Watching The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring For the First Time Pt. 2 - Movie REACTION 

I cry every time I watch the scene where Boromir is saying his last words. The first thing he says to Aragorn isn't anything about being in pain or how he's dying. He just says, "They took the little ones!" Boromir is an extremely flawed character and so susceptible to the power of the Ring but he was an honorable man to his end. I also love watching his relationship with Merry & Pippin. He teaches them how to fight with a sword and loved them so much that he gave his life for them.

I love Sean Bean's delivery of the "They have a cave troll" line. It's not urgent or panicked or desperate. It's just resigned. It's like "of course they have a f***ing cave troll. Because why should anything be easy?"

Fun fact, in the books "The eye of Sauron" is just a metaphor for Sauron having spies everywhere and being able to see great distances with his Palantir (Wizard Orb), but the movies decided to make him a literal giant eye to have some kind of image for the audience to know him by. A great change imo

The more you learn about Boromir and his relationship with his brother and father, you begin to understand what his motivation is. He only desires to help his countrymen and please his father. He loves his brother very much as well. His death hurts more and more when you realize how much a flawed character he is and yet his humility and honor is what he is remembered for the most. Despite what he said to Frodo when he was corrupted by the ring (Curse you and all the halflings!) he returns to protect Merry and Pippin and gives his life protecting them as long as he could. I love that Aragorn wears his bracers after his death. In fact, Boromir's death is part of Aragorn's journey and a catalyst for his change from wanderer to king.

The most epic battle scenes in film history coming up with the next 2 films! The last film won every award you can think of. Definitely consider the extended editions for the next two movies..it’s absolutely worth it!

Having the Eagles carry the Ring to Mordor has some major problems: firstly, the quest depended almost entirely on secrecy. Giant honkin' eagles are anything but surreptitious, and Sauron has his own evil creatures that could intercept them before they got anywhere near Mount Doom. Secondly, the Eagles are subject to the same sort of temptation and corruption as anyone else - recall how Gandalf reacted when Frodo offered him the Ring? The film was almost entirely shot on location in New Zealand. Those vistas really are amazing, aren't they? The Shire set still exists as a tourist attraction, though most of the other sets were carefully removed to preserve the natural landscape. Every copy of the _The Lord of the Rings_ novel comes with several different maps. It's fun to look at them and get a measure of where everyone is at a given point in the story, to connect the plethora of place-names to actual locations on the map. Balin, the Lord of Moria, was Gimli's cousin. Some years before, Balin had led an expedition to reclaim Moria, and things went well at first, but eventually all contact was lost. Fun fact about Moria: there was once an ancient between the dwarves of Moria and the elves that lived in neighboring Hollin. The door the Fellowship entered was a relic of that ancient alliance - the password, _mellon,_ was the Elvish word for "friend." Then, well, Sauron happened. The score by Howard Shore is just so unbelievably epic. The movies are fantastic, and the music makes them even _more._ Gandalf the Grey is gone. Sorry. In the novel, it's more explicit that he couldn't be rescued: _'You cannot pass!' he said._ _With a bound the Balrog leaped full upon the bridge. Its whip whirled and hissed._ _He cannot stand alone!' cried Aragorn suddenly and ran back along the bridge. 'Elendil!' he shouted. 'I am with you, Gandalf!'_ _'Gondor!' cried Boromir and leaped after him._ _At that moment Gandalf lifted his staff, and crying aloud he smote the bridge before him. The staff broke asunder and fell from his hand. A blinding sheet of white flame sprang up. The bridge cracked. Right at the Balrog's feet it broke, and the stone upon which it stood crashed into the gulf, while the rest remained, poised, quivering like a tongue of rock thrust out into the emptiness._ _With a terrible cry the Balrog fell forward, and its shadow plunged down and vanished. But even as it fell it swung its whip, and the thongs lashed and curled about the wizard's knees, dragging him to the brink. He staggered and fell, grasped vainly at the stone, and slid into the abyss. 'Fly, you fools!' he cried, and was gone._ The giant statues that the Fellowship pass between are known as the Argonath. They once marked the norther borders of the Kingdom of Gondor, though Gondor is much smaller than it used to be. Poor, poor Boromir. He has my favorite character arc in this movie, possibly the entire trilogy.

