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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim & The legacy of The Lord of the Rings [Part 5 of 5] · Verbal Diorama

• 1:27
  Hi
• 1:27
  everyone,
• 1:27
  I'm
• 1:27
  Em
• 1:28
  and
• 1:28
  welcome
• 1:28
  to
• 1:28
  verbal
• 1:29
  diorama,
• 1:29
  episode
• 1:29
  301,
• 1:31
  the
• 1:32
  Lord
• 1:32
  of
• 1:32
  the
• 1:32
  Rings,
• 1:32
  the
• 1:32
  War
• 1:33
  of
• 1:33
  the
• 1:33
  Rohirrim,
• 1:34
  and
• 1:34
  the
• 1:34
  Legacy
• 1:35
  of
• 1:35
  the
• 1:35
  Lord
• 1:35
  of
• 1:35
  the
• 1:36
  Rings.
• 1:36
  This
• 1:37
  is
• 1:37
  the
• 1:37
  podcast
• 1:37
  that's
• 1:38
  all
• 1:38
  about
• 1:38
  the
• 1:38
  history
• 1:38
  and
• 1:38
  legacy
• 1:39
  of
• 1:39
  movies
• 1:39
  you
• 1:39
  know
• 1:39
  and
• 1:40
  movies
• 1:40
  you
• 1:40
  don't.
• 1:41
  And
• 1:42
  all
• 1:42
  Middle
• 1:42
  Earth
• 1:43
  knows
• 1:43
  the
• 1:43
  tale
• 1:44
  of
• 1:44
  the
• 1:44
  War
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  of
• 1:44
  the
• 1:45
  ring.
• 1:45
  But
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  200
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  years
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  before
• 1:47
  that,
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  there
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  was
• 1:49
  an
• 1:49
  older
• 1:49
  tale.
• 1:51
  Welcome
• 1:51
  to
• 1:51
  Verbal
• 1:51
  Diorama.
• 1:52
  Whether
• 1:52
  you
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  are
• 1:52
  a
• 1:52
  brand
• 1:53
  new
• 1:53
  listener
• 1:53
  to
• 1:53
  this
• 1:53
  podcast,
• 1:54
  whether
• 1:54
  you
• 1:54
  are
• 1:55
  a
• 1:55
  regular
• 1:55
  returning
• 1:56
  listener,
• 1:56
  thank
• 1:56
  you
• 1:57
  for
• 1:57
  being
• 1:57
  here.
• 1:57
  Thank
• 1:57
  you
• 1:57
  for
• 1:57
  choosing
• 1:58
  to
• 1:58
  listen
• 1:59
  to
• 1:59
  this
• 1:59
  podcast
• 1:59
  that's
• 2:00
  now
• 2:00
  301
• 2:02
  episodes
• 2:02
  old.
• 2:03
  I
• 2:03
  am
• 2:04
  so
• 2:04
  happy
• 2:04
  to
• 2:04
  have
• 2:04
  you
• 2:04
  here
• 2:05
  for
• 2:05
  the
• 2:05
  history
• 2:05
  and
• 2:05
  legacy
• 2:06
  of
• 2:06
  the
• 2:06
  Lord
• 2:07
  of
• 2:07
  the
• 2:07
  Rings,
• 2:07
  the
• 2:08
  War
• 2:08
  of
• 2:08
  the
• 2:08
  Rohirrim,
• 2:09
  as
• 2:09
  well
• 2:09
  as
• 2:10
  the
• 2:10
  Legacy
• 2:11
  of
• 2:11
  the
• 2:11
  Lord
• 2:11
  of
• 2:12
  the
• 2:12
  Rings.
• 2:13
  Just
• 2:14
  before
• 2:14
  I
• 2:15
  start,
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  just
• 2:15
  a
• 2:15
  huge
• 2:16
  thank
• 2:16
  you
• 2:16
  to
• 2:17
  everyone
• 2:18
  who
• 2:18
  supports
• 2:19
  this
• 2:19
  podcast,
• 2:19
  listens
• 2:20
  to
• 2:20
  this
• 2:20
  podcast,
• 2:21
  and
• 2:21
  has
• 2:22
  done
• 2:22
  over
• 2:22
  the
• 2:23
  last
• 2:23
  six
• 2:23
  years
• 2:24
  and
• 2:24
  now
• 2:24
  300
• 2:26
  episodes.
• 2:27
  It
• 2:28
  genuinely
• 2:28
  means
• 2:29
  so
• 2:29
  much
• 2:29
  to
• 2:30
  me
• 2:31
  to
• 2:31
  have
• 2:31
  a
• 2:31
  podcast
• 2:32
  that
• 2:32
  has
• 2:33
  continued
• 2:34
  for
• 2:34
  this
• 2:34
  time.
• 2:35
  I
• 2:35
  would
• 2:35
  not
• 2:36
  have
• 2:36
  continued
• 2:37
  with
• 2:37
  this
• 2:37
  podcast
• 2:38
  without
• 2:39
  the
• 2:39
  support
• 2:39
  of
• 2:39
  the
• 2:39
  people
• 2:40
  who
• 2:40
  listen.
• 2:41
  And
• 2:41
  it
• 2:41
  genuinely
• 2:42
  means
• 2:42
  so
• 2:43
  much
• 2:43
  to
• 2:43
  me
• 2:43
  to
• 2:43
  have
• 2:44
  you
• 2:44
  here
• 2:44
  with
• 2:44
  me
• 2:45
  on
• 2:45
  this
• 2:45
  journey.
• 2:46
  And
• 2:47
  it's
• 2:47
  not
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  over.
• 2:48
  There's
• 2:49
  going
• 2:49
  to
• 2:49
  be
• 2:49
  plenty
• 2:49
  more
• 2:50
  history
• 2:50
  and
• 2:50
  legacies
• 2:51
  to
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  come.
• 2:52
  I
• 2:52
  am
• 2:52
  going
• 2:52
  to
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  be
• 2:53
  taking
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  a
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  bit
• 2:53
  of
• 2:53
  a
• 2:53
  break
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  after
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  this
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  series
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  of
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  episodes,
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  I'll
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  be
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  completely
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  honest
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  with
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  you,
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  but
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  I
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  have
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  just
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  cherished
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  every
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  moment
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  of
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  making
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  this
• 3:02
  podcast,
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  of
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  talking
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  about
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  these
• 3:04
  movies,
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  not
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  just
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  the
• 3:06
  Lord
• 3:06
  of
• 3:06
  the
• 3:06
  Rings,
• 3:07
  but
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  literally
• 3:07
  every
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  single
• 3:08
  movie
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  that
• 3:08
  I've
• 3:08
  ever
• 3:08
  talked
• 3:09
  about.
• 3:09
  I
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  love
• 3:10
  doing
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  what
• 3:11
  I
• 3:11
  do
• 3:11
  and
• 3:11
  I
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  love
• 3:12
  doing
• 3:12
  what
• 3:13
  I
• 3:13
  do
• 3:13
  for
• 3:15
  you
• 3:15
  guys.
• 3:15
  The,
• 3:15
  the
• 3:15
  people
• 3:16
  who
• 3:16
  are
• 3:16
  listening
• 3:16
  to
• 3:16
  this
• 3:17
  podcast.
• 3:17
  So
• 3:18
  just
• 3:18
  a
• 3:18
  huge
• 3:19
  thank
• 3:19
  you.
• 3:19
  And
• 3:19
  to
• 3:20
  be
• 3:20
  honest,
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  it
• 3:20
  doesn't
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  matter
• 3:21
  if
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  this
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  is
• 3:22
  the
• 3:22
  first
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  ever
• 3:22
  episode
• 3:23
  that
• 3:23
  you've
• 3:23
  listened
• 3:23
  to.
• 3:24
  It
• 3:24
  really
• 3:24
  doesn't
• 3:25
  matter
• 3:25
  because
• 3:25
  you're
• 3:26
  still
• 3:26
  here
• 3:26
  and
• 3:26
  you're
• 3:26
  still
• 3:26
  listening.
• 3:27
  And
• 3:28
  whether
• 3:28
  you
• 3:28
  have
• 3:29
  listened
• 3:29
  to
• 3:30
  301
• 3:30
  episodes
• 3:31
  or
• 3:31
  one
• 3:31
  episode,
• 3:33
  I
• 3:33
  really
• 3:33
  genuinely
• 3:34
  am
• 3:34
  very
• 3:34
  grateful
• 3:35
  for
• 3:35
  your
• 3:36
  support
• 3:36
  and
• 3:36
  for
• 3:36
  your
• 3:36
  ears.
• 3:37
  So
• 3:38
  yeah,
• 3:38
  huge
• 3:39
  thank
• 3:39
  you
• 3:40
  to
• 3:40
  you
• 3:41
  for
• 3:41
  your
• 3:41
  support.
• 3:42
  And
• 3:43
  this
• 3:44
  episode
• 3:44
  here
• 3:44
  is
• 3:45
  the
• 3:45
  fisk
• 3:45
  of
• 3:46
  a
• 3:46
  five
• 3:46
  part
• 3:48
  Queen
• 3:48
  trilogy,
• 3:50
  I
• 3:50
  think
• 3:50
  is
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  the
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  word.
• 3:51
  I
• 3:52
  don't
• 3:52
  know.
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  I
• 3:52
  haven't
• 3:52
  looked
• 3:53
  that
• 3:53
  up
• 3:53
  beforehand
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  and
• 3:55
  I
• 3:55
  can't
• 3:55
  be
• 3:56
  bothered
• 3:56
  to
• 3:56
  fact
• 3:56
  check.
• 3:57
  But
• 3:57
  you
• 3:57
  know,
• 3:58
  got
• 3:58
  trilogy
• 3:59
  quadrilogy.
• 3:59
  I
• 3:59
  think
• 4:00
  it's
• 4:00
  Queen
• 4:00
  trilogy.
• 4:01
  Maybe
• 4:02
  let's
• 4:03
  just
• 4:03
  go
• 4:03
  with
• 4:03
  Quinn
• 4:04
  trilogy
• 4:05
  on
• 4:05
  the
• 4:05
  history
• 4:05
  and
• 4:05
  legacy
• 4:06
  of
• 4:06
  the
• 4:07
  Lord
• 4:07
  of
• 4:07
  the
• 4:07
  Rings,
• 4:08
  focusing
• 4:09
  on
• 4:09
  Peter
• 4:09
  Jackson's
• 4:09
  trilogy,
• 4:10
  but
• 4:10
  also
• 4:11
  sandwiching
• 4:11
  that
• 4:11
  between
• 4:12
  the
• 4:12
  two
• 4:12
  animated
• 4:12
  versions
• 4:13
  or
• 4:13
  the
• 4:13
  two
• 4:13
  most
• 4:14
  prominent,
• 4:14
  I
• 4:14
  should
• 4:15
  say
• 4:15
  animated
• 4:15
  versions,
• 4:16
  Rav
• 4:16
  Bakshi's
• 4:17
  the
• 4:17
  Lord
• 4:17
  of
• 4:17
  the
• 4:17
  Rings
• 4:18
  from
• 4:18
  1978
• 4:19
  and
• 4:19
  then
• 4:20
  the
• 4:20
  War
• 4:20
  of
• 4:21
  the
• 4:21
  Rohirrim
• 4:21
  which
• 4:22
  came
• 4:22
  out
• 4:22
  Last
• 4:22
  year
• 4:22
  in
• 4:23
  2024
• 4:24
  as
• 4:24
  of
• 4:24
  recording
• 4:25
  this
• 4:25
  episode.
• 4:26
  And
• 4:26
  when
• 4:26
  I
• 4:27
  thought
• 4:27
  about
• 4:27
  doing
• 4:27
  the
• 4:27
  Lord
• 4:27
  of
• 4:27
  the
• 4:28
  Rings,
• 4:28
  my
• 4:28
  initial
• 4:28
  plan
• 4:29
  was
• 4:29
  to
• 4:29
  only
• 4:29
  do
• 4:30
  Peter
• 4:31
  Jackson's
• 4:31
  trilogy.
• 4:33
  But
• 4:34
  if
• 4:34
  you're
• 4:34
  a
• 4:34
  long
• 4:34
  time
• 4:35
  listener
• 4:35
  of
• 4:35
  this
• 4:35
  podcast,
• 4:36
  you
• 4:36
  will
• 4:36
  know
• 4:36
  me
• 4:37
  and
• 4:38
  you
• 4:38
  will
• 4:38
  also
• 4:38
  know
• 4:38
  my
• 4:39
  ability
• 4:39
  to
• 4:40
  consistently
• 4:41
  add
• 4:41
  more
• 4:41
  stuff
• 4:41
  to
• 4:42
  my
• 4:42
  plate
• 4:42
  because
• 4:43
  I
• 4:43
  can't
• 4:44
  seem
• 4:44
  to
• 4:44
  help
• 4:44
  but
• 4:44
  do
• 4:45
  that.
• 4:46
  And
• 4:46
  I
• 4:47
  thought
• 4:47
  to
• 4:47
  myself
• 4:47
  that
• 4:48
  to
• 4:48
  tell
• 4:48
  the
• 4:48
  full
• 4:48
  story
• 4:49
  meant
• 4:49
  not
• 4:50
  just
• 4:50
  Peter
• 4:50
  Jackson's
• 4:51
  trilogy,
• 4:52
  it
• 4:52
  meant
• 4:52
  also
• 4:53
  talking
• 4:53
  about
• 4:54
  Ralph
• 4:54
  Bakshi's
• 4:54
  1978
• 4:55
  animated
• 4:56
  movie.
• 4:57
  And
• 4:57
  so
• 4:57
  then
• 4:57
  my
• 4:58
  second
• 4:58
  plan
• 4:58
  was
• 4:59
  four
• 4:59
  movies.
• 5:00
  But
• 5:00
  then
• 5:01
  I
• 5:01
  realized
• 5:01
  I
• 5:01
  can't
• 5:02
  stop
• 5:02
  at
• 5:02
  Jackson's
• 5:03
  movies
• 5:03
  because
• 5:04
  that's
• 5:04
  not
• 5:04
  the
• 5:04
  end
• 5:05
  of
• 5:05
  the
• 5:05
  story.
• 5:06
  And
• 5:07
  I
• 5:07
  feel
• 5:07
  like
• 5:07
  I
• 5:08
  was
• 5:08
  doing
• 5:08
  a
• 5:08
  disservice.
• 5:09
  And
• 5:09
  if
• 5:10
  anything,
• 5:10
  I
• 5:11
  am
• 5:11
  an
• 5:11
  absolute
• 5:11
  completionist.
• 5:13
  So
• 5:13
  I
• 5:13
  had
• 5:14
  to
• 5:14
  go
• 5:14
  post
• 5:15
  Jackson's
• 5:15
  trilogy
• 5:16
  as
• 5:16
  well,
• 5:16
  with
• 5:17
  the
• 5:17
  War
• 5:17
  of
• 5:17
  the
• 5:17
  Rohirriam
• 5:18
  then
• 5:18
  becoming
• 5:18
  the
• 5:19
  focus
• 5:19
  of
• 5:19
  this
• 5:19
  episode.
• 5:20
  Because
• 5:21
  if
• 5:21
  you're
• 5:21
  going
• 5:21
  to
• 5:21
  start
• 5:22
  this
• 5:22
  series
• 5:22
  with
• 5:23
  the
• 5:23
  gaining
• 5:24
  of
• 5:24
  the
• 5:24
  rites
• 5:25
  and
• 5:25
  the
• 5:25
  story
• 5:25
  of
• 5:26
  Tolkien
• 5:26
  specifically,
• 5:27
  then
• 5:28
  you
• 5:28
  need
• 5:28
  to
• 5:28
  end
• 5:28
  it
• 5:28
  with,
• 5:29
  well,
• 5:29
  how
• 5:30
  did
• 5:30
  they
• 5:30
  keep
• 5:30
  those
• 5:30
  rights?
• 5:31
  And
• 5:31
  what
• 5:32
  is
• 5:32
  the
• 5:32
  everlasting
• 5:33
  legacy
• 5:33
  of
• 5:33
  J.R.R.
• 5:34
  tolkien's
• 5:35
  the
• 5:35
  Lord
• 5:35
  of
• 5:35
  the
• 5:35
  Rings?
• 5:36
  And
• 5:37
  this
• 5:37
  episode
• 5:38
  and
• 5:38
  this
• 5:38
  movie
• 5:39
  in
• 5:39
  this
• 5:39
  episode
• 5:40
  is
• 5:40
  the
• 5:41
  answer
• 5:41
  to
• 5:41
  one
• 5:41
  of
• 5:41
  those
• 5:42
  things.
• 5:43
  So
• 5:43
  just
• 5:43
  a
• 5:43
  brief
• 5:44
  summary
• 5:44
  on
• 5:44
  the
• 5:44
  episodes
• 5:45
  that
• 5:45
  come
• 5:45
  before
• 5:45
  this
• 5:46
  if
• 5:46
  you
• 5:46
  happen
• 5:46
  to
• 5:46
  have
• 5:47
  not
• 5:47
  listened.
• 5:48
  So
• 5:48
  the
• 5:48
  first
• 5:48
  episode
• 5:49
  is
• 5:50
  basically
• 5:51
  the
• 5:51
  start
• 5:51
  of
• 5:51
  the
• 5:51
  story.
• 5:52
  I
• 5:52
  would
• 5:52
  recommend
• 5:53
  you
• 5:53
  listen
• 5:53
  to
• 5:53
  it
• 5:53
  because
• 5:54
  it
• 5:54
  goes
• 5:54
  into
• 5:54
  Tolkien's
• 5:55
  history,
• 5:56
  the
• 5:56
  estate's
• 5:57
  control
• 5:57
  of
• 5:57
  the
• 5:57
  material,
• 5:59
  the
• 5:59
  movies
• 5:59
  that
• 5:59
  they
• 6:00
  tried
• 6:00
  to
• 6:00
  make
• 6:01
  before
• 6:02
  Ralph
• 6:03
  Bakshi
• 6:03
  made
• 6:03
  his
• 6:03
  version,
• 6:04
  Ralph
• 6:05
  Bakshi's
• 6:05
  version.
• 6:06
  And
• 6:07
  it
• 6:07
  talks
• 6:07
  a
• 6:07
  little
• 6:07
  bit
• 6:07
  about
• 6:08
  Saul
• 6:08
  Zaentz
• 6:08
  and
• 6:08
  his
• 6:09
  link
• 6:09
  to
• 6:09
  the
• 6:09
  rights.
• 6:09
  And
• 6:10
  that's
• 6:10
  something
• 6:11
  the
• 6:11
  rights
• 6:11
  that
• 6:11
  we're
• 6:12
  going
• 6:12
  to
• 6:12
  delve
• 6:12
  into
• 6:13
  more
• 6:13
  for
• 6:13
  this
• 6:13
  episode.
• 6:14
  And
• 6:14
  then
• 6:14
  of
• 6:15
  course,
• 6:15
  the
• 6:15
  next
• 6:15
  three
• 6:15
  episodes
• 6:16
  on
• 6:16
  Peter
• 6:16
  Jackson's
• 6:17
  trilogy,
• 6:17
  they
• 6:18
  work
• 6:18
  as
• 6:18
  a
• 6:18
  trilogy
• 6:19
  of
• 6:19
  self
• 6:19
  contained
• 6:19
  episodes
• 6:20
  as
• 6:20
  well
• 6:21
  as
• 6:21
  parts
• 6:21
  two
• 6:21
  to
• 6:22
  four
• 6:22
  of
• 6:23
  this
• 6:23
  five
• 6:23
  part
• 6:23
  series.
• 6:24
  You
• 6:24
  can
• 6:25
  choose
• 6:25
  to
• 6:25
  listen
• 6:25
  to
• 6:25
  them
• 6:26
  or
• 6:26
  indeed
• 6:26
  not.
• 6:27
  I
• 6:27
  would
• 6:28
  personally
• 6:28
  recommend
• 6:28
  them
• 6:29
  because
• 6:29
  I'm
• 6:29
  very
• 6:29
  proud
• 6:30
  of
• 6:30
  those
• 6:30
  episodes.
• 6:31
  But
• 6:32
  as
• 6:32
  I
• 6:32
  said,
• 6:32
  this
• 6:32
  is
• 6:33
  technically
• 6:33
  the
• 6:33
  fifth
• 6:33
  of
• 6:34
  a
• 6:34
  five
• 6:34
  part
• 6:35
  complete
• 6:36
  story
• 6:37
  of
• 6:37
  episodes.
• 6:38
  The
• 6:38
  Fellowship
• 6:39
  of
• 6:39
  the
• 6:39
  Ring
• 6:39
  specifically
• 6:40
  focused
• 6:40
  on
• 6:41
  the
• 6:41
  beginning
• 6:41
  of
• 6:41
  Peter
• 6:41
  Jackson's
• 6:42
  vision
• 6:42
  for
• 6:42
  the
• 6:42
  series.
• 6:43
  His
• 6:43
  dealings
• 6:43
  with
• 6:44
  Miramax,
• 6:44
  the
• 6:44
  move
• 6:44
  to
• 6:45
  New
• 6:45
  Line
• 6:45
  Cinema,
• 6:45
  the
• 6:46
  various
• 6:46
  changes
• 6:47
  he
• 6:47
  made
• 6:47
  to
• 6:47
  the
• 6:47
  source
• 6:48
  material
• 6:49
  and
• 6:49
  specifics
• 6:49
  on
• 6:49
  the
• 6:49
  Fellowship
• 6:50
  of
• 6:50
  the
• 6:50
  Ring,
• 6:50
  including
• 6:51
  casting
• 6:51
  choices
• 6:52
  and
• 6:52
  the
• 6:52
  incredible
• 6:53
  costume
• 6:53
  design.
• 6:54
  The
• 6:55
  episode
• 6:55
  on
• 6:55
  the
• 6:55
  Two
• 6:55
  Towers
• 6:56
  focused
• 6:57
  on
• 6:57
  the
• 6:57
  Two
• 6:57
  Towers,
• 6:57
  but
• 6:57
  specifically
• 6:58
  on
• 6:58
  the
• 6:58
  Battle
• 6:58
  of
• 6:58
  Helm's
• 6:59
  Deep
• 6:59
  and
• 7:00
  the
• 7:00
  introduction
• 7:00
  of
• 7:00
  the
• 7:01
  technology
• 7:01
  surrounding
• 7:02
  Gollum
• 7:03
  as
• 7:03
  well
• 7:03
  as
• 7:03
  the
• 7:03
  production
• 7:04
  and
• 7:04
  art
• 7:04
  design
• 7:04
  choices
• 7:05
  for
• 7:05
  the
• 7:05
  series.
• 7:06
  The
• 7:06
  Return
• 7:06
  of
• 7:06
  the
• 7:06
  King
• 7:07
  went
• 7:07
  into
• 7:08
  the
• 7:08
  Return
• 7:08
  of
• 7:08
  the
• 7:08
  King
• 7:08
  as
• 7:09
  well
• 7:09
  as
• 7:09
  the
• 7:09
  rest
• 7:09
  of
• 7:09
  the
• 7:09
  visual
• 7:10
  effects
• 7:10
  by
• 7:10
  Weta
• 7:10
  Workshop,
• 7:11
  the
• 7:11
  makeup
• 7:12
  and
• 7:12
  prosthetics
• 7:13
  and
• 7:13
  the
• 7:13
  music
• 7:14
  across
• 7:14
  all
• 7:14
  of
• 7:14
  the
• 7:14
  movies
• 7:15
  by
• 7:15
  Howard
• 7:15
  Shaw.
