THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001) MOVIE REACTION - FIRST TIME WATCHING

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Boromir is a good, noble man, but his desire to save his people makes him an easy victim for the ring. But even as he is dying he shows his courage and strength, fighting to the last. One of my favourite fictional characters

"They made an amazing language." Tolkien. By himself. He was a linguist before he was an author.

I was fortunate to be a background stunt fighter and extra in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. I played many different characters. It was an amazing experience. Everyone got on so well and just wanted to give it their all. I think this passion shows through on screen. Great reaction.

The biggest emotional gut punch for me is as Boromir lies there dying, in all his grief, his very first words to Aragorn are "They took the little ones." He formed a particularly strong bond with Merry and Pip and he tried to protect his friends with literally all he had. It devastates me every time.

A thing to note. Galadriel's gift to Gimli is genuinely significant, not in terms of their goal but in history. Faenor, an elf widely considered the greatest craftsman to ever live, asked for three hairs from Galadriel. But she could tell he was, deep down, not a good person. So repeatedly, she refused a high king of elves. But here she has a dwarf. A historic enemy of her people, and all he asks for is one single hair to remember her beauty. She could see he was good to his core so she gave him three. It's why Legolas smiled. He knew how significant that gift would be. It is no wonder Gimli would later gain the title Elf Friend.

Peter Jackson made all three films at the same time; he said this isn't fantasy, it's history. He's a director who - unlike so many today - actually respected the source material. Yes he made some changes die-hard LOTR fans didn't like, but the trilogy pretty much pleased both LOTR nerds and non-fans alike, which is a rare thing. This trilogy will forever be a timeless classic.

The most important part, of the entire thing is when Bilbo drops that ring, it was the first and only time any creature on the whole of middle earth had the willpower to abandon the ring first instead of being abandoned by it. Bilbo even after having the ring for such a long time and being infected by it, had the will to drop it.

The one thing people miss about Boromir, is that it's not so much weakness, but strength. The more powerful you are, the more susceptible to the ring's power you are. That's why Gandalf won't touch it and freaks out when Frodo offers it to him. The hobbits are the most resilient to it, because of their love of simple pleasures and an uneventful life. The fact that Boromir is so tempted, is the direct result of how insanely skilled and powerful a warrior he is and the ring is as drawn to him as he is to it.

Martin avoided going to war and he writes about war, death, cruelty, despair, etc... the worst part of human beings. Tolkien went to war and fought one of the bloodiest battle ever. He lost most of his friends, he saw the worst... and he wrote about hope, friendship and the best aspects of a human being. Let this sink in for a moment.

Boromir's matter-of-fact delivery of the line "They have a cave troll," tickles me every time. Like "Of COURSE they have a cave troll. WTF not? Yeesh."

"My brother, my captain, my king." I never cry in movies but when I first saw that scene when I was in high school, I couldn't stop the waterworks. Boromir didn't like Aragorn at first but had a change of heart there at the end.

Another actor was originally cast as Aragorn. I don’t remember the name, but more of a super-hero type. Peter Jackson knew it wasn’t working, and pitched the idea of a little-known Viggo Mortensen. Studio wanted to see an audition, so Jackson flew Viggo to New Zealand and filmed the scene where Frodo has been stabbed and Aragorn goes all torch-throwing berserker on the ringwraiths… Every actor in this cast shines, but Viggo Mortensen really brings something to the trilogy that a more traditional action star would have lost. There are so many layers to his Aragorn: he can kiss a dying man on the forehead and sing sad love songs and express self-doubt, and be a warrior, and all are believable. The scene where he uses his sword to bat away a thrown knife was no rehearsed. The knife was accidentally thrown right at his face, and he had practiced so much with the sword that he was able to deflect it. He lost a tooth and broke two toes making these films!

This is the film that pushed me into wanting to work in the movie industry. 8 years later I got my dream job at weta workshop. Still there and I'm grateful everyday for this trilogy of movies and how it shaped my life.

The thing about Boromir is that he is the pinnacle of humanity. A strong captain and leader of his people. His easy corruption was meant to display the absolute power of the ring. Boromir was a good man exposed to the most powerful corrupting figure in the universe.

Boromir is such a GREAT character. He is such a strong and good man. Having him fall under the spell of the ring from time to time is a great choice. It perfectly shows that it is not weakness, greed or a hateful heart that makes a person fall for the ring, it is just that the ring is THAT evil. I totally didn't get Boromir correctly back when I was 11 watching this in the cinema. I looked down at him. Now I got nothing but respect for him. His dying last words makes me cry. "I would have followed you my brother, my captain... my KING." Ooof, such a masterpiece.

1:13:27 "He is still fighting" made me remember "The mightiest man may be slain by one arrow... and Boromir was pierced by many."

One thing that always amuses me...when Strider says that Frodo is passing into the shadow world and will soon become a wraith, like them...can you imagine, now there would be 10 nazgul, except one would be 3 feet tall and riding on an evil Shetland pony! :)

The Best Trilogy in the History of Cinema for many many out there ❤

This movie has one of my favorite movie scenes of all time in it. When Gandalf uses the Black Speech in Rivendell to stop Boromir from touching it, you can hear Gandalf recite the first half of the Ring Verse, while you can also hear Sauron recite the second half along with him, with Sauron chuckling at the end. Chills every time.