*The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers* FIRST TIME WATCHING Movie Reaction

[@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS]

RIP Bernard Hill AKA King Theoden

[@InfantryWife85]

Theoden is actually my favorite character in the trilogy and I feel like a big part of that is Bernard Hills performance. He brought Theoden to life so beautifully. I was heartbroken when he passed.

[@angelobrewster6293]

Gandalf is not a mortal man that is a wizard, he's actually a low level Angel called a Maiar in the form of an old wizard. It's the same with the other wizard Saruman the White he's also a Maiar. The Balrog that Gandalf kills is also a Maiar but it was corrupted and turned into a demon of fire and shadow by the first Dark Lord Morgoth the former master of the current Dark Lord Sauron.

[@doeshumorbelonginmusic5799]

The smile everbody in each reaction video shows when Gandalf returned and talks about beating balrogs ass.😊

[@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS]

Lol Gandalf is a straight badazz

[@nemesis4852]

In the books Aragorn made the attempt to save Gandalf but the arch of the bridge was broken and Gandalf's hold was even more tenuous. "With a bound the Balrog leaped full upon the bridge. Its whip whirled and hissed. "He cannot stand alone !' cried Aragorn suddenly and ran back along the bridge......'"

[@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS]

Dang. Sounds like the stakes were even higher in the source material.

[@dionysiacosmos]

Haldir the Lorien Elf and his archers will be fine. They just took the express flight to The Undying Lands. All the Elves have been made sailing there anyway, he just skipped the ship.

[@toodlescae]

To be fair Jackson abd the studio saved some money by spending 2+ years filming all 3 movies at the same time then releasing 1 movie a year. Almost the entire cast lived in New Zealand while filming for 2 years. Others like Andy Sirkis had other commitments and had to juggle filming schedules so they were back and forth between countries. Before the cast arrived and After they went home the crew still had work to do with special effects, building sets and editing but what they pulled off was amazing. Think of Gandalf's return in gaming terms. Gandalf the Grey died and was leveled up to Gandalf the White when he returned. The colors represent different levels of power in wizards who are actually more heavenly being (think angel) than what we consider magical wizards. Saruman was the White but he let himself be corrupted and turned away from the role that Eru Illuvitar assigned him so Eru Illuvitar upgraded Gandalf who had never strayed from his duty to the White Wizard to replace Saruman. Saruman then became Saruman of Many Colors instead of the White Wizard. Dwarves do better fighting on the ground with their battle axes. Dwarves and horses don't exactly work well together because dwarves aren't built for riding nor are they accustomed to it.

[@dionysiacosmos]

Saruman has been settled in Orthanc tower at Isengard for 2,000 years. The Horse Lords were only granted the Gap of Rohan 500 before by Gondor when the area was depopulated by war and disease. There's little that Grima could tell Saruman he doesn't already know.. Aragorn has foresight nothing like his 6,000 years removed Uncle Elrond Half-Elven, but if he gets a strong hunch he trusts it. It's telling him Grima has something to do, along with his dislike of unnecessary killing, he stopped Theoden from killing him.

[@InfantryWife85]

Yeah I always likened it to the instinct that Gandalf had about Gollum. It wasn't clear why he was important, he just knew he still had a part to play.

[@Floydisgr8]

Just so you're aware, there are five wizards, two blue wizards, one brown, one grey, and one white. The white wizard is supposed to be the "highest" of them all, and act as the "general" if we're talking in military terms. Since Saruman became evil, and Gandalf sacrificed his life, the God of this world, promoted Gandalf to a white wizard so that he will be the most powerful, and out rank saruman. That is a VERY in a nutshell explanation, but you will get the point.

[@zoesumra9152]

The extended edition of TTT has two important scenes - don't know if you have looked for the scenes online after reacting - one emphasises that Faramir has daddy issues, or more accurately his dad has Faramir issues while idolising Boromir. The film played up on that to make Faramir more tempted by the Ring than he was in the book (where he still had daddy issues). It's a change some book readers hate. I quite like it, if only because the book version makes Faramir inappropriately incorruptible in a story that stresses that evil can get to every human.