• 7:16
  And
• 7:16
  then
• 7:17
  the
• 7:17
  culmination
• 7:17
  of
• 7:18
  how
• 7:18
  it
• 7:18
  became
• 7:18
  one
• 7:18
  of
• 7:18
  the
• 7:18
  biggest
• 7:19
  Academy
• 7:19
  Award
• 7:19
  winning
• 7:20
  films
• 7:20
  of
• 7:20
  all
• 7:21
  time.
• 7:22
  Those
• 7:22
  episodes
• 7:23
  are
• 7:23
  set
• 7:23
  up
• 7:23
  not
• 7:24
  like
• 7:24
  regular
• 7:25
  episodes
• 7:25
  because
• 7:26
  obviously
• 7:26
  they
• 7:26
  filmed
• 7:27
  the
• 7:27
  movies
• 7:28
  at
• 7:28
  the
• 7:28
  same
• 7:28
  time.
• 7:29
  And
• 7:29
  so
• 7:30
  detailed
• 7:31
  production
• 7:31
  history
• 7:32
  of
• 7:32
  each
• 7:32
  movie,
• 7:33
  it's
• 7:33
  all
• 7:34
  intertwined
• 7:34
  with
• 7:34
  each
• 7:34
  other.
• 7:35
  So
• 7:35
  all
• 7:35
  of
• 7:35
  those
• 7:35
  episodes
• 7:36
  are
• 7:36
  intertwined
• 7:37
  with
• 7:37
  each
• 7:37
  other.
• 7:38
  This
• 7:38
  episode
• 7:39
  is
• 7:39
  on
• 7:39
  the
• 7:40
  War
• 7:40
  of
• 7:40
  the
• 7:40
  Rohirrim
• 7:41
  as
• 7:41
  well
• 7:41
  as
• 7:41
  the
• 7:41
  everlasting
• 7:42
  legacy
• 7:42
  of
• 7:42
  these
• 7:43
  movies
• 7:44
  and
• 7:44
  the
• 7:44
  fact
• 7:44
  that
• 7:44
  the
• 7:45
  Lord
• 7:45
  of
• 7:45
  the
• 7:45
  Rings
• 7:45
  basically
• 7:46
  set
• 7:46
  a
• 7:46
  precedent
• 7:47
  that
• 7:47
  Peter
• 7:48
  Jackson's
• 7:48
  Hobbit
• 7:48
  trilogy
• 7:49
  then
• 7:49
  had
• 7:49
  to
• 7:49
  follow.
• 7:50
  The
• 7:50
  effect
• 7:51
  the
• 7:51
  Lord
• 7:51
  of
• 7:51
  the
• 7:51
  Rings
• 7:52
  and
• 7:52
  the
• 7:52
  Hobbit
• 7:53
  had
• 7:53
  on
• 7:53
  tourism
• 7:54
  and
• 7:54
  film
• 7:54
  industries
• 7:55
  in
• 7:55
  New
• 7:55
  Zealand,
• 7:56
  and
• 7:56
  of
• 7:56
  course
• 7:57
  the
• 7:57
  retaining
• 7:57
  of
• 7:57
  the
• 7:57
  rights
• 7:58
  and
• 7:58
  the
• 7:58
  future
• 7:58
  of
• 7:59
  the
• 7:59
  franchise.
• 8:00
  Peter
• 8:01
  Jackson's
• 8:01
  the
• 8:01
  Lord
• 8:01
  of
• 8:01
  the
• 8:02
  Rings
• 8:02
  trilogy
• 8:02
  was
• 8:03
  a
• 8:03
  huge
• 8:03
  success
• 8:04
  critically,
• 8:05
  commercially,
• 8:06
  and
• 8:07
  a
• 8:07
  new
• 8:07
  word
• 8:07
  that
• 8:07
  I'm
• 8:08
  making
• 8:08
  up
• 8:08
  a
• 8:08
  warderly.
• 8:10
  But
• 8:10
  the
• 8:11
  Lord
• 8:11
  of
• 8:11
  the
• 8:11
  Rings
• 8:11
  wasn't
• 8:12
  the
• 8:12
  only
• 8:12
  thing
• 8:12
  J.R.R.
• 8:13
  tolkien
• 8:14
  wrote.
• 8:15
  But
• 8:15
  to
• 8:15
  talk
• 8:15
  a
• 8:15
  little
• 8:16
  about
• 8:16
  what
• 8:16
  happened
• 8:16
  next,
• 8:17
  we
• 8:17
  need
• 8:18
  to
• 8:18
  go
• 8:18
  back
• 8:18
  to
• 8:18
  the
• 8:18
  beginning.
• 8:19
  And
• 8:19
  you'll
• 8:19
  remember
• 8:20
  some
• 8:20
  of
• 8:20
  this
• 8:20
  if
• 8:20
  you've
• 8:21
  listened
• 8:21
  to
• 8:21
  the
• 8:22
  episode
• 8:22
  on
• 8:22
  Ralph
• 8:22
  Bakshi's
• 8:23
  1978
• 8:24
  animated
• 8:24
  version.
• 8:26
  But
• 8:26
  United
• 8:27
  Artists
• 8:27
  entered
• 8:28
  negotiations
• 8:29
  with
• 8:29
  Tolkien
• 8:30
  personally
• 8:31
  for
• 8:31
  the
• 8:31
  rights
• 8:31
  to
• 8:32
  the
• 8:32
  Lord
• 8:32
  of
• 8:32
  the
• 8:32
  Rings
• 8:33
  with
• 8:33
  an
• 8:34
  option
• 8:34
  for
• 8:34
  the
• 8:34
  Hobbit.
• 8:35
  And
• 8:35
  this
• 8:35
  was
• 8:35
  in
• 8:35
  1967.
• 8:37
  United
• 8:37
  Artists
• 8:38
  eventually
• 8:38
  acquired
• 8:39
  the
• 8:39
  film
• 8:39
  rights
• 8:39
  to
• 8:39
  both
• 8:40
  the
• 8:40
  Hobbit
• 8:40
  and
• 8:41
  the
• 8:41
  Lord
• 8:41
  of
• 8:41
  the
• 8:41
  rings
• 8:42
  in
• 8:42
  1969
• 8:43
  from
• 8:43
  Tolkien
• 8:44
  with
• 8:45
  7.5%
• 8:46
  of
• 8:46
  gross
• 8:46
  receipts,
• 8:47
  minus
• 8:48
  expenses
• 8:48
  to
• 8:48
  be
• 8:49
  paid
• 8:49
  to
• 8:49
  Tolkien.
• 8:50
  And
• 8:51
  this
• 8:51
  is
• 8:51
  going
• 8:51
  to
• 8:52
  come
• 8:52
  back
• 8:52
  up.
• 8:53
  In
• 8:53
  1976,
• 8:54
  the
• 8:55
  United
• 8:55
  Artists
• 8:56
  sold
• 8:56
  most
• 8:56
  of
• 8:56
  the
• 8:56
  rights
• 8:57
  to
• 8:57
  producer
• 8:58
  Saul
• 8:58
  Zainz,
• 8:58
  who
• 8:59
  formed
• 8:59
  Tolkien
• 9:00
  Enterprises,
• 9:00
  which
• 9:01
  became
• 9:01
  Middle
• 9:01
  Earth
• 9:02
  Enterprises.
• 9:03
  United
• 9:04
  Artists,
• 9:04
  however,
• 9:05
  retained
• 9:05
  distribution
• 9:06
  rights
• 9:07
  to
• 9:07
  the
• 9:07
  Hobbit.
• 9:08
  Why
• 9:09
  is
• 9:09
  this
• 9:09
  important?
• 9:10
  Well,
• 9:10
  the
• 9:11
  United
• 9:11
  Artists
• 9:11
  Studio
• 9:12
  and
• 9:12
  its
• 9:12
  parent
• 9:13
  company,
• 9:13
  NGN,
• 9:14
  were
• 9:14
  for
• 9:15
  sale
• 9:15
  in
• 9:15
  the
• 9:15
  mid-1990s.
• 9:17
  And
• 9:17
  Harvey
• 9:18
  Weinstein,
• 9:18
  who
• 9:19
  I
• 9:19
  never
• 9:19
  love
• 9:20
  to
• 9:20
  talk
• 9:20
  about,
• 9:20
  but
• 9:21
  sometimes
• 9:21
  we
• 9:21
  must,
• 9:22
  he
• 9:22
  would
• 9:22
  attempt
• 9:22
  to
• 9:23
  buy
• 9:23
  the
• 9:23
  movie
• 9:23
  rights
• 9:24
  from
• 9:24
  the
• 9:24
  studio
• 9:24
  during
• 9:25
  that
• 9:25
  time
• 9:25
  and
• 9:26
  he
• 9:26
  was
• 9:26
  unsuccessful.
• 9:27
  This
• 9:28
  would
• 9:28
  lead
• 9:28
  to
• 9:28
  Peter
• 9:29
  Jackson
• 9:29
  going
• 9:29
  on
• 9:29
  to
• 9:29
  adapt
• 9:30
  the
• 9:30
  Lord
• 9:30
  of
• 9:30
  the
• 9:30
  Rings
• 9:31
  instead
• 9:31
  of
• 9:31
  the
• 9:32
  Hobbit,
• 9:32
  which,
• 9:33
  as
• 9:33
  we
• 9:33
  know,
• 9:33
  ended
• 9:33
  up
• 9:34
  at
• 9:34
  New
• 9:34
  Line
• 9:34
  Cinema.
• 9:35
  And
• 9:35
  their
• 9:35
  rights
• 9:36
  to
• 9:36
  film
• 9:36
  a
• 9:36
  version
• 9:36
  of
• 9:37
  the
• 9:37
  Hobbit
• 9:37
  would
• 9:37
  expire.
• 9:38
  In
• 9:38
  2010,
• 9:40
  two
• 9:40
  years
• 9:40
  after
• 9:41
  the
• 9:41
  release
• 9:41
  of
• 9:41
  the
• 9:41
  Return
• 9:42
  of
• 9:42
  the
• 9:42
  King,
• 9:42
  Peter
• 9:43
  Jackson
• 9:43
  filed
• 9:44
  a
• 9:44
  lawsuit
• 9:44
  against
• 9:44
  New
• 9:45
  Line
• 9:45
  Cinema
• 9:45
  for
• 9:46
  lost
• 9:46
  revenue
• 9:47
  from
• 9:47
  merchandising,
• 9:48
  video
• 9:48
  and
• 9:49
  computer
• 9:49
  games
• 9:50
  released
• 9:50
  in
• 9:50
  association
• 9:51
  with
• 9:51
  the
• 9:51
  Fellowship
• 9:52
  of
• 9:52
  the
• 9:52
  Rings.
• 9:53
  He
• 9:53
  wanted
• 9:53
  New
• 9:54
  Line
• 9:54
  to
• 9:54
  audit
• 9:54
  their
• 9:55
  accounts
• 9:55
  and
• 9:56
  find
• 9:56
  out
• 9:56
  if
• 9:56
  he
• 9:57
  was
• 9:57
  owed
• 9:57
  anything
• 9:58
  that
• 9:58
  he
• 9:58
  believed
• 9:59
  that
• 9:59
  he
• 9:59
  was
• 9:59
  being
• 10:00
  withheld.
• 10:01
  He
• 10:01
  didn't
• 10:01
  believe
• 10:02
  at
• 10:02
  the
• 10:02
  time
• 10:02
  that
• 10:03
  the
• 10:03
  suit,
• 10:03
  which
• 10:03
  he
• 10:04
  deemed
• 10:04
  minor,
• 10:05
  would
• 10:05
  stop
• 10:05
  him
• 10:06
  moving
• 10:06
  forward
• 10:06
  with
• 10:07
  an
• 10:07
  adaptation
• 10:08
  of
• 10:08
  the
• 10:08
  Hobbit.
• 10:09
  But
• 10:10
  New
• 10:10
  Line's
• 10:11
  co
• 10:11
  founder,
• 10:11
  Bob
• 10:11
  Shea,
• 10:12
  was
• 10:12
  annoyed
• 10:13
  by
• 10:13
  the
• 10:13
  lawsuit.
• 10:14
  He
• 10:14
  accused
• 10:14
  Peter
• 10:15
  Jackson
• 10:15
  of
• 10:15
  greed
• 10:16
  and
• 10:16
  stated
• 10:16
  that
• 10:17
  Peter
• 10:17
  Jackson
• 10:17
  would
• 10:18
  never
• 10:18
  direct
• 10:19
  a
• 10:19
  film
• 10:19
  for
• 10:20
  New
• 10:20
  Line
• 10:20
  Cinema
• 10:21
  ever
• 10:21
  again.
• 10:23
  Now,
• 10:23
  we
• 10:23
  know
• 10:23
  this
• 10:23
  didn't
• 10:24
  end
• 10:24
  up
• 10:24
  being
• 10:24
  true,
• 10:25
  but
• 10:25
  after
• 10:25
  a
• 10:25
  series
• 10:25
  of
• 10:26
  flops
• 10:26
  for
• 10:26
  New
• 10:26
  Lines,
• 10:27
  Shea
• 10:27
  would
• 10:28
  eventually
• 10:28
  reverse
• 10:29
  his
• 10:29
  public
• 10:29
  announcement
• 10:30
  and
• 10:31
  try
• 10:31
  to
• 10:31
  repair
• 10:32
  the
• 10:32
  relationship
• 10:32
  between
• 10:33
  himself
• 10:33
  and
• 10:33
  Jackson.
• 10:34
  New
• 10:34
  Line
• 10:35
  would
• 10:35
  end
• 10:35
  up
• 10:35
  being
• 10:35
  fined
• 10:36
  $125,000
• 10:38
  for
• 10:38
  failing
• 10:39
  to
• 10:39
  provide
• 10:39
  requested
• 10:40
  accounts
• 10:41
  documentation.
• 10:42
  But
• 10:43
  obviously,
• 10:43
  as
• 10:43
  I
• 10:43
  mentioned,
• 10:44
  the
• 10:44
  Lord
• 10:44
  of
• 10:44
  the
• 10:44
  Rings
• 10:45
  was
• 10:45
  a
• 10:45
  huge
• 10:45
  success,
• 10:46
  critically,
• 10:46
  commercially
• 10:47
  and
• 10:47
  orderly.
• 10:48
  And
• 10:48
  so
• 10:49
  in
• 10:49
  2006,
• 10:50
  MGN,
• 10:51
  who
• 10:51
  by
• 10:51
  that
• 10:52
  point
• 10:52
  had
• 10:52
  new
• 10:53
  owners,
• 10:54
  expressed
• 10:54
  an
• 10:54
  interest
• 10:54
  in
• 10:55
  teaming
• 10:55
  up
• 10:55
  with
• 10:55
  New
• 10:56
  Line
• 10:56
  Cinema
• 10:56
  and
• 10:57
  Peter
• 10:57
  Jackson
• 10:58
  to
• 10:58
  make
• 10:58
  the
• 10:59
  Hobbit.
• 10:59
  Because
• 11:00
  obviously
• 11:00
  MGM
• 11:01
  owned
• 11:02
  United
• 11:02
  Artists.
• 11:03
  They
• 11:03
  had
• 11:03
  the
• 11:04
  rights
• 11:04
  to
• 11:04
  The
• 11:04
  Hobbit.
• 11:06
  In
• 11:06
  December
• 11:06
  2007,
• 11:07
  New
• 11:07
  Line
• 11:08
  and
• 11:08
  MGM
• 11:08
  announced
• 11:09
  that
• 11:09
  Peter
• 11:09
  Jackson
• 11:10
  would
• 11:10
  be
• 11:11
  executively
• 11:11
  producing
• 11:12
  the
• 11:12
  Hobbit
• 11:13
  and
• 11:14
  its
• 11:14
  one
• 11:14
  sequel.
• 11:15
  He
• 11:15
  was
• 11:16
  not
• 11:16
  the
• 11:16
  director
• 11:16
  of
• 11:16
  these
• 11:17
  movies.
• 11:17
  In
• 11:18
  February
• 11:18
  2008,
• 11:19
  the
• 11:19
  Tolkien
• 11:20
  Estate,
• 11:21
  through
• 11:21
  the
• 11:21
  Tolkien
• 11:21
  Trust,
• 11:22
  a
• 11:22
  British
• 11:22
  Charity,
• 11:23
  and
• 11:23
  HarperCollins
• 11:24
  Publishers,
• 11:25
  filed
• 11:25
  a
• 11:25
  lawsuit
• 11:26
  against
• 11:26
  New
• 11:27
  Line
• 11:27
  Cinema
• 11:27
  for
• 11:28
  breach
• 11:28
  of
• 11:28
  contract
• 11:29
  and
• 11:29
  fraud
• 11:30
  and
• 11:30
  demanded
• 11:30
  $220
• 11:31
  million
• 11:32
  in
• 11:33
  compensation
• 11:34
  for
• 11:34
  the
• 11:34
  Lord
• 11:35
  of
• 11:35
  the
• 11:35
  Rings
• 11:35
  trilogy.
• 11:36
  The
• 11:36
  suit
• 11:37
  claimed
• 11:37
  New
• 11:37
  Line
• 11:38
  had
• 11:38
  only
• 11:38
  paid
• 11:38
  the
• 11:39
  estate
• 11:39
  an
• 11:39
  upfront
• 11:40
  fee
• 11:40
  of
• 11:40
  $62,500,
• 11:43
  despite
• 11:43
  the
• 11:43
  trilogy's
• 11:44
  gross
• 11:44
  of
• 11:44
  an
• 11:45
  estimated
• 11:45
  $6
• 11:46
  billion
• 11:47
  from
• 11:47
  box
• 11:47
  office
• 11:47
  receipts
• 11:48
  and
• 11:48
  merchandise
• 11:49
  sales.
• 11:50
  The
• 11:50
  suit
• 11:50
  claimed
• 11:51
  the
• 11:51
  estate
• 11:51
  was
• 11:51
  entitled
• 11:52
  to
• 11:52
  7.5%
• 11:54
  of
• 11:54
  all
• 11:55
  profits
• 11:55
  made
• 11:55
  by
• 11:55
  any
• 11:56
  Tolkien
• 11:56
  films
• 11:57
  as
• 11:57
  established
• 11:58
  by
• 11:58
  the
• 11:58
  prior
• 11:58
  deal
• 11:59
  that
• 11:59
  I
• 11:59
  mentioned
• 12:00
  earlier,
• 12:00
  and
• 12:01
  the
• 12:01
  suit
• 12:01
  sought
• 12:02
  to
• 12:02
  block
• 12:02
  the
• 12:02
  filming
• 12:03
  of
• 12:03
  the
• 12:03
  Hobbit.
• 12:04
  Now.
• 12:04
  This
• 12:04
  suit
• 12:05
  was
• 12:05
  settled
• 12:05
  in
• 12:05
  September
• 12:06
  2001
• 12:07
  for
• 12:07
  $38
• 12:08
  million.
• 12:09
  Development
• 12:09
  of
• 12:10
  the
• 12:10
  Hobbit
• 12:10
  proceeded
• 12:11
  regardless,
• 12:11
  and
• 12:12
  while
• 12:12
  Jackson
• 12:12
  would
• 12:12
  not
• 12:12
  be
• 12:13
  directing,
• 12:14
  in
• 12:14
  April
• 12:14
  2008,
• 12:15
  Guillermo
• 12:16
  del
• 12:16
  Toro
• 12:16
  was
• 12:17
  hired
• 12:17
  to
• 12:17
  direct
• 12:17
  the
• 12:18
  Hobbit,
• 12:18
  and
• 12:18
  it
• 12:19
  was
• 12:19
  a
• 12:19
  book
• 12:19
  he
• 12:19
  had
• 12:19
  loved
• 12:20
  as
• 12:20
  a
• 12:20
  child
• 12:21
  and
• 12:21
  a
• 12:21
  move
• 12:21
  that
• 12:22
  pleased
• 12:22
  many
• 12:23
  fans
• 12:23
  of
• 12:23
  the
• 12:23
  original
• 12:24
  trilogy,
• 12:24
  myself
• 12:25
  included.
• 12:26
  Longtime
• 12:26
  listeners
• 12:26
  of
• 12:27
  this
• 12:27
  podcast
• 12:27
  will
• 12:27
  know
• 12:28
  how
• 12:28
  much
• 12:28
  I
• 12:29
  adore
• 12:29
  del
• 12:29
  Toro.
• 12:30
  His
• 12:30
  movies
• 12:30
  are
• 12:31
  wonderful.
• 12:32
  Now,
• 12:33
  I
• 12:33
  will
• 12:33
  say
• 12:34
  that
• 12:34
  the
• 12:34
  story
• 12:34
  of
• 12:35
  the
• 12:35
  Hobbit
• 12:36
  is
• 12:36
  probably
• 12:36
  deserving
• 12:37
  of
• 12:37
  an
• 12:37
  episode
• 12:38
  of
• 12:38
  its
• 12:38
  own
• 12:38
  one
• 12:38
  day,
• 12:39
  so.
• 12:39
  So
• 12:39
  please
• 12:40
  do
• 12:40
  let
• 12:40
  me
• 12:40
  know
• 12:40
  if
• 12:40
  you
• 12:41
  would
• 12:41
  like
• 12:41
  eventual
• 12:42
  episodes
• 12:42
  on
• 12:42
  the
• 12:43
  Hobbit
• 12:43
  trilogy.
• 12:44
  But
• 12:44
  as
• 12:44
  we
• 12:44
  know,
• 12:45
  Guillermo
• 12:45
  del
• 12:45
  Toro
• 12:46
  left
• 12:46
  the
• 12:46
  project
• 12:46
  eventually
• 12:47
  in
• 12:47
  2010
• 12:48
  after
• 12:49
  many
• 12:49
  delays
• 12:49
  and
• 12:50
  financial
• 12:50
  troubles
• 12:51
  with
• 12:51
  MGM,
• 12:52
  with
• 12:52
  Jackson
• 12:53
  announcing
• 12:53
  as
• 12:54
  returning
• 12:54
  to
• 12:54
  the
• 12:54
  director's
• 12:55
  chair
• 12:55
  five
• 12:56
  months
• 12:56
  later,
• 12:57
  and
• 12:57
  it
• 12:57
  was
• 12:57
  not
• 12:58
  particularly
• 12:58
  easy
• 12:59
  for
• 12:59
  him
• 12:59
  to
• 12:59
  jump
• 12:59
  into
• 13:00
  work
• 13:00
  that
• 13:01
  Del
• 13:01
  Toro
• 13:01
  had
• 13:01
  already
• 13:02
  done.
• 13:02
  There
• 13:03
  were
• 13:03
  also
• 13:03
  issues
• 13:03
  with
• 13:04
  the
• 13:04
  union
• 13:04
  dispute
• 13:05
  in
• 13:05
  New
• 13:05
  Zealand
• 13:06
  with
• 13:06
  Warner
• 13:06
  Bros.
• 13:07
  A
• 13:07
  new
• 13:07
  line
• 13:07
  considering
• 13:08
  filming
• 13:08
  outside
• 13:09
  of
• 13:09
  the
• 13:09
  country.
• 13:10
  New
• 13:10
  Zealanders
• 13:11
  wanted
• 13:11
  the
• 13:11
  production
• 13:12
  to
• 13:12
  remain
• 13:12
  in
• 13:12
  New
• 13:12
  Zealand
• 13:13
  and
• 13:13
  the
• 13:13
  government
• 13:14
  would
• 13:14
  intervene
• 13:14
  and
• 13:15
  the
• 13:15
  production
• 13:15
  would
• 13:16
  go
• 13:16
  ahead
• 13:16
  with
• 13:16
  filming
• 13:17
  in
• 13:17
  New
• 13:17
  Zealand.
