Watching *THE LORD OF TO RINGS: The two towers* with my girlfriend !!

[@stevenpoe640]

Thanks! I've watched hundreds of these reactions to these movies, and it's a rare treat to see one where people have a proper appreciation for them. I love how you let yourselves be drawn into the wonder of the story. I can never see them again for the first time, but I can experience the excitement through you. It is a gift.

[@wadumin]

OMG, Steven you just made our whole week. Thank you so much for your support and kind words, Glad you enjoyed our reaction and wish you the best ❤

[@luisrods]

I've seen many LOTR reactions, and this is one of the best, but not because it pleased me on the same moments I was expecting to be pleased, but because it is a very honyest, non-cynical reaction, both allowed themselves to get carried by every detail of the movie, instead of missing the key moments by engaging into endless monologues (pretending to be "smart" or entertaining). This is great so far, I will soon watch their reaction for The Return of The King.

[@calebcosman]

@@luisrods Yes, I love to see people get caught up and entranced by the story in a child-like awe. Just genuine appreciation and not being critical or nit picky.

[@Jerome616]

Bro, you GF just talked about how hot Aragorn is, and then said you kind of look like him! That’s a keeper right there.

[@Anetkari]

😁

[@udraj914]

Grow ur hair a bit and dress like Aragorn for Halloween :D

[@Aegi97]

RIP Bernard Hill AKA Theoden. Passed just a few weeks ago. Also, the line about no parent should have to bury their child was an addition by the actor. The battle of Helm’s Deep is probably my favorite cinematic battle ever. The only battle that comes close is in the next movie! lol. Can’t wait!

[@ronweber1402]

Ya the Battle of Pelannor Fields is larger in scale but the Battle of Helm's Deep was the first time we had ever seen a battle so epic. By the time we saw ROTK and the Battle of Pelannor Fields we were prepared for how epic it would be so it didn't have quite the same impact.

[@lillired857]

yes!.. the battle scenes have become my fave parts of the films.

[@wadumin]

RIP to the legend, can't wait for part three, thanks for watching ❤

[@thefamilydad8635]

“Who is SHE?” Every fan: “You will see! You will see.”

[@Anetkari]

Yeahhh

[@mon_moi]

19:45 apparently, Ian McKellen (Gandalf) imitated Christopher Lee (Saruman)'s speaking voice in that scene, while Lee imitated Gandalf, and both of their dialogues were overlaid on top of each other. That's why he briefly sounded like Saruman 25:35 Sauron did something worse: he burnt the Entwives' gardens a few thousand years ago during his wars. It's unknown if any Entwife survived the massacre. 1:15:20 if you remember in Fellowship of the Ring, Saruman made fun of Gandalf's smoking habits yet we find here that he has tubs full of pipeweed in his own basement lol

[@ericcrilley8871]

What's kinda sad about that is Saruman actually had those barrels of pipeweed saved only for his (at the time) friend Gandalf, in the event he actually would've joined with him in the first movie...

[@greganderson6371]

@@ericcrilley8871where is that supported by the text? In the books Saruman is buying pipeleaf in bulk from The Shire for his own personal use. He even calls Merry and Pippin thieves in the book after they give him some when they meet him on the road after the ring is destroyed.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

So the rope Sam & Frodo had was made by the elves & was magically designed to unknot when not needed. That’s why Sam could untie it so easily when they got to the bottom of the cliff.

[@ronweber1402]

I also suspect that the rope would automatically be as long as they needed too. It wouldn't have mattered how high that cliff was they would have had enough to reach the bottom.

[@wadumin]

Oooo wow i did not know that, thanks for watching ❤

[@angel-astanfield7939]

Elves don't naturally die, but they can be killed, fade from grief or willingly hand their lives down and pass. ❤

[@johnwalters1341]

At 47:05, this scene with Faramir, Boromir, and their father Denethor is the primary reason Tolkien nerds prefer the Extended version of the movie to the Theatrical version. This scene was omitted from the Theatrical release, but it shouldn't have been.

[@Makkaru112]

Let me clarify. Peter Jackson wanted people to see the extended (uncut) versions in the theatres, but Harvey Weinstein stopped him. In fact, Harvey wanted just ONE movie in the threatres, not a trilogy. 5 years of court proceedings - and the 'harvey weinstein orc" in return of the king (made at Jackson's specific direction) was the result. Too many people don’t realize they are arguing in favour of a version of this movies that was only shown in theatres because of legal reasons - not for artistic reasons. - Peter Jackson’s passion project team was forced to not show their full content as it would cut into what the cinema CEOs literally called the theatrical edition to get more screen time in and more mulla for themselves. It’s a such a nasty business. 80 percent true that money be the root of all evil. It’s the reason the real pumped out the EE as fast as possible in DVD format before the second and third film hit theatres to get back at Harvey Weinstein, again, they wanted people to see the whole movie which invites feelings of completion in one’s heart. But he just announced that’s he found 1300 hours worth of footage from a warehouse he finally got access to so we will see more specially made super extended edition cinema extravaganzas that no cinema would pass on the opportunity to ride on his coattails again. The EE wasn’t just for fans. He literally was adapting the books to film as honestly as possible. the DVD documentaries showed that they didn’t want to cut anything. And weaselled around things to create the EE. (EE is extended edition by the way! ❤️). Without the extended for the next two films I always say “Good luck missing the Boromir backstory. Good luck explaining why the cloak turns into a rock. Good luck explaining the elves that had explained their current situation since the first film. It all ties together good luck skipping the gift scene with Galadriel and Celeborn and the extra scenes between Aragorn and Celeborn & Galadriel to Aragorn!” It’s seriously needed for the film worldbuilding and heightening the stakes. Also, I’d rather have faith people have the emotional and intellectual IQ high enoug to understand it or shall we have changed the title to something else same as how JK was forced to change the title in America to sorcerers stone instead of PHILOSPHER as Americans don’t even know what a Philospher is anymore these days which is sad. Relating to that: Tolkien was very sad about people losing connection to their past and heritage etc!

[@carriemilito2851]

Their cloaks were made by the elves. Some of the elven magic is woven into the fabric and helps camouflage the hobbits from unfriendly eyes.

[@Makkaru112]

Did they do the original edition of fellowship? If they didn’t they wouldn’t understand what happened in that scene here.

[@wadumin]

Absolutely loved that part ❤

[@katerinaa9344]

Its what i am trying to understand, why did not they use them more often, for example to hide from uruk hai in the end of the first part🤔

[@Muck006]

These cloaks are the reason why "Cloak of Elvenkind" is a thing in Dungeons & Dragons ...

[@Punslinger1005]

19:50 the voices of Gandalf and Saruman were blended and the actors were asked to speak like each other too. Nice touch.

[@wadumin]

Oh wow, thanks for letting us know ❤

[@loneranterism]

Aragorn actor Viggo Mortensen actually broke his foot toe when he kicked the iron helmet...but continued the shot anyway. They kept the shot in the final edit. The acting...is REAL

[@blacktronlego]

This is commented on in every TTT reaction!

[@loneranterism]

It's part of the LOTR lore

[@danilokenobi]

I can't read this comment anymore hahahahahaha

[@wadumin]

Holy shit, Anita pointed out the scream lol, thanks for watching ❤

[@lillired857]

he also nearly drowned but that doesnt get mentioned, except by me lol

[@patrickwoodlands4086]

"The soundtrack is soundtracking" 🤣 never heard that before and it couldn't be more accurate 👌Howard Shore is a legend

[@Anetkari]

Yesss Thanks for watching ❤

[@domingocurbelomorales8635]

Aragorn it´s a Dúnedain, a sort of "royal" race among the men, blessed with long life as descents of Númenor (they have part of elves in their blood). That´s why he has 87 years old here, and looks young.

