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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King [Part 4 of 5] · Verbal Diorama

• 2:24
  Hi,
• 2:25
  everyone,
• 2:25
  I'm
• 2:25
  Em,
• 2:25
  and
• 2:26
  welcome
• 2:26
  to
• 2:26
  bubble
• 2:26
  diorama,
• 2:27
  episode
• 2:27
  300,
• 2:29
  the
• 2:29
  Lord
• 2:29
  of
• 2:29
  the
• 2:29
  Rings,
• 2:30
  the
• 2:30
  Return
• 2:30
  of
• 2:30
  the
• 2:31
  King.
• 2:31
  This
• 2:32
  is
• 2:32
  the
• 2:32
  podcast
• 2:32
  that's
• 2:32
  all
• 2:32
  about
• 2:33
  the
• 2:33
  history
• 2:33
  and
• 2:33
  legacy
• 2:34
  of
• 2:34
  Movies
• 2:34
  yous
• 2:34
  Know
• 2:34
  and
• 2:35
  Movies
• 2:35
  yous
• 2:35
  Don't.
• 2:36
  I'm
• 2:37
  glad
• 2:37
  to
• 2:37
  be
• 2:37
  with
• 2:37
  you,
• 2:38
  dear
• 2:38
  listener,
• 2:39
  here
• 2:39
  at
• 2:39
  the
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  end
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  of
• 2:40
  all
• 2:40
  things,
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  all
• 2:42
  things
• 2:42
  being
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  300
• 2:43
  episodes
• 2:43
  of
• 2:44
  a
• 2:44
  film
• 2:44
  history
• 2:44
  podcast
• 2:45
  that
• 2:45
  literally
• 2:45
  just
• 2:45
  started
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  as
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  a
• 2:46
  means
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  to
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  bring
• 2:46
  me
• 2:47
  some
• 2:47
  joy
• 2:47
  at
• 2:47
  a
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  very
• 2:47
  dark
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  time
• 2:48
  in
• 2:48
  my
• 2:48
  life.
• 2:49
  And
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  it's
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  also
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  not
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  the
• 2:50
  end,
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  not
• 2:51
  of
• 2:51
  this
• 2:51
  podcast,
• 2:52
  nor
• 2:52
  this
• 2:53
  series
• 2:53
  of
• 2:53
  episodes,
• 2:54
  but
• 2:54
  it
• 2:54
  is
• 2:54
  the
• 2:54
  final
• 2:54
  episode
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  of
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  Peter
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  Jackson's
• 2:57
  outstanding
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  entries
• 2:58
  into
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  the
• 2:59
  Lord
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  of
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  the
• 2:59
  Rings
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  cinematic
• 3:01
  universe.
• 3:01
  Which
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  wasn't
• 3:02
  a
• 3:02
  thing,
• 3:02
  but
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  it
• 3:03
  is
• 3:03
  now.
• 3:04
  And
• 3:04
  that,
• 3:05
  my
• 3:05
  friends,
• 3:06
  is
• 3:06
  worth
• 3:07
  celebrating
• 3:08
  on
• 3:08
  a
• 3:08
  podcast
• 3:09
  that
• 3:09
  is
• 3:09
  purely
• 3:10
  here
• 3:10
  to
• 3:10
  celebrate
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  the
• 3:11
  wonders
• 3:12
  of
• 3:13
  the
• 3:13
  history
• 3:13
  of
• 3:13
  film.
• 3:14
  Welcome
• 3:15
  to
• 3:15
  Verbal
• 3:15
  Diorama.
• 3:16
  Whether
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  you
• 3:17
  are
• 3:17
  a
• 3:17
  regular
• 3:17
  returning
• 3:18
  listener,
• 3:19
  whether
• 3:19
  you
• 3:19
  are
• 3:19
  a
• 3:19
  brand
• 3:19
  new
• 3:20
  listener
• 3:20
  to
• 3:20
  this
• 3:20
  podcast,
• 3:21
  thank
• 3:22
  you
• 3:22
  for
• 3:22
  being
• 3:22
  here.
• 3:22
  Thank
• 3:22
  you
• 3:23
  for
• 3:23
  choosing
• 3:23
  to
• 3:23
  listen
• 3:23
  to
• 3:23
  this
• 3:24
  podcast.
• 3:24
  I
• 3:24
  am
• 3:25
  so
• 3:26
  overwhelmed,
• 3:27
  in
• 3:27
  all
• 3:27
  honesty,
• 3:27
  to
• 3:27
  have
• 3:28
  you
• 3:28
  here
• 3:28
  for
• 3:28
  the
• 3:28
  history
• 3:29
  and
• 3:29
  legacy
• 3:29
  of
• 3:30
  the
• 3:30
  Lord
• 3:30
  of
• 3:30
  the
• 3:30
  Rings,
• 3:31
  the
• 3:31
  Return
• 3:31
  of
• 3:31
  the
• 3:31
  King.
• 3:33
  And
• 3:33
  just
• 3:34
  really
• 3:34
  a
• 3:35
  huge
• 3:35
  thank
• 3:35
  you
• 3:35
  to
• 3:36
  everyone
• 3:36
  who
• 3:37
  has
• 3:38
  listened
• 3:38
  to
• 3:38
  this
• 3:38
  podcast,
• 3:39
  continues
• 3:39
  to
• 3:40
  listen
• 3:40
  to
• 3:40
  this
• 3:40
  podcast,
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  maybe
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  even
• 3:41
  will
• 3:41
  listen
• 3:42
  to
• 3:42
  this
• 3:42
  podcast
• 3:42
  in
• 3:42
  the
• 3:43
  future
• 3:43
  as
• 3:43
  well.
• 3:45
  This
• 3:45
  podcast
• 3:46
  has
• 3:46
  been
• 3:46
  going
• 3:46
  now
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  for
• 3:47
  six
• 3:47
  years
• 3:48
  and
• 3:48
  now
• 3:48
  I
• 3:49
  can
• 3:49
  say
• 3:50
  300
• 3:51
  episodes
• 3:51
  of
• 3:52
  verbal
• 3:52
  Diorama
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  exist
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  in
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  the
• 3:54
  world.
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  And
• 3:56
  really,
• 3:57
  yes,
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  that's
• 3:58
  down
• 3:58
  to
• 3:58
  me,
• 3:59
  to
• 4:00
  be
• 4:00
  honest,
• 4:00
  that
• 4:00
  is
• 4:01
  down
• 4:01
  to
• 4:01
  me
• 4:01
  doing
• 4:01
  them.
• 4:02
  But
• 4:02
  it's
• 4:02
  also
• 4:03
  down
• 4:03
  to
• 4:05
  you
• 4:05
  guys,
• 4:06
  to
• 4:06
  the
• 4:06
  people
• 4:06
  who
• 4:07
  listen
• 4:07
  to
• 4:07
  this
• 4:07
  podcast,
• 4:08
  because
• 4:09
  I
• 4:09
  would
• 4:09
  not
• 4:09
  just
• 4:10
  be
• 4:11
  talking
• 4:11
  into
• 4:11
  the
• 4:11
  ether
• 4:12
  for
• 4:12
  300
• 4:12
  episodes.
• 4:14
  I
• 4:14
  have
• 4:14
  amazing
• 4:15
  listeners.
• 4:15
  I
• 4:15
  have
• 4:16
  incredible
• 4:16
  people
• 4:17
  who
• 4:17
  contact
• 4:18
  me
• 4:18
  on
• 4:18
  email
• 4:19
  and
• 4:19
  social
• 4:19
  media.
• 4:20
  I
• 4:20
  know
• 4:20
  there
• 4:21
  are
• 4:21
  people
• 4:21
  out
• 4:21
  there
• 4:21
  who
• 4:22
  genuinely
• 4:22
  do
• 4:22
  listen
• 4:22
  to
• 4:23
  this
• 4:23
  podcast
• 4:23
  because
• 4:23
  they
• 4:23
  tell
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  me
• 4:24
  that
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  they
• 4:24
  do.
• 4:25
  And
• 4:26
  I
• 4:26
  do
• 4:26
  this
• 4:27
  for
• 4:27
  me,
• 4:28
  but
• 4:28
  I
• 4:29
  also
• 4:29
  do
• 4:29
  it
• 4:29
  for
• 4:29
  you
• 4:30
  as
• 4:30
  well.
• 4:30
  And
• 4:32
  I've
• 4:32
  done
• 4:32
  it
• 4:32
  300
• 4:33
  times.
• 4:34
  It's
• 4:34
  crazy.
• 4:36
  But
• 4:37
  this
• 4:37
  podcast
• 4:38
  means
• 4:39
  so
• 4:39
  much
• 4:39
  to
• 4:39
  me.
• 4:40
  These
• 4:40
  movies
• 4:41
  mean
• 4:41
  so
• 4:42
  much
• 4:42
  to
• 4:42
  me,
• 4:43
  and
• 4:45
  having
• 4:45
  300
• 4:46
  episodes
• 4:47
  means
• 4:47
  so
• 4:48
  much.
• 4:48
  I'm
• 4:48
  not
• 4:49
  going
• 4:49
  to
• 4:49
  get
• 4:49
  teary.
• 4:49
  I
• 4:49
  promise.
• 4:50
  I
• 4:50
  am
• 4:50
  starting
• 4:50
  to
• 4:50
  get
• 4:51
  a
• 4:51
  little
• 4:51
  bit
• 4:51
  emotional,
• 4:51
  but
• 4:52
  I'm
• 4:52
  not
• 4:52
  going
• 4:52
  to
• 4:52
  go
• 4:52
  all
• 4:53
  teary
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  on
• 4:53
  you.
• 4:54
  I
• 4:54
  am
• 4:54
  going
• 4:54
  to
• 4:54
  crack
• 4:55
  on
• 4:55
  because
• 4:55
  I've
• 4:55
  got
• 4:56
  so
• 4:56
  much
• 4:57
  to
• 4:57
  talk
• 4:57
  about
• 4:58
  in
• 4:58
  this
• 4:58
  episode.
• 5:01
  Here
• 5:01
  we
• 5:01
  are.
• 5:01
  It
• 5:02
  is
• 5:02
  the
• 5:02
  300th
• 5:02
  episode.
• 5:03
  It's
• 5:04
  the
• 5:04
  fourth
• 5:04
  of
• 5:05
  a
• 5:05
  five
• 5:05
  part
• 5:06
  episode
• 5:07
  on
• 5:07
  the
• 5:07
  history
• 5:07
  and
• 5:08
  legacy
• 5:08
  of
• 5:08
  the
• 5:08
  Lord
• 5:09
  of
• 5:09
  the
• 5:09
  Rings,
• 5:10
  focusing
• 5:10
  on
• 5:11
  Peter
• 5:11
  Jackson's
• 5:11
  trilogy,
• 5:12
  but
• 5:13
  also
• 5:13
  sandwiched
• 5:14
  between
• 5:14
  the
• 5:15
  two
• 5:15
  animated
• 5:15
  versions.
• 5:16
  They
• 5:16
  aren't
• 5:16
  the
• 5:16
  only
• 5:17
  two
• 5:17
  animated
• 5:17
  versions
• 5:18
  that
• 5:18
  exist,
• 5:18
  but
• 5:18
  they
• 5:19
  are
• 5:19
  the
• 5:19
  only
• 5:19
  two
• 5:19
  that
• 5:20
  I'm
• 5:20
  featuring
• 5:20
  in
• 5:20
  this
• 5:20
  series.
• 5:21
  Rav
• 5:21
  Bakshi's
• 5:22
  the
• 5:22
  Lord
• 5:22
  of
• 5:22
  the
• 5:22
  Rings
• 5:22
  from
• 5:23
  1978
• 5:24
  and
• 5:24
  last
• 5:24
  year's
• 5:25
  the
• 5:25
  Lord
• 5:25
  of
• 5:25
  the
• 5:26
  the
• 5:26
  War
• 5:26
  of
• 5:26
  the
• 5:26
  Rohirrim.
• 5:28
  That
• 5:28
  this
• 5:29
  movie
• 5:30
  is
• 5:30
  the
• 5:30
  300th
• 5:31
  episode
• 5:31
  isn't
• 5:31
  an
• 5:31
  accident.
• 5:33
  As
• 5:33
  I
• 5:33
  mentioned,
• 5:33
  these
• 5:33
  movies
• 5:34
  mean
• 5:34
  so
• 5:34
  much
• 5:35
  to
• 5:35
  me
• 5:35
  personally.
• 5:36
  I
• 5:36
  have
• 5:37
  been
• 5:37
  to
• 5:37
  New
• 5:37
  Zealand.
• 5:38
  I
• 5:38
  have
• 5:38
  visited
• 5:39
  some
• 5:39
  of
• 5:39
  the
• 5:39
  locations
• 5:40
  for
• 5:40
  filming.
• 5:41
  As
• 5:41
  I
• 5:41
  mentioned
• 5:42
  in
• 5:42
  the
• 5:42
  Fellowship
• 5:42
  episode,
• 5:43
  I've
• 5:43
  been
• 5:43
  to
• 5:43
  Hobbiton.
• 5:44
  I've
• 5:45
  even
• 5:45
  been
• 5:45
  at
• 5:45
  one
• 5:45
  of
• 5:45
  the
• 5:45
  Mountains
• 5:46
  of
• 5:46
  Mordor.
• 5:47
  But
• 5:48
  my
• 5:48
  love
• 5:48
  for
• 5:48
  these
• 5:48
  movies
• 5:49
  has
• 5:49
  been
• 5:50
  nothing
• 5:50
  compared
• 5:51
  to
• 5:51
  the
• 5:51
  love
• 5:51
  I
• 5:51
  have
• 5:52
  for
• 5:52
  this
• 5:52
  podcast
• 5:53
  for
• 5:53
  telling
• 5:54
  these
• 5:54
  histories
• 5:54
  and
• 5:54
  legacies
• 5:55
  of
• 5:55
  movies
• 5:56
  every
• 5:56
  week.
• 5:56
  And
• 5:57
  in
• 5:57
  many
• 5:57
  ways
• 5:58
  this
• 5:58
  has
• 5:59
  been
• 5:59
  my
• 6:00
  quest,
• 6:01
  my
• 6:01
  journey.
• 6:02
  Something
• 6:02
  that
• 6:02
  I
• 6:03
  had
• 6:03
  to
• 6:03
  do.
