After the rings of power this scene hits even harder than ever. The elves done right; stoic, powerful, mysterious and threatening. They move and carry themselves like warriors who have trained for multiple lifetimes, just to sell their lives as dearly as possible when it really counts.
Yes, the elves sending reinforcements to Helm's deep wasn't in the book. But damn it was a nice addition to the movie. This single line about an ancient alliance between humans and elves isn't much. But it is a really nice callback to the opening scene of the first movie where and alliance of elves and humans managed to drive back and defeat sauron.
Ich zitiere mal irgendwelche Leute die behaupten Herr der Ringe Fans zu sein: "Das ist nicht Herr der Ringe. Das stand im Buch aber ganz anders. Tolkien würde sich im Grab umdrehen
I don’t recall the elves going to helms deep? They were fighting their own battle against an army out of dol guldur. The elves of lothlorien routed them.
Fun fact: the original filmed scenes had Arwen leading the elves here instead of Haldir but they had it rewritten and reshot. Some wide shots later in the movie have Arwen in the frame.
Who else was glad Peter Jackson completed this trilogy before diversity and inclusion became the new norm? Orc babies, orc fathers and mothers, black elves and black dwarfs? Jeez, these woke lunatics must've been smoking too much weed.
Elves: When your hot-mess friend is finally getting their life together and doing the hard but right things, and you jump in to help. Humans: When you're getting your ass kicked, and that smug, elitist, annoying guy surprises everyone to by coming in clutch for you.
I feel like we're not gonna see this level of quality film making again for another lifetime. This trilogy is not without flaws but, you can tell they really cared about telling these stories. This scene is a perfect example of that. Haldir is an elf. He can see that some of the men are happy but, he's not really sure what to make of their reaction, in general, to his arrival. Even as he talks to Theodin, he's a bit hesitant and reserved. He acts like a mere messenger. But then. Aragorn appears and gives him this super warm and friendly greeting. Giving him the reassurance he needed. Then, he turns back to Theodin and speaks proudly and with confidence. His warriors seemingly reflecting that feeling. I mean.. the events themselves feel somewhat irrelevant next to how well they're brought through by the actors and film makers. Perhaps I'm just a stupid, gushing nerd here but, I truly miss the days when the goal of film making wasn't just to tell a story but, to make you feel something.
Some people have said that Haldir is Noldor and Legolas is Sindarin. They are wrong. Lothlorien is Sindarin. Galadriel is the Only Noldor there. The Mirkwood elves are Sylvan.
