Small correction: Tolkien didn't create a world and then wrote a language. Tolkien constructed multiple languages and a mythology to go with them just out of pure enjoyment and his love for linguistics, stories and cultures .... and only then actually wrote the books to take place in that world. He was Nerd Prime.
He felt, that a language comes to life, when the language has he hystory, a place ( thats why he dind't like the idea of a "world language) thats why he createt middle earth.
@@Hirnknaker It makes it somewhat ironic that so many properties inspired by LOTR have one or two "world languages" and rarely have meaningful language barriers except when the plot specifically calls for it. D&D, for example, with "Common," or World of Warcraft's "Common" and "Orcish," or lots of similar circumstances (and even if you excuse it as an in-game thing, it never matters in the lore either).
@@Nekoksu To be more precise: Quenya is based off Finnish, while Sindarin is based on Welsh, using grammatical forms of Celtic languages overall, with some influences of Old Norse. And Sindarin is the language used by Elves during the time of the books, with Quenya being more of a dead script language and shoing up in some Elvish fancy talk. That said, Sindarin represents a language that has over thousands of years evolved from Quenya, so it's not really a case of two unrelated languages (like Finnish and Welsh in the real world, being part of completely different language families and only sharing loan words really). He basically took aspects of Welsh and made it into a language that could have logically, very slowly, developed from Quenya - which he treats like Elven Latin. And there are even multiple other Elven languages in his writings, but nowhere near as developed as these two.
He actually wrote lotr before he had a set mythology. Infact looking into it you quickly find the silmarillion is one version of like 20 you could make.
A funny off screen story: Liv Tyler normally has kind of a high pitched baby voice, so she had to deepen her voice when she played Arwen. She did such a good job of changing her voice that after her mother saw the movie, her mother asked "Who is the actress who dubbed your voice? She was wonderful!" and Liv Tyler told her "Mom! That was my voice! I'm an actress. I can do that."
@@hebercluff1665 + people always be like " hes first hes first " Lmao if i go on google i can find thousand of storys that are similliar to Lotr that was invented 200 years ago.
Boromir's death....asking the women if they cried when they saw it happen: "maybe the first time" Every man after the first time: "Don't look at me, I'm not crying: you are."
I never thought that was a guy/girl thing. It's such an emotional scene. I cried so hard my sister scolded me for making the entire row shake at the movies. Ugly cry every time.
I am eternally grateful to Peter Jackson for pouring so much love and respect into these movies. The whole production team did such a wonderful job bringing this story to life.
I feel like a lot of reactors forget that the ring is a character as well. Some reactors are like, “omg just throw it in”. The ring doesn’t want to be thrown it’s influencing the bearer!!! Lol
@@JoshTheHoffman While a nice theory this isn't true. Boromir blew the horn of Gondor for two reasons. One, which would be the more obvious reason, to call for aid/let the rest of the fellowship know that he, Merry and Pippin were in trouble and needed aid. Two, the horn of Gondor was a well known artifact with a legendary reputation, even among the orcs. The sound of it usually terrified them, so Boromir was hoping to make the orcs hesitate in attacking him and the hobbits. Unfortunately Uruk-hai are pretty much fearless compared to their far more cowardly orc kin.
Everyone before watching the Extended Editions~ ‘FOUR HOURS?! There is no way I could watch that!” Everyone *After* watching the Extended Editions~ ‘THAT’S IT?! It can’t be over! No way! I want More!”
@Beuwen_The_Dragon Im trying to convince my friend to watch them, and thats her main issue. I cant get her to understand that nobody Ive encountered has reacted to the credits with anything other than "thats it???" Lol. But I guess thats something you have to experience to understand (dont worry, I've decided to upgrade to psychological manipulation to get it done. I have plans in motion. I dont think Im doing anything wrong though, she's going to get to watch LOTRs. The ends justify the means or whatever lol)
fun fact: some dude made a 9 hour long edit of this movie because every time Sam takes a step he edits in the scene where Sam says it's the furthest step he's taken from home.
