FIRST TIME WATCHING: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Extended) (2001) REACTION 

So when you said this felt like an RPG....this is the grandfather of all RPGs. Ever since the LOTR books came out, from dungeons and dragons to final fantasy, etc, everyone has tried to live in Tolkeins world.

the password scene is actually sort of sad. in the books and in other adaptations, they remark on how the doors were built in happier times. a time when a friendly riddle was all the password you needed. and now they are all so jaded and guarded that it takes frodo, who still has some of that innocence, to think of it. it's such a fun bit of world building :)

Borimir: “They have a Cave Troll..” Every single reactor ever: “Whoa! What the hell is that!?!”🤣

One of the reasons the CGI looks so good is simply because there is far less of it than you think. Peter Jackson preferred using miniatures and many of the places the Fellowship visit, (for example, Lothlórien where Celeborn and Galadriel live,) are actually miniatures that were built for the movies and then shot with clever lighting and careful angles. When you're all done with the trilogy, you might be interested in some of the behind-the-scenes videos showing how they did things. Also, all the swords, armor, and such are real. They had actual swordsmiths and metalworkers create everything. The amount of detail that went into creating this world is insane!

One thing that isn’t touched on but is very important. Bilbo really needed to give up the ring of his volition. If it was forcefully taken, it would still have a hold of him. The fact he was able to part with it is rather amazing.

Couple things: 1. Gandalf doesn't touch or interact with the ring as you'd expect, as he rightfully fears he will be corrupted by it. 2. Hobbits are extremely good at hiding when they need to. Their small stature and closeness with nature allows them to effectively blend in. So much so that it can appear like magic to those unfamiliar, which most people are as hobbits rarely venture away from the contentment of home. 3. Hobbits are extremely unique in that they don't crave power, just life's simple pleasures. This makes them uniquely resistant to the ring.

Possibly the greatest trilogy in film history. Not franchise… but trilogy.

That bit about Galadriel's hair is not only beautiful, it's also deeply meaningful. Galadriel was born in the First Age before the creation of the sun and the moon, when the world was lit by the Two Trees of Valinor. (These trees later became the sun and moon, but that's another story.) It was said that Galadriel's hair held the light of these trees. Well, her uncle, a somewhat obsessive artist named Fëanor, asked three times that she give him a strand of her hair to use in one of his works. Galadriel sensed darkness in him (she was so right) and refused each time. But Gimli only hinted once and very politely, after she pressed him to know what gift would please him, and she gave him three strands. You may have noticed how Legolas smiled when he heard this. He knew the old story, and knew that her gift meant the Lady of the Woods had deemed this Dwarf to be worthy of the Elves' respect and friendship. ETA: BTW, Pippin is the nickname of Peregrin Took, and Merry is the nickname of Meriadoc Brandybuck. Pippin is adventurous (a typical Took trait), cheerful, inquisitive, but often thoughtless. He is also (in the Hobbit reckoning) not quite an adult. In the USA, he'd be just barely old enough to enlist in the military. Merry is older than Pippin. He's also the more sensible of the two and (being a Brandybuck) is more alert to how things might go wrong. *I continue though*: Galadriel's history is super interesting(Spanning beyond 9000 years). Also, Gimli generally experienced hostility/racism from elves (Due to a long history but her line especially thanks to her brother Finrod and all his deeds, they literally gifted him one of their fortresses of Nargothrond and named him Felagund, thus his name famously became Finrod Felagund. he was also the first to meet Men so essentially the friendships he forged shaped middle earth greatly.) in the books Galadriel was immediately sympathetic towards Gimli. This is because Galadriel's people (being separate from the people of Lothlórien) were historically friendly with the dwarves. And she probably remembers Moria being at this height since she quotes the poem describing it and she is easily old enough. "Do not repent of your welcome to the Dwarf. If our folk had been exiled long and far from Lothlórien, who of the Galadhrim, even Celeborn the Wise, would pass nigh and would not wish to look upon their ancient home, though it had become an abode of dragons? ... fair were the many-pillared halls of Khazad-dûm in Elder Days before the fall of mighty kings beneath the stone."

