Ngl I find the made in China jokes kinda fucked up. It's not even an ironic joke about how there are thousands of factories full of underpaid, poor workers and poking fun at the government for it, it's literally just mindlessly making fun of how an entire country supposedly only makes bad products.
@@wolfgangchen7287 the joke isn't about the quality. It's about the fact that MOST of the products come from China alone. In other words, just a mass produced copy
@@tinselanselmoe-cx9futhat’s the only major issue I have with Tolkiens story. We all know that Elrond would not hesitate to throw Isildur into the fire to save Middle Earth 😂
@@mirvzdnb wasnt there something about elrond not being able to or not being allowed to interact with the ring in any way shape or from? like gandalf who refused to even touch the ring at bagend
@@shadowsdawn5529 No, it is said by one of the Naguls that went to negotiate with Dain, King Under the Mountain (Erebor) to ask him where to find Bilbo who stole that "uninportant ring"
-Gandalf pulls ring out of fire. “Don’t worry, it’s quite cool.” -Drops it in Frodos hand -It’s super hot -Frodo drops it -None of them ever speak of it again.
Lmaaao I’m just imagining this awkward silence as Frodo stares all pissed at Gandalf. As far as he’s concerned, Gandalf just baselessly pranked him and scalded his hand for no reason.
@@user-qi6pv9jh7o And, of course, RU-vid doesn't offer to translate _this_ for me, even though it has offered to translate English comments for me. It translates them to English. It's not very useful.
The character arcs are so well fleshed out. The plot makes perfect sense without becoming trite or predictable. A shining example to all the latest Disney live action movies.
@@sassortBro went through fire and shit and everyone still calls him a princess. He took a dagger from the Witch-King of Angmar into his chest and still volunteered to take The One Ring to Mordor. He had pain but kept going (with the help of Sam) and only got corrupted after months and in the heart of Mt. Doom. That was probably because the ring was the closest to its master and had the most strength.
The whole LOTR was all about Sam mustering up the courage to get a wife. At the beginning of the first movie he’s shy and nervous. At the end of the last movie he’s confident and gets the wife. Frodo was just his spirit guide there to help him get the courage to speak to the girl.
Love how Gandalf gambled Frodo not getting burnt on his being right about the ring being cool. Would have been pretty awkward if Frodo had screamed, dropped it and no lettering appeared.
Gold dissipates heat faster than any other metal. Many years ago I watched a demonstration at a gold mine in South Africa where an ingot was poured and was cool enough to hold within a very short time.
@@mpeterllGandalf minored in physics for his undergrad at the University of Middle Earth, and thus he learned about the thermodynamics of rare earth metals. It's the only plausible explanation.
Elrond: "The Ring cannot be destroyed, Gimli, son of Glóin, by any craft that we here possess. The Ring was made in the fires of Mount Doom. Only there can it be unmade. It must be taken deep into Mordor and cast back into the fiery chasm from whence it came. One of you must do this." Utter silence, no one raises a hand. Credits roll.
@@vvelvettearss In the book they have already discussed this matter and the answer is yes they would. They did not have the strength to fight Sauron. It is made very clear in the Council of Elrond that there does not exist the strength to withhold the power of Sauron. If they were to attempt to keep it in Rivendell, they would be overthrown in time. Here is the relevant quote: 'But Glorfindel, I think, is right. Power to defy our Enemy is not in [Bombadil], unless such power is in the earth itself. And yet we see that Sauron can torture and destroy the very hills. What power still remains lies with us, here in Imladris, or with Círdan at the Havens, or in Lórien. But have they the strength, have we here the strength to withstand the Enemy, the coming of Sauron at the last, when all else is overthrown?' 'I have not the strength,' said Elrond; 'neither have they.'
@@poisonpotato1 To complete himself. The ring is actually a part of Sauron. Also the one ring can manipulate other elven ring bearers (the ring of dwarves were either destroyed or seized by Sauron) It would be a total victory for him.
It's so cool in the movie how Gandalf expresses relief because Frodo says there's nothing there, so his suspicion that it could be the one ring is laid to rest. Then unfortunately the markings show. Uh-oh!
