GIRLFRIEND FINALLY WATCHES *The Lord Of The Rings: Fellowship Of The Ring* - REACTION/REACTION! 

Please react to One piece with her I want to see her reaction & crying because she looks beautiful while crying 😭 and i am not a psycho 👿

That’s a crazy compliment😭😂 but dw…it will ONE DAY have to happen😏

Will you be watching demon slayer s4 when it's out?

@@CaraPrezReacts Thank you & sorry if I hurt you guys

@@CaraPrezReacts I asked that because just now i watched the reaction of Demon slayer season 3 episode 11 reaction & loved it that's why?

It is folly. :D

My friends, you bow to no one 😭

And not, the extended trilogy at that.

Not in 8 hours could you do this.

YOU! SHALL NOT! STAAAHP!

Thank you! The only reason he even gave into the temptation of the ring was - and this is just a theory - out of desperation. His primary objective up to that point wasn't the quest to destroy the Ring, but protecting Gondor and he felt he needed the Ring to do it. Since the party was supposed to break at the Lorien (Aragorn and Boromir heading off to Gondor and Sam, Frodo, and Gandalf going to Mordor; Gimli and Legolas supposedly choosing which way they want to go) - and again, just a theory - got desperate in his desire to protect his home. Galadriel is really good at poking and prodding at people. She probably brought his desires closer to the surface than he was comfortable with when she looked into the hearts/desires of each one of them.

@@theforestgremlin1716 Yes, after Gandalf's death he tells Aragorn in Lothlorien that he's worried because the people of Gondor are losing faith and his father's rule is failing even if he's trying to do the right thing. And both back during the council of Elrond and when he tried to take the Ring from Frodo he specifically mentions that his intention is to use the Ring to fight Sauron and protect the people of Gondor and by extension the rest of the peoples of Middle Earth. So even when the Ring was attempting to corrupt his mind he was still justifying it by using arguments that would count as selfless. It kind of reflects what Gandalf told Frodo back at Bag End when he offered him the Ring and he refused it by saying that he would use it out of a desire to do good even if he ended up doing harm because, well, it's an evil sentient artifact that's not meant to do good even by accident or as a means to an evil end.

I will never stand for Boromir slander, so thank you for this comment. The man was under immense pressure from his father and the fate of his city, and the presence of the ring certainly amplified that. People tend to think his weakness towards the ring is especially HIM, but it isn't. He is simply human. Beyond the way the ring draws him in, Boromir was an honorable and good man.

What isn't really apparent is that Borimir is starting from state of things as they are in the last movie. He wasn't relaxing in the shire, he was already fighting Mordor. For him shit is already bleak and they are loosing.

Bro what are you yapping about I have NEVER met someone who has the opinion that Boromir is trash??? You just talking to talk bro 😂

We mention this towards the end but just imagine watching this in the cinema 20 years ago damn

@@CaraPrezReacts It was an experience...

@@CaraPrezReacts I actually went to the red premier of Return of the King. Still to this day, nothing comes close to the Speech and ride of the Rohirrim !

a Timeless Classic, theres a reason all fantasy movies are compared to this trilogy, itll never get old.

@@CaraPrezReacts i watch 2 towers in cinemas ...blew my mind ...

I never knew this. How fing beautiful.

Details like this in this trilogy, it just elevates it to a level unmatched 👌🏽 and is the reason will always be loved by every generation to come!! EXTENDED EDITION is a must tho surely

The details in this films show how much the makers of them love Middle-Earth and Tolkiens work.

... And edit them into multiple videos next time, that's how you edit this.

It's a must for ALL of them.

I’m as big a fan of LOTR as anyone but I genuinely think the theatrical version is a better movie experience. Let them enjoy it in it’s most digestible form and then let them come back to the nearly infinite buffet that this story offers

@@baddayoverdosed I cannot agree. I see some people say that, and I just don't understand it. If you love something, why wouldn't you want a version of that thing that has MORE of the thing you love? The extended editions flesh out the story and only make the viewing experience richer. The extended editions are just as "digestible" as the theatrical cuts.

I'm on team extended editions.

Because he cries at proper moments. The two extremes of crying over spilled milk and not crying at your dads funeral. The problem is always balance

To me, he's the epitomy of a "proper" man. He embodies masculinity in all its strengths and beauties. He respects, helps, saves, cares, cries, defends, loves, does what has to be done despite the hardship, isn't egotistic, is humble yet driven.

