The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Maple Shows Arianna for the First Time

[@Diegesis]

If you haven't seen it yet, you have to check out Arianna and Maple's reaction to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring! Their take on the epic adventure, the legendary characters, and all the magic of Middle-earth is pure gold. 🌄✨ Don't miss out-go watch it first! kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4avc61mbqt-abMsi=TzMp_m3cg9Th83_m

[@LoiDivine]

React to Cypher 2002 Espionnage movie

[@zmani4379]

@@LoiDivine That's a really nice film that I never hear discussed

[@LoiDivine]

@@zmani4379 indeed it seems nobody reacted to that movie. it's about time to change the trend!

[@KRONUS1ify]

New power is rising kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2axhZqQdpKrjacsi=3hH9VBF5xuyhjaHH

[@yadarehey1130]

“He broke his toe.” Ah yes. A fact soooo good, it became a meme. 😂😂

[@Juju_Miner]

That meme/fact is so well known i bet alot of people who never seen LOTR know about it.

[@user-lv5bt3nt3r]

My favourite blooper - because you can see it on screen - is Eomer’s sword falling out of its scabbard and onto the ground when he mounts his horse while speaking to Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli. Especially since they filmed that scene by putting cameramen in the crowd of rohirrim warriors and all 3 had to keep a straight face as it happened, which is why they have slightly peculiar looks on their faces in that scene.

[@popularopinion1]

Regarding Eowyn's immediate infatuation with Aragorn: she's a princess of a warrior kingdom, surrounded by despair, loss, and the weakening of her uncle's mind. Along comes Gandalf, with Aragorn in tow. Aragorn is one of the most noble, brave, and honorable men in Middle-Earth, and a highly skilled warrior to boot. He's literally the embodiment of everything she's ever wanted in a man.

[@gregwillson7952]

Also he's wandering the world doing hero stuff, she feels so constrained by her social role. Not only her gender but how much she's always pigeonholed into being around taking care of everything. Aragorn is a fantasy of her own life, in addition to being cool and sexy

[@carlalussini]

Denise!🤣

[@frmthefuture]

it's also inferred, in the book, that the trio stay for a short while in rohan before everyone went to helms deep. during that time, eowyn shadows the trio [namely aragon] to see if they're actually trustworthy because of wormtongue's previous actions. during this time is then she begins to fall for aragon, as she sees how noble he is and how everyone responds / reacts to just his presence. after being surrounded by so much dispair, seeing someone with so much "light" within them made her fall HARD for the dude. plus, you saw how he pushed open those doors...

[@TheGoIsWin21]

Yeah, she was sitting in absolute abject despair, hopeless, watching her family die or slip into madness and the kingdom crumbling around her, and felt totally helpless to prevent it. And then this absolute paragon of heroic virtue just rolls in with a wizard and sets everything right in an afternoon? Bro, who wouldn't be head over heels?

[@ConnerMacKenzie]

There has never been a better fictional male role model.

[@SaiyanHeretic]

"At last I threw down my enemy and smote his ruin upon the mountainside" is one of the hardest lines ever.

[@IsdudeMe]

and the disgust in his voice...couldn't be any better

[@greekschmike]

For me its the same as “I have not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm” only Ian Mckellen can make those lines that hard

[@TrentRushton]

Phenomenal acting for Bernard Hill, it always brings a tear to my eye, with his line "No parent should have to bury their child"

[@Morten_Storvik]

@@user-lv5bt3nt3r Grief is self-focused by nature. Theoden is right, a parent should not have to bury their children. Maybe you grind your teeth to that line because that is simply how you deal with grief and loss.

[@kylecasey7010]

@@user-lv5bt3nt3ruh and how is it you deduced that Theoden is not mourning the future that Theodred lost?

[@user-lv5bt3nt3r]

@ he literally says it ‘no parent should have to bury their child’. If youve ever buried a child - and you clearly havent - i can tell you that having to bury your child doesnt register as something bothers you.