[@dmc1605]

Their long life does not come from their Elven heritage, it was their reward for their help during the War of Wrath

[@andreitopala8502]

And Aragorn is a descendant of the Numenorian royal dynasty founded by Elros who was a half-elf (and had a bit of blood of Maiar). So he has human, elvish and “angelic” heritage.

[@charlesbarnes6912]

Fun fact: the actor Jeffrey Rhys Davies that plays Gimli also did the voice for Treebeard😊

[@wadumin]

Oh wowww, love his voice on both characters, thanks for watching ❤

[@rikk319]

John Rhys Davies...also Sallah in the Indiana Jones films.

[@DaleKingProfile]

He did the voice of tree beard using a wooden megaphone and speaking while inhaling instead of exhaling.

[@alzaelnext638]

@@wadumin Also, funny enough, even though he plays the dwarf Davies is actually the tallest member of the cast at 6' 3".

[@Makkaru112]

@@wadumin please check out my larger comments that are beneath your videos. I think they are on pending for you to be able to see. I typed out detailed things that I know would deepen your appreciation for Tolkien and LOTR.

[@Big_Tex]

Now that we see Gandalf back, I’ll follow up on a previous comment about the 3 Elf rings we saw in the very beginning of the first movie. No spoilers, as these facts are not mentioned in the movies. So Galadriel has one elf ring - we saw her as the very first person seen in the first movie intro. Elrond has the 2nd elf ring - he inherited it from the former High King of Elves, Gil-Galad, who is also depicted in that intro (not shown but Gil-Galad was killed attacking Sauron). Finally the 3rd elf ring is warn by … Gandalf. It originally was given to an ancient Elf leader named Cirdan, who lives on the coast. When Gandalf arrived to Middle Earth by ship on his mission, Cirdan recognized he was a solid dude and gave Gandalf the ring to aid him in his efforts. Gandalf’s ring is called the Ring of Fire and that might actually explain his talent for fireworks, starting fires, and creating illumination like in Moria.

[@wadumin]

Awesome, thanks for the great info my friend❤

[@Makkaru112]

@@wadumin I tried giving you the extended info on this with added context but I don’t know if you seen it. Here. - ⁠The 3 Elven Rings are not susceptible to “The One Ring” in any direct way.. They’re only tied by fate to lose their power if Sauron is defeated completely & absolutely. As they were made by the elves and as always they make things for a purpose and pour their literal spirit into things they create. So if Sauron is defeated then the three rings power will fade and basically become almost useless or diminished versions of their original design since by this era magic has bled from the world by a huge degree thanks to Morgoth’s poisoning the world itself with his very essence that he poured into it. Called The Long Defeat By The Elves and The Men Of The West. ​​⁠ Firstly: All 16 rings were meant to go to the elves ( which lead to 300-500years of his infiltration & deception down the drain.) but Mairon of the Maiar(primordial angelic beings in simple terms as they are sort of beyond angels) disguised as a high elf named Annatar when he came to the elves pretending to be an emissary from Valinor on behalf of the Valar so it makes sense how alluring the ring is and how strong it’s pull on people is. (A bit too instant in the movies though) Galadriel soon saw right through him and especially when after speaking with him regarding not remembering him when in Valinor long ago where she learned from all the Valar thanks to being dominantly Vanyar/Teleri side over her Noldorin side where she gleaned from that encounter that she did not study under Aulë the Vala with any elf named Annatar ! But later named Sauron by the elves meaning deceiver! After all of this, The three elven rings were made in secret without Saurons touch upon them thanks to Celebrimbor! Remember Gandalf before he became Gandalf was the same species of entity Sauron used to be!! Wow hey? The Rings in this case, would have lost their powers eventually due to the lack of the One Ring and possibly because they were designed to defeat evil, & evil in the form of Sauron had been defeated twice already in the past. The Three Elven Rings served their purpose for a long time. Two out of three of them had several different bearers Unlike the other Rings, the main purpose of the Three is to "heal and preserve", as when Galadriel used Nenya to preserve her realm of Lothlórien over long periods. The Elves made the Three Rings to try to halt the passage of time, or as Tolkien had Elrond say, "to preserve all things unstained". I can expand upon this based on any further statements & questions you have for me as a reply to this comment ! ❤ There is problem here with the Rings, the Three were supposed to be never touched by Sauron and that's why they were not corrupting…Sauron had not taken part in their making which made the Three more 'pure' unsullied by his dark power, unlike the Nine and Seven Rings! But Sauron in the show touched the very material they were made of!!! So technically he could have tainted them and corrupted! Even appendices of Lot tell us the order of making the rings, so they didn't even need the righs to more detailed writings in UT or Silmarillion: 1200 Sauron endeavours to seduce the Eldar. Gil-galad refuses to treat with him; but the smiths of Eregion are won over. The Númenoreans begin to make permanent havens. c. 1500 The Elven-smiths instructed by Sauron reach the height of their skill. They begin the forging of the Rings of Power. c. 1590 The Three Rings are completed in Eregion. c. 1600 Sauron forges the One Ring in Orodruin. He completes the Barad-dûr. Kelebrimbor perceives the designs of Sauron. 1693 War of the Elves & Sauron begins. The Three Rings are hidden." 'Did you not hear me, Gloin?' said Elrond. 'The Three were not made by Sauron, nor did he ever touch them. But of them it is not permitted to speak. So much only in this hour of doubt I may now say. They are not idle. But they were not made as weapons of war or conquest: that is not their power. Those who made them did not desire strength or domination or hoarded wealth, but understanding, making, and healing, to preserve all things unstained. These things the Elves of Middle-earth have in some measure gained, though with sorrow. But all that has been wrought by those who wield the Three will turn to their undoing, and their minds and hearts will become revealed to Sauron, if he regains the One.

[@Dumbodwarf]

Yep Galadriel is the only one of the three who was given her ring by Celebrimbor himself as he loved her and had a crush on her. Tho that love was one sided unfortunately.

[@Makkaru112]

@@Dumbodwarfthat and she was the most capable for many reasons to entrust it to her

[@joerosenman3480]

In the book that wasn’t revealed until the final scene at the Grey Havens. That does make it a spoiler as a comment in a reaction to the Two Towers. I only write this, months later, since I surmise there is a likelihood you will watch other LOTR reactions. I’m sure you don’t intend to spoil the story even in seemingly small details so I’m pointing this out in that spirit…

[@di3486]

The best part for me from these movies is how they kept the beautiful poetic lines of the book. Every actor was like reciting poetry when delivering every line. Ahhh, Tolkien way with language was so glorious!

[@wadumin]

Exactlyyy, loved the depth of the dialogues, thanks for watching ❤

[@di3486]

@@wadumin For sure! Awesome reaction!!!

[@marioguidotomasone1265]

Well, what they really couldn't transpose in the movies are the songs, from "the cow jumped over the moon" to the song of Luthien the book is packed full of beautiful lyrics whose melody you have to make up with your imagination while you go along. In the movies they managed to throw in just "the Road goes ever on" and a couple of Sindar (elvish) ones that ended up to blend with the music score, but while you read and Tom Bombadil jumps out of the trees singing his nonsense songs you just can't help but smile and hum along. What ? Who's Tom Bombadil? Just treat yourselves and read the books....

[@Muck006]

Not just that ... many of these actors and actresses are GREAT SINGERS too.

[@MayLina]

28:53 “Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement.” - Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring 🙃

[@ImBluecams]

When Gandalf says, "Or rather Saruman as he should have been" he's referring to his (for a lack of better terms right now) new clothes, being clad in white. Him and Saruman are 2 of the 5 wizards, or Istari who were sent by the Valar (Middle Earth's Gods) to try to unite the world against Sauron. Saruman was the head of the order which correlates with the color in his title 'Saruman the White'. Of course Saruman abandoned their mission for personal gain, but again when they were sent he was their leader. But after Gandalf defeats the Balrog and dies, he's sent back to Middle Earth as the new leader of the Istari. So before where Saruman was more powerful than Gandalf, now they're on much more equal footing. In fact Gandalf is probably stronger. But that's what Gandalf meant, and that's why new Gandalf is known as "Gandalf the White". He basically got a mega power upgrade. Also in the books and I think in the canon of the movies as well, Gandalf the White went to Lothlorien when he came back to Middle Earth before finding the Three Hunters, and Galadriel gave him his new staff.