• 6:04
  Almost
• 6:04
  like
• 6:05
  a
• 6:05
  rite
• 6:05
  of
• 6:05
  passage
• 6:06
  for
• 6:06
  me
• 6:06
  as
• 6:06
  a
• 6:07
  podcaster
• 6:08
  to
• 6:08
  push
• 6:09
  myself
• 6:09
  to
• 6:09
  do
• 6:09
  the
• 6:09
  biggest
• 6:10
  possible
• 6:10
  thing
• 6:10
  I
• 6:11
  could
• 6:11
  think
• 6:11
  of
• 6:12
  because
• 6:13
  even
• 6:13
  the
• 6:14
  smallest
• 6:14
  podcast
• 6:15
  can
• 6:15
  change
• 6:15
  the
• 6:16
  course
• 6:16
  of
• 6:16
  the
• 6:16
  future.
• 6:18
  But
• 6:18
  also,
• 6:19
  selfishly,
• 6:20
  I'm
• 6:20
  also
• 6:20
  hoping
• 6:21
  that
• 6:21
  these
• 6:21
  episodes
• 6:22
  maybe
• 6:22
  will
• 6:23
  encourage
• 6:23
  people
• 6:23
  who
• 6:24
  haven't
• 6:24
  listened
• 6:24
  before
• 6:25
  to
• 6:26
  listen
• 6:26
  now.
• 6:27
  That
• 6:28
  maybe
• 6:28
  if
• 6:28
  I
• 6:28
  push
• 6:29
  myself
• 6:29
  to
• 6:29
  work
• 6:29
  harder
• 6:30
  on
• 6:30
  these
• 6:30
  than
• 6:30
  I
• 6:30
  ever
• 6:31
  have
• 6:31
  on
• 6:31
  anything
• 6:31
  else,
• 6:32
  that
• 6:33
  I
• 6:33
  could
• 6:34
  get
• 6:34
  a
• 6:34
  few
• 6:34
  more
• 6:35
  listeners
• 6:36
  become
• 6:36
  a
• 6:36
  Gimli
• 6:37
  sized
• 6:37
  podcast
• 6:38
  rather
• 6:38
  than
• 6:38
  a
• 6:38
  Frodo
• 6:39
  size
• 6:39
  podcast.
• 6:40
  I
• 6:41
  guess
• 6:41
  all
• 6:41
  I
• 6:41
  can
• 6:42
  ask
• 6:42
  of
• 6:42
  you
• 6:43
  as
• 6:43
  you're
• 6:43
  listening
• 6:44
  right
• 6:44
  now
• 6:44
  is
• 6:44
  that
• 6:45
  if
• 6:45
  you
• 6:45
  have
• 6:45
  enjoyed
• 6:46
  this
• 6:46
  series,
• 6:47
  if
• 6:48
  you
• 6:48
  enjoy
• 6:48
  this
• 6:48
  podcast,
• 6:49
  if
• 6:49
  you've
• 6:49
  enjoyed
• 6:50
  previous
• 6:50
  episodes,
• 6:52
  please
• 6:52
  please
• 6:52
  please
• 6:53
  spread
• 6:53
  the
• 6:53
  word.
• 6:54
  Verbal
• 6:54
  Diorama
• 6:55
  has
• 6:55
  lit
• 6:55
  the
• 6:56
  beacons.
• 6:56
  Verbal
• 6:57
  Diorama
• 6:57
  calls
• 6:58
  for
• 6:58
  aid.
• 6:59
  Will
• 6:59
  you
• 6:59
  be
• 6:59
  my
• 7:00
  Rohan?
• 7:00
  Will
• 7:00
  you
• 7:01
  answer?
• 7:02
  Spread
• 7:02
  the
• 7:02
  good
• 7:02
  word
• 7:03
  about
• 7:03
  Verbal
• 7:03
  Diorama
• 7:04
  about
• 7:04
  what
• 7:04
  I
• 7:04
  do.
• 7:05
  I
• 7:05
  would
• 7:05
  be
• 7:05
  so
• 7:05
  grateful
• 7:06
  and
• 7:06
  it
• 7:06
  would
• 7:06
  mean
• 7:06
  the
• 7:07
  world
• 7:07
  to
• 7:07
  me
• 7:08
  to
• 7:08
  have
• 7:08
  more
• 7:08
  people
• 7:08
  listening
• 7:09
  to
• 7:09
  this
• 7:09
  podcast
• 7:10
  for
• 7:10
  the
• 7:10
  300th
• 7:11
  episode.
• 7:11
  That
• 7:11
  would
• 7:11
  just
• 7:11
  be
• 7:12
  so
• 7:12
  awesome.
• 7:13
  I
• 7:13
  promise
• 7:14
  I
• 7:14
  am
• 7:14
  going
• 7:14
  to
• 7:14
  crack
• 7:14
  on
• 7:14
  now,
• 7:15
  but
• 7:16
  if
• 7:16
  you
• 7:16
  are
• 7:17
  new
• 7:17
  to
• 7:17
  this
• 7:17
  series,
• 7:18
  if
• 7:18
  this
• 7:18
  is
• 7:18
  the
• 7:18
  first
• 7:19
  episode
• 7:19
  out
• 7:19
  of
• 7:19
  all
• 7:19
  of
• 7:20
  the
• 7:20
  Lord
• 7:20
  of
• 7:20
  The
• 7:20
  Rings
• 7:20
  episodes
• 7:21
  that
• 7:22
  I've
• 7:22
  done
• 7:22
  so
• 7:22
  far.
• 7:23
  Let
• 7:24
  me
• 7:24
  go
• 7:24
  through
• 7:24
  the
• 7:24
  episodes
• 7:25
  and
• 7:25
  whether
• 7:25
  you
• 7:25
  should
• 7:26
  listen
• 7:26
  to
• 7:26
  them
• 7:26
  or
• 7:26
  not,
• 7:26
  if
• 7:27
  you're
• 7:27
  really
• 7:27
  that
• 7:27
  interested.
• 7:28
  So
• 7:28
  the
• 7:29
  first
• 7:29
  episode
• 7:29
  on
• 7:30
  the
• 7:30
  Ralph
• 7:30
  Bakshi
• 7:31
  1978
• 7:32
  Lord
• 7:32
  of
• 7:32
  the
• 7:32
  Rings,
• 7:33
  you
• 7:33
  don't
• 7:34
  technically
• 7:34
  need
• 7:34
  to
• 7:34
  listen
• 7:35
  to
• 7:35
  that,
• 7:35
  but
• 7:35
  I
• 7:35
  would
• 7:36
  recommend
• 7:36
  it
• 7:36
  because
• 7:36
  it
• 7:37
  sets
• 7:37
  up
• 7:37
  the
• 7:37
  story
• 7:38
  really
• 7:38
  well,
• 7:38
  including
• 7:39
  Saul's
• 7:40
  ain't
• 7:40
  and
• 7:40
  his
• 7:40
  link
• 7:41
  to
• 7:41
  the
• 7:41
  rights
• 7:41
  and
• 7:42
  the
• 7:42
  estate.
• 7:43
  What
• 7:43
  I
• 7:43
  will
• 7:44
  say
• 7:44
  is
• 7:44
  if
• 7:44
  this,
• 7:45
  the
• 7:45
  Return
• 7:45
  of
• 7:45
  the
• 7:45
  King,
• 7:46
  is
• 7:46
  your
• 7:46
  first
• 7:47
  entry
• 7:47
  into
• 7:48
  the
• 7:48
  Peter
• 7:49
  Jackson
• 7:49
  trilogy
• 7:50
  of
• 7:50
  podcast
• 7:51
  episodes,
• 7:52
  please
• 7:52
  go
• 7:53
  back
• 7:53
  and
• 7:53
  listen
• 7:53
  to
• 7:54
  the
• 7:54
  Fellowship
• 7:54
  of
• 7:55
  the
• 7:55
  Ring
• 7:55
  and
• 7:55
  the
• 7:55
  Two
• 7:55
  Towers
• 7:56
  because
• 7:57
  you
• 7:57
  really
• 7:57
  do
• 7:57
  need
• 7:57
  to
• 7:58
  have
• 7:58
  listened
• 7:58
  to
• 7:58
  those.
• 7:59
  Because
• 7:59
  obviously
• 8:00
  that
• 8:00
  gives
• 8:01
  introduction
• 8:01
  to
• 8:01
  Peter
• 8:02
  Jackson's
• 8:02
  part
• 8:03
  of
• 8:03
  the
• 8:03
  story,
• 8:04
  but
• 8:05
  also
• 8:05
  the
• 8:05
  way
• 8:05
  these
• 8:05
  episodes
• 8:06
  are
• 8:06
  structured
• 8:07
  because
• 8:07
  the
• 8:07
  movies
• 8:08
  were
• 8:08
  all
• 8:08
  filmed
• 8:08
  together,
• 8:09
  the
• 8:09
  episodes
• 8:10
  are
• 8:10
  not
• 8:11
  really
• 8:11
  set
• 8:11
  up
• 8:11
  as
• 8:12
  standard
• 8:12
  verbal
• 8:13
  diorama
• 8:13
  episodes.
• 8:14
  It
• 8:14
  is
• 8:14
  one
• 8:15
  huge
• 8:15
  self
• 8:16
  contained
• 8:16
  story.
• 8:17
  This
• 8:17
  is
• 8:18
  technically
• 8:19
  the
• 8:19
  third
• 8:20
  of
• 8:20
  three
• 8:20
  interconnected
• 8:21
  stories
• 8:22
  in
• 8:24
  five
• 8:24
  episodes
• 8:25
  where
• 8:25
  this
• 8:25
  is
• 8:25
  technically
• 8:26
  the
• 8:26
  fourth
• 8:26
  of
• 8:26
  a
• 8:27
  five
• 8:27
  part
• 8:27
  complete
• 8:27
  story.
• 8:28
  I
• 8:28
  promise
• 8:29
  that
• 8:29
  does
• 8:29
  make
• 8:29
  sense.
• 8:31
  But
• 8:31
  in
• 8:31
  the
• 8:31
  Fellowship
• 8:32
  it
• 8:32
  talks
• 8:32
  about
• 8:32
  Peter
• 8:33
  Jackson's
• 8:33
  vision
• 8:33
  for
• 8:33
  the
• 8:34
  series,
• 8:34
  his
• 8:34
  dealings
• 8:35
  with
• 8:35
  Miramax,
• 8:36
  the
• 8:36
  move
• 8:36
  to
• 8:36
  New
• 8:36
  Line
• 8:37
  and
• 8:37
  the
• 8:37
  various
• 8:38
  changes
• 8:38
  he
• 8:38
  made
• 8:38
  to
• 8:39
  the
• 8:39
  source
• 8:39
  material,
• 8:40
  as
• 8:40
  well
• 8:40
  as
• 8:40
  specifics
• 8:41
  on
• 8:41
  the
• 8:41
  Fellowship
• 8:42
  of
• 8:42
  the
• 8:42
  Ring
• 8:42
  including
• 8:42
  casting
• 8:43
  choices
• 8:44
  and
• 8:44
  costume
• 8:45
  design.
• 8:46
  The
• 8:46
  last
• 8:46
  episode
• 8:47
  focused
• 8:47
  on
• 8:47
  the
• 8:48
  Two
• 8:48
  Towers,
• 8:48
  specifically
• 8:49
  the
• 8:49
  Battle
• 8:49
  of
• 8:50
  Helm's
• 8:50
  Deep,
• 8:51
  the
• 8:51
  introduction
• 8:52
  of
• 8:52
  and
• 8:52
  technology
• 8:53
  surrounding
• 8:53
  Gollum,
• 8:54
  as
• 8:54
  well
• 8:54
  as
• 8:54
  the
• 8:55
  production
• 8:55
  and
• 8:55
  art
• 8:56
  design
• 8:56
  choices
• 8:56
  for
• 8:57
  the
• 8:57
  series.
• 8:58
  And
• 8:58
  this
• 8:58
  episode
• 8:59
  goes
• 8:59
  into
• 9:01
  everything
• 9:01
  else.
• 9:02
  So
• 9:03
  it's,
• 9:03
  it's
• 9:03
  a
• 9:03
  lot.
• 9:04
  The
• 9:04
  rest
• 9:04
  of
• 9:04
  the
• 9:04
  visual
• 9:05
  effects
• 9:05
  by
• 9:05
  Weta
• 9:05
  Workshop,
• 9:06
  the
• 9:06
  makeup
• 9:07
  and
• 9:07
  prosthetics,
• 9:08
  the
• 9:08
  music
• 9:09
  across
• 9:09
  all
• 9:09
  of
• 9:09
  the
• 9:09
  movies
• 9:10
  by
• 9:10
  Howard
• 9:10
  Shaw,
• 9:11
  how
• 9:11
  it
• 9:11
  became
• 9:12
  one
• 9:12
  of
• 9:12
  the
• 9:12
  biggest
• 9:13
  Academy
• 9:13
  Award
• 9:13
  winning
• 9:13
  films
• 9:14
  of
• 9:14
  all
• 9:14
  time,
• 9:15
  and
• 9:15
  I
• 9:15
  was
• 9:15
  going
• 9:16
  to
• 9:16
  talk
• 9:16
  about
• 9:16
  the
• 9:16
  everlasting
• 9:17
  legacy
• 9:17
  of
• 9:17
  these
• 9:17
  movies.
• 9:18
  However,
• 9:19
  being
• 9:19
  honest,
• 9:20
  I
• 9:20
  feel
• 9:20
  like
• 9:20
  this
• 9:21
  episode
• 9:21
  will
• 9:21
  be
• 9:21
  pretty
• 9:22
  huge.
• 9:23
  So
• 9:23
  I
• 9:23
  am
• 9:24
  going
• 9:24
  to
• 9:24
  move
• 9:24
  the
• 9:24
  legacy
• 9:25
  part
• 9:25
  to
• 9:26
  the
• 9:26
  next
• 9:26
  episode,
• 9:27
  which
• 9:27
  is
• 9:27
  going
• 9:28
  to
• 9:28
  mostly
• 9:28
  be
• 9:28
  around
• 9:28
  the
• 9:29
  recent
• 9:29
  anime,
• 9:30
  the
• 9:30
  Lord
• 9:30
  of
• 9:30
  the
• 9:30
  Rings,
• 9:31
  the
• 9:31
  War
• 9:31
  of
• 9:31
  the
• 9:31
  Rohirrim,
• 9:32
  and
• 9:32
  the
• 9:32
  effect
• 9:33
  the
• 9:33
  Lord
• 9:33
  of
• 9:33
  the
• 9:33
  Rings
• 9:34
  and
• 9:34
  the
• 9:34
  Hobbit
• 9:34
  have
• 9:35
  had
• 9:35
  on
• 9:35
  New
• 9:35
  Zealand's
• 9:36
  tourism
• 9:36
  and
• 9:36
  film
• 9:36
  industries,
• 9:38
  the
• 9:38
  retaining
• 9:38
  of
• 9:38
  the
• 9:38
  rights
• 9:39
  and
• 9:39
  the
• 9:39
  future
• 9:40
  of
• 9:40
  the
• 9:40
  franchise
• 9:41
  as
• 9:41
  well.