The 20 minutes of credits included everybody that had been involved in the website that was launched when the movie series was announced. Any one that took part in online discussions was given the opportunity to have their name listed. I was one of those fans. I won tickets to the Fellowship premiere in Orlando,Fl. I have a 18" replica statue of Gandalf that I won on-line. I have a replica "Sting" sword that looks and is as heavy as a real sword. But when you slide a switch, it glows blue and hums! My wife an I attended a LOTR marathon when the "Return of the King" was released. It included the Extended editions of the first two movies as well. It started @ 9:30 am, included meals & breaks between the movies and movie related giveaways. It ended the next morning at 1:30 am... and 10 years later we did the "Hobbit" movies at the same theater the same way!!!

This movie is so good. I'm 27 years old now and I remember going to the theaters as a kid and thought how did they make a movie that good? I didn't think movies like that were possible. Rewatching it is just as good as I remember.

When Aragorn blocked the knife, that wasn't written in the script, the Uruk leader was supposed to throw it past his head, but couldn't see well because of the prosthetics and threw it directly at Viggo's face and he just blocked it on instinct. So Peter Jackson kept it in the final cut

So fun fact: the significance of Galadriel giving gimli three hairs throws back to a previous side story where I forget his name, but this other elf lord falls in love with her at first sight, because her hair radiated the light of the two trees of valinor. He asked for a hair from her head as a token and she refused him, thousands of years later gimli a dwarf with no knowledge of the trees or her significance asked it as a pittance of a gift to remember her, and so she gifted him it. At least that’s how I saw the significance of the scene.

I love the reactors reaction to Gimli receiving three of Galadriel's hair, and how they don't understand it importance and significance.

The original tabletop RPGs were heavily influenced by the Lord of the Rings novels. These in turn were adapted to computer games. It feels like a computer RPG because they all owe their DNA to these books.

My brother, my captain... My king.... Can't help but shade some tears.

32:50 Aragorn is negotiating because he lived in Lothlorien for a while*, and they know him personally. Even though Legolas is an Elf, he's from another Kingdom that they fell out of touch with after the Balrog was awakened and destroyed the Dwarves' Kingdom in Moria and an evil sorcerer (AKA The Necromancer) set his realm between the two Elven kingdoms. *This is where he first met Arwen while she was here visiting her grandmother.

That dark queen wasn't Galadriel's "true form." We're seeing her true form throughout the movie. That was what would have happened had she accepted the Ring. As she said at the end, "I pass the test."

Gandalf and Saruman are not Wizards in the traditional sense. They are all angelic spirits called Maiar (Maia singular). Sauron is also a Maia, though he is not a wizard, and obviously has fallen from grace. Gandalf and Saruman (along with three other Wizards) were sent to Middle Earth to guide and give wise counsel essentially guiding people away from Sauron. Saruman has now essentially become a demon, like Sauron. The Wizards were forbidden from using the full extent of their power except in times of great need, as their primary goal was to unite the free peoples against the Shadow, rather than leading them.

Two things you NEED to understand going forward: 1.) By Frodo being the ring-bearer, he is essentially the sacrificial lamb, because no one in the know, such as the elves, believe that any living creature could possibly bring the ring to Mt. Doom, and live. They fully believe that they are sending Frodo to die. 2.) Hobbits are simply far less susceptible to the rings influence, as they desire so little out of life by nature. However, that doesn’t mean that prolonged exposure to the ring won’t have very bad consequences. It is very literally Satan’s heart, no one alive is pure enough to resist it, forever. The fact that Frodo lasts as long as he does by the end, is nothing short of a testament to how good of a person he truly is.

“Why even give them swords? What are they going to do to these guys” These types of quotes are just solid gold.

The Ringwraiths are literally blind. They can sense the living hobbits, they can sense the Ring, they can smell the blood in their veins. But they can't see them... 'living things only cast shadows in their minds'. They depend on their horses to see for them. They can only see Frodo clearly when he puts on the Ring (and he can see them clearly).

When Frodo offered the ring to Galadriel and she "changed" that wasnt her true form that was the ring causing it thats why she says "i past the test"

Fun fact: Gandalf bumping his head on the doorway was a complete accident. Ian McKellen's improvised reaction was so well done that Peter Jackson kept it in the movie. New subscriber here!

37:13 A lot of characters from Lord of the Rings Trilogy have multiple names depending on where they are since the are multiple languages and multiple races that exist. Elvish, Dwarven, plus regional dialects for Men and Hobbits. Also, there’s the Black Speech spoken by characters such as Sauron and the Ringwraiths along with the Orcs, etc. Tolkien had a real talent for coming up with languages and world building when he came up with these stories.