@@Angrenost02 so wait...someone went through and looked at everybody's feet...determined where they were on the map....used the day-night cycle at specific times...and traced their direction of motion back to the relative direction of mordor?? ...thats fooken nuts...i love it
Dear former young lass, when I was a former young lad of eleven, this trilogy was read to me by my aunt soon after its publication. I, through my mother, corresponded with Professor Tolkien and received a handwritten letter in response. Which I still have and cherish. I have heard that he personally responded to most of the letters he received, such was his humility. Like you, this work has been personally one of the most influential in my life. I look forward to this reaction.
@@djokealtena2538 "at The Hotel Miramar Bournemouth. March 25th, 1962. Dear Mrs.*** I am sorry that I have taken so long to return "Farmer Giles", I do so now signed, and with three more signatures enclosed - and with my very best wishes to your son. I am very grateful indeed to him, and to you, for your wonderful appreciation of my work. Most heart-warming. Your letter comes unfortunately, when I was working overtime on an unfinished task before leaving home. As usual I failed, and I had to bring stuff away. Not that I had done much about it since I came here Hotels are only arranged for idleness; and in any case the main purpose of my leaving home is the annual one of celebrating our wedding anniversary, and that event has only just passed: not I fear with much improvement in my wife's health. Yours v. sincerely & gratefully J.R.R. Tolkien"
I saw FOTR in theaters when it first came out. When Aragorn and Lurtz had that fight at the end and Aragorn cut off Lurtz' head off the whole theater cheered like it was the game winning goal in overtime.
Fun fact from behind the scenes: the dagger Aragorn deflects was real. It was suppose to be a prob but somehow it wasn't swapped out so in a moment of pure badassery Viggo actually knocked a real dagger thrown at his head out of the air with a sword
And the extras for that scene were from the New Zealand military, and they weren't big on "pretend" fighting. Viggo spent the whole day being nearly-murdered by actual trained killing machines, and he fought back with a smile on his face. Viggo got balls
@@finncullen As I heard it, he really gave up the arm for filming purposes. A rare on-set picture shows the Uruk-Hai and the other cast eating together after filming the scene, and the Uruk is chomping on his own chopped arm. That's commitement for the craft right there
Anytime someone watches these movies it brings joy to my heart. This series transcends the concepts of movies for me. It’s literally a masterpiece. Tolkien created it and Peter Jackson brought it to magical life.
Wow, I LOVED this reaction! Hannah is the perfect host - she gives Aaron backstory to certain elements, but she doesn't spoil things and let's him discover the movie on his own. Can't wait for the next one!
I still cry when Boromir dies, and I’ve seen it just as many times as you Hannah.. it never gets easier. Can’t wait to see Aaron react to the next two - he’s in for a treat 😊
Yeah, I re-watched the movie recently after a break of several years. I figured I'd cry less at my age, but I proved myself wrong there 😂 It's just such a n emotional scene. I can't think of a better death scene in any movie.
I went to see this movie opening night at a midnight screening, and when that first arrow hit Boromir the whole theater went so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
The best part of LOTR reactions is seeing the moment when a person's face changes, and you know they are 100% IN. It's especially great when it's during the exposition intro.
Enjoy the journey. I recommend the extended versions for the last 2 movies so you won't ask a few of the typical questions people wonder when they see the theatrical versions. Nice to see you all having so much fun with this.