• 13:18
  And
• 13:18
  then
• 13:18
  There
• 13:19
  was
• 13:19
  the
• 13:19
  two
• 13:19
  film
• 13:19
  to
• 13:20
  three
• 13:20
  film
• 13:20
  change,
• 13:20
  with
• 13:21
  del
• 13:21
  Toro
• 13:22
  always
• 13:22
  planning
• 13:23
  two.
• 13:23
  Jackson
• 13:24
  confirmed
• 13:24
  in
• 13:25
  July
• 13:25
  2012
• 13:25
  that
• 13:26
  there
• 13:26
  were
• 13:26
  plans
• 13:26
  for
• 13:26
  a
• 13:27
  third,
• 13:27
  which
• 13:27
  would
• 13:28
  make
• 13:28
  extensive
• 13:29
  use
• 13:29
  of
• 13:29
  the
• 13:29
  appendices
• 13:30
  that
• 13:30
  Tolkien
• 13:31
  wrote
• 13:31
  to
• 13:31
  support
• 13:31
  the
• 13:32
  story
• 13:32
  of
• 13:32
  the
• 13:32
  Lord
• 13:32
  of
• 13:33
  the
• 13:33
  Rings.
• 13:34
  The
• 13:34
  first
• 13:34
  film
• 13:34
  was
• 13:34
  subtitled
• 13:35
  An
• 13:35
  Unexpected
• 13:36
  Journey,
• 13:36
  the
• 13:37
  second
• 13:37
  was
• 13:37
  subtitled
• 13:38
  the
• 13:38
  Desolation
• 13:39
  of
• 13:39
  Smaug,
• 13:40
  and
• 13:40
  the
• 13:40
  third
• 13:40
  was
• 13:40
  subtitled
• 13:41
  There
• 13:42
  and
• 13:42
  Back
• 13:42
  again.
• 13:43
  But
• 13:43
  in
• 13:43
  2014,
• 13:44
  the
• 13:44
  third
• 13:44
  film
• 13:44
  was
• 13:45
  renamed
• 13:45
  the
• 13:45
  Battle
• 13:46
  of
• 13:46
  the
• 13:46
  Five
• 13:46
  Armies.
• 13:48
  The
• 13:48
  Tolkien
• 13:48
  estate
• 13:49
  would
• 13:49
  file
• 13:49
  a
• 13:49
  lawsuit
• 13:50
  against
• 13:50
  Warner
• 13:50
  Bros.
• 13:51
  Again
• 13:51
  in
• 13:51
  November
• 13:52
  2012.
• 13:53
  Alleging
• 13:53
  copyright
• 13:54
  infringement,
• 13:55
  breach
• 13:55
  of
• 13:55
  contract,
• 13:56
  and
• 13:56
  arguing
• 13:56
  the
• 13:57
  defendants
• 13:57
  exceeded
• 13:58
  the
• 13:58
  scope
• 13:58
  of
• 13:58
  their
• 13:59
  rights
• 13:59
  to
• 13:59
  Tolkien's
• 14:00
  material
• 14:01
  by
• 14:01
  producing
• 14:01
  gambling
• 14:02
  and
• 14:02
  video
• 14:02
  games
• 14:03
  using
• 14:03
  characters,
• 14:04
  and
• 14:04
  that
• 14:04
  the
• 14:04
  limitations
• 14:05
  of
• 14:05
  Tolkien's
• 14:06
  original
• 14:06
  sale
• 14:06
  of
• 14:06
  the
• 14:07
  rights
• 14:07
  in
• 14:07
  1969
• 14:08
  was
• 14:09
  only
• 14:09
  limited
• 14:09
  to
• 14:09
  tangible
• 14:10
  products
• 14:10
  like
• 14:11
  action
• 14:11
  figures
• 14:11
  and
• 14:12
  clothing,
• 14:12
  and
• 14:13
  not
• 14:13
  electronic
• 14:14
  or
• 14:14
  digital
• 14:14
  rights.
• 14:16
  Obviously
• 14:17
  electronic
• 14:17
  and
• 14:18
  digital
• 14:18
  rights
• 14:19
  not
• 14:19
  really
• 14:19
  existing.
• 14:20
  In
• 14:20
  1969,
• 14:22
  Tolkien's
• 14:22
  estate
• 14:23
  claimed
• 14:23
  that
• 14:23
  the
• 14:23
  defendant's
• 14:24
  actions
• 14:24
  had
• 14:25
  caused
• 14:25
  irreparable
• 14:26
  harm
• 14:26
  to
• 14:26
  Tolkien's
• 14:27
  legacy,
• 14:28
  despite
• 14:28
  the
• 14:29
  Saul
• 14:29
  Zainz
• 14:29
  company
• 14:30
  filing
• 14:30
  a
• 14:30
  counterclaim
• 14:31
  as
• 14:31
  well
• 14:32
  as
• 14:32
  other
• 14:32
  Warner
• 14:33
  parties.
• 14:33
  The
• 14:33
  lawsuit
• 14:34
  would
• 14:34
  be
• 14:34
  settled
• 14:35
  in
• 14:35
  July
• 14:35
  2017
• 14:36
  for
• 14:36
  a
• 14:37
  confidential
• 14:37
  amount.
• 14:39
  The
• 14:39
  film
• 14:39
  rights
• 14:40
  and
• 14:40
  the
• 14:40
  TV
• 14:41
  rights
• 14:41
  to
• 14:41
  Tolkien's
• 14:42
  material
• 14:42
  are
• 14:42
  separate,
• 14:43
  and
• 14:43
  for
• 14:43
  that
• 14:43
  reason
• 14:44
  Amazon
• 14:44
  would
• 14:45
  come
• 14:45
  along
• 14:45
  and
• 14:45
  buy
• 14:45
  the
• 14:46
  TV
• 14:46
  rights
• 14:46
  for
• 14:46
  the
• 14:46
  Lord
• 14:47
  of
• 14:47
  the
• 14:47
  Rings
• 14:47
  in
• 14:48
  November
• 14:48
  2017
• 14:49
  for
• 14:49
  $250
• 14:50
  million,
• 14:51
  with
• 14:52
  a
• 14:52
  five
• 14:52
  season
• 14:52
  commitment
• 14:53
  to
• 14:53
  a
• 14:53
  series
• 14:54
  planned
• 14:55
  to
• 14:55
  be
• 14:55
  the
• 14:55
  next
• 14:55
  Game
• 14:56
  of
• 14:56
  Thrones.
• 14:57
  The
• 14:57
  commitment
• 14:57
  was
• 14:58
  worth
• 14:58
  at
• 14:58
  least
• 14:58
  $1
• 14:59
  billion,
• 15:00
  making
• 15:00
  it
• 15:00
  the
• 15:00
  most
• 15:01
  expensive
• 15:01
  TV
• 15:02
  series
• 15:02
  ever
• 15:02
  made.
• 15:03
  Jackson's
• 15:04
  trilogies
• 15:04
  are
• 15:05
  based
• 15:05
  on
• 15:05
  the
• 15:05
  third
• 15:05
  age
• 15:06
  of
• 15:06
  middle
• 15:06
  Earth.
• 15:07
  The
• 15:07
  Rings
• 15:07
  of
• 15:08
  Power
• 15:08
  is
• 15:08
  set
• 15:09
  a
• 15:09
  thousand
• 15:09
  years
• 15:09
  before
• 15:10
  the
• 15:10
  novel
• 15:10
  and
• 15:11
  primarily
• 15:11
  based
• 15:12
  on
• 15:12
  the
• 15:12
  appendices
• 15:12
  of
• 15:13
  the
• 15:13
  Lord
• 15:13
  of
• 15:13
  the
• 15:13
  Rings,
• 15:14
  which
• 15:14
  include
• 15:14
  major
• 15:15
  events
• 15:15
  of
• 15:15
  the
• 15:16
  Second
• 15:16
  Age
• 15:16
  of
• 15:17
  Middle
• 15:17
  Earth.
• 15:17
  For
• 15:18
  legal
• 15:18
  reasons,
• 15:18
  it's
• 15:19
  not
• 15:19
  a
• 15:19
  direct
• 15:19
  continuation
• 15:20
  of
• 15:20
  Jackson's
• 15:21
  the
• 15:21
  Lord
• 15:21
  of
• 15:22
  the
• 15:22
  Rings
• 15:22
  and
• 15:22
  the
• 15:22
  Hobbit
• 15:22
  film
• 15:23
  trilogies,
• 15:23
  but
• 15:24
  younger
• 15:24
  versions
• 15:24
  of
• 15:24
  the
• 15:25
  same
• 15:25
  incarnations
• 15:25
  of
• 15:26
  characters
• 15:26
  such
• 15:27
  as
• 15:27
  Galadriel,
• 15:28
  Elrond
• 15:28
  and
• 15:28
  Gandalf
• 15:29
  do
• 15:29
  appear
• 15:31
  interestingly
• 15:31
  and
• 15:32
  differently
• 15:32
  to
• 15:32
  the
• 15:32
  Jackson
• 15:33
  movies.
• 15:33
  The
• 15:34
  Tolkien
• 15:34
  estate
• 15:35
  and
• 15:35
  the
• 15:35
  Tolkien
• 15:36
  Trust
• 15:36
  worked
• 15:37
  with
• 15:37
  Amazon
• 15:37
  on
• 15:37
  the
• 15:37
  Rings
• 15:38
  of
• 15:38
  Power
• 15:38
  to,
• 15:38
  quote,
• 15:39
  protect
• 15:39
  Tolkien's
• 15:40
  legacy,
• 15:41
  unquote,
• 15:41
  which
• 15:42
  the
• 15:42
  estate
• 15:42
  felt
• 15:43
  they
• 15:43
  were
• 15:43
  unable
• 15:44
  to
• 15:44
  do
• 15:44
  with
• 15:44
  the
• 15:44
  previous
• 15:45
  adaptations.
• 15:46
  The
• 15:46
  estate
• 15:47
  imposed
• 15:47
  creative
• 15:48
  restrictions
• 15:48
  on
• 15:48
  the
• 15:49
  series,
• 15:49
  and
• 15:49
  while
• 15:50
  Peter
• 15:50
  Jackson
• 15:50
  said
• 15:51
  in
• 15:51
  December
• 15:51
  2018
• 15:52
  that
• 15:52
  he
• 15:53
  and
• 15:53
  his
• 15:53
  film
• 15:53
  producing
• 15:54
  partners
• 15:54
  would
• 15:54
  read
• 15:55
  some
• 15:55
  of
• 15:55
  the
• 15:55
  scripts
• 15:55
  for
• 15:55
  the
• 15:56
  series
• 15:56
  and
• 15:56
  offer
• 15:56
  notes
• 15:57
  on
• 15:57
  them,
• 15:57
  he
• 15:58
  later
• 15:58
  stated
• 15:58
  that
• 15:59
  this
• 15:59
  didn't
• 15:59
  happen.
• 16:00
  Allison
• 16:00
  explained
• 16:01
  that
• 16:01
  the
• 16:01
  deal
• 16:01
  to
• 16:01
  acquire
• 16:02
  the
• 16:02
  television
• 16:02
  rights
• 16:03
  for
• 16:03
  the
• 16:03
  Lord
• 16:03
  of
• 16:03
  the
• 16:03
  Rings
• 16:04
  required
• 16:04
  them
• 16:05
  to
• 16:05
  keep
• 16:05
  the
• 16:05
  series
• 16:05
  distinct
• 16:06
  from
• 16:06
  Jackson's
• 16:07
  films
• 16:07
  and
• 16:08
  Tolkien's
• 16:08
  estate
• 16:09
  were
• 16:09
  reportedly
• 16:10
  against
• 16:10
  Jackson's
• 16:11
  involvement
• 16:11
  in
• 16:12
  the
• 16:12
  project
• 16:12
  and
• 16:13
  as
• 16:13
  I've
• 16:13
  mentioned
• 16:14
  in
• 16:14
  the
• 16:14
  episodes
• 16:15
  that
• 16:15
  I
• 16:15
  did
• 16:15
  on
• 16:15
  Peter
• 16:16
  Jackson's
• 16:16
  movies,
• 16:17
  the
• 16:17
  Tolkien
• 16:18
  estate
• 16:18
  are,
• 16:19
  shall
• 16:19
  we
• 16:19
  say,
• 16:19
  not
• 16:20
  the
• 16:20
  biggest
• 16:20
  fans
• 16:21
  of
• 16:21
  those
• 16:21
  movies
• 16:22
  and
• 16:22
  therefore
• 16:23
  not
• 16:23
  the
• 16:23
  biggest
• 16:23
  fans
• 16:24
  of
• 16:24
  Peter
• 16:24
  Jackson
• 16:25
  himself.
• 16:26
  Now,
• 16:26
  the
• 16:27
  Rings
• 16:27
  of
• 16:27
  Power
• 16:27
  has
• 16:28
  struggled
• 16:28
  for
• 16:28
  widespread
• 16:29
  fandom
• 16:29
  acceptance
• 16:30
  and
• 16:30
  has
• 16:30
  received
• 16:31
  mixed
• 16:31
  to
• 16:31
  positive
• 16:32
  critical
• 16:32
  reviews,
• 16:33
  suggesting
• 16:34
  that
• 16:34
  there's
• 16:34
  room
• 16:34
  for
• 16:35
  improvement,
• 16:35
  but
• 16:35
  it
• 16:35
  does
• 16:36
  beg
• 16:36
  the
• 16:36
  question
• 16:37
  why
• 16:37
  Amazon
• 16:38
  themselves
• 16:38
  have
• 16:39
  never
• 16:39
  attempted
• 16:40
  to
• 16:40
  buy
• 16:40
  the
• 16:40
  film
• 16:40
  rights
• 16:41
  from
• 16:41
  Saul
• 16:41
  Zanes.
• 16:43
  I
• 16:43
  guess
• 16:43
  we'll
• 16:43
  never
• 16:43
  know.
• 16:44
  Simon
• 16:45
  Tolkien,
• 16:45
  a
• 16:46
  novelist
• 16:46
  and
• 16:46
  the
• 16:46
  grandson
• 16:47
  of
• 16:47
  J.R.R.
• 16:48
  tolkien,
• 16:49
  consulted
• 16:49
  on
• 16:49
  the
• 16:50
  series
• 16:50
  and
• 16:50
  helped
• 16:51
  develop
• 16:51
  its
• 16:51
  story
• 16:51
  and
• 16:52
  character
• 16:52
  arcs
• 16:53
  and
• 16:53
  he
• 16:53
  is
• 16:53
  credited
• 16:54
  as
• 16:54
  a
• 16:54
  series
• 16:55
  consultant.
• 16:56
  Lord
• 16:57
  of
• 16:57
  the
• 16:57
  Rings
• 16:57
  fan
• 16:57
  films
• 16:58
  have
• 16:58
  generally
• 16:58
  been
• 16:59
  allowed
• 16:59
  to
• 16:59
  exist
• 16:59
  by
• 17:00
  the
• 17:00
  Tolkien
• 17:00
  estate
• 17:01
  and
• 17:01
  the
• 17:01
  film
• 17:01
  rights
• 17:02
  holders
• 17:02
  as
• 17:03
  long
• 17:03
  as
• 17:03
  they
• 17:03
  are
• 17:04
  non
• 17:04
  commercial.
• 17:05
  Many
• 17:05
  filmmakers
• 17:06
  use
• 17:06
  these
• 17:06
  projects
• 17:07
  as
• 17:07
  showcases
• 17:08
  for
• 17:08
  their
• 17:08
  talents,
• 17:09
  with
• 17:09
  some
• 17:09
  going
• 17:10
  on
• 17:10
  to
• 17:10
  professional
• 17:11
  careers
• 17:11
  in
• 17:11
  filmmaking.
• 17:13
  Some
• 17:13
  of
• 17:13
  the
• 17:13
  most
• 17:13
  well
• 17:14
  known
• 17:14
  Lord
• 17:14
  of
• 17:14
  the
• 17:14
  Rings
• 17:15
  fan
• 17:15
  films
• 17:15
  include
• 17:16
  the
• 17:16
  Hunt
• 17:16
  for
• 17:16
  Gollum
• 17:17
  from
• 17:17
  2009,
• 17:18
  which
• 17:18
  is
• 17:18
  perhaps
• 17:19
  the
• 17:19
  most
• 17:19
  famous
• 17:20
  Lord
• 17:20
  of
• 17:20
  the
• 17:20
  Rings
• 17:20
  fan
• 17:20
  film.
• 17:21
  It
• 17:21
  is
• 17:22
  directed,
• 17:22
  co,
• 17:23
  written,
• 17:23
  co
• 17:23
  produced
• 17:24
  and
• 17:24
  co
• 17:24
  scored
• 17:25
  by
• 17:25
  Chris
• 17:25
  Bouchard
• 17:26
  and
• 17:26
  it
• 17:27
  is
• 17:27
  an
• 17:27
  ambitious
• 17:27
  40
• 17:28
  minute
• 17:28
  production
• 17:29
  which
• 17:29
  serves
• 17:29
  as
• 17:30
  a
• 17:30
  prequel
• 17:30
  to
• 17:30
  the
• 17:30
  main
• 17:31
  trilogy
• 17:31
  following
• 17:32
  Aragorn
• 17:33
  as
• 17:33
  he
• 17:33
  searches
• 17:33
  for
• 17:34
  Gollum.
• 17:35
  It
• 17:35
  was
• 17:35
  made
• 17:35
  on
• 17:35
  a
• 17:35
  3,000
• 17:36
  pound
• 17:36
  budget,
• 17:37
  but
• 17:37
  it
• 17:38
  does
• 17:38
  feature
• 17:38
  impressive
• 17:39
  production
• 17:39
  values,
• 17:40
  costumes
• 17:40
  and
• 17:40
  visual
• 17:41
  effects
• 17:42
  in
• 17:42
  an
• 17:42
  attempt
• 17:42
  to
• 17:43
  match
• 17:43
  Peter
• 17:43
  Jackson's
• 17:44
  style.
• 17:45
  And
• 17:45
  I
• 17:45
  am
• 17:45
  going
• 17:45
  to
• 17:45
  be
• 17:46
  coming
• 17:46
  back
• 17:46
  to
• 17:46
  the
• 17:46
  Hunt
• 17:46
  for
• 17:46
  Gollum
• 17:47
  a
• 17:47
  bit
• 17:47
  later.
• 17:48
  There's
• 17:49
  also
• 17:49
  Born
• 17:49
  of
• 17:49
  Hope,
• 17:50
  also
• 17:50
  from
• 17:50
  2009,
• 17:51
  which
• 17:52
  is
• 17:52
  another
• 17:52
  high
• 17:52
  quality
• 17:53
  fan
• 17:53
  film
• 17:53
  produced
• 17:54
  and
• 17:54
  directed
• 17:54
  by
• 17:54
  Kate
• 17:55
  Madison
• 17:56
  that
• 17:56
  tells
• 17:56
  the
• 17:56
  story
• 17:57
  of
• 17:57
  Aragorn's
• 17:58
  parents
• 17:58
  and
• 17:58
  his
• 17:59
  birth.
• 17:59
  It's
• 18:00
  set
• 18:00
  before
• 18:00
  the
• 18:00
  main
• 18:00
  trilogy
• 18:01
  and
• 18:01
  explores
• 18:02
  the
• 18:02
  time
• 18:02
  when
• 18:02
  Sauron's
• 18:03
  forces
• 18:03
  were
• 18:03
  hunting
• 18:04
  the
• 18:04
  heirs
• 18:04
  of
• 18:04
  Isildor.
• 18:06
  But
• 18:06
  we
• 18:07
  need
• 18:07
  to
• 18:07
  bring
• 18:07
  this
• 18:07
  story
• 18:07
  to
• 18:08
  the
• 18:08
  2000
• 18:08
  and
• 18:08
  twenties
• 18:09
  and
• 18:09
  the
• 18:09
  evolution
• 18:09
  of
• 18:10
  the
• 18:10
  rights
• 18:10
  to
• 18:10
  the
• 18:10
  Lord
• 18:11
  of
• 18:11
  the
• 18:11
  rings.
• 18:12
  In
• 18:12
  2022,
• 18:13
  Middle
• 18:13
  Earth
• 18:13
  Enterprises,
• 18:14
  which
• 18:15
  was
• 18:15
  owned
• 18:15
  by
• 18:15
  the
• 18:15
  Saul's
• 18:15
  AIDS
• 18:16
  company
• 18:17
  which
• 18:17
  helped
• 18:17
  the
• 18:17
  film
• 18:18
  rights,
• 18:18
  was
• 18:18
  acquired
• 18:19
  by
• 18:19
  Embracer
• 18:20
  Group,
• 18:20
  a
• 18:20
  Swedish
• 18:21
  video
• 18:21
  game
• 18:21
  company.
• 18:22
  This
• 18:23
  acquisition
• 18:23
  included
• 18:24
  the
• 18:24
  worldwide
• 18:25
  rights
• 18:25
  to
• 18:25
  motion
• 18:26
  pictures,
• 18:26
  video
• 18:27
  games,
• 18:27
  board
• 18:27
  games,
• 18:28
  merchandising,
• 18:29
  theme
• 18:29
  parks
• 18:29
  and
• 18:30
  stage
• 18:30
  productions
• 18:31
  related
• 18:31
  to
• 18:32
  the
• 18:32
  Lord
• 18:32
  of
• 18:32
  the
• 18:32
  Rings
• 18:33
  and
• 18:33
  the
• 18:33
  Hobbit.
• 18:35
  The
• 18:35
  takeover
• 18:35
  stemmed
• 18:36
  from
• 18:36
  a
• 18:36
  lawsuit
• 18:37
  between
• 18:37
  Zaentz
• 18:37
  and
• 18:38
  Warner
• 18:38
  Bros.
• 18:39
  Over
• 18:39
  whether
• 18:39
  the
• 18:39
  studio
• 18:40
  was
• 18:40
  fulfilling
• 18:41
  its
• 18:41
  development
• 18:41
  obligations
• 18:42
  to
• 18:42
  hold
• 18:42
  onto
• 18:43
  its
• 18:43
  license.
• 18:44
  To
• 18:44
  celebrate
• 18:44
  the
• 18:45
  original
• 18:45
  trilogy's
• 18:46
  20th
• 18:46
  anniversary,
• 18:47
  Warner
• 18:47
  Brothers
• 18:48
  had
• 18:48
  put
• 18:48
  into
• 18:49
  production
• 18:49
  an
• 18:49
  anime
• 18:50
  prequel
• 18:50
  to
• 18:50
  try
• 18:51
  and
• 18:51
  meet
• 18:51
  its
• 18:51
  fulfillment
• 18:52
  and
• 18:53
  retain
• 18:53
  the
• 18:53
  rights
• 18:53
  to
• 18:54
  both
• 18:54
  the
• 18:54
  Lord
• 18:54
  of
• 18:54
  the
• 18:54
  Rings
• 18:55
  and
• 18:55
  the
• 18:55
  Hobbits.
• 18:56
  The
• 18:56
  Saul
• 18:57
  Zaentz
• 18:57
  Company
• 18:58
  had
• 18:58
  deemed
• 18:58
  this
• 18:59
  adaptation
• 18:59
  insufficient,
• 19:01
  hence
• 19:01
  the
• 19:01
  lawsuit.
• 19:02
  But
• 19:03
  since
• 19:03
  they
• 19:03
  were
• 19:03
  no
• 19:03
  longer
• 19:04
  in
• 19:04
  the
• 19:04
  picture,
• 19:05
  New
• 19:05
  Line
• 19:05
  Cinema
• 19:06
  and
• 19:06
  Warner
• 19:06
  Brothers
• 19:07
  Animation
• 19:07
  pressed
• 19:08
  forwards
• 19:09
  with
• 19:09
  their
• 19:09
  animated
• 19:10
  prequel.