• 9:42
  I
• 9:42
  also
• 9:43
  want
• 9:43
  to
• 9:43
  add
• 9:43
  a
• 9:43
  couple
• 9:43
  of
• 9:43
  caveats
• 9:44
  for
• 9:44
  the
• 9:44
  huge
• 9:45
  Tolkien
• 9:45
  and
• 9:46
  Lord
• 9:46
  of
• 9:46
  the
• 9:46
  Rings
• 9:46
  fans
• 9:47
  who
• 9:47
  may
• 9:47
  be
• 9:47
  listening
• 9:47
  to
• 9:47
  these.
• 9:48
  Yes,
• 9:49
  I
• 9:49
  probably
• 9:49
  have
• 9:49
  butchered
• 9:50
  some
• 9:50
  pronunciations
• 9:51
  over
• 9:51
  the
• 9:51
  series
• 9:51
  and
• 9:52
  I
• 9:52
  apologize
• 9:52
  for
• 9:53
  that.
• 9:53
  And
• 9:54
  no,
• 9:54
  I
• 9:54
  haven't
• 9:55
  included
• 9:55
  every
• 9:55
  fact,
• 9:56
  every
• 9:56
  tidbit,
• 9:57
  every
• 9:57
  piece
• 9:57
  of
• 9:57
  information
• 9:58
  that's
• 9:58
  out
• 9:58
  there
• 9:58
  on
• 9:59
  the
• 9:59
  Internet.
• 9:59
  Because
• 10:00
  there
• 10:00
  is
• 10:00
  a
• 10:00
  lot.
• 10:01
  The
• 10:02
  Lord
• 10:02
  of
• 10:02
  the
• 10:02
  Rings
• 10:03
  is
• 10:03
  immense.
• 10:04
  There
• 10:05
  is
• 10:05
  so
• 10:05
  much
• 10:05
  information
• 10:06
  just
• 10:06
  on
• 10:06
  Tolkien's
• 10:07
  novels
• 10:08
  that
• 10:08
  don't
• 10:08
  even
• 10:09
  relate
• 10:09
  to
• 10:10
  the
• 10:10
  movies
• 10:10
  and
• 10:11
  then
• 10:11
  there's
• 10:11
  so
• 10:11
  much
• 10:11
  information
• 10:12
  on
• 10:12
  these
• 10:12
  movies.
• 10:13
  It's
• 10:13
  just,
• 10:14
  it's
• 10:14
  overwhelming.
• 10:15
  In
• 10:15
  all
• 10:16
  honesty,
• 10:17
  anything
• 10:17
  I
• 10:18
  mention,
• 10:18
  there
• 10:19
  is
• 10:19
  a
• 10:19
  wealth
• 10:19
  more
• 10:20
  information
• 10:20
  out
• 10:20
  there
• 10:21
  to
• 10:21
  elaborate
• 10:21
  further.
• 10:22
  And
• 10:22
  if
• 10:22
  you
• 10:22
  are
• 10:22
  interested
• 10:23
  in
• 10:23
  anything
• 10:24
  that
• 10:24
  I
• 10:24
  mention
• 10:24
  and
• 10:24
  you
• 10:25
  think,
• 10:25
  oh,
• 10:25
  I'd
• 10:26
  really
• 10:26
  love
• 10:26
  to
• 10:26
  know
• 10:26
  more
• 10:27
  about
• 10:28
  the
• 10:28
  production
• 10:29
  design
• 10:29
  on
• 10:29
  the
• 10:30
  Lord
• 10:30
  of
• 10:30
  the
• 10:30
  Rings
• 10:31
  as
• 10:31
  an
• 10:31
  example,
• 10:32
  please
• 10:32
  do,
• 10:32
  because
• 10:32
  it's
• 10:33
  incredible
• 10:33
  production
• 10:34
  design,
• 10:35
  but
• 10:35
  there
• 10:36
  is
• 10:36
  so
• 10:36
  much
• 10:36
  information
• 10:36
  on
• 10:37
  the
• 10:37
  Internet.
• 10:37
  So
• 10:38
  if
• 10:38
  you
• 10:38
  are
• 10:38
  interested,
• 10:39
  please
• 10:39
  have
• 10:40
  a
• 10:40
  look
• 10:40
  into
• 10:40
  it
• 10:40
  further.
• 10:41
  This
• 10:42
  series
• 10:43
  of
• 10:43
  episodes
• 10:43
  has
• 10:44
  been
• 10:44
  an
• 10:44
  incredible
• 10:44
  task.
• 10:45
  This
• 10:46
  episode
• 10:46
  in
• 10:46
  particular
• 10:47
  has
• 10:47
  been
• 10:48
  a
• 10:48
  lot
• 10:48
  more
• 10:49
  difficult
• 10:49
  than
• 10:49
  most
• 10:50
  episodes,
• 10:52
  which
• 10:52
  was
• 10:52
  actually
• 10:53
  unintentional
• 10:54
  because
• 10:54
  I
• 10:55
  didn't
• 10:55
  realize
• 10:55
  the
• 10:55
  huge
• 10:56
  tasks
• 10:56
  that
• 10:56
  I'd
• 10:57
  left
• 10:57
  for
• 10:57
  myself
• 10:58
  until
• 10:58
  I
• 10:59
  came
• 10:59
  to
• 10:59
  doing
• 10:59
  this
• 10:59
  episode
• 11:00
  after
• 11:00
  doing
• 11:00
  the
• 11:01
  other
• 11:01
  two.
• 11:01
  And
• 11:02
  by
• 11:02
  that
• 11:02
  point
• 11:02
  you
• 11:03
  can't
• 11:03
  go
• 11:03
  back
• 11:03
  and
• 11:03
  change
• 11:03
  the
• 11:04
  other
• 11:04
  two.
• 11:05
  But
• 11:05
  like
• 11:05
  Peter
• 11:06
  Jackson,
• 11:07
  he
• 11:07
  made
• 11:07
  the
• 11:07
  final
• 11:07
  part
• 11:08
  the
• 11:08
  biggest
• 11:08
  one,
• 11:08
  so
• 11:09
  technically
• 11:09
  I'm
• 11:10
  just
• 11:10
  following
• 11:11
  his
• 11:11
  lead.
• 11:12
  Let's
• 11:12
  jump
• 11:12
  into
• 11:13
  it.
• 11:13
  Sauron's
• 11:14
  armies
• 11:14
  grow
• 11:15
  stronger
• 11:15
  and
• 11:15
  this
• 11:16
  episode
• 11:16
  is
• 11:16
  in
• 11:17
  fear
• 11:17
  of
• 11:17
  failing.
• 11:18
  But
• 11:18
  don't
• 11:19
  worry,
• 11:19
  the
• 11:20
  King
• 11:20
  of
• 11:20
  the
• 11:20
  Dead
• 11:20
  owes
• 11:21
  me
• 11:21
  a
• 11:21
  favour
• 11:22
  and
• 11:22
  will
• 11:22
  probably
• 11:23
  turn
• 11:23
  up
• 11:23
  to
• 11:23
  give
• 11:23
  me
• 11:24
  a
• 11:24
  hand
• 11:24
  at
• 11:24
  editing.
• 11:26
  No
• 11:26
  man
• 11:26
  can
• 11:26
  kill
• 11:27
  the
• 11:27
  Witch
• 11:27
  King,
• 11:28
  but
• 11:28
  luckily
• 11:29
  I
• 11:30
  am
• 11:30
  no
• 11:30
  man.
• 11:31
  Here's
• 11:32
  the
• 11:32
  trailer
• 11:32
  for
• 11:33
  the
• 11:33
  Lord
• 11:33
  of
• 11:33
  the
• 11:34
  the
• 11:35
  Return
• 11:35
  of
• 11:35
  the
• 11:35
  King
• 11:36
  For
• 11:36
  Frodo.
• 14:31
  Sauron's
• 14:31
  forces
• 14:32
  had
• 14:32
  laid
• 14:32
  siege
• 14:33
  to
• 14:33
  Minas
• 14:33
  Tirith,
• 14:34
  the
• 14:34
  capital
• 14:34
  of
• 14:34
  Gondor
• 14:35
  in
• 14:35
  their
• 14:35
  efforts
• 14:36
  to
• 14:36
  eliminate
• 14:36
  the
• 14:37
  race
• 14:37
  of
• 14:37
  Men.
• 14:38
  The
• 14:38
  once
• 14:38
  great
• 14:39
  kingdom
• 14:39
  watched
• 14:40
  over
• 14:40
  by
• 14:40
  a
• 14:40
  fading
• 14:41
  steward
• 14:41
  has
• 14:42
  never
• 14:42
  been
• 14:42
  in
• 14:43
  more
• 14:43
  desperate
• 14:43
  need
• 14:43
  of
• 14:44
  its
• 14:44
  king.
• 14:45
  But
• 14:45
  can
• 14:45
  Aragorn
• 14:46
  answer
• 14:46
  the
• 14:46
  call
• 14:46
  of
• 14:47
  his
• 14:47
  heritage
• 14:47
  and
• 14:48
  become
• 14:48
  what
• 14:48
  he
• 14:48
  was
• 14:49
  born
• 14:49
  to
• 14:49
  be?
• 14:50
  In
• 14:50
  no
• 14:50
  small
• 14:51
  measure,
• 14:51
  the
• 14:51
  fate
• 14:51
  of
• 14:52
  Middle
• 14:52
  Earth
• 14:52
  rests
• 14:53
  on
• 14:53
  his
• 14:53
  broad
• 14:53
  shoulders.
• 14:54
  With
• 14:55
  the
• 14:55
  final
• 14:55
  battle
• 14:56
  joined
• 14:56
  and
• 14:56
  the
• 14:56
  legions
• 14:57
  of
• 14:57
  darkness
• 14:57
  gathering
• 14:58
  Gandalf
• 14:59
  urgently
• 14:59
  tries
• 15:00
  to
• 15:00
  rally
• 15:00
  Gondor's
• 15:01
  broken
• 15:01
  army
• 15:02
  to
• 15:02
  action.
• 15:03
  He
• 15:03
  is
• 15:03
  aided
• 15:03
  by
• 15:04
  Rohan's
• 15:04
  King
• 15:04
  Theoden,
• 15:05
  who
• 15:06
  unites
• 15:06
  his
• 15:06
  warriors.
• 15:07
  Yet
• 15:07
  even
• 15:08
  with
• 15:08
  their
• 15:08
  courage
• 15:09
  and
• 15:09
  passionate
• 15:09
  loyalty
• 15:10
  the
• 15:10
  forces
• 15:11
  of
• 15:11
  men,
• 15:11
  with
• 15:12
  Eowyn
• 15:12
  and
• 15:12
  Merry
• 15:13
  hidden
• 15:13
  amongst
• 15:13
  them
• 15:14
  are
• 15:14
  no
• 15:14
  match
• 15:15
  for
• 15:15
  the
• 15:15
  enemies
• 15:15
  swarming
• 15:16
  against
• 15:16
  Gondor.
• 15:18
  Still,
• 15:18
  in
• 15:19
  the
• 15:19
  face
• 15:19
  of
• 15:19
  great
• 15:19
  losses,
• 15:20
  they
• 15:20
  charge
• 15:21
  forward
• 15:21
  into
• 15:21
  the
• 15:22
  battle
• 15:22
  of
• 15:22
  their
• 15:22
  lifetimes
• 15:23
  tied
• 15:24
  together
• 15:24
  by
• 15:24
  their
• 15:24
  singular
• 15:25
  goal
• 15:25
  to
• 15:25
  keep
• 15:26
  Sauron
• 15:26
  distracted
• 15:27
  and
• 15:27
  give
• 15:28
  the
• 15:28
  ring
• 15:28
  bearer
• 15:29
  a
• 15:29
  chance
• 15:29
  to
• 15:29
  complete
• 15:30
  his
• 15:30
  quest.
• 15:31
  Their
• 15:31
  hopes
• 15:32
  rest
• 15:32
  with
• 15:32
  Frodo
• 15:33
  journeying
• 15:34
  across
• 15:34
  treacherous
• 15:35
  enemy
• 15:35
  lands
• 15:35
  to
• 15:35
  cast
• 15:36
  the
• 15:36
  One
• 15:36
  Ring
• 15:37
  into
• 15:37
  the
• 15:37
  fires
• 15:37
  of
• 15:38
  Mount
• 15:38
  Doom.
• 15:39
  The
• 15:39
  closer
• 15:39
  Frodo
• 15:40
  gets
• 15:40
  to
• 15:40
  his
• 15:41
  destination,
• 15:42
  the
• 15:42
  heavier
• 15:42
  his
• 15:43
  burden
• 15:43
  becomes
• 15:44
  and
• 15:44
  the
• 15:44
  more
• 15:44
  he
• 15:44
  must
• 15:45
  rely
• 15:45
  on
• 15:45
  Samwise
• 15:46
  Gamgee.
• 15:47
  Gollum
• 15:48
  and
• 15:48
  the
• 15:48
  Ring
• 15:49
  will
• 15:49
  test
• 15:49
  Frodo's
• 15:50
  allegiances
• 15:51
  and
• 15:51
  ultimately
• 15:52
  his
• 15:53
  humanity.
• 15:54
  Let's
• 15:55
  run
• 15:55
  through
• 15:55
  the
• 15:55
  cast.
• 15:56
  Pretty
• 15:57
  much
• 15:57
  every
• 15:57
  single
• 15:57
  cast
• 15:58
  member
• 15:58
  returning
• 15:58
  from
• 15:59
  the
• 15:59
  last
• 15:59
  movie.