[@RambinoYT]

He is way stronger, as shown when Saruman's staff breaks and the color of Saruman himself is turning more and more Gray on his cape throughout the film. It's kinda like a symbol of Gandalf become the White and Saruman downgraded to Gray like old Gandalf

[@wadumin]

Wow, thanks for letting us know ❤

[@dmc1605]

Gandalf the Grey was always stronger than Saruman. Saruman only bested him previously for 2 reasons - the element of surprise and Gandalf was essentially unwilling to fight Saruman. Gandalf was humble and did not believe he could best Sauron or Saruman. When he comes back to life he has both the authority that was previously given to Saruman (and those sorts of things are important) and he also has some of the limits removed. Bearing in mind these limits are his own limits based on the "rules" of the wizards going to middle earth. Gandalf basically allows himself greater use of his powers upon his return as he now has to fill the role of several wizards.

[@ImBluecams]

@@dmc1605 Interesting, I was never aware of that!

[@RambinoYT]

@@dmc1605 If Gandalf the grey was stronger then Saruman he would surely be higher on the order of the Wizards. Saruman is the highest order of the Wizards, meaning he surely has more power then the other wizards. And yes i agree on the hesitating part and not wanting to fight him, but i think there is more behind it

[@johnwalters1341]

At 7:35 you say, "Look at them--just three of them running." Here you have Aragorn with a broken toe, Legolas with a cracked rib, and Gimli's scale double with a dislocated knee. True professionals all!

[@wadumin]

So much respect for them ❤

[@PanDeSal.28]

Idk if someone has commented in this one but did you know that Sir Christopher Lee the actor for Saruman is the only one in the cast who actually has met Sir JRR Tolkien? Rest in peace to them both❤

[@leonardoastros]

54:46 "I just want to be there..." That's the effect of Rohan. I always feel the same way.

[@Muck006]

Once you present people with the lifestyle this would require ... most people probably take that request back.

[@dennisswainston411]

Eomer, nephew to King Theoden, is played by Karl Urban . He also plays Butcher in "The Boys".

[@wadumin]

Gotta watch that show as well

[@WilliamMoses355]

This movie had the record for biggest battle scene in a movie for about a year; Return of the King broke that record. I saw an interview with John Rhys-Davies, in which he talked about playing Gimli and the voice of Treebeard. He said, "Once you've played a dwarf and a tree in the same movie, it's time to retire."

[@shadow7988]

No way that's true unless they're counting CGI soldiers and people replicated with VFX. Gettysburg EASILY dwarfs any scene in LOTR when it comes to actual head count, they had THOUSANDS of volunteer re-enactors out on the field for their scenes.

[@ronweber1402]

@@shadow7988 I think that's what they mean, CGI soldiers and orcs, live actors and everyone combined. Some of the old MGM movie epics from the '50s had thousands of extras.

[@joshuawiedenbeck6944]

​@shadow7988 It was the largest battle shown on screen, regardless of real vs CGI actor. Not to spoil anything for the final film. But there are roughly 20 times the amount of people/characters at the end when compared to this film.

[@wadumin]

My goodness i love these movies

[@shadow7988]

@@ronweber1402 Yeah that's why I was super puzzled by their post. Like I know for a fact Patton had way more soldiers on screen in certain scenes.

[@cra0422]

This is what I've always felt about Gollum. Gollum (or Smeagol) is the ultimate embodiment of addiction. He's addicted to the One Ring like someone who's on cocaine or heroin. Remember that Gandalf said that Gollum would never be rid of his need for the Ring. The desire never truly leaves them. You can try to help them recover, you can try to remove their addiction, but an addict will quit when they decide to quit and not a moment sooner. Frodo and Sam represent the two viewpoints that society tends to have towards people battling addiction. Frodo acted towards him like the kind of person who tries to help an addict overcome their addiction while Sam was more like those who feel it's just a matter of time before they fall back into their addiction again.

[@wadumin]

Very well said, thanks for watching ❤

[@Muck006]

The dependancy would probably have killed Gollum even if he hadnt fallen down into the lava in Mount Doom with the ring. He couldnt survive without it existing just like Sauron.

[@AntonioCapacho]

You guys i'm Gonna be very honest, of all the reactions on KZbin for TLOTR yours is in My opinion the Best, i love You guys You have Made me so happy in a world of shit. I wish You good Luck and health. Chreers from the beautiful country of Venezuela.

[@Anetkari]

Awhhh thank you soo much for watching and being here❤️ Your comment made me smile❤

[@Makkaru112]

The instrument you may be loving a lot isn’t a violin! It’s a Nordic instrument called the Hardanger fiddle! (Norwegian: hardingfele) is a traditional stringed instrument considered to be the national instrument of Norway. In modern designs, this type of fiddle is very similar to the violin, though with eight or nine strings (rather than four as on a standard violin) and thinner wood. The F-holes of the Hardanger fiddle are distinctive, oftentimes with a more “sunken” appearance, and generally straighter edges (unlike the frilly, swirly F-holes of a violin). Four of the strings are strung and played like a violin, while the rest, named understrings or sympathetic strings, resonate under the influence of the other four. These extra strings are tuned and secured with extra pegs at the top of the scroll, effectively doubling the length of a Hardingfele scroll when compared to a violin. The sympathetic strings, once fastened to their pegs, are funneled through a “hollow” constructed fingerboard, which is built differently than a violin’s, being slightly higher and thicker to allow for these extra strings. The resonant strings lay on the center of the special bridge, attached to extra hooks (or fine-tuners) on the tailpiece. Carved out within the center of the bridge is a smaller secondary “bridge”, or opening, designed specifically for these resonant strings to pass through. This is where the resonance is picked up & reverberated; as notes are played, the vibrations are sent through the bridge, where the sympathetics echo those notes. • The Hardingfele’s bridge is unique compared to other bowed instruments. It is somewhat taller and wider, resulting in the strings being slightly lower and farther apart; this allows for the easy execution of double-stops (playing of two strings at once). A similar technique is seen in some American old-time and bluegrass fiddlers, who intentionally move their bridge back a few millimetres closer to the tailpiece, for better double-stops. The hardingfele is used mainly in the southwest part of Norway, whereas the ordinary violin (called flatfele, 'flat fiddle', or vanlig fele, 'common fiddle') is found elsewhere. The hardingfele is used for dancing, accompanied by rhythmic loud foot stomping. It was also traditional for the fiddler to lead the bridal procession to the church. The instrument is often highly decorated, with a carved animal (usually a dragon or the Lion of Norway) or a carved woman's head as part of the scroll at the top of the pegbox, extensive mother of pearl inlay on the tailpiece and fingerboard, and black ink decorations called 'rosing' on the body of the instrument. Sometimes pieces of bone are used to decorate the pegs and the edges of the instrument. The earliest known example of the hardingfele is from 1651, made by Ole Jonsen Jaastad in Hardanger, Norway. Originally, the instrument had a rounder, narrower body. Around the year 1850, the modern layout with a body much like the violin became the norm. considered to be the national instrument of Norway. In modern designs, this type of fiddle is very similar to the violin, though with eight or nine strings (rather than four as on a standard violin) and thinner wood. Proud Norwegian here. This makes me so happy to have such an ancient and magical instrument immortalized in these movies. ❤ many covers of songs are done in with these such instruments too which is also pretty awesome.

[@genghisgalahad8465]

So....a Nordic violin 🎻! 😅 I jest!