• 19:11
  And
• 19:11
  so
• 19:12
  here's
• 19:12
  the
• 19:12
  trailer
• 19:13
  for
• 19:13
  the
• 19:13
  Lord
• 19:13
  of
• 19:13
  the
• 19:14
  the
• 19:14
  War
• 19:14
  of
• 19:14
  the
• 19:15
  Rahirrim
• 21:17
  King
• 21:17
  Helm
• 21:18
  Hammerhand,
• 21:18
  the
• 21:18
  legendary
• 21:19
  king
• 21:19
  of
• 21:19
  Rohan
• 21:20
  and
• 21:20
  the
• 21:20
  Rohirrim
• 21:21
  courageously
• 21:21
  defend
• 21:22
  against
• 21:22
  a
• 21:22
  sudden
• 21:23
  invasion
• 21:23
  led
• 21:24
  by
• 21:24
  the
• 21:24
  vengeful
• 21:24
  dunlending
• 21:25
  Lord
• 21:25
  Wulf.
• 21:26
  Wulf,
• 21:27
  a
• 21:27
  clever
• 21:27
  and
• 21:28
  ruthless
• 21:28
  former
• 21:28
  childhood
• 21:29
  friend
• 21:29
  of
• 21:29
  Hera,
• 21:30
  the
• 21:30
  daughter
• 21:30
  of
• 21:31
  Helm,
• 21:31
  seeks
• 21:32
  vengeance
• 21:32
  for
• 21:32
  the
• 21:32
  death
• 21:32
  of
• 21:33
  his
• 21:33
  father
• 21:33
  at
• 21:33
  Helm
• 21:34
  Hammerhand's
• 21:34
  hands.
• 21:35
  He
• 21:36
  and
• 21:36
  his
• 21:36
  army
• 21:36
  forces
• 21:37
  Helm
• 21:37
  and
• 21:37
  his
• 21:37
  people
• 21:38
  to
• 21:38
  make
• 21:38
  a
• 21:38
  daring
• 21:38
  last
• 21:39
  stand
• 21:39
  in
• 21:40
  the
• 21:40
  ancient
• 21:40
  stronghold
• 21:41
  of
• 21:41
  the
• 21:41
  Hornburg,
• 21:42
  a
• 21:42
  mighty
• 21:43
  fortress
• 21:43
  that
• 21:43
  will
• 21:43
  later
• 21:44
  become
• 21:44
  known
• 21:44
  as
• 21:44
  Helm's
• 21:45
  Deep.
• 21:46
  Binding
• 21:46
  herself
• 21:47
  in
• 21:47
  an
• 21:47
  increasingly
• 21:48
  desperate
• 21:48
  situation,
• 21:49
  Hiram
• 21:50
  is
• 21:50
  summoned
• 21:50
  the
• 21:50
  Will
• 21:51
  to
• 21:51
  lead
• 21:51
  the
• 21:51
  resistance
• 21:52
  against
• 21:52
  a
• 21:53
  deadly
• 21:53
  enemy
• 21:53
  intent
• 21:54
  on
• 21:54
  their
• 21:54
  total
• 21:55
  destruction.
• 21:57
  Lets
• 21:57
  run
• 21:57
  through
• 21:57
  the
• 21:58
  cast.
• 21:58
  We
• 21:58
  have
• 21:58
  Brian
• 21:59
  Cox
• 21:59
  as
• 22:00
  Hell
• 22:00
  Hammerhand,
• 22:01
  Gaia
• 22:02
  Wise
• 22:02
  as
• 22:02
  Hera,
• 22:03
  Luke
• 22:04
  Pasqualino
• 22:05
  as
• 22:05
  Wolf,
• 22:06
  Lawrence
• 22:06
  Ubong
• 22:07
  Williams
• 22:07
  as
• 22:08
  Freelaf
• 22:08
  Hilderson,
• 22:09
  Lorraine
• 22:10
  Ashbourne
• 22:11
  as
• 22:11
  Olwin
• 22:12
  and
• 22:12
  Miranda
• 22:12
  Otto
• 22:13
  as
• 22:13
  Eowyn.
• 22:15
  There's
• 22:15
  also
• 22:15
  archival
• 22:16
  recordings
• 22:16
  of
• 22:17
  Christopher
• 22:17
  Lee
• 22:17
  as
• 22:18
  Saruman
• 22:18
  and
• 22:19
  cameos
• 22:19
  by
• 22:19
  Billy
• 22:20
  Boyd
• 22:20
  and
• 22:20
  Dominic
• 22:21
  Monaghan
• 22:21
  as
• 22:22
  the
• 22:22
  Orcs
• 22:22
  Shank
• 22:23
  and
• 22:23
  rot.
• 22:24
  The
• 22:24
  Lord
• 22:24
  of
• 22:25
  the
• 22:25
  the
• 22:25
  War
• 22:25
  of
• 22:25
  the
• 22:25
  Rohirrim
• 22:26
  has
• 22:26
  a
• 22:26
  screenplay
• 22:27
  by
• 22:27
  Jeffrey
• 22:27
  Addis,
• 22:28
  Will
• 22:28
  Matthews,
• 22:29
  Phoebe
• 22:29
  Gittins
• 22:30
  and
• 22:30
  Artie
• 22:30
  Papa
• 22:31
  Georgiou,
• 22:32
  a
• 22:32
  story
• 22:32
  by
• 22:32
  Jeffrey
• 22:33
  Addis,
• 22:33
  Will
• 22:34
  Matthews
• 22:34
  and
• 22:34
  Philippa
• 22:35
  Boyens,
• 22:36
  was
• 22:36
  directed
• 22:37
  by
• 22:37
  Kenji
• 22:38
  Kamiyama
• 22:39
  and
• 22:39
  was
• 22:39
  based
• 22:40
  on
• 22:40
  characters
• 22:40
  created
• 22:41
  by
• 22:41
  J.R.R.
• 22:42
  tolkien.
• 22:44
  Two
• 22:44
  hundred
• 22:44
  years
• 22:45
  before
• 22:45
  Bill
• 22:45
  Bird
• 22:46
  Baggins
• 22:46
  found
• 22:46
  the
• 22:46
  One
• 22:47
  Ring,
• 22:47
  the
• 22:47
  legendary
• 22:48
  Helm
• 22:48
  Hammerhand,
• 22:49
  the
• 22:49
  ninth
• 22:50
  king
• 22:50
  of
• 22:50
  Rohan,
• 22:51
  was
• 22:51
  the
• 22:51
  prime
• 22:52
  target
• 22:52
  for
• 22:52
  a
• 22:53
  new
• 22:53
  animated
• 22:54
  film
• 22:54
  adaptation
• 22:54
  of
• 22:55
  the
• 22:55
  Lord
• 22:55
  of
• 22:55
  the
• 22:55
  Rings.
• 22:56
  Tolkien
• 22:57
  mentions
• 22:57
  Helm
• 22:58
  Hammerhand
• 22:58
  in
• 22:59
  the
• 22:59
  appendices
• 22:59
  of
• 22:59
  the
• 23:00
  Lord
• 23:00
  of
• 23:00
  the
• 23:00
  Rings,
• 23:01
  specifically
• 23:01
  the
• 23:01
  House
• 23:02
  of
• 23:02
  Eorl
• 23:02
  section
• 23:03
  in
• 23:03
  the
• 23:03
  Annals
• 23:03
  of
• 23:04
  the
• 23:04
  Kings
• 23:04
  and
• 23:04
  Rulers
• 23:05
  in
• 23:05
  Appendix
• 23:05
  A,
• 23:06
  which
• 23:06
  details
• 23:06
  the
• 23:06
  history
• 23:07
  of
• 23:07
  Rohan's
• 23:08
  rulers.
• 23:09
  It's
• 23:09
  there
• 23:09
  that
• 23:10
  Tolkien
• 23:10
  briefly
• 23:10
  wrote
• 23:11
  about
• 23:11
  Helm
• 23:11
  Hammerhand
• 23:12
  and
• 23:12
  his
• 23:13
  clash
• 23:13
  with
• 23:13
  the
• 23:13
  Dunlending
• 23:14
  Lord
• 23:14
  Wulf,
• 23:15
  which
• 23:15
  led
• 23:15
  to
• 23:16
  the
• 23:16
  first
• 23:16
  siege
• 23:16
  of
• 23:17
  Helm's
• 23:17
  Deep,
• 23:18
  a
• 23:18
  castle
• 23:18
  only
• 23:19
  known
• 23:19
  as
• 23:19
  the
• 23:19
  Hornburg.
• 23:20
  Beforehand,
• 23:21
  Tolkien
• 23:22
  named
• 23:22
  Helm
• 23:22
  and
• 23:23
  his
• 23:23
  two
• 23:23
  sons
• 23:24
  Hammer
• 23:24
  and
• 23:24
  Halith,
• 23:25
  but
• 23:25
  his
• 23:25
  daughter
• 23:26
  remained
• 23:26
  unnamed
• 23:27
  and
• 23:27
  her
• 23:27
  fate
• 23:28
  was
• 23:28
  also
• 23:28
  unclear.
• 23:29
  There's
• 23:30
  even
• 23:30
  debate
• 23:30
  that
• 23:30
  Tolkien
• 23:31
  may
• 23:31
  not
• 23:31
  have
• 23:31
  thought
• 23:31
  of
• 23:32
  Helm's
• 23:32
  full
• 23:32
  history
• 23:33
  until
• 23:33
  after
• 23:34
  he'd
• 23:34
  published
• 23:34
  the
• 23:35
  Two
• 23:35
  Towers,
• 23:35
  the
• 23:36
  book,
• 23:36
  which
• 23:36
  famously
• 23:37
  features
• 23:37
  a
• 23:37
  battle
• 23:37
  at
• 23:38
  Helm's
• 23:38
  Deep
• 23:38
  between
• 23:39
  the
• 23:39
  beleaguered
• 23:40
  people
• 23:40
  of
• 23:40
  Rohan
• 23:40
  and
• 23:41
  the
• 23:41
  Orcs
• 23:41
  of
• 23:41
  Isengard.
• 23:43
  But
• 23:43
  the
• 23:43
  movie
• 23:43
  isn't
• 23:44
  really
• 23:44
  focused
• 23:44
  on
• 23:45
  Helm,
• 23:45
  it's
• 23:45
  more
• 23:46
  focused
• 23:46
  on
• 23:46
  his
• 23:47
  previously
• 23:47
  unnamed
• 23:48
  daughter.
• 23:49
  So
• 23:49
  let's
• 23:49
  go
• 23:50
  into
• 23:50
  that
• 23:51
  with
• 23:51
  the
• 23:51
  Lord
• 23:52
  of
• 23:52
  the
• 23:52
  Rings
• 23:52
  and
• 23:52
  the
• 23:52
  Hobbit,
• 23:53
  both
• 23:53
  expensive
• 23:53
  and
• 23:54
  lavish
• 23:54
  productions
• 23:55
  with
• 23:55
  years
• 23:55
  of
• 23:55
  pre
• 23:56
  production.
• 23:56
  The
• 23:57
  switch
• 23:57
  to
• 23:57
  an
• 23:57
  animated
• 23:58
  expansion
• 23:58
  of
• 23:59
  the
• 23:59
  franchise
• 23:59
  had
• 24:00
  been
• 24:00
  discussed
• 24:00
  for
• 24:00
  years
• 24:01
  before
• 24:01
  they
• 24:01
  settled
• 24:02
  on
• 24:02
  making
• 24:02
  an
• 24:02
  anime
• 24:03
  film.
• 24:04
  Leading
• 24:04
  the
• 24:04
  charge
• 24:04
  this
• 24:05
  time
• 24:05
  around
• 24:05
  wasn't
• 24:06
  Peter
• 24:06
  Jackson,
• 24:07
  but
• 24:07
  his
• 24:07
  friend
• 24:07
  and
• 24:08
  co
• 24:08
  writer
• 24:08
  Philippa
• 24:09
  Boyens,
• 24:10
  and
• 24:10
  the
• 24:10
  reasons
• 24:10
  for
• 24:10
  making
• 24:11
  a
• 24:11
  new
• 24:11
  Lord
• 24:11
  of
• 24:11
  the
• 24:11
  Rings
• 24:12
  was
• 24:12
  pretty
• 24:13
  clear
• 24:13
  from
• 24:13
  the
• 24:13
  off.
• 24:14
  This
• 24:14
  was
• 24:15
  purely
• 24:15
  to
• 24:16
  retain
• 24:16
  the
• 24:16
  film
• 24:16
  rights,
• 24:17
  and
• 24:17
  it
• 24:17
  would
• 24:18
  essentially
• 24:18
  be
• 24:18
  fast
• 24:19
  tracked
• 24:19
  to
• 24:19
  do
• 24:20
  so.
• 24:20
  Animation
• 24:21
  seemed
• 24:21
  the
• 24:21
  perfect
• 24:22
  medium
• 24:22
  to
• 24:22
  depict
• 24:22
  Tolkien's
• 24:23
  lavish
• 24:23
  worlds
• 24:24
  without
• 24:24
  the
• 24:25
  additional
• 24:25
  production
• 24:26
  budget
• 24:26
  needed
• 24:26
  to
• 24:27
  do
• 24:27
  so
• 24:27
  in
• 24:27
  real
• 24:27
  life.
• 24:28
  This,
• 24:28
  of
• 24:29
  course,
• 24:29
  isn't
• 24:29
  the
• 24:29
  first
• 24:29
  time
• 24:30
  the
• 24:30
  Lord
• 24:30
  of
• 24:30
  the
• 24:30
  Rings
• 24:30
  has
• 24:31
  been
• 24:31
  adapted
• 24:31
  into
• 24:31
  animation.
• 24:32
  The
• 24:32
  first
• 24:33
  episode
• 24:33
  in
• 24:33
  this
• 24:33
  series
• 24:34
  went
• 24:34
  into
• 24:34
  Rav
• 24:34
  Bakshi's
• 24:35
  animation
• 24:35
  from
• 24:35
  1978
• 24:37
  and
• 24:37
  briefly
• 24:37
  mentioned
• 24:38
  the
• 24:38
  Rankin
• 24:39
  Bass
• 24:39
  adaptations
• 24:40
  too.
• 24:41
  Anime
• 24:41
  was
• 24:42
  a
• 24:42
  slightly
• 24:42
  different
• 24:42
  choice
• 24:43
  though,
• 24:43
  but
• 24:44
  anime
• 24:44
  would
• 24:44
  distinguish
• 24:45
  it
• 24:45
  from
• 24:45
  Peter
• 24:45
  Jackson's
• 24:46
  live
• 24:46
  action
• 24:46
  Middle
• 24:47
  Earth
• 24:47
  films
• 24:47
  while
• 24:48
  still
• 24:48
  maintaining
• 24:49
  a
• 24:49
  connection
• 24:49
  to
• 24:49
  the
• 24:50
  franchise.
• 24:51
  Anime
• 24:51
  also
• 24:51
  has
• 24:52
  a
• 24:52
  dedicated
• 24:52
  global
• 24:53
  fan
• 24:53
  base
• 24:53
  that
• 24:53
  extends
• 24:54
  beyond
• 24:54
  traditional
• 24:55
  Tolkien
• 24:55
  audiences.
• 24:57
  The
• 24:57
  story
• 24:57
  of
• 24:57
  Helm
• 24:58
  Hammerhand,
• 24:58
  a
• 24:58
  mighty
• 24:59
  warrior
• 24:59
  who
• 24:59
  can
• 24:59
  kill
• 25:00
  a
• 25:00
  guy
• 25:00
  with
• 25:00
  one
• 25:00
  punch,
• 25:01
  also
• 25:01
  involves
• 25:02
  legendary
• 25:02
  battles
• 25:03
  and
• 25:03
  heroic
• 25:04
  feats
• 25:04
  that
• 25:04
  lead
• 25:05
  themselves
• 25:05
  well
• 25:06
  to
• 25:06
  the
• 25:06
  dynamic
• 25:06
  visual
• 25:07
  storytelling
• 25:07
  approach
• 25:08
  common
• 25:08
  in
• 25:09
  anime.
• 25:09
  It
• 25:10
  would
• 25:10
  also
• 25:10
  avoid
• 25:10
  the
• 25:11
  story
• 25:11
  of
• 25:11
  Sauron
• 25:11
  and
• 25:12
  the
• 25:12
  One
• 25:12
  Ring
• 25:12
  and
• 25:13
  therefore
• 25:13
  avoid
• 25:14
  crossover
• 25:14
  with
• 25:14
  Jackson's
• 25:15
  original
• 25:15
  trilogy.
• 25:16
  Director
• 25:17
  Kanji
• 25:17
  Kamiyama
• 25:18
  had
• 25:18
  previous
• 25:19
  experience
• 25:19
  working
• 25:20
  with
• 25:20
  Warner
• 25:20
  Bros.
• 25:21
  On
• 25:21
  Blade
• 25:21
  Runner
• 25:22
  Black
• 25:22
  Lotus,
• 25:22
  which
• 25:23
  was
• 25:23
  cancelled
• 25:23
  in
• 25:23
  2022.
• 25:25
  He
• 25:25
  started
• 25:25
  as
• 25:25
  a
• 25:26
  background
• 25:26
  artist
• 25:26
  for
• 25:27
  Akira
• 25:27
  and
• 25:28
  Kiki's
• 25:28
  Delivery
• 25:29
  Service
• 25:29
  and
• 25:30
  made
• 25:30
  his
• 25:30
  directorial
• 25:31
  debut
• 25:31
  with
• 25:31
  Ghost
• 25:32
  in
• 25:32
  the
• 25:32
  Shell
• 25:32
  standalone
• 25:33
  complex
• 25:33
  in
• 25:33
  2002.
• 25:35
  The
• 25:35
  Kingdom
• 25:36
  of
• 25:36
  Rohan
• 25:36
  would
• 25:36
  be
• 25:37
  an
• 25:37
  ideal
• 25:37
  focus,
• 25:38
  mostly
• 25:38
  because
• 25:39
  viewers
• 25:39
  were
• 25:39
  familiar
• 25:40
  with
• 25:40
  the
• 25:40
  Rohirrim
• 25:41
  and
• 25:41
  with
• 25:41
  Helm's
• 25:42
  Deep,
• 25:42
  and
• 25:42
  Boyans
• 25:43
  believed
• 25:43
  the
• 25:44
  culture
• 25:44
  was
• 25:44
  suited
• 25:44
  to
• 25:45
  an
• 25:45
  anime
• 25:45
  depiction.
• 25:47
  The
• 25:47
  movie
• 25:47
  was
• 25:47
  titled
• 25:48
  the
• 25:48
  Lord
• 25:48
  of
• 25:48
  the
• 25:49
  the
• 25:49
  War
• 25:49
  of
• 25:50
  the
• 25:50
  Rohirrim.
• 25:51
  Jeffrey
• 25:52
  Addis
• 25:52
  and
• 25:52
  Will
• 25:52
  Matthews
• 25:53
  were
• 25:53
  hired
• 25:53
  to
• 25:53
  write
• 25:53
  the
• 25:54
  initial
• 25:54
  screenplay.
• 25:55
  They
• 25:55
  previously
• 25:56
  found
• 25:56
  success
• 25:56
  as
• 25:57
  the
• 25:57
  creators
• 25:57
  of
• 25:58
  the
• 25:58
  Dark
• 25:58
  Age
• 25:59
  of
• 25:59
  Resistance
• 25:59
  for
• 26:00
  Netflix,
• 26:00
  which
• 26:01
  had
• 26:01
  demonstrated
• 26:01
  their
• 26:02
  ability
• 26:02
  to
• 26:02
  work
• 26:02
  with
• 26:03
  established
• 26:03
  fantasy
• 26:04
  properties.
• 26:05
  Their
• 26:05
  screenplay
• 26:06
  was
• 26:06
  reportedly
• 26:06
  focused
• 26:07
  on
• 26:07
  the
• 26:07
  story
• 26:08
  of
• 26:08
  Helm
• 26:08
  Hammerhand,
• 26:09
  the
• 26:09
  legendary
• 26:10
  king
• 26:10
  of
• 26:10
  Rohan
• 26:11
  who
• 26:11
  ruled
• 26:11
  during
• 26:12
  a
• 26:12
  time
• 26:12
  of
• 26:12
  great
• 26:12
  crisis
• 26:13
  about
• 26:14
  183
• 26:15
  years
• 26:15
  before
• 26:15
  the
• 26:15
  events
• 26:16
  of
• 26:16
  the
• 26:16
  Lord
• 26:16
  of
• 26:17
  the
• 26:17
  Rings.
• 26:18
  The
• 26:18
  narrative
• 26:18
  was
• 26:18
  said
• 26:19
  to
• 26:19
  explore
• 26:19
  the
• 26:19
  origins
• 26:20
  of
• 26:20
  Helm's
• 26:20
  Deep
• 26:21
  and
• 26:21
  the
• 26:21
  conflicts
• 26:22
  that
• 26:22
  shaped
• 26:22
  the
• 26:22
  Kingdom
• 26:23
  of
• 26:23
  Rohan
• 26:23
  during
• 26:24
  this
• 26:24
  tumultuous
• 26:25
  period.
• 26:26
  During
• 26:26
  the
• 26:26
  COVID
• 26:27
  19
• 26:27
  lockdowns,
• 26:28
  Philippa
• 26:28
  Boyens
• 26:29
  would
• 26:29
  ask
• 26:29
  her
• 26:29
  daughter
• 26:30
  Phoebe
• 26:30
  Gittins
• 26:31
  and
• 26:31
  her
• 26:31
  writing
• 26:31
  partner
• 26:32
  Artie
• 26:32
  Papa
• 26:33
  Georgiou
• 26:33
  to
• 26:34
  rewrite
• 26:34
  the
• 26:34
  script.
• 26:35
  And
• 26:35
  in
• 26:35
  their
• 26:36
  revised
• 26:36
  script,
• 26:36
  they
• 26:36
  moved
• 26:37
  the
• 26:37
  focus
• 26:37
  from
• 26:38
  Helm
• 26:38
  to
• 26:38
  his
• 26:39
  unnamed
• 26:39
  daughter,
• 26:40
  taking
• 26:40
  inspiration
• 26:41
  from
• 26:41
  the
• 26:41
  historic
• 26:42
  female
• 26:42
  leader
• 26:42
  Aethelflaed,
• 26:43
  as
• 26:44
  well
• 26:44
  as
• 26:44
  Tolkien's
• 26:45
  other
• 26:45
  female
• 26:45
  characters
• 26:46
  like
• 26:46
  Eowyn.
• 26:47
  They
• 26:47
  didn't
• 26:48
  necessarily
• 26:48
  want
• 26:48
  to
• 26:48
  write
• 26:49
  her
• 26:49
  as
• 26:49
  a
• 26:49
  girl
• 26:49
  boss
• 26:50
  or
• 26:50
  a
• 26:50
  warrior
• 26:50
  princess
• 26:51
  character,
• 26:52
  but
• 26:52
  as
• 26:52
  a
• 26:52
  free
• 26:52
  spirited
• 26:53
  young
• 26:53
  woman
• 26:53
  who
• 26:53
  could
• 26:54
  make
• 26:54
  her
• 26:54
  own
• 26:54
  choices
• 26:55
  separately
• 26:55
  to
• 26:56
  her
• 26:56
  role
• 26:56
  as
• 26:57
  Rohan's
• 26:57
  princess.
