Watching "The Lord of the Rings" for the FIRST TIME

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[@BlueButterfly3141]

Other people: confuse Dumbledore with Gandalf Dylan: calls Gandalf Gryffindor

[@gracealonso2686]

I laughed so hard

[@Yu_K_wtf]

calls Gandalf Gollum too

[@dorkywhovian1018]

And Ghandi

[@tianahovsepians9176]

I’m dying 😂

[@claudiaspence7814]

@@Yu_K_wtf and calls Gollum Gandalf

[@sandramusic4574]

this was just Dylan shipping Aragorn and Arwen for an hour and 10 minutes

[@Bjjbhcoa86]

Me

[@lop90ful1]

And it was absolutely perfect

[@H15TL1TR3L]

And I loved it.

[@baguettegott3409]

I kind of enjoyed that, since I wasn't hugely invested in their relationship (until I read the appendices that is) and seeing them through the eyes of someone who is was actually really nice.

[@missgiroud97]

All of us

[@cosmicriptid]

Dylan looking at Gollum and going "Is this Gandalf?" was a legendary moment

[@jeidafei1165]

I screamed with laughter at that one 😂

[@thorsmissingeye]

every lotr fan will tell you this but when aragorn kicked the helmet the actor actually broke his toe which is why he yelled so much and they just kept it in lol

[@albertlyngpetersen8702]

And all Dylan said was "chill homey"

[@KyleDevy]

A better tid bit I think, is the fact that all the hobbit feet we see, are actually just shoes made to look like hobbit feet. I find that hilarious.

[@iminumst7827]

Fun fact, Peter Jackson couldn't get enough extras for the Helms Deep scene, so he made the controversial decision to hire real orcs as actors. Before that point, orcs were not accepted in Hollywood. But now, most actors are orcs wearing human makeup. It's amazing how much progress has been made in so little time.

[@bisahase1576]

I was just debating with myself if I should comment this, so thank you😂

[@juliaalemu7977]

Sw

[@senpaisear-edge]

“She gave up immortality for you? Homie you better stay faithful” truer words have never been spoken

[@edoardoprevelato6577]

Well aragorn is 89 in the series, and lives up to two hundred and something. They were together since he was about 50, so they stayed together to his death, after 150/160 years. In the end she died a year after him, renouncing her mortality.

[@arusu1806]

He technically cheated on her... ):

[@arusu1806]

Mr Original didn’t he kiss the human princess?

[@comandantethorn9929]

@@danyms4082 yep exactly, hes a loyal guy xd

[@shockwavesteve]

ALicia c You mean Eowen? First, she’s not technically a princess, she’s just the heir to the throne of Rohan. And when the heck did she do that? She ended up with Feramir son of Denethor son of Ecthelion so I’m confused as to where that happened.

[@huntclanhunt9697]

Aragorn also thought his Elf Girlfriend had left. He thought he was single, and still didn't cheat. That is pretty honorable.

[@Dani-gm4ui]

I never realized that! Makes me love him even more

[@hwren9845]

He's just the best.

[@KirstenMarie_MS3]

Her name is Arwin.

[@Anyankasvids]

Kirsten Marie Arwen*

[@KirstenMarie_MS3]

@@Anyankasvids ok, thanks. Been a long time since I read the books.

[@justalemon965]

You may have watched the extended version, but you haven’t lived until you’ve watched the extra extended version of Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring but every time Samwise Gamgee takes a step towards Mordor it plays the “This is it” “this is what?” “If I take one more step, it’ll be the farthest I’ve ever been” clip. It’s 9 hours long.

[@missserenity1090]

The editing of that video had to have taken forever

[@modern_disposition]

I have ptsd from that video🥲

[@min--]

That video was so funny, but sadly it was taken down :(

[@INeedYouToBreathe]

Omg I want to watch it

[@emilyrhyne8540]

That's hilarious!!!!!

[@bt-eg8xu]

i still find it so cute that after the lotr won an oscar, instead of going to the countless oscars after parties they went to the official lotr fan club after party and spent the night with the franchise's biggest fans. it seems like this movie was definitely hard af to work on but so much fun nonetheless, the reunion in 2020 was all my lotr loving heart needed and more

[@michellegarcia9434]

Sir he does not turn the butterfly into an eagle.

[@frutrace]

Nope. He just ordered a Lyft.

[@SamaraLebree]

@@frutrace underrated comment right here lol

[@mikegarcia1807]

wasnt it a moth ? . Jk.

[@MiArcangel]

So what happened?

[@kerrychristensen7204]

...one does not?

[@alexissmith7685]

"Tree sex" he totally missed the opportunity to say "treesome".

[@rebeccagibbs4128]

Alexis you fucking genius

[@razielcelibethhernandez3699]

Omg amazing

[@kerrychristensen7204]

👏

[@morlandalamaga5899]

The charcters didn't get hurt but the actors did!

[@charlesedwards2856]

Shut down the comments, we have a winner here!

[@heliakuhnperez9472]

I can’t believe he cut out the “I would have followed you, my brother, my captain, my king”… it’s such a great line and so memorable! It shows Boromirs redemption perfectly

[@leaves4523]

Yes when he acknowledges him as King, it was a great moment for Aragorn and Boromir because it told Aragorn that his people still needed a King and he was It.

[@SonicGold34]

This guy is an unemotional lolcow NPC idiot as far as im concerned, "I thought they were going to make out", hard dislike from me, this is how youre going to be on your first viewing?He probably doesnt even have the ability to have an internal monologue

[@heliakuhnperez9472]

@@SonicGold34 then don’t watch him I guess 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@jcon2060]

@@heliakuhnperez9472 No, it's just that dylan has an issue with media literacy. By wanting to appear contrarian, he ends up seemingly exposing himself as that of a hypocrite.

[@abigailr.9601]

Personally I can’t believe he cut out Gimli’s “That still only counts as one!” line. Such a crime.

[@tovekauppi1616]

The ring being a hindrance is the point. People want it because it’s a legendary object and they believe it will give them power. It’s part of the lie. Also, the ring has a will of it’s own and can influence people psychically. The greater your desire for power is the easier it is for the ring to influence you. That’s why hobbits make ideal ring bearers as they generally don’t care much for power.

[@lauraroth6630]

Yes! They make ideal ring bearers bc they don’t thirst for power, as well as them being the lowest on the totem pole of powerful beings.

[@JahanMisra]

even gollum after being corrupted never thinks to use its power beyond using it to kill and eat the occasional orc. another interesting thing is while most people are attached to it for the power it gives, the hobbits see it as a precious possession and don’t care about its actual power

[@peewee0224]

Well no the rings power is based on the power of the wearer. And hobbits are the lowest power level species. This is why Gandalf won’t touch it because as he says. It would wield a power to great and terrible to imagine.

[@3-2bravo49]

Ya, kind of like heroine, or combat.