[@greganderson6371]

Dude I’ve seen you commenting on at least one other reaction. Love the knowledge drop.

[@johntepu]

45:33 "That's Boring!" 😂😂😂 Unfortunately you're correct. The first scene with Gandalf fighting the Belrog sets the bar so high that by the end (similar to the Fellowship) it is difficult to find a favorite or memorable moment and scene... Looking forward to your emotional roller coaster journey through Middle Earth to destroy the "One Ring". Ma te wa, nui te aroha no Aotearoa (until then, all the best from New Zealand)

[@dwxiii4223]

"They are not "environment friendly" 😂 it is literaly what Tolkien were condamning with his books

[@di3486]

I love every time a reactor gets the message about trees😂🎉

[@wadumin]

Hahaha i love that ❤

[@tilltronje1623]

No he wasn't. Saruman is not an allegory for industrialism, no matter how often people say it

[@di3486]

@@tilltronje1623 Nobody mentioned allegory.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

I’m really having a great time rewatching these with you. You’re doing a wonderful job reacting to these🙂

[@wadumin]

Thanks for being here ❤

[@mox3909]

You guys do a great job of playing off each other, even moreso than most reaction couples sitting in the same room! Very enjoyable watching how much you guys get into these films!

[@Anetkari]

Uhhh thanks you for your heartwarming comment😭❤️

[@-Knife-]

You guys reaction is priceless. It reminded me of when I first saw this incredible masterpiece. I'd recommend breaking up the Return of the King into 2 parts for sure. It has so many iconic scenes.

[@wadumin]

Thanks for watching, I'll keep that in mind ❤

[@elcotera8042]

I've seen so many reaction videos to the LOTR movies but you guys just take the cake for the best reaction I've ever seen, your reactions seem so genuine and you appear to be really invested in the narrative, predicting plots, asking questions, sharing what you are feeling and thinking along the video, this is what reaction channels should be, I am definitely subscribing. Sending greetings and love from Mexico❤

[@Anetkari]

Hiiiiii. Thank youuu sm😭❤️ this means a lot

[@Magpie845]

Your reactions are so good!! I consider myself and Lord of the rings reaction video connoisseur and I think your reaction is at the top of my list. This is the third time I've gone through this with you two. I love your reactions!

[@bitterzombie]

Everyone is always shocked that Sam doesnt dive into the dead marshes to save Frodo. But it established pretty strongly at the end of the first movie- Sam cannot swim, but Smeagol is very good in the water.

[@Anetkari]

Ohh yeahh that is whyyyy Thanks❤

[@bryanmyers5620]

Also, that scene was not in the book and they used it to make the audience more sympathetic to Smeagol.

[@Makkaru112]

@@Anetkarihope you get to reply to some of the peoples larger comments including mine.

[@Esteban_Altomonte]

14:01 "That scream" 🤣 Fans of LOTR, share your wisdom with her 😎

[@asmith1022]

Totally here mostly for the Viggo Mortensen broken foot comments.

[@wadumin]

LMAOOO

[@0okamino]

Even before that, Sean Astin had one foot impaled by a sharp object in the water while filming the FOTR scene where Sam is trying to catch up with Frodo. The making of these movies was a menace to feet.

[@aceofspoons8382]

Nooooo! It's a secret!

[@genghisgalahad8465]

#TOEHIRRIM!!!!

[@llanitedave]

The movies changed Faramir's character significantly, for dramatic affect, I suppose. In the Books, he never planned to take the Ring to Gondor. In fact, here is his response when he found Frodo carried the One Ring (And it was Sam who accidentally spilled the beans, not Gollum.): *"Alas for Boromir! It was too sore a trial!" he said. "How you have increased my sorrow, you two strange wanderers from a far country, bearing the peril of Men! But you are less judges of Men than I of Halflings. We are truth-speakers, we men of Gondor. We boast seldom, and then perform, or die in the attempt. Not if I found it on the highway would I take it I said. Even if I were such a man as to desire this thing, and even though I knew not clearly what this thing was when I spoke, still I should take those words as a vow, and be held by them. But I am not such a man. Or I am wise enough to know that there are some perils from which a man must flee. Sit at peace! And be comforted, Samwise. If you seem to have stumbled, think that it was fated to be so. Your heart is shrewd as well as faithful, and saw clearer than your eyes. For strange though it may seem, it was safe to declare this to me. It may even help the master that you love. It shall turn to his good, if it is in my power. So be comforted. But do not even name this thing again aloud. Once is enough."*

[@stevemiller6923]

I think it was for more than just dramatic effect. The producers made an artistic choice to make the ring more self-driven and powerful than in the books. For Faramir to decide, without a struggle, to just ignore the ring would not be consistent with the movie Ring.

[@Muck006]

The movies changed too much ... to give Arwen more screentime and to add artificial drama.

[@Herr_Schindler]

1:00:13 Fun fact! The Sun is actually a lesser godlike being named Arien, I believe. She was a Maia (a lesser angelic being) just like Gandalf and other Wizards. Maiar are servants of greater angelic beings called Valar. When Arda (the world) was young, Morgoth (Sauron's master and original evil) destroyed two trees that gave light to the world and Valar were able to save only a fruit of the golden tree and a single flower of the silver tree. Valar ordered Arien and Tilion (also a Maia) to take the fruit and the flower into the sky thus creating the Sun and the Moon. Arien is the Guardian of the Sun and Tilion is the Guardian of the Moon. Because of that Sun is referred as her and Moon is referred as he. So yeah, the Sun is canonically on the side of good

[@Makkaru112]

It’s actually the last fruit of Laurëlin. The golden tree. One of the Two Trees. Arien forsook her physical raiment so her fëa spirit is what envelopes and protects and guards the hallowed object that’s the celestial body called the sun or Anor.

[@dsfddsgh]

The orc carrying the torch always looked like he was running to light the Olympic flame. 🤣

[@kroanosm617]

The writing is so good. People try to predict what will be said based on the typical lines they heard multiple times in the same situations but they are always surprised. And the lines they get are deeper and more powerful.

[@Makkaru112]

(Epic lembas bread history. It’s not just bread.) - written by Pengolodh. Lembas was made first by the Vala named Yavanna from special corn that grew in Aman, and Oromë gave it to the Elves for the purpose of the Great Journey. For this reason, it was an Elven custom that only women should make lembas; they were called Yavannildi who knew the secret of its recipe from Oromë. Also, the custom mandated that only an Elven Queen should keep and distribute the lembas; for this reason she was called also massánië or besain. - Only on rare occasions was it given to non-Elves, because it was believed that mortals who ate it would become weary of their mortality and would desire to live among the Elves. The corn was an enduring plant that needed but a little sunlight to ripen and could be sown at any season and then sprouted and grew swiftly. Yet it was harmed by north winds, while Morgoth dwelt there. The Eldar grew it in guarded lands and sunlit glades. The ears were harvested without scythe or sickle but each one was gathered by hand, and the white stalks were drawn from the earth and used to weave baskets in which the grain was stored. Melian, as the queen of Doriath, was one who held the recipe from Yavanna. By giving lembas to Beleg for Túrin, Melian showed him great favour because it had never before been given to Men and seldom was again. Later it was passed to Galadriel and other Elves. When ships had been sent forth, at the behest of Turgon, towards the West, its mariners carried a sealed wallet with waybread for their voyage. Voronwë, after surviving the wreck, shared it with Tuor throughout their journey to Gondolin. Dúnedain, inspired by the elves, made a similar kind of waybread (although it was not true lembas), that they carried on long journeys. So each of Isildur's soldiers on their way north from the War of the Last Alliance "carried in a sealed wallet on his belt a small phial of cordial and wafers of a waybread that would sustain life in him for many days". The Galadhrim had a large store of lembas in Lothlórien. Galadriel gave some of it to the Fellowship of the Ring upon their departure. Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee subsisted on it through the majority of their journey from there into Mordor. The tradition of farming the Western Corn and the making of waybread was lost for ever in Middle-earth after the departure of Galadriel and the death of Arwen. One of the only places left where this untouched holy wheat can be grown is the groves within Lothlórien.

