use the ring against Sauron because of their status as Maia. However, even if they had used it, they would have simply being consumed by the evil of the ring.

[@mrhalfwit972]

@@juanlaise1059 yes, this is also part why I said even they couldn't use it. for it would just corrupt them beyond belief but you're right