• 26:59
  While
• 26:59
  the
• 26:59
  War
• 26:59
  of
• 26:59
  the
• 26:59
  Rohirrim
• 27:00
  largely
• 27:00
  invented
• 27:01
  a
• 27:01
  storyline
• 27:01
  for
• 27:02
  its
• 27:02
  protagonist,
• 27:03
  the
• 27:03
  overall
• 27:03
  arc
• 27:04
  of
• 27:04
  the
• 27:04
  tale
• 27:04
  is
• 27:04
  surprisingly
• 27:05
  faithful
• 27:05
  to
• 27:06
  Tolkien's
• 27:06
  writings.
• 27:07
  In
• 27:07
  the
• 27:08
  House
• 27:08
  of
• 27:08
  Eorl,
• 27:09
  the
• 27:09
  conflict
• 27:09
  is
• 27:09
  kicked
• 27:10
  off
• 27:10
  in
• 27:10
  the
• 27:10
  exact
• 27:11
  same
• 27:11
  way,
• 27:11
  with
• 27:12
  Helm's
• 27:12
  daughter
• 27:13
  being
• 27:13
  betrothed
• 27:13
  to
• 27:13
  Wolf,
• 27:14
  the
• 27:14
  marriage
• 27:15
  falling
• 27:15
  through,
• 27:15
  and
• 27:16
  Helm
• 27:16
  killing
• 27:16
  Wolf's
• 27:17
  father
• 27:17
  and
• 27:17
  banishing
• 27:18
  him
• 27:18
  as
• 27:18
  a
• 27:18
  result.
• 27:19
  Tolkien's
• 27:20
  appendices
• 27:20
  and
• 27:21
  I'm
• 27:21
  not
• 27:21
  going
• 27:22
  to
• 27:22
  recite
• 27:22
  them
• 27:22
  all
• 27:23
  but
• 27:23
  specifically
• 27:24
  say
• 27:24
  quote
• 27:25
  to
• 27:25
  one
• 27:25
  of
• 27:25
  these
• 27:26
  councils.
• 27:26
  Freca
• 27:27
  rode
• 27:27
  with
• 27:27
  many
• 27:27
  men,
• 27:28
  and
• 27:28
  he
• 27:28
  asked
• 27:29
  the
• 27:29
  hand
• 27:29
  of
• 27:29
  Helm's
• 27:30
  daughter
• 27:30
  for
• 27:30
  his
• 27:30
  son
• 27:30
  Wulf.
• 27:31
  But
• 27:31
  Helm
• 27:32
  said,
• 27:32
  you
• 27:32
  have
• 27:33
  grown
• 27:33
  big
• 27:33
  since
• 27:33
  you
• 27:33
  were
• 27:34
  last
• 27:34
  here,
• 27:34
  but
• 27:34
  it
• 27:34
  is
• 27:35
  mostly
• 27:35
  fat,
• 27:35
  I
• 27:36
  guess.
• 27:36
  And
• 27:36
  men
• 27:37
  laughed
• 27:37
  at
• 27:37
  that,
• 27:37
  for
• 27:37
  Frecker
• 27:38
  was
• 27:38
  wide
• 27:39
  in
• 27:39
  the
• 27:39
  belt.
• 27:40
  Then
• 27:41
  Freca
• 27:41
  fell
• 27:41
  into
• 27:41
  a
• 27:42
  rage
• 27:42
  and
• 27:42
  reviled
• 27:43
  the
• 27:43
  king.
• 27:43
  He
• 27:43
  said
• 27:44
  this
• 27:44
  at
• 27:44
  the
• 27:44
  last
• 27:45
  old
• 27:45
  kings
• 27:46
  that
• 27:46
  refuse
• 27:46
  a
• 27:46
  proffered
• 27:47
  staff
• 27:47
  may
• 27:48
  fall
• 27:48
  on
• 27:48
  their
• 27:48
  knees.
• 27:49
  Helm
• 27:49
  answered,
• 27:50
  come,
• 27:50
  the
• 27:51
  marriage
• 27:51
  of
• 27:51
  your
• 27:51
  son
• 27:52
  is
• 27:52
  a
• 27:52
  trifle.
• 27:53
  Let
• 27:53
  Helm
• 27:54
  and
• 27:54
  Freka
• 27:54
  deal
• 27:54
  with
• 27:55
  it
• 27:55
  later.
• 27:56
  Meanwhile,
• 27:56
  the
• 27:56
  king
• 27:56
  and
• 27:57
  his
• 27:57
  council
• 27:57
  have
• 27:58
  matters
• 27:58
  of
• 27:58
  moment
• 27:58
  to
• 27:59
  consider.
• 28:00
  When
• 28:00
  the
• 28:00
  council
• 28:00
  was
• 28:01
  over,
• 28:01
  Helm
• 28:01
  stood
• 28:02
  up
• 28:02
  and
• 28:02
  laid
• 28:02
  his
• 28:02
  great
• 28:03
  hand
• 28:03
  on
• 28:03
  Freca's
• 28:04
  shoulder,
• 28:04
  saying,
• 28:05
  the
• 28:05
  king
• 28:05
  does
• 28:06
  not
• 28:06
  permit
• 28:06
  brawls
• 28:07
  in
• 28:07
  his
• 28:07
  house,
• 28:07
  but
• 28:08
  men
• 28:08
  are
• 28:08
  freer
• 28:09
  outside.
• 28:10
  And
• 28:10
  he
• 28:10
  forced
• 28:10
  Freca
• 28:11
  to
• 28:11
  walk
• 28:11
  before
• 28:12
  him
• 28:12
  out
• 28:12
  from
• 28:13
  Edaurus
• 28:13
  into
• 28:13
  the
• 28:14
  field.
• 28:14
  To
• 28:15
  Freca's
• 28:15
  men
• 28:15
  that
• 28:15
  came
• 28:16
  up,
• 28:16
  he
• 28:16
  said,
• 28:16
  be
• 28:17
  off.
• 28:17
  We
• 28:17
  need
• 28:18
  no
• 28:18
  hearers.
• 28:18
  We
• 28:19
  are
• 28:19
  going
• 28:19
  to
• 28:19
  speak
• 28:20
  of
• 28:20
  a
• 28:20
  private
• 28:20
  matter
• 28:21
  alone.
• 28:21
  Go
• 28:22
  and
• 28:22
  talk
• 28:22
  to
• 28:22
  my
• 28:22
  men.
• 28:23
  And
• 28:23
  they
• 28:23
  looked
• 28:24
  and
• 28:24
  saw
• 28:24
  the
• 28:24
  king's
• 28:25
  men
• 28:25
  and
• 28:25
  his
• 28:25
  friends
• 28:26
  far
• 28:26
  outnumbered
• 28:27
  them,
• 28:27
  and
• 28:27
  they
• 28:27
  drew
• 28:28
  back.
• 28:28
  Now,
• 28:29
  Dunlending,
• 28:30
  said
• 28:30
  the
• 28:30
  king,
• 28:30
  you
• 28:31
  have
• 28:31
  only
• 28:31
  Helm
• 28:32
  to
• 28:32
  deal
• 28:32
  with
• 28:32
  alone
• 28:33
  and
• 28:33
  unarmed.
• 28:34
  But
• 28:34
  you
• 28:34
  have
• 28:34
  said
• 28:35
  much
• 28:35
  already,
• 28:35
  and
• 28:36
  it
• 28:36
  is
• 28:36
  my
• 28:36
  turn
• 28:36
  to
• 28:37
  speak.
• 28:37
  Frecka,
• 28:38
  your
• 28:38
  folly
• 28:39
  has
• 28:39
  grown
• 28:39
  with
• 28:39
  your
• 28:39
  belly.
• 28:40
  You
• 28:40
  talk
• 28:40
  of
• 28:41
  a
• 28:41
  staff.
• 28:42
  If
• 28:42
  Helm
• 28:43
  dislikes
• 28:43
  a
• 28:43
  crooked
• 28:43
  staff
• 28:44
  that
• 28:44
  is
• 28:44
  thrust
• 28:44
  upon
• 28:45
  him,
• 28:45
  he
• 28:45
  breaks
• 28:46
  it
• 28:46
  so
• 28:47
  with
• 28:47
  that
• 28:47
  he
• 28:48
  smote
• 28:48
  Frecker
• 28:48
  such
• 28:49
  a
• 28:49
  blow
• 28:49
  with
• 28:49
  his
• 28:49
  fist
• 28:50
  that
• 28:50
  he
• 28:50
  fell
• 28:51
  back
• 28:51
  stunned
• 28:51
  and
• 28:51
  died
• 28:52
  soon
• 28:52
  after.
• 28:53
  Helm
• 28:53
  then
• 28:53
  proclaimed
• 28:54
  Freca's
• 28:54
  son
• 28:55
  and
• 28:55
  Nirkjun
• 28:55
  the
• 28:56
  king's
• 28:56
  enemies,
• 28:56
  and
• 28:57
  they
• 28:57
  fled.
• 28:57
  For
• 28:58
  at
• 28:58
  once
• 28:58
  Helm
• 28:59
  sent
• 28:59
  many
• 28:59
  men
• 28:59
  riding
• 29:00
  to
• 29:00
  the
• 29:00
  west
• 29:00
  marches.
• 29:03
  Many
• 29:03
  other
• 29:03
  events
• 29:04
  are
• 29:04
  also
• 29:04
  drawn
• 29:04
  directly
• 29:05
  from
• 29:05
  the
• 29:05
  appendices
• 29:06
  of
• 29:06
  the
• 29:06
  Lord
• 29:06
  of
• 29:06
  the
• 29:06
  Rings,
• 29:07
  such
• 29:07
  as
• 29:08
  the
• 29:08
  fall
• 29:08
  of
• 29:08
  Adorus,
• 29:09
  the
• 29:09
  death
• 29:09
  of
• 29:09
  Helm's
• 29:10
  sons,
• 29:10
  Freilaf
• 29:11
  arriving
• 29:11
  at
• 29:11
  the
• 29:11
  Hornburg
• 29:12
  to
• 29:12
  save
• 29:12
  the
• 29:12
  day,
• 29:13
  and
• 29:13
  Helm's
• 29:14
  one
• 29:14
  man
• 29:14
  campaign
• 29:15
  to
• 29:15
  destroy
• 29:15
  the
• 29:15
  Dunlending
• 29:16
  army
• 29:16
  in
• 29:16
  the
• 29:17
  dead
• 29:17
  of
• 29:17
  winter,
• 29:17
  which
• 29:18
  leads
• 29:18
  to
• 29:18
  him
• 29:18
  being
• 29:19
  dubbed
• 29:19
  a
• 29:19
  Wraith.
• 29:20
  Even
• 29:21
  Helm's
• 29:21
  ultimate
• 29:22
  fate
• 29:22
  is
• 29:22
  the
• 29:23
  same.
• 29:23
  As
• 29:23
  Tolkien
• 29:24
  wrote
• 29:24
  quote,
• 29:25
  Helm
• 29:25
  Hammerhand
• 29:29
  at
• 29:30
  the
• 29:30
  end
• 29:30
  of
• 29:30
  his
• 29:30
  reign,
• 29:31
  Rohan
• 29:31
  suffered
• 29:32
  a
• 29:32
  great
• 29:32
  loss
• 29:33
  by
• 29:33
  invasion
• 29:34
  and
• 29:34
  the
• 29:34
  long
• 29:34
  winter.
• 29:35
  Helm
• 29:35
  and
• 29:36
  his
• 29:36
  sons
• 29:36
  Halith
• 29:36
  and
• 29:37
  Hammer
• 29:37
  perished.
• 29:38
  Frielaf,
• 29:39
  Helm's
• 29:39
  sister's
• 29:40
  son,
• 29:40
  became
• 29:40
  king.
• 29:41
  Helm
• 29:41
  grew
• 29:42
  fierce
• 29:42
  and
• 29:42
  gaunt
• 29:43
  for
• 29:43
  famine
• 29:43
  and
• 29:43
  grief,
• 29:44
  and
• 29:44
  the
• 29:44
  dread
• 29:44
  of
• 29:45
  him
• 29:45
  alone
• 29:45
  was
• 29:45
  worth
• 29:46
  many
• 29:46
  men.
• 29:46
  In
• 29:46
  the
• 29:46
  defence
• 29:47
  of
• 29:47
  the
• 29:47
  burg,
• 29:48
  he
• 29:48
  would
• 29:48
  go
• 29:48
  out
• 29:49
  by
• 29:49
  himself,
• 29:50
  clad
• 29:50
  in
• 29:50
  white,
• 29:51
  and
• 29:51
  stalk
• 29:51
  like
• 29:51
  a
• 29:51
  snow
• 29:52
  troll
• 29:52
  into
• 29:52
  the
• 29:53
  camps
• 29:53
  of
• 29:53
  his
• 29:53
  enemies
• 29:54
  and
• 29:54
  slay
• 29:54
  many
• 29:55
  men
• 29:55
  with
• 29:55
  his
• 29:55
  hands.
• 29:56
  It
• 29:56
  was
• 29:56
  believed
• 29:57
  that
• 29:57
  if
• 29:57
  he
• 29:57
  bore
• 29:58
  no
• 29:58
  weapon,
• 29:59
  no
• 29:59
  weapon
• 29:59
  would
• 29:59
  bite
• 30:00
  on
• 30:00
  him.
• 30:01
  One
• 30:01
  night
• 30:01
  men
• 30:01
  heard
• 30:02
  the
• 30:02
  horn
• 30:02
  blowing,
• 30:03
  but
• 30:03
  Helm
• 30:04
  did
• 30:04
  not
• 30:04
  return.
• 30:05
  In
• 30:05
  the
• 30:05
  morning
• 30:05
  there
• 30:06
  came
• 30:06
  a
• 30:06
  sun
• 30:06
  gleam,
• 30:07
  the
• 30:07
  first
• 30:07
  for
• 30:07
  long
• 30:08
  days.
• 30:08
  And
• 30:09
  they
• 30:09
  saw
• 30:09
  a
• 30:09
  white
• 30:09
  figure
• 30:10
  standing
• 30:10
  still
• 30:11
  on
• 30:11
  the
• 30:11
  dyke
• 30:12
  alone,
• 30:12
  for
• 30:13
  none
• 30:13
  of
• 30:13
  the
• 30:13
  Dunlendings
• 30:14
  dare
• 30:14
  come
• 30:14
  near.
• 30:15
  There
• 30:15
  stood
• 30:16
  Helm,
• 30:16
  dead
• 30:17
  as
• 30:17
  a
• 30:17
  stone,
• 30:17
  but
• 30:17
  his
• 30:18
  knees
• 30:18
  were
• 30:18
  unbent.
• 30:19
  Yet
• 30:19
  men
• 30:20
  said
• 30:20
  that
• 30:20
  the
• 30:20
  horn
• 30:21
  was
• 30:21
  still
• 30:21
  heard
• 30:21
  at
• 30:21
  times
• 30:22
  in
• 30:22
  the
• 30:22
  deep,
• 30:23
  and
• 30:23
  the
• 30:23
  wraith
• 30:23
  of
• 30:23
  Helm
• 30:24
  would
• 30:24
  walk
• 30:24
  among
• 30:24
  the
• 30:25
  foes
• 30:25
  of
• 30:25
  Rohan
• 30:26
  and
• 30:26
  kill
• 30:26
  men
• 30:27
  with
• 30:27
  fear,
• 30:27
  unquote.
• 30:29
  And
• 30:29
  as
• 30:29
  I
• 30:29
  mentioned
• 30:30
  in
• 30:30
  all
• 30:30
  of
• 30:30
  the
• 30:30
  appendices,
• 30:31
  Helm's
• 30:32
  daughter
• 30:32
  remained
• 30:33
  unnamed
• 30:33
  and
• 30:34
  her
• 30:34
  story,
• 30:34
  like
• 30:35
  many
• 30:35
  others
• 30:35
  in
• 30:36
  Middle
• 30:36
  Earth
• 30:36
  is
• 30:37
  forgotten
• 30:37
  by
• 30:38
  history.
• 30:38
  And
• 30:39
  let's
• 30:39
  be
• 30:39
  honest,
• 30:39
  despite
• 30:40
  having
• 30:40
  a
• 30:40
  wife
• 30:40
  and
• 30:40
  daughter
• 30:41
  himself,
• 30:42
  Tolkien
• 30:42
  never
• 30:42
  really
• 30:43
  focused
• 30:43
  on
• 30:44
  women.
• 30:44
  In
• 30:44
  Middle
• 30:44
  Earth.
• 30:45
  Women
• 30:45
  were
• 30:46
  powerful
• 30:46
  women
• 30:47
  like
• 30:47
  Galadriel,
• 30:48
  Arwen
• 30:48
  and
• 30:49
  Eowyn,
• 30:49
  but
• 30:49
  they
• 30:50
  were
• 30:50
  also
• 30:50
  few
• 30:51
  in
• 30:51
  comparison
• 30:52
  to
• 30:52
  the
• 30:52
  male
• 30:52
  characters.
• 30:53
  Tolkien's
• 30:54
  wife
• 30:54
  Edith
• 30:54
  was
• 30:55
  a
• 30:55
  skilled
• 30:55
  pianist,
• 30:56
  and
• 30:56
  yet
• 30:57
  she
• 30:57
  was
• 30:57
  expected
• 30:57
  to
• 30:58
  stay
• 30:58
  home
• 30:58
  and
• 30:58
  take
• 30:59
  care
• 30:59
  of
• 30:59
  the
• 30:59
  children,
• 31:00
  as
• 31:00
  many
• 31:01
  wives
• 31:01
  in
• 31:01
  the
• 31:02
  early
• 31:02
  20th
• 31:02
  century
• 31:03
  and
• 31:03
  before
• 31:03
  had
• 31:04
  to
• 31:04
  do.
• 31:05
  It
• 31:05
  does
• 31:05
  actually
• 31:05
  make
• 31:06
  narrative
• 31:06
  sense
• 31:06
  to
• 31:07
  focus
• 31:07
  on
• 31:07
  a
• 31:07
  young
• 31:08
  woman
• 31:08
  and
• 31:08
  the
• 31:09
  shield
• 31:09
  maidens,
• 31:10
  and
• 31:10
  the
• 31:10
  idea
• 31:10
  that
• 31:11
  marriage
• 31:11
  between
• 31:11
  houses
• 31:12
  was,
• 31:12
  up
• 31:13
  until
• 31:13
  very
• 31:13
  recently
• 31:14
  in
• 31:14
  the
• 31:14
  Western
• 31:14
  world,
• 31:15
  seen
• 31:15
  as
• 31:15
  the
• 31:16
  prime
• 31:16
  objective
• 31:16
  for
• 31:17
  a
• 31:17
  young
• 31:17
  woman's
• 31:17
  life.
• 31:18
  The
• 31:18
  entry
• 31:19
  point
• 31:19
  to
• 31:19
  the
• 31:19
  story
• 31:19
  would
• 31:20
  be
• 31:20
  the
• 31:20
  narration
• 31:20
  by
• 31:21
  Eowyn
• 31:21
  herself
• 31:22
  as
• 31:22
  a
• 31:22
  character
• 31:23
  everyone
• 31:23
  knew
• 31:24
  telling
• 31:24
  the
• 31:25
  story
• 31:25
  of
• 31:25
  the
• 31:25
  ancestors
• 31:26
  of
• 31:26
  Rohan.
• 31:27
  While
• 31:28
  Helm's
• 31:28
  daughter
• 31:28
  was
• 31:29
  unnamed
• 31:29
  in
• 31:29
  Tolkien's
• 31:30
  appendices
• 31:31
  because
• 31:31
  all
• 31:31
  the
• 31:31
  family
• 31:32
  members
• 31:32
  had
• 31:32
  names
• 31:33
  starting
• 31:33
  with
• 31:33
  H,
• 31:34
  it
• 31:34
  was
• 31:34
  Fran
• 31:35
  Walsh
• 31:35
  who
• 31:36
  suggested
• 31:36
  the
• 31:36
  daughter's
• 31:37
  name
• 31:37
  also
• 31:37
  start
• 31:38
  with
• 31:38
  H
• 31:39
  and
• 31:39
  the
• 31:39
  name
• 31:39
  Hera
• 31:40
  was
• 31:40
  chosen
• 31:41
  after
• 31:41
  Hera
• 31:41
  Hilmar,
• 31:42
  the
• 31:42
  Icelandic
• 31:43
  actress
• 31:43
  who
• 31:43
  starred
• 31:44
  in
• 31:44
  the
• 31:44
  film
• 31:44
  Mortal
• 31:45
  Engines
• 31:45
  and
• 31:46
  not
• 31:46
  a
• 31:46
  reference
• 31:47
  to
• 31:47
  the
• 31:47
  goddess
• 31:47
  Hera
• 31:48
  of
• 31:48
  ancient
• 31:48
  Greek
• 31:49
  religion.
• 31:50
  After
• 31:50
  the
• 31:50
  film
• 31:50
  was
• 31:50
  announced
• 31:51
  in
• 31:51
  June
• 31:51
  2021,
• 31:52
  the
• 31:53
  cast
• 31:53
  was
• 31:53
  announced
• 31:53
  in
• 31:54
  June
• 31:54
  2022
• 31:55
  with
• 31:55
  Brian
• 31:56
  Cox
• 31:56
  as
• 31:56
  Helm,
• 31:57
  Gaia
• 31:58
  Wise
• 31:58
  as
• 31:58
  Hera,
• 31:59
  and
• 31:59
  Luke
• 31:59
  Pasqualino
• 32:00
  as
• 32:01
  Wolf,
• 32:01
  with
• 32:01
  Miranda
• 32:02
  Otto
• 32:02
  returning
• 32:03
  as
• 32:03
  Eowyn.
• 32:04
  Brian
• 32:05
  Cox
• 32:05
  obviously
• 32:05
  needs
• 32:06
  no
• 32:06
  introduction.
• 32:07
  Gaia
• 32:07
  Wise
• 32:08
  you
• 32:08
  may
• 32:08
  not
• 32:08
  know,
• 32:09
  but
• 32:09
  you
• 32:09
  will
• 32:09
  know
• 32:10
  her
• 32:10
  incredibly
• 32:10
  famous
• 32:11
  Academy
• 32:12
  Award
• 32:12
  winning
• 32:13
  actor,
• 32:13
  screenwriter,
• 32:14
  mother,
• 32:15
  and
• 32:15
  that
• 32:15
  is
• 32:15
  Emma
• 32:16
  Thompson.
• 32:17
  Gaia
• 32:17
  Wise
• 32:17
  is
• 32:18
  her
• 32:18
  daughter
• 32:18
  with
• 32:18
  actor
• 32:19
  Greg
• 32:19
  Wise.
• 32:21
  Richard
• 32:22
  Taylor,
• 32:22
  the
• 32:22
  creative
• 32:23
  director
• 32:23
  of
• 32:23
  special
• 32:23
  effects
• 32:24
  company
• 32:24
  Weta
• 32:25
  Workshop,
• 32:25
  and
• 32:26
  Tolkien
• 32:26
  illustrators
• 32:27
  Alan
• 32:27
  Lee
• 32:28
  and
• 32:28
  John
• 32:28
  Howe
• 32:29
  all
• 32:29
  returned
• 32:29
  from
• 32:29
  Jackson's
• 32:30
  film
• 32:30
  trilogy
• 32:31
  to
• 32:31
  work
• 32:31
  on
• 32:31
  the
• 32:31
  War
• 32:32
  of
• 32:32
  the
• 32:32
  Rohirrian.