[@user-lv5bt3nt3r]

@@Morten_Storvik maybe you just havent buried a child….

[@kylecasey7010]

@ and your experience is universal. Good grief.

[@ryanakers1372]

43:01 Maple criticizing Eowyn for falling in love with Aragorn in 2 seconds. Movie 2 sec later, "But have you seen him open a door?" 😅😂🤣

[@seriomarkj]

As a straight guy...are we not supposed to be thirsting over aragorn??? Like, come on!? The door? The everything?

[@dawnburris6412]

@@seriomarkjI don’t blame you at all! I’m the same way with Arwen! 🥰😂

[@SoSickRick]

@Aranwulf2082 Vince falling back in chair gif

@@seriomarkj you are not straight, stfu.

[@VeritasMCMXCII]

@@seriomarkjhe’s just THAT cool, on top of being a handsome humble hero 😭

[@flooglebinder3493]

OH SNAP! Sam’s epic speech at the end got Maple exactly the same as the first viewing 👏👏👏👏 That scene never gets any easier 👍

[@clee3133]

Eowyn isn't just in love with Aragorn - in fact, she may not be in love with him at all. She's in love with what he represents - hope, valor, etc., all the things she wishes she could be and do herself, and that she thought was dead in her own people.

[@RoboSteave]

Exactly! So many people don't get this and you said it so well.

[@SS4Luxray]

And conversely, I always felt Aragorn saw those same qualities in Eowyn. Yes there was an obvious attraction between the two, but their relationship was more centered around respect than romance and I personally always appreciated that!!!

[@Whiskey0880]

You guys are way too harsh on Theoden. A man awoken from a dark spell to find his only son dead, and his people broken and divided. He's a good man, facing nearly insurmountable odds.

[@mikeity2009]

They typically find ways to hate any male character that isn't a 1 to 1 picture perfect beacon of moral morality, unless he has high cheekbones.

[@michaelallen3894]

Wait until Return of the King. Their opinion will change.

[@robertcampbell8070]

Theoden has always been my favorite character, even in the books.

[@alihijazi4451]

Hail the victorious dead! 🥃

[@michaelallen3894]

@robertcampbell8070 same

[@davewhitmore1958]

I _knew_ Ariana wouldn't be able to resist Aragorn's door opening 🤣🤣🤣

[@magicbrownie1357]

Maple and Arianna succumbing to Gandalf's rizz is so funny!

[@TheRealMirCat]

*wizz

[@Bayard1503]

And he's coming back with The Hunt for Gollum.

[@lordhoot1]

Sometimes all you want is a man who arrives exactly when he intends to

[@folcotook3049]

@@lordhoot1 😆 I see what you did there...

[@Grf1556]

I'm sorry but Dumbledore doesn't have even a quarter of Gandalf's rizz.

[@2892Productions]

It's hard to believe now, but after Fellowship came out everybody was like, "Well... they're not topping that..." And then we got Bernard Hill, Karl Urban, Brad Dourif and of course Andy Serkis as Gollum. These movies are a miracle.

[@williammccormick984]

Literally a fucking miracle.

[@TheLevitatingFleem]

Yep, if they were made 10 years earlier or 10 years later I believe they would have been *abysmal.* They were made at the perfect time by the perfect crew

[@jaydubs6354]

All time underrated lotr moment: gimli jumping down 20-30 feet into the ditch to stand between a wounded Aragorn and the horde of urkhai. No second thought. No fear. He wasn’t asked for help he just did it

[@-MoistPalone-]

Gimli plays for fucking keeps.

[@dnllrnt]

Andy Serkis absolutely should have been nominated for an Oscar.

[@ozarkscarguy540]

You think his acting was good in the movie, you should listen to the books with him narrating.

[@DrLipkin]

I'm hoping one day he gets a lifetime achievement award.