[@doinky4345]

@@peewee0224i really wish the movie showed Tom Bombodill, but i get the choice of not including him

[@sheridanx3134]

Aragorn: **screams** Dylan: "chill homie" That actor literally broke 2 of his toes kicking that helmet in that shot so his screams were real 😂😂😬😬

[@dapeach06]

For real. Even if Viggo hadn't broken toes IRL, those soft boots give NO toe protection ...and the emotional anguish

[@atomsky5496]

I've been searching for this comment haha

[@jane270]

Time stamp?

[@ninjacatchphrase7523]

It's crazy how true that is they made him kick that helmet for hours on end 😂😂😂

[@mythrando4867]

also in the scenes where they run together all the actors are badly hurt... Legolas= Broken Rib. Gimli= Dislocated Knee And Aragorn = The 2 borken toes... those guys are insane for pushing thru that

[@danterik9781]

Cant believe he skipped: ''THAT STILL ONLY COUNTS AS ONE''

[@alexlamb6964]

Yessss!!!

[@grandtwhite8254]

Yeah, but there's a lot to react to.

[@SoelPockychan]

Danterik I was thinking the same 😂😂😂

[@user-jg9px1xu4e]

😂👌👌👌 a classic

[@LolitaXxJack]

literally me

[@beezyqueen]

the confidence with which you called gollum “gandalf,” frodo “hobo,” and aragorn “eragon” 😂😂😂😂

[@LightYagami-ik1cg]

28:05 lets not forget “one dwarf down”😂😂😂😂

[@cosmicriptid]

Dylan was so satisfied he predicted Boromir's death as though Sean Bean doesn't die in everything

[@A5xxxxx]

Right😅 think the only thing I've never seen him die in is Troy!

[@3-2bravo49]

He stayed alive in the show sharpe. Damn good show

[@opinionladyy]

He's only died a few times 🤣 they just were popular franchises 🤣

[@sarareiss6523]

@@A5xxxxx I think he lived in Percy Jackson, but honestly, who's counting that

[@violetnorwen8491]

​@@A5xxxxxAnd the Percy Jackson movies 🤮

[@ninavinterova9875]

Dylan: *Went to film school* Also Dylan: *has never seen literally any movies ever*

[@ShelbyPlatt]

Okay but same. We see some of the classics in school but otherwise it’s really up to you to watch the ones you want to watch.

[@tessahartman7870]

i'm in film school right now and we mostly watch foreign movies. if we watch any american movies they were made before the 70's

[@ninavinterova9875]

I know guys, I'm literally in a film school too, it's a joke. We watch a lot of old classics with great camera work and stuff, but dude's never even seen Harry Potter or Heathers before he started this series 😂😂😂😂 In my country there's only one film school so you have to really know your movies, even the new niche ones to get there. I mean he didn't know Harry Potter, like dude 😂😂😂

[@laboon344]

@@ninavinterova9875 it's like what's his name from corridor crew 😂

[@shashavengesayi6055]

This comment 😂

[@natdoesstuff]

this was actually Orlando Bloom's first roll. They called him straight outta acting school and offered him the part. He called back and was like what really are you joking

[@malena5026]

First role in a Major Film. Pretty awsome .His first film was in 1997 when he was still in film school

[@kaybee6981]

Really? I thought he looked younger in Troy. 🤔 Also, I don't know if this true or not, but I read somewhere that he first auditioned for the role of Strider then had the Casting people tell him he was more suited for the character Legolas.

[@cranberrybe]

he also had a part in the midsommer murders. he was unknown to Americans of course so he didn't really exist ...

[@Rokakiyoshi]

@@nobodyqwertyu that’s the point. The original commenter meant major film. So midsommer murders is a small role, we’re not talking about small roles

[@natdoesstuff]

@@nobodyqwertyu No you're absolutely right I thought this was his first role. First role in a major film is still a big deal but I didn't know about Midsommer Murders at all.

[@emmatalbot3417]

Dylan: completely breezes over Legolas's and Gimli's relationship Also Dylan: "Legolas is such a useless character"

[@cranberryrosebud]

"What about side by side with a friend?" is one of the best moments, people can fight me

[@wearmeout1]

he was right

[@emilyrhyne8540]

Thank you!!!!

[@Camothor10]

He still doesnt have any character just because he had a friend doesnt all of a sudden mean he had depth

[@gemlue7827]

@@Camothor10 I disagree. We tend to care about characters that have relationships and matter to other characters

[@vanessaviktoria]

they heard all the complaints about legolas personality or lack of it and promptly decided to give him a whole arc in the hobbit trilogy, even though he wasn’t in the book

[@edorasmarauder5761]

Yeah, that was kind of annoying.

[@escotanner]

That explains so much

[@OppositeofHATE7]

It kind of made sense that he was more bold and wild at a younger age, but it wasn't necessary and the cgi was awful. I don't understand what people mean he has no personality in the main trilogy, though

[@natedillow1725]

I love how excited he is that Aragorn is a faithful boyfriend 😂😂😂

[@mitzaryrosales5989]

Dylan: " you're going to trust a guy a named worm tounge?" Lily and James Potter: *has left the chat*

[@nadiar.4638]

Thats what lord of the rings and harry potter taught me. Anyone with the name worm in it is not to be trusted 😅

[@barbaro267]

Pretty sure you're thinking of Wormtail.

[@BeaSDT]

@@nadiar.4638 Poor Grey Worm though...

[@ivangarnica5811]

😂

[@vic_cresss]

barbaro267 You’re right, they are thinking of wormtail, we all are. It’s just that they both have ‘worm’ in their name

[@oklahomapirate6945]

In the books, it's implied that the rings enhance one's inherent abilities, and hobbits are naturally sneaky so the enhancement a hobbit receives is invisibility

[@naixnaix3543]

In the spiritual world, beings are invisible to those in the physical world. This is why Isildur, Bilbo, and Frodo become invisible when they wear the Ring-because they are no longer in the physical world.

[@bbjygm]

Yeah, what the other guy said. A human wore it and also turned invisible, so I doubt it's hobbit specific.

[@Mrs.Ragnvindr]

It's always sad when we need to say "in the books..." 😭 fricking movie from book adaptation man....

[@Adroit1911]

And long life

[@ProximaCentauri97]

but Isildur turned invisible too?

[@nwgrizzlies11]

When he sees the flag falling and says if that isn’t symbolism I don’t know what is. The best part about that scene is it was completely unplanned. The wind just happened to tear it off the pole and fall in front of Aragorn like that.

[@tovekauppi1616]

That’s a myth. They made the flag to tear off. However, they didn’t plan for the play to perfectly fall down where it did.

[@jamiereid7428]

@@tovekauppi1616thank you, I didn’t want to have to be that guy again haha. Same with the Gandalf head smack in hobbiton, was on purpose. Not an accident.

[@frufruJ]

@@jamiereid7428 Peter Jackson says in the DVD commentary that he hit his head accidentally.

[@katheryn2375]

Aragorn: kicks helmet Dylan: haha chill homie me: don't say it don't say it don't say it don't say it don't say it don't say it don't say it don't say it don't say it don't say it don't say it don't say it don't say it don't say it don't say it don't say it don't say it don't say it me: DID YOU KNOW Viggo Mortensen broke two of his toes kicking that helmet????