The choir during the Bridge of Khazad-Dûm scene is chanting in Khuzdul, one of the many languages Tolkien created. It's the main language spoken by dwarves. The words translate to: Deeper into the earth. The dark grows heavy. Cold snaps our bones. Deeper into the earth. There, the glint of Mithril sharp and far away. Deeper into the earth. That sound again Dread surrounds us. Can no one hear us? A great shadow Moves in the dark. The earth shakes! Cracks! Splits! Will no one save us? Fire!! Fire in the deep! Flames lick our skin! Fear rips our heart! No! No! No! The demon comes! Good thing it's not ominous or anything, right? 😉

The Extended Edition of The Two Towers gives much more context to Boromir's back story. I strongly suggest you react to it rather than to the theatrical version.

27:08 the dagger deflection was real. The dagger was supposed to miss but slipped and was going right toward Viggo but he's such a bad ass that, well..

The best trilogy of all time, hands down. Can’t wait for the the next two

The movies are shot in New Zealand, and have actually made a huge contribution to that country's tourism industry.

Tolkien doesn't say exactly how many of Gimli's friends and relatives were part of the attempt to retake Moria, but his cousin Balin led it and his uncle Óin was there too. The book does strongly suggest that there were no Dwarves recruited from cities/settlements other than Erebor. Even the Dwarvish cities don't have vast populations, so sadly it seems likely that Gimli would have at least known quite a few of the dead.

All 3 movies are entirely shot in New Zealand.

"Where is this movie shot?" RIGHT HERE IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND BABY!!!!!

I'm excited to see how many people rush to point out the behind the scenes "thing" in the next movie that always gets said. There is one piece of lore that always gets pointed out for this movie, but I don't see it here yet so I guess I'll give it. I'll try to be brief, very difficult with Tolkien lore. Galadriel gives Gimli three hairs when he asks for one, and Legolas smiles, because there's a backstory there. In the First Age, about 7000-8000 years before, the mightiest of Elves was Feanor. He crafted some really important things that started the huge war of that time and pretty much set everything in motion. He also made those black crystal balls like the one Saruman has. Anyway, he was awesome but kind of a dick, and he had once asked Galadriel for her hair three separate times so he could use it as a crafting material. She refused every time. So giving Gimli three hairs says "you are someone more worthy of this gift than the most powerful of Elves."

1:10 This is the earliest I've heard "Eagles to Mordor" mentioned. 🤣

Be aware that many gifts were given to the fellowship by Galadriel, not just the light to Frodo. The most relevant to the movies coming up is all were given elven cloaks that can help them hide from enemies.

All three films of 'The Lord of the Rings' were filmed in New Zealand consecutively. The entire cast and film crew were there for three years (maybe just a little over that) that when filming was over they were all in tears because during that time they all became close with each other like a loving family.

Before the movie: wtf almost 4 hours?! 😩 After the movie: wtf that's it?! 🥰

Boromir was only a "jerk" due to the Ring's influence - it actively works to exploit each person's desires and weaknesses, showing them seductive visions of their taking the Ring and accomplishing great things with it when, in reality, the Ring would merely use them to accomplish its OWN purpose.....to return to the hand of Sauron. Hobbits are more resistant to the Ring's siren call in part because they harbor no desire for greatness, leaving less for the Ring to exploit. But they're not immune. FYI: Our lead - and heir to the throne of Gondor - is Aragorn (not Aragon).

I find it interesting how many people say Boromir "was a jerk most of the time". Almost like they didn't see what he was doing or saying throughout the whole movie. No they judge him by the scenes at the very end.. "he was bad, but then turned good" it's so wrong.