[@bryce253]

I've been saying this for decades. I still say his BEST work is as Caesar in Planet of the Apes but yeah he deserves an oscar and not just a normal one. Either a lifetime but better yet, create a new category foe Mocap acting and name it after Andy Serkis.

[@saarangsahasrabudhe8634]

Forget the Oscars.....We should start a Andy Serkis award 😅

[@riolkin]

Arianna: I don't know why THAT fucked me up so bad. (about the Ents) Howard Shore: I take credit for that one.

[@florance17]

Couldn't agree more! Never has anything in the history of film come together this perfectly, and the score is a big part of it!t

[@MilkolasCage]

Saruman scolded Gandalf for partaking in “the halfling’s leaf” but has barrels of the stuff in his pantry, typical hypocritical old geezer lol

[@MrDevintcoleman]

Great catch!

[@0okamino]

To be fair, I think in the phrasing of “your love for the halfling’s leaf”, there’s more of an implication of criticism of perceived overindulgence, rather than just use of it at all. However, even before becoming Saruman, there seems to have been a sense of self-righteousness in Curumo, which perhaps took on some tendency towards hypocritical standards in his material existence as an Istar (so your assessment could still be right).

[@Kinuhbud]

in the books he actually starts like a monopoly trade on it outside of the shire... Saruman is that hypocrite who does exactly what he scolds you for... and he does it even more...

[@revangerang]

@@Kinuhbud It's always projection with those types fr

[@yomama629]

@@Kinuhbud and in Unfinished Tales it's explained that he went through great lengths to avoid Gandalf finding out about it so he sent others to the Shire to buy the Longbottom Leaf and did it all in great secrecy because since he mocked Gandalf for liking it he was terrified of Gandalf discovering his hypocrisy. Tolkien then states that Gandalf knew about it all along and just found it funny that Saruman went to these great lengths to hide it lol

[@seanmcmurphy4744]

You were right about Eowyn. In the book the reasons for Eowyn's crush on Aragorn were explained better. She was a noblewoman destined for important things, who instead had to spend her best years caring for her incontinent uncle. She loves Aragorn because he represents her goals, of glory in battle.

[@ModernEphemera]

Incontinent has a very specific meaning that I don’t think you intended.

[@A_Qwynide]

I desperately want to see this Gandalf Thirst-Trap video

[@TheGoIsWin21]

Release the Wizard Cut, Maple!

[@ootfan5]

Brad Dourif is an amazing actor and perfectly captures Gríma's creep energy. He was great in Deadwood too.

[@VeritasMCMXCII]

He’s probably the most talented slasher villain. It’s so funny how some people know him only as the voice of Chucky, or as Grima in LOTR. A compelling performance in this movie for sure

[@wilwaycoholland4337]

With the context that Tolkein started writing about middle earth while he actively fought and survived both world wars. Sam's speech at the end hits so much harder. How could the world go back to the way it was after so much bad had happened?

[@LuminairPrime]

28:18 "Look to my Coming" is the name of Maple's Gandalf Thirst Trap video, exclusive to Patreon

[@DrLipkin]

Samwise Gamgee is the best sidekick in all of fiction, and it isn't even close.

[@olddog330]

If you don't have a Sam, be a Sam.

[@marooner-martin]

Seeing worm tongue in the dvd bts makes me laugh, he goes (in a very American accent he has) “you should see me with a .357 magnum…. I’m awesome,”

[@johnwalters1341]

At 2:18 you say, "He's strong for a weak thing." In the book, Aragorn says of Gollum, "His malice is great and gives him a strength hardly to be believed in one so lean and withered." Yes, in the book's version of events Aragorn had dealings with Gollum!

[@johnwalters1341]

At 22:57, one of the ways Grima looks so sinister is that Brad Dourif had to shave off his eyebrows for the part. He stayed in character all through the shooting, and when his part was finally done, He said words to the effect of, "Whoo-hoo, now I can talk in my own voice again!" Turns out he has a broad Midwestern accent, similar to some of my cousins from southwestern Indiana. You'd never know it to hear him in the movie.