• 32:33
  The
• 32:33
  producers
• 32:34
  didn't
• 32:34
  want
• 32:34
  to
• 32:34
  just
• 32:34
  make
• 32:34
  an
• 32:35
  animated
• 32:35
  version
• 32:35
  of
• 32:35
  Jackson's
• 32:36
  style
• 32:36
  and
• 32:37
  instead
• 32:37
  embraced
• 32:38
  anime
• 32:39
  and
• 32:39
  Kamiyama's
• 32:40
  style
• 32:40
  specifically,
• 32:41
  as
• 32:41
  well
• 32:42
  as
• 32:42
  taking
• 32:42
  inspiration
• 32:43
  from
• 32:43
  Akira
• 32:43
  Kurosawa
• 32:44
  and
• 32:45
  Hayao
• 32:45
  Miyazaki.
• 32:46
  Locations
• 32:47
  in
• 32:47
  the
• 32:47
  War
• 32:47
  of
• 32:47
  the
• 32:48
  Rahim
• 32:48
  that
• 32:48
  were
• 32:48
  previously
• 32:49
  seen
• 32:49
  in
• 32:49
  Jackson's
• 32:50
  films
• 32:51
  were
• 32:51
  shown
• 32:51
  in
• 32:51
  concept
• 32:52
  art,
• 32:52
  including
• 32:53
  the
• 32:53
  Rohan
• 32:53
  capital
• 32:54
  of
• 32:54
  Edoras,
• 32:55
  the
• 32:55
  stronghold
• 32:56
  at
• 32:56
  the
• 32:56
  Hornburg,
• 32:57
  which
• 32:57
  becomes
• 32:57
  known
• 32:57
  as
• 32:57
  Helm's
• 32:58
  Deep,
• 32:58
  and
• 32:59
  the
• 32:59
  Fortress
• 32:59
  of
• 33:00
  Isengard.
• 33:01
  Old
• 33:01
  models
• 33:01
  from
• 33:02
  Weta's
• 33:02
  archives
• 33:03
  were
• 33:03
  used
• 33:03
  as
• 33:04
  inspiration
• 33:04
  for
• 33:05
  some
• 33:05
  of
• 33:05
  the
• 33:05
  designs.
• 33:07
  The
• 33:07
  animation
• 33:07
  was
• 33:08
  started
• 33:08
  in
• 33:08
  June
• 33:09
  2021
• 33:10
  by
• 33:10
  Solar
• 33:10
  Entertainment
• 33:11
  and
• 33:11
  the
• 33:12
  goal
• 33:12
  for
• 33:12
  the
• 33:12
  design
• 33:12
  of
• 33:13
  the
• 33:13
  characters
• 33:13
  was
• 33:14
  to
• 33:14
  retain
• 33:14
  as
• 33:15
  much
• 33:15
  realism
• 33:15
  as
• 33:16
  possible
• 33:16
  while
• 33:17
  still
• 33:17
  being
• 33:17
  recognizably
• 33:18
  anime
• 33:19
  Although
• 33:20
  the
• 33:20
  movie
• 33:20
  is
• 33:20
  animated
• 33:21
  in
• 33:21
  2D,
• 33:22
  many
• 33:22
  techniques
• 33:23
  and
• 33:23
  styles
• 33:23
  went
• 33:24
  into
• 33:24
  the
• 33:24
  making
• 33:24
  of
• 33:24
  the
• 33:24
  War
• 33:25
  of
• 33:25
  the
• 33:25
  Rohirrim.
• 33:26
  This
• 33:26
  movie
• 33:26
  is
• 33:27
  almost
• 33:27
  a
• 33:27
  mix
• 33:27
  of
• 33:28
  the
• 33:28
  technology
• 33:28
  used
• 33:29
  to
• 33:29
  create
• 33:29
  Ralph
• 33:29
  Bakshi's
• 33:30
  version
• 33:31
  and
• 33:31
  the
• 33:31
  technology
• 33:32
  used
• 33:32
  to
• 33:32
  create
• 33:32
  Gollum.
• 33:33
  In
• 33:33
  that
• 33:34
  the
• 33:34
  team
• 33:34
  had
• 33:34
  actors
• 33:35
  do
• 33:35
  motion
• 33:35
  capture
• 33:36
  performances
• 33:36
  of
• 33:36
  the
• 33:37
  characters
• 33:37
  for
• 33:37
  the
• 33:37
  entire
• 33:38
  film
• 33:38
  before
• 33:39
  creating
• 33:39
  models
• 33:40
  of
• 33:40
  the
• 33:40
  scenes
• 33:40
  in
• 33:41
  real
• 33:41
  time.
• 33:41
  Gaming
• 33:42
  engines
• 33:42
  like
• 33:42
  Unreal
• 33:43
  to
• 33:43
  work
• 33:44
  out
• 33:44
  camera
• 33:44
  angles
• 33:45
  and
• 33:45
  movements
• 33:45
  to
• 33:45
  create
• 33:46
  2D
• 33:46
  animation.
• 33:48
  Kamiyama
• 33:48
  was
• 33:49
  clear
• 33:49
  that
• 33:49
  his
• 33:49
  intention
• 33:50
  wasn't
• 33:50
  to
• 33:50
  do
• 33:50
  Rotoscope
• 33:51
  and
• 33:52
  instead
• 33:52
  had
• 33:52
  clear
• 33:52
  instructions
• 33:53
  for
• 33:53
  his
• 33:53
  animators
• 33:54
  to
• 33:54
  interpret
• 33:55
  and
• 33:55
  translate
• 33:56
  the
• 33:56
  motion
• 33:56
  capture
• 33:57
  as
• 33:57
  a
• 33:57
  reference
• 33:58
  for
• 33:58
  the
• 33:58
  2D
• 33:58
  animation.
• 34:00
  Animation
• 34:01
  was
• 34:01
  chosen
• 34:01
  for
• 34:01
  this
• 34:01
  movie
• 34:02
  because
• 34:02
  it
• 34:02
  was
• 34:02
  deemed
• 34:03
  as
• 34:03
  easier
• 34:04
  than
• 34:04
  doing
• 34:04
  it
• 34:04
  in
• 34:05
  live
• 34:05
  action.
• 34:06
  That
• 34:06
  easy
• 34:07
  is
• 34:07
  subjective
• 34:08
  because
• 34:08
  the
• 34:09
  timelines
• 34:09
  on
• 34:09
  this
• 34:09
  movie
• 34:10
  were
• 34:10
  incredibly
• 34:11
  tight.
• 34:11
  And
• 34:12
  then
• 34:12
  they
• 34:12
  increased
• 34:12
  the
• 34:13
  running
• 34:13
  time
• 34:13
  from
• 34:13
  90
• 34:14
  minutes
• 34:14
  initially
• 34:15
  to
• 34:15
  almost
• 34:15
  two
• 34:16
  and
• 34:16
  a
• 34:16
  half
• 34:16
  hours.
• 34:17
  So
• 34:17
  more
• 34:17
  than
• 34:18
  60
• 34:18
  companies
• 34:19
  had
• 34:19
  to
• 34:19
  be
• 34:19
  brought
• 34:19
  on
• 34:20
  board
• 34:20
  to
• 34:20
  help
• 34:21
  finish
• 34:21
  the
• 34:21
  animation.
• 34:22
  The
• 34:23
  traditional
• 34:23
  process
• 34:23
  of
• 34:23
  anime,
• 34:24
  with
• 34:24
  keyframe
• 34:25
  animators
• 34:25
  coming
• 34:25
  up
• 34:26
  with
• 34:26
  the
• 34:26
  individual
• 34:26
  character
• 34:27
  performances
• 34:28
  and
• 34:28
  then
• 34:28
  the
• 34:28
  director
• 34:28
  giving
• 34:29
  feedback
• 34:29
  and
• 34:30
  the
• 34:30
  animators
• 34:30
  going
• 34:30
  back
• 34:31
  to
• 34:31
  the
• 34:31
  drawing
• 34:31
  board,
• 34:32
  would
• 34:32
  take
• 34:32
  too
• 34:33
  long
• 34:33
  on
• 34:33
  this
• 34:33
  particular
• 34:34
  project.
• 34:35
  Likewise,
• 34:35
  what
• 34:36
  would
• 34:36
  normally
• 34:36
  be
• 34:36
  a
• 34:36
  team
• 34:37
  of
• 34:37
  around
• 34:37
  40
• 34:37
  people
• 34:38
  in
• 34:38
  house
• 34:39
  doing
• 34:39
  cleanup
• 34:39
  and
• 34:40
  corrections
• 34:40
  on
• 34:40
  a
• 34:40
  project
• 34:41
  at
• 34:41
  this
• 34:41
  size
• 34:42
  was
• 34:42
  reduced
• 34:42
  to
• 34:42
  only
• 34:43
  two
• 34:43
  in
• 34:43
  house
• 34:44
  crew
• 34:44
  members
• 34:44
  for
• 34:44
  War
• 34:45
  of
• 34:45
  the
• 34:45
  Rohirrian.
• 34:46
  And
• 34:46
  so
• 34:46
  international
• 34:47
  studios
• 34:47
  were
• 34:48
  needed
• 34:48
  to
• 34:48
  help
• 34:48
  out
• 34:49
  in
• 34:49
  order
• 34:50
  to
• 34:50
  meet
• 34:50
  the
• 34:50
  release
• 34:50
  schedule.
• 34:52
  Some
• 34:52
  animators
• 34:53
  did
• 34:53
  work
• 34:53
  solo
• 34:54
  on
• 34:54
  certain
• 34:55
  scenes.
• 34:55
  Hisao
• 34:56
  Yokobori,
• 34:57
  known
• 34:57
  for
• 34:57
  his
• 34:57
  work
• 34:58
  on
• 34:58
  Lupin
• 34:58
  the
• 34:59
  Third,
• 34:59
  animated
• 35:00
  the
• 35:00
  Watcher
• 35:00
  in
• 35:00
  the
• 35:01
  water
• 35:01
  and
• 35:01
  drew
• 35:01
  the
• 35:02
  whole
• 35:02
  creature
• 35:02
  himself.
• 35:03
  And
• 35:03
  probably
• 35:04
  the
• 35:04
  one
• 35:04
  word
• 35:04
  I
• 35:04
  keep
• 35:05
  mentioning
• 35:05
  in
• 35:06
  this
• 35:06
  five
• 35:06
  episode
• 35:07
  series
• 35:07
  most
• 35:07
  often
• 35:08
  is
• 35:08
  the
• 35:09
  word
• 35:09
  ambitious.
• 35:10
  Ralph
• 35:10
  Bakshi
• 35:11
  was
• 35:11
  ambitious,
• 35:12
  Peter
• 35:12
  Jackson
• 35:13
  was
• 35:13
  ambitious,
• 35:14
  and
• 35:14
  so
• 35:14
  is
• 35:15
  the
• 35:15
  team
• 35:15
  here.
• 35:16
  What
• 35:16
  might
• 35:16
  take
• 35:17
  closer
• 35:17
  to
• 35:17
  five
• 35:17
  years
• 35:18
  and
• 35:18
  involve
• 35:18
  a
• 35:19
  big
• 35:19
  set
• 35:19
  of
• 35:19
  animation
• 35:20
  directors
• 35:20
  was
• 35:21
  instead
• 35:21
  done
• 35:21
  in
• 35:22
  just
• 35:22
  a
• 35:22
  couple
• 35:22
  of
• 35:22
  years
• 35:23
  with
• 35:23
  a
• 35:23
  single
• 35:23
  director.
• 35:24
  And
• 35:25
  everything
• 35:25
  from
• 35:26
  motion
• 35:26
  capture
• 35:26
  data
• 35:27
  to
• 35:27
  CG
• 35:27
  movement
• 35:28
  to
• 35:28
  camera
• 35:28
  check
• 35:29
  to
• 35:29
  every
• 35:29
  single
• 35:29
  shot
• 35:30
  that
• 35:30
  came
• 35:30
  up
• 35:30
  in
• 35:31
  terms
• 35:31
  of
• 35:31
  drawing
• 35:32
  was
• 35:32
  personally
• 35:33
  checked
• 35:33
  by
• 35:33
  Kenji
• 35:34
  Kamiyama.
• 35:35
  Not
• 35:35
  everything
• 35:36
  was
• 35:36
  motion
• 35:36
  captured.
• 35:37
  Some
• 35:37
  scenes
• 35:38
  were
• 35:38
  traditionally
• 35:38
  drawn,
• 35:39
  like
• 35:39
  Hera's
• 35:40
  last
• 35:40
  duel
• 35:40
  with
• 35:40
  Wolf,
• 35:41
  which
• 35:41
  was
• 35:41
  done
• 35:42
  entirely
• 35:42
  using
• 35:42
  keyframes
• 35:43
  rather
• 35:43
  than
• 35:44
  relying
• 35:44
  on
• 35:44
  motion
• 35:44
  capture
• 35:45
  with
• 35:45
  exaggerated
• 35:46
  expressions
• 35:47
  and
• 35:47
  inhuman
• 35:48
  movements
• 35:48
  that
• 35:48
  accentuated
• 35:49
  the
• 35:50
  action.
• 35:51
  And
• 35:51
  this
• 35:51
  is
• 35:51
  a
• 35:51
  movie
• 35:52
  of
• 35:52
  often
• 35:52
  breathtaking
• 35:53
  beauty.
• 35:54
  Middle
• 35:54
  Earth
• 35:54
  is
• 35:54
  captured
• 35:55
  with
• 35:55
  vivid
• 35:55
  colors
• 35:56
  and
• 35:56
  rich
• 35:56
  backgrounds
• 35:57
  which
• 35:57
  do
• 35:58
  harken
• 35:58
  back
• 35:58
  to
• 35:58
  some
• 35:59
  of
• 35:59
  Miyazaki's
• 36:00
  most
• 36:00
  beautiful
• 36:00
  vistas.
• 36:01
  And
• 36:01
  the
• 36:01
  Mimakyl
• 36:02
  scene
• 36:02
  with
• 36:02
  the
• 36:02
  watcher
• 36:03
  in
• 36:03
  the
• 36:03
  water
• 36:04
  does
• 36:04
  have
• 36:04
  a
• 36:04
  very
• 36:05
  Princess
• 36:05
  Mononoke
• 36:06
  look
• 36:06
  and
• 36:06
  feel
• 36:07
  to
• 36:07
  it.
• 36:08
  The
• 36:08
  War
• 36:08
  of
• 36:09
  the
• 36:09
  Rohirrim
• 36:09
  isn't
• 36:10
  the
• 36:10
  first
• 36:10
  animation
• 36:10
  of
• 36:11
  a
• 36:11
  Tolkien
• 36:11
  property
• 36:11
  to
• 36:12
  be
• 36:12
  animated
• 36:12
  in
• 36:12
  Japan.
• 36:13
  It
• 36:13
  was
• 36:14
  actually
• 36:14
  the
• 36:14
  Rankin
• 36:15
  Bass
• 36:15
  animated
• 36:15
  versions
• 36:16
  of
• 36:16
  The
• 36:16
  Hobbit
• 36:17
  in
• 36:17
  1977
• 36:18
  and
• 36:18
  the
• 36:19
  Return
• 36:19
  of
• 36:19
  the
• 36:19
  King
• 36:19
  in
• 36:20
  1980.
• 36:21
  They
• 36:21
  were
• 36:21
  animated
• 36:22
  by
• 36:22
  Japan's
• 36:22
  top
• 36:23
  craft
• 36:23
  studio,
• 36:24
  which
• 36:24
  then
• 36:24
  also
• 36:24
  went
• 36:25
  on
• 36:25
  to
• 36:25
  make
• 36:25
  Miyazaki's
• 36:26
  Nausicaa
• 36:27
  of
• 36:27
  the
• 36:27
  Valley
• 36:27
  of
• 36:27
  the
• 36:28
  Wind.
• 36:28
  And
• 36:29
  it's
• 36:29
  like
• 36:29
  a
• 36:29
  lot
• 36:29
  on
• 36:30
  this
• 36:30
  podcast,
• 36:30
  and
• 36:31
  in
• 36:31
  these
• 36:31
  episodes
• 36:31
  especially,
• 36:32
  it
• 36:33
  almost
• 36:33
  feels
• 36:33
  like
• 36:33
  a
• 36:34
  full
• 36:34
  circle
• 36:34
  moment.
• 36:36
  Also,
• 36:36
  a
• 36:36
  full
• 36:37
  circle
• 36:37
  moment
• 36:38
  is
• 36:38
  whenever
• 36:39
  I
• 36:39
  segue
• 36:40
  into
• 36:40
  the
• 36:40
  obligatory
• 36:40
  Keanu
• 36:41
  reference
• 36:41
  of
• 36:41
  the
• 36:42
  episodes
• 36:42
  that
• 36:42
  I
• 36:42
  do
• 36:43
  now.
• 36:44
  Pretty
• 36:44
  much
• 36:44
  every
• 36:44
  single
• 36:45
  episode
• 36:45
  of
• 36:45
  this
• 36:45
  podcast,
• 36:46
  apart
• 36:46
  from
• 36:47
  a
• 36:47
  few
• 36:47
  standout
• 36:48
  omissions,
• 36:49
  I
• 36:49
  do
• 36:49
  something
• 36:49
  called
• 36:50
  the
• 36:50
  obligatory
• 36:50
  Keanu
• 36:51
  reference.
• 36:51
  And
• 36:51
  it's
• 36:51
  where
• 36:52
  I
• 36:52
  link
• 36:52
  the
• 36:52
  movie
• 36:52
  that
• 36:52
  I'm
• 36:53
  featuring
• 36:53
  with
• 36:53
  Keanu
• 36:54
  Reeves.
• 36:54
  And
• 36:55
  the
• 36:55
  general
• 36:55
  rul
• 36:56
  is
• 36:56
  I
• 36:56
  can't
• 36:57
  reuse
• 36:58
  a
• 36:58
  reference
• 36:58
  from
• 36:59
  another
• 36:59
  episode.
• 36:59
  I've
• 37:00
  started
• 37:00
  to
• 37:00
  loosen
• 37:00
  that
• 37:00
  rule
• 37:01
  a
• 37:01
  little
• 37:01
  bit
• 37:01
  because
• 37:02
  after
• 37:03
  300
• 37:03
  episodes,
• 37:04
  it
• 37:04
  kind
• 37:04
  of
• 37:05
  starts
• 37:05
  to
• 37:05
  get
• 37:05
  a
• 37:05
  bit
• 37:05
  difficult.
• 37:06
  And
• 37:07
  the
• 37:07
  Lord
• 37:07
  of
• 37:07
  the
• 37:07
  Rings
• 37:07
  is
• 37:08
  one
• 37:08
  of
• 37:08
  those
• 37:08
  things.
• 37:08
  It's
• 37:09
  always
• 37:09
  going
• 37:09
  to
• 37:09
  be
• 37:09
  difficult
• 37:10
  to
• 37:10
  link
• 37:10
  Keanu
• 37:11
  Reeves
• 37:11
  to
• 37:11
  the
• 37:11
  Lord
• 37:11
  of
• 37:11
  the
• 37:11
  Rings
• 37:12
  or
• 37:12
  Tolkien.
• 37:13
  And
• 37:13
  animation
• 37:14
  as
• 37:14
  well.
• 37:14
  It's
• 37:15
  always
• 37:15
  hard
• 37:16
  to
• 37:16
  link
• 37:16
  Keanu
• 37:17
  to
• 37:17
  animation
• 37:17
  unless
• 37:18
  it's
• 37:18
  spongebob
• 37:19
  or
• 37:19
  Toy
• 37:19
  Story.
• 37:20
  But
• 37:21
  for
• 37:21
  this
• 37:21
  episode's
• 37:21
  obligature
• 37:22
  Keanu
• 37:22
  reference,
• 37:23
  I
• 37:23
  thought
• 37:24
  to
• 37:24
  myself,
• 37:24
  well,
• 37:24
  where
• 37:25
  is
• 37:25
  this
• 37:25
  movie
• 37:25
  set?
• 37:26
  It's
• 37:26
  set
• 37:26
  in
• 37:27
  Rohan.
• 37:27
  Rohan
• 37:28
  is
• 37:28
  the
• 37:28
  fictional
• 37:29
  kingdom
• 37:29
  of
• 37:29
  Men.
• 37:30
  And
• 37:30
  who
• 37:31
  in
• 37:31
  this
• 37:31
  world
• 37:31
  is
• 37:32
  the
• 37:32
  best
• 37:32
  of
• 37:32
  Men?
• 37:33
  Why,
• 37:33
  it's
• 37:33
  Keanu
• 37:34
  Reeves,
• 37:34
  of
• 37:35
  course,
• 37:35
  and
• 37:36
  it's
• 37:37
  a
• 37:37
  terrible
• 37:37
  reference,
• 37:38
  but
• 37:38
  it's
• 37:38
  the
• 37:38
  one
• 37:38
  I'm
• 37:38
  gonna
• 37:39
  go
• 37:39
  with,
• 37:39
  because
• 37:40
  trying
• 37:40
  to
• 37:40
  link
• 37:40
  Keanu
• 37:41
  Reeves
• 37:41
  to
• 37:41
  this
• 37:42
  movie
• 37:42
  is
• 37:42
  really
• 37:43
  hard.
• 37:44
  And
• 37:44
  it's
• 37:45
  something
• 37:45
  that
• 37:45
  I'm
• 37:45
  just
• 37:45
  gonna
• 37:46
  have
• 37:46
  to
• 37:46
  kind
• 37:46
  of
• 37:46
  wing
• 37:47
  from
• 37:47
  now
• 37:47
  on
• 37:47
  because
• 37:47
  I
• 37:48
  feel
• 37:48
  like
• 37:48
  I'm
• 37:48
  running
• 37:49
  out
• 37:49
  of
• 37:49
  references
• 37:49
  to
• 37:50
  use.
• 37:51
  But,
• 37:51
  you
• 37:51
  know,
• 37:51
  it's
• 37:51
  just
• 37:51
  a
• 37:52
  bit
• 37:52
  of
• 37:52
  fun.
• 37:53
  I
• 37:53
  mentioned
• 37:54
  last
• 37:54
  episode
• 37:55
  on
• 37:55
  the
• 37:55
  Return
• 37:56
  of
• 37:56
  the
• 37:56
  King,
• 37:57
  I
• 37:57
  spoke
• 37:57
  specifically
• 37:58
  about
• 37:58
  Howard
• 37:59
  Shaw's
• 38:00
  score
• 38:00
  for
• 38:00
  the
• 38:00
  Lord
• 38:00
  of
• 38:01
  the
• 38:01
  Rings
• 38:01
  and
• 38:01
  how
• 38:02
  I
• 38:02
  feel
• 38:02
  like
• 38:02
  it's
• 38:03
  one
• 38:03
  of
• 38:03
  the
• 38:03
  greatest
• 38:04
  scores
• 38:04
  ever
• 38:05
  made
• 38:05
  for
• 38:05
  a
• 38:06
  movie
• 38:06
  ever,
• 38:06
  because
• 38:07
  it's
• 38:07
  so
• 38:07
  varied
• 38:08
  and
• 38:08
  rich,
• 38:08
  and
• 38:09
  you
• 38:10
  can
• 38:10
  literally
• 38:10
  put
• 38:11
  a
• 38:11
  piece
• 38:11
  of
• 38:11
  music
• 38:11
  on
• 38:11
  and
• 38:12
  it
• 38:12
  will
• 38:12
  transport
• 38:12
  you
• 38:13
  exactly
• 38:14
  to
• 38:14
  that
• 38:14
  time
• 38:15
  in
• 38:15
  the
• 38:15
  trilogy
• 38:16
  where
• 38:16
  that
• 38:16
  music
• 38:16
  is
• 38:17
  played.