• 15:59
  On
• 15:59
  this
• 16:00
  one,
• 16:00
  with
• 16:00
  a
• 16:00
  couple
• 16:01
  more
• 16:01
  as
• 16:01
  well,
• 16:02
  we
• 16:02
  have
• 16:03
  Elijah
• 16:03
  Wood
• 16:04
  as
• 16:04
  Frodo
• 16:04
  Baggins
• 16:05
  Ian
• 16:05
  McKellen
• 16:06
  as
• 16:06
  Gandalf
• 16:07
  Viggo
• 16:07
  Mortensen
• 16:08
  as
• 16:08
  Aragorn
• 16:10
  Sean
• 16:10
  Astin
• 16:10
  as
• 16:10
  Samwise
• 16:11
  Gamgee
• 16:12
  Andy
• 16:13
  Serkis
• 16:13
  as
• 16:13
  Gollum
• 16:14
  Billy
• 16:15
  Boyd
• 16:15
  as
• 16:15
  Peregrine
• 16:16
  Took
• 16:17
  Dominic
• 16:17
  Monaghan
• 16:18
  as
• 16:18
  Meriad
• 16:18
  Doc
• 16:19
  Brandybuck
• 16:20
  John
• 16:20
  Rhys
• 16:21
  Davies
• 16:21
  as
• 16:21
  Gimli
• 16:22
  Orlando
• 16:23
  Bloom
• 16:24
  as
• 16:24
  Legolas
• 16:25
  Bernard
• 16:26
  Hill
• 16:26
  as
• 16:26
  Theoden
• 16:27
  Miranda
• 16:28
  Otto
• 16:29
  as
• 16:29
  Eowyn
• 16:30
  David
• 16:30
  Wenham
• 16:31
  as
• 16:31
  Faramir
• 16:32
  Karl
• 16:33
  Urban
• 16:33
  as
• 16:33
  Eomer
• 16:35
  Liv
• 16:35
  Tyler
• 16:35
  as
• 16:36
  Arwen
• 16:37
  Cate
• 16:37
  Blanchett
• 16:38
  as
• 16:38
  Galadriel
• 16:39
  Christopher
• 16:40
  Lee
• 16:40
  as
• 16:40
  Saruman
• 16:41
  Hugo
• 16:42
  Weaving
• 16:42
  as
• 16:43
  Elrond
• 16:44
  John
• 16:44
  Noble
• 16:44
  as
• 16:45
  Denethor
• 16:46
  and
• 16:46
  Ian
• 16:47
  Holm
• 16:47
  as
• 16:47
  Bilbo
• 16:48
  Baggins.
• 16:49
  The
• 16:49
  Lord
• 16:49
  of
• 16:49
  the
• 16:50
  the
• 16:50
  Return
• 16:50
  of
• 16:50
  the
• 16:51
  King
• 16:51
  has
• 16:51
  a
• 16:51
  screenplay
• 16:52
  by
• 16:52
  Fran
• 16:52
  Walsh,
• 16:53
  Philippa
• 16:53
  Boyens
• 16:54
  and
• 16:54
  Peter
• 16:55
  Jackson,
• 16:55
  was
• 16:56
  directed
• 16:56
  by
• 16:57
  Peter
• 16:57
  Jackson
• 16:58
  and
• 16:58
  was
• 16:58
  based
• 16:59
  on
• 16:59
  the
• 16:59
  Return
• 17:00
  of
• 17:00
  the
• 17:00
  King
• 17:00
  by
• 17:01
  J.R.R.
• 17:02
  tolkien.
• 17:03
  So
• 17:04
  this
• 17:04
  is
• 17:05
  kind
• 17:05
  of
• 17:05
  a
• 17:05
  big
• 17:05
  deal.
• 17:07
  After
• 17:07
  two
• 17:07
  years
• 17:07
  of
• 17:08
  attention
• 17:08
  and
• 17:08
  acclaim
• 17:09
  since
• 17:09
  the
• 17:09
  release
• 17:09
  of
• 17:10
  the
• 17:10
  Fellowship
• 17:10
  of
• 17:11
  the
• 17:11
  Ring,
• 17:12
  audience
• 17:12
  and
• 17:12
  critical
• 17:13
  anticipation
• 17:14
  for
• 17:14
  the
• 17:14
  Return
• 17:14
  of
• 17:14
  the
• 17:15
  King
• 17:15
  was
• 17:15
  extremely
• 17:16
  high.
• 17:17
  Only
• 17:18
  maybe
• 17:18
  Star
• 17:19
  Wars
• 17:19
  Episode
• 17:19
  the
• 17:20
  Phantom
• 17:20
  Menace
• 17:21
  had
• 17:21
  been
• 17:21
  more
• 17:21
  highly
• 17:22
  anticipated.
• 17:23
  The
• 17:23
  culmination
• 17:24
  of
• 17:24
  a
• 17:24
  remarkable
• 17:25
  trilogy,
• 17:26
  the
• 17:26
  scale
• 17:27
  of
• 17:27
  which
• 17:27
  no
• 17:27
  one
• 17:27
  had
• 17:28
  ever
• 17:28
  seen
• 17:28
  before,
• 17:29
  was
• 17:29
  coming
• 17:29
  to
• 17:29
  fruition.
• 17:31
  And
• 17:31
  after
• 17:31
  two
• 17:31
  outstanding
• 17:32
  entries
• 17:32
  in
• 17:32
  the
• 17:33
  trilogy,
• 17:33
  amassing
• 17:34
  over
• 17:34
  1.5
• 17:35
  billion
• 17:35
  at
• 17:36
  the
• 17:36
  box
• 17:36
  office,
• 17:37
  19
• 17:37
  Academy
• 17:38
  Award
• 17:38
  nominations,
• 17:39
  and
• 17:39
  six
• 17:39
  wins,
• 17:40
  there
• 17:40
  was
• 17:41
  no
• 17:41
  way
• 17:41
  this
• 17:41
  was
• 17:42
  going
• 17:42
  to
• 17:42
  disappoint.
• 17:43
  Just
• 17:43
  like
• 17:44
  this
• 17:44
  episode,
• 17:44
  maybe.
• 17:45
  And
• 17:45
  in
• 17:45
  this
• 17:46
  episode
• 17:46
  we're
• 17:46
  going
• 17:47
  to
• 17:47
  delve
• 17:47
  into
• 17:47
  the
• 17:47
  stuff
• 17:48
  that
• 17:48
  I've
• 17:48
  not
• 17:48
  yet
• 17:49
  managed
• 17:49
  to
• 17:49
  talk
• 17:49
  about.
• 17:50
  Basically,
• 17:51
  there's
• 17:51
  things
• 17:51
  that
• 17:52
  are
• 17:52
  things
• 17:52
  that
• 17:53
  were
• 17:53
  and
• 17:53
  some
• 17:54
  things
• 17:54
  that
• 17:54
  have
• 17:55
  not
• 17:55
  yet
• 17:55
  come
• 17:55
  to
• 17:56
  pass.
• 17:57
  Unsurprisingly,
• 17:58
  the
• 17:58
  film
• 17:59
  version
• 17:59
  of
• 17:59
  the
• 17:59
  Return
• 18:00
  of
• 18:00
  the
• 18:00
  King
• 18:00
  has
• 18:01
  several
• 18:01
  significant
• 18:01
  differences
• 18:02
  to
• 18:02
  Tolkien's
• 18:03
  original
• 18:03
  book
• 18:04
  for
• 18:04
  pacing,
• 18:04
  dramatic
• 18:05
  effect
• 18:05
  and
• 18:05
  cinematic
• 18:06
  storytelling.
• 18:07
  Character
• 18:08
  changes
• 18:08
  included
• 18:09
  Aragorn
• 18:09
  more
• 18:10
  reluctant
• 18:10
  about
• 18:10
  claiming
• 18:11
  the
• 18:11
  throne
• 18:11
  than
• 18:11
  his
• 18:12
  book
• 18:12
  counterpart
• 18:13
  Denethor,
• 18:14
  more
• 18:14
  overtly
• 18:14
  antagonistic
• 18:15
  and
• 18:15
  unstable
• 18:16
  from
• 18:16
  his
• 18:17
  first
• 18:17
  appearance
• 18:18
  Eowyn
• 18:18
  and
• 18:18
  Faramir's
• 18:19
  romance
• 18:19
  given
• 18:20
  little
• 18:20
  screen
• 18:21
  time,
• 18:21
  as
• 18:21
  opposed
• 18:21
  to
• 18:21
  it
• 18:22
  being
• 18:22
  developing
• 18:22
  in
• 18:22
  the
• 18:22
  Houses
• 18:23
  of
• 18:23
  Healing
• 18:23
  after
• 18:24
  the
• 18:24
  battle.
• 18:25
  This
• 18:25
  is,
• 18:25
  of
• 18:25
  course,
• 18:25
  after
• 18:26
  Eowyn's
• 18:26
  crush
• 18:26
  on
• 18:27
  Aragorn
• 18:27
  finding
• 18:28
  out
• 18:28
  he's
• 18:28
  in
• 18:28
  love
• 18:28
  with
• 18:28
  Arwen,
• 18:29
  and
• 18:29
  that
• 18:29
  love
• 18:30
  triangle
• 18:30
  being
• 18:30
  resolved
• 18:32
  in
• 18:32
  the
• 18:32
  book
• 18:33
  version
• 18:33
  of
• 18:33
  the
• 18:33
  Two
• 18:33
  Towers.
• 18:34
  Saruman
• 18:35
  is
• 18:35
  confronted
• 18:35
  at
• 18:36
  Isengard
• 18:36
  after
• 18:37
  Helm's
• 18:37
  Deep
• 18:37
  and
• 18:38
  dies
• 18:38
  in
• 18:38
  the
• 18:39
  Scouring
• 18:39
  of
• 18:39
  the
• 18:39
  Shire,
• 18:40
  which
• 18:40
  is
• 18:40
  never
• 18:40
  shown
• 18:41
  in
• 18:41
  Jackson's
• 18:42
  films.
• 18:42
  In
• 18:43
  the
• 18:43
  extended
• 18:43
  edition,
• 18:44
  Saruman
• 18:44
  dies
• 18:45
  at
• 18:45
  Isengard
• 18:46
  when
• 18:46
  stabbed
• 18:47
  by
• 18:47
  Wormtongue.
• 18:48
  Apparently,
• 18:49
  Christopher
• 18:49
  Lee's
• 18:50
  real
• 18:50
  experiences
• 18:51
  of
• 18:51
  military
• 18:51
  service
• 18:52
  meant
• 18:53
  he
• 18:53
  brought
• 18:53
  a
• 18:53
  sense
• 18:53
  of
• 18:54
  realism
• 18:54
  to
• 18:54
  Saruman's
• 18:55
  death
• 18:55
  rather
• 18:56
  than
• 18:56
  your
• 18:56
  typical
• 18:58
  dead.
• 18:59
  The
• 18:59
  army
• 19:00
  of
• 19:00
  the
• 19:00
  Dead
• 19:01
  could
• 19:01
  only
• 19:01
  help
• 19:02
  defeat
• 19:02
  the
• 19:02
  Corsairs
• 19:03
  at
• 19:03
  Pelagia,
• 19:04
  then
• 19:04
  are
• 19:04
  released
• 19:05
  in
• 19:05
  the
• 19:05
  book.
• 19:05
  In
• 19:06
  the
• 19:06
  film,
• 19:06
  they
• 19:06
  are
• 19:06
  brought
• 19:07
  to
• 19:07
  Minas
• 19:07
  Tirith
• 19:08
  to
• 19:08
  defeat
• 19:08
  Sauron's
• 19:09
  army
• 19:09
  directly.
• 19:10
  In
• 19:10
  the
• 19:11
  book,
• 19:11
  Aragorn
• 19:12
  uses
• 19:12
  the
• 19:12
  Palantir
• 19:13
  to
• 19:13
  challenge
• 19:13
  Sauron,
• 19:14
  but
• 19:14
  in
• 19:14
  the
• 19:14
  film
• 19:15
  this
• 19:15
  doesn't
• 19:15
  happen.
• 19:16
  Frodo
• 19:16
  and
• 19:17
  Sam's
• 19:17
  journey
• 19:17
  has
• 19:18
  added
• 19:18
  tension
• 19:18
  in
• 19:18
  the
• 19:19
  movie,
• 19:19
  including
• 19:19
  being
• 19:20
  tricked
• 19:20
  by
• 19:20
  Gollum,
• 19:21
  leading
• 19:21
  to
• 19:21
  Sam
• 19:22
  leaving
• 19:22
  for
• 19:22
  a
• 19:22
  brief
• 19:23
  period
• 19:23
  only
• 19:24
  to
• 19:24
  return
• 19:24
  to
• 19:24
  save
• 19:25
  Frodo
• 19:25
  from
• 19:25
  Shalob.
• 19:27
  Gollum
• 19:27
  also
• 19:27
  actively
• 19:28
  fights
• 19:28
  with
• 19:28
  Frodo
• 19:29
  in
• 19:29
  Mount
• 19:29
  Doom,
• 19:29
  which
• 19:30
  also
• 19:30
  doesn't
• 19:30
  happen
• 19:30
  in
• 19:30
  the
• 19:31
  books.
• 19:31
  The
• 19:31
  writers
• 19:32
  felt
• 19:32
  that
• 19:32
  simply
• 19:33
  having
• 19:33
  Gollum
• 19:33
  slip
• 19:34
  and
• 19:34
  fall
• 19:34
  was
• 19:34
  anticlimactic.
• 19:36
  Originally,
• 19:37
  it
• 19:37
  was
• 19:37
  planned
• 19:37
  that
• 19:37
  Frodo
• 19:38
  would
• 19:38
  heroically
• 19:39
  push
• 19:39
  Gollum
• 19:40
  over
• 19:40
  the
• 19:40
  edge
• 19:41
  to
• 19:41
  destroy
• 19:41
  him
• 19:41
  in
• 19:42
  the
• 19:42
  Ring.
• 19:42
  But
• 19:43
  the
• 19:43
  production
• 19:43
  team
• 19:43
  realized
• 19:44
  that
• 19:44
  this
• 19:44
  would
• 19:44
  make
• 19:45
  it
• 19:45
  look
• 19:45
  as
• 19:45
  if
• 19:45
  Frodo
• 19:46
  was
• 19:46
  murdering
• 19:47
  Gollum,
• 19:47
  so
• 19:48
  instead
• 19:48
  they
• 19:48
  had
• 19:48
  Frodo
• 19:49
  and
• 19:49
  Gollum
• 19:49
  struggle
• 19:50
  for
• 19:50
  possession
• 19:50
  of
• 19:50
  the
• 19:51
  Ring.
• 19:52
  New
• 19:52
  scenes
• 19:53
  were
• 19:53
  added
• 19:53
  to
• 19:53
  the
• 19:53
  film
• 19:53
  that
• 19:53
  weren't
• 19:54
  present
• 19:54
  in
• 19:54
  the
• 19:54
  book,
• 19:55
  including
• 19:55
  Denethor
• 19:56
  attempting
• 19:56
  to
• 19:57
  burn
• 19:57
  Faramir
• 19:57
  alive
• 19:58
  while
• 19:58
  still
• 19:58
  conscious,
• 19:59
  Legolas
• 20:00
  single
• 20:00
  handedly
• 20:01
  taking
• 20:01
  down
• 20:01
  an
• 20:02
  Oliphant,
• 20:03
  Arwen's
• 20:03
  fate
• 20:03
  being
• 20:04
  tied
• 20:04
  to
• 20:04
  the
• 20:04
  Ring,
• 20:05
  and
• 20:05
  the
• 20:05
  extended
• 20:05
  battle
• 20:06
  sequences
• 20:06
  at
• 20:06
  Minas
• 20:07
  Tirith
• 20:07
  and
• 20:07
  the
• 20:08
  Pelennor
• 20:08
  Fields.