16:55 In the book, the Balrog drags him straight into the abyss, so there's zero chance of rescue. Either way, Gandalf the Grey really dies. 😭

Gandalf mistranslated the first word of the inscription. It wasn't "speak", it was "say."

Shot in New Zealand - you can visit Hobbiton and other locations still. Whole tourism industry created from these films. Many of us waited decades for the books to be made into film, then the first movie was awesome! We had to wait a whole year in between movies though - it was torture lol, but so worth the wait. You should do the Harry Potter series if you have not seen it as well. Another great TV series to react to is Black Sails. I see you have done some music reactions as well - check out Nightwish; Symphonic Metal. Most start with Ghost Love Score - the official live version from Waken 2013. The Nightwish Army will invade your channel to share that journey with you. Epic band. Current singer Floor Jansen is likely the most versatile & best female singer of our times & often called a Valkyrie Goddess of Metal lol.

This film was done in New Zealand entirely because of the landscape and the fact that there are no signs of growth of humanity. Peter Jackson was able to use the entire area. He even built a real Shire that exists to this day, and it is a great tourist attraction

Boromir wasn’t a bad guy, he just wanted to save Gondor, one of my fav characters.

1:12 It's probably been mentioned by others but in summation... Having the Eagles fly the ring / ringbearer / fellowship to Mordor would have serious complications, probably wouldn't work, and if it didn't would air-mail the ring straight to Sauron.

Woohoo! Great reaction. This movie has become a “comfort” movie for me… the kind of movie I can put on when I want to wrap up in a blanket and watch an epic story. Certain lines have become iconic over time and now you know them too! The discussion of multiple meals (what about second breakfast?), Gandalf’s epic battle lines “Go Back to the shadow/You shall not pass” and of course Boromir’s meme: “One does not simply____” Can’t wait to see your next reactions!

Magic in Tolkien's world is somewhat a mystical unknown force of power. Therefore not every kid with a wand can start spellslinging. Saruman and Gandalf are not human, but Maiar, they serve Eru Illuvatar the 'God' of Creation and the Valar who are lesser Gods. The easiest way to see them are representatives of the God in old bodies to contain their power, they are meant to guide the peoples of Middle Earth with words of wisdom. Whilst immortal like the Elves they can die like them; when they either gain such physical wounds that they expire. With Elves they can also pass from grief when their spirit (fea) is diminished to such an extend that they simply wither and fade away. Also a lot of backstory....😘 darling you have no idea. Lots of Lore to love. For some of Tolkien's writing put to song look up Clamavi de profundis Lament for Boromir and Song of Durin to start with.

The Lord of the Rings trilogy was filmed entirely in New Zealand. There was snow because they were trying to cross through the mountains.

So the whole thing with Galadriel getting all weird when Frodo offers the ring to him is a little confusing and strange in the movie, so let me add some context for you. Galadriel is the bearer of one of the three elven rings, Nenya. We know what happened to the 9 human rings. They turned their bearers into nazgul (which doesn't help with the reputation for weakness that the race of men gets, but that's another topic). Of the 7 dwarf rings, 4 were consumed by dragons, and Sauron recovered the other 3. The elf rings, though, were hidden from Sauron before he could touch them, so they don't corrupt their bearers like the others. The are currently held by Galadriel, Elrond, and Gandalf. So Galadriel keeps hers hidden. The stories of the horrible which living in the woods is part of how she does it. It keeps people out. But also the power of Nenya keeps Lothlorien, her home and all the people within it, hidden. When she tells Frodo that his coming us as the footsteps of doom to them, that's because, whether he succeeds or not, Lothlorien is in trouble. If he fails, Sauron gets the master ring back, and he can use it to find and control the three rings. There would be no more hiding. But if he succeeds and destroys the ring, then the power of the three would fade with it, and Nenya could no longer sustain Lothlorien. She'd lose her power and her people would lose their home. She's tempted when Frodo offers her the ring because, with it, she could potentially destroy Sauron and eliminate that threat "for good," theoretically. She could protect her people and let them keep their home. But when he offers her the ring in the book, she actually is in full control of herself as she explains that, if he gave her the ring, he would set up a queen in place of the dark lord, and that would be no better. The part where the lights get all weird is just for a second, because she is tempted and she does reach for it. But she doesn't take it because she knows, like she explains to Frodo, that even if she was able to use the ring to destroy Sauron and save the world from him, it would warp her mind and turn her into a new threat that would be just as bad, if not worse. So she makes the choice not to take the ring and help Frodo destroy it, which means she will lose much of her power and her home. "I will diminish, and go into the West... and remain Galadriel."