• 38:18
  And
• 38:18
  while
• 38:18
  some
• 38:18
  of
• 38:18
  Howard
• 38:18
  Shaw's
• 38:19
  music
• 38:20
  specifically
• 38:20
  his
• 38:21
  Rohan
• 38:21
  theme,
• 38:22
  were
• 38:22
  reprised
• 38:23
  for
• 38:23
  this
• 38:23
  movie.
• 38:24
  Stephen
• 38:24
  Gallagher,
• 38:25
  who'd
• 38:25
  been
• 38:26
  the
• 38:26
  music
• 38:26
  editor
• 38:26
  on
• 38:27
  Peter
• 38:27
  Jackson's
• 38:28
  the
• 38:28
  Hobbit
• 38:28
  trilogy,
• 38:29
  was
• 38:29
  chosen
• 38:29
  to
• 38:30
  compose
• 38:30
  the
• 38:30
  score
• 38:31
  for
• 38:31
  the
• 38:31
  War
• 38:31
  of
• 38:31
  the
• 38:31
  Rohirrim
• 38:32
  in
• 38:32
  February
• 38:33
  2023.
• 38:34
  An
• 38:34
  original
• 38:35
  song
• 38:35
  called
• 38:36
  the
• 38:36
  Rider
• 38:36
  was
• 38:36
  written
• 38:37
  by
• 38:37
  Phoebe
• 38:37
  Gittins
• 38:38
  and
• 38:38
  composer
• 38:39
  David
• 38:39
  Long,
• 38:40
  and
• 38:40
  that
• 38:40
  was
• 38:40
  performed
• 38:41
  by
• 38:41
  British
• 38:41
  singer
• 38:42
  songwriter
• 38:42
  Paris
• 38:43
  Paloma.
• 38:44
  And
• 38:45
  obviously
• 38:45
  with
• 38:46
  a
• 38:46
  film
• 38:46
  series
• 38:46
  like
• 38:46
  the
• 38:47
  Lord
• 38:47
  of
• 38:47
  the
• 38:47
  Rings,
• 38:48
  anything
• 38:48
  that
• 38:49
  comes
• 38:49
  out
• 38:49
  surrounding
• 38:50
  the
• 38:50
  Lord
• 38:50
  of
• 38:50
  the
• 38:50
  Rings
• 38:51
  is
• 38:51
  going
• 38:52
  to
• 38:52
  cause
• 38:52
  quite
• 38:52
  a
• 38:53
  bit
• 38:53
  of
• 38:53
  fan
• 38:53
  excitement.
• 38:54
  And
• 38:55
  a
• 38:55
  first
• 38:55
  look
• 38:55
  at
• 38:56
  the
• 38:56
  film's
• 38:56
  concept
• 38:57
  art,
• 38:57
  which
• 38:58
  showed
• 38:58
  the
• 38:58
  influence
• 38:59
  of
• 38:59
  Jackson's
• 38:59
  films
• 39:00
  on
• 39:00
  its
• 39:00
  visuals,
• 39:01
  was
• 39:01
  revealed
• 39:02
  in
• 39:02
  February
• 39:03
  2022.
• 39:04
  Unfinished
• 39:05
  footage
• 39:05
  was
• 39:05
  shown
• 39:06
  at
• 39:06
  the
• 39:06
  Annecy
• 39:07
  International
• 39:07
  Animation
• 39:08
  film
• 39:08
  festival
• 39:09
  in
• 39:09
  June
• 39:09
  2023,
• 39:11
  and
• 39:11
  during
• 39:11
  a
• 39:11
  panel
• 39:12
  at
• 39:12
  the
• 39:12
  Annecy
• 39:13
  International
• 39:13
  film
• 39:13
  festival
• 39:14
  in
• 39:14
  2024,
• 39:15
  it
• 39:16
  was
• 39:16
  announced
• 39:16
  that
• 39:16
  Peter
• 39:17
  Jackson
• 39:17
  and
• 39:17
  Fran
• 39:18
  Walsh,
• 39:18
  who
• 39:18
  had
• 39:19
  previously
• 39:19
  not
• 39:19
  been
• 39:20
  involved
• 39:20
  in
• 39:20
  an
• 39:20
  official
• 39:21
  capacity,
• 39:22
  were
• 39:22
  now
• 39:22
  executively
• 39:23
  producing
• 39:24
  the
• 39:24
  project.
• 39:25
  It
• 39:25
  was,
• 39:25
  in
• 39:25
  all
• 39:25
  intents
• 39:26
  and
• 39:26
  purposes
• 39:26
  being
• 39:27
  marketed
• 39:27
  as
• 39:28
  Peter
• 39:28
  Jackson
• 39:29
  Presents
• 39:30
  the
• 39:30
  Lord
• 39:30
  of
• 39:30
  the
• 39:31
  the
• 39:31
  War
• 39:31
  of
• 39:31
  the
• 39:32
  Rohirrim.
• 39:33
  Philippa
• 39:33
  Boyens
• 39:34
  joined
• 39:34
  director
• 39:35
  Kenji
• 39:35
  Kamiyama
• 39:36
  and
• 39:36
  producers
• 39:36
  Joseph
• 39:37
  chu
• 39:37
  and
• 39:37
  Jason
• 39:38
  DeMarco
• 39:39
  on
• 39:39
  stage
• 39:39
  at
• 39:40
  Annecy
• 39:40
  for
• 39:40
  a
• 39:40
  conversation
• 39:41
  moderated
• 39:42
  by
• 39:43
  Bolan
• 39:43
  himself,
• 39:44
  andy
• 39:44
  Serkis,
• 39:45
  and
• 39:45
  20
• 39:45
  minutes
• 39:46
  of
• 39:46
  finished
• 39:46
  footage
• 39:47
  was
• 39:47
  screened
• 39:47
  at
• 39:47
  the
• 39:48
  festival
• 39:48
  in
• 39:48
  2024
• 39:49
  and
• 39:50
  was
• 39:50
  positively
• 39:51
  received,
• 39:51
  and
• 39:52
  so
• 39:52
  audience
• 39:52
  anticipation
• 39:53
  for
• 39:54
  this
• 39:54
  movie
• 39:54
  was
• 39:55
  relatively
• 39:55
  high.
• 39:57
  The
• 39:57
  Lord
• 39:57
  of
• 39:57
  the
• 39:57
  Rings
• 39:58
  has
• 39:58
  traditionally
• 39:58
  always
• 39:59
  had
• 39:59
  a
• 39:59
  December
• 40:00
  release,
• 40:00
  and
• 40:00
  this
• 40:00
  movie
• 40:01
  is
• 40:01
  no
• 40:02
  exception,
• 40:02
  premiering
• 40:03
  in
• 40:03
  Leicester
• 40:03
  Square,
• 40:04
  London
• 40:04
  on
• 40:05
  3rd
• 40:05
  December
• 40:06
  2024
• 40:07
  and
• 40:07
  being
• 40:07
  released
• 40:08
  on
• 40:08
  5th
• 40:09
  December
• 40:09
  2024.
• 40:10
  But
• 40:11
  it
• 40:11
  wasn't
• 40:11
  always
• 40:11
  intended
• 40:12
  to
• 40:12
  be
• 40:12
  released
• 40:13
  in
• 40:13
  December.
• 40:13
  It
• 40:14
  was
• 40:14
  supposed
• 40:14
  to
• 40:14
  be
• 40:14
  released
• 40:15
  on
• 40:15
  12
• 40:16
  April
• 40:17
  2024.
• 40:18
  But
• 40:18
  the
• 40:18
  SAG
• 40:18
  AFTRA
• 40:19
  strikes
• 40:19
  caused
• 40:20
  delays
• 40:20
  across
• 40:20
  the
• 40:21
  industry
• 40:21
  and
• 40:22
  a
• 40:22
  chain
• 40:22
  reaction
• 40:23
  of
• 40:23
  events
• 40:23
  meant
• 40:24
  Warner
• 40:24
  Brothers
• 40:25
  redating
• 40:25
  its
• 40:26
  releases,
• 40:26
  and
• 40:27
  this
• 40:27
  was
• 40:27
  spurred
• 40:28
  by
• 40:28
  Legendary
• 40:28
  Entertainment's
• 40:29
  June
• 40:30
  Part
• 40:30
  2,
• 40:31
  moving
• 40:31
  from
• 40:31
  3
• 40:32
  November
• 40:33
  2023
• 40:34
  to
• 40:34
  15
• 40:35
  March
• 40:35
  2024,
• 40:36
  which
• 40:36
  then
• 40:37
  pushed
• 40:37
  their
• 40:37
  other
• 40:37
  title,
• 40:38
  Godzilla
• 40:38
  x
• 40:39
  Kong
• 40:39
  the
• 40:39
  new
• 40:39
  empire,
• 40:40
  from
• 40:41
  15
• 40:41
  March
• 40:42
  2024
• 40:43
  to
• 40:43
  12
• 40:44
  April
• 40:44
  2024,
• 40:45
  and
• 40:45
  no
• 40:46
  one
• 40:46
  in
• 40:46
  their
• 40:46
  right
• 40:46
  mind
• 40:47
  wants
• 40:47
  to
• 40:47
  take
• 40:47
  on
• 40:48
  Godzilla
• 40:49
  and
• 40:49
  Kong.
• 40:51
  The
• 40:51
  Lord
• 40:51
  of
• 40:51
  the
• 40:52
  the
• 40:52
  War
• 40:52
  of
• 40:52
  the
• 40:52
  Rohirrim
• 40:53
  opened
• 40:53
  on
• 40:53
  13th
• 40:54
  December
• 40:55
  2024
• 40:55
  in
• 40:55
  the
• 40:56
  US,
• 40:56
  debuting
• 40:57
  at
• 40:57
  6th
• 40:58
  at
• 40:58
  the
• 40:58
  US
• 40:58
  box
• 40:58
  office
• 40:59
  in
• 40:59
  a
• 41:00
  crowded
• 41:00
  box
• 41:00
  office
• 41:01
  with
• 41:01
  Moana
• 41:02
  2
• 41:02
  on
• 41:02
  top,
• 41:03
  Wicked
• 41:04
  just
• 41:04
  below
• 41:04
  it,
• 41:05
  Kraven
• 41:05
  the
• 41:06
  Hunter
• 41:06
  debuting
• 41:06
  the
• 41:06
  Same
• 41:07
  Week
• 41:07
  at
• 41:07
  3,
• 41:08
  and
• 41:08
  Gladiator
• 41:09
  2
• 41:09
  at
• 41:10
  4.
• 41:10
  Even
• 41:11
  a
• 41:11
  RE
• 41:11
  release
• 41:11
  of
• 41:12
  Interstellar
• 41:13
  beat
• 41:13
  the
• 41:13
  War
• 41:13
  of
• 41:13
  the
• 41:13
  Rohirrim
• 41:14
  in
• 41:14
  its
• 41:14
  second
• 41:15
  week
• 41:15
  of
• 41:15
  release.
• 41:16
  The
• 41:16
  War
• 41:16
  of
• 41:17
  the
• 41:17
  Rohirrim
• 41:17
  stayed
• 41:18
  in
• 41:18
  the
• 41:18
  top
• 41:18
  10
• 41:18
  for
• 41:18
  one
• 41:19
  week,
• 41:19
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• 41:19
  to
• 41:20
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• 41:20
  in
• 41:20
  its
• 41:21
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• 41:21
  and
• 41:22
  it
• 41:22
  ended
• 41:22
  up
• 41:23
  being
• 41:23
  available
• 41:23
  on
• 41:23
  digital
• 41:24
  just
• 41:24
  14
• 41:25
  days
• 41:26
  after
• 41:26
  it
• 41:26
  was
• 41:27
  released
• 41:27
  in
• 41:27
  cinemas.
• 41:29
  And
• 41:29
  while
• 41:29
  this
• 41:29
  didn't
• 41:30
  have
• 41:30
  the
• 41:30
  budget
• 41:30
  of
• 41:31
  Jackson's
• 41:31
  trilogy,
• 41:32
  it
• 41:32
  was
• 41:33
  made
• 41:33
  for
• 41:33
  $30
• 41:34
  million,
• 41:34
  which
• 41:34
  is
• 41:35
  quite
• 41:35
  a
• 41:35
  large
• 41:35
  budget
• 41:36
  for
• 41:36
  an
• 41:36
  anime,
• 41:37
  but
• 41:37
  it
• 41:37
  takes
• 41:38
  into
• 41:38
  account
• 41:38
  the
• 41:38
  many,
• 41:39
  many
• 41:39
  studios
• 41:40
  that
• 41:40
  needed
• 41:40
  to
• 41:41
  help
• 41:41
  to
• 41:41
  get
• 41:41
  this
• 41:42
  done.
• 41:43
  The
• 41:43
  Lord
• 41:43
  of
• 41:43
  the
• 41:44
  Rings
• 41:44
  the
• 41:44
  War
• 41:44
  of
• 41:44
  The
• 41:44
  Rohirrim
• 41:45
  grossed
• 41:45
  $9.2
• 41:46
  million
• 41:47
  domestically
• 41:47
  in
• 41:48
  the
• 41:48
  US
• 41:49
  and
• 41:46
  $11.5
• 41:50
  million
• 41:51
  internationally,
• 41:52
  for
• 41:52
  a
• 41:52
  total
• 41:53
  worldwide
• 41:53
  gross
• 41:53
  of
• 41:50
  $20.7
• 41:53
  million.
• 41:56
  On
• 41:56
  Rotten
• 41:57
  Tomatoes,
• 41:57
  it
• 41:58
  has
• 41:58
  a
• 41:58
  rating
• 41:58
  of
• 41:58
  48%,
• 42:00
  with
• 42:00
  the
• 42:00
  website's
• 42:01
  consensus
• 42:01
  reading
• 42:02
  this
• 42:02
  animated
• 42:03
  deep
• 42:03
  cut
• 42:03
  from
• 42:03
  the
• 42:03
  Lord
• 42:04
  of
• 42:04
  the
• 42:04
  Rings
• 42:04
  mythos
• 42:05
  has
• 42:05
  plenty
• 42:05
  of
• 42:05
  spectacle,
• 42:06
  but
• 42:06
  its
• 42:07
  cliched
• 42:07
  characters
• 42:08
  and
• 42:08
  uneven
• 42:09
  animation
• 42:09
  resemble
• 42:10
  Middle
• 42:10
  of
• 42:11
  the
• 42:11
  Road
• 42:11
  more
• 42:11
  than
• 42:12
  they
• 42:12
  do
• 42:12
  Middle
• 42:13
  Earth.
• 42:13
  Considering
• 42:14
  how
• 42:14
  the
• 42:14
  footage
• 42:14
  had
• 42:15
  taken
• 42:15
  Annecy
• 42:16
  by
• 42:16
  storm,
• 42:17
  the
• 42:17
  critical
• 42:17
  and
• 42:17
  commercial
• 42:18
  reaction
• 42:18
  to
• 42:19
  the
• 42:19
  War
• 42:19
  of
• 42:19
  the
• 42:19
  Rohirrim
• 42:20
  was
• 42:20
  disappointing
• 42:21
  to
• 42:21
  say
• 42:21
  the
• 42:21
  least.
• 42:22
  And
• 42:22
  my
• 42:23
  personal
• 42:23
  experience
• 42:24
  of
• 42:24
  this
• 42:24
  movie,
• 42:25
  I
• 42:25
  saw
• 42:25
  it
• 42:26
  for
• 42:26
  the
• 42:26
  first
• 42:26
  time
• 42:26
  on
• 42:27
  Blu
• 42:27
  ray
• 42:27
  and
• 42:28
  while
• 42:28
  parts
• 42:29
  of
• 42:29
  the
• 42:29
  movie
• 42:29
  were
• 42:30
  really
• 42:30
  impressive,
• 42:31
  the
• 42:31
  animation
• 42:32
  was
• 42:32
  so
• 42:32
  beautiful,
• 42:33
  other
• 42:33
  parts
• 42:34
  of
• 42:34
  the
• 42:34
  movie
• 42:34
  just
• 42:35
  didn't
• 42:35
  seem
• 42:35
  to
• 42:36
  match
• 42:36
  that
• 42:36
  animation
• 42:37
  style.
• 42:37
  It
• 42:37
  was
• 42:38
  almost
• 42:38
  like
• 42:39
  some
• 42:39
  parts
• 42:39
  of
• 42:40
  the
• 42:40
  movie
• 42:40
  had
• 42:40
  lots
• 42:41
  of
• 42:41
  time
• 42:41
  spent
• 42:41
  on
• 42:42
  and
• 42:42
  then
• 42:42
  other
• 42:42
  parts
• 42:43
  felt
• 42:43
  really
• 42:43
  rushed
• 42:44
  and
• 42:44
  overall
• 42:45
  the
• 42:45
  movie
• 42:45
  felt
• 42:46
  really
• 42:46
  rushed.
• 42:47
  But
• 42:47
  it's
• 42:48
  not
• 42:48
  all
• 42:48
  doom
• 42:48
  and
• 42:48
  gloom.
• 42:49
  The
• 42:49
  truth
• 42:50
  is
• 42:50
  this
• 42:51
  didn't
• 42:51
  need
• 42:51
  to
• 42:52
  actually
• 42:52
  be
• 42:52
  a
• 42:52
  hit,
• 42:53
  it
• 42:53
  just
• 42:53
  needed
• 42:54
  to
• 42:54
  be.
• 42:55
  It
• 42:56
  did
• 42:56
  what
• 42:56
  it
• 42:56
  needed
• 42:57
  to
• 42:57
  do.
• 42:57
  It
• 42:57
  retained
• 42:58
  New
• 42:58
  Line
• 42:58
  Cinema
• 42:59
  and
• 42:59
  Warner
• 42:59
  Bros.
• 43:00
  The
• 43:00
  rights
• 43:00
  to
• 43:01
  make
• 43:01
  more
• 43:01
  movies
• 43:02
  set
• 43:02
  in
• 43:02
  Middle
• 43:03
  Earth,
• 43:03
  which
• 43:04
  is
• 43:04
  exactly
• 43:04
  what's
• 43:05
  going
• 43:05
  to
• 43:05
  happen.
• 43:06
  After
• 43:07
  Middle
• 43:07
  Earth
• 43:07
  Enterprises
• 43:08
  were
• 43:08
  acquired
• 43:09
  by
• 43:09
  Embrace
• 43:09
  the
• 43:09
  group,
• 43:10
  Warner
• 43:10
  Bros.
• 43:11
  And
• 43:11
  New
• 43:11
  Line
• 43:11
  signed
• 43:12
  a
• 43:12
  new
• 43:12
  deal
• 43:12
  with
• 43:13
  them
• 43:13
  to
• 43:13
  make
• 43:14
  more
• 43:14
  Lord
• 43:14
  of
• 43:14
  the
• 43:15
  Rings
• 43:15
  live
• 43:15
  action
• 43:16
  films.
• 43:17
  In
• 43:17
  October
• 43:17
  2024,
• 43:18
  Philippa
• 43:19
  Boyens
• 43:19
  stated
• 43:20
  they'd
• 43:20
  begun
• 43:20
  to
• 43:21
  work
• 43:21
  conceptually
• 43:22
  on
• 43:22
  two
• 43:23
  different
• 43:23
  live
• 43:23
  action
• 43:23
  films,
• 43:24
  the
• 43:24
  first
• 43:25
  being
• 43:26
  titled
• 43:26
  the
• 43:27
  Hunt
• 43:27
  for
• 43:27
  Gollum,
• 43:28
  the
• 43:28
  second
• 43:28
  still
• 43:29
  to
• 43:29
  be
• 43:29
  confirmed
• 43:30
  and
• 43:30
  I
• 43:30
  told
• 43:30
  you
• 43:30
  we
• 43:30
  were
• 43:31
  going
• 43:31
  to
• 43:31
  be
• 43:31
  coming
• 43:31
  back
• 43:31
  to
• 43:31
  the
• 43:31
  Hunt
• 43:32
  for
• 43:32
  Gollum
• 43:32
  because
• 43:32
  yes,
• 43:33
  it
• 43:33
  has
• 43:33
  the
• 43:34
  same
• 43:34
  name
• 43:34
  as
• 43:34
  the
• 43:35
  fan
• 43:35
  film.
• 43:36
  The
• 43:36
  Hunt
• 43:36
  for
• 43:36
  Gollum
• 43:37
  will
• 43:37
  be
• 43:37
  directed
• 43:38
  by
• 43:38
  Andy
• 43:38
  Serkis,
• 43:39
  who
• 43:39
  will
• 43:39
  also
• 43:40
  reprise
• 43:40
  the
• 43:40
  role
• 43:41
  of
• 43:41
  Gollum,
• 43:41
  and
• 43:42
  it
• 43:42
  takes
• 43:42
  place
• 43:42
  in
• 43:43
  the
• 43:43
  time
• 43:43
  between
• 43:43
  the
• 43:44
  Hobbit
• 43:44
  and
• 43:44
  the
• 43:44
  Lord
• 43:44
  of
• 43:45
  the
• 43:45
  Rings.
• 43:45
  The
• 43:45
  Fellowship
• 43:45
  of
• 43:46
  the
• 43:46
  Ring.
• 43:46
  The
• 43:46
  When
• 43:46
  Aragorn,
• 43:47
  known
• 43:47
  as
• 43:48
  Strider,
• 43:48
  is
• 43:49
  tasked
• 43:49
  with
• 43:49
  tracking
• 43:49
  down
• 43:50
  Gollum
• 43:50
  to
• 43:50
  prevent
• 43:51
  Sauron
• 43:51
  from
• 43:52
  learning
• 43:52
  the
• 43:52
  ring's
• 43:52
  whereabouts.
• 43:54
  In
• 43:54
  February
• 43:54
  2025,
• 43:56
  Serkis
• 43:56
  said
• 43:56
  filming
• 43:57
  would
• 43:57
  take
• 43:57
  place
• 43:57
  in
• 43:58
  2026.
• 43:59
  Reports
• 44:00
  are
• 44:00
  that
• 44:01
  Wellington,
• 44:01
  New
• 44:01
  Zealand
• 44:02
  will
• 44:02
  serve
• 44:02
  as
• 44:02
  the
• 44:03
  production
• 44:03
  hub
• 44:03
  for
• 44:03
  the
• 44:03
  new
• 44:04
  Lord
• 44:04
  of
• 44:04
  the
• 44:04
  Rings
• 44:04
  films.
• 44:05
  Continuing
• 44:05
  the
• 44:06
  tradition
• 44:06
  to
• 44:06
  film
• 44:07
  in
• 44:07
  New
• 44:07
  Zealand.
• 44:08
  The
• 44:08
  Hunt
• 44:08
  for
• 44:08
  Gollum
• 44:09
  is
• 44:09
  scheduled
• 44:10
  currently
• 44:10
  to
• 44:10
  be
• 44:10
  released
• 44:11
  on
• 44:11
  17th
• 44:12
  December
• 44:13
  2027.
• 44:15
  So
• 44:15
  this
• 44:15
  is
• 44:15
  the
• 44:16
  end,
• 44:16
  the
• 44:17
  everlasting
• 44:17
  legacy
• 44:18
  of
• 44:18
  the
• 44:18
  Lord
• 44:18
  of
• 44:18
  the
• 44:18
  Rings
• 44:19
  from
• 44:19
  Tolkien's
• 44:20
  stories
• 44:20
  through
• 44:21
  each
• 44:21
  adaptation
• 44:22
  we've
• 44:22
  gone
• 44:22
  into
• 44:23
  to
• 44:23
  this
• 44:24
  the
• 44:24
  end
• 44:24
  of
• 44:24
  all
• 44:24
  things.