• 20:09
  Now
• 20:10
  of
• 20:10
  course,
• 20:10
  the
• 20:10
  book
• 20:10
  includes
• 20:11
  extensive
• 20:11
  appendices
• 20:12
  covering
• 20:13
  the
• 20:13
  Fourth
• 20:13
  Age
• 20:13
  and
• 20:14
  characters
• 20:14
  fates.
• 20:15
  There
• 20:15
  was
• 20:15
  no
• 20:16
  way
• 20:16
  the
• 20:16
  film
• 20:16
  could
• 20:16
  do
• 20:17
  this,
• 20:17
  it
• 20:17
  was
• 20:17
  already
• 20:18
  rather
• 20:18
  lengthy,
• 20:19
  so
• 20:19
  instead
• 20:20
  it
• 20:20
  uses
• 20:20
  a
• 20:20
  condensed
• 20:21
  epilogue
• 20:22
  showing
• 20:22
  only
• 20:22
  the
• 20:22
  Hobbits
• 20:23
  return
• 20:23
  and
• 20:24
  Frodo's
• 20:24
  departure.
• 20:26
  As
• 20:26
  I
• 20:26
  mentioned
• 20:27
  in
• 20:27
  the
• 20:27
  episode
• 20:27
  on
• 20:27
  the
• 20:27
  Fellowship
• 20:28
  of
• 20:28
  the
• 20:28
  Ring,
• 20:28
  Christopher
• 20:29
  Tolkien
• 20:29
  specifically
• 20:30
  wasn't
• 20:30
  happy
• 20:31
  with
• 20:31
  these
• 20:31
  adaptations,
• 20:32
  claiming
• 20:32
  they
• 20:33
  trivialized
• 20:33
  his
• 20:34
  father's
• 20:34
  work,
• 20:34
  which
• 20:35
  was
• 20:35
  more
• 20:35
  philosophical
• 20:36
  and
• 20:36
  politically
• 20:37
  nuanced
• 20:37
  with
• 20:38
  greater
• 20:38
  emphasis
• 20:39
  on
• 20:39
  the
• 20:39
  declining
• 20:40
  age
• 20:40
  and
• 20:40
  passing
• 20:41
  of
• 20:41
  magic.
• 20:42
  The
• 20:42
  films
• 20:42
  are
• 20:43
  more
• 20:43
  action
• 20:43
  orientated,
• 20:44
  with
• 20:44
  greater
• 20:45
  focus
• 20:45
  on
• 20:45
  battles
• 20:46
  and
• 20:46
  physical
• 20:46
  confrontation
• 20:47
  and
• 20:48
  a
• 20:48
  clear
• 20:48
  distinction
• 20:49
  between
• 20:49
  good
• 20:49
  and
• 20:49
  evil.
• 20:50
  In
• 20:51
  many
• 20:51
  ways,
• 20:51
  adapting
• 20:51
  the
• 20:52
  Lord
• 20:52
  of
• 20:52
  the
• 20:52
  Rings
• 20:52
  was
• 20:53
  always
• 20:53
  going
• 20:53
  to
• 20:53
  be
• 20:53
  a
• 20:54
  thankless
• 20:54
  task.
• 20:55
  You
• 20:55
  were
• 20:55
  never
• 20:55
  going
• 20:56
  to
• 20:56
  please
• 20:56
  everyone.
• 20:57
  While
• 20:57
  Jackson's
• 20:58
  changes
• 20:58
  altered
• 20:59
  some
• 20:59
  of
• 20:59
  Tolkien's
• 21:00
  themes
• 21:00
  and
• 21:00
  narrative
• 21:01
  structure,
• 21:01
  his
• 21:02
  adaptation
• 21:02
  is
• 21:03
  still
• 21:03
  considered
• 21:03
  one
• 21:04
  of
• 21:04
  the
• 21:04
  more
• 21:04
  faithful
• 21:05
  epic
• 21:05
  fantasy
• 21:05
  adaptations
• 21:06
  in
• 21:06
  cinema,
• 21:07
  capturing
• 21:08
  the
• 21:08
  essence
• 21:08
  of
• 21:08
  the
• 21:08
  story
• 21:09
  while
• 21:09
  adapting
• 21:09
  it
• 21:09
  to
• 21:10
  a
• 21:10
  different
• 21:10
  medium.
• 21:11
  The
• 21:11
  Tolkien
• 21:12
  estate
• 21:12
  doesn't
• 21:12
  agree,
• 21:13
  but
• 21:13
  you
• 21:14
  adapt
• 21:14
  an
• 21:14
  adaptation
• 21:16
  and
• 21:16
  this
• 21:17
  is
• 21:17
  a
• 21:17
  beautifully
• 21:18
  lavish
• 21:18
  adaptation
• 21:19
  with
• 21:19
  such
• 21:19
  care
• 21:20
  and
• 21:20
  attention
• 21:20
  to
• 21:20
  detail
• 21:21
  in
• 21:22
  every
• 21:22
  regard.
• 21:23
  It's
• 21:23
  really
• 21:23
  hard
• 21:24
  not
• 21:24
  to
• 21:25
  love
• 21:25
  these
• 21:25
  movies
• 21:26
  even
• 21:26
  if
• 21:26
  you
• 21:26
  weren't
• 21:27
  a
• 21:27
  film
• 21:27
  history
• 21:27
  podcast,
• 21:28
  as
• 21:29
  well
• 21:29
  as
• 21:29
  realising
• 21:30
  they
• 21:30
  age
• 21:31
  like
• 21:31
  a
• 21:31
  fine
• 21:31
  wine
• 21:32
  because
• 21:33
  of
• 21:33
  the
• 21:33
  care
• 21:33
  and
• 21:33
  attention
• 21:34
  and
• 21:34
  the
• 21:34
  reliance
• 21:35
  on
• 21:35
  practical
• 21:35
  makeup
• 21:36
  effects
• 21:36
  and
• 21:36
  prosthetics.
• 21:38
  And
• 21:38
  this
• 21:38
  is
• 21:38
  a
• 21:38
  great
• 21:38
  way
• 21:39
  to
• 21:39
  segue
• 21:39
  into
• 21:39
  the
• 21:40
  wonderful
• 21:40
  award
• 21:40
  winning
• 21:41
  hair
• 21:41
  and
• 21:41
  makeup.
• 21:42
  The
• 21:42
  team,
• 21:43
  led
• 21:43
  by
• 21:43
  makeup
• 21:44
  artist
• 21:44
  Peter
• 21:44
  King
• 21:45
  and
• 21:45
  hair
• 21:45
  designer
• 21:45
  Peter
• 21:46
  Owen,
• 21:46
  alongside
• 21:47
  special
• 21:48
  makeup
• 21:48
  effects
• 21:48
  artist
• 21:49
  Richard
• 21:49
  Taylor
• 21:50
  and
• 21:50
  prosthetic
• 21:50
  supervisor
• 21:51
  Gino
• 21:51
  Azevedo,
• 21:53
  faced
• 21:53
  immense
• 21:53
  challenges
• 21:54
  in
• 21:54
  creating
• 21:55
  distinctive
• 21:55
  looks
• 21:56
  for
• 21:56
  various
• 21:56
  races
• 21:57
  and
• 21:57
  characters.
• 21:58
  Pretty
• 21:58
  much
• 21:58
  every
• 21:59
  character
• 21:59
  in
• 21:59
  these
• 22:00
  movies
• 22:00
  wears
• 22:00
  a
• 22:00
  wig
• 22:01
  which
• 22:01
  were
• 22:01
  mostly
• 22:02
  made
• 22:02
  from
• 22:02
  human
• 22:02
  hair.
• 22:03
  Over
• 22:03
  10,000
• 22:04
  wigs
• 22:05
  and
• 22:05
  hair
• 22:05
  pieces
• 22:05
  were
• 22:06
  used
• 22:06
  across
• 22:06
  the
• 22:06
  trilogy
• 22:07
  and
• 22:07
  were
• 22:07
  often
• 22:08
  elaborately
• 22:09
  braided
• 22:09
  or
• 22:10
  in
• 22:10
  the
• 22:10
  case
• 22:10
  of
• 22:10
  the
• 22:10
  elves,
• 22:11
  straight
• 22:11
  out
• 22:12
  of
• 22:12
  a
• 22:12
  l'
• 22:12
  oreal
• 22:12
  hair
• 22:13
  ad
• 22:14
  long
• 22:14
  beards
• 22:14
  were
• 22:14
  also
• 22:15
  fake.
• 22:15
  Christopher
• 22:16
  Lee's
• 22:16
  wig
• 22:17
  and
• 22:17
  beard
• 22:17
  combo
• 22:17
  took
• 22:18
  hours
• 22:18
  to
• 22:18
  apply
• 22:18
  each
• 22:19
  day.
• 22:19
  Ian
• 22:20
  McKellen
• 22:20
  not
• 22:20
  only
• 22:21
  had
• 22:21
  a
• 22:21
  long
• 22:21
  gray
• 22:22
  wig
• 22:22
  and
• 22:22
  beard,
• 22:23
  but
• 22:23
  also
• 22:23
  facial
• 22:24
  prosthetics
• 22:24
  on
• 22:24
  his
• 22:25
  nose
• 22:25
  and
• 22:25
  ears
• 22:26
  and
• 22:26
  age
• 22:26
  makeup
• 22:28
  also
• 22:28
  in
• 22:28
  aged
• 22:28
  makeup
• 22:29
  King
• 22:29
  Theoden
• 22:30
  before
• 22:30
  he's
• 22:30
  broken
• 22:31
  free
• 22:31
  of
• 22:31
  Saruman's
• 22:32
  curse.
• 22:33
  The
• 22:33
  hobbits
• 22:34
  had
• 22:34
  large
• 22:34
  prosthetic
• 22:35
  feet
• 22:35
  and
• 22:35
  ears.
• 22:36
  The
• 22:36
  feet
• 22:36
  were
• 22:37
  made
• 22:37
  from
• 22:37
  lightweight
• 22:38
  foam
• 22:38
  latex
• 22:38
  over
• 22:39
  a
• 22:39
  thin
• 22:39
  rubber
• 22:39
  base
• 22:40
  that
• 22:40
  couldn't
• 22:41
  be
• 22:41
  reused
• 22:41
  after
• 22:42
  wearing.
• 22:43
  Each
• 22:43
  pair
• 22:43
  were
• 22:43
  custom
• 22:44
  fitted
• 22:44
  to
• 22:44
  each
• 22:44
  actor's
• 22:45
  foot.
• 22:45
  Measurements
• 22:46
  took
• 22:46
  up
• 22:46
  to
• 22:46
  90
• 22:47
  minutes
• 22:47
  to
• 22:47
  apply
• 22:48
  and
• 22:48
  extended
• 22:49
  approximately
• 22:49
  five
• 22:50
  inches
• 22:50
  beyond
• 22:50
  the
• 22:51
  actor's
• 22:51
  real
• 22:51
  toes.
• 22:52
  Each
• 22:52
  foot
• 22:53
  was
• 22:53
  also
• 22:53
  covered
• 22:54
  with
• 22:54
  meticulously
• 22:54
  applied
• 22:55
  synthetic
• 22:55
  hair
• 22:56
  and
• 22:56
  painted
• 22:57
  with
• 22:57
  multiple
• 22:57
  layers
• 22:58
  of
• 22:58
  silicone
• 22:58
  based
• 22:59
  makeup
• 22:59
  for
• 22:59
  realistic
• 23:00
  skin
• 23:00
  tones.
• 23:01
  Each
• 23:01
  hobbit
• 23:02
  actor
• 23:02
  had
• 23:02
  to
• 23:02
  change
• 23:03
  their
• 23:03
  walking
• 23:03
  style
• 23:04
  to
• 23:04
  accommodate
• 23:04
  the
• 23:05
  shift
• 23:05
  in
• 23:05
  their
• 23:05
  center
• 23:06
  of
• 23:06
  gravity.
• 23:06
  And
• 23:07
  while
• 23:07
  the
• 23:07
  soles
• 23:07
  were
• 23:08
  thin
• 23:08
  enough
• 23:08
  to
• 23:08
  allow
• 23:09
  ground
• 23:09
  feel,
• 23:10
  they
• 23:10
  were
• 23:10
  hard
• 23:10
  to
• 23:11
  walk
• 23:11
  on
• 23:11
  in
• 23:11
  tough
• 23:11
  terrain
• 23:12
  as
• 23:12
  sharp
• 23:12
  rocks
• 23:13
  could
• 23:13
  easily
• 23:13
  break
• 23:14
  the
• 23:14
  delicate
• 23:14
  foam
• 23:15
  latex.
• 23:16
  They
• 23:16
  also
• 23:16
  couldn't
• 23:16
  get
• 23:17
  them
• 23:17
  wet
• 23:17
  as
• 23:17
  this
• 23:18
  would
• 23:18
  mat
• 23:18
  the
• 23:18
  hair
• 23:18
  and
• 23:19
  could
• 23:19
  dissolve
• 23:19
  the
• 23:19
  adhesives.
• 23:20
  They
• 23:21
  worked
• 23:21
  with
• 23:21
  special
• 23:22
  movement
• 23:22
  coaches
• 23:22
  to
• 23:23
  develop
• 23:23
  a
• 23:23
  natural
• 23:23
  looking
• 23:24
  gait
• 23:25
  and
• 23:25
  build
• 23:25
  tolerance
• 23:25
  with
• 23:26
  special
• 23:26
  exercises
• 23:27
  to
• 23:27
  strengthen
• 23:28
  their
• 23:28
  ankles
• 23:28
  and
• 23:28
  calves.
• 23:29
  Special
• 23:30
  boots
• 23:30
  that
• 23:30
  mimicked
• 23:31
  Hobbit
• 23:31
  feet
• 23:32
  were
• 23:32
  used
• 23:32
  for
• 23:32
  challenging
• 23:33
  terrain.
• 23:34
  The
• 23:34
  elves
• 23:35
  had
• 23:35
  pointed
• 23:35
  ear
• 23:36
  prosthetics
• 23:36
  and
• 23:36
  distinctive
• 23:37
  eyebrows
• 23:37
  with
• 23:38
  long
• 23:38
  flowing
• 23:38
  wigs,
• 23:39
  with
• 23:39
  intricate
• 23:40
  braids
• 23:40
  and
• 23:40
  ornamentation
• 23:41
  and
• 23:41
  illuminating
• 23:42
  makeup
• 23:43
  techniques
• 23:43
  to
• 23:43
  make
• 23:43
  them
• 23:44
  feel
• 23:44
  otherworldly.
