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Still not succeeding in getting The Two Towers un-blocked, so I'll upload this through Patreon (don't know why I didn't think of it last night) for the meantime think of this as the Extended Edition or Directors Cut 🤣

Once I've got it sorted on YouTube I'll have to change the link over. But I couldn't have you all waiting any longer. Hope you enjoy and sorry again for the delay.

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THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (2002) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION | PART 1

Thank you for joining me for my first time watching The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Extended Edition). I hope you enjoy the video and my reaction! Watch full, un-edited reactions or get one week early access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DawnMarieAnderson Links: https://linktr.ee/dawnmariex --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A big shoutout and thanks to the following patrons: Eric Bonham Lee Pitman Mark Witcher akumak Andrew Are95k Bent Ehresmann Bert bjardkr Bob Brennan Hill Catherine LW Chris Illsley Cian Darrell Palmer David David Patterson Devin Decoteau Edmund Dantes Filipe Santos Fritz Gary Mackley-Smith Henri Rasco Hypnobob Ian Burdon Ido Gordin James Miller Jeremy Vickers John Kevin Kean Lee Rum Matt Bowman matt burton Mr B Mr Phil Donnelly Roger Freeman Othorious Owen Butters PaulChristopher resinmonkey Richard Burden Richard Robert Hagan Rick DeBaan Robert B Durant Sam Spade Saulty Sebastian Stuart M --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Video Contents 0:00 Intro 3:32 Reaction 25:42 Outro --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #thelordoftheringsthetwotowers #firsttimewatching #moviereaction *Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED. All rights belong to their respective owners.

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Simon

Keep in mind Tolkien started writing this while in Hospital in WWI. A lot of the imagery is derived from his experiences. He wrote what eventually became the Silmarillion which fills out the lore of the world in previous ages. Orcs and the Uruk-Hai are the product of Sauron’s “dark arts”, which he learned from his former master Melkor. Melkor was a fallen Valar (sort of archangel) who “bred” orcs, balrogs (like the one that fought Gandalf), dragons, goblins, and other nasties. Melkor could not create life, and the specifics are vague, but orcs are generally described as being a corruption of elves and men. That they come from the ground has more I think to do with grappling with the horrors of trench warfare, and less to do with establishing a coherent origin myth. This is a bit unusual for Tolkien, since every every word, symbol, name or passing comment has rich lore behind it. You notice more on the 23rd viewing than you do on the 22nd. When Aragorn appears at the prancing pony, it’s not explained in the film, but Gandalf actually tasks him with protecting Frodo. Aragorn is Dunedein, descended from kings of Numenor (long story) with close ties to the elves. Some of the wraiths were also men from Numenor, who worked for Sauron over 1000 years before his defeat at the beginning of the first film, when they vanished with Sauron. The Hobbit trilogy is not as well loved as these, but the good bits will answer some of your questions. The wraiths aren’t riding dragons, but “fell beast”. Dragons are much worse.

Catherine LW

Tolkien did not start writing this during WWI. He started writing it in 1937, after the success of The Hobbit and under the urging of his publisher, Stanley Unwin. He wrote the first sentence of The Hobbit in 1930. https://www.tolkiensociety.org/author/timeline/ “I have begun again the sequel to the Hobbit - The Lord of the Ring. It is flowing along and getting quite out of hand. It has reached chapter VII and progresses quite thoroughly towards unforeseen goals” - Letter from Tolkien to his publisher 31 August, 1938 https://www.tolkienestate.com/writing/the-lord-of-the-rings/

Roger Freeman

Really enjoyed this. Thanks Dawn