Dude noooo! I loved this reaction so much and then realised it was released yesterday so theres no continuation yet. I hope its coming soon :D Aarons reaction was so pure and light hearted, and I love how much you others were fanboying the entire time
I'm always kind of sad when reactors show Gandalf's line in Moria "All we can decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" but not the quote right before it where he answers Frodo's wish that Bilbo should have killed Gollum. The part where he gently reproaches Frodo for being "too eager to deal out death and judgement." Both lines are profound, there's no arguing that. And I GET why they show the other line, given the callback later. But the death and judgement line is something that doesn't get said enough in media, and its something I think more people need to hear. Nowadays no one seems to have any room for temperance anymore... Everything is so reactionary; nobody wants to stop and think. Everyone wants to go with their first, passion-driven instincts, and they expect their fictional characters to react the same way. Gandalf's line, warning Frodo against this, may as well have come directly from J.R.R Tolkien's own mouth. He was an intellectual; a scholar. One who had experienced some of the worst sides of life during the first World War. And he was STILL a proponent of showing mercy and compassion and empathy where it was possible.
You should create your own video as a 'rewatcher' where you highlight the things you like and expound on the themes. This sounds like a lengthy and reactionary critique on one aspect in a video you did not create. Melkor was the same. He saw things a certain way and hated that so few seemed to share his vision. So he sowed discord and imposed his will unto others instead of going with the flow. I'm sure you didn't mean it that way but your first sentence kinda makes it seem that way to me. Keep in mind that reactors need to edit their work too and they won't necessarily make the editing choices you would like to see. So again; make your own 'deep dive' on your own channel. As a fellow Tolkien Nerd and lover of the movies, I would definitely watch it.
Imagine your first time watching this is with a single apple headphone in one ear. We need to help these people and get them some real headphones and a splitter.
yeah I don't get it if she's such a huge fan of these movies why is she making him listen to half the movie and on an airpod ffs. Peter Cobbin mixing the greatest score of all time at Abbey Road to be heard on a single airpod. The Academy Award winning sound mixing team's entire work in a single airpod, and this is a fan. smh.
The main thing I miss about the Extended cut is the Concerning Hobbits scene. The mixture of Bilbo's narration and the music makes me happy. Howard Shore doesn't get nearly enough credit for this Soundtrack.
Concerning Hobbits shows everything wrong with the extended, it humanizes the characters and adds too much light heartedness to a story that should be about darkness and doom. The theatricals are better, way more savage, sharp and straight up front. They don't spend time on silly scenes.
@@DestinyAwaits19: Bullshit opinion that is promptly discarded. Just because you're an edgy and angsty teenager doesn't make this story primarily about darkness and doom; in fact, this story is primarily about overcoming darkness and doom, and the good in this world.
@@DestinyAwaits19: Not true at all; that is exactly what they're fighting for. That's literally why the entire story concludes the way it does too. If there's anything in the movies that's bullshit, it's Legolas and Gimli light-heartedly keeping count during the battle at Helm's Deep.
@@hoon_sol Dude, the theatricals leave out all that nonsensical filler. The extended are just comedies. I don't know what the hell is wrong with you LOTR fanatics, but you should get something through your frigging head. The theatricals are better than the extended. There's no fluff in them making them corny and juvenille like the extended ones.
actually i don't think its mentioned by name as tobacco in the books .... its pipe-weed (and considering what Saruman says about Gandalf's love of it, i can think of a different plant....)
the difference between the "you cannot pass" and the "you shall not pass" is the gandalf saying you are unable to cross this bridge, and then the "my choice supersedes yours, and you are not getting across"
my fave character is Aragorn, he is afraid of being like his predecessors to the point that he ran away from his rightful reign as the King of Gondor, however he cares greatly for people and after his time with Boromir his faith in Humans is rekindled, so he willingly becomes King for the good of everyone else. and that's what i like about him, he's not perfect, and he doesnt try to be, but he will fight for the right cause, Brave, Humble and Smart, all the best human qualities.