• 23:45
  Dwarfs
• 23:46
  had
• 23:46
  prosthetic
• 23:47
  noses,
• 23:47
  foreheads
• 23:48
  and
• 23:48
  facial
• 23:48
  hair.
• 23:49
  The
• 23:49
  orcs
• 23:50
  and
• 23:50
  Uruk
• 23:50
  Hai
• 23:51
  had
• 23:51
  full
• 23:51
  face
• 23:51
  prosthetics
• 23:52
  with
• 23:52
  custom
• 23:53
  teeth
• 23:53
  and
• 23:53
  colored
• 23:54
  contact
• 23:54
  lenses,
• 23:55
  plus
• 23:55
  full
• 23:55
  body
• 23:56
  makeup
• 23:56
  that
• 23:56
  took
• 23:57
  three
• 23:57
  to
• 23:57
  five
• 23:57
  hours
• 23:58
  to
• 23:58
  apply.
• 23:59
  Up
• 23:59
  to
• 23:59
  15
• 23:59
  makeup
• 24:00
  artists
• 24:00
  work
• 24:01
  simultaneously
• 24:02
  during
• 24:02
  large
• 24:02
  battle
• 24:03
  scenes,
• 24:03
  and
• 24:04
  those
• 24:04
  teams
• 24:04
  developed
• 24:05
  water
• 24:05
  and
• 24:05
  sweatproof
• 24:06
  makeup
• 24:06
  techniques
• 24:07
  for
• 24:07
  the
• 24:07
  action
• 24:07
  sequences.
• 24:09
  Throughout
• 24:09
  these
• 24:09
  episodes.
• 24:10
  I've
• 24:10
  talked
• 24:10
  a
• 24:10
  little
• 24:11
  about
• 24:11
  the
• 24:11
  detailed
• 24:11
  set
• 24:12
  design,
• 24:12
  the
• 24:12
  use
• 24:12
  of
• 24:12
  dual
• 24:13
  scale
• 24:13
  sets
• 24:14
  and
• 24:14
  scale
• 24:14
  doubles.
• 24:15
  But
• 24:15
  what
• 24:15
  I
• 24:16
  haven't
• 24:16
  yet
• 24:17
  is
• 24:17
  the
• 24:17
  vision
• 24:18
  effects
• 24:18
  achieved
• 24:19
  through
• 24:19
  set
• 24:19
  design.
• 24:20
  Basic
• 24:21
  force
• 24:21
  perspective
• 24:22
  involves
• 24:22
  precisely
• 24:23
  positioning
• 24:23
  actors
• 24:24
  at
• 24:24
  different
• 24:24
  distances
• 24:25
  from
• 24:25
  the
• 24:25
  camera.
• 24:26
  Characters
• 24:27
  meant
• 24:27
  to
• 24:27
  appear
• 24:28
  smaller,
• 24:28
  hobbits
• 24:29
  and
• 24:29
  dwarves
• 24:29
  were
• 24:29
  placed
• 24:30
  further
• 24:30
  away
• 24:30
  from
• 24:31
  the
• 24:31
  camera
• 24:31
  and
• 24:32
  characters
• 24:32
  meant
• 24:32
  to
• 24:32
  appear
• 24:33
  larger.
• 24:33
  Humans,
• 24:34
  elves
• 24:34
  and
• 24:34
  wizards
• 24:35
  were
• 24:35
  positioned
• 24:35
  closer
• 24:36
  to
• 24:36
  the
• 24:36
  camera
• 24:37
  and
• 24:37
  camera
• 24:37
  angles,
• 24:38
  and
• 24:38
  custom
• 24:38
  built
• 24:39
  sets
• 24:39
  were
• 24:39
  designed
• 24:40
  to
• 24:40
  hide
• 24:40
  these
• 24:40
  distance
• 24:41
  differences.
• 24:42
  Forced
• 24:42
  perspective
• 24:43
  has
• 24:43
  been
• 24:43
  used
• 24:43
  in
• 24:43
  film
• 24:44
  since
• 24:44
  the
• 24:44
  early
• 24:44
  1900s
• 24:46
  with
• 24:46
  Georges
• 24:46
  Mallet's
• 24:47
  Le
• 24:47
  Voyage
• 24:48
  dans
• 24:48
  la
• 24:48
  Lune.
• 24:49
  Using
• 24:49
  basic
• 24:49
  force
• 24:50
  perspective
• 24:50
  to
• 24:50
  create
• 24:51
  the
• 24:51
  illusion
• 24:51
  of
• 24:51
  the
• 24:52
  spacecraft
• 24:52
  landing
• 24:53
  in
• 24:53
  the
• 24:53
  moon's
• 24:53
  eye.
• 24:54
  Fritz
• 24:55
  Lang's
• 24:55
  1927
• 24:56
  masterpiece
• 24:56
  Metropolis
• 24:57
  is
• 24:58
  another
• 24:58
  early
• 24:58
  and
• 24:59
  influential
• 24:59
  example.
• 25:00
  Using
• 25:00
  forced
• 25:01
  perspective
• 25:01
  to
• 25:01
  create
• 25:02
  the
• 25:02
  illusion
• 25:02
  of
• 25:03
  massive
• 25:03
  cityscapes
• 25:04
  and
• 25:04
  architecture.
• 25:05
  The
• 25:05
  film
• 25:05
  featured
• 25:06
  elaborate
• 25:06
  miniature
• 25:07
  sets
• 25:07
  combined
• 25:07
  with
• 25:08
  forced
• 25:08
  perspective
• 25:09
  to
• 25:09
  create
• 25:09
  the
• 25:09
  futuristic
• 25:10
  city
• 25:10
  style.
• 25:11
  Alfred
• 25:12
  Hitchcock
• 25:12
  was
• 25:12
  also
• 25:13
  an
• 25:13
  early
• 25:13
  master
• 25:14
  of
• 25:14
  the
• 25:14
  technique,
• 25:15
  using
• 25:15
  it
• 25:15
  notably
• 25:16
  in
• 25:16
  his
• 25:16
  1958
• 25:17
  film
• 25:17
  Vertigo
• 25:18
  to
• 25:18
  create
• 25:19
  the
• 25:19
  illusion
• 25:19
  of
• 25:19
  height
• 25:20
  and
• 25:20
  depth
• 25:20
  in
• 25:20
  the
• 25:21
  bell
• 25:21
  tower
• 25:21
  sequences
• 25:22
  without
• 25:22
  requiring
• 25:23
  the
• 25:23
  actors
• 25:23
  to
• 25:24
  be
• 25:24
  in
• 25:24
  actual
• 25:24
  danger.
• 25:26
  Traditional
• 25:27
  forced
• 25:27
  perspective
• 25:28
  works
• 25:28
  best
• 25:28
  with
• 25:28
  static
• 25:29
  shots.
• 25:30
  False
• 25:30
  perspective
• 25:31
  is
• 25:31
  a
• 25:31
  lot
• 25:31
  more
• 25:32
  difficult
• 25:32
  in
• 25:32
  moving
• 25:33
  shots.
• 25:33
  For
• 25:34
  dynamic
• 25:34
  scenes,
• 25:35
  the
• 25:35
  team
• 25:35
  created
• 25:36
  a
• 25:36
  moving
• 25:36
  platform
• 25:37
  system
• 25:37
  where
• 25:38
  actors
• 25:38
  and
• 25:38
  camera
• 25:39
  could
• 25:39
  move
• 25:39
  in
• 25:39
  precise
• 25:40
  synchronization.
• 25:41
  Computerized
• 25:42
  motion
• 25:43
  control
• 25:43
  rigs
• 25:43
  that
• 25:43
  maintained
• 25:44
  proper
• 25:44
  perspective
• 25:45
  during
• 25:45
  movement
• 25:46
  were
• 25:46
  used.
• 25:46
  Two
• 25:47
  simultaneous
• 25:48
  camera
• 25:48
  rigs
• 25:48
  moved
• 25:49
  in
• 25:49
  precise
• 25:49
  mathematical
• 25:50
  relationship
• 25:51
  to
• 25:51
  each
• 25:51
  other.
• 25:52
  As
• 25:52
  the
• 25:52
  primary
• 25:53
  camera
• 25:53
  moved,
• 25:54
  the
• 25:54
  secondary
• 25:55
  camera
• 25:55
  would
• 25:55
  move
• 25:55
  at
• 25:55
  a
• 25:56
  precisely
• 25:56
  calculated
• 25:57
  different
• 25:57
  speed
• 25:58
  and
• 25:58
  trajectory.
• 25:59
  This
• 25:59
  maintained
• 26:00
  the
• 26:00
  proper
• 26:00
  perspective
• 26:01
  relationship
• 26:02
  between
• 26:02
  foreground
• 26:02
  and
• 26:03
  background
• 26:03
  elements.
• 26:04
  This
• 26:05
  system
• 26:05
  could
• 26:05
  account
• 26:05
  for
• 26:05
  dolly
• 26:06
  moves,
• 26:06
  pans,
• 26:07
  tilts
• 26:07
  and
• 26:08
  even
• 26:08
  complex
• 26:08
  combinations.
• 26:10
  It
• 26:10
  was
• 26:10
  quite
• 26:10
  taxing
• 26:11
  for
• 26:11
  the
• 26:11
  actors
• 26:12
  though,
• 26:12
  who
• 26:12
  couldn't
• 26:13
  interact
• 26:13
  with
• 26:13
  each
• 26:14
  other.
• 26:14
  And
• 26:14
  complex
• 26:15
  shots
• 26:15
  like
• 26:16
  Gandalf
• 26:16
  and
• 26:17
  Frodo
• 26:17
  together
• 26:17
  on
• 26:18
  Gandalf's
• 26:18
  cart
• 26:19
  would
• 26:19
  often
• 26:19
  take
• 26:19
  dozens
• 26:20
  of
• 26:20
  takes
• 26:20
  to
• 26:21
  get
• 26:21
  right.
• 26:21
  For
• 26:22
  those
• 26:22
  shots,
• 26:22
  two
• 26:23
  separate
• 26:23
  carts
• 26:23
  were
• 26:24
  built
• 26:24
  at
• 26:24
  different
• 26:24
  scales
• 26:25
  with
• 26:25
  each
• 26:26
  mounted
• 26:26
  on
• 26:26
  a
• 26:26
  motion
• 26:27
  control
• 26:27
  rig.
• 26:28
  As
• 26:28
  the
• 26:28
  camera
• 26:29
  tracked
• 26:29
  alongside,
• 26:30
  both
• 26:30
  carts
• 26:31
  moved
• 26:31
  at
• 26:31
  precisely
• 26:32
  calculated
• 26:33
  different
• 26:33
  speeds.
• 26:34
  The
• 26:34
  background
• 26:35
  landscape
• 26:35
  was
• 26:36
  carefully
• 26:36
  designed
• 26:37
  to
• 26:37
  hide
• 26:37
  the
• 26:37
  seam
• 26:38
  between
• 26:38
  scales,
• 26:40
  particularly
• 26:40
  in
• 26:41
  Bag
• 26:41
  End.
• 26:41
  Custom
• 26:42
  built
• 26:42
  split
• 26:42
  sets
• 26:43
  with
• 26:43
  sections
• 26:43
  at
• 26:44
  different
• 26:44
  scales
• 26:44
  were
• 26:45
  positioned
• 26:45
  side
• 26:45
  by
• 26:46
  side
• 26:46
  with
• 26:46
  characters
• 26:47
  performing
• 26:48
  on
• 26:48
  their
• 26:48
  respective
• 26:49
  set
• 26:49
  with
• 26:49
  a
• 26:50
  precisely
• 26:50
  aligned
• 26:51
  dividing
• 26:51
  line
• 26:51
  between
• 26:52
  the
• 26:52
  sets
• 26:52
  hidden
• 26:53
  by
• 26:53
  careful
• 26:53
  set
• 26:53
  design.
• 26:54
  The
• 26:55
  two
• 26:55
  sections
• 26:55
  were
• 26:55
  then
• 26:56
  filmed
• 26:56
  simultaneously
• 26:57
  and
• 26:57
  then
• 26:58
  seamlessly
• 26:58
  composited.
• 27:00
  The
• 27:00
  Return
• 27:00
  of
• 27:00
  the
• 27:01
  King
• 27:01
  would
• 27:01
  not
• 27:01
  just
• 27:02
  feature
• 27:02
  the
• 27:02
  return
• 27:03
  of
• 27:03
  the
• 27:03
  actual
• 27:04
  king,
• 27:04
  but
• 27:05
  several
• 27:05
  more
• 27:05
  standout
• 27:06
  scenes
• 27:06
  and
• 27:07
  creatures.
• 27:08
  Shalob,
• 27:08
  the
• 27:09
  giant
• 27:09
  spider
• 27:09
  was
• 27:09
  created
• 27:10
  through
• 27:10
  a
• 27:10
  combination
• 27:11
  of
• 27:11
  practical
• 27:11
  effects,
• 27:12
  puppetry
• 27:12
  and
• 27:12
  cgi.
• 27:13
  Her
• 27:14
  inspiration
• 27:14
  came
• 27:15
  from
• 27:15
  several
• 27:15
  real
• 27:16
  world
• 27:16
  spider
• 27:17
  species.
• 27:17
  New
• 27:18
  Zealand's
• 27:18
  tunnel
• 27:19
  web
• 27:19
  spider
• 27:19
  for
• 27:19
  body
• 27:20
  structure,
• 27:20
  black
• 27:21
  widows
• 27:21
  for
• 27:21
  the
• 27:22
  distinctive
• 27:22
  abdomen
• 27:23
  shape,
• 27:23
  huntsman
• 27:24
  spiders
• 27:24
  for
• 27:25
  leg
• 27:25
  movement
• 27:25
  patterns,
• 27:26
  and
• 27:26
  various
• 27:27
  tarantula
• 27:27
  species
• 27:28
  for
• 27:28
  the
• 27:28
  overall
• 27:29
  hair
• 27:29
  texture.
• 27:30
  They
• 27:30
  wanted
• 27:30
  Shalob
• 27:31
  to
• 27:31
  be
• 27:31
  biologically
• 27:32
  plausible
• 27:33
  and
• 27:33
  not
• 27:34
  just
• 27:34
  something
• 27:34
  fantastical.
• 27:35
  And
• 27:35
  let's
• 27:36
  be
• 27:36
  honest,
• 27:36
  she
• 27:37
  is
• 27:37
  absolutely
• 27:37
  terrifying.