[@josepharnold949]

I love Theoden, one of my favorite characters

[@anguspate6510]

Love him, he's such a romantic hahah

[@josepharnold949]

@@anguspate6510 A merciful man, and though sometimes he’s almost given into despair, still ends up leading the charge at the end of the day

[@RoadDoug]

Aragorn actually broke his toe after kicking that helmet for the 23rd take hence the perfect scream of anguish.

[@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS]

Damn. Sounds like the crew really went through some things during filming :O

[@doeshumorbelonginmusic5799]

@@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS oh yes, they did. The shots were taken out of the helicopter when the trio was running around to find Merry and Pippin, Orlando Bloom had a broken rib after falling from his horse and John Rhy-Davis' knee was deranged. Also he had allergic reactions by wearing his prostetics. And the scene when Aragorn deflected the thrown knife was real. Of course it wasn't scripted this way, but Peter Jackson (that bastard 😆) liked it and so it survived the cut. If you like watch the behind the scenes. Almost as good as the movies especially when it comes to the practical effects.

[@courageousmelon5654]

@@doeshumorbelonginmusic5799 It wasn't John's beard, it was his prostetics.

[@doeshumorbelonginmusic5799]

@@courageousmelon5654 Oh yes, you're right. Thanks

[@supratrd900]

@@doeshumorbelonginmusic5799 I think it was his stunt double Brett Beattle with the knee problems.

[@silvermisst]

I broke down when he said gollum is just a crackhead 😅😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@pg5137]

Gandalf is essentially an angel, don't be fooled by his old man appearance.

[@Silica_Packer]

Gandalf and the other wizards are not human. They are angels (but still kinda mortal), sent to middle earth to oppose Saurons power.

[@johnwalters1341]

Enjoyed watching the movie with you! We won't see movies like this again; things that are done today with CGI were done in LOTR using practical effects. Treebeard for example was an enormous puppet that took a crew of a dozen or so to move around; the only CGI was in his facial features. They put bicycle seats in the palms of his hands for Merry and Pippin to sit on--excruciatingly uncomfortable, according to Billy and Dom. Helm's deep was built in a stone quarry; it had several parts built to different scales for close-ups or longer shots. When filming was finished, they tore it down and built Minas Tirith (which we'll see in ROTK) in its place. And when THAT was done, they reused some of the architectural bits for the ruins on Weathertop we saw in FOTR (the three movies were shot simultaneously). Waste not, want not...

[@nemesis4852]

Gandalf while appearing as an old man is actually an angelic being known as a Maiar. The Ainur, also known as the Holy Ones, were beings encompassing both the Valar (of higher rank) and the Maiar. They were the first and mightiest beings created by Eru Ilúvatar (Tolkien's name for God) long before the beginning of the World. After the creation of the One Ring (in the second age) and the subsequent rise of Sauron, the Valar hold council in which they decide to send a group of Maiar known as the Istari, as an order of powerful wizards, disguised as old men, with the quest of uniting the Free People of Middle-earth against the power of the second Dark Lord Sauron, restricting the use of their power to interfere directly in Middle-earth and why you don't see Gandalf using his full strength (aka magic) openly except occasionally. Sauron, like the Balrogs were beings essentially the same rank as the Istari but that had become corrupted and fallen into darkness.

[@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS]

Damn that is some cool info!

[@cordulam]

There was almost no CGI used in these movies. You should watch some behind the scenes for the movies, it is very interesting.

[@Kyle.d.coyote]

*cough* Gollum *cough*

[@Kyle.d.coyote]

I mean dude, I've got to comment twice. Almost none? There were like 1500 cgi events in return of the king alone! More than the first two movies put together. I understand there's a lot of wonderful practical effects but to say there's almost no CGI is astoundingly wrong. Fell beasts, the balrog, ents, padding numbers for epic battles. The green ghost army and the ghosts in the dead marshes. Did you think they somehow made hundreds of translucent glowing ghosts and operated them practically?

