The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) | PART 2 | first time watching MOVIE REACTION 

Love the cat.

Frodo is going to elf heaven basically. Besides from not being able to find peace in middle earth the elves are able to heal his wound and his heart in Valinor. Sam, having been a ring bearer for a short while and helping Frodo is also allowed to go Valinor as well and eventually does after Rosie dies and his kids are all grown.

The movie doesn't show it, but the Hobbits were given special runic blades in the Barrow Downs. You notice Merry stabbed the witchking. That broke the spell that made him invulnerable. Then, Eowyn stabbed him. However, even striking the witchking causes severe pain. Both Merry and Eowyn nearly die because of it.

Frodo left because the trauma of the war and carrying the ring left him unable to just live a normal life in Shire. It's a metaphor for WW1 and PTSD and how many soldiers would end up killing themselves after the war because they were too traumatized to lead normal lives after it

Hey guys, This is a RE-UPLOAD. The first video was blocked in a lot of regions especially for the movie audio🤷🏽‍♂️. I had to distort the audio in some of the clips because Warner Bros kept blocking it. Hopefully this one is ok.. Hope you Enjoy 😊👍

I love that Frodo says "What's that smell?" and at that exact moment the cat comes to smell the camera :D

Sam IS the friend you need! Also, the friend we all should try to be.

When the riders of Rohan begin chanting "Death!!!" and then the Rohan theme kicks in on the charge, goosebumps. Every time.

A couple of quick notes. The wolf's head battering ram, Grond, was named the hammer used by Morgoth, the main bad guy during the first and second age of Middle Earth, creator of the Orcs and Balrogs, and all round nasty person. In the scene where Legolas shoots the Corsairs of Umbar, the ship is crewed by many of the production staff, including those responsible for making all the weapons, props and scenes. The one that gets shot is actually Peter Jackson, director of the movies, who also had other cameos in the previous two movies. The scene wear we see Sam's arm enter the frame holding Sting, like an old fashioned gun slinger, was filmed in Peter Jackson's London apartment two weeks before the film was to be release. It was actually Jackson's arm, with Andy Serkis filming, which then got sent via the internet to the production offices in Wellington, where is was incorporated into the film. Finally, when Gandalf and the eagles fly to Mount Doom to rescue Frodo and Sam, there is a third eagle because Gandalf still held onto the hope the Smeagol would have been spared and would be in need of rescuing and healing. Lastly, thank you for leaving in the bit with your cat getting up close and personal. :D

The best post-script to this story is that Pippin had a son and named him Faramir.

A lot of people miss it but Eowyn's arm was shattered by the weapon of the Ring Wraith. When he breaks her shield, he also shattered the bones in her arm.

To help answer some of your questions. Frodo went with Gandalf, Bilbo, Galadriel and Elrond to the undying lands (where the elves originated from) because he still feels the pain from the stab wound he sustained on weathertop, by the witch king. It’s seen as a evil that still pains Frodo long after the quest, despite the ring and all evil being destroyed. As for Sam, don’t think he just let a normal life after that. He became mayor of hobbiton for many years and when he was approaching the end of his life, he was also granted a place in the undying lands. Ultimately he would reunite with Frodo in the undying lands across the sea. As for Gimli and Legolas, Legolas refused to travel to the undying lands unless his best friend Gimli was allowed to accompany him. Gimli was the one and ONLY dwarf to be granted passage to the undying lands, ever. Also did you notice Gandalf came with 3 eagles to collect Frodo and Sam instead of 2 in Mordor? Many people miss it but Gandalf still held onto the belief that Sméagol would be able to win the internal battle between himself and his alter ego Gollum and thus brought a 3rd eagle in order to save Sméagol also. It’s rather sad.