The reason this reminds you so much of an RPG is that this is the source of almost all of that. All RPG makers were influenced by tropes that began here.

"Even the smallest person can change the course of the future." Just remember that.

When the extended edition came out, I bought it day one with my friend. We watched all three movies back to back. And then? We watched them back to back again. 60ich tv, surround sound. It was amazing. And yes we were awake for almost two days. But we were hardcore nerds so it was fun for us. We did the same with the editions of Star Wars at the time on DVD.

The thing about Borimir is that as a person he's super good. Like he's basically a hero among men, famous and virtuous. Knowing this and seeing how he acts around the ring shows how powerful it's corruption is. Frodo is uniquely powerful in his ability to resist it as much as he does, though he periodically does stupid shit. Always remember the ring is a heavy, exhausting weight to carry, physically, mentally and emotionally. It's constantly trying to drive him down and corrupt him, plus it makes itself feel super heavy around his neck.

"This will be a night to remember" "Not if that Old Toby's strong enough you won't" Chuckled out loud

"This feels like a role playing video game" Well, guess what they are based on haha

Aragon has so many names because for the first ~20 or so years of his life, his heritage as the heir to isildur was hidden from him because the dark lord had servants hunting him. These servants killed his father which is what drove him and his mother into hiding. He was raised in Rivendell by his mother and tutored by Elrond until he was grown. When his mother died, Elrond told him his true name and his destiny to become the king of Gondor.

The books basically set the template for fantasy, going forward. If you’ve ever interacted with media that incorporates fantasy elements, Tolkien’s masterpiece is absolutely somewhere in its DNA.

Do not judge this movie by the surface...it has many brilliant layers in the interpersonal relationships and story...the more you understand the world and the films, you begin to see the layers. A LOT of subtlety in this film. Enjoy the journey!

Considering the high tone of the books, the film stayed about as true to them as is possible in a commercial product. What few characters were left out are not of any real consequence. The most glaring alteration is probably the ending of The Return of the King, which is very different. Certainly not the all-around happy ending of the film, but the full and rather lengthy subplot of the book's ending would not have mixed well with the rest of the smooth movie plot. Jackson could have done far, far worse an adaptation. It's a stunning achievement. Fans should certain read the books, as so many of us did in the early 1970's. I assure you, the film does not spoil them.

Even Galadriel was tempted by the ring; that's why she came off as evil at the beginning of the Fellowship's visit - it's really not her "true form." It's also why she says, "I have passed the test" - she resisted the ring's lure. 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 reaction, btw! ♥︎

"right there is where they would of gained a ton of exp" as a person who played the LOTR games on gamecube back in the day i can tell you right now that is true

The One Trilogy to Rule Them All 🔥💍🌋🎬

Super reaction. So glad you enjoyed it. I was actually born about 100 metres from where JRR Tolkien (author of LOTR) lived when he was young.

I tell you, you’ll honor Sam eventually. Rating it after watching the whole episodes, Sam is the best character in LOFTR. He’s the one true friend you’d love to see at your side. Without him Frodo would have never made it to the end.

This 1st one is honestly... the best of them but the whole series is good but I can't help but love pt1. Boromir's fall, redemption, & death although quick was super effective. He is probably my fav character for that scene alone lol. Great reaction👍

I’m so happy you’re watching these movies!! It’s always awesome watching someone experience this story for the first time 😊✨✨✨

This movie does literally the best job is can, but because of time constraints, it simply wasn’t able to really capture Boromir’s character from the books. Boromir is the only full-blood human on the team, and as such, he is written to be a representation of all of humanities best qualities, and he shows how the ring takes those good qualities, and twists them, to serve its own ends.

I really like Merry and Pippin in the movies, both the acting and the way they're written. Sam and Frodo moved out, bvecause Gandalf sent them away and later they're joined by others at Rivendell who all are chosen to protect Frodo. All are mighty warriors and whatnot. Meanwhile THOSE TWO guys just met Frodo by accident while stealing vegetables from farmer Maggot - and they pretty much join for shits and giggles, because they got nothing else to do. But they stick along and - no spoilers - a lot of really brave stuff is gonna happen. :D

32:24 ''The Dwarf breathes so loud we could have shot him in the d-'' 😳

To put things in perspective, Gandalf was gone for 17 years researching the ring. The movie makes it look like he wasn't gone that long.