[@englishlady9797]

Acccording to Tolkien, who was of course Catholic, the Lembas in some ways repersented the Host. the bread to the Eucharest. That's why Gollum couldn't eat it- because in Catholic tradition only those who have confessed their sins and been shriven can eat it.

[@professorbugbear]

We cry at Theodred's funeral... a character who had no lines in the movie... a chatacter whose eyes were never even opened... beautiful storytelling

[@dmmmitry8450]

"Your words are poison!" - Eowyn showed Grimma his place. Even being left alone with king possessed and her brother banished she still got her will strong!

[@l30nard03]

Loving your reactions to this trilogy I can't wait for you to watch the next one is my favorite movie period.

[@wadumin]

Thanks for watching buddy, you're awesome ❤

[@erickingsepp]

Around 54:34 of this video, you start to hear soft vocals in the background. They are singing in Old English (spoken roughly AD500-1100), which was the language Tolkien gave Rohan instead of inventing a new one for them. They are singing lines from an Old English poem ("The Wanderer") which King Theoden paraphrases here: Where is the horse and the rider? etc. Also, Theoden is an Old English word for "king".

[@user-blob]

Fantastic reaction!!! I thought you’d love the battle of Helm’s Deep. You’ve not seen anything yet 😁 I can now confidently say that you are both going to LOVE the final film.

[@wadumin]

Thanks for watching, AND WE DID INFACT LOVE THE FINAL

[@Punslinger1005]

1:14:47 I love the fact that Pippin looks up to see if apples are falling from the sky just like when Aragorn threw them their Second Breakfast 😂😂😂

[@wadumin]

Ooooh i didn't catch that

[@SeeMore-ki7mq]

I have watched countless reaction to these classic films and I so love watching people see them for the first time. I am really enjoying you two together. such good chemistry. can't wait for you to see the last one.

[@wadumin]

Ayyy thanks a lot mate, glad to have you here ❤

[@domingocurbelomorales8635]

Gooosebumps in all my body during the "Ent´s march". EPIC.

[@SophiesDriver]

Lord of the Rings brought me here. First time watching you. Remember back in the day when the only way to watch Fellowship of the Ring was in a theater, then had to wait a year to watch The Two Towers in the theater, then you had to wait a year to watch Return of the K ... Oh wait, you don't remember. Gotta love cliffhangers! Also, as much as you're getting in the films, which are remarkably true and faithful to the books, you get quite a bit more in the books. Love your reactions to LOTR. Big thumbs up. Liked and subscribed!👍👍✌

[@wadumin]

Thanks a lot Sophie, can't wait for the last part and the books ❤

[@kibblesnbits9146]

Don't feel inadequate! I love how you enjoy the movies at this first level of discovery! TLOTR is a very deep well, you can think you have learned all you need in your first viewing and after reading the book five times, and watching the movie 100 times still be amazed by it.

[@ImBluecams]

I just got back from watching the Fellowship of the Ring in theaters (I was too young to see it in theaters when it first came out) and oh my gosh it was so magical. Always been my favorite movies since childhood, so happy and glad to see ya'll are enjoying them.

[@wadumin]

Omg watching this in theaters is another experience, thanks for watching budd ❤

[@fenzirulfr]

Elvish ropes are magic and never come undone when they're being used but come undone with the gentlest tug when the owner is finished using it

[@Anetkari]

Thank you for the info❤

[@willcline5918]

Gimli laughing at Legolas' "box" comment was basically him being like "Ah, this elf shares my people's appreciation for sh*t talking during battle. This is going to be more fun than I thought"

[@roguehart]

The trees didn't just eat them, when the orcs arrived that forest wasn't even there, Fangorn forest literally walks to helms deep to take revenge upon the orcs.

[@zmani4379]

Lovely reaction - I grew up reading Tolkien and watching the early cartoon versions - then when these films came out, it felt like I'd been waiting for them from childhood - remember, they were released a year apart - so this feels like a whole chapter in our lives when all of us were waiting breathlessly for the next film - I think Tolkien wanted to do something like Ferdowsi - use his work to reclaim his country's mythic past - but Ferdowsi wove the ancient legends into his new narrative, like Virgil - Tolkien did something else - he was a classical linguist and philologist deeply steeped in medieval lore - I think he believed England had been somehow denied its mythic heritage, because foreign conquest, from France in particular, had superimposed the traditions of Continental Europe onto the local culture - I think he somehow wanted to re-imagine a heritage that might have been - he had also adapted versions of Beowulf and Arthur, but for his Middle Earth project, instead of drawing directly from this material, he chose to weave his own personal universe out of his imagination, and saturate it in a kind of synthetic lore that he'd created himself - he'd had extensive scholarly training from Oxford, and he drew upon these methods to grow his own reality directly out of his mind, and give this world-building a kind of 3-dimensional richness and detail, as if this were an actual land whose legendary history he were mining, like an archaeologist - in this way I think he was a kind of pioneer of genre fantasy, in the modern, "fictional" sense, in contrast to the kind of mythic lore we see in figures like Virgil, Ferdowsi, Dante, Milton, or even a contemporary like TH White - these figures are building layers of real heritage, that are then written into their cultural narrative - Tolkien emulated these forms, but in a way that he'd entirely invented himself - tho if you look at Tolkien's Silmarillion, which is like his Bible of Middle Earth - you can see in a way he's mixing Milton with Greek and Norse mythology, but in a very original way - an article in Wired magazine said that Tolkien in a way had invented virtual reality - inviting the reader into an experience where we aren't just following a story, but we show up to lose ourselves in what feels like an infinite parallel universe

[@professorbugbear]

You're right... Aragorn has an awesome backstory. In the books his father was killed by orcs when he was a young kid (3 i believe). His mother took him to Rivendell where he was raised in the house of Elrond. They did not tell him about his heritage while he was young because they wanted him to be a kid for a while. When he matured, he traveled with Elrond's twin sons Elodan and Elrohir where they taught him most of his woodcraft. He met arwen in rivendell as an adult and immediately thought she was a reincarnation of Luthien who was thought to be the most beautiful being ever created (and, as it was... an ancestor of both of them). Elrond told him that he could not court arwen until he bacame king. Aragorn then traveled middle earth trying to foil the plans of sauron and help humans but he traveled under a fake name.

[@leonardoastros]

25:32 Entwives loved gardens more than forests, they had their gardens at the East of Anduin (the big river). Back in the War of Last Alliance, Sauron's armies retreated through those lands to Mordor and burnt everything (those lands are now known as Brown Lands because nothing grows there). It was when Entwives were lost. No one knows if they died, fled or were captured and enslaved by Sauron

[@TheBairdo]

excellent reaction. I love that you could tell the books would be worth a read within minutes of your first video. thanks for mentioning the soundtrack, costumes, acting, direction, etc. if you saw this in the theatres in 2002 i guarantee you'd have never seen anything even close to this good as far as cinematography.

[@Anetkari]

Thank you❤❤

[@Tom-pw2ni]

I so love your reaction to this movie, it is just perfect!

[@wadumin]

You're awesome ❤

[@Snowman29101963]

You've shown your quality, fine reaction!!