You will like Boromir more when you see the other films and get some context to his character. He fell to corruption but for good reason.

I'm so glad you enjoyed this. At least you won't have to wait a year to see the 2nd part of the trilogy, and then a further year to see the finale, like I had to.

You're just about the first reactor I've seen who understood why Frodo had to go on alone.

"There may have been some CGI in there" *Looks at Balrog* That's quite a compliment

Boromir wasnt a jerk for most of the movie, he actually shows how compassionate he is at several occasions, especially towards the hobbits. He's the one teaching them how to fight with swords. He's the one who wants to get off the mountain cause he knows it will kill the hobbits. When they run down the stairs in Moria, he instintively grabs Merry and Pippin and jumps with them. And then after Gandalf falls, he wants to give them a moment to grief. Maybe I felt the same way about Boromir the first time I saw this movie, but after seing the trilogy a bunch of times, you have more sympathy and understanding towards Boromir.

It was super fun watching you take this movie in. It's one of my all time favorites and I love getting to watch people take in the magic for the first time. The setting is absolutely incredible. It's an amazing blend of real life locations, matte paintings, intricate miniatures and cgi to blend them all together. If I remember correctly, the pillars in Moria were based off of a miniature, then multiplied by cgi to get that super neat shot. The giant statues on the river are of Isildur, who cut the Ring from Sauron's hand at the beginning and his brother Anarion, who were both major heroes of men from the Second Age. If you liked Legolas' moves, I can't edit for you to see the next two films, lol Can't wait to see your take on the rest of the trilogy!

Probably been said before, but you have the most soothing and comforting voice to listen to. It's like balm to the ears, so relaxing.

Experiencing fellowship of the ring with fresh eyes was so refreshing to me who saw it over 100 times.

They shot pretty much everything in New Zealand. You can visit Hobbiton because they keep the set maintained.

Dude I'm a tolkiendili and would like to say that for me your reaction looks so genuine and honest, I enjoy a lot your video and of course I'm going to watch more from your channel, greetings from Perú

In order not to be unfounded about Boromir... Sorry my English. He states that his people are at war with Sauron. His biggest concern are his people. They are dying right now protecting the rest of the world. Btw he has every reason not to accept Aragorn as a king. Throughout the whole journey he cares a lot about hobbits: he teaches them to fight, he carries them on the mountain pass, he jumps with them in Moria on the way to the bridge, after Gandalf's fall he asks to give them some time... There are lots of character moments like that. So how is he "bad" ? He is a brilliant example of how the Ring works, how it can corrupt people through their good intensions, concerns, weaknesses...

The "buffer-looking things" are Uruk-Hai, essentially super-orcs who can travel in daylight.

I'm on a LOTR reaction video kick. Stoked. Let's go!

This is such a nice surprise, thank you for the upload.

What most people think are spells spoken by the wizards and Elves are words of power, making requests for the elements to take action. The white wizard tells the mountain to attack it’s enemies, the grey wizard tells the mountain to go back to sleep. Arwen asked the river to rise up and attack.