[@janerobinson4693]

Loved your reaction. I like the connection you caught on to between the ring and addiction

[@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS]

Man that was awesome! Be sure to hit that LIKE button. The faster we hit 1K LIKEs the faster I can get The Return of the King reaction up. But if you want to watch it now you can on Patreon. www.patreon.com/weaintseenitreactions

[@DavidSmith-mt7tb]

What's interesting about these books is how Tolkien didn't really make people evil. Sauron is evil and his evil corrupts others. Saruman willingly embraces this because he is a Maia like Sauron and the Balrog, and he sees that Sauron's victory is inevitable, while Gandalf, also a Maia, trusts to hope in the plans of Eru Illuvitar and stays true to his calling. But most people (humans, elves, hobbits, etc.) are not really evil. They are often weak or deceived. Many like Gollum are tragic and to be pitied. In fact, in the movies, Jackson gives characters such as Theodin MORE flaws to give them traditional arcs and character growth. Theodin in the books is older and wiser and from the beginning is more like you see him at the end of this movie and in the next one. But while they stumble from the power of evil and the ring, which is too overwhelming to resist, many characters who seem crazy or evil in the films you find out in the books are noble, decent men often driven to madness in some way by Sauron in their pursuit to stop him. Tolkien believed we must bear our burdens the best we can but that evil will assail us, yet if we hold true, good will win in the end and we'll be forgiven our sins and failings. "And that is an encouraging thought"

[@RoseNunezSmith]

Insightful comment.

[@InfantryWife85]

Definitely an insightful take. Honestly, I rather liked movie Aragorn better than book Aragorn. Literally no shade to Tolkien but book Aragon was always confident and sure of his purpose with no doubts about his destiny. Movie Aragorn is rather more relatable.

[@hellosurge4622]

Ah yes, The Lord of the Ring. My favorite. An epic adventure featuring such characters as Bolomir and Falamir Captains of Gundar. Brave soldiers fighting against the the dark lord Sauror and his evil army of Uka Uka. Or what about the star crossed lovers Aragon and Arman. Will their love endure despite all this evil? Good review man. You got most of the names right 😂

[@BobBlumenfeld]

Merry and Pippin were DECOYS? The heck they weren't! Decoys are set out on purpose; the Uruk-Hai saw them and mistook them for the ring-bearer. They didn't even know about Frodo and Sam.

[@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS]

That's what I meant. I just worded it wrong. But if I recall correctly they did deliberately run out to catch the Uruk-Hai's attention to bide time for Frodo to escape in the previous movie. So it sounds like decoys to me.

[@BobBlumenfeld]

@@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS That's true. I hadn't looked at it that way. They did decoy themselves.

[@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS]

@@BobBlumenfeld glad we could come to an agreement on that.

[@MagnaCali]

Thanks for the reaction! The last one is the best one!

[@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS]

It really is. Cn't wait for you guys to see my reaction to it!

[@littleogeechee223]

Gollum/Sméagol was portrayed by Andy Serkis, every glance, every expression and every movement of Gollum/Sméagol is his. It was done with a process called motion capture. Look it up for a much better and more thorough explanation than I could give you. Andy Serkis actually got to physically play the part of Gollum/Sméagol opposite Elijah Wood and Sean Astin, so they weren’t just having to act to a green screen or imagine where Gollum might be as they were filming. The motion capture process is why he looks so real. I thought Andy Serkis deserved a special Oscar for his work. Even Peter Jackson was amazed at some of the facial expressions when he watched film back. The moment when Frodo says Gollum’s forgotten name and he says, “What did you call me?” PJ was freaked out by the true e press ion they got on his face.

[@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS]

Yup. I mentioned this at the 1:35:26 mark

[@RoadDoug]

Farimir was much more valiant and helpful in the books. That was changed for dramatic effect. But still well played. It’s cool how PJ makes you first want to kill Gollum but love Sméagol. Gandalf said he loves and hates himself. Hope you watch the making of after the next movie. I think you’ll enjoy it. Enjoyed your reaction. I got you pegged for the return of the king.

[@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS]

Thanks for the ensight. It seems like a few characters were underplayed in the movie compared to the books. Some have pointed out that Gimli was way cooler in the books. But got reduced to a comical relief character.

[@mileschang796]

Yeah, he is never interested in the ring at all, they definitely played him dirty in the films to add to the drama.