[@Anetkari]

Thank youuuu for watching and being here❤

[@Makkaru112]

Treebeard(Fangorn) - In the Silmarillion, at the end of the chapter "Of Aule and Yavanna", Manwë states, "But in the forests shall walk the Shepherds of the Trees." This is before the chapter, 'Of the Coming of the Elves'. So, since Treebeard is one of the first three, he is beyond cool. And he is around before the elves arrive in Valinor. However, do not be deceived! The elves taught the Ents speech, even though they were around before. It is often mistaken that ents are trees or were once trees, when they are in fact are a sort of 4th children of Îlluvatar (AllFather) a creation of the Vala named Yavannah Treebeard refers to the elves "started it, teaching the trees to talk" or some such thing. He also refers to the elves curing the ent's "dumbness". People assume the two events are one and the same, when they are not. Obviously, Tolkien meant to be vague and allow the reader to decide what they looked like and just how ent-like huorns could become and how tree-like ents could become. But it is clear they are in the long lists of animals alongside men and harts and bears, etc., not plants. - - Gandalf tells Thèoden that when he meets Treebeard he will be meeting the oldest thing that ever walked. Which is another indication that the ents were around, shepherding the trees, before the elves got to Middle-earth. Tolkien meant to be vague. After all, Celeborn and Galadriel hail Treebeard as "Eldest" when they meet him in LOTR. However, when Treebeard is reciting the poem of the different being, he calls the elves the "eldest of all". - So who do we believe? Gandalf? Remember: Treebeard was in middle earth before even Galadriel entered there during the zenith years of Arda and of the elves and even the early mighty dawn of men when they came upon the scene. • Celeborn is said by his wife Galadriel to be the wisest of elves left in Middle-earth especially due to the fact he was a close kinsman family member of Elu Thingol Of Doriath (of which Elwë[Thingol] was Galadriel’s grandfathers closest friend and literal brother. The only. To there to stay in middle earth) Galadriel is certainly one of the oldest, she came over with the very first migration to middle earth, but Celeborn may not be as old as she is. People who go in for the rough drafts of Tolkien's creative process have noted that he first appears in the house of Thingol Graycloak long after the elves came to Middle-earth. But the ents were here when the elves arrived. The Elves are the eldest race of Elves, Men and Dwarves. The Hobbits were not included in the mythology and neither were the Ents. This does not necessarily mean the Ents are actually older than the Elves, just that they were here before the Elves got here. Fangorn is the oldest living being in the world; and is the personification of nature of the world. But the undying lands where the Elves originated were removed from the Circles of the World. However, the author does imply Fangorn is older than either Celeborn or Galadriel, because Gandalf claims he is the oldest living thing in Middle-earth and the two elves themselves address him as "Eldest". A couple other things to consider, from Hammond and Scull: in an unpublished draft letter of late 1968, now in a private collection, Tolkien wrote: 'Eldest was the courtesy title of Treebeard as the oldest surviving Ent. The Ents claimed to be the oldest ’speaking people’ after the Elves [illegible] until taught the art of speech by the Elves...They were therefore placed after the dwarves in the Old List...since Dwarves had the power of speech from their awaking’ “The Lord of the Rings, A Reader’s Companion” Hammond and Scull, page 382 Treebeard: Entry 464 The Ent And on page 499, while explaining Tolkien describing both Treebeard and Bombadil as ’eldest’, Hammond and Scull note: ’...it is worth repeating Christopher Tolkien’s comment that his father was given to ’rhetorical superlatives’, such as ’the oldest living thing’.

[@Magpie845]

You two are amazing!! This is my third time through with you.

[@Big_Tex]

38:04 a teasing glimpse into some deep lore, the tip of the tip of the iceberg. Eowyn recognizes Aragorn as a long-lived Dunedain. That word means he’s descended from the ancient island kingdom of Numenor - kind of a cross between the Roman Empire and Atlantis. In time Numenor became corrupted by Sauron and was destroyed. But a group of uncorrupted good guys survived and founded 2 affiliated Kingdoms on the mainland - Gondor in the South, and Arnor in the North where the Shire and Bree are. The leader of those surviving Numenorians was Elendil, Isildur’s father (killed by Sauron in the battle in the Intro to FOTR). Arnor eventually fell apart, but its descendants are Aragorn and his posse of surviving Dunedain, aka the Rangers of the North (the book actually does feature other rangers as minor side characters). A trait of Numenorians was a very long life - centuries-long among the ruling family. That’s wearing off but 87-year-old Aragorn, a direct descendent of the original King of Numenor, can expect another 120 years or so if he’s not killed first.

[@Big_Tex]

And the comments about “There are few of us left” and making babies. 1. The Dunedain have dwindled partly because they’re in hiding and can’t just live openly in a settled community to expand. 2. But also, the RACE of Dunedain is thinning out because there simply are not enough full-blooded Numenor descendants for sufficient marriage without genetic inbreeding! They necessarily have to mate with non-Dunedain a lot, something that’s been going on for thousands of years, which necessarily thins out the Numenor bloodline further. 3. And finally, they live a life of combat and violence against the forces of Sauron, so you can figure that a lot of Dunadain have been killed over the centuries before producing babies.

[@JM-do6wc]

Absolute GREAT REACTION. So enjoyed you two. Ok here we go for the grand finale!!

[@wadumin]

Ayyy thanks for watching ❤

[@gregorypeck3023]

Frodo used the Elven cloak to hide him and Sam near the Black Gate. It has like invisibility power kinda…

[@lisarainbow9703]

",May it shield you from unfriendly eyes...."

[@wadumin]

Loved that part, thanks for watching ❤

[@Makkaru112]

Galadriel is the one who pleaded the WindLord Gwaihir, one of the eagle formed Maiar), to go to the top of Durin’s Tower at Zirakzigil. He was recuperated by her own hand and skills. Bringing back a god of sorts is quite a feat which fits her prowess in several fields as she was known to have learned from all of the Valar, all that there was left to teach by each of them. The staff was given to him by Galadriel in Lothlórien and enhanced his powers upon his return. His old brown staff was a gift from Radagast (another wizard of the Istari Order after he escaped from Saruman’s current abode in Orthanc, hand carved from an old branch. The white staff was a gift from Galadriel, made by elven smiths from Mallorn wood. (Mallanornë by the elves. Interestingly looks similar to the elvish word for Friend, Mellon. But that’s just me being inquisitive.) That new staff before he sacrificed it to do a spell of sorts against the Balrog in Khazad-Dûm. That one was called Opening Flower. (His portrayal in The Hobbit movies are a little bit funny but it slightly sort of suits the aspect of that book which was more whimsical so I guess they wanted to make him act much different. Granted Radagast sort of strayed from the path but his main mission was to guard and protect nature itself on behalf of Yavannah. The Valar that chose him as her champion to head into middle earth with the other 4 istari. The white staff was most likely named something along the lines of Marta Nieninquë (Fated WhiteTearSnowflower), or Ninquelotë which is “White/snow Flower”. Or Ninquë Merillë “White Rose”. (Derivatives of Merillë is also Feast and Festive, think of his fireworks for example. Single rose is Meril or like single flower is Elloth. Another Elvish flower term is “ninglor” noun for golden water-flower, gladden. But since Mithrandir is his name by the elves for grey wanderer I wanted to add Mithril to the name of his new staff as it contains similarity to his elvish name so “Mithrillottë” meaning “Flower Of TrueSilver” Or maybe due to the snowy mountain he died upon, the new staff name could be “Olórin olea Ollosë” meaning “The Dream/Vision that bloomed and flourishes upon the Fallen Snow” by how it’s implied. Olórin is Gandalf’s real angelic name so it is basically describing how the dream of hope that rekindled itself in the harshest of conditions. Like a resilient type of flower, Ollosë is the fallen snow. Olea is the action of plants specifically growing & living. Another elvish flower name I love is for Daisy “Eirien”. Lothlórien itself means “DreamFlower”. Galadriel’s realm. ❤️ - (Elvish had grown ALOT over the ages. Even some forms of elvish are even more archaic even for other elves who at times may experience a little bit of difficulty understanding or simply noting one’s accent and speed of which one talks internally.

[@illinoisan]

I’ve got tickets to the remastered trilogy in the theater this weekend and Two Towers is today’s movie. Won’t stop me from watching your reaction video before I go. I never get tired of watching them. I rather enjoy them more each time.