[@yassjun4309]

Don’t strain yourself from screaming fun facts about the movie!

[@Branmuffin7]

Lmfao I know me too

[@orlaghflanagan6481]

thank you for existing with me............i need more people to know this

[@Saaaaaaraaa]

It was me during this moment 😂

[@christophermueller9764]

Did you know that he also almost drowned in the river/waterfall scene.

[@bellaweaver9210]

dylan: “i want to be a hobbit” also dylan: is 6’4

[@Momoofx]

Summer Rose then what am I at 5 foot

[@user-lu4xp7iv8c]

Nessa A HOBBIT

[@Taewills]

The actor who plays Gimli the dwarf is 6’1 irl. All about camera work.

[@Momoofx]

Omnisis that one hit home

[@bellaweaver9210]

Montae Williams that information terrifies me for some reason

[@LynnHermione]

I love how "why not just the eagles" is SUCH a common question Tolkien himself realized they broke his plot so he added info in the books as to why the eagles wouldn't help most of the time. "the rings were more of a hindrance than a help" - that, exactly, is the point Tolkien was trying to make

[@lauraroth6630]

I also think based on many things that Tolkien said, is that he didn’t even think abt the eagles taking Frodo and Sam to Mordor when he originally wrote LOTR because having the eagles take them to Mordor doesn’t make for a story nearly as interesting as Frodo and Sam (and Gollum) having to make the trek themselves. So that’s why he then clarified later that the eagles only came to help Frodo and Sam later is because they’re a race that doesn’t participate in Middle Earth affairs, and only made exceptions as a favor to Gandalf, who is a minor god. So instead of them participating in destroying the ring, they only swoop in after the ring’s destroyed to save Frodo and Sam. And the biggest reason for why the eagles didn’t take them to Mordor was bc the whole mission relied on stealth: Frodo and Sam needed Sauron to not see them, otherwise the mission would’ve failed, and of course, if they in on the backs of huge eagles, Sauron’s gonna be able to spot them and stop them from miles away.

[@vinnicinhus44]

@@lauraroth6630 In the movie, The Eye CLEARLY sees them and Sauron does nothing.

[@jedimercenary609]

The movie adds a moment or two of Sauron seeing the hobbits, but apparently he doesn’t realize what it is he is seeing. They’re added for dramatic effect and don’t make too much sense, but I just imagine that he doesn’t realize who they are somehow. Near the end, he senses Frodo putting the ring in Mount Doom and sends the Nazgûl About the eagles, it wouldn’t make any sense tactically to take the eagles to Mordor with the Ring. Sauron would see the eagles and send all his forces after the eagles. The Nazgûl’s flying fellbeasts would fight the eagles, and/or the army of orcs would shoot them down. Sauron’s forces were more powerful than the forces of good, so they had to be stealthy about it.

[@vinnicinhus44]

@@jedimercenary609 the eye sees Frodo at Mt. Doom without him putting the ring on

[@jedimercenary609]

@@vinnicinhus44 I remember that from the film. I like to think Sauron didn’t realize what he was seeing in that moment because if he did but did nothing about the hobbit with his ring inside Mordor, then he’s the biggest idiot to ever live. The film added that moment to be more dramatic, but it makes Sauron look dumb if he directly looks at Frodo and does nothing. Either way, if they came in on giant eagles, they’d be much more conspicuous, and not even movie Sauron would ignore that. The mission could only succeed if Sauron did not know about their plan to destroy the Ring and was unaware of the Ring reaching Mount Doom. Sauron’s forces were too powerful to fight directly.

[@salem8720]

The fact that he watched about 10 hours of LOTR and THEN had to sit through it AGAIN to edit it all says everything. Loved it ❤️

[@katriamuse6158]

“Yeah see he’s an heir... she’s a water. Badum tss.” “Aragorn? He’s Ara-GONE” First of all these are high quality jokes and I want them on my head stone

[@Erika-pn3jl]

Fun Fact: When Aragorn kicked the helmet in Two Towers he broke his big toe which is how he was able to scream so well.

[@4Curses]

i remembered exactl ythis, when i saw that scene xD

[@undertakerslaugh]

no shit 😂

[@assassinealmoris6210]

Erika Still The best actor alive

[@Erika-pn3jl]

@@assassinealmoris6210 and one of the more attractive actors too haha

[@KingBuster90]

He almost drowned because his armour was to heavy & Got caught in an undertow whilst floating down river & my favorite is when the stunt man blinded by his orc make up throws a real dagger a little to close to viggos face but he just deflects it with his sword

[@cosmicriptid]

Wizards in Lord of the Rings can be very confusing for people because they are both immensely powerful and very restricted on what they are able to do.

[@bhelliom3]

Lol Dylan being surprised they listed the fanclub members but all I hear is "Shoutout to our Patreons who will be listed at the end"

[@1sTEfFaniE1]

Fun fact: they did an open call for horseback riders in New Zealand and most of the Rohan riders are actually women.

[@am1604]

I'm told anyone and their sisters auditioned for the movie..these are the sisters.

[@danielcuevas3025]

Wow I didn’t know that. Now when I see the Horse Lords ride I’m just going to try and picture them with their armor off thanks

[@truly7468]

Daniel Cuevas Could you be more of a degenerate?

[@danielcuevas3025]

Solar Punk I know you are but what am I??

[@kaylahiland6223]

...a degenerate

[@kait5304]

"Enough with your lies, fries, you potatoes in disguise" - Dylan 2019

[@minniebabi1555]

@@justchilling704 uhh

[@mattis1389]

Dylan is one of the great poets of ouer generation.

[@smhmyhead9307]

PO TA TOES

[@realswobby]

Modern poetry, AW MAN! xD

[@keirak7232]

Someone tell him about the dishonesty in his ketchup

[@LynnHermione]

1:08:00 the funny thing is, Frodo is supposed to be old enough to be Sam's DAD. He looks in his (human) 20s because of the ring but he's middle aged. Sam was the son of Frodo's gardener. So a lot of the shippy stuff is supposed to be read as father-son like. Also, Pippin is literally underaged! Hobbits come of age at 33, Pippin is like 22. If he were a human he'd be a teenager. Frodo was their uncle-friend.

[@PizzaLover379]

Isn't he also a cousin of theirs?

[@emilyneman5610]

I mean this makes sense… considering I always saw Frodo as more of a dad then a teenager lmao. He had that old personality to him

[@sigstenbockgard8080]

@@PizzaLover379 merry and pippin are cousins

[@ChristopherJames1993]

Frodo is literally 33. His birthday is the same as BIlbos, September 22nd. Frodos quest is part of his coming of age. Bilbo is 111 when LOTR happens and hes had the ring for 50 years or so.

[@flinnricho555]

@@sigstenbockgard8080 frodo is also a couisin of theirs, just more removed.