I remember the crazy mediatic campaign around this movie back in 2001, in the Paris metro station entrances, there were many cardboard displays of the movie features such as the Argonath or dragons or Isengard, instead of the traditionnal movie announcement posters, that was freaking cool. I also remember that I was afraid of the movies being bad. So I didn't go watch the first one in the theatre. I listened to the OST on a public CD player (at the time, Fnac shops did allow limited listening as a demo before you bought a CD). I instantly fell in love with the soundtrack. I bought the VHS of the first movie and once I saw the title screen with the eerie LotR theme, Iit instantly destroyed my worst fears on the movie, that wasn't gonna be the low level overly bombastic bullshit that I was afraid of. I was the two other movies in the theatre when they came out.
This is definitely my favorite of the three, although all three movies are very close. I love how Fellowship sets everything up and the journey of this small group of misfits lead by an angel of hope and morality (Gandalf), as well as it feeling like they're so small in such a large world, until they're later spread out across it. This movie, along with the whole trilogy, gives such an overwhelming feeling, and it's just... the best
It's funny he asked if Lurtz (the Uruk-hai born from the pit) was the same as Sauron from the beginning; if I remember correctly, they're both played by the same guy, Lawrence Maokare (I think that's how his name is spelled)
When I first watched the trilogies when they first came out, I was 12. The fact that I was so young + English being not my first language, sure I was really impressed and became a fan just like everyone else - enough to make me research about the whole universe Silmarillion and whatnot. But I didn't get emotional or teared up at any scenes. As an adult, even as I re-watched them over and over again, it just hits different and many scenes got me teary eyed every time. In FotR, Boromir's death & the ending when Sam said, "I made a promise, Mr Frodo. A promise. “Don't you leave him Samwise Gamgee.” And I don't mean to." - instant tears. Damn
Same! I think it was the third time when I first got teary eyed. I think the reason for being more affected at an older age; is because your youth is farther behind you, you have experienced pain and losses in the meantime , you have lost friends, colleagues, neighbours and gained new ones. The themes resonate differently as you age.
Please don't leave it too long to watch the other 2 movies, you guys are awesome and literally cannot wait. Possibly the best franchise to have ever existed, absolute masterpieces.
His question about the horn reminded me Of the book. If I remember somewhat correctly the horn of Gondor was legendary. Something along the lines of any time it is blown out of true need, Help will always respond from somewhere.
I love that you didn’t give away the plot like a lot of other reaction channels do, you let him ask questions but you didn’t really reveal anything until he watched it
I think you are correct in showing a new person the theatrical cut. The extended is better for people who love the world and want to spend more time in it
Now that Aaron has been introduced to the lord of the rings universe, can you react to the extended versions for the two towers and the return of king.
52:00 That helped a bit in filming, since when hobbits and dwarf were filmed together, they didn't need to use any special effects or forced perspective to adjust for height diferences. When Gimli was with men and elves, they used a stunt double for much of filming, using the main actor mainly for close ups.
As one LOTR reaction ends, another begins - great timing, guys :) Nice to have someone there live to put the "it's like GoT" comments in their place! This was a great watch - you guys are so happy watching these films!