[@Anetkari]

Ohh thanks for watching and also I hope you will have a fun time rewatching these masterpieces in the cinema ❤

[@gailseatonhumbert9199]

It may be interesting for you to know that some of us never watched that series because it was on a pay channel we did not subscribe to and therefore had no idea what you were talking about. "Daryl Dixon is a character from the AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead".

[@FunnyQuailMan]

Fun Fact: John Rhys-Davies, who played Gimli & the voice of Treebeard, was actually among the tallest of all cast members. As Gimli was one of the shortest characters, even shorter than many of his fellow dwarves, shooting John Rhys-Davies' scenes was particularly tricky, especially since he spent the majority of his scenes alongside Orlando Bloom & Viggo Mortinson, both of whom he exceeded in height by more than 2" (5 cm), while playing a character in Gimli (~4' 5" or 135 cm) who was written as being nearly 2 feet (1' 9" or 53 cm) shorter than both Aragorn and Legolas (~6' 2" or 188 cm).

[@BigBWolf90]

Here's a fun bit of trivia: when Gimli says "three days and nights pursuit" he's not lying. He, Legolas & Aragorn ran on foot 45 leagues/217 kilometers/135 miles in 3 days. When Éomer hears it he's in complete astonishment. To quote the book: Wide wonder came into Éomer's eyes. 'Strider is too poor a name, son of Arathorn,' he said. 'Wingfoot I name you. This deed of the three friends should be sung in many a hall. Forty leagues and five you have measured ere the fourth day is ended! Hardy is the race of Elendil!"

[@Rebecca-mv5yj]

Remember how Sam and Frodo became a "rock"? They were given elven cloaks that Celeborn said: "may these shield you from unfriendly eyes"

[@Iceman-135]

7:50 'I want more Dwarves', well, The Hobbit films are worth a watch so you will find much that you didn't know you needed.

[@wadumin]

Oooo i can't wait ❤

[@Makkaru112]

@@wadumin how’s your week going? My comments can be seen by others under other videos and some under this one have already gotten a few likes etc. I’d love to see more of your responses or even questions upon reading them. ❤️

[@malacaimarbas2048]

I really love that you picked up on the environmentalist side of things concerning the forest/tree cutting. There’s an undercurrent of the industrial exploitation that Tolkien saw in the industrial evolution that occurred in the days leading up to the first World War, which much of this series is a metaphor for. Just nice to see a reactor realize that during the scenes of them cutting down the woods.

[@elmundodejoseluis]

Greetings from Chile, I really like you guys!

[@wadumin]

Much love my friend, you're awesome ❤

[@joerosenman3480]

I realize this is some months after your delightful reaction to TTT and I think I can help clarify a question you guys raised. In Tolkien’s world beings have a body and a spirit (fëa). When they die the spirit goes to the Halls of Mandos in Valinor-and then, depending on their species, onwards. Humans received the gift of mortality; after a lifetime their spirits move on until the end of the world at which time all the spirits the Creator made will join in a great celebration. The elves will be returned to a life in a body-generally in Valinor. Elves remain alive for the duration of the world; at the end of the world their spirits are liberated and join in the great celebration. Elves are immortal in that they don’t die while the world survives. Tolkien created the elvish language, then had to create characters to speak it, then stories and a history for those stories. That’s how the Silmarillion, the Hobbit, and the LOTR came into being.

[@darthtyrion8057]

Really love you two a lot so glad I found you

[@myownchannel247]

Actor John Rhys-Davies who plays the dwarf Gimli also did the voice for Treebeard

[@wadumin]

Love his voice ❤

[@englishlady9797]

In Elrond's defense, his daughter was not the first person of his family who chose a mortal life. He once had a twin brotther named Elros. Elros also chose to live as a mortal man, and Elrond had to see him age and die. So he's speaking from experience here. Also to make it more painful, Elves and humans have a different fate after death, so Elrond believe that if Arwen chose mortality there was a very real chance he'd never see her again just like his brother.

[@BobBlumenfeld]

There's an interesting and very subtle detail about Smeagol/Gollum's pupils: They change size depending on which of the two personalities is talking. They're large for Smeagol and small for Gollum.

[@janerobinson4693]

Love your reactions so much!

[@wadumin]

Thanks for watching ❤

[@BobBlumenfeld]

Regarding the "White Wizard's" voice: It does start out in Saruman's voice, but morphs into Gandalf's. A little trick Peter Jackson used. And he used it once before, in The Fellowship when Sam "takes one more step," Frodo reminds him of what Bilbo said, "Be careful, .." He starts out in his voice but ends up in Bilbo's.

[@gutscross9706]

i don't remember the movies covering it, but the "beef" that the steward of gondor has with farimir (borimers brother) is that his wife died giving birth to him, and he's basically blamed him for her death all this time i also LOVE the little score game between legolas and gimli, like it's self counted, but they are both way to proud to cheat and trust each others score

[@DaleKingProfile]

Regarding the voice when Gandalf appears they actually mixed the voice of Gandalf and Saruman together into a combined voice so you hear both of them at the same time

[@wadumin]

Aaaa so that's why he sounded different

[@Makkaru112]

@@wadumin Gandalf (Olórin) is the same species of being as the Balrogs/Sauron before twisted by Melkor[Morgoth]. They are all Maiar (primordial spirits) created by Eru’s Thought (extensions of Eru Îlluvatar himself whilst they had their own free will & individuality. He essentially got the chance to experience and study other parts of himself through this.) among the other Ainur before the Years of the Lamps roughly 9,000+ years before arriving in Middle-earth; In Valinor he was known as Olórin.(Remember though he formally existed before the world existed and his form becoming Gandalf hadn’t happened yet. He was sent to Middle-earth in human form around the year 1000 of the Third Age. ❤️❤️❤️❤️ So his many forms had different ages in length of existing. He’s very cool right! Could he get any cooler!? 😎❤️ Another thing is when he arrived in middle earth he was disguised as an elf & lived among them whilst they were unknowing & he became to be known as Mithrandir to the Quendi/Eldar❤️ He could have very well dwelled with the elves far earlier just do to his curiosity & simple desire to explore and be around the firstborn (TheElves) Gandalf The Grey/White Estimated at 15,000 years old (following his quote "300 lives of men, I have walked this earth"), It says that Gandalf was the wisest of the Maiar besides Melian herself. There were a lot of Maiar that were considered really great and powerful. 300 lives of men, according to Tolkien, the average life span of a man is 70 years. So, 300 x 70 is 21000 years. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ However, there is a much longer answer. Like Sauron(former name is Mairon) & the other Istari (the order sent around the same time & of which he was appointed leader but he being who he is & a student of the Vala by the name Nienna & Lorien(Irmo). Gandalf was one of the Maiar, an angelic spirit created by Eru at the beginning of time and therefor one of the many Ainur who sang the world into being & Eru just helped their creation take shape and basically stated “behold YOUR creation” & basically what happens in that world goes sort of preordained as by that song eons ago so really only the ages after Dagor Dagorath will truly be an age that isn’t full of strife; sadness; and longing. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Also. These lamps are what were before even the two trees. These were Giant mountains but also like light houses but housing a great power but it may have also been where two special Maia lived that helped in the creation in the sun and moon after Melkor With eldrich terror Ungoliant killed the trees, so yea “Arien” is the Maia who basically exists with the sun and her brother and or lover of sorts is the one who wanders with and guides the moon. Of which that other Maia was “Tillion” Galadriel herself not only witnessed this but as a student of Aulë and the other Valar she obviously had involvement in helping create the hallowed objects that housed the final flower of the silver tree Telperion that was the father of the moon and the mother of the sun was Laurëlin the golden tree and prior to the sun and moon they too used to wax and wane!