[@Boomer_Power]

You can hear his true voice in his movie debut: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. And yeah, he sounds very Midwestern.

[@tomaconn]

The "Star Wars Scream" is called The Wilhelm Scream. It's been used thousands of times on TV shows and movies.

[@davepowder4020]

Aaaaayaah! 👀

[@freeheeler00]

There's a few more coming up in "The Return of the King".

[@DharmaJannyter]

Was looking for this comment. Reminds me of people recognizing Keanu Reeves in movies as "that guy from Fortnite". 😆

[@TheDaringPastry1313]

So, the Battle of Helm's Deep took 3 months to film, used 2,000 extras, they did it at night while it was raining plus they had to use some artificial rain on shots. The filming logistics had to be absolutely insane. 2-3 hours to apply the makeup for a single actor if being close to the camera. To make the chain mail for the LOTR movies, two guys spent over two years linking plastic rings into chain mail. Altogether, they used 12.5 million rings and each chainmail contained 80,000 rings. That's the type of production lengths they went to for this trilogy. Hopefully see the finale in a week or so vs 2-3 months? lol

[@knuckles543]

weta workshop went in HARD for this

[@filippogabello1567]

I always love how even Smeagol got hit by Sam's speech about good in the world

[@NeroIML]

The flag that got ripped off by the wind at 23:14 wasn't planned but Peter Jackson thought it made a cool image so he incorporated it by having land next to Aragorn. The area where they built Edoras was crazy windy overall. The actor playing Wormtongue described that when he spat on Aragorns hand the spit didn't reach the hand but was taken by the wind and just flew off in a different direction. -edit. The flag ripping was planned, but turned out much better than planned. Thank you @theMMAdhatter

[@theMMAdhatter]

In the director's commentary, Jackson says the flag ripping of was actually planned, they just thought they'd have to CGI in its flight path. The fact that it flew so far and in the way they wanted was what was unplanned.

[@UnleashthePhury]

Gandalf wears a Ring of Power, though it’s invisible - Narya, the ring of fire. Among other things, it inspires resistance to despair. So as soon as he arrives in Rohan, Saruman is on borrowed time.

[@TheLevitatingFleem]

Imagine if they had stuck with their plans to use a puppet for Gollum, the same way they did Yoda in the OT. So glad they went with motion capture, it’s actually insane how good Gollum still looks.

[@VeritasMCMXCII]

To say nothing of how it revolutionized CG and motion capture, the way yoda did with practical effects. It’s validating that these movies hold up incredibly well 20 years later

[@danielallan8061]

59:40 That's definitely referencing PTSD, WW1, and the stories of courage and glory that generation was brought up with. Which Tolkien fought in.

[@jeambeam3173]

What i love about the sound design of the Nazgul on the Fell Beast is they make it obvious how much louder the Nazgul can screech compared to the growls of the beast

[@jpiccone1]

Bernard Hill (Theoden [and Captain Smith of Titanic!]) was a giant of an actor - mesmerizing.

[@pickthestickup]

"Do not be so quick to deal out death and judgement, for even the very wise cannot see all ends." - Gandalf

[@chrisbergsten1429]

Faramir dragging Frodo halfway back to Gondor before changing his mind (and Frodo holding up the Ring for the Ringwraith "oh hello sir is this what you're looking for?") was a change from the books. Originally he felt the lure of the Ring and was like "oh HELL no, this thing is a problem and it needs to go." I imagine they did it for pacing or extra conflict or to build out the relationship with his father or something, but book fans weren't thrilled about it since being wiser than his brother was kind of his thing.