[@bhelliom3]

Dylan accurately predicting a good chunk of the films but saying "what's the trap?" while they're surrounded by spider webs at 57:19 is why I'm here.

[@kuroi1995]

Dylan: How is Aragorn 87 year old? I need more history. JRR Tolkien: I'm so glad you asked!

[@donutbetes]

Chloe Omelchuck exactly

[@m33p0]

i think Tolkien would have said "Jolly good!"

[@zadagaming5121]

In the lore of the Middle Earth, Aragorn is a Dunedain, a hair of Numenor people, who have a long life.

[@seangaming5480]

@@zadagaming5121 how did he become a hair?

[@zadagaming5121]

@@seangaming5480 Elrond reveal his descendance : he is descending of Valandil, the last son of Isildur, the last heir of the Thrones of Arnor and Gondor.

[@Jasmine-ho9iz]

Normal authors: Lemme just make some mythology for my story Tolkien: Gimme a sec I need to make some story for my mythology

[@Tom_McMurtry]

first was mythology for the language(s)!

[@beetlebob4675]

@@Tom_McMurtry 😂😂 lol exactly "Hold on a minute, i have to craft an entire culture, cosmology and extended creation-based pagan universe for my l a n g u a g e s..."

[@knightley5896]

I dont get it

[@winz3318]

@@knightley5896 tolkien first created the language's and the world and then built the story around it. most authors make a story and than build a world to fit it

[@eliwaffles88]

@@winz3318 I was going to write that! Thats why he wrote the silmarillion first.

[@user-ex9ti7ds3m]

Even though not all of the CGI still looks good considering the level of detail possible today, I still say the majority of it holds up because the animation, compositing, cinematography, and miniatures were all top notch

[@OppositeofHATE7]

Most of the stuff they had to invent for these movies, of course it'll look rough but it holds up better than some movies made in the last couple years 😬

[@spiderdude2099]

There’s a lot of stuff they don’t have time to explicitly explain, but it’s still in the movies if you read the books. Here’s a few examples: The other rings DO actually do stuff, but like…..most of the races that have one of the rings of power kinda…agreed not to use them anymore since they found out that the one ring actually has the power to highjack and corrupt all the other ones if Sauron wields it. The “invisibility cloaks” they have actually are enchanted. They’re elven cloaks that don’t grant “invisibility” per se, but excellent camouflage. Like you saw, they can perfectly mimic the scenery around them and look like rocks or even trees, and grass. The bread they eat is called Lembas bread and is also enchanted. A single bite or mouthful can sustain a grown man for an entire day. That’s why they don’t TECHNICALLY need any other rations, it’s just kinda boring tasting to have a bite of bread for each meal. Everyone points out that “why didn’t they have the eagles take them into Mordor?” But you have to realize the eagles are their own race and society that doesn’t really care what happens to the world of men, and they are a very prideful and cynical race. In the prequel, the hobbit, they only BARELY talk to Gandalf and give Bilbo and the dwarves he travels with help like…for a few days before dropping them off and not wanting anything else to do with them. Aragorn isn’t immortal or even have a lifespan as long as an elf, but he is descended from a special line of men that were blessed with long life, but they almost have all died out. Aragorn I think lived until he was about 200-250 years old. Arwen outlived him by a lot tho, I think she was alive for almost 800 years. Although, like….if Arwen was gonna end up with any mortal dude, at least Aragorn lived quite a bit longer than most

[@cj5564]

Aragorn died at age 212. Arwen travelled to Lorien and died one year later.

[@annesophieflipo1933]

thanks for these facts :)

[@jessicabrown1305]

I think the significance of the friendship between Legolas and Gimli is another element that is more fleshed out in the books but is still shown in the films.

[@luluribeiro13]

*most emocional moment in the whole trilogy* Dylan: "they're so clearly green screened"

[@Eggsysworld]

Fun fact; none of the stars were there all together for the ending shot; so the way they did that is actually pretty cool! They all shot individually xD

[@MrNorbo95]

Yeah that really annoyed me. Never seen anyone watch it with so little care.

[@Sipu97]

I cannot believe how much he was distracted by the cgi etc. LOTR is known for having timeless effects that were really good for their time and still are. Sure, the slow motion scenes aren't the best but otherwise I don't see a problem. Besides, nowadays movies like Marvel movies that should have amazing graphics do not have pleasing graphics. Sure they look quite flawless but they do not look real! There's one really good video about this matter on youtube but I cannot remember its name, I think it was something about LOTR's cinematics.

[@TooooniMichelle]

@@MrNorbo95 jesus christ. I love these films but Dylans video is literally made to find the comedy in the films... Everyone can agree that the CGI in these films are fucking awful compared to now but that's to be expected. Dont be such a snob.

[@MrNorbo95]

TooooniMichelle Fair enough! I didn’t realise that was the purpose. I legit thought it was just gonna be an honest reaction. If I knew the purpose was just entirely for him to make jokes I wouldn’t have been as bothered. Also to ‘everyone can agree the CGI is fucking awful compared to modern standards’ is highly ignorant. As the person above you commented, LOTR is known for having timeless effects. When Dylan said the CGI of Gandalf fighting the balrog was awful my eyes legit bulged in shock.

[@botwitaprice]

Once you see the extended version, you will never want to see the shorter one again

[@themimsy]

yasssssssssssss

[@sena167]

I much prefer the original cut

[@domi9146]

Agreed 100%

[@skytheneko]

I can't agree, saw both the director's cut and the theatrical cut Both have their good, but I do still prefer the theatrical cut. I'm sure a lot of people agree with me and a lot also disagree. Personal opinions be personal opinions

[@xReaghan]

Never seen it, should watch it though

[@jamiereid7428]

There’s significant historical significance to asking Galadriel for her golden hair, and that she said yes was actually huge. Legolas understands the history, which is why he looks so pleased about it.

[@frufruJ]

Also, before photography became widespread (so still pretty much during WWI, in which Tolkien fought), it was common for women to give a lock of hair as a token and remembrance. Something the soldiers could hold in the trenches.

[@johnryan6422]

The three hairs she gives Gimli actually have a really cool and sweet backstory. Thousands of years before the most talented elf craftsman of middle earth demanded a single hair from her head to infuse their 'golden beauty' into three gems he crafted. Those gems were the silmarils and they sparked the second war of power between the original dark lord and the other god-like beings of middle earth that tore the planet apart. But she looked into his soul and saw that he wanted her hair in order to own something unique and of beauty that no other elf could possess and found his reason insufficient so she denied him. She denied this elf who was basically a craftsman so talented he was considered godlike by all others in middle earth. Then thousands of years later a dwarf she did not know came to her kingdom (dwarfs and elves had a long and fraught past) and she offered him anything he wished. He asked for a single strand of her hair to remember the beauty of the time he spent in her kingdom. Touched by his reasoning she gave him not one but three.