@@Thibaut_Guerquinunlike Elijah wood and so many others in this movie trilogy, the ring sank into obscurity. They still do movies but mostly just stunt work in wedding scenes
@@AverageCommentor Even shorter would be IIuvatar changed his mind and didn't create any form of life. Just chilling with the amaze ballz flame eternal, for all eternity doin nothing else.
"What do you see?" "Aaaahhhhh! I see my flesh scalding, you psycho! Why would you take a bit of metal out of the fire and put it directly into my bare hand!!"
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, None for the Dark Lord on his dark throne In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. No Ring to rule them all, No Ring to find them, No Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them. In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. The End.
He hands him the ring, it severely burns his hand. Gandalf sighs with relief while Frodo curses at him for his bullshit, then Gandalf leaves for Rivendale, intent on conking Elrond's huge ass forehead to see if it makes hollow-log noises.
This was actually Sauron's surprise proposal and yet Frodo doesn't even acknowledge his commitment. Gandalf recorded the whole thing and exposed Frodo to Sauron and to the whole world for what he truly is.
I think out of all the people who think Sauron is gay, and there are many, and all the people who think Frodo is gay, and there are even more, there has never been one to make this brave suggestions. Inspired. Then having to pair off Sam with Melkor is however a little mean. Poor Sam.
But the entire reason he put the ring in the fire was to verify if it really was The One Ring. He leaves the Shire to learn about the ring to figure out if it truly is the one ring. He learns that the one ring should show markings when exposed to heat, and he comes back to see if the same happens to Bilbos ring. So he isn't sure if it is the one ring, therefore he can't know if it's going to be hot or not. Obviously he was quite confident that it was the one ring, but yes, it would be quite awkward if it actually turned out to not be, and he ended up burning Frodos hand.
When you think about it, if Gandalf wasn't sure this was THE ring, why was he so certain that it's "quite cool"? And if he was able to sense it somehow, then isn't its coolness a sure sign that it was made in Orodruin and therefore the One ring?
You might interpret too much there. Most rings dont get insanely hot when you put them into a fire for 4-5 seconds. Maybe a bit warm but not something that can burn your skin
Nowhere does LOTRs suggest the ring is incapable of getting hot though. Just that it can't be destroyed. It's likely Tolkien thought rings were cool after being in a fire place for a few seconds.
This is actually a pretty cool jumping off point for a alternative reality / fan fiction. Bilbo left a fake. He's off having a new adventure, trying to relive the Hobbit, running around invisible, but this time Sauron is definitely hunting him and he's older. He's got to get used to the idea of retirement!
I always wondered what Gandalf was thinking at this point in the story. Was he holding on to the hope that this magic invisibility ring was nothing significant? Was he relieved to know that there was still something he could do against Sauron? So many questions
It’s possible he thought it was one of the lesser rings, but with the lettering being on it proving it’s The One, any hope of that was immediately dashed.
Gandalf knew that there were many magic rings. The greater rings were adorned with gems, such as the elven rings and the ring of barahir. However Sauron made the one ring in the image of the lesser rings, unadorned plain and simple. Gandalf wasn't able to tell it was the one ring until he confirmed the stories of isildurs bane with Frodo's ring
A useful beat (to use a movie term, beat) would be to hear Frodo repeat a third “Nothing,” as the camera is focused on Gandalf’s relieved face. Otherwise, perfectly done!
While Gollum is being tortured in Mordor, only two things can be discerned from his cries. [your name], [your location]. "No sir, there are no [your surname]s here in [neighbouring location]. They're all up in [your location]." What do you do?
Step one: Face palm in frustration. Step two: Leave. Step three: Rivendale. Step four: Give the ring back to Bilbo. Step five: Return home and explain to who ever came after you that Bilbo has it. Their problem now!
Phew. That's saved me ever again having to sit through a marathon of all three of the extended version films, which I own on Blu-Ray and watch at least once a year. No I know that I can just come here, watch this, and spend the 11 hours and 20 minutes I saved doing something much more productive, like sleeping, or masturbation.
They would have been obvious af flying in the sky. The Ring wraiths alone would have easily found them that way, not to mention every other creature that works for Sauron.
"also, don't put that on Frodo, you'd probably be turned into a Nazgul, but at least it can't make you ruler of the Nazgul. Glad that one's gone forever never to be found."
LOTR is really Gandalfs story. He's a stealth main protagonist and Sauron is his antagonist. The story is really about them trying to outwit each other.