[@GarrettJayChristian]

The split books in each volume obscure the timeline a bit--likely a product of having to split the volumes at all. By the time Frodo and Sam are at Henneth Anûn, Aragorn & co are already on the Paths of the Dead. Add in a superfluous Warg battale and a full hour of Helm's Deep for some reason, and there's a LOT of time to kill on the other side to keep rough synchronicty.

[@user-lv5bt3nt3r]

Faramir actually took frodo and sam closer to their objective - in the books and the movie. Osgiliath is the frontier between Gondor and Mordor but all tje way up to the tower of Cirith Ungol (the pass of the spider) is ‘old Gondor’ that has been lost to Mordor. Minas morgul (its Gondor name, Minas Ithil - the tower of the moon) is just up the road from Osgiliath. All Faramir did was escort frodo and sam through Ithilien, which was on their route anyway.

[@caveritt82489]

@@chrisbergsten1429 the little nod to this difference when Sam says “by rights we shouldn’t even be here” is great

[@plastic_vicar]

They did a total hatchet job on Faramir, lol!

[@Celestia282]

I think the movie handled Faramir *better* than the book. In the book, he's just kinda too perfect, which makes his entire story way too on the nose. I think the movie did a great job of giving him flaws whilst still keeping him more resistant to corruption than Boromir. Showing him failing to resist the Ring makes the eventual success more impactful.

[@johnwalters1341]

At 12:14, the stunties playing Uruk-hai had to wear foam latex prosthetic makeup, which took them a couple of hours each morning to put on. Each orc suit was good for about one week's wear before it had to be replaced. The pile of orc carcasses here is a pile of used orc suits. Waste not, want not...

[@zarinshapurjee9430]

Everyone always mentions Sam and Frodo's friendship but I personally loved the friendship between Legolas and Gimli it was so pure and sweet

[@aliciacarley3408]

I do love their friendship love the counting games between the two..

[@o0pinkdino0o]

Maple, remember that the book stretched out what the film conensed, particularly the length of time it took to get from point A to B. Aragorn and Eowyn spent months together.

[@kylecasey7010]

When this first came out I only partially understood Theoden’s pain at the death of his son. Now in my late 30’s I understand when he wept for Theodred, he was mourning not just the young man he was at death but the young child that he probably still saw him as.

[@cheetos1231000]

"They're taking the hobbits to Isengard" I was just thinking that and they actually put it in the edit. Love it

[@incogneato790]

Loved it, but they missed the PO-TA-TOES meme.

[@Kybot12]

The door opening always gets reactors feeling a certain way. 44:16

[@MrDevintcoleman]

I’m a straight guy and it does that to me 😂

[@troyareyes]

Them putting the helmet on the scared little boy always breaks my heart.

[@Gunleaver]

Cranks were normally used to reload any real military crossbow. If you can cock a crossbow barehanded, it's not powerful enough to be used in battle.

[@Mistmantle88]

The Steward of Gondor is like The Hand of the King. In the absence of the king, the stewardship passes from father to son until a king returns to the throne. Boromir is the eldest son of Denethor, and would eventually have become the Steward, equivalent to a king. Aragorn’s return means Boromir just got his future as ruler revoked. This is why Boromir was so hostile at the Council of Elrond, stating “Gondor has no King, Gondor needs no King,” and then sulks. Later when he’s simmered down and had a chance to get to know Aragorn and maybe consider the King would still need a Steward, he speaks to Aragorn about how their paths will lead them back to Minas Tirith, and when he says “the lords of Gondor have returned” he’s saying he accepts Aragorn as an equal lord of Gondor alongside himself…he’s ready to share that status and power. It takes until he’s dying for him to fully accept Aragorn as his brother, his captain and his King.

[@davewhitmore1958]

"If you're an ugly, hateful person it really ages you" Yeah, there's a book by Oscar Wilde on that very theme . . .

[@phiwelove]

The picture of Dorian Gray?

[@davewhitmore1958]

@phiwelove Bingo!

[@JackOiswatching]

Sam's monologue at the end hits harder now.