[@brinasmind]

Dylan: "You're gonna trust this creeper? Look how pale he is!" Also Dylan: literally Casper the ghost himself

[@echidnanatsuki882]

What's the joke? Sorry if I didn't understand XD

[@brinasmind]

@@echidnanatsuki882 that's okay :D Dylan making fun of a character cause they are pale is ironic since he's very pale himself

[@echidnanatsuki882]

@@brinasmind ahh ok XD

[@natl5692]

Let's have one minute of silence for editing Dylan

[@firehawk117]

Yeah it took him two weeks lol

[@mattis1389]

some of his editing was realy funny

[@AnakinDramaticSkywalker]

Gandalf: "It is in men that we must place our hope." Dylan: "oh God, well, we're all fucked."

[@itschesta]

I'm a big fan of the movies and the books but so many people are missing the point of you being a comedic commentator and getting hurt. Lmao. This was great tbh. I loved it!!

[@sekai9488]

ikr like why's everyone getting butthurt about it like he's watching for the first time he wouldn't know all the facts people spouting about on the comments section. me too im just casual watcher i wouldn't know about those too if im not in the fandom

[@beccalinnea]

IKR. I've never watched these movies or read the books so I'm just a casual watcher here but they take it way too seriously and also how tf do they expect someone to understand everything and every detail the first time they watch

[@MaxAndCheese0917]

Fr all the diehard Tolkien fans complaining, like dude, he’s supposed to entertain. Also most people don’t know the convoluted lore of these films so why would Dylan

[@regan3873]

@@MaxAndCheese0917 Eh you don't really need to know the extended lore to catch on. I do get that it would be hard to make a good video taking the movies seriously.

[@regan3873]

It's just because they love Dylan and they love LOTR. So they want Dylan to love LOTR. So when it feels like he's not really trying.... it sucks.

[@rosieo5875]

"The CG is so bad" - listen, I saw Bilbo's demonic freakout for the first time at 5 years old and that's still a recurring nightmare, no joke. The CG in this holds up and where it needs to, it *slaps*.

[@thedragon12]

a remaster could be done to fix the image tho

[@starlingsbones763]

When I was a kid my mom skipped that part because it made me cry 🤣😭

[@rosieo5875]

thedragon12 To what end? Would it make the films any better? Stories are about writing, characters, suspense, the way they make you feel. It shouldn’t just be eye candy.

[@rosieo5875]

starlings bones To be fair to my Mum, she didn’t realise I was there - and even though she skipped over in the future, the damage had already been done 😂

[@rosieo5875]

Ari Hovis-Afflerbach Oh, no doubt. But it was 2001, and the rest of it holds up well enough now to not be too noticeable. If Gollum hadn’t been realistic enough for 2001, the second two films would have fallen apart at the seams.

[@Gweneira_Valentine]

"why wont Gandalf cast the spells??" I too asked myself this question. Then I took a class on Tolkien and learned the way. Gandalf, and the other wizards, are basically demi-gods. each stands for something. Gandalf's is Wisdom; he guides humanity to their own choices and does not rule over them or bend nature to his whim with his powers (unlike Saruman). And another fun fact. The Balrog used to be one of them! But it got too greedy and was consumed by the power it craved and turned into the Balrog we all hate today.

[@AirQuotes]

This is a fun fact

[@how_did_i_get_here]

i like the balrog :( leave my boy alone

[@aLeXx1314]

Balrog were not exactly greedy, they were Mai corrupted by Melkor (Morgoth) the strongest of the Valar who rebelled against the rest of the gods and Iluvatar, he also corrupted Mairon (Sauron), the strongest Maia and made him his first general.

[@blkluster1986]

The wizards that came to middle earth were forbidden from using or displaying there true power.

[@Jadorelainie]

OMG thank you for answering this question! For so long I've wondered about the wizards magic and it's usage! I kinda understood they don't bend nature when in the prequel Gandalf told Bilbo that it'll continue to rain and that it's nothing he could do about that, but didn't fully understood the concept! I also haven't read the books so kimds my fault and the fact about the Balrog!!!

[@lovelyspringweather]

I am so pleased to know that someone else also laughs at Gandalf being spun by Saruman lololol

[@ana_bananass]

It was one of the funniest things I have seen I'm literally laughing right now as I'm writing this

[@3-2bravo49]

Apparently I also laugh at completely inappropriate times during movies. I've gotten a few strange looks

[@rebekahhiggins9002]

Every time

[@abigailr.9601]

Yessss my younger sister literally made a meme out of it

[@olivernisbet1120]

everything is so much funnier with the context that like... no one has ever really seen a hobbit before. The gang just turns up to these wild situations and everyone just looks at them like why did u bring ur kids to this fight ?? whose kids are these ??? quality content

[@marla1820]

gandalf: "you shall not pass" dylan: "thats not it" gandalf: "YOU SHALL NOT PASS" dylan: "ahhhhh" i felt that

[@katherinejoy9048]

But then he skipped the whack of his staff on the floor, words without actions are meaningless 😂😂

[@hayley1574]

I love how Dylan doesn’t realise Gandalf is whispering to the animals to bring in backup and thinks he’s making them bigger

[@aeras7410]

This was so painful to watch him talk about. Oh gawd...

[@musicguy20]

He’s a simple man…

[@3nnik]

"I CALLED THAT!!! OH MY GOODNESS"

[@tashberben2503]

is the audio completely out of sync from the video for anyone else?

[@mechanicfnchn2618]

Yes it is for me too

[@jumpsuitgirl3835]

Yes it's the same for me as well..

[@kaleighbell6797]

Same

[@Abi-mw1wx]

Yes, from about 4 mins in! Thought my laptop was broken...so annoying because this video is a classic rewatch one for me!

[@sahirawr]

Yes same!! Hope Dylan notices

[@JoB822]

is the audio about 10 seconds out of sync with the video or is this just me?

[@134Waffle]

It is for me too

[@prettygay]

"Your friend gets a wife and what do you get? 9 fingers?" I felt that

[@prosebuds5124]

This whole video is just Dylan expressing his thirst for elves

[@omegasage777]

I mean...who doesn't?

[@bashboi4074]

and shipping

[@Phantom_Fireside]

And I mean I cant blame him

[@matthewbreytenbach4483]

@@@omegasage777 Anyone that is versed in folklore.

[@bartrese]

I had a legolas poster in my college dorm room

[@williansouza8724]

if there’s one thing that Doctor Who taught me is how to appreciate everything about a movie/tv show, including the CGI even if it’s bad.

[@doubledorkCrawf0rd]

Oh definitely! Love DW, but season 1 of the 2005 series was sometimes... 😬

[@vastro921]

​@@doubledorkCrawf0rdThe CGI is questionable, but it's one of the best seasons of the show.

[@caseyurich9190]

28:18 - The real reason Aragorn screams like that is because in that shot of him kicking the helmet, Viggo Mortensen (the actor who plays Aragorn) actually broke two of his toes, and that take is the one they used in the movie. So, it's actually a scream of pain.