As it is my favorite movie trilogy, I love to watch Lord of the Rings reactions. Several people have already answered your question about why Frodo left at the end. But I am going to add a couple more details. Once the Hobbits returned to the Shire, you could tell by the glances between each other, after they sat down with their ale in the pub, that there was a bit of melancholy from all of them. I interpreted this as them recognizing that the other Hobbits in their village can’t really understand what they have been through, just like many soldiers experience when returning home from war. They are permanently changed from their experience. And some of that is not good changes, even though they did it to save their world. And in Frodo’s case, as the ring bearer, the scars are much deeper and more painful than the others. I love that moment when Frodo stops for a second when he is boarding the ship, and looks back at the other Hobbits. And you see that beautiful smile on his face. It is very reminiscent of the smile on his face when we first see him in Fellowship of the Ring, when he is greeting Gandalf. It is a smile full of joy, and you can even see it in his eyes. To me, this signifies that this journey to the Undying Lands will be the healing that he truly needs. The movie creators often talked about Frodo’s relationship with the Ring being similar in an addiction. You can begin to really see that in the Two Towers. Once Faramir takes the Hobbits hostage, Frodo shows that he is really loosing his control over his relationship with the Ring, which begins to feel very obsessive. And in Return of the King he is really lost, which allows Gollum to easily manipulate Frodo and come between him and Sam. I know that a lot of viewers get very upset with Frodo when he sends Sam away. And while I understand that, it is important to realize how Frodo is truly like an addict at this point, with Gollum taking advantage of that. I also love how Gandalf’s prophecy from Fellowship of the Ring comes true here. Gollum had an important role to play in destroying the Ring. In the end, Frodo was unable to destroy it. The author J.R.R. Tolkien had said that no one would have had the willpower to destroy the Ring. So Gollum taking the Ring from Frodo, and ending up falling into the volcano was fate stepping in to provide the final victory, after all the effort and sacrifice of our heroes up to that final moment. And it probably would not have happened without Gollum. My final comment here is about that moment of Gandalf comforting Pippin when he believed death was imminent. You said in the moment how much you liked that. It is indeed one of my favorite moments, one among many favorite moments from this trilogy. And so many of them come from Gandalf speaking wisdom. Other people have probably mentioned that the author J.R.R. Tolkien was a devout Catholic. His faith was very important to him. And I believe that in so many beautiful moments like that one, his faith shines through. The entire story is imbued with faith and beliefs in good triumphing over evil. At the same time it is never preachy. There are no explicit religious acts in the story, that demonstrate any organized religion. And yet the story is filled with the beauty of faith and fills us an appreciation for the truly good aspects of life. And I think that is a tremendous accomplishment. By the way, what Gandalf is telling Pippin in that moment comes from the end of the story as Frodo is seeing the Undying Lands for the first time. “And the ship went out into the High Sea, and passed on into the West, until at last on a night of rain Frodo smelled a sweet fragrance on the air and heard the sound of singing that came over the water. And then it seem to him that as in his dream in the house of Bombadil, the gray rain-curtain turned all to silver glass and was rolled back, and he beheld white shores, and beyond them a far green country under a swift sunrise.” Quite a lovely description indeed!

The cat is waiting on the spiderman bed.. "stop crying and lie down so I can sit on your chest and purr and make it impossible for you to breathe." Good memories from when I was single. RIP

There’s also context for how special it is that the Eagles helped. The eagles are servants of the Valar Manwë (The leader of the Valar, analogous to Zeus; Head of a pantheon of gods) The Valar aren’t allowed to interfere directly with events, as they’re so powerful they would do more harm than good (even Maiar like the Wizards aren’t allowed to use their full power for the same reason) The eagles intervening is essentially divine intervention.

I see everyone saying that Sam is the friend you need, but few say Sam is the friend I need to be. Be a Sam.

Hilarious mood killer. Cat licking their butt during the “you bow to no one” scene. 😂😂😂😂☠️

Great reaction to this amazing story. I really enjoyed riding along with you. Many of us waited decades for this to somehow get made and Peter Jackson & Co. just knocked it out of the park.

All the reactions to this trilogy has a common theme. People that love it, love it forever! This will go down in history as one of the greatest movies ever!! Loved your reaction. Always look forward to your reactions. Wishing you many blessings!

I always get emotional at Theoden's speech and the "DEATH" charge.

Love your reactions to this epic trilogy - you are fully engaged in the story and characters, intuitive as well as attentive, and you give exactly the right amount of genuine reaction! Some reactors sit in silence and seem unmoved by it all, others yap constantly and seem to feel the need to try and be clever or funny - I'm grateful that you don't do either of these! 😎 And the cat ... !!! LOL 😂🤩

Just as Elrond and Galadriel foresaw the quest claimed Frodo’s life. After the wounds from the Witch King and Shelob he was almost in constant pain and being a ring bearer the trauma never healed. So he was accorded the honor of passage to the Undying Lands.