These movies were New Zealand! It's it amazing? What is amazing is, especially in the 2nd and 3rd movie, you will see lots of miniatures. Rivendell and Lothlorien in this movie were miniatures. So is Saruman's tower. So there's added CGI, but there are actual structures. This series holds up for so many reasons, including CGI to enhance practical effects.

They couldn't help Gandalf not only because he had just destroyed half of the bridge and the rest of it was very unstable, but also because all this time the goblins have been shooting arrows at them, so there were fat chances the saviour would end up as dead as Gandalf the Grey. @25:55 Hold that thought until extended Two Towers. Here's for Boromir the Underrated and FOR GONDOR Just a fun note: remember glorious King Isildur that got shot with three arrows in the back while trying to escape? What an interesting contrast with one jerk who took three arrows in the chest and stomach protecting "the little ones", even if it's not directly from the books, kudos to PJ for this little twist.

when the movie is 3 hours long and you still want more at the end

The Lord of the Rings were all shot in New Zealand, director Peter Jackson's home country.

thing is that the Balrog and Gandalf are literally the same species but Gandalf straight just chooses to look like a grandpa.

12:06 Hold onto that question.

This film blew me away when watched it in cinema. Such a great introduction to the many characters. And the music by Howard Shore is still in my top 3 of all time.

I watched movies at a time when, fortunately, my country had not yet adopted the American habit of eating and drinking loudly during the screening. How lucky I was.

These movie treat this world as a real place that the characters inhabit. We have some exposition, of course, but it doesn't stop to explain every little thing. Sometimes it just throws it out there without a clear explanation, but you get the gist--one example being Arwen giving Aragorn her necklace. The only thing to be careful of is getting the characters and place names... there's a lot of places especially in the second and third film... if you don't pay attention, it can be confusing.

They couldn't get Gandalf because a) the bridge could crumble beneath them at any time b) there were already goblin archers on the other side shooting at them

Notice how Boromir almost touched the Ring but did not. Same with Gandalf at the beginning of the movie. In fact, only Ringbearers (Sauron, Isildur, Gollum, Bilbo and Frodo) actually touch the Ring itself. All others handle it by its chain.

They used miniatures of various places then put the characters in and they used two different sized hobbit houses so Gandalf would look big and Bilbo small and they arranged lots of scenes with perspective so the hobbits look small and sometimes used body doubles, smaller people roughly looking like the hobbits for shots from a distance.

Excellent video! You're so expressive; you have a very expressive face as well as great thoughts as well. Thank you for doing a reaction video to this!

Four things in no particular order that I've found fascinating: 1. When Olórin (Gandalf) calls Durin's Bane (who was a servant of Melkor just like Sauron was) "Flame of Udûn", he's alluding to Utumno, Melkor's first and greatest fortress during the Years of the Trees. Utumno was likened to Hell on Arda which is fitting considering Utumno translates in two of the elven languages, Sindarin and Quenya as "Hell and "Underworld", respectively. And Melkor (Lucifer), of course, being the greatest of the Valar (Archangels/Gods) by far in his prime who would later become the original Dark Lord and Sauron's master before eventually being cast into the Void at the end of the First Age and after the fact, his Chief Lieutenant (Sauron) succeeding him as the second Dark Lord. 2. When he says "I am a servant of the Secret Fire" he's referencing the Imperishable Flame or alternately, the Flame Imperishable which is the power to create and give life, which is wielded only by the supreme deity of Tolkien's universe, Eru Ilúvatar (Biblical God). 3. When Olórin says something about "the Dark Fire", he's referencing the corrupted power that Melkor wielded that is the exact opposite of what those who remain in the Light wield (the Valar, their Maiar servants, and Ilúvatar), the Holy Light if you will. And lastly, when he says "Wielder of the Flame of Anor", which means "Sun" in elvish, he's referencing Arien, the Maia (regular or lesser Angels) who was selected to be the Guardian of the Sun by the Valar after the destruction of the Two Trees, Telperion and Laurelin (from the trees themselves, the Sun and the Moon are later created by the Valar, with Tilion, another Maia, being selected to be the Guardian of the Moon) that was caused by Melkor's hands (with Ungoliant's help, who was also Shelob's mother) that also kick-started the First Age. In case no one has made that known yet. Honestly, Cyber, you need to read the Silmarillion whenever you have the free time to do so to better grasp and even appreciate the universe Tolkien created.