[@caseyurich9190]

@@hihiglug I did the thing. 👍👍

[@arvidruhland1967]

​@@caseyurich9190i stopped the video at that exact second to look for this comment

[@leb00fski]

What makes it even better was not just that he broke his toes, but that that was like the 20th take they’d done because the helmet wasn’t flying in the right way.

[@GalaxyGurrl]

“This is gonna take like 12 hours” Just wait for the hobbit...

[@leenuhh_]

I love The Hobbit. Worth of my time lmao. 😅

[@mayleengonzalez5162]

Omg i love once upon a time you have it as you profile pic lol i have snow whites ring replica of course and the tea cup and emmes jacket

[@GalaxyGurrl]

Mayleen Gonzalez haha I have Emma’s jacket, killians necklace, and a real metal replica of the dagger

[@nadiar.4638]

The hobbit is going to feel as if its a week long 😅

[@salzkuuu]

I don't even want Dylan to watch that garbage

[@sng1598]

One of the most emotional scene of the trilogy: "My friends, you bow to no one" Dylan: "it's so obvious they were green screened" The DISRESPECT!

[@cmlds]

Then this guy asks himself why he doesn't have a girlfriend. I guess that might be the answer.

[@AnonymousPiLover]

I thought it was practical effects?

[@KateBelangerPhotography]

AnonymousPiLover nah i mean a lot of stuff in the movie is practical- like the orcs are just dudes in makeup, but they end up using a ton of cgi on various stuff as well. dylan was right, the group is obviously green screened in at the end. sucks that it ruined what is otherwise an amazing moment.

[@Lasmelan]

​@@KateBelangerPhotography Didn't ruin the moment for most of us.

[@NelleBear]

I mean...he has eyes? It's obviously green screened, and although most of the cgi in these films holds up incredibly well, that scene definitely does not. lotr fans are so easily offended lol

[@vickyg6182]

i absolutely lost it at "Chill homie" 28:22, knowing that Mr. Viggo (Aragorn) broke a few bones kicking that helmet, hence the scream

[@talonfelisa]

I've been holding off on watching this for 3 yrs because I hadn't seen the lotr movies and knew this video would make zero sense to me. I watched them this year and can finally watch this video

[@chandrawagner4061]

"Legolas looking for his personality" killed me!

[@Macapta]

“Given to the race of men” “Oh God” That’s the whole trilogy summed up right there.

[@harpseal9234]

Lmao yep XD

[@LuLu-Sil]

I mean yeah

[@crobeastness]

why did he have that reaction?

[@ishabiswas8224]

@@crobeastness Cuz humans are fuck-ups

[@utkarshvishwakarma3590]

Rings was given to all by the Gift Bringer - Sauron himself to control them all

[@MrLainon]

If I had a nickel for every time I heard someone think that Gandalf turned the moth into a giant eagle I'd have like... a dollar or two.

[@Mother_Of_Gays]

Wait he doesn’t do that ??

[@dwightlangdale4132]

@@Mother_Of_Gays no, he gives the moth a message, which it takes to the eagles. From my understanding the eagles are basically sentient and have their own culture so that moth was basically like the fantasy living "mum come pick me up Im scared" text

[@I_Quarter_]

​@@dwightlangdale4132I love this

[@frufruJ]

Or when someone comments "is he gonna eat it" after he catches it.

[@LLiu677]

Dylan: Just give them all to the elves. The elves are positive people. Me: Shall we move on to the Silmarillion

[@antoniaperini5835]

Omg, YES. I was cry laughing everytime he said that

[@angelgolds]

Dylan: doesn't remember Frodo's name Also Dylan: somehow remembers the name of the chain mail Frodo wears

[@entertain7us148]

oh my god i didnt even notice 😂🤣

[@meadowfrance]

There have been times when I've forgotten his name too and I've seen the movies at least a dozen times, it's just a weird name, like who has ever had that name

[@Ten13Grl]

@@meadowfrance, who has ever worn Mithril? That being said, I can't find words I know really well sometimes, as do we all. And he edits these videos (obviously) so there could be many cuts where he couldn't remember the word "Mithril" but they weren't funny enough by his standards to include in the final product.

[@iwannalaugh2964]

@@Ten13Grl Mythril is used in a bunch of video games as an item, it is commonly one of the stronger tier weapons or armor. I think it's even in Kingdom Hearts

[@aleksandraprivet49]

@@iwannalaugh2964 he was 100% a runescape nerd

[@DePetrisPortfolio]

When he kicked the helmet in the second movie he broke his toe and that's why he screamed. He didn't know it was actual metal and not a prop.

[@IWillAlwaysJustBeMe13]

l lawiett He had kicked it over and over, but Peter Jackson wasn’t satisfied so Viggo kicked it again, broke his toe, screamed in pure frustration and Peter was like “YES! That’s it! That’s the one!”

[@kiakamill]

Signe if that’s the case I hope he was paid more cause of it o.o

[@yuledevorak8244]

Actually, he did know. He kicked it in improvisation, Peter Jackson liked it but wanted to reshoot it, so he did it a couple more times, but the last time he broke TWO of his toes. So... yeah.

[@Anonymous-ve7pi]

l lawiett No he was supposed to scream anyway, and he already knew it was metal. But on the last shot (because he already filmed kicking it multiple times), he broke two toes doing it, so the end part of his scream was even louder and longer (since he was in pain).

[@tigsby51]

fucking battle of the fans

[@kcarter0265]

I love how Dylan purposely makes intense moments less intense with his jokes or off-handed comments. I love LOTR but this was so funny 😂

[@rebekahWalton]

My disappointment with the movies that they didn't show enough of Faramir and Edwyon together. There was so little of them together.

[@seangaming5480]

I'm sure this has been said but Gandalf doesn't turn the moth/butterfly into an eagle, he sends it to go get the Eagles

[@megs3248]

Sean Gaming I WAS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO POINT THIS OUT 😂😂 every time Dylan said that I was like ”...somebody’s gotta tell him”

[@autumnstewart754]

This is so true and it makes me cringe that he does not know this

[@albertcornett7408]

That’s because he’s an idiot.

[@albastruvaly4268]

Yesss 😭😭😭😭😭 i really want to tell him

[@lujaneizmendi6189]

Now that I read this I can leave the comment section peacefully

[@shoemy89]

Galadriel: "9 rings were gifted to the race of men-" Dylan: "oh god" basically

[@comandantethorn9929]

its pretty sad that literally none of the 9 rings of men turned out to be useful in lotr, the elfs rings at least were used during it xd

[@rabidsamfan]

@@comandantethorn9929 the nazgul used them. Which was useful to Sauron anyway.

[@comandantethorn9929]

@@rabidsamfan thats fair xd

[@marchendrawidjaja]

@@comandantethorn9929 Sauron gave them those nine rings in order to corrupt them. Worked exactly as planned.

[@comandantethorn9929]

@@marchendrawidjaja yep i know, but it is still sad that the race of men, supposedly destined to lead the world after Sauron is gone and none of the kings resisted saurons call even though some of them must have had blood from numenor as Aragorn

[@carolinerudel9295]

The amount that Tolkien drew from Norse mythology is incredible. Many names of characters, particularly in the hobbit are directly copied from the poetic edda. Examples: Kili, Fili, Durin, Gandalf, Thorin, Oakenshield. Middle earth even roughly translates to Midgard, which was the old Norse term for the realm of men.