The lore of Middle-Earth extends thousands of years to the creation of the world. Galadriel is 7000+ years old. She is the most powerful non-angelic being in Middle-Earth. It’s very complicated and is the result of over 60 years of writings by Tolkien.

I've recently been reading the novels and so many characters there are just such a treat. The hobbits (and gimli) are less comic relief. Boromir is portrayed much more kindly too. In particular I love the way they handle "fight" scenes... we don't actually get any of the action-packed stuff that happens with legolas, gimli and aragorn at the end... There's a conversation between frodo and boromir and he leaves realizing that boromir is losing his shit (because he rants and raves for like an hour about using the ring against 'the enemy'). Then it just cuts to aragorn and sam sort of looking for frodo and the hear boromir blowing his horn. Sam leaves because he figures out what frodo is up to, and by the time anyone gets to boromir... he's leaning against a tree with a ton of arrows in him and around 50 dead orcs at his feet, he confesses that he tried to "take" the ring from frodo and that the hobbits were taken by the orcs without him able to stop it. Aragorn chooses to keep Boromir's moment of madness secret.

Hobbits represent the old, rural English countryside characters. Mostly they don’t care about money or power. They are supposed to be connected to the land, hence big, hairy unshod feet. Personally, I love this movie. The others are great but I love the exhibition of this one. Enjoy!

In the council scene Gandalf was speaking the language of Mordor the same language on the One Ring. It not just words, it's darkens and power and it will be everywhere all the time if Sauron is reunited with it . You seen how painful it is to those that heard it.

"I wish the ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened." "So do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us." Fun Fact: Despite playing a dwarf, John Rhys-Davies (Gimli) is the tallest of the actors who play members of the Fellowship. He is 6' 1" in height. "I made a promise, Mr Frodo. A promise. Don't you leave him Samwise Gamgee. And I don't mean to. I don't mean to." Fun Fact: Sir Christopher Lee (Saruman) read "The Lord Of The Rings" once a year until his death in 2015, and had done so since the year it was published. He was also the only member of the cast and crew ever to have met J.R.R. Tolkien. Thud Landing Fact: According to Sean Astin in the Extended DVD commentary, when Bilbo drops the Ring before leaving Hobbiton, the floor was magnetic to prevent the Ring from bouncing. This was done to demonstrate the importance and weight of the Ring. Stay In Character Fact: Gandalf's painful encounter with a ceiling beam in Bilbo's hobbit-hole was not in the script. Sir Ian McKellen banged his forehead against the beam accidentally. Sir Peter Jackson thought McKellen did a great job "acting through" the mistake, and kept it in. High And Dry Fact: Sean Astin's scene underwater didn't really happen. He was filmed in a dry studio, with fans making his cloak billow. The water effects were added in afterwards by computer. Rosetta Stone Fact: The Elvish language lines spoken in this movie are not just quotes from the book, they were derived from J.R.R. Tolkien's own limited dictionary of that language. Dialect coach Andrew Jack used recordings of Tolkien reading his books to guide the actors' and actresses' pronunciations. Adaptation Background Fact: Asking for and receiving a lock of hair isn't unusual. In the time before photos, men would often carry a lock of hair from their sweethearts when going off to war or extended trip. But the three golden hairs that Galadriel gifts Gimli at his behest have far more significance than their just being very pure and innocent request, rather than all the gold or power or wisdom he could have asked for. Any fans who have read the Silmarillion will know that Feanor, one of the greatest elves, and most amazing crafters of the world had made a similar request of the golden lady thousands of years earlier. Feanor was so inspired by Galadriel's grace and beauty, that he wished to use strands of her hair in the making of his three Silmarils, the most precious gems ever created in Middle Earth. He begged her three times for a single strand of her hair, but even though she was young and inexperienced at this point, she looked into his soul and saw that his intentions were not fair and benevolent, but were driven by greed and a desire to possess something more precious than the other elves of the time. She, therefore, refused his request, causing much wrath and anguish, and he was forced to find other precious substances to infuse into his gems. So while Galadriel refused Feanor, she knew Gimli was a pure soul.

Ok here we go 😊 Tolkien wrote LOTR as a vehicle for the languages he created…pretty awesome 😊

This is the first time I've heard Gandalf charged with negligence. Loved it.

This is by far my favorite movie series. I’m so glad you’re watching these; they were such an accomplishment in film. They hold up even today. Can’t wait for the next one.