Shelob (old English, translation, she-spider) is more terrifying than any other spider because shes a demon in spider form.

Sam was going to complete the mission when he took the Ring. The movie makes it seem tougher for Sam to give up the Ring than it was. In the book, Sam thought of himelf as the greatest gardnener in the history of the world and then his "plain hobbit sense" kicke din. And he freely gave it up to Frodo.

Awesome reaction! Btw Isildur wasn’t Aragorn’s father, he was a looooooong ancestor, Aragorn was born 3000 years after Isildur died

The movie barely hints at it, and the book isn't much clearer, but Frodo was badly hurt on the Quest, body and soul, and he couldn't really heal in the Shire. I get the idea he didn't want to admit how much he was suffering, especially in writing, and Sam respected his privacy by not writing much about it either, though he must have seen a lot more of it than he describes to us. Elijah Wood uncomfortably rubbing his shoulder on the anniversary of Weathertop is misleading; Sam does tell us the anniversaries of Frodo's three greatest injuries (the knife on Weathertop, the sting of Shelob, and the loss of the Ring) were far more traumatic than that. Frodo usually spent them in bed, in terrible pain, caught in flashbacks so vivid he had trouble remembering where he was. In the Blessed Realm, there was a chance for him to find health, peace, and joy -- to really live again, whereas in the Shire the best he could do was survive, and maybe not even that for much longer. Este, the all-but-divine Lady of Healing; her angelic handmaid Melian, from whom Elrond and Aragorn both inherited their own healing power; and even the land of Tol Eressea itself offered the wounded Ringbearer a unique opportunity to leave his mental, emotional, and physical pain behind and be cured of what would otherwise be quite incurable. Arwen actually gave him her own place on that ship so he could be healed, since she was staying with Aragorn. She told him so before he left Gondor, but it took him two years (four in the movie, for some reason) to get desperate enough to accept the offer, and leave behind everything he'd ever known, forever -- everything except Sam, who came to join him after his children were grown and his Rosie was gone.

Ironically, from the moment he forged the Ring Sauron had doomed himself. Without it, he could have kept coming back forever no matter how many times he was defeated. But he poured so much of himself into the Ring to make it that he could no longer survive apart from its existence. He gave Middle-Earth the means to be rid of him forever. While it didn't seem so at the time, when Frodo put on the Ring at Mount Doom and instantly made Sauron aware of where the Ring was...literally teetering on the edge of destruction...that was the first and last time Sauron felt true terror.

Your cat is awesome! I think your cat was trying to “catch Gollum” in the spiders cave. 😂 Cats do get involved. Also wanted to say it’s lovely the way you allow yourself to just fall in and watch the story. You have a sensitivity to all that is happening. And you mentioned the music, which really is such a big heart of the movie. As others have said you don’t even have to say much. Then the audience can see you enjoying and responding to the scenes. You have a wonderful awareness of the story. And because you are listening you don’t miss things. It’s refreshing. I love the books and movies. There are definitely differences And there will always be varying opinions. but for me the movies captured a large part of the spirit of Tolkien’s Middle Earth. It’s still incredible to me what they did with these over 20 years ago! Your care, attention to detail and your quiet mesmerization is such a lovely thing to see for many fans of Tolkien and of the movies. Thank you so much🙏

Gollum was driven crazy by the ring over 500 years...frodo too, over about 20 years (in the books) was driven proportionately crazy...he had to go...plus, he & bilbo were ring-bearers, they go to the undying lands....sam briefly was a ring-bearer too, & sam joined him in the undying lands many years later.

Fantastic reaction! Thank you.

Between Samwise Gamgee and Samwell Tarly I tell my son Sam all the time, " Everyone needs a Sam". AND OMG I'm in love with your cat. What a beauty.

The ending with them going away with the ship is basically them sailing away into paradise and rest.. kind of going up to heaven. The elves finally trusted the race of men to take care of their world and Gandalf's task were done. Bilbo and Frodo were given a rare gift to come with them to that journey.