[@BlankCanvas88]

I'm still in awe of this bit of trivia I recently found out: That iconic meme where Boromir says "one does not simply," the reason he has his head down and his hand over his face was b/c they had just revised the script not long before, so he was reading off of a paper that was on his arm! Knowing that, I can't unsee it: you can totally tell what he's doing. (15:39 for reference)

[@comandantethorn9929]

Dylan: "Legolas doesnt have any development" Also Dylan: "Ignores every single bonding scene between Legolas and Gimli" xd

[@SaveMeMoon]

To be fair, Legolas's only piece of an character arc is "become less prejudice against dwarves" which isn't really put in the foreground either. As a life long fan of this trilogy that kinda bothers me too.

[@comandantethorn9929]

@@SaveMeMoon i mean, kinda but that phrase is kind of an understatement, after everything Legolas and Gimli are like bff's nad they go on their own adventures together, and to be fair literally non of the elfs have a real good character arc because i mean, like Dylan said, theyre all almost perfect (and also not that relevant to the story except for Elrond and Legolas even though hes just a cool side character) and that was the point of the race when they were created (even if the silmarillion shows some more dark side of the elves)

[@isabeauwolf562]

I always thought Legolas was eye candy for the series.

[@marykay8587]

@@isabeauwolf562 he has a lot more character development in the books I thought

[@isabeauwolf562]

@@marykay8587 I've only read "The Hobbit" so I wouldn't know. Are the other books good? My husband said that he's read them a long time ago when he was a teenager.

[@Sipu97]

"I cannot see any elf being a terrible partner" *laughs in Silmarillion* oh boy

[@Yu_K_wtf]

somehow his words reminded me of all the elf romances in Dragon Age games lol

[@RenVicious69]

Thought the same xDD He needs to read Tolkiens Book asap

[@jarlbalgruuf7701]

Kinslaying niggas be like:

[@Thelaretus]

As a no-life Tolkien junkie, I love and hate everything about this video. Take my like, sir. A couple points: - The power of the Rings is extremely complicated to explain (Tolkien had a profound knowledge of Catholic Christian metaphysics), but in short it gives different powers to different people. So to hobbits it's just ass, but to Gandalf and Galadriël for instance it would be extremely fearsome. - Stop hating on Éowyn, mate. She is queen. - Gandalf has no power over the Great Eagles of Manwë. He just used the moths to kindly ask them for help. - Also no one can really 'cast magic' in this world. In the books Frodo asks Galadriël how Elves are so magical and she tells him Elves have no concept of magic -- it's just how the world works. This is not Harry Potter with cheap tricks -- magic in Tolkien's world is mysterious, unforeseeable and incomprehensible; although in Tolkien's Legendarium it's all eventually explained based on Metaphysics. - Legolas is an amazing character in the book. P.J. just forgot to add his personality into the script.

[@nleahc]

"forgot to add his personality" 😭🤣👏🏼

[@allofthepoints9636]

Peter Jackson probably wrote the least out of the three screenwriters on these movies.

[@Thelaretus]

@@allofthepoints9636 Fair point. I said P.J. for simplicity.

[@allofthepoints9636]

@@Thelaretus fair enough.

[@allofthepoints9636]

@@Thelaretus I appreciate you explaining how LotR wizards are not Harry Potter wizards, I didn’t feel like typing that out.

[@markusayasse99]

I would just like to say that I am massively impressed that he watched over 12 hours of LotR content in one sitting. I love these movies, and I wouldn’t have the capacity to do that. And it’s for that reason I can completely understand why he doesn’t react exactly the way a fan might hope he would, or understand certain details, or even come to wild conclusions (moth turning into eagles). This is A LOT of movie.

[@tonysilverbeauty]

I just appreciate that he realized that Sam is the best character in this Because he is

[@alyssasmith5083]

We have the same name👌🏼

[@itssteakhouse4582]

But hes not We all know its the door guy from fellowship of the ring

[@tonysilverbeauty]

StrikerPlays he deserved better for sure

[@sitzpinkler1294]

I’ve always shipped him with Frodo

[@nottoday3561]

Another Alyssa here to join the party. My last name starts with too lol

[@themimsy]

I live for how protective Dylan is of Arwen and Aragorn's relationship.

[@sebastiaanvanheede6396]

I had a similar experience the first time I watched these movies tbh, it was something like: "nononono, stop this, you have a beautiful elf-girlfriend, please stop"

[@helena7991]

Why ? She had no personality or character besides being a Aragorn's girlfriend she is the female version Legolas very pretty but no character

[@noorykorky5056]

@@helena7991 Actually, she had a lot of character. She was strong, brave, and kind. She conveyed Frodo to safety, and she gave up her immortality for Aragorn.

[@callisastapp7160]

Even tho in the movie (vs. the books) Arwen basically does nothing for their relationship and yet, they still get married. But I know in the books she's more of a fleshed-out character so..

[@helenwhs]

@@callisastapp7160 Arwen was an eleventh hour addition to the books by Tolkien. That is why she was present in only 2 scenes in the book and her story with Aragorn told only in the appendices.

[@JunesChalet]

As a huge Tolkien and Dylan fan, this was both a very entertaining and excruciating video to watch 😂😂

[@sweeperboy]