[@kelly9876]

yes it hit harder today than ever before for me

[@seriomarkj]

Needed that speech right about now

[@TheGageBass]

I haven't been through the comments to see if anyone else mentioned this but Tolkien based Sam off of the soldiers that served under him during WWI, and has made specific mention of a batmen, a batmen was basically a bodyman of a officer taking care of his needs in the field and serving with and keeping him safe during combat. Really brings a new perspective on the speeches sam gives throughout the series.

[@davewhitmore1958]

Whoa! "Muddy Placenta Sack" was the name of my metal band in college 😮

[@olddog330]

Inaugural concert tour for their debut album "Maggoty Bread" featuring the top-10 hit "Meat's on the Menu!"

[@19nzinga]

Can’t wait for ROTK reaction! You’re going to love it.

[@johnwalters1341]

At 29:00, the Ring of Barahir is one of the oldest heirlooms of the House of Elendil, dating back to the First Age of Middle-earth, over 6,000 years previously. Barahir was the father of Beren, whose love for Luthien Tinuviel was the song Aragorn was singing in FOTR. Both Aragorn and Arwen are distant descendants of Beren and Luthien.

[@junibacken729]

It‘s so cool that they put details like this in the movie! Most viewers won‘t know what it is, but they still made the extra effort 😊

[@juvandy]

Rohan is so cool. The vibe, the theme, Edoras.... it's just amazing

[@seanmcmurphy4744]

Fun fact: most of the Riders of Rohan were ladies. It took several hours in the morning to put beards on them

[@ColombianThunder]

12:27 DID YOU KNOW

[@warriorpitbull1170]

I've seen this trilogy at least a hundred times. Maple and Arianna, you gal's reaction is at the top of the list of the myriad that I have watched. You are so funny and so down-to-earth, I teared up when you did, and it's been a long time since I've done that. Thank you so much! I can hardly wait for your reaction to The Return of the King. You're both going to love it.

[@davepowder4020]

The Gandalf vs. Balrog scene at the beginning is twinned with another such fight in the Silmarillion. The 1st age elf Glorfindel vs. a Balrog while protecting those fleeing from Gondolin. He was even sent back to Middle Earth after his death to serve the elves in much the same inspiring role as Gandalf serves. His role of rescuing Frodo from the Black Riders in the Fellowship of the Ring was given over to Arwen in the movie. And it's possible that Sting, Bilbo's blade, may have belonged to Glorfindel, as it was found alongside the two known elven swords.

[@brucewilliams4152]

What you should remember is Tolkien knewcwar,he fought in the trenches of the western front. Dead bodies lying in marsh, unburied.

[@IanJenn356094]

My favorite implication is when that one uruk hai says "Looks like meat's back on the menu, boys", it goes to imply that orcs are aware of the concept of restaraunts.

[@JirkaKunst]

54:21 Treebeard: "There is no curse in Elvish, Entish, or the tongues of Men for this treachery." Wait, there is polish!

[@brettcloud8550]

The entirety of the LOTR soundtrack is phenomenal but the Rohan theme with the violins is my favorite. Just hits me right in the feels each time.

[@professorbugbear]

Howard Shore is a freaking genius. It is the greatest soundtrack of all time imo.

[@carnilia]

Re: Maple thirsting after Gandalf- you’re in good company; women have been lamenting not getting with Ian McKellan for decades

[@NameOptional-p9u]

Me as a kid at the bottom of my driveway waiting on the school bus to pick me up and take me to school in the early morning and I see a red sky.... "the red sun rises. blood has been spilled this night." lol

[@damiantreat7929]

Crazy that the budget for this movie was only 94 million. Movies today have 3x the budget and don't look half as good

[@BigMike246]

Shadowfax is the absolutely most badass name for the King of Horses. I've dug his name ever since the first time I read the books.