It wasent Aragorns father on that bridge. It was King Isildur and he was his ancester who live 3000 years ago

I wanted to thank you for how incredibly you reacted to this--but then your cat 😂🤣 during the "you bow to to no one" scene 🤣🤣🤣🙈 I literally had to pause to wheeze, laugh, cry for a good 2 min. SENT me

It's been an absolute delight watching your reactions to LOTR. The genuine awe in your eyes... it's been emotional! Lots of Love from the UK 💜 -x-

As we enter Shelob's lair: *cue adorable cat nose* haha! I have enjoyed your reactions to these wonderful films immensely. You were worried about not talking enough, but I honestly was so pleased. Many people miss so much of these movies trying to make 'clever' quips and wondering aloud. Your being so absorbed is a testament to how much these films pull you in. For Frodo, as other have said, he won't be coming back. While Tolkien didn't like his own life experiences compared to his works, I see parallels between Frodo and WWI soldiers who had shell shock (PTSD) and were unable to return to a normal life following the war. I am now subscribed and shall be checking out your other videos!

Frodo left because he was going to the Undying Lands as a reward for being a ringbearer (Like Bilbo, and many years later, Sam). Additionally, Frodo went to the Undying Lands as a way for the wound the Witch King gave him on Weathertop to actually heal.

"Not by the hand of s Man will the Witch-King be killed." Came true on two fronts. Meriadoch, a Hobbit, fatally injured the Bitch-King then Ëowyn, a no-man killed him with her sword. Merry stabbed him with a Barrow-Blade, an enchanted blade which allowed Ēowyn to deal the fatal blow. But it was not a MAN that killed him.

Lol, hi kitty.. I noticed the little curled tail also.. Also, at the end they were all sailing to the Undying lands.. basically heaven.. that's also where all the elves were going during the whole story.. the elves were leaving middle earth.. Magic in general, is diminishing.. Also also.. as amazing and deep as you think the trilogy is, I swear, I promise it only gets better and deeper the more you watch and learn about the lore.. no joke, the entire trilogy is like one episode in a 10 season series, MAYBE..

10:12 "Why do the fools fly" Actually a funny line by Denethor, don't remember noticing it. (Remember Gandalf's "Fly, you fools".)

Not many people -- like zero so far -- have commented (wondered?) how Sam managed to hold onto Frodo's bloody hand and wrist. Blood is almost oil-like in viscosity and is very slippery. It's a great sight when the four hobbits return on horseback to the Shire and show off their fancy new duds, showing an attitude of "We deserve this!"

The Ride of the Rohirrim is my screensaver because every day is a battle against my inner orcs.

I binged the entire trilogy with you (and your cat!), good stuff!

Sorry, I don't like leaving more than one comment, but having heard what you had to say afterwards I think some explanation is needed. In LoTR lore, Valinor sits on the westernmost edge of Middle Earth, and is the land where the Valar live, those beings akin to arch-angels that actually built Middle Earth from scratch. A lot of the Elves went to live with them when they first woke, and from that many gained a hidden strength. This is why many Elves were able to withstand the nazgul, because those who had lived in both realms had some power over them. The other aspect of Valinor is that the passage of time brings healing instead of decay, so those with longstanding injuries, such as Frodo received from being stabbed by the Witch King and Shelob, would find relief from their pain. Due to other events that would take too long to detail, it is usually only the elves that are able to go to Valinor, though Frodo and Bilbo, and later Sam, are granted the privilege due to their time as Ringbearers. After Aragorn dies (and is laid to rest in Minas Tirith with Merry and Pippin), Legolas builds a ship and takes Gimli with him, the only dwarf to ever step foot in the Blessed Realm.

Its way clearer in the books, it happens so fast in the films its a little hard to catch but frodo & bilbo went to where *Arwen* *was* going to go the whole time, to take the ships west to the undying lands to live pain free & immortally with the elves...thats why gladriel (kate blanchette) was there & got on the boat...gandalf too, b/c wizards are in the dame genus as elves or some super-complex sitch.

The scene where Bilbo asks about the ring is very important. Not only does it show that the ring's influence still has a hold on them despite being destroyed, it shows that, though he knows better, Frodo can't help but feel the same way as Bilbo. He can't just return to his old life. They are leaving Middle Earth to get closure from those regrets.