Fun facts: SIr Christopher Lee (Saruman) was a great LotR fan. He owned a first edition which he was said to read every few years and even met J. R. R. Tolkien in person during a public reading. The scene where Gandalf bumps his head in Bilbo´s house wasn´t scripted, but being the great actor he is Sir Ian McKellen made the best of it and director Peter Jackson liked it so much that he kept it. In the "Two Towers" there is another unscripted scene which did not end so well. Viggo Mortensen broke a toe, you will hear when it happened.

The thing about characters having multiple names - they're usually names in different cultures. In Gondor, where Boromir is from, they call Gandalf "Mithrandir". When Arwen calls Aragorn "Elessar", that's what the Elves call him.

LOTR 1-3 are the best .There is nothing for me better then this trilogy ,its so epic .Great reaction .

Man, you got it brother. I've been a fan of this Saga for over 65 years since I was 10. I watch all the reactors I can and very few get as much in the first viewing as you. Character arcs, relationships, visuals, and the incredible music of Howard Shore. These films were all filmed in New Zealand and all at the same time. When you get the chance to watch the appendices at the end of each DVD to see the extraordinary amount of love, dedication, and attention to detail that went into the making of this production you will find it well worth the effort. Tolkien himself said that he didn't believe this could ever be successfully made into a film, in my opinion, Peter Jackson, the cast and the crew proved him wrong and made this story available to the huge fan base it now enjoys.

The greatest trilogy of all time! Wooden splinter and glass in feet, broken toes, broken rips, broken teeth, nearly scalped head, sprained ankles, lots and lots of colds, nearly drowning, .... Have I missed something? ;)

The Lord of the Rings films are honestly some of the greatest movies in history. I'm so stoked to see you react to them.

You nailed the universal appeal of this trilogy. People who don't know the books can still thoroughly enjoy them. Videos on the making of the trilogy shows Jackson employed actual swordsmiths to forge the swords and top notch costume designers to clothe all the characters. Amazing attention to detail.

The Dark Queen wasn't her true form it would have been her if she took the Ring which she didn't. :) The Ring corrupts all who come near so Boramir wasn't truly at fault. Great reaction you're in for a ride. :)

"I ain't been droppin' no eaves, honest." - Probably the best line ever.

These books are what all fantasy is based on.

@20:25 Gandalf was reciting the inscription of the One Ring as it's written in Black Speech, the language of the Orcs. He was basically reminding them that it's not a toy and they should sit down. @29:25 I mean... Even though the spear didn't puncture him, it probably hurt like hell. @37:15 Aragorn was primarily raised in Rivendell. Elessar is his elven name.

So one of the reasons that The Shire is so idyllic and peaceful and the Hobbits are so seemingly naive is that they have long been secretly guarded by the Rangers, remnants of the destroyed Northern Kingdom of Arnor, of whom Aragorn (Strider) is the leader and who are the descendants of both the Kingdoms of Arnor and Gondor (in the south) which were founded by Elendil (Aragorn's ancestor) and the survivors of the destruction of the isle of Númenor, (kind of like Atlantis) near the end of the Second Age which lasted 3441 years. Regarding the timeline we are watching, we are close to the end of The Third Age which lasted for 3021 years. (Some lore here fyi)! Cheers.

Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie Someone figured out the rings were bad (or maybe several all at once) and the Elves and the Dwarves heeded the warning and used the rings very sparsely, if at all. The humans did not heed the warning, and the nine rings given to the human kings all fell to darkness and became servants of Sauron. That's who the Nazgul (black riders) are. Galadriel's true form is the nice one. I am pretty sure she looked so dark and evil because of the ring. Thanks for watching man, I am so totally stoked for the rest of this!

Just imagine. This is the "slowest" movie. Wait until Two Towers and Return of the King. You're in for a treat my dude.

Nice reaction. Thanks. Just to address your comment about Gandalf losing his memory at the door of Moria and the three way passage. He had only been through Moria once before, many years ago and he journeyed through Moria in the other direction (he entered in on that prior journey where the rest of the fellowship exited the mines). So he either never came to the three way passage or came through one of the passages going in the other direction. Also, when he came to doors, the doors were able to be opened from the inside by just pushing them open, so no password needed.