But great to news it will be on cinema next month I will be going

Hard disagree. The extended editions are awesome, but mostly because they just give us more LotR. The theatrical cuts are better *movies*.

@@fghjconner I also would add that people often forget that back when they came out, we all watched the theatrical cut first. As an introduction to Middle Earth (esp. if someone is not into fantasy, like my parents lol), I prefer the theatrical over extended

@@fghjconnerabsolutely correct

@@fghjconner no they are not. They remove crucial bits like more back story to Boromir and Faramir and very very importantly Sauruman

Agree

Yes!

It's good that the Fellowship extended is probably the one that matters least. Not that it's not great, it just doesn't add quite as much necessarily narrative detail.

I’m your 100th comment.

@@Crazy_Diamond_75nope. It matters the most. Note world and character building and foreshadowing. More content from Tolkiens own words. More redeeming of the demonic freak out by PJs Galadriel with scenes between her and Aragorn etc. ties scenes from first film to both third and second ones.

yes

I know they watched the theatrical cut of Fellowship, but seriously hope they see the extended version of Two Towers.

I doubt they will

Theatrical > Extended. Musical adaptation and pacing is better in theatrical. Also there's some non-sense in extended, like the witch king breaking Gandalf's staff.

@@joshuah5655that is also in the theatrical version.

There's a new generation discovering them, and every generation after them will discover them too. We're getting old, but these movies are timeless.

Nailed it. Gandalf inflaming the hearts of the enemies of Sauron with courage and hope.

and also, Boromir almost immediatly succumbs to the ring and tries to take it after Gandalf falls

@@madmeddik "immediately"...well I think we might have a different understanding of what immediately means :D

@@6666Imperator I guess you missed the word before immediately.... That being 'almost'

@@madmeddik It's like a couple months later.

Right?! There is another one....

In you?

Yup. That's the kind of shite I adore.

And both Aragorn and Arwen are descended from Beren and Luthien. In fact, Luthien's choice to become mortal is the main reason Arwen is allowed to do the same.

@@christinabrock2893 but luckily for them the bloodline split off when Elrond decided to be an elf (hence his name Eldrond, the half elf) and Elross his brother decided to be a human.