Isildor wasn't Aragon's father, he was his ancestor! Isildor live thousands of years before! Watch them all again, knowing all these things makes the viewing even better! And how much for they cat?

literally a perfect trilogy with a total of 17 Oscars wins combined. 11 of those wins going to return of the king

I’ve really enjoyed watching your LOTR trilogy reactions. Seeing you with a smile on your face whilst watching them makes me want to watch it again.

Frodo and Bilbo are going to the Undying lands to heal and basically leave forever. The ring-bearers all go and later, if you read the books, Sam goes there too after he is old and Rosie has passed on because he was a ring bearer for a time. You must see the Hobbit as that gives a lot of background as it's a prequel to Lord of the Rings and answers a lot of questions and background lore.

"Sailing to the West" is symbolic to dying for mortal races. That's why Frodo smiles at the end, to show his friends that his morgul wound no longer pains him and he is content to pass on. All ring-bearers are given this treatment, that is why Bilbo is also given the same treatment and later Sam as well.

Earindel is a star that is the father of Elrond, the father of Arwen. It's kind of a long story.

Frodo: what's that smell?? Orange kitty: 😺😺 LOL 😂😂😂😂

At the end, at the desk, when frodo was writing in the book, he said to Sam “its been 4 years to the day since weathertop, & its never really healed”....so, that, right there, after the quest, the hobbits did have a “normal” happy ending, 3 years to be together, & celebrate, ect, ect....but, frodo is a little mentally vacant , even here...in the books it was even more pronounced, he was damn near mentally ill, he had to go away to get piece (the undying lands are kind of a metaphor for heaven...& as someone else said, frodo’s shell-shocked mental damage was a metaphor for those who returned from world war 1 all screwed up & physically & mentally damaged).....on top of that ringbearers go to the undying lands, thats what bilbo’s “special honor” was, frodo’s as well....now, as has prob already been said, sam, albeit briefly, sam was a ring-bearer too, so, eventually sam too joined frodo, so, double happy ending, lol.

Frodo's injury never will heal on Middle Earth. He has to leave to get better. Only Ringbearers got the invite from the Elves. So Samwise was also invited even though he was a bearer for a short time. Frodo said, "You will have to be whole for many years..." So when he's old, he too will join them. There's a bit of back story they just couldn't possibly fit into these movies but the books are great.

Hi! My name is Rosie Cotton. My husband saved the entire freaking world!. He stabbed a giant spider, killed a bunch of orcs running up stairs. Gave the ring back to Frodo when nobody else could. The only pure heart in the fellowship. That's my hubby! I chose well.

Frodo leaving is sort of explained, but it´s still hard to really get. He says in his monologue that he can´t go back, some hurts go too deep. You can still see he is mostly sad in the end. He´s still hurting from his wounds, and his internal or mental damage from the ring still pains him. When he says that the Shire "has been saved, but not for me." I take that to mean that he can no longer find peace and joy in the Shire, he can´t go back to his old life. So he leaves with the elves and Gandalf, magical being that can help him deal with the trauma of his journey. Galadriel says in The Two Towers that "the quest will claim his life". Most take that to mean he will die and that she is wrong, but I think she is right. Frodo pays a high price for saving the Shire and his friends and in a sense loses his old life to do so. He is never the same again. Tolkien was in a real war, and this brings a sort of realism to it. You may win, it might be a really great victory in the end, but there´s always a price to pay. Some friends are lost forever like Boromir, and some are damaged for life like Frodo. So it´s a victory mixed with sadness.

There are a few reasons why Frodo left for Valinor, J.R.R. Tolkien's heaven. One was the toll the ring took on him during the war of the ring. Second, was the fading of middle earth. If you read the silmarilion, the general ark of the story of Valinor and middle earth is a downward spiral into more mundanity and less power in the world. The ring bearers of rings power that were given to the elves are all leaving on that last ship. The ring that was given to Kirdan the shipwright he passed on to Gandolf. Elrond and Galadriel are both ring bearers. This symbolizes the passing away of the great powers of middle earth. I hope this helps and isn't too convoluted.

If you watch Elrond closely at the end, you will see a moment when grief fills his expression. He is leaving to go to the Undying Lands without his daughter, and will have to explain what happened to his wife, who has been there for centuries waiting for her husband and children to join her. I think at this point it's still not certain that Elrond's sons would go, and that would have added to his unhappiness.