• 44:25
  It's
• 44:26
  time
• 44:26
  to
• 44:26
  drop
• 44:26
  the
• 44:26
  wolf
• 44:27
  into
• 44:27
  the
• 44:27
  fires
• 44:28
  of
• 44:28
  Mordor
• 44:28
  and
• 44:29
  think
• 44:29
  about
• 44:29
  how
• 44:30
  far
• 44:30
  we've
• 44:30
  come
• 44:32
  on
• 44:32
  a
• 44:32
  journey
• 44:32
  through
• 44:33
  ambition,
• 44:34
  perseverance
• 44:34
  and
• 44:35
  hard
• 44:35
  work
• 44:36
  through
• 44:36
  revolutionary
• 44:37
  visual
• 44:37
  effects
• 44:38
  while
• 44:38
  simultaneously
• 44:39
  championing
• 44:40
  practical
• 44:40
  craftsmanship.
• 44:42
  Gollum's
• 44:43
  motion
• 44:43
  capture
• 44:43
  performance
• 44:44
  broke
• 44:44
  new
• 44:44
  ground
• 44:45
  technically.
• 44:45
  While
• 44:46
  the
• 44:46
  handcrafted
• 44:47
  armor,
• 44:47
  miniatures
• 44:48
  and
• 44:48
  prosthetics
• 44:49
  showed
• 44:50
  the
• 44:50
  enduring
• 44:50
  value
• 44:51
  of
• 44:51
  traditional
• 44:51
  filmmaking
• 44:52
  techniques,
• 44:54
  these
• 44:54
  movies
• 44:54
  were,
• 44:55
  are,
• 44:56
  and
• 44:56
  continue
• 44:56
  to
• 44:56
  be
• 44:57
  the
• 44:57
  best
• 44:57
  of
• 44:57
  all
• 44:58
  worlds.
• 44:59
  What
• 44:59
  truly
• 45:00
  distinguishes
• 45:00
  Jax's
• 45:01
  achievement
• 45:01
  is
• 45:02
  how
• 45:02
  the
• 45:02
  trilogy
• 45:02
  balances
• 45:03
  spectacle
• 45:03
  with
• 45:04
  emotional
• 45:04
  resonance,
• 45:05
  creating
• 45:06
  an
• 45:06
  epic
• 45:06
  that
• 45:06
  never
• 45:07
  loses
• 45:07
  sight
• 45:08
  of
• 45:08
  its
• 45:08
  intimate
• 45:08
  character
• 45:09
  moments
• 45:09
  and
• 45:10
  themes
• 45:10
  of
• 45:10
  friendship,
• 45:11
  courage
• 45:12
  and
• 45:12
  hope
• 45:13
  against
• 45:13
  overwhelming
• 45:14
  odds.
• 45:15
  Ralph
• 45:16
  Bakshi's
• 45:16
  work
• 45:16
  influenced
• 45:17
  Peter
• 45:17
  Jackson,
• 45:18
  and
• 45:18
  his
• 45:18
  films
• 45:18
  would
• 45:18
  go
• 45:19
  on
• 45:19
  to
• 45:19
  create
• 45:19
  a
• 45:20
  global
• 45:20
  community
• 45:21
  of
• 45:21
  fans
• 45:21
  that
• 45:21
  span
• 45:22
  generations
• 45:23
  and
• 45:23
  establishing
• 45:24
  a
• 45:24
  visual
• 45:24
  language
• 45:25
  for
• 45:25
  Middle
• 45:25
  Earth
• 45:25
  that
• 45:26
  continues
• 45:26
  to
• 45:26
  inform
• 45:27
  new
• 45:27
  adaptations
• 45:28
  like
• 45:28
  the
• 45:29
  War
• 45:29
  of
• 45:29
  the
• 45:29
  Rahirrim.
• 45:30
  Countless
• 45:31
  moments
• 45:31
  from
• 45:31
  the
• 45:32
  trilogy
• 45:32
  have
• 45:32
  been
• 45:33
  absorbed
• 45:33
  into
• 45:33
  Internet
• 45:34
  culture
• 45:34
  and
• 45:34
  everyday
• 45:35
  communication.
• 45:37
  One
• 45:37
  does
• 45:37
  not
• 45:37
  simply
• 45:37
  walk
• 45:38
  into
• 45:38
  Mordor.
• 45:39
  My
• 45:39
  precious,
• 45:40
  you
• 45:40
  shall
• 45:40
  not
• 45:41
  pass.
• 45:42
  All
• 45:42
  demonstrate
• 45:43
  how
• 45:43
  thoroughly
• 45:44
  these
• 45:44
  films
• 45:44
  permeate
• 45:45
  popular
• 45:45
  consciousness.
• 45:47
  Anyone
• 45:47
  on
• 45:47
  Instagram
• 45:48
  will
• 45:48
  know
• 45:48
  of
• 45:48
  the
• 45:49
  countless
• 45:49
  memes
• 45:49
  and
• 45:49
  videos
• 45:50
  that
• 45:50
  I've
• 45:50
  been
• 45:50
  posting
• 45:51
  on
• 45:51
  my
• 45:51
  stories.
• 45:52
  There's
• 45:52
  so
• 45:52
  many
• 45:53
  of
• 45:53
  them,
• 45:53
  and
• 45:53
  they're
• 45:54
  so
• 45:54
  good.
• 45:55
  The
• 45:56
  trilogy
• 45:56
  transformed
• 45:57
  New
• 45:57
  Zealand's
• 45:57
  film
• 45:58
  industry
• 45:58
  into
• 45:58
  a
• 45:58
  global
• 45:59
  production
• 45:59
  hub,
• 46:00
  creating
• 46:00
  infrastructure
• 46:01
  and
• 46:01
  developing
• 46:02
  talent
• 46:03
  and
• 46:03
  establishing
• 46:03
  a
• 46:04
  reputation
• 46:04
  that
• 46:04
  continues
• 46:05
  to
• 46:05
  attract
• 46:06
  international
• 46:07
  productions
• 46:08
  and
• 46:08
  tourists.
• 46:09
  Lots
• 46:09
  and
• 46:10
  lots
• 46:10
  of
• 46:10
  tourists.
• 46:11
  In
• 46:11
  many
• 46:12
  ways,
• 46:12
  the
• 46:12
  Lord
• 46:12
  of
• 46:12
  the
• 46:13
  Rings
• 46:13
  and
• 46:13
  by
• 46:13
  extension
• 46:14
  the
• 46:14
  Hobbit
• 46:14
  were
• 46:15
  free
• 46:15
  marketing
• 46:16
  for
• 46:16
  the
• 46:16
  New
• 46:16
  Zealand
• 46:17
  Tourist
• 46:17
  Board.
• 46:19
  In
• 46:19
  fact,
• 46:19
  they
• 46:19
  estimate
• 46:20
  that
• 46:20
  approximately
• 46:21
  3
• 46:21
  to
• 46:21
  6%
• 46:22
  of
• 46:22
  international
• 46:22
  visitors
• 46:23
  in
• 46:23
  the
• 46:24
  years
• 46:24
  following
• 46:24
  the
• 46:25
  films,
• 46:25
  which
• 46:26
  represents
• 46:26
  hundreds
• 46:27
  of
• 46:27
  thousands
• 46:27
  of
• 46:27
  tourists,
• 46:28
  annually
• 46:29
  cited
• 46:29
  the
• 46:29
  Lord
• 46:29
  of
• 46:29
  the
• 46:30
  Rings
• 46:30
  as
• 46:30
  a
• 46:30
  primary
• 46:31
  reason
• 46:31
  for
• 46:31
  visiting
• 46:32
  New
• 46:32
  Zealand.
• 46:33
  This
• 46:33
  Tolkien
• 46:34
  tourism
• 46:34
  phenomenon
• 46:35
  has
• 46:35
  generated
• 46:36
  billions
• 46:37
  of
• 46:37
  dollars
• 46:37
  in
• 46:37
  tourism
• 46:38
  revenue
• 46:38
  since
• 46:39
  2001,
• 46:40
  and
• 46:40
  they've
• 46:40
  invested
• 46:41
  heavily
• 46:41
  in
• 46:41
  marketing,
• 46:42
  highlighting
• 46:43
  filming
• 46:43
  locations
• 46:44
  with
• 46:44
  dedicated
• 46:45
  sections
• 46:45
  on
• 46:46
  their
• 46:46
  website
• 46:46
  for
• 46:46
  Middle
• 46:47
  Earth
• 46:47
  experiences.
• 46:49
  Dozens
• 46:49
  of
• 46:49
  film
• 46:50
  specific
• 46:50
  tour
• 46:50
  companies
• 46:51
  emerged
• 46:51
  across
• 46:52
  both
• 46:52
  islands
• 46:53
  offering
• 46:53
  everything
• 46:53
  from
• 46:54
  half
• 46:54
  day
• 46:54
  excursions
• 46:55
  to
• 46:55
  comprehensive
• 46:56
  two
• 46:56
  week
• 46:57
  Middle
• 46:57
  Earth
• 46:57
  tours.
• 46:58
  Notable
• 46:59
  sites
• 46:59
  like
• 46:59
  Hobbiton
• 47:00
  in
• 47:00
  Mata
• 47:00
  Matta,
• 47:01
  the
• 47:01
  Wetter
• 47:02
  Workshop
• 47:02
  in
• 47:02
  Wellington,
• 47:03
  and
• 47:03
  numerous
• 47:04
  locations
• 47:04
  in
• 47:04
  areas
• 47:05
  like
• 47:05
  Queenstown
• 47:05
  and
• 47:06
  Mount
• 47:06
  Sunday
• 47:07
  became
• 47:07
  major
• 47:08
  tourism
• 47:08
  destinations.
• 47:09
  And
• 47:10
  the
• 47:10
  film's
• 47:10
  legacy
• 47:10
  extends
• 47:11
  beyond
• 47:11
  Tolkien
• 47:12
  tourism.
• 47:13
  The
• 47:13
  successful
• 47:14
  positioning
• 47:14
  of
• 47:15
  New
• 47:15
  Zealand
• 47:15
  as
• 47:15
  a
• 47:15
  filming
• 47:16
  location
• 47:17
  led
• 47:17
  to
• 47:17
  many
• 47:18
  other
• 47:18
  major
• 47:18
  productions
• 47:19
  choosing
• 47:19
  the
• 47:20
  country,
• 47:20
  creating
• 47:21
  a
• 47:21
  self
• 47:21
  reinforcing
• 47:22
  style
• 47:22
  cycle
• 47:23
  of
• 47:23
  film
• 47:23
  tourism.
• 47:24
  The
• 47:24
  government
• 47:25
  recognized
• 47:25
  this
• 47:25
  value
• 47:26
  by
• 47:26
  offering
• 47:27
  significant
• 47:27
  tax
• 47:27
  incentives
• 47:28
  to
• 47:29
  productions
• 47:29
  that
• 47:29
  would
• 47:29
  showcase
• 47:30
  New
• 47:30
  Zealand
• 47:30
  landscapes.
• 47:32
  Big
• 47:32
  movies
• 47:32
  that
• 47:32
  also
• 47:33
  filmed
• 47:33
  in
• 47:33
  New
• 47:33
  Zealand
• 47:34
  include
• 47:35
  James
• 47:35
  Cameron's
• 47:36
  Avatar
• 47:36
  movies,
• 47:37
  Ragnarok,
• 47:38
  District
• 47:38
  9,
• 47:39
  the
• 47:39
  Meg
• 47:40
  and
• 47:40
  Megan.
• 47:41
  Weta
• 47:42
  Digital's
• 47:42
  Journey
• 47:42
  from
• 47:42
  Heavenly
• 47:43
  Creatures
• 47:43
  through
• 47:44
  to
• 47:44
  Gollum
• 47:44
  would
• 47:45
  mean
• 47:45
  it
• 47:45
  went
• 47:45
  on
• 47:45
  to
• 47:46
  become
• 47:46
  a
• 47:46
  global
• 47:47
  visual
• 47:47
  effects
• 47:48
  powerhouse,
• 47:49
  establishing
• 47:49
  a
• 47:49
  relationship
• 47:50
  with
• 47:50
  James
• 47:50
  Cameron
• 47:51
  for
• 47:51
  Avatar
• 47:52
  and
• 47:52
  its
• 47:52
  multiple
• 47:52
  sequels,
• 47:53
  plus
• 47:53
  collaborating
• 47:54
  on
• 47:54
  some
• 47:54
  of
• 47:55
  the
• 47:55
  biggest
• 47:55
  movies
• 47:55
  of
• 47:55
  all
• 47:56
  time
• 47:56
  including
• 47:57
  Infinity
• 47:58
  War
• 47:58
  and
• 47:59
  Endgame.
• 48:00
  They
• 48:00
  worked
• 48:01
  on
• 48:01
  the
• 48:01
  cutting
• 48:01
  edge
• 48:01
  effects
• 48:02
  of
• 48:02
  the
• 48:02
  Planet
• 48:02
  of
• 48:02
  the
• 48:02
  Apes
• 48:03
  reboot
• 48:03
  trilogy,
• 48:04
  enhancing
• 48:04
  their
• 48:05
  motion
• 48:05
  capture
• 48:05
  technology
• 48:06
  further.
• 48:07
  Pioneering
• 48:07
  facial
• 48:08
  capture
• 48:08
  technology
• 48:09
  that
• 48:09
  could
• 48:09
  record
• 48:10
  subtle
• 48:10
  facial
• 48:10
  movements
• 48:11
  with
• 48:11
  unprecedented
• 48:12
  detail.
• 48:13
  Weta
• 48:14
  Digital
• 48:14
  was
• 48:14
  acquired
• 48:14
  by
• 48:15
  unity
• 48:15
  Technologies
• 48:16
  in
• 48:16
  2021
• 48:17
  in
• 48:17
  a
• 48:17
  deal
• 48:18
  worth
• 48:18
  approximately
• 48:19
  $1.6
• 48:20
  billion.
• 48:21
  It's
• 48:21
  now
• 48:21
  split
• 48:22
  into
• 48:22
  two
• 48:22
  entities.
• 48:23
  Weta
• 48:23
  FX,
• 48:24
  the
• 48:24
  visual
• 48:24
  effects
• 48:25
  service
• 48:25
  business,
• 48:26
  continues
• 48:26
  to
• 48:27
  work
• 48:27
  on
• 48:27
  films
• 48:27
  and
• 48:28
  Weta
• 48:28
  Digital,
• 48:28
  the
• 48:29
  technology
• 48:29
  division,
• 48:30
  became
• 48:31
  part
• 48:31
  of
• 48:31
  Unity.
• 48:32
  It's
• 48:32
  one
• 48:32
  of
• 48:33
  the
• 48:33
  most
• 48:33
  significant
• 48:33
  success
• 48:34
  stories
• 48:34
  in
• 48:34
  the
• 48:35
  visual
• 48:35
  effects
• 48:35
  industry,
• 48:36
  creating
• 48:37
  a
• 48:37
  lasting
• 48:37
  legacy
• 48:38
  well
• 48:38
  beyond
• 48:39
  Middle
• 48:39
  Earth.
• 48:40
  Tolkien's
• 48:41
  influence
• 48:41
  on
• 48:41
  fantasy
• 48:42
  can't
• 48:42
  be
• 48:42
  understated
• 48:43
  either.
• 48:44
  The
• 48:44
  Lord
• 48:44
  of
• 48:45
  the
• 48:45
  Rings
• 48:45
  has
• 48:45
  inspired
• 48:46
  countless
• 48:46
  imitations
• 48:47
  and
• 48:47
  respectful
• 48:48
  homages
• 48:49
  like
• 48:49
  the
• 48:49
  Sword
• 48:49
  of
• 48:50
  Shannara,
• 48:50
  which
• 48:51
  is
• 48:51
  seen
• 48:51
  by
• 48:51
  many
• 48:51
  as
• 48:52
  a
• 48:52
  shameless
• 48:53
  copy,
• 48:53
  and
• 48:54
  Ursula
• 48:54
  Le
• 48:54
  Guin's
• 48:55
  Earthsea
• 48:55
  series.
• 48:56
  And
• 48:56
  not
• 48:56
  just
• 48:57
  books
• 48:57
  either,
• 48:57
  but
• 48:57
  games
• 48:58
  like
• 48:58
  Baldur's
• 48:59
  Gate,
• 48:59
  Everquest,
• 49:00
  Warcraft
• 49:01
  and
• 49:01
  the
• 49:01
  Legend
• 49:01
  of
• 49:02
  Zelda
• 49:02
  all
• 49:02
  have
• 49:03
  roots
• 49:03
  in
• 49:03
  Tolkien,
• 49:04
  as
• 49:04
  well
• 49:04
  as
• 49:04
  of
• 49:05
  course,
• 49:05
  Dungeons
• 49:05
  and
• 49:06
  Dragons,
• 49:06
  which
• 49:06
  contains
• 49:07
  many
• 49:07
  of
• 49:07
  the
• 49:07
  same
• 49:08
  creatures
• 49:08
  and
• 49:08
  races
• 49:09
  as
• 49:09
  Middle
• 49:09
  Earth.
• 49:10
  So
• 49:10
  much
• 49:10
  so
• 49:11
  that
• 49:11
  Gary
• 49:11
  Gygax
• 49:12
  had
• 49:12
  to
• 49:12
  rename
• 49:12
  some
• 49:12
  of
• 49:13
  the
• 49:13
  characters
• 49:13
  after
• 49:13
  a
• 49:13
  lawsuit
• 49:14
  from
• 49:14
  Tolkien's
• 49:15
  estate.
• 49:16
  Beyond
• 49:16
  cinema,
• 49:17
  Tolkien's
• 49:17
  books,
• 49:18
  Ralph
• 49:18
  Bakshi's
• 49:19
  animation,
• 49:19
  Peter
• 49:20
  Jackson's
• 49:20
  trilogy,
• 49:20
  and
• 49:21
  Kenji
• 49:21
  Kamiyama's
• 49:22
  anime
• 49:23
  sparked
• 49:23
  a
• 49:23
  renaissance
• 49:24
  in
• 49:24
  fantasy,
• 49:24
  literature,
• 49:25
  gaming
• 49:26
  and
• 49:26
  television
• 49:26
  that
• 49:26
  directly
• 49:27
  enabled
• 49:28
  everything
• 49:28
  from
• 49:29
  Game
• 49:29
  of
• 49:29
  Thrones
• 49:29
  to
• 49:30
  the
• 49:30
  Marvel
• 49:30
  Cinematic
• 49:31
  Universe,
• 49:32
  while
• 49:32
  demonstrating
• 49:32
  the
• 49:33
  audience's
• 49:33
  crave's
• 49:34
  sincere,
• 49:34
  emotionally
• 49:35
  resident
• 49:36
  spectacle
• 49:37
  over
• 49:37
  cynical
• 49:38
  entertainment
• 49:39
  that
• 49:39
  they
• 49:39
  wanted
• 49:39
  earnest,
• 49:40
  practical
• 49:41
  filmmaking
• 49:41
  over
• 49:41
  swathes
• 49:42
  of
• 49:42
  CG
• 49:43
  that
• 49:44
  they
• 49:44
  wanted
• 49:44
  an
• 49:44
  enduring,
• 49:45
  shared
• 49:45
  cultural
• 49:46
  touchstone
• 49:47
  that
• 49:47
  bridges
• 49:47
  generations
• 49:48
  with
• 49:48
  the
• 49:49
  themes
• 49:49
  of
• 49:49
  friendship,
• 49:50
  courage,
• 49:50
  and
• 49:51
  hope
• 49:51
  against
• 49:51
  darkness,
• 49:52
  resonating
• 49:53
  as
• 49:53
  powerfully
• 49:54
  today
• 49:55
  as
• 49:55
  they
• 49:55
  did
• 49:56
  70
• 49:56
  years
• 49:56
  ago
• 49:57
  when
• 49:57
  Tolkien
• 49:58
  originally
• 49:58
  published
• 49:59
  the
• 49:59
  Lord
• 49:59
  of
• 49:59
  the
• 49:59
  Rings
• 50:00
  in
• 50:00
  1954
• 50:02
  and
• 50:02
  1955.
• 50:04
  The
• 50:04
  world
• 50:05
  is
• 50:05
  indeed
• 50:05
  full
• 50:05
  of
• 50:06
  peril,
• 50:06
  and
• 50:06
  in
• 50:07
  it
• 50:07
  there
• 50:07
  are
• 50:07
  many
• 50:08
  dark
• 50:08
  places,
• 50:09
  but
• 50:09
  there
• 50:09
  is
• 50:09
  still
• 50:10
  much
• 50:10
  that
• 50:10
  is
• 50:10
  fair.
• 50:11
  And
• 50:11
  though
• 50:12
  in
• 50:12
  all
• 50:12
  lands
• 50:13
  love
• 50:13
  is
• 50:13
  now
• 50:13
  mingled
• 50:14
  with
• 50:14
  grief,
• 50:15
  it
• 50:15
  grows
• 50:16
  perhaps
• 50:16
  the
• 50:17
  greater
• 50:18
  thank
• 50:18
  you
• 50:19
  for
• 50:19
  listening.
• 50:19
  As
• 50:20
  always,
• 50:20
  I
• 50:20
  would
• 50:20
  love
• 50:20
  to
• 50:20
  hear
• 50:20
  your
• 50:21
  thoughts
• 50:21
  on
• 50:21
  the
• 50:21
  Lord
• 50:21
  of
• 50:21
  the
• 50:22
  Rings,
• 50:22
  the
• 50:22
  War
• 50:22
  of
• 50:22
  the
• 50:22
  Rohirrim,
• 50:23
  or
• 50:24
  indeed
• 50:24
  of
• 50:24
  this
• 50:25
  series
• 50:25
  in
• 50:25
  general.
• 50:26
  Please
• 50:26
  let
• 50:26
  me
• 50:26
  know
• 50:27
  your
• 50:27
  thoughts
• 50:27
  about
• 50:28
  it.
• 50:29
  And
• 50:29
  of
• 50:29
  course,
• 50:29
  thank
• 50:29
  you
• 50:29
  for
• 50:30
  your
• 50:30
  continued
• 50:30
  support
• 50:31
  of
• 50:31
  this
• 50:31
  podcast.
• 50:32
  If
• 50:32
  you
• 50:33
  want
• 50:33
  to
• 50:33
  help
• 50:33
  and
• 50:34
  see
• 50:34
  this
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• 51:15
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• 51:16
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• 51:16
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• 51:24
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• 51:25
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• 51:27
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• 51:28
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• 51:30
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• 51:31
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• 51:32
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• 51:32
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• 51:32
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• 51:33
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• 51:34
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• 51:34
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• 51:34
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• 51:34
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• 51:35
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• 51:36
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• 51:36
  some
• 51:36
  monster
• 51:37
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• 51:37
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• 51:38
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• 51:38
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• 51:39
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• 51:39
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• 51:39
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• 51:39
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• 51:41
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• 51:41
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• 51:41
  coming
• 51:41
  back
• 51:42
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• 51:43
  a
• 51:43
  couple
• 51:43
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• 51:43
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• 51:44
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• 51:45
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• 51:45
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• 51:46
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• 51:47
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• 51:48
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• 51:48
  it
• 51:49
  is
• 51:49
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• 51:49
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• 51:49
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• 51:50
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• 51:52
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• 51:52
  big
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• 51:53
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• 51:53
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• 51:54
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• 51:54
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• 51:54
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• 51:54
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• 51:55
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• 51:55
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• 51:56
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• 51:56
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  got
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• 51:57
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• 51:57
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• 51:59
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• 51:59
  just
• 51:59
  just
• 52:00
  want
• 52:00
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• 52:00
  that
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  the
• 52:01
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  somewhere.
• 52:02
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  please
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  join
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  few
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