This movie blew my mind at the time. I grew up on fantasy films like Excalibur & Ron Howard's Willow, Then First Knight came out with Sean Connery, Richard Gere & Julia Ormond (not to mention Ben Cross as the bad guy) not many people know it but I dare say it ushered in a new love of medieval/fantasy age films. Special effects like this movie though were unfathomable before-hand. I'd read CS Lewis Books about Narnia, but I was more into computers and sport long before this came out so I knew Tolkien but had never read his stuff. Since then I've developed a paperback library regarding Middle Earth. Not trying to be an old guy saying "cherish these movies yumlings" but it really is a special film.

Best trilogy ever made. Yes I know that is saying alot

One of the best scores in film history.

I love seeing reactions to my favorite movies love the extended editions

I must say, as someone who knew nothing of the lore going in, you did a great job overall keeping up with what was going on and the names. I look forward to seeing the other reactions. As far as fantasy goes: This is THE fantasy that nearly all fantasy movies/games/books try to copy or come even remotely close to.

If it feels like a role playing video game, its because these books were probably the biggest inspiration for Dungeons & Dragons, which then went on to inspire the earliest adventure video games, then MMORPGs. Even the races of Tolken are some of the main ones found in D&D....elves, dwarves, orcs, halflings, goblins...and humans

one of the best trilogys ever made... the Final is just perfect.

You will really get into the next two films if you enjoyed this so much. It only gets wilder and wilder from here. 😁

Fun note, when the big orc throws the dagger at Aragorn and Aragorn knocks it away with his sword.... that wasn't a rubber knife and it wasn't intended to be going straight at this face. The dagger was supposed to have been thrown past Aragorn and into a tree. However, the actor playing the orc had vision troubles with his mask, and accidentally threw the knife directly at Viggo Mortensen, who was forced to deflect it in desperation. When you get to Two Towers, there's a scene where they did about half a dozen takes until Viggo added in this primal yell of pain, which seemed like a great fit because of what they believe they've just learned. Outside of the story, however.....Viggo had just broken his toe and stayed in character to complete the take. Both of these worked better than the planned scene and Jackson kept them for the final cut.

Enjoying your reaction, so thank you for doing this. I've been a Tolkien nerd since my parents read the books of The Hobbit and then LotR to me, starting when I was 6. Prof Tolkien was a linguist who invented languages of his own, and was really excited by old epics, like Beowulf and other epic stories and sagas. So he decided to create his own stories and his own over-arching cosmology in exquisite detail. The Hobbit was published first in 1937, and Lord of the Rings (in 3 volumes) appeared first in the mid-1950s. The books have sold millions of copies around the world and been translated into many languages. And there are more books, sifted by Christopher Tolkien from his father's notes. I've been a fan of the Tolkien books for more than 50 years, and the 1st of the movies only premiered 21 years ago. My brothers, plus a couple of cousins and friends and I all went as a group to the movie. I was feeling a bit sceptical in advance, as a lover of the books. And I felt that the movie was really good. But the details in the movie (cast, costumes, props, sets, locations, effects, music, etc.) were fantastic. When the Extended Edition was released on DVDs, I was far more satisfied! The character scenes that had been missing from the theatrical release were now there, and they made the story far more compelling and accurate in my view. But the extended version is too long to fit in rotation for regular movie theatres, so while we all went as a group to each of the movies, I waited eagerly for the Extended Edition DVDs. Also, the production team added Appendices to the DVDs and Blu-rays - just as Prof Tolkien did with LotR books. The movie Appendices are hours of detailed "making of" materials, and are almost as interesting viewing as the movies themselves. The movies have an amazing cast who trained hard in combat skills and languages, good scriptwriting, an incredible music score, great cinematography, groundbreaking CGI for the time but with an emphasis on incredible practical effects. Glad you found Fellowship so exciting, and look forward to learning how you react to Two Towers and Return.

