What's Wrong with Wisecrack's "How Lord of the Rings Changed | Book vs Movie" 

You are absolutely correct about this subject. I was talking about this to a couple of big people and a couple of hobbits just the other evening while I was eating supper at the Prancing Pony. The future does look brighter! There is already more traffic on the Great Road from the south and many more good folks are traveling back and forth between the new Arnor and the Lonely Mountain. I should know, since I have been the largest purveyor of pipe weed outside of the Shire! My business has picked up quite nicely and I am looking at hiring a new young hobbit to help me with my business. I’ve talked to one of Samwise’s boys multiple times and he has that sparkle in his eyes to travel and see the world. I think those tales his father told him lit a fire in his belly to have an adventure or two. So this autumn he and I will be traveling south to Rohan and then Gondor. If things go well, we may see what the prospects are in Umbar. After all, what’s the point of beating Sauron if you can’t make a penny or two after the peace is declared?

Had never heard of Wisecrack before this video. I went to find this video you were talking about - it may help to link it in the description if others want to check it out? They seem to be quite similar to Screenrant, but maybe not as bad. Still, probably grouped in with them. They both seem to do this thing where they will use the source material if it helps their point, but will conveniently leave it out when they want to make another point. Screenrant is guilty of that all the time...

"Even the Wisecrack cannot see all ends."

I really enjoy your responses to half baked critique videos.

Yeah, I think you summed up my issues with it pretty well. I’d probably have a few things to add but overall you touched on most things that bothered me.

Thank you for your videos! I enjoy your subjects as well as your voice work! As a lover of poetry, it would be nice to see a video listing your favourite poems and songs of Tolkien's Middle-Earth in terms of a "Top 5" video, if you like! :)

The Fall of Numenor turned the world round from flat. Kinda a big deal.

I want to yell at all these “commentators” particularly on Twitter: LOTR IS NOT ALLEGORICAL, LOTR IS NOT ALLEGORICAL and make them write it down a million times.

You'd think they would choose Frodo being stabbed by the Morgul blade as his "death", because he should have died (but for Elrond), and he's forever changed. Aragon's rebirth would surely be going from Strider the ranger to Ellasar the king whichever moment you think that transformstion happened. Not that I buy into the rebirth stuff, save for Gandalf.

It's honestly one of the most frustrating Tolkien-related videos I've seen because the gist is right (in that Tolkien did utilize medieval tropes and conventions in his novel), but the details are so incredibly off. Everything they said about book Frodo was just astoundingly awful. It's like they heard someone else talk about this topic briefly and just kind of ran with it.

Great rantof a rant Just asking, how often do you read all the books? I've read them 5 times since i read them first in may last year

I know this is not the video to comment on this particular thing about but… You did a video about the hobbit movies a while back and you said that Smaug was killed by being shot in the mouth in the movie. I went back and watched that a few times and I don’t see that. I see he was shot where the scale was missing. Can you elaborate on that may be a little bit because I must’ve missed it. if I did shame on me. By the way I am a new subscriber and I love your material. I’ve been a fan for a long time but just recently subscribed

"Gondor has gondo-wnhill"

I always lumped Wisecrack in with the likes of Screen Rant. (In other words, pretty dismal and to be instantly dismissed.)

if anything the paths of the dead echoes jesus entering limbo

I don't agree with you on the topic of Aragorn. I too prefer him to be resolute from the beginnings, but his character arc in the movies totally works as a character arc. He has proven himself to be able to resist the temptation of the Ring in his journey with Frodo, culminating in the scene where he accepts his choice to go alone, as well as a capable leader of men in the battle for Rohan. I was also wondering what are the doubts of Gandalf you're talking about, I can't remember them right now, but maybe I forgot some scene. Oh, and the funny thing is there actually WAS that other war of the Ainur before the awakening of the Elves, which was arguably even more devastating than the War of Wrath, but that's not what he's talking about :P .

i mostly agree but just because a character is old has nothing to do with them being unable to have a character arc? they can still change?

Aragorn entering the paths of the dead is him dying to his old life as a ranger and being reborn a king. The death of Frodo I think is probably better considered as the stabbing at weathertop and the agony of the trip and near death at Rivendell. He’s “reborn” with more serious demeanor

#tolkiensnob

First! : )

Aragorn's character arc is refusing to take power because of fear into accepting his destiny and taking the sword, being king. That's an arc that works. It's sufficient and honestly in my mind should not be meddled with at all.