[@bmnbl]

Hearing Sam's speech now hits different

[@jossecoupe446]

They say evil comes in waves, but it's been one consistent fckn torrent the last 8 years.

[@caveritt82489]

@@bmnbl it’s hard to go from being the “Sam” in this conversation to being the “Frodo” 😢

[@LuminairPrime]

I'm glad I'm not the only one thinking that. This book series and movie are very much about this time of war, the power of brainwashing, and the temptation of evil. I see now why they had us read Brave New World and 1984 in school, too.

[@Strider91]

True that. Be it because you've seen this film before, or because of Real life events. It moves you to tears now

[@axebeard6085]

At the time, Eowyn was 24. Aragorn is 87. We don't when Eowyn died, but we do know Aragorn's age when he died: 210. Aragorn reigned for 122 years. Eowyn was likely long dead before Aragorn died. Another thing to consider is Arwen. During the Lord of the Rings tale, she is around 2,778 years old. If you're Aragorn, who is going to be more appealing: a child of 24 years, or a woman who appeared to be in her 20's but was close to 3000 years old, with all the wisdom and experience that comes with it? Also, Arwen died one year after Aragorn did.

[@dimitriosgliarmis7622]

They actually did need to do the cgi of Legolas getting on the horse. He had broken ribs and he couldnt get on the horse.

[@nasssMill17]

30:25 I believe he did that in one take switching personalities between cameras!! What a masterpiece! He is so good! He played Cesar in Rise of the planet of the apes 🔥 🐐

[@alundavies1016]

Rivendell is over 500miles from Helms Deep, so a month at least each way on foot. The Elves actually came from Lothlorien, so half the distance, but a month there and back from Helms Deep. So Theoden could not have asked for help from the Elves, he has only been himself for less than a week or so. It is a few days ride from Edoras to Minas Tirith, again at least a fortnight one way on foot.

[@NameOptional-p9u]

When Eomer says "I would cut off your head, dwarf..." He doesn't really know that he is talking to an absolute unit of a killing machine named Gimli lol.

[@eragon400]

If you really think about, Boromir was the youngest member of the fellowship. Even the hobbits are older than him

[@seancurtis1199]

One of the few aspects of the story that the movies does not portray well is the passage of time, it has been many months already since the hobbits set out for bree and met Aragorn, By this point they have been in rohan for at least a few weeks aiding theoden and resting after their pursuit of the Uruks.

[@buddabudda]

I'll always love this masterpiece of a trilogy, but I can never overlook how dirty they did Faramir.

[@DeversonBasilio]

Saruman: You have no power here, Gandalf the GREY Gandalf: I LEVELED UP

[@NestorCaster]

Gollum--actually goes back and forth between good and evil personas in the book, but because of Sam’s reasonable skepticisms and poisoning of the ring, Gollum tends to choose evil more than good. The tragedy of Gollum lies in the fact that the Ring, for centuries, weakened him and his mind to the point that Gollum believes his own lies completely, and his ready to betray anyone, including his own self, for the Ring; that’s how complete and total evil Saron and his Ring is, it’s even powerful enough to make you literally be at war with yourself, not merely figuratively or in hyperbole, but in all actuality. 😮

[@stereotypedpanda4874]

34:34 "sid the solth on steroids" 😂

[@geminiblade]

God if I could have 1 friend like Sam in my life I’d have a full life or at least close to it.

[@charlespatrickwade3340]

34: 44 The design of the Wargs was based on hyenas, to add some of the monstrousness that makes them more than big wolves. Also, prehistoric sloths were no joke. Megatherium was an absolute unit, look them up.

[@Kybot12]

Don’t keep up waiting a month for Return of the King!