That was a great reaction,very entertaining.Seeing you girls quoting everything was the most adorable thing.I'm glad that Aaron enjoyed the first one and boy is he in for a treat with the rest ;D
this intro might be the best thing ive ever seen😂 AFTER LOTR of couuuuuurse _youre pumping this up soooo much that i know im gonna cry stop it (who are we kidding, most of us cry everytime watching these movies)
The story of Galadriel's gift to Gimli has a deeper meaning behind it, like most things in this movie...and reflects the expanded lore of the middle earth universe. Galadriel is one of the 2-3 most powerful and wise elves remaining in Middle Earth since the time the land was young. She was born in a place called Valinor, or the Undying land... which is basically the place of residence of the Valar, the local pantheon, the local "gods" as you may call them. Back then, the world was not illuminated by the sun, the moon and the stars, but rather by 2 trees of gold and silver, Telperion and Laurelin. It is said that Galadriel's hair had somehow captured some of the shine of those two trees. Her uncle Feanor, who was a great king of the Elven people and also arguably their greatest craftsman to ever live, asked/demanded that she give him a lock of hair, so that he could use it to fashion 3 gems that would shine of the same light as the trees. Sensing his pride and arrogance, she refused his demand, tree times. He stopped asking and made the gems anyway, managing to complete the task he had set for himself even without her hair. Around these 3 gems, the possession of which became the driving force for many of the greats in the world, entire wars that lasted for centuries exploded. The gems actively shaped the fate of the races of middle earth to the point that the aforementioned Valar got involved directly. During these times, events surrounding the gems brought about the traditional enmity between Dwarves and Elves... the same enmity that Gimli still feels towards them. That enmity however does not survive his encounter with the wise Galadriel, whom Gimli basically falls platonically in love with. By giving him 3 of her hair, Galadriel is opening a door, offering an olive branch that might one day close the gap that divides these two races. Legolas, himself being an Elven prince and centuries old, knows of the story, as it shaped the lives of all Elves, and his subtle smile is possibly the first act of acknowledgment and reconciliation. it is also a way for Peter Jackson, the director of the film, to give a nod to all of the fans who know these facts and backstories... a way to make us feel seen, and to make us appreciate just how deeply the makers of the film respect the books and larger universe created by Tolkien. The thing with the hair may seem weird, but there is a significance to it in real life as well as in the lore of the story. In real life, it was not uncommon for wives, fiancés, or even girlfriends to give their men (who were going off to war), a lock of their hair as a keepsake, particularly in WWI, which Tolkien fought in. The lore part of it comes into play in The Silmarillion, Tolkien's tales of the creation of Arda, the Undying Lands of Valinor, and Middle Earth. Galadriel is many, many thousands of years old, and was born in Valinor before the sun and moon were even created. At the time, the world was lit by two trees, one gold and one silver which would shine at different times from each other, but would shine together once a day when one would fade and the other brighten. Galadriel's hair was said to look like the light of the mingled light from the two trees, which may have inspired Feanor, a master craftsman and heir to the high king of the Noldor, to craft the Silmaril's which were three jewels that captured the light of the two trees, one golden light, one silver light, and one co-mingled light. Feanor had a bit of a thing for Galadriel and begged her for her hair three different times, which she rejected because she could perceive the inner darkness of his heart and rejected him, which made them "un-friends" after that. There is a lot more to the lore than that, so this is the super crib-notes version. But the point is, it was VERY significant that she granted Gimli three of her hairs to a dwarf, when she would not to the son of her king many thousands of years ago.
I remember i grow up with this movie. I was like 15 and i remember all my childhood when i see it. I am happy that i found you guys. I have a great sunday time now. Lotr and lost are my fav movies. Much respect from Romania.
Gasp! Nuuuu you gotta watch the extended edition, it adds to so many of the characters. EVERYONE who watches these films ALWAYS thinks ‘oh gosh, this is much too long” before they watch them, but ALWAYS cannot believe the films have ended ‘so quickly”, they always want more.
“It cannot be seen, cannot be felt. Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt. It lies behind stars and under hills, and empty holes it fills. It comes first and follows after. Ends life, kills laughter.” The answer is dark; the dark, dark (Gollum's Riddle is a song whose score was written by Maury Laws for the 1977 film adaptation of the The Hobbit. It follows the riddle Gollum proposes to Bilbo until the ending line).
I had a 4K tv but it was actually just 2k resolution branded as 4K so I was waiting for my new proper 4K TV to arrive and when it did the quality was amazing on it. People could say it’s missing a bit of the greenish/brown aesthetic that was in the older versions but it is just replaced by a more True Tone version that is perfect in my opinion.
@@Aithis. older version of Fellowship was better, that's how they filmed it and chemically treated it. It's what Andrew Lesnie won the award for and how the 35mm projection showed it which is superior in quality and depth and 4k.