[@TripToTrappist1]

I agree on making of the movie reaction -- it's an experience in itself on how so many teams can work together to create one vision. Sort of the LOTR trilogy itself.

[@kardeef33317]

When Gandalf was sent to earth all the wizards were given elderly bodys and their powers limited. The wizards are like Arch Angels. They are suposed to guide and not use their powers on normal beings.

[@ronaldcross6082]

Thank you for a reaction of more than asking questions

[@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS]

No problem. Thanks for taking time out of your day to check out my reaction. I was immersed from start to finish.

[@littleogeechee223]

Peter Jackson was given $320 million to do all three films. He hoped to get the money for at least two, Bob Shaye of New Line asked him didn’t he want to do three films! Jackson said, “Yes, please!” Shaye said he had a bit of pause when he looked around at the posters in PJ’s office of the strange films he was known for and doing at the time. He thought momentarily, “Oh, my God! I just gave this man $320 million!!” LOL!

[@Dan-B]

Explanation for Gandalf: Gandalf is one of 5 Maiar (immortal spirits analogous to angels) who were sent to Middle Earth in a previous age to keep an eye on Sauron and to guide people in resisting him, they took the physical forms of Men. Maiar don’t “die” as their true forms are incorporeal. Rather than returning to his creator when he lost his corporeal form, Gandalf was rewarded for his sacrifice and put back into his body with along with more power.

[@Floydisgr8]

Lol, I also wrote an "explanation" for Gandalf in the comments. "Just so you're aware, there are five wizards, two blue wizards, one brown, one grey, and one white. The white wizard is supposed to be the "highest" of them all, and act as the "general" if we're talking in military terms. Since Saruman became evil, and Gandalf sacrificed his life, the God of this world, promoted Gandalf to a white wizard so that he will be the most powerful, and out rank saruman. That is a VERY in a nutshell explanation, but you will get the point." How did I do in your opinion?

[@mrneonsplat]

Hiya so= first time watcher. Great movie to react to thank you for your energy. Now you keep saying "Peter Jackson do it back to back to back..." Yeah, No and not really...he did all 3 simultaneously.. That's right he made these as 1 long movie then split all that footage into 3 movies..still genius and a work of art.

[@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS]

I know. But he was still able to edit them and make them separate films that all felt unique in their own way.

[@tylerferguson3707]

Gandalf isn't actually a human even though he looks like it. He's a Miar or demi-god, just like Sauron.

[@theninedivides6851]

Also the Uruk-Hai are so bad ass looking lol

[@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS]

Lol yeah they are some wicked looking mofos

[@TripToTrappist1]

"They squealed like a bitch... HERE" 🤣

[@RoadDoug]

Sam just keeps throwing out the bangers!

[@BrotherFinn882]

Make sure you do the extended cut of Return of the King

[@veeho14]

Gandalf is not a man but an angel incarnate.

[@CyberMan-gi2pm]

Yeah, watch Robocop movie, please! It's an epic movie! 😃

[@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS]

We only take requests by way of the Tier 3 Patreons. If its submitted there I'll check it.

[@Rhymester2113]

One thing I don't understand. If Arwen gives up her immortality if she stays in Middle East with Aragorn. Then why do they show Arwen stiil immortal when Aragorn dies?

[@sadiemeazell7388]

She would have had an extremely long life and eventually die. However, she died of grief a year after Aragorn died.

[@benwoodruff1321]

Is this the extended version or the theatrical? I don’t want to watch a reaction to half a movie.

[@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS]

Might wanna pass on this 1 then

[@FineWine-v4.0]

If you ever want to get into another rider show, I recommend Zero one (by the same writer that gave us Geats)

[@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS]

Dope! I'll definitely be sure to check it out.

[@jeromeburoker1770]

It's a big story, eh?