@@christinabrock2893nope. The reason they’re allowed is because of Eärendil, Elrond’s father! - Let me share about Elrond & his daughter Arwen (& Aragorn by extension) therefore 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 & Elwing), both “half elven” made a great sacrifice and went to Valinor to ask for help against Morgoth(who was making everything worse than a living hellscape for 100s of generations) 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 500 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 & nearly a full Elf year (as they age very very differently to Men) is close to 144 man years(solar years for them). but if you want a more true age you must realize that he may be 8000 but in human years after the sun and moon were created from the flower from of the two trees of Valinor as well as one fruit from the other of the two trees; 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 in 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) and speaking of age, Legolas is also 3000+years old by the time he becomes a member of The Fellowship Of The Ring! If you look back on the original trilogy movies: The fellowship had a 3000year old Elven PRINCE in their party. And a clandestine angelic being who was Gandalf originally known Olòrin to those such as Galadriel who knew him when she lived in Valinor, Elrond also knew would be one of the only others who’d know this save Círdan The Shipwright(Oldest Elf in the world but even he was a few generations down from the original elvish peoples to awake to the stars) & kin to Thingol who also is a semi distant cousin to Legolas as Legolas’ grandfather was the close cousin to Thingol(same with Galadriel’s Husband Celeborn through his father, their capital within Lothlòrien was named after his father(Caras Galadhon) Galadhon being the name indicating that which belongs to the father. And a 87 year old Númenorean man named Aragorn!, a 335 year old Dwarven Prince named Gimli. And as a microcosm they resembled the coalition of all the races of middle earth uniting under one banner which is another reason it sort of metaphysically set into motion the world uniting at the macrocosm ! Galadriel's Phial (gift to Frodo) is something really special. light & dark have a spiritual dimension in Tolkien. way back before the First Age Valinor was lit by two very special Trees that waxed & waned in opposition to each other. a master craftsman Elf named Fëanor fashioned three gems that captured their light, the Silmarils. (And it’s same power and light was drawn into it from the very firmament where it now stands amongst the stars as Eärendil himself (Elrond’s father stands watch over The Doors Of Night where Melkor still is held until fate holds him no longer.) Everyone who saw them was captivated by them, even the Melkor(Morgoth); the first Dark Lord. Wars were fought over them called the Kinstrife after Morgoth had the Trees destroyed the Silmarils were the only light from them left and he stole them as you may remember, they changed hands a few times & eventually one was left after one fell into the sea & another was lost in a pit of magma. a Half Elf named Eärendil (the first one! Who was Elrond’s father.) came into its possession & sailed it to Valinor as a gift to the Valar to ask for their help in defeating Morgoth, which they did. the Valar turned it into a star & hung it in the sky with Eärendil as its guardian. the fountain of Galadriel's Mirror is lit by light captured from the star Eärendil & her Phial has water from the fount. I've left out about 90% of the story but it's quite important & central to the story of Middle Earth. for her to give the Phial to Frodo is quite extraordinary. its light does burn & blind Shelob (that's the spider's name) but doesn't kill her outright. oh also, before he was put in the sky to guard the last Silmaril Earendil had two children, Elrond & his brother Elros the first King of Numenor. Tolkien's lore is deep & vast & the Silmarils are at the center of it. The Star of Eärendil is the light that shines in the horizon both in the morning and the evening. It consists in a boat raised by the Valar and led by Eärendil, who carries a shining Silmaril while watching the Doors of Night. The Door of Night was a portal in the distant Uttermost West that leads to heaven, and/or the Void. Eärendil's ship Vingilot was taken by the Valar from the rim of the world, passed through the Door and was lifted into the "oceans of heaven". PS: Eärendil is ELROND’s half Vanyar Elf half human father, that father was the son of the great Tuor of the great stories of The Children Of Húrin book!❤❤❤❤ Aragorn is a CLOSE descendant of a direct bloodline to Elros(Elrond’s Twin Brother) The title of half elven (Peredhel) was due to the combined history of Beren&Lúthien, his mother Elwing was the granddaughter of Lùthien! Eärendil was the husband of Elwing. The true half elf; son of the best elvish women ever who rescued hundreds from the highest of elvish kingdoms(Gondolin); her name is Idril & one of the best most powerful men around named Tuor. Who later on when they went to Valinor together through their own way lead to him choosing to be counted as One Of The Eldar for Idril. Eärendil did the same for Elwing. ❤

@@6666Imperatoragain. Check my reply I added to this thread. I gave the longer story. It’s more complex. It’s to do with the deeds of Eärendil.

It has just been anounced by Warner Bros that Peter Jackson will produce a film directed by Andy Serkis called the Hunt for Gollum, where the whole story about how he got the Ring and how Gandalf found out it was a Great Ring is told in detail. It is still in the pre-production phase, so don''t expect it before 2026.

It is one scene that the movie changed from the book for the better.

So in human terms it would be kinda like a 80-year-old looking like a 40-year-old.

@@Dystisisyup. And elves full year is an entire lifetime of man. ;)

Rule #1 of any RPG, always loot your fallen companions.

What an excellent summary- thank you!

I love the fact that In the Making of the Lord of the Rings documentary, they show the two artists, Alan Lee and John Howe climbing around on the actual rocks that the Argonath scenery are placed on, working out the concept drawings. Wonderful stuff!

And 6 times that in just a week. :)

I think they need a new bet/challenge.. if we can get it to 1500 likes, they will watch the extended versions.

@@cmdrbrantford888 either way it happened already😭

@@CaraPrezReacts LotR reactions are almost always one of the most watched on anybody's channel.

The only way to get all the information is reading the books. There's at least an extra 10 hours missing from the extended edition too.

@@blameluke that is true but they are probably not gonna read the books at this time. However, if they do we gotta make sure they read the Silmarillion.

Im saying man

The extended editions are cringe.

Theatrical is best for first viewing.

The theatrical cuts won all the awards, so they can’t be that bad

One does not simply stop watching LoTR EE once it starts..

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!