I just found your channel today and wow! I've seen so many reactions to my most favourite movies, but I love yours. Your voice is so calming QwQ and that makes the movie experience even better!

Glad to see this one up already! The movies are fantastic, all of them.

Subscribed and in, looking forward to the next two! The movies just keep getting better and better; the third movie, Return of the King, is the crown jewel of the already epic trilogy! Looking forward to sharing the journey!

All of this is filmed in New Zealand. If you are interested in that there is a ton of behind the scenes footage for each of the films here on RU-vid. Also I recommend the Hobbit-Films, even though they are far from being as good as Lord of the Rings. I still like them a lot, they tell the story of Bilbo's adventures. If you like reading you should read the books too, they are fantastic, I love them!

It's really neat to see a first time watching reaction to Lotr, because it shows how well the movies can stand up without the books. It's also nice because you just sit there very calmly going "Oh" and "Hmm" and making quiet observations, which is often rare on youtube. Most youtubers, when watching movies for the first time, go "What the bleeping bleep of bleeeeeeeeeeep just happened?" It's very refreshing.

@4:10 if you want to go down a cool mini rabbit hole about the significance of this door which is just one of the many things in Middle-earth/ Lord of the rings that has a lot of significance that the movie doesn't have time to give credit to that you have to read some of the books to find out but there are some awesome RU-vid channels that break down a lot of this stuff, if you type in something like Mines of Moria door there's going to be a few good channels that show just how much the door means between the friendship that used to be between elves and dwarves and how the door was made by them and why its actually such a tragedy that it was broken down later in the scene by the Watcher in the Water.

Gandalf and the other 4 Istari are just called wizards by men. what they actually are is Maiar, the lesser of the immortal "angelic" beings created by Eru to help sing the world into existence. the Balrogs were also Maia. speculation is that the Balrogs were the Maia that fell under Melkor's influence during the song. the Istari were sent by the Valar (the higher of the immortal "angels") to assist the free peoples of middle earth in their struggle against the shadow. they were forbidden from using their full power except in extreme cases, such as fighting a Balrog. the movies greatly expand on Arwen's role. in the books, she was just some elf chick that shows up at the end to marry Aragorn. in the books, it was Glorfindel, the greatest of all the elves (imo) who found Frodo after Weathetop, and Glorfindel's mere presence is enough to drive off the Nazgul.

i love seeing someones reaction who isnt well versed in fantasy. great reaction!! and im looking forward to your reactions to the next two films

Great reaction man. I got to re-live the first time I saw, fell in love and was just wowed by the best movies

One little anecdote about the acting and directing: Christopher Lee (Saruman) and Ian McKellan (Gandalf) are both very accomplished actors. Lee's first day on set was when they shot their first scenes together. At one point, Lee turned to McKellan and said "I'm getting worried, we did 12 takes of this scene and I thought I got it last time." McKellan said "oh don't worry about that, I had 24 takes the other day and that was only a couple of lines. It's just Peter's style." Lee was almost 80 when they filmed these, McKellan was over 60. -- new sub here darlin, looking forward to the next two - and I'd highly suggest looking up Christopher Lee's life and career, he passed in 2015 at the age of 93 and lived quite the life. Be well

4:58 It was part of an old Dwarfish "Who's on first" routine.

So Gandalf isn't a mere wizard. He's nearly as old as time (and Galadriel is far older than he is too). So when he and the Balrog were fighting, it wasn't spells; Gandalf and the Balrog were literal ancient creatures of darkness and light fighting each other. Only one takes on the form of an old wizard.