• 27:38
  Her
• 27:39
  practical
• 27:39
  parts
• 27:40
  included
• 27:40
  a
• 27:41
  full
• 27:41
  size
• 27:41
  physical
• 27:42
  model
• 27:42
  of
• 27:42
  Shelop's
• 27:43
  head
• 27:43
  and
• 27:43
  fangs
• 27:43
  for
• 27:43
  close
• 27:44
  up
• 27:44
  shots,
• 27:44
  mechanical
• 27:45
  legs
• 27:45
  that
• 27:45
  could
• 27:46
  be
• 27:46
  manipulated
• 27:46
  by
• 27:47
  puppeteers,
• 27:48
  detailed
• 27:48
  practical
• 27:49
  models
• 27:50
  of
• 27:50
  Shelob's
• 27:50
  eyes
• 27:51
  and
• 27:51
  partial
• 27:51
  body
• 27:52
  segments
• 27:52
  of
• 27:52
  specific
• 27:53
  shots
• 27:53
  where
• 27:53
  Frodo
• 27:54
  interacts
• 27:55
  with
• 27:55
  the
• 27:55
  spider.
• 27:56
  Her
• 27:56
  webbing
• 27:56
  was
• 27:57
  Made
• 27:57
  from
• 27:57
  a
• 27:57
  specialized
• 27:58
  elastic
• 27:58
  silicon
• 27:59
  material
• 28:00
  and
• 28:00
  was
• 28:00
  woven
• 28:01
  filling
• 28:01
  tunnels
• 28:02
  and
• 28:02
  passages,
• 28:03
  making
• 28:03
  escape
• 28:04
  difficult
• 28:04
  for
• 28:04
  her
• 28:05
  prey.
• 28:05
  The
• 28:05
  VFX
• 28:06
  team
• 28:06
  created
• 28:07
  specific
• 28:07
  light
• 28:08
  interaction
• 28:08
  for
• 28:09
  when
• 28:09
  webbing
• 28:09
  wrapped
• 28:10
  around
• 28:10
  characters.
• 28:12
  The
• 28:12
  digital
• 28:12
  Shalob
• 28:13
  contained
• 28:14
  over
• 28:14
  300,000
• 28:15
  individual
• 28:16
  hair
• 28:16
  strands.
• 28:17
  Custom
• 28:17
  animation
• 28:18
  systems
• 28:18
  were
• 28:18
  developed
• 28:19
  for
• 28:19
  her
• 28:19
  eight
• 28:19
  legged
• 28:20
  movement
• 28:20
  and
• 28:20
  surface
• 28:21
  texturing,
• 28:22
  including
• 28:22
  translucent
• 28:23
  areas
• 28:23
  that
• 28:23
  showed
• 28:24
  internal
• 28:24
  organs
• 28:24
  in
• 28:25
  certain
• 28:25
  lighting,
• 28:26
  including
• 28:26
  when
• 28:27
  she
• 28:27
  is
• 28:27
  stabbed
• 28:27
  with
• 28:28
  sting.
• 28:28
  The
• 28:29
  spider's
• 28:29
  body
• 28:29
  realistically
• 28:30
  glows
• 28:31
  with
• 28:31
  the
• 28:31
  sword's
• 28:32
  blue
• 28:32
  light
• 28:33
  and
• 28:33
  something
• 28:34
  I
• 28:34
  forgot
• 28:34
  to
• 28:34
  mention
• 28:35
  last
• 28:35
  episode
• 28:35
  and
• 28:36
  it
• 28:36
  was
• 28:36
  kind
• 28:36
  of
• 28:36
  important
• 28:37
  Horses.
• 28:38
  There
• 28:39
  were
• 28:39
  many
• 28:39
  of
• 28:39
  them
• 28:39
  in
• 28:40
  battle
• 28:40
  scenes,
• 28:40
  including
• 28:41
  Helm's
• 28:41
  Deep,
• 28:42
  but
• 28:42
  also
• 28:42
  just
• 28:43
  for
• 28:43
  general
• 28:43
  riding
• 28:44
  by
• 28:44
  both
• 28:44
  the
• 28:44
  heroes
• 28:45
  and
• 28:45
  the
• 28:45
  villains.
• 28:46
  The
• 28:46
  production
• 28:46
  employed
• 28:47
  approximately
• 28:48
  70
• 28:48
  to
• 28:48
  80
• 28:49
  horses
• 28:49
  throughout
• 28:50
  filming
• 28:50
  which
• 28:50
  were
• 28:51
  trained
• 28:51
  specifically
• 28:52
  for
• 28:52
  the
• 28:52
  films
• 28:52
  over
• 28:53
  several
• 28:53
  months.
• 28:54
  Many
• 28:54
  of
• 28:54
  these
• 28:55
  horses
• 28:55
  were
• 28:55
  Andalusians,
• 28:56
  chosen
• 28:57
  for
• 28:57
  their
• 28:57
  powerful
• 28:58
  build
• 28:58
  and
• 28:58
  flowing
• 28:59
  manes.
• 28:59
  Different
• 29:00
  horses
• 29:00
  were
• 29:00
  trained
• 29:01
  for
• 29:01
  specific
• 29:01
  actions,
• 29:02
  riding,
• 29:03
  standing,
• 29:03
  falling,
• 29:04
  etc
• 29:05
  and
• 29:05
  professional
• 29:06
  horse
• 29:06
  wranglers
• 29:07
  and
• 29:07
  riders
• 29:07
  were
• 29:07
  employed
• 29:08
  throughout
• 29:08
  production.
• 29:09
  The
• 29:09
  American
• 29:10
  Humane
• 29:10
  association
• 29:11
  did
• 29:11
  have
• 29:12
  concerns
• 29:12
  over
• 29:12
  some
• 29:13
  of
• 29:13
  the
• 29:13
  horses
• 29:13
  treatment,
• 29:14
  including
• 29:14
  Demero,
• 29:15
  the
• 29:15
  light
• 29:16
  grey
• 29:16
  horse
• 29:16
  that
• 29:16
  played
• 29:17
  Gandalf's
• 29:17
  horse
• 29:18
  Shadowfax,
• 29:18
  who
• 29:19
  was
• 29:19
  purchased
• 29:19
  with
• 29:20
  a
• 29:20
  known
• 29:20
  diagnosis
• 29:21
  of
• 29:21
  melanoma.
• 29:22
  His
• 29:22
  condition
• 29:23
  meant
• 29:23
  he
• 29:23
  was
• 29:23
  retired
• 29:24
  as
• 29:24
  soon
• 29:25
  as
• 29:25
  his
• 29:25
  scenes
• 29:25
  for
• 29:25
  the
• 29:25
  Fellowship
• 29:26
  of
• 29:26
  the
• 29:26
  Ring
• 29:26
  were
• 29:27
  completed
• 29:27
  under
• 29:28
  veterinary
• 29:28
  advice
• 29:29
  to
• 29:29
  receive
• 29:30
  ongoing
• 29:30
  care.
• 29:31
  Demero
• 29:32
  is
• 29:32
  not
• 29:32
  featured
• 29:33
  in
• 29:33
  any
• 29:33
  sequel
• 29:34
  and
• 29:34
  was
• 29:34
  replaced
• 29:35
  by
• 29:35
  Blanco
• 29:36
  and
• 29:36
  Demero
• 29:37
  was
• 29:37
  alive
• 29:37
  and
• 29:37
  well
• 29:38
  on
• 29:38
  the
• 29:38
  publication
• 29:39
  of
• 29:39
  the
• 29:39
  American
• 29:39
  Humane
• 29:40
  Association's
• 29:41
  investigation.
• 29:43
  Some
• 29:43
  horses
• 29:43
  were
• 29:44
  euthanized
• 29:44
  though
• 29:45
  due
• 29:45
  to
• 29:45
  injuries
• 29:46
  sustained
• 29:46
  on
• 29:46
  set,
• 29:47
  and
• 29:47
  four
• 29:47
  horses
• 29:48
  died
• 29:48
  of
• 29:49
  illnesses.
• 29:50
  But
• 29:50
  then
• 29:50
  on
• 29:50
  the
• 29:50
  other
• 29:51
  hand,
• 29:51
  some
• 29:51
  horses
• 29:52
  formed
• 29:52
  such
• 29:53
  a
• 29:53
  close
• 29:53
  bond
• 29:53
  with
• 29:53
  their
• 29:54
  actor
• 29:54
  that
• 29:54
  they
• 29:55
  were
• 29:55
  then
• 29:55
  adopted
• 29:56
  by
• 29:56
  them,
• 29:56
  which
• 29:56
  is
• 29:57
  what
• 29:57
  happened
• 29:57
  with
• 29:57
  Viggo
• 29:58
  Mortensen
• 29:58
  and
• 29:58
  his
• 29:59
  on
• 29:59
  screen
• 29:59
  horse
• 29:59
  Brego,
• 30:00
  played
• 30:00
  by
• 30:00
  horse
• 30:01
  actors
• 30:01
  Uraeus
• 30:02
  and
• 30:02
  Kenny,
• 30:02
  both
• 30:03
  of
• 30:03
  whom
• 30:03
  Mortensen
• 30:04
  bought
• 30:04
  after
• 30:05
  filming
• 30:05
  ended.
• 30:06
  Karl
• 30:06
  Urban's
• 30:07
  spear
• 30:07
  flip
• 30:08
  while
• 30:08
  riding
• 30:08
  was
• 30:08
  him
• 30:09
  performing
• 30:09
  the
• 30:09
  stunt
• 30:10
  and
• 30:10
  it
• 30:10
  took
• 30:10
  him
• 30:10
  ages
• 30:11
  to
• 30:11
  perfect
• 30:11
  it
• 30:12
  and
• 30:12
  he
• 30:12
  did
• 30:12
  that
• 30:13
  while
• 30:13
  the
• 30:13
  horse
• 30:13
  was
• 30:13
  moving
• 30:14
  too.
• 30:14
  He
• 30:15
  and
• 30:15
  Miranda
• 30:15
  Otto
• 30:16
  performed
• 30:16
  many
• 30:16
  of
• 30:17
  their
• 30:17
  own
• 30:17
  riding
• 30:17
  stunts.
• 30:18
  Bernard
• 30:19
  Hill,
• 30:19
  who
• 30:19
  played
• 30:19
  King
• 30:20
  Theoden,
• 30:20
  also
• 30:21
  learned
• 30:21
  to
• 30:21
  ride
• 30:21
  horses
• 30:22
  for
• 30:22
  the
• 30:22
  role
• 30:23
  and
• 30:23
  of
• 30:24
  course
• 30:24
  the
• 30:24
  Rahirrim
• 30:25
  relied
• 30:25
  on
• 30:25
  their
• 30:25
  horses.
• 30:26
  The
• 30:26
  real
• 30:27
  life
• 30:27
  horse
• 30:27
  cavalry
• 30:28
  was
• 30:28
  60
• 30:29
  strong,
• 30:29
  many
• 30:30
  ridden
• 30:30
  by
• 30:30
  professional
• 30:31
  riders.
• 30:32
  Digital
• 30:32
  horses
• 30:33
  were
• 30:33
  added
• 30:33
  to
• 30:33
  increase
• 30:34
  the
• 30:34
  size
• 30:34
  of
• 30:34
  the
• 30:35
  group.
• 30:35
  Wetter
• 30:36
  Digital
• 30:36
  created
• 30:37
  hundreds
• 30:37
  of
• 30:37
  CGI
• 30:38
  horses
• 30:38
  for
• 30:38
  the
• 30:39
  stunts
• 30:39
  that
• 30:39
  real
• 30:39
  horses
• 30:40
  couldn't
• 30:40
  do,
• 30:41
  including
• 30:41
  falls
• 30:42
  and
• 30:42
  visible
• 30:42
  injuries
• 30:43
  and
• 30:43
  the
• 30:44
  scenes
• 30:44
  of
• 30:44
  horses
• 30:44
  being
• 30:45
  attacked
• 30:45
  by
• 30:45
  fell
• 30:46
  beasts.
• 30:46
  I
• 30:47
  mentioned
• 30:47
  last
• 30:47
  episode,
• 30:48
  the
• 30:48
  massive
• 30:48
  software
• 30:49
  used
• 30:49
  for
• 30:50
  crowds
• 30:50
  during
• 30:50
  battle.
• 30:51
  It
• 30:51
  was
• 30:52
  also
• 30:52
  used
• 30:52
  for
• 30:52
  horses
• 30:53
  with
• 30:53
  horse
• 30:54
  behavior
• 30:54
  AI
• 30:55
  for
• 30:55
  horse
• 30:55
  crowd
• 30:56
  stimulation.
• 30:57
  The
• 30:57
  Nazgul
• 30:58
  start
• 30:58
  riding
• 30:59
  horses
• 30:59
  and
• 30:59
  then
• 30:59
  upgrade
• 31:00
  to
• 31:00
  Fell
• 31:00
  beasts
• 31:01
  which
• 31:01
  were
• 31:01
  inspired
• 31:02
  by
• 31:02
  prehistoric
• 31:03
  pterosaurs,
• 31:04
  bats,
• 31:04
  vultures,
• 31:05
  reptiles
• 31:06
  and
• 31:06
  decomposing
• 31:07
  corpses
• 31:07
  for
• 31:07
  their
• 31:07
  skin
• 31:08
  textures.
• 31:09
  The
• 31:09
  production
• 31:09
  wanted
• 31:10
  to
• 31:10
  avoid
• 31:10
  comparisons
• 31:11
  to
• 31:11
  traditional
• 31:11
  dragons,
• 31:12
  but
• 31:12
  also
• 31:13
  made
• 31:13
  them
• 31:13
  plausibly
• 31:14
  capable
• 31:14
  of
• 31:14
  flight.
• 31:15
  Weta
• 31:16
  Workshop
• 31:16
  created
• 31:17
  dozens
• 31:17
  of
• 31:17
  concept
• 31:18
  sketches
• 31:18
  and
• 31:18
  paintings
• 31:19
  and
• 31:19
  detailed
• 31:19
  maquettes.
• 31:20
  Full
• 31:20
  scale
• 31:21
  head
• 31:21
  and
• 31:21
  neck
• 31:22
  models
• 31:22
  for
• 31:22
  reference
• 31:23
  and
• 31:23
  carried
• 31:23
  out
• 31:24
  anatomical
• 31:24
  studies
• 31:25
  to
• 31:25
  ensure
• 31:26
  believable
• 31:26
  movement.
• 31:27
  All
• 31:28
  nine
• 31:28
  Fell
• 31:28
  Beasts
• 31:29
  would
• 31:29
  be
• 31:29
  seen
• 31:29
  launching
• 31:30
  from
• 31:30
  Minas
• 31:30
  Morgul,
• 31:31
  then
• 31:32
  attack
• 31:32
  Osgiliath
• 31:33
  and
• 31:33
  in
• 31:33
  the
• 31:33
  Pelennor
• 31:34
  Fields.