Partly yes, she says she passed the test amd will diminish and go into the West and remain Galadriel Meaning she not only freed herself from the power of the Ring but also freed herself of the desire for power itself. Her background, which is to long and complicated to go into here, is that she was born in the Valinor or the Undying lands. She was on if the post powerful Elven women then and by the time of the LotR the most powerful elf in Middle Earth. She left Valinor because she wanted to see Middle Earth as well as find and establish a kingdom or her own to rule in Middle Earth To leave Valinor, which was forbidden, she was partly involved in the Kin Slaying although she took no part in the killing of other elves. After the Kinslaying and leaving Valinor, the elves that left were banned from ever returning to the Undying Lands as punishment, including Galadriel. The Ban was lifted after the elves hepled the Valor defeat Morgoth in the War of Wrath. Many returned to Valinor, but Galadriel remained in Middle Earth becuase she wanted to rule her own kingdom, which she eventually did. So when she freed herself of the power of the Ring she also freed herself of her desire to hold power in general and knew it was time for her to return to the Undying Lands after Sauron would be defeated

@@nataliestclair6176 Pretty much right, but she says "I pass the test"

Deeper story than that. Galadriel is actually really ancient. But in her youth she was haughty and desired a kingdom of her own. She'd crossed some of the wrong people and was banished from returning to The Undying Lands, the only elf to suffer that fate. When she declined the ring and passed the test, her banishment was lifted.

@@mickaleneduczech8373 that is not true at all. She is NOT the only elf who was banished. Also not her own actions caused the banishment but rather the brother mass murder that her father ordered on the hunt for the Silmaril. "Some of the wrong people" yeah well how about basically the lesser gods (or higher angels depending on how you want to see it), but again they could have left if they wanted to but what angered the Valar was that they murdered their own kin while leaving. All Noldor who left with Feanor and his sons were banished which included Galadriel.

She had immense power now beyond Fëanor and her full uncle Fingolfin, surpassed Turgon and Fingon, surpassed all of them after living literally near to her 3rd cycle. 17,000 plus years. Older than the sun and moon. Sauron feared her

The extended editions are not the official movies.

@@LockdLoaded619 It is the version they wanted to release but they thought it would be too long in theaters. Hence "Theatrical cut." And how can it not be official if they officially released them?

@@b_s_productions4405 Its not the version they wanted to release. Jackson himself said he prefers the theatricals. They worked an entire year on each film to get the best cut. The theatricals are much more engaging films. They don't dilly dally.

@@LockdLoaded619 The theatrical versions are undoubtedly the best version for theatrical release - as it is, they are really too long. I know I wasn't able to make it through the entire movie (any of the three) at the theater without a bathroom break. On the other hand, my reaction coming out of The Fellowship of the Ring when I saw it in the theater was that they really should have made it into two movies with just a little bit of additional material to make each movie about 2 hours long. And the extra material I was envisioning, based on my knowledge of the books, was pretty similar to what was added for the extended editions. Given that the extended editions were not meant to be watched in the theater, so stopping whenever necessary to take a bathroom break (or whatever else you need to do) isn't a problem, I prefer them to the theatrical versions for home viewing. But I wouldn't want to go to a theater to watch one of the extended versions unless they put in a long intermission somewhere near the middle. Is the pacing somewhat harmed by the additional material in the extended releases? Maybe, in some cases. But I don't think it's significant, and some of the added scenes are almost required to really understand what is going on in some of the other scenes. In general, I think a lot was done in the name of pacing that really hurt the coherence of the story. And that wasn't always due to things that were left out - sometimes it was stuff that Peter Jackson et al added in explicitly for the purpose of adding tension where it might otherwise be missing but which didn't really make sense within the story. By the way, can we just take a minute to salute the head of New Line Cinema who, when Miramax was trying to force Peter Jackson to turn his two movie project into a single movie, not only rescued the production but insisted on expanding it to three movies? From what I've heard about the two movie version I'm not sure it would have been very successful with Tolkien fans. Even with three very long (perhaps too long for the theater?) movies there was a lot that was merely hinted at. I've watched enough first time reactions to see how often that results in significant confusion over some parts of the story for those who haven't read the books. (And occasionally even for those of us who have, given that the movies don't always follow the books perfectly.) While I still wish it had been made into six 2 hour movies instead of three 3 hour movies, I understand that it was really a miracle that Peter Jackson was able to get financing for three movies. The result isn't the best that I can imagine, but it's better than I have any right to expect to actually see. And with the extended editions, I got something close to the 6 movies I wanted.

@@LockdLoaded619 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!

I watched the original theatrical versions of these movies and the extended versions. The extended are better and should be how people experience these movies, even for the first time. They help to clarify some important things that were kind of vague in the theatrical cuts, but they're just more fun too.

What a great analogy!!!

I love the extended versions very much. However, I do believe that when you are introduced to this story, you do it with the theatrical version first. Let that set in with all of it's glory. Then go back and watch the extended versions to get that feeling all over again because you have new scenes to watch.