In the books, the hobbits trust Strider because Gandalf specifically told them to - he left a letter with the innkeeper in Bree in case he didn't make it back in time, telling them to seek a ranger called Strider and that his real name is Aragon, and to trust him. All the vocals in the soundtrack are real lyrics, in elvish, and all of them are songs that Tolkien wrote, and generally are extremely thematically appropriate to whatever is happening on-screen at the time. Just an infinite amount of thought was put into this series :D
I honestly believe the extended versions are the best also for the first time watchers cause there are nice details they show that make the whole thing more complete and clearer, especially in Return of the King there are scenes that really shouldnt be cut out, think its even easier to understand and grasp the whole essence of the story and the world with the extended :) but as long as Aaron enjoys it thats what matters the most :)
To be fair, there are some part of extended edition that feels wrong and out of context. For example scene from Two Towers where Merry and Pippin discover Entish water and start to drink it in order to grow bigger, but at the end they get trapped by trees..
You have the patience of a Saint! I could not tolerate to watch a movie again and then have someone else asking questions or explaining things throughout. I'm like, if you just watch it; you will find out. I watched it for the first time with someone who already seen it, and wasn't asking questions. But they could just not shut up and 'explain' things to me. Aaaaaargh! Or when they go:"OK, watch this bit. Pay attention, okay this bit is funny..." grrrrr. I am not a 'social movie watcher' if you talk too much for my liking; I will stop watching and turn off the tv and ask what your problem is and if you'd rather have a chat😄 'no! We were watching a movie!' Me:"then stop talking!"
Also just an FYI: Frodos Mithril Chainmail shirt is canonically worth more than the entire Shire, meaning Bilbo could have bought his entire homeland if it was for sale with that one chainmail shirt......in addition to all the chests of jewels and gold from an unexpected journey.... lol
Fave character? Gandolf or Aragorn. I literally quoted the movie the whole video. I watched the fellowship specifically since I was little on a VHS tape. I love these movies and I can't wait for your other reactions!
This is such a sweet video! It's lovely that Aaron is super down with you guys being total nerds about it 😂 speaking of which omg i have found my people. You are exactly me. I saw the 3rd one in the cinema at 11 and have been obsessed ever since. I had many Orlando Bloom pictures too. I still have my LOTR posters up 😂 jealous you met Elijah! I met Billy Boyd and John Rhys Davies at conventions once it was great! Also it made me laugh at myself your cat was called Charlie and i was like surprisingly non-nerdy pet name..then found out it was for Charlie in LOST because Dom Monaghan which is exactly why i also started watching LOST because he was in it and i was obsessed with everyone from LOTR. Epic stuff.
To clarify things, Elros and Elrond were half elven who can choose to be mortal or immortal because of their parents, Earendil and Elwing both half elven made a great sacrifice and went to Valinor to ask for help. Instead of being punish, the Valar listened to them, that led to a great hosts of Valar and Maiar went to Middle Earth that laid waste to Beleriand. After the War Of Wrath, the valar rewarded them for their sacrifices. They can choose to be elf or men, including their children. They chose immortally, but never return to ME because they thought that their twin sons had died. But they Didn't die. Elrond chose to be immortal while his twin brother Elros chose to be mortal. He founded the Kingdom of Numenor. He lived in Numenor Island and blessed with a long life that include his descendants Those men who fought for the war were rewarded a long life but not their families or children. Only the family of Elrond can choose to be immortal or mortal in which Arwen did. Aragorn is the direct descendant of Elros, thats why he has a long life. The average lifespan of a Numenorean at their height was a few thousand years maximum! Remember this is the SHORT version, there are so many moving parts that will make you want to dive into the books or the audio books or even do reaction videos to the famous lore videos by the biggest lore channels out there! Just know too that Gandalf (Olorin) is also a Maia sent in the late second age and third age as a clandestine emissary to help guide and teach Men and help rekindle Hope (Estel) Saruman (Curumo{Curunir as named by the elves meaning Skilled One}) is one of the many Maiar as well!!