To clarify things about Elrond & Arwen we must look at Elrond’s Twin Brother Elros, they both were half-elven brothers who can choose to be mortal or immortal because of their parents(Eärendil and Elwing) both half elven made a great sacrifice and went to Valinor to ask for help which lead to the greatest events in the early first and second age. Instead of being punished, the valar listened to them, that led to a great hosts of Valar and Maiar And Vanyar Elves 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 Middle Earth because they thought that their twin sons had died. But they didnt 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! Now remember too that half elves are a common thing and whenever they did come together it was always significant !❤❤❤ 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! When you’re done the trilogy try doing reaction videos just like Moviejoob did now with the lore recently as well as OmarioRPG. I recommend videos by GirlNextGondor and The Red Book, and Tolkien Untangled and especially Men Of The West. Many other cool ones I’ll recommend in the comments section of those reaction videos you do from Tolkiens Legendarium lore videos. They are super engaging. You’ll be in love. Nothing would have existed if Tolkiens works never hit the light of day as they were meant to stay private and sometimes be shared with his children and so on. No Game Of Thrones. No Skyrim. No ElderScrolls, No World Of Warcraft, no Dungeons&Dragons. None of it. Not even Star Wars. Not even Harry Potter! They took inspiration from his works which were souly to give back a forgotten history of the Anglo Saxons that had their culture & history destroyed as the larger empires were riding around them. His works reflect the Elder Edda(Norse) The Kalevala(Finnish) and the Welsh people from Wales as well as Irelands cultures of the Tuatha De Danaan as well! His languages are fully fleshed out too resembling Finnish & Welsh • By the way Elrond is around 6870-8000 years old AND nearly a full Elf year (as they age very very differently to Men) is close to 144 man years (solar years for them) they experience the TIME and the way men experience it but their clock is different! They live as long as the world/Arda/Ëa does. Essentially. Which is why they are so I synch with the world around them and the nature responds to them ! Think of when Legolas walked ontop of all that snow on the Mountain of Caradhras!! They continue to endure as long ad the world itself does. (Arda)

The three Lord of the Rings films are all wonderful. Howard Shore’s score is so emotionally powerful.

The big critter in the mines, not the fiery Balroc (sp?) - was the Cave Troll that Boramir saw before they shut the door from the Orcs/Goblins.

If you look closely at the scene where frodo gets hit by the troll you can see that the tip of the spear glanced over to his side under his arm. However the crossguard of the boar spear crushed his abdomin driving the air from his body.

I'm so excited to watch this with you! **hits play** Ps: the extended versions are the ONLY way to go with this trilogy. Good call!

You need to remember - at the start, neither Bilbo nor Gandalf knew that the ring was The One Ring. They just thought it was a standard magic ring that makes you invisible. Due to the Prologue, we knew more than they did.

I commend you for watching the extended addition for the first time watching. It does give you much more background. Great reaction.

deeper lore version for you: 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 Laurëlin that lit the world before the sun and moon were born from their last flower and fruit as they were basically killed by Melkor. It is said that Galadriel's hair had somehow captured some of the shine of those two trees. Her uncle Fëanor, 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 great events in the world, entire wars that lasted for centuries exploded, and other events. 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 through his father Thranduil and grandfather Oropher, 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. Fëanor 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 10s of thousands of years ago of which she is related to all three kings who were brothers and Elu Thingol of Doriath was one of the brothers that didn’t stay in Valinor even though he was one of the elven ambassadors along with his three brothers and that king I mentioned was VERY close friends with Thingol) How old is Galadriel during the War of the Ring? I have looked in many different sources and depending on where you look, she’s anywhere from 8000-20,000 years old. 6,000 seems too young as it would make her close in age to Elrond, who I know is much younger than her.(which wouldn’t make sense even if she was 690 years older making 6960! As she was around long before Elrond was even born and time was experience differently to say the LEAST as there is a lot to go into on that subject lol.) She was born during the Years of the Trees & back then the years were something like 9X longer than a solar year so I understand the math is hard, especially since she isn’t given an exact birth year. But it is said that Finarfin, her father, was born in Y.T. 1230, so I would assume she was born sometime within 1000 years of then (being generous). Basically, I’m wondering what the most accurate range is for her age during the events of Lord of the Rings. I’ll also add that Galadriel is was around before the ents even existed (of which Treebeard is 15,000 years old so she’s OLDER than Treebeard/Fangorn) or very close to when they were “created” by Yavannah and probably had much knowledge to do with such things and or direct knowledge of what happened. Probably through an early prototype of her mirror or simply another dream that made her long for middle earth all over again ontop of the yearning she already had to go there and explore. Nothing to do with Fëanor’s oath and all that jazz. Just going from the Appendices (and maybe Silmarillion) she would have to be at least 9000+ years older than Elrond Elrond was born near the end of the First Age, Galadriel was adult before the destruction of the Trees. Actually, more than that: I just checked, and the Second Age ended in SA 3441. So an elf born literally at the end of the First Age (FA 590) is 3441+3018 = 6459 years old when Frodo leaves for Rivendell. Elrond was born in FA 532, so adds 58 years to get 6517. Elves are mature at 100, so Galadriel adds at leas 632 to Elrond's age, to be at least 7149, and possibly quite a bit more (as attested by other comments.) One fic had Maglor(Elrond’s Adoptive Father, Maedhros was also adoptive father alongside Maglor, they were the eldest sons of Fëanor) - One fic had as much older than Galadriel; I wondered how we knew, and it was pointed out to me that Maglor was the second oldest son of the first son of Finwë, while Galadriel is the youngest child of the third son of Finwë. So, yeah. Note that the second age was the LONGEST and again time was experienced very differently back then too aside from the internal clock of elves working very differently, she’s definitely older as far as the world and the other beings that age far faster around her. I also remind you all that she’s older than the sun and the moon and witnessed and most likely even helped in the Valar’s crafting of the last fruit and flower of the two trees of Valinor. She was the most involved with learning everything possible from them.