Such a good trilogy. The amount of feelings it conveys good and bad is just incredible. Another part of the trilogy I love is how well done the huge army battles were conducted. So many things happening at once and it still holds your attention throughout the movies. The way your cat looked up when the pirates asked "you and whos army?" was just hilarious too. Fit with the movie timing really well. Glad you enjoyed the trilogy and hope you continue to have fun watching movies down the line on your channel.

My take on it is Frodo and Gandolf and Bilbo--everyone on the boat--basically sailed off to Heaven. Remember Gandolf's convo with Pippin about dying? They're sailing off into the far green land. So yeah, they're leaving and not coming back. Loved your reactions to these movies. 🙂

A few things to note concerning the overall story: - Gandalf brought a third eagle for Gollum when he rescued Frodo and Sam on Mt Doom. He never gave up hope that Smeagol could be redeemed. He truly is a tragic character. - Sam and Frodo eventually get reunited as Sam also traveled to the Undying Lands after Rosie eventually died at the age of 98. - Merry and Pippen become important figures in the Shire for the next 60 years but eventually, after both of their wives die, they travel back to Rohan and Gondor to visit Eomer, Faramir, and Aragorn one last time. They both die in Gondor and get buried among the Kings and Aragorn, who lived to be over 200 years old, is buried next to them. Obviously, there were a lot of changes from the books, but Peter Jackson and his team really pulled off the greatest movie trilogy of all-time.

Unfortunate that they omitted that Denithor (Boromir and Faramir's) dad had been using one of those seeing stones for years. It is largely the reason Gondor held out for as long as it did. Because Denithor was taking glimpses, spying on Sauron and planning the defenses accordingly. He withstood Sauron's influence for a long time before going mad. Part of the reason Denithor favored Boromir was because he admired Boromir, wanted to think of Boromir the strong charismatic jock as the chip off the old block, even though it was Faramir who was much more like his father with a strong mind, but not much of a warrior.

There's a scene that was omitted in the movie, right after Gollum was defeated and Frodo was sprinting toward the entrance of Mount Doom. Sam was hot to kill Gollum, but seeing him totally defeated, sprawled in the dust, and having himself borne the Ring for a little while, Sam finally pities Gollum and sends him off with a kick in the rear. After Sam runs after Frodo, Gollum turns and follows Sam with the light of madness in his eyes. After all is over and the two Hobbits are waiting for death on the slopes of the volcano, Frodo says, "...do you remember Gandalf's words: 'Even Gollum may have something yet to do?' But for him, Sam, I could not have destroyed the Ring. The Quest would have been in vain, even at the bitter end. So let us forgive him!"

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A frontal assault on the mumakil was the wrong tactic. With their faster more agile horses, a flanking attack would have been much less costly. But perhaps Theoden thought there wasn't enough time to put that together.

Seems like nobody has yet pointed out that nobody could have ever thrown ghe the ring into the fires of Mt. Doom...not even Sam, because Ring was at the height of its power. Hence, an accident (or fate) could be the only way. Basically, if it wasn't for Gollum, the ring would have never been destroyed. Note that Gandalf said that Bilbo's pity (towards Gollum) may rule the fate of man...and it did. P.S. Some of Gandalf's "powers" center on light, healing, insight etc...and the virtue of pity. Also, the witch king wasn't "easily" killed by Eowyn. It's a prophecy said by Glorfindel, a very powerful elf..."not by the hand of man shall he fall"...hence, the "i am no man" moment 😊 P.P.S. I live for the Taro close up 🩷

Cat on the bed is cute! Had a cat like that called Aslan he was born on my 18bday 2009. Sorry, great reaction too :) Frodo leaving is in his speech "How do you go on when in your heart, you begin to understand, there is no going back"

I watched your videos, and it seems only when you watch" the lord of the rings" your head is like this all the time. it's charming)

