I'm seeing Fellowship in theaters this Saturday. It'll be the first time I've seen LOTR in theaters since ROTK originally came out. Very excited. Keep the pipe weed lit!
Just when I thought this channel couldn’t get any better 😂 Just picked up pipe smoking a month ago and as this was posted I was reading lord of the rings. Coincidence?
Wonderful! Hopefully the adventures of Gandalf will continue on this channel. Great background, even the guy sitting and reading has a pipe with moving smoke.
interestingly, according to lore, I believe we would have the pleasure of sharing Aragorn's perspective today. A meeting like this happened at none other than the prancing pony, concerning the ring. In your own humorous way you very much brought to life the way that LOTR is high fantasy without being cringe. So much modern fantasy falls into a trap by which in trying to be high fantasy like Tolkien and focus on the righteous morality of "good" characters and the badness of bad characters, they forget to weave in the nuance that makes Tolkien's work so unique in the genre. His world building is nearly unmatched, still today, but most impressive of all is the way his characters exist in his world seemingly without being written, almost as if they're a part of something he is simply describing as it's memories unfold before them. A great example is the all the nuance in Boromir's story. Those details are what make the story so compelling even today I think; especially considering the relatively unimportant role he plays in advancing the plot. The way in which Gollum constantly battles his conscience, Sam battles with his responsibility towards Frodo and his longing for the Shire, but also his beautifully sincere desire to be next to his friend in hard times. The way Frodo deals with his burdens, his moments of weakness where Sam is the only thing that pulls him through, the way he lashes out at Sam, it's all in there. Tolkien understood something intrinsic to human nature that a lot of fantasy writers simply haven't had the life experience to fully grasp. He understood that people are never ideal, even when they're idealists; that even someone who is intrinsically good and incorruptible is not totally without selfishness, it's human nature. And I think that depth is what makes me connect with the characters in Tolkien's work.
I clicked on what I thought was gonna be a silly video, and here I am feeling warm and positive during a tough time in life. I needed that. I will try to pass it on to a stranger, and may it be like the falling of small stones that start an avalanche. Happy smoking!
Thank you for beating a dead horse and making so many breath method videos so that my RU-vid showed it to me enough to watch them. My reality has been enhanced. Thank you.