[@Rebecca-mv5yj]

Christopher Lee and Ian McKellen voices were interchanged to keep watchers in thinking it was Saruman till Gandalf revealed himself as the White Wizard :D

[@milanhavranekWT]

40:48 and nobody talking about kings honor bc he is riding with in the front with a small group of his riders against danger, what a great king 👑

[@solsirhibragusowl2221]

Theoden about that life!❤

[@Anetkari]

Yeass righttt

[@jpiccone1]

Bernard Hill (King Theoden) was the acting MVP of this movie - absolutely masterful. He was also Captain Smith in Titanic. He just dominates any scene he's in.

[@wadumin]

Absolutely, RIP to him❤

[@jaynagrecha3792]

Yayyy! Best couple again! With the best movies 🍿 😁🥰

[@Anetkari]

Yayy thanks for watching ❤❤❤❤

[@englishlady9797]

"Even the sun is on our side" 😁 More likely Eru Illuvatar the creator God of Middle Earth (Gandalf's boss) but the Maia spirit in the sun is probably helping out too.

[@rollastoney]

If ever your girl says you look like Aragorn, that’s a blessing. You take it!😊

[@kcojco]

Twenty years later and I still get chills.

[@wadumin]

Oh I'm sure this will not age at all

[@domingocurbelomorales8635]

Gandalf it´s one of the five Istari... sent to the middle earth by the Valar. With Saruman, it´s also Gandalf, Radagast and the two blue wizards. Saruman was the white because he was chosen as the leader of all them. When he turned to darkness... Ilúvatar chose a new leader.... returning Gandalf from the limbo as Gandalf the White.

[@ingobordewick6480]

The thing about helms deep is, they can't call for anything but Gondor, because everyone else would be way to far away to arrive in time for the battle. The kingdom of the dwarfs for example is way up in the north, weeks of travel away.... and please, don't call Ents "trees".

[@cindimonks5661]

The rohirrim soundtrack is my very favorite of this trilogy. I get chills!❤

[@saarangsahasrabudhe8634]

The Ents marching on Isenguard were a Shakespeare reference. In his play Macbeth, the witches prophesied that Macbeth will not be defeated until the forest (Birnam Wood) marches on his castle (Dunisnane).

[@wadumin]

Wow, i love thatttt

[@Makkaru112]

@@wadumin react to Christopher Lee reading match to Isengard. Sir Christopher Lee being Saruman.

[@samswords9993]

Don't worry about the soup. In the book Sam and Frodo got to eat and rest before the oliphaunt experience.

[@Anetkari]

This made me so happy😭😂❤

[@BobBlumenfeld]

Oh, King Theoden did "sign" the decree, but it had been written and presented to him by Grima. He hadn't the faintest notion of what he was signing, nor the strength to sign it without ending up in a trailing-off scrawl.

[@Makkaru112]

The part about the dead marshes includes Legolas’s Father; Thranduil, & grandfather Oropher, were to join the Last Alliance in from a different angle to achieve a certain war tactic but Oropher and others got waylayed by orcs & many corrupted men which lead to eventually Oropher dying there, this loss effected Legolas’s father so very deeply forevermore. The bond between he and his son is the same bond Thranduil has with Legolas. And the braid he wears is to honour his grandfather. I believe after his death braids became less common. A sort of respect thing I believe. Both his father and Grandfather lived in Doriath(Elu Thingol’s domain[Elwë], which was heartbea of middle earth; Aside from Gondolin which held this mantle until it’s secret location was given up by a tortured elf who was the son of a very important mother who was the sister of the high king Turgon). All on a landmass called Beleriand that sunk under the sea after a set of disastrous events that lead to many greater outcomes much later on in the legendarium. This here is a whole set of stories of which also includes a quite a bit of Galadriel too but moreso other characters during this era. Of Beren And Lùthien comes to mind and Children Of Hurin!! You’ll fall in love even more after the third movie. Then you can enter into the lore videos like Moviejoob and OmarioRPG have done reaction videos too. Amazing stuff. One thing to add though is this scene resembles a lot from the other battle Tolkien was involved in called The Battle Of Somme. Look into it and tell me your thoughts. I’ll add something here though: that clan of elves really didn’t like being under the command of anyone else so they went ahead without the order and let’s just say it didn’t end well. That and they weren’t fond of the Ñoldor… huge history there as to why that is. That and the Sindar subgroup of these clans were a tiny bit more isolationist. But there are many amazing Sindar in the legendarium too Elrond and his two sons and daughter are connected to all of the main clans of men and elves through the union of his half elf father and full elf(quarter goddess) mother. Who essentially played a huge role in saving the world from the original dark lord Morgoth. Gained the Favour Of Valinor. Which subsequently lead to Numenor being a gift from the sea to the men who helped. Becoming blessed. Their land existing within the light of Valinor as it was situated closely to The Undying Lands. (The same ancestry Aragorn has that Èowyn spoke of while they were travelling to Helm’s Deep! (Elrond’s Twin Brother became the first king of Númenor. His name becoming Tar-Minyatur, and those faithful to Eru, the elves and the natural world all of this line carried Tar before their name! Ar for Aragorn is the word meaning Noble in his tongue called Adúnaic. That too is a fleshed out language Tolkien created too. Elvish languages also were placed into the official list of world languages too!

[@Frostrazor]

58:50 That's known as a "Wilhelm scream" It's iconic in Hollywood and a fun easter egg in so many movies.

[@Makkaru112]

It’s just part of PJs cheeky humour. He cameo’s in all of his films. ❤

[@wadumin]

Oh i love it

[@robertcartier5088]

43:30 The tear that Grima sheds upon hearing Saruman's command to the troops, _"Leave none alive!"_ might be due to him realizing, at that moment, that his beloved Éowyn will not only be killed, she will very likely be eaten. Anyway, he hopes things happen in that order, but you never know... To an Uruk hai, she might very well look too urgently scrumptious! ;-]

[@Makkaru112]

You’ll love this - Aragorn spared Grima for pragmatic, political & moral reasons. Morally: Killing someone is bad. Even when perceived as justified Tolkien didn't feel that taking a life was ever the honourable thing to do. Pragmatically: Grima might have knowledge about Saruman's plans. Maybe even some of Sauron's plans. Information that they could have extracted from him if he'd accepted the king's 'mercy'. Politically: You've not seen your king in months. Rumour has it he's gone mad and that Grima is the one running the kingdom now. Next time you see your king he's flinging Grima down the stairs unarmed, about to swing a sword through his head. Grima was even begging for mercy. That's not a good look for Theoden's first act as the King again after being silent for so long. (Tolkien stated there is no wholly evil, only supreme goodness but thinking in terms of only black and white tend to always lean eventually towards some form of evil)). His words on it were beyond perfect. I was paraphrasing based on my current memory.)

[@wadumin]

Oooo that makes sense

[@dmc1605]

@@wadumin Others believe that until then Wormtongue has essentially been working under the impression that Saruman would certainly defeat Rohan but largely leave most of the people alive, except the soldiers, and he would have Eowyn and there would be some semblance of a kingdom to rule over. It was at this point he realised that Saruman actually wanted genocide and everyone would be dead. He was certainly an evil little shit but this was a step too far.

[@Dimaina1975]

I'm so glad you younger people appreciate these masterpieces. You have to look for the making of the movies, to understand how committed were Jackson and the whole team, and achieved to make movies whose CGI seem new 23 years later. There were actually techniques and software invented for the Trilogy, that are used even now. Imagine that I was 26 when the these movies came out, and the graphics, the costumes and the make up were unreal to me back then. Well, I was one of the lucky ones. I'm 49 now and they are still my all time favourite movies. Note: In the books the main story is the same, but in the movies things are omitted and others added (like the elves in Helm's Deep, the were never there). But if you read the books, don't let it make you appreciate less the movies. Peter Jackson did an incredible job. I look forward for your reaction to the Return of the King. YOU are going to LOVE it!