The extended versions have too many cringe scenes.

​@@kevinpakkala3721I personally wouldn't have liked that experience. It's almost like watching all the spoily trailers for a movie, and then watching the full movie for the "bonus scenes".

I wouldn't begrudge someone deciding to not watch the last few seasons of GoT. 😂

@@jmhaces Yeah, even the most dedicated of completionists regret their choices by the end of GoT.

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!

Can’t *quite* agree. It apparently makes a large and important difference if one is “…the Gray” vs. “…the White”. Otherwise, we’re in sync.

@@yelnikigwawa1845 Oh yeah, Saruman is ofc the leader of the wizards, and thus is more powerful than Gandalf. But before the Istari came to Middle-earth, Gandalf and Saruman were pretty much equals IIRC.

Did you know that 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!

@@Makkaru112 yep…and Weinstein is now a free man

Exactly. 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!

Appreciate this!

Not to mention an absolutely stunning couple, if they don't mind my saying.

@@Pixelologist haha thanks I'll always take a compliment😂

Cara just become more cultured (finally)

Nearly all of the film(s) were shot in New Zealand. You also can Stat a the Rivendell or hobbiton as a hotel if I remember correctly.

@@CaraPrezReactsPrez, too, since you/he couldn’t remember majority of the movie from seeing it so long ago.

My favorite part of these movies, hands down, is the music. It's incredible!

They actually return to the world after the second or third Ainulindalë after Dagor Dagorath. Veletiand returns from the sea too. Galadriel promises Fangorn/Treebeard she’ll help him find Fimbrethil when Beleriand rises from the sea.

That's interesting to hear, because for me, I could never call LOTR "dark" or particularly scary. Yes there are few jumpscares and tense scenes but overall it's very hopeful and uplifting story for me. So in my eyes it's like one of the "brightest" stories out there. Although I was a weird kid who loved Terminator, Alien and Predator movies since I was like 7, so it's interesting to see other people's perspective

@@takonaegi2967 You also saw Fellowship of the Ring when you were 7-12 for the first time and you thought it was a bright, hopeful, and uplifting story?

@@iconoclast6555 Yes, I was around 10 when I first saw it and beside few "scary" and tragic scenes I thought it had hopeful message overall. But as I said, I'm the weird one who loved scary creatures designs since I was a child. So it's not like my perspective represents majority or is "right", I just like to see how differently people can perceive same things)

​@@takonaegi2967 You were a very interesting kid, then. Even in my perspective as an adult who do not get scared of the creatures in this movie anymore, objectively, the Fellowship of the Ring by itself is not a bright, hopeful, and uplifting movie. At its end, Gandalf and Boromir died, the Fellowship broke off. Merry and Pippin were taken, and Sam and Frodo is just starting their journey just the two of them towards Mordor.

@@iconoclast6555 Well, yeah, there are sad moments but our heroes are hopeful and continue to fight against all evil and as a viewer I always was hopeful that they will reach their goals no matter what. Even in this dark and sad ending, Sam and Frodo's friendship shines brighter than the Eye of Sauron. Anecdotal Trio's determination to save hobbits is stronger than any metal Saruman can craft. Elves are litteral angels of this world and their existence alone gives hope in brighter future. And Gendalf... Let's just say, he took out an actual devil with him and if that isn't worth his sacrifice, I don't know what is. Comparing all this to Harry Potter, as Cara did, I would say The Fellowship might be considered "darker" than only first HP movie. From second one onwards they are around same level of "darkness". The scale of conflict is obviously much bigger than in HP, but I don't think in directly correlate with a tone of a movie.

Thank you for commenting on Pippin's age!! So many people don't realise how much younger he is than the others and it really does explain so much about who he is. The whole journey really is his "coming of age" because he is around the equivalent to a 18-20 year old in human ages when they set off. In the book, Elrond even pushes back on Pippin specifically going on the journey because of his age! I love Pippin so much, if there's one thing I wish the movies had made more evident, it would be this (especially because Billy Boyd is the oldest of the 4 hobbit actors so it's not that clear that Pippin is Like That because he's kind of just a kid)

@@annafalcao9850 Indeed. It makes you appreciate Galadriel telling him (in the extended edition), "Do not fear, young Peregrin Took. You will find your courage," foreshadowing the growth Pippin goes through in this journey.