I know this is now 3 years ago, but thanks for watching the whole trilogy back to back! There are a few points that's worth clarifying for someone like you who hadn't read the books: - 1. The books obviously expand a lot more on a lot of the things you were wondering about. But mainly that the Three Elven Rings are there as protective magic, to maintain and preserve, they're not offensive weapons. The One Ring is wholly evil and is like the ultimate heroin - so if you use it it will not only let Sauron know where you are but it takes over your soul. Like heroin it induces a craving that cannot be lost, even after the Ring moves on to someone else - hence Bilbo and Gollum's cravings for it. The One Ring is there to allow Sauron to enslave those who use any of the lesser Rings (including the Three) - hence the Nine Nazgul fell under his spell. The Elves did not because they realised his plan and took their Three Rings off when Sauron still had his One Ring, only using them after he was cast down in the prologue of the film. The One Ring though allowed him to put forth his power into his servants and even into buildings like the big black tower in Mordor - hence when the Ring was destroyed, not only did his servants run amok, suddenly without the power of their Master but also the buildings collapsed. Sauron didn't actually die at the end of the film, but was so reduced by the destruction of the Ring that he could never again have any kind of power and was essentially a bodiless spirit. 2. Magic in Tolkien's story is much more subtle than is often portrayed in Fantasy Fiction that came after it. The act of casting spells is much, much harder than is commonly the case elsewhere and therefore you don't see Gandalf overtly casting magic very often. There are also relatively few magic-casters, so that's why you don't see an army of evil mages counter-acting Gandalf, Galadriel and so on. 3. You kept referring to "oil" and how it should be used. It's worth remembering that before our modern era of digging oil out of the ground or from under the sea with miles of subterranean drilling, the only oil you could get easily was from plants or animals. You just wouldn't have had enough to set light to an entire plain in order to defend a castle. 4. You're right that Legolas' character was relatively poorly-developed compared to others. But I suppose his greatest character achievement is that through his friendship with Gimli, he put an end to thousands of years of enmity between Elves and Dwarves. Again, this is better portrayed in the books - naturally the films would have been even longer than they were if they had attempted to cover that. 5. The power of the One Ring cannot be "used" by anyone easily, unless it's someone like Gandalf or Saruman, who already has a lot of magical power. But for them, the risk is that it completely corrupts them and that is why Gandalf was almost afraid of being offered the Ring by Frodo in the first film and doesn't even pick it up. He knows it would turn him evil and would make him into a new Dark Lord essentially. That is why the Ring had to be carried by the most innocuous, seemingly-powerless bearer, a Hobbit. Men are too easy to corrupt, even Elves and Dwarves would be corrupted too. But the books tell that Hobbits due to their much more simple and innocent nature are harder to turn than other races. Even then, Frodo did fall to the Ring in the end at the last moment, but none of the others in the Fellowship would have done any better, and the non-Hobbits would have fallen to the Ring sooner. 6. Some of the false deaths you refer to were more shocking at the time, because while the films were shot back-to-back, there was still a significant gap (about a year) between the theatrical releases. So for instance while you said you knew Aragorn hadn't died by the fact his image is on the Return of the King merchandise, this would not have been in existence yet back at the time of the Two Towers. So in the middle of the Two Towers, when Aragorn "falls", you don't know that he was going to come back for that particular reason. Of course, you know by then that Gandalf is back so Aragorn can be brought back too, and you never see Aragorn's dead body, but other than that, it's not quite as obvious as it seems now. 7. Again, the books cover this better, but Aragorn is from a race of higher men called the Numenoreans who have by this time dwindled in number to a handful. This is why he is so epic in fighting, so noble in character and is long-lived (he actually lives to over 200 years of age). This race was epic because they were early on in the history of Middle Earth blessed by the Gods for helping them in the fight against the early Big Bad Morgoth (Sauron's old boss). They also have some elf-blood within them - Aragorn for instance is distantly related to Elrond, as Elrond's late twin brother Elros was Aragorn's distant forefather thousands of years back.

[@faerydae29]

Thank you for this explanation! I always wondered a lot of the points he made so this helped a lot.

[@savannahsmith1041]

Litterally any scene: exists LotR fans: DID YOU KNOW IN FILMING...

[@memelord4051]

im so thankful you didn't finish that sentence because I already finished it for u

[@ilsavil]

It makes me hyper conscious of myself when I watch the movies with someone who's seeing it for the first time. I want them to be immersed in the movie so I don't want to talk to them while watching and I don't want to be that annoying person who ruins the scenes by throwing LOTR trivia around. But at the same time I always want to tell them that Viggo Mortensen broke his toe when he kicked that helmet that's why his scream of pain was so realistic. So I compartmentalize my hopefully fun facts after we finish the movie and that's when I bombard them with my highly unnecessary LOTR knowledge. lol.

[@paleghost1487]

Stop attacking me XD

[@abigailgray]

I'm the LotR fan tho so my sister hates watching movies with me lol

[@4everMrsB]

@@ilsavil me 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@SuperCharlotte78]

When he says “chill homie” to Viggo breaking his foot on the helmet.

[@notverygoodatthis6591]

It was just a toe but yeah

[@5calambres]

@@notverygoodatthis6591 two toes but yea

[@jedenzet]

true

[@normanosborn3181]

Rashadow your mum but yeah

[@5calambres]

@@normanosborn3181 lol wtf?

[@snapppp8548]

"Oh wow! Little Gremlin saved him" I started dying of laughter at that part

[@lucyphee6529]

Fun fact when Aragon hits the helmet in the second movie he actually hurt is foot really bad so the scream was from him hurting himself lol

[@annesophieflipo1933]

broke his toe actually

[@lucyphee6529]

@@annesophieflipo1933 well even worse

[@88Sumdood]

"Sam really is the best character." You're goddamn right he is.

[@grice478]

If he hadn't been there Frodo would never have reached mordor

[@PsychotiX1022]

Sam saves Frodo’s ass so many times.

[@foxfan4889]

Does the name Gandolf mean nothing to you

[@OsiRixxx]

Lord of the rings is the history about same, about loyalty and friendship.

[@matthias9093]

hes the best, but not the most Important

[@tripatripatripatri]

“Why r u gonna fight if you know you’re going to die?” **Every single soldier who died in battle has left the chat**

[@habersmashery]

“ Wormtongue? Your gonna trust a guy named Wormtongue?!?” I mean… fair point.

[@theender2681]

I've watched this like 5 times and every time he calls Frodo by his true name Hobo I cackle out loud. Honestly so freaking funny!

[@gabrielmauller8137]

“If it’s that bad to put the ring on, why would you put it on?” Ask any addict, hard to stop something that makes you feel good.

[@sn0d]

Try living this world without Sour Patch Kids, Dylan... you'll understand.

[@TheBonkleFox]

ask an FFXIV raider why they don't just stop raiding if it's that frustrating.

[@NelleBear]

they really did need to explain the power of the rings better in the films (theater version). I didn't read the book til after I watched the trilogy, and I was confused af as to what the importance/powers of the rings were, and why everyone even wanted it.

[@warlocksunited2e580]

@@NelleBear I wasnt, guess your just dumb, dont blame the films

[@madcow1326]

@@warlocksunited2e580 books are way more clear on the importance of the ring so shut up

[@saralind2032]

"Legolas looking for his personality" I lol'ed at that

[@mirzadakobilic6440]

4:09 what's with the sound not matching the image?

[@modern_disposition]

I love this series, and one of the greatest things about having grown up with it is watching others experience it for the first time. It’s just so freakin good

[@Nino244]

List of things Dylan is into: Elves Treesex His lazerlighter Magic War List of things Dylan is NOT into: Orcs Hobbitfeet Aragorn x Eowyn Theoden Bad Slo-mo's Legolas

[@amidar6634]

to be honest i 100% feel it

[@HouseMDaddict]

Don't forget he's not into legolas either

[@Nino244]

@@HouseMDaddict ur right ill edit it

[@sleepy_sensei3913]

Don't forget the CGI. Although you have to admit that the gollum CGI was just... Awesome

[@alyssabrich2527]

*flag flies off onto ground* “if that isn’t symbolism i don’t know what is” the flag wasn’t supposed to fly off but they kept it in cuz it looked cool

[@mulynndee3297]

It flew off the pole because of strong winds while filming. I was waiting for this to be mentioned

[@diegosantoro8704]

Is it desynched for everyone?

[@Bigboinate2008]

No, try resetting your phone.

[@fireruby1882]

No not for me