Boromir's flaws are that of humanity within the story, and more precisely of Gondor. They have lost their way, let history lapse into legend and myth. He (and others) might be aware of what should be done but can't let themselves believe in it fully--at least at first. Boromir starts off seeing himself as the one to fix all things--he's a captain of Gondor. His family has done their best without a *king* so he resists in the beginning. So when he is the first person from Gondor to embrace Aragorn as his king... It's my favorite scene. 🥲

Every square inch of these movies was shot in beautiful New Zealand, where Peter jackson is from, it had, effortlessly, due to its beauty, every single location they needed....the dvd extras on the extended edition dvds for this epic movie are a masterpiece/epic film unto itself, it’ll inspire u, the stuff they went thru to make it, and there’s hours and hours of extras for all 3 films, a full length document for every single department, again, for all three movies, it’s f’n crazy, plus behind the scenes footage, fun footage, off the set footage, docs on the business stuff that went down to get the ball rolling before the first scene was ever shot, the crazy crap that happened during and after, it’s insane actually

I've watched some of your reactions in the past and I think this is the most animated you've ever been. Excited for more LOTR content from you. Hope you expand and consider doing some pre-1970 Hollywood Epic classics and the martial arts film: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (if you haven't already seen it).

Hi CM and to everyone here, Happy New Year ! This movie is defnitely my most memorable experience of cinema. With a bunch of friends from high school, we went see it a saturday night, 2 or 3 weeks before christmas. As we were already on 1st year of college, some of us already had both a driver's licence and a vehicle, so we planned to go by car (in France, even if you can have you licence at 16, you have to be 18 if you intend driving without an adult supervision). Though, that afternoon, it rained hard, then the temperature went down and the street froze so there were totally impracticable. Thus, we had to let the cars and go by tramway. The screening started like around 20h30 or maybe 20h40. From the moment the movie started, there were absolutely not a slightest noise in the room, though there were like 350 people. I was totally hung by the movie (like most of us, I hadn't read the books by that time). And when the ending credits started, I just couldn't believed it was already 3 hours from the beginning. I could have sworn it was only an hour and a half. We get out, talked about that exceptional movie, and as it was past midnight, we missed the last tramway to go back home (most of us lived like 4 miles/6-7 kilometers from the theatre) the streets where covered in snow and still very slippery so it took us a good hour and a half to went home, but we had so much fun doing so.

When I first read this and Gandalf fell at the bridge, I had to shut the book. Still watching the movie, or reareading the book, it just hits me so hard. The music of the fall, with that one single voice, makes me want to attend a LOTR concert just once before I die.

This foe is beyond any of you, RUN!

All right! Can't wait for the next episode in this series 😍

Bravo, absolutely loved this reaction! You understood it really well for being you hadn’t read the books or delved into this particular lore. :) I think you’re gonna love the other two, can’t wait to see your reaction and will subscribe! You: I guess they might as well try that, otherwise he’s gonna keep trying to attack them with rocks and snow… Gandalf: …and moonlight. Lol the timing on that 😂

Sorry for the multiple walls of text. I grew up on these stories, so I have a lot to say about the lore and the characters. And I love welcoming new people into the random, so welcome! I hope you come to love Middle Earth as much as I do.

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Sean Astin stood on a piece of glass when he was chasing after Frodo in the boat

As for action and intense drama, if you liken this trilogy to spicy chicken wings the movie you just saw is "Mild". The next film "The Two Towers" is "Hot" and the last film of the three is "Suicide" strength. There are several more characters to meet and all loose ends will be tied up.