My neighborhood (6 blocks away) $3 movie theater did a marathon of the complete trilogy. There was a costume contest. My favorite was a little girl dressed as Legolas was a winner -- braids, bow, and all! It was a thrill to watch the trilogy on a big screen surrounded by true fans in costumes.

New subscribers and long time LOTR fans from Auckland, New Zealand 🇳🇿. Great reaction, we can tell that you are invested and look forward to the rest of your journey through Middle Earth

Thank you for not splitting this reaction into three separate videos 🤝

The Galadriel Frodo sees is not her true form, but what she’d become in possession of the One Ring.

Props for going in on the Extended version. Takes dedication but it will be worth it. Enjoy

It was so surprising how well Jackson translated the books to the screen. Proof it can be done. If you are ever in the mood to read, try the books.

Always love hearing every single reactor say “put the ring on” when that’s the complete opposite of what Gandalf said

Love how pumped you get for the fellowship. Thank you for this reaction! I was in high school when this first came out. I loved it then and it’s still one of my favorites today.

Frodos parents drowned when he was little and thats why he loves with bilbo. So seeing his best friend Sam almost drown was a very emotional thing

This isn’t spoilers because none of it in the movies at all. To clarify things, Elrond and Elros were half elven who can choose to be mortal or immortal bec 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 the 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 bec they thought that their twin sons had died. But they didnt 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!

Man, I really enjoyed watching you discover this epic series. Your face when Gandalf falls fighting the Balrog…man I feel that every time I watch this flick. I can’t wait to see you do the Two Towers and Return of the King. My son and I went to see these movies in the theater over and over. The battle scenes in the next movies will blow your mind. Legolas has some fierce fights that he finishes with style. You’ll dig it. I’m subbing up to see you move into it deeper.

I don't know if anyone mentioned this in the comments yet but the reason Aragorn is negotiating to get the Fellowship into Lothlorien instead of Legolas is that Aragorn was raised by Elrond in Rivendell and Galadriel is Elrond's mother-in-law. Arwen is Galadriel's daughter and had spent some time in Lothlorien, only meeting Aragorn when he was an adult. Aragorn was actually resting from an expedition in Lothlorien when he met Arwen again and they avowed their undying love for each other. In the book, Elrond has accepted it by now but Aragorn agreed not to marry Arwen until Sauron was defeated. So Aragorn has likely spent more time with the elves of Lothlorien than Legolas who may not have left his home woods much before this.

Good question buddy! Answer is: Aragorn negotiating because Elves and Dwarves having a conflict for ages. They dont allow Gimli passes without closing his eyes. Legolas cannot change that because if he would vouch for Gimli, it could put Legolas in a bad situation in elves. Aragorn offers to bind all fellowship's eyes so it wont be disrespectful to Gimli. Furthermore Lady Galadriel gave her magical three hair to Gimli to make a bridge between elves and dwarves again after ages. She had refused to give her single magical hair to her uncle Feanor who is the most powerful elf ever lived. Another info: Boromir is honourable man. He never wanted to go Rivendell at start. He wanted to keep fight against Mordor. He never wanted to use ring for himself. He just wanted to use it for his people like a weapon. He never took a wife. He fought for his entire life against Mordor to keep other lands safe. He was also the most powerful soldier in Gondor. Thats why he carry Horn of Gondor. Still my favourite character is Frodo. I might tell why later.

And the moral of the prologue: One does not simply give his finger!