[@silvermisst]

❤❤

[@RobinTig]

Not to nitpick your nitpick ,but have you seen some of the Horrible CGI etc in movies long after they made LoTr . MCU movies as well have some trash out to screen.😊

[@theninedivides6851]

lets gooo

[@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS]

Let's get it

[@LlejaSwordsinger]

I would have watched all your reactions to these films especially as you understand now the work that goes into the making of an epic film. However having said that you then proceeded to watch both films so far on a small screen, so small that you couldn't tell whether the elf you saw was the actor you recognised. What a waste of Peter Jackson's time taking years, spending millions and making such a great effort in the smallest details to guarantee total immersion for the viewer. If he'd known people today would treat it like a made for tv series like GoT. I doubt he would have bothered. Hopefully one day you'll see it on a screen large enough to do it justice. Such a disappointment but it's common for reactors to do this, rarely do they give the films the respect they deserve. Didn't bother to watch the end of your reaction to Two Towers as a result. Sorry. 🇬🇧

[@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS]

Lol boy this is why I was apprehensive about sharing these reactions on KZbin. Some of you guys are too pretentious.

[@LlejaSwordsinger]

@@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS Not being pretentious!? I was disappointed in not being able to enjoy what I had anticipated as being a good reaction. That's not being pretentious, maybe pernickity lol but defo not pretentious. If you were to have watched on a larger screen so that you got the real immersive experience I would have continued to watch. It wasn't so much a criticism, more my sadness at not being able to enjoy it as much as I'd hoped, I made no mention of being disappointed with your reaction or way you presented. It's like if your child was to go to a film you really loved as a kid and wanted them to get the same degree of pleasure from it as you did only to find out they were watching it on their phone and unable to appreciate the panoramic scenes. I didn't mean to insult you and sorry if it came across like that. I sincerely hope you watch these films again on a screen and sound system that reveals the epic nature of what I consider to be the best fantasy films ever made. 🇬🇧

[@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS]

@@LlejaSwordsinger and this has been the bane of my existence since jumping into this community. So many people in the community dictating how I should watch these movies. And going out of their way to say that they WON'T watch my reactions because I didn't watch in their preferred format. Lol I appreciate the feedback but its a little uncalled for. Not to mention had you watched my video you would've gotten the confirmation that I did in fact watch these films in a better format after my first experience. I specifically said that I would be rewatching them on my 65 inch 4K OLED tv with motion blur to get the full-on immersion. You guys have gotten your experience. I think you owe to newcomers to allow them to have their own without completely turning them off from the movies and community at large.

[@LlejaSwordsinger]

@@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS Thanks for your reply and I am so glad you watched on a larger screen, I am sure it made a vast improvement to your viewing enjoyment. I wasn't rude and I thought comments were for people to comment? It's very hard to give constructive criticism if it's seen as being rude and unwarranted. I purely wished for you to know how you could enjoy the films more. I shall now watch your reaction to the last two films and possibly sub for your reactions to other films and make recommendations. Had I not commented I may not have found out you changed screen so it's handy I did. I know Americans are a bit more sensitive than we are in the uk and europe but honestly no offence was meant or intended. I look forward to seeing your reactions now. 👍🇬🇧

[@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS]

@@LlejaSwordsinger and once again I appreciate the feedback. I just said your comment came off pretentious. But maybe I took it the wrong way. I still believe this community should watch how they word things and not be so dictative to the 1st time watchers though. There have been too many "I'm not watching this because you didn't react to the extended cut" or "you should watch it this way to get the full experience comments." Although I've reacted to all of these pictures the overall feedback has ultimately made me decide not to post my reaction to the 3rd film and Hobit films. I have an awesome community over on Patreon who appreciates them.

[@martiwalsh2069]

This movie had no swear words in the entire 3 movie series. You used enough vile swear words, pointless too, by the way, to make this movie's ratings change. I'm out, and blocking your channel too.

[@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS]

Good. Although we could've went without your self important announcement Dick-weed 😝

[@sethozera4246]

Damn you must hate life buddy. Words get to you that deep?

[@kevinslayzak1214]

Blow that movie screen size up homie...LOTR fans wanna watch it with ya n its a huge fan base.👍🔥✌️i hope you dig the journey... you'll never see a better story or bigger production in your lifetime man..no lie... good luck ✊

[@WeAINTseenITREACTIONS]

Thanks. I tried blowing up the picture source but my video video got copyrighted to oblivion. This was the only way I could bypass that.