[@johnwalters1341]

At 26:19, the funeral of Theodred is one of my favorite scenes in the movie. It isn't in Tolkien's book, but I'm sure he would approve. The movie differs greatly from the book in this part; most of the middle third of the movie was made up by the screen writers. T2T must have given the writers the most trouble of the three movies. LOTR isn't a true trilogy; rather, it is a single long story that was published in 1954-55 in three volumes because of economic conditions in post-WWII Britain. As a result, T2T is something of a "middle child," without a proper beginning or end, and the screen writers had to make up lots of plot to make a watchable movie. In Tolkien's version of the story, the action for once is moving faster than in the movie, and the death of Theodred is glossed over in order to get our cast to Helm's Deep. Bernard Hill and Miranda Otto just kill their roles here! Note that Eowyn's song is sung in Anglo-Saxon. In the book, the Rohirrim speak a different language from the other Men of the West of Middle-earth. Tolkien, in his role as translator of the Red Book of Westmarch, has translated the Common Speech or Westron as Modern English, while the language of the Rohirrim is translated as Old English or Anglo-Saxon. The screen writers have wisely decided not to over-complicate the dialogue here, so we only hear the speech of the Rohirrim here and there, most notably here in Eowyn's song.

[@danielallan8061]

"In war, fathers bury their sons" - Something some ancient guy said

[@davepresley4689]

Seen this movie a hundred times and still cried with you guys during Sams speech

[@TheCrazyCanuck420]

39:41 Even though the ring corrupted Boromir, he had to take one hell of a journey to get to Rivendale in one piece.

[@Stick-a-fork-in-Gmorks-tort]

❤ We're going on an adventure!

[@obenohnebohne]

These characters are all so well placed, each of them has a role and together they bring this world to life. So good.

[@SgtWicket]

Did you know that Viggo Mortensen improvised the defense of Helm’s Deep? An orc army just happened to show up that day and he rolled with it and that’s the take they ended up using.

[@lisawilliams8180]

😂

[@revangerang]

It's true, my brother's cousin's uncle was there at the time

[@sweiland75]

According to the novel f The Lord of the Rings trilogy, the characters were smoking tobacco. While Peter Jackson's script did lean into the cannabis culture slightly, it's still tobacco.

[@johnwalters1341]

At 40:05 you say, "How pretty." Not many reactors comment on the wonderful matte painting in the background. In the book, Faramir says, "Moonset over Gondor. Fair Ithil [the Moon], as he goes from Middle-earth, glances upon the white locks of old Mindollluin [the tall mountain behind the city of Minas Tirith]. It is worth a few shivers."

[@travisbounds4746]

i'm high af this is gonna be great

[@jarodsmith6890]

Maple: I think it's so funny she fell in love with him within two seconds of meeting him, Arianna: 100% yeah. Maple: and is just absolutely… Arianna: (In agreement) Enamored. **Two Seconds Later** Arianna: Woo… Dayum. Alright. @43:00

[@Alookatportland]

Man Sam’s speech hits hard right now

[@stevenhernandeznon-profitf968]

Poor maple seemed even more wrecked the 2nd time

[@TrentRushton]

Great acting also for Andy Serkis, with Golumn arguing with Smeagol.

[@AndreaMGC]

"DID YOU KNOW HE BROKE HIS......" sigh.... deletes paragraph 😂

[@aeraxxis]

It's always 1 of or both of these dialogues in this film: King Theoden's "no parent should have to bury their child" and Sam's speech about "the stories that really mattered"

[@cheetos1231000]

I almost can't describe how excited I am for you (Arianna) to watch this trilogy. It's honestly incredible.

[@Traps3500]

I love how genuine this is and I’m not even halfway in. I don’t like when people overly fake reactions on any movie or show so this seems like it’ll be a good one lol.

[@elegrin5170]

At 45:37 listen carefully exactly Legolas's said " 300 hundreds, against 10 thousands?"... That is why this war is hopeless..

[@riolkin]

"Now we're being attacked and I just want to cry. There's ugly dog things!" my new favorite Maple quote

[@gnomescape]

Did you know? He actually broke his foot when he kicked that helm! 😂