Frodo must have been in existential agony hanging from that cliff... he had claimed the Ring as his own, then had it been literally ripped with violence from his body, and he watched it sit on the inevitable brink of destruction -- still existing, still exerting it's power over him and at it's absolute strongest in the place it was forged -- but knowing that it *would* be destroyed. At that moment that must have seemed like the absolute end of the world for him. He made the decision to keep living while the Ring still existed, which took supreme will (or maybe supreme faith). Obligatory 'in the book'.... in the book he didn't struggle with Gollum a second time, so this choice never happened. After biting off Frodo's finger, Gollum simply danced a bit too close to the edge, and fell in. It is considered to be a true miracle; an little nudge by God that turned a bad event into good in spite of all reasonable hope (only a fool's hope) and too unlikely to *not* be a miracle. As Gandalf said in Fellowship, Bilbo was *meant* to find the Ring, Frodo was *meant* to inherit it..... and Gollum still had some part to play (he was *meant* to stumble into the Cracks of Doom). Some people thought this was a questionable change, since it didn't support a main theme of mercy. In the book, it was repeated acts of mercy that ultimately allowed the Ring to be destroyed, by the very person that seemed to covet it the most, and in spite of virtually zero odds of success (Tolkien said that *no one* -- despite their noble intentions, their angelic spirit, their centuries of wisdom -- could have thrown the Ring into the fire, it was just too powerful). In the movie, it was just a kind of an ironic twist, as the Ring was destroyed by two crazed junkies trying to kill each other to possess it. Yes, it's much more dramatic, and adds in more action... it makes for a good movie. But it's certainly not saying what was said in the book. These movies are a *great* adaptation, maybe the best movies ever made. But in comparison to the books, they really come off as cheap Hollywood glitter that sacrifices so much of the beauty and subtlety for over-the-top drama, action, and comedy. I honestly don't mean this as a criticism of the movies, but rather as an endorsement for the books. If you loved the movies for the way it made you think, then the books are 100x better.

I love your reactions! You seem like a very down to earth person. All the best from Romania! 🌻🌿🌾🐞

Abpout death, Gandalf speaks from experience remember. Death, btw, is called the Gift of Men by the elves because when men die they go to spend eternity with Eru Illuvatar, the One Father. Elves go to the Undying Lands, which is what Gandalf is describing to Pippin.

I enjoyed watching your first upload. Happy to watch you again after work. I'm hoping you react to The Hobbit next.

Great reaction and love the cat. Will post one for each movie later along with this one. But your reaction was very nice and cool to see, you may not talk much but that is good, your eyes reaction especially when they go wide at certain points like the arrival of Rohan, frodo and Sam, is more meaningful than the over the top reaction of others. Also kudos for you to realize that at the last part, after Gollum bit off the finger, Frodo ran back not to push him but to fight for the ring, which somehow many reactionaries misinterpreted as purposely pushing Gollum off. Great reaction man, one of my favorites you are.

The spider in the movie was called Shelob and that's what Gollem meant when he said 'She could do it' in the end of part 2. And the creatures that the Nazgul wer're riding on were creatures from an older world whose kind, still lingering in forgotten mountains cold under the moon, outlived it's time and there in a hideous eagle's nest hatched this last untimely brood, bent on evil. And Sauron took it and raised it on wild flesh until it was geater than all other things that fly, and he gave it to his servant to serve as his steed. After the ring was destroyed: Frodo left Middle Earth, so that he may be fully healed. He was still able to feel the wound on his arm from the sword at the beginning, plus for being the ring-bearer and it nearly consuming him like it did Gollum. Aragorn returned Gondor to it's former glory, and ruled happily with Arwen for 120 years. He had one son and two daughters. When his time drew near, he chose to take command of his own end. We laid in the House of the Kings in Minas Tirith with Gondor's past rulers and drifted into eternal sleep. Arwen passed one year later. Gimli became the Lord of the Glittering Caves under Helm's Deep, as it was rich with Mithril. He kept his word to Galadriel, and encased the strands of hair within glass and treasured it. Legolas restored the woodlands of Middle-Earth that were ravaged by the war, along with adventuring with Gimli. After Aragorn's death, Legolas made a ship of his own in Ithilien, and left Middle-Earth to cross the sea to reunite with the rest of the elves in the Undying Lands. Gimli crossed the sea with Legolas, due to his close friendship with the elf, and was the only dwarf that was offered that honor. Samwise married Rosie and had 13 children. He was also elected Mayor of the Shire for seven consecutive seven-year terms (49 years.) Afterwards, Sam was given passage to the Undying Lands to reunite with Frodo, as Samwise was also a Ring-Bearer, even for a short time. Pippin became the 32nd Thane of the Shire, and held that position for 50 years. He had one son named Faramir Took I, who later married Sam's daughter. After he retired as Thane, he left with Rohan and Gondor with Merry. He remained there for the rest of his life, and was entombed in the Hall of the Kings, and later moved to be laid to rest alongside Aragorn. Merry was knighted by King Eomer and become Master of Buckland. He married, and wrote a book. He had at least one son. At 102, he returned to Rohan and Gondor with Pippin, dying around the same time as Pippin. He was laid to rest in Gondor with Pippin, and later moved alongside Aragorn.