A little trivia. At the end, Aragorn takes Boromir's bracers and he wears them for the rest of the trilogy. Also, when Sean Astin was running into the water, he cut his foot and had to be taken to the hospital for stiches. If you know the book The Hobbit, several little easter eggs were in there. The story Bilbo tells at the beginning about the trolls, Frodo and crew pass the rock statues of them in the woods. And when Gandolf talked about the dragon (at the beginning), he did send Bilbo on the adventure where he did indeed help defeat a dragon. It was along the way where he found the ring. Looking forward to seeing what you think of the next 2. And I agree, I'd watch them with the added scenes. Also, Peter Jackson, one of the writers and directors of the films, has cameos in each movie. He was from New Zealand so it was one of the reasons the films were shot there.

*watches theatrical version* LOTR fanbase: so you have chosen… death

OBLIGATORY! 27:08 That Uruk accidentally threw the real metal knife at Viggo Mortensen. He was supposed to aim next to him but the facial prosthetic slipped over his eyes and threw it at the actor. Viggo actually knocked it out of the air. You can see the metal shards of the knife and sword breaking if you watch closely.

All three of the movies were shot entirely in New Zealand

You've commented on camera usage in this movie. Peter Jackson mentions a "living camera" in an interview & I think of that term whenever I watch his movies.

The standing bricks things is called a pillar. Lol 😂 No worry, I have brain farts occasionally. Nice reaction 👍🏼

I am sure I am not the only one who has commented this, but please watch the extended editions for the next two movies! You will miss out on very important info if not.

The terrible CGI with Bilbo always scares me too 😂

What Gandalf said to the Balrog is a reference to the Holy Spirit . Mind you Gandalf and the Balrog are both thousands of years old and are Maiar, which is what Sauron is himself (so basically angels. Sauron and the balrog are corrupted Maiar who followed Melkor aka Morgoth because they were entranced by his splendor and he was the most powerful Valar, which are the equivalent of gods and goddesses serving under their equivalent of God. Read the Simarillion and it explains more about the context of my comment a lot better

Loved your reaction!!! Great analysis and insights. You have got some key insights here. Great video. Next one is the " worst" in the trilogy according to a lot of people but I absolutely adore it so I will be eager to watch your reaction. Of course everyone agrees that in this trilogy thats like saying The Two Towers is a 9.97 10 instead of 9.9 so you get what I mean. The whole trilogy was and still is pretty much universally beloved and acclaimed by critics and fans alike. So excited for you to experience this magnificent journey!!! Have fun and enjoy because its an INSANE journey ( as I am sure you are no doubt now aware) !!!

Boromir's shield would have come inhandy against those arrows. And notice Araogorn is wearing Boromir's guantlets on his wrist at the end. And the movie doesn't reveal the full fear Sam has for the water. He is deathly afraid of it.

Getting questions about the eagles earlier than usual, lol. I'm sure there'll be a ton of people saying the same thing, buuuuuut... They don't take the eagles because they're trying to be sneaky. They don't believe it would be possible to just fly in guns blazing without being shot down or otherwise taken out fairly easily. They're hoping to sneak under the radar by travelling quietly on foot. (Also, for an explanation that makes more sense from the perspective of the books, the eagles are actually intelligent. They can and do pick and choose who they want to help and when, and could have just as easily sent the moth back to Gandalf with a piece of paper that said "up yours" if they really felt like it. They aren't 100% reliable and Gandalf probably didn't feel like wasting time negotiating such a dangerous, unappealing request.)

Sadly, Gandalf the Grey is gone for good. Regarding the scene with the Mirror of Galadriel: When Frodo offered her the ring, it was a major turning point for her. She was one of the few people in middle-earth who could (eventually) have used it, but it would have corrupted her in the process, much as she described. And by refusing it, she was released from exile; I will not attempt to summarize the Silmarillion here, but Galadriel was a leader of the Noldor who pursued Morgoth (the first Dark Lord) into middle-earth; when Morgoth was overthrown, most of the Noldor were allowed to return to Valinor, but not the leaders. And Galadriel was almost the only one left by then.

I liked the reaction! These movies are just the best✨

The entire trilogy was shot in New Zealand