Eowyn is Sam No. 2. "You will not touch him" vs "If you touch him."

I knew your cat was gonna get up to mischief. Sure enough a minute later😂 I have cats so I know that look well haha. Great reactions. Faramir and Eowyn are my faves. But Faramir basically had a huge hand in helping Frodo get the Ring tonits destruction and he is straight treated like garbage

That look Sam and Frodo exchanges is important, because they both know that although the ring was destroyed, Frodo failed his quests. Both know this, but are glad everything is over and can go home.

It's hard to believe I still get choked up watching a reaction video when they get to "My friends, you bow to no one." Having read the books and knowing their character stories just gets to me even though P Jackson weakens Frodo. I give you 5/5 oliphaunts 🐘_🐘_🐘_🐘_🐘_

4:30 🤩 Awww, your kitty staring at you. So sweet!!!! Your kitty is so lovely. I too want a kitty like that 😩 5:30 "What's that smell?" This sounded like your kitty's thoughts while she smelling the camera... 😂😂😂

Your cat's adorable. I think I've seen a white one lurking around too a couple of times. But next time Big Orange there gets curious, tell us his name please. 🙂 Thanks for the awesome reactions!

Enjoyed ur reactions to this amazing trilogy - thank you 🤘

Everyone needs a Sam. If you don’t have a Sam, be a Sam.

In the world of middle earth, heaven is a physical place, and only the elves are allowed to go there while they are alive, with a few exceptions. Ring bearers and wizards qualified as exceptions.

5:30 now i understand what in the tunnel 😆

Love to your cat, so cute

Sam also leaves middle earth after Rosie dies, Merry and Pippen visit Eomer before his death then got to Gondor and are buried near Aragorn, After Aragorns Death Arwen wanders off never to be seen again. Frodo was wounded by blade, Sting and Bite. His wound from the morgul blade Gandalf thought would eventually make him clear as a glass of water. He went to the Undying Lands of the Valar. Remember elves don’t die they go to the Halls of Mandos and reincarnate after healing. Gimli and Legolas also sail into the west. The Red Book is of course the original Copy of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The Hobbit was also filmed by Peter Jackson, watch the Extended Version.

Enjoy Japan, my friend - I was there for five years & saw the LOTR trilogy on the big screen.

A detail in the climactic scene of the film that is not in the book, but which I think was a good addition: as Gollum sinks into the molten lava, he holds the ring up as high as he can, as if to protect it. He values it more than his own life.

No sorries for the cat we all needed a break. 😻😻

Thanks for your video! When people watch these reactions to to the Lord of the Rings(aka the best trilogy ever), we often get a dramatic reaction. In ways, your was tame, but also realistic. This is a trilogy that is asking for a second watch because there will always be a detail that is missed!

Wait till you see "the desolation of smaug"...n ",the battle of the five armies".....sick stuff...

Nice Kitty!

Witch King death: harder to be killed by a man, yes....hence the “no *man* can kill me”

I love how you love it!! I can see it in your face and in your eyes and it makes me happy. I felt just the same way ❤❤❤

Great reaction ! I suggest you watch the hobbit next. Also a great trilogy.

I love cat incursions!

i should point out Éowyn didn't kill the witch King . it was actually the knife Mary had . without that nothing would have happened . and if we're going to be realistic Sauron would have resurrected the witch King if Frodo had failed. about Smeagol surviving. it was actually a good thing in disguise Frodo had already failed by the time he got to the volcano and said hes keeping it. if it wasn't for Gollum fighting with him and falling into the lava the dark lord would have lived

Nice reaction!

The cat 🍒 🤣