• 31:35
  And
• 31:35
  the
• 31:35
  creature's
• 31:36
  design
• 31:36
  evolved
• 31:36
  significantly
• 31:37
  during
• 31:37
  pre
• 31:37
  production.
• 31:38
  Early
• 31:39
  versions
• 31:39
  had
• 31:39
  more
• 31:40
  dragon
• 31:40
  like
• 31:40
  features
• 31:41
  before
• 31:41
  settling
• 31:42
  on
• 31:42
  the
• 31:42
  more
• 31:42
  bat
• 31:43
  or
• 31:43
  pterosaur
• 31:44
  inspired
• 31:44
  final
• 31:45
  look.
• 31:45
  The
• 31:46
  digital
• 31:46
  fellbeasts
• 31:47
  had
• 31:47
  their
• 31:47
  own
• 31:47
  rigging
• 31:48
  systems
• 31:48
  for
• 31:48
  the
• 31:49
  wing
• 31:49
  mechanics
• 31:49
  and
• 31:50
  physics
• 31:50
  based
• 31:50
  simulations
• 31:51
  for
• 31:51
  wing
• 31:52
  membrane
• 31:52
  movement.
• 31:53
  Practical
• 31:54
  heads
• 31:54
  were
• 31:54
  built
• 31:54
  for
• 31:54
  close
• 31:55
  ups
• 31:55
  and
• 31:55
  a
• 31:55
  mechanical
• 31:56
  book
• 31:56
  rig
• 31:56
  was
• 31:57
  created
• 31:57
  for
• 31:57
  shots
• 31:58
  of
• 31:58
  the
• 31:58
  Witch
• 31:58
  King
• 31:58
  mounting
• 31:59
  the
• 31:59
  creature.
• 32:00
  Other
• 32:00
  creatures
• 32:01
  such
• 32:01
  as
• 32:01
  Trolls,
• 32:01
  the
• 32:02
  Watcher
• 32:02
  in
• 32:02
  the
• 32:02
  Water,
• 32:03
  the
• 32:03
  Balrog,
• 32:04
  the
• 32:04
  rest
• 32:04
  of
• 32:04
  the
• 32:04
  Ents,
• 32:05
  the
• 32:05
  Wargs
• 32:05
  and
• 32:05
  the
• 32:06
  Mummakil
• 32:06
  were
• 32:07
  completely
• 32:07
  cg.
• 32:08
  Each
• 32:09
  one
• 32:09
  went
• 32:09
  through
• 32:09
  months
• 32:10
  of
• 32:10
  creation
• 32:11
  and
• 32:11
  variation
• 32:12
  as
• 32:12
  sketches
• 32:13
  before
• 32:13
  approved
• 32:13
  designs
• 32:14
  were
• 32:14
  sculpted
• 32:14
  into
• 32:15
  five
• 32:15
  foot
• 32:15
  maquettes
• 32:16
  and
• 32:16
  scanned
• 32:16
  into
• 32:17
  a
• 32:17
  computer.
• 32:18
  Animators
• 32:18
  then
• 32:18
  rigged
• 32:19
  skeletons
• 32:19
  and
• 32:20
  muscles
• 32:20
  before
• 32:20
  animation
• 32:21
  and
• 32:21
  final
• 32:22
  detailed
• 32:22
  coloring
• 32:23
  scanned
• 32:23
  from
• 32:23
  painted
• 32:24
  maquettes.
• 32:25
  Along
• 32:25
  with
• 32:25
  the
• 32:25
  creatures,
• 32:26
  Weta
• 32:27
  created
• 32:27
  realistic
• 32:28
  digital
• 32:28
  doubles
• 32:28
  for
• 32:29
  many
• 32:29
  miniature
• 32:29
  long
• 32:30
  shots.
• 32:31
  You
• 32:31
  think
• 32:31
  Legolas
• 32:32
  really
• 32:32
  slid
• 32:32
  down
• 32:33
  the
• 32:33
  trunk
• 32:33
  of
• 32:33
  an
• 32:33
  oliphaunt?
• 32:34
  Tolkien
• 32:35
  named
• 32:35
  them
• 32:35
  Olifaunts.
• 32:36
  Gondor
• 32:37
  calls
• 32:37
  them
• 32:37
  Mumak.
• 32:38
  Mumakil
• 32:39
  is
• 32:39
  the
• 32:39
  plural.
• 32:40
  The
• 32:40
  more
• 32:40
  you
• 32:41
  know.
• 32:41
  Anyway,
• 32:42
  these
• 32:42
  CG
• 32:42
  human
• 32:42
  doubles
• 32:43
  were
• 32:43
  scanned
• 32:43
  from
• 32:44
  having
• 32:44
  actors
• 32:44
  perform
• 32:45
  movements
• 32:45
  in
• 32:45
  a
• 32:45
  motion
• 32:45
  capture
• 32:46
  suit
• 32:46
  with
• 32:47
  additional
• 32:47
  details
• 32:48
  created
• 32:48
  using
• 32:48
  zbrush.
• 32:50
  Speaking
• 32:50
  of
• 32:50
  Gondor,
• 32:51
  I
• 32:51
  hear
• 32:51
  the
• 32:51
  beacons
• 32:52
  are
• 32:52
  lit
• 32:52
  and
• 32:52
  Gondor
• 32:53
  calls
• 32:53
  for
• 32:53
  aid.
• 32:54
  And
• 32:54
  remarkably,
• 32:55
  many
• 32:55
  of
• 32:55
  the
• 32:56
  beacons
• 32:56
  were
• 32:56
  practical
• 32:57
  sets.
• 32:58
  The
• 32:58
  production
• 32:58
  team
• 32:59
  scouted
• 32:59
  a
• 32:59
  series
• 32:59
  of
• 33:00
  spectacular
• 33:00
  mounting
• 33:01
  locations
• 33:02
  across
• 33:02
  New
• 33:03
  Zealand's
• 33:03
  south
• 33:03
  island
• 33:04
  that
• 33:04
  could
• 33:04
  represent
• 33:05
  the
• 33:05
  Beacon
• 33:05
  Hills,
• 33:06
  including
• 33:06
  Mount
• 33:07
  Gunn,
• 33:07
  Remarkable's
• 33:08
  mountain
• 33:08
  range
• 33:09
  near
• 33:09
  Queenstown,
• 33:10
  Benohou
• 33:11
  Range
• 33:11
  near
• 33:11
  Lake
• 33:12
  Pukaki
• 33:12
  and
• 33:13
  various
• 33:13
  peaks
• 33:14
  in
• 33:14
  Fiordland
• 33:15
  National
• 33:15
  Park.
• 33:16
  Real
• 33:17
  beacon
• 33:17
  fires
• 33:17
  were
• 33:18
  constructed
• 33:18
  and
• 33:18
  lit
• 33:19
  on
• 33:19
  accessible
• 33:19
  mountain
• 33:20
  locations.
• 33:21
  Some
• 33:21
  mountaintop
• 33:22
  beacons
• 33:22
  were
• 33:23
  physically
• 33:23
  built
• 33:23
  as
• 33:24
  practical
• 33:24
  sets.
• 33:25
  Helicopter
• 33:25
  crews
• 33:26
  filmed
• 33:26
  actual
• 33:27
  New
• 33:27
  Zealand
• 33:27
  mountain
• 33:28
  ranges
• 33:28
  for
• 33:28
  background
• 33:29
  plates.
• 33:29
  The
• 33:30
  first
• 33:30
  beacon
• 33:31
  at
• 33:31
  Amundin
• 33:32
  was
• 33:32
  a
• 33:32
  full
• 33:32
  scale
• 33:33
  practical
• 33:33
  set
• 33:34
  built
• 33:34
  on
• 33:34
  location.
• 33:35
  But
• 33:35
  then
• 33:35
  digital
• 33:36
  fires
• 33:36
  were
• 33:37
  also
• 33:37
  used
• 33:37
  mostly
• 33:38
  for
• 33:38
  distant
• 33:38
  beacons
• 33:39
  or
• 33:39
  locations
• 33:40
  that
• 33:40
  couldn't
• 33:40
  be
• 33:41
  practically
• 33:41
  filmed.
• 33:42
  Mountain
• 33:42
  ranges
• 33:43
  were
• 33:43
  also
• 33:43
  extended
• 33:44
  and
• 33:44
  enhanced
• 33:45
  digitally
• 33:45
  or
• 33:45
  with
• 33:46
  matte
• 33:46
  paintings
• 33:47
  with
• 33:47
  CGI
• 33:47
  used
• 33:48
  to
• 33:48
  create
• 33:48
  the
• 33:48
  appearance
• 33:49
  of
• 33:49
  vast
• 33:49
  distances
• 33:50
  between
• 33:50
  peaks.
• 33:52
  Weather
• 33:52
  effects
• 33:52
  and
• 33:53
  atmospheric
• 33:53
  conditions
• 33:53
  were
• 33:54
  digitally
• 33:54
  controlled
• 33:55
  for
• 33:55
  consistency.
• 33:56
  The
• 33:57
  sequence,
• 33:57
  which
• 33:57
  lasts
• 33:58
  just
• 33:58
  over
• 33:58
  two
• 33:58
  minutes
• 33:59
  in
• 33:59
  the
• 33:59
  final
• 33:59
  film,
• 34:00
  took
• 34:00
  several
• 34:01
  months
• 34:01
  to
• 34:01
  complete,
• 34:01
  from
• 34:02
  conception
• 34:02
  to
• 34:02
  final
• 34:03
  composite.
• 34:04
  It's
• 34:04
  considered
• 34:05
  a
• 34:05
  signature
• 34:05
  example
• 34:06
  of
• 34:07
  how
• 34:07
  Peter
• 34:07
  Jackson's
• 34:08
  visual
• 34:08
  storytelling
• 34:09
  taking
• 34:10
  what
• 34:10
  was
• 34:10
  a
• 34:10
  brief
• 34:11
  mention
• 34:11
  in
• 34:11
  Tolkien's
• 34:12
  book
• 34:12
  and
• 34:12
  transforming
• 34:13
  it
• 34:13
  into
• 34:14
  a
• 34:14
  visually
• 34:14
  spectacular
• 34:15
  moment
• 34:16
  that
• 34:16
  communicates
• 34:17
  the
• 34:17
  vast
• 34:17
  scale
• 34:17
  of
• 34:18
  Middle
• 34:18
  Earth
• 34:19
  and
• 34:19
  demonstrating
• 34:19
  how
• 34:20
  practical
• 34:20
  filmmaking
• 34:21
  techniques
• 34:22
  can
• 34:22
  be
• 34:22
  seamlessly
• 34:23
  combined
• 34:23
  with
• 34:23
  digital
• 34:24
  technology
• 34:25
  to
• 34:25
  create
• 34:25
  scenes
• 34:26
  of
• 34:26
  breathtaking
• 34:27
  scope
• 34:27
  and
• 34:27
  emotional
• 34:28
  resonance.
• 34:29
  Oh,
• 34:30
  and
• 34:30
  also
• 34:30
  the
• 34:30
  army
• 34:31
  of
• 34:31
  the
• 34:31
  Dead,
• 34:31
  primarily
• 34:32
  CGI
• 34:33
  creations
• 34:33
  with
• 34:33
  their
• 34:33
  spectral
• 34:34
  blue
• 34:34
  green
• 34:35
  glow.
• 34:35
  They
• 34:36
  needed
• 34:36
  to
• 34:36
  be
• 34:37
  clearly
• 34:37
  human,
• 34:38
  clearly
• 34:38
  dead,
• 34:39
  clearly
• 34:40
  incorporeal
• 34:41
  base
• 34:42
  character
• 34:42
  models
• 34:42
  were
• 34:43
  created
• 34:43
  with
• 34:43
  detailed
• 34:44
  anatomy
• 34:44
  and
• 34:45
  period
• 34:45
  appropriate
• 34:46
  armor.
• 34:47
  Specialized
• 34:47
  shader
• 34:48
  programs
• 34:48
  gave
• 34:48
  them
• 34:49
  their
• 34:49
  translucent
• 34:50
  ethereal
• 34:50
  quality.
• 34:51
  And
• 34:51
  each
• 34:52
  ghost
• 34:52
  had
• 34:52
  subtle
• 34:53
  variations
• 34:53
  in
• 34:53
  appearance
• 34:54
  and
• 34:54
  armour
• 34:54
  design.
• 34:55
  The
• 34:55
  King
• 34:56
  of
• 34:56
  the
• 34:56
  Dead
• 34:56
  was
• 34:56
  given
• 34:57
  additional
• 34:57
  detail
• 34:58
  and
• 34:58
  screen
• 34:58
  presence.
• 34:59
  The
• 34:59
  Paths
• 35:00
  of
• 35:00
  the
• 35:00
  Dead
• 35:00
  was
• 35:01
  a
• 35:01
  practical
• 35:01
  cave
• 35:01
  set
• 35:02
  with
• 35:02
  digital
• 35:03
  extensions.
• 35:04
  And
• 35:04
  the
• 35:04
  Skull
• 35:04
  Avalanche
• 35:05
  combined
• 35:05
  practical
• 35:06
  and
• 35:06
  digital
• 35:06
  elements.
• 35:08
  1000
• 35:08
  skulls
• 35:09
  were
• 35:09
  created
• 35:10
  just
• 35:10
  for
• 35:10
  this
• 35:10
  scene.
• 35:12
  And
• 35:12
  honestly,
• 35:12
  we
• 35:13
  have
• 35:13
  so
• 35:13
  much
• 35:13
  to
• 35:13
  get
• 35:13
  through.
• 35:14
  I
• 35:14
  feel
• 35:14
  like
• 35:14
  I
• 35:14
  should
• 35:14
  have
• 35:14
  talked
• 35:15
  about
• 35:15
  some
• 35:15
  of
• 35:15
  these
• 35:15
  in
• 35:15
  a
• 35:16
  previous
• 35:16
  episode,
• 35:17
  but
• 35:17
  I
• 35:17
  want
• 35:17
  to
• 35:17
  focus
• 35:18
  a
• 35:18
  bit
• 35:18
  on
• 35:18
  the
• 35:18
  eye
• 35:19
  of
• 35:19
  Sauron,
• 35:19
  because
• 35:20
  it
• 35:20
  differs
• 35:20
  quite
• 35:20
  a
• 35:21
  bit
• 35:21
  from
• 35:21
  Tolkien's
• 35:22
  original
• 35:22
  descriptions
• 35:23
  in
• 35:23
  his
• 35:24
  writings.
• 35:24
  The
• 35:24
  eye
• 35:25
  is
• 35:25
  primarily
• 35:26
  metaphorical
• 35:26
  or
• 35:27
  spiritual
• 35:27
  rather
• 35:28
  than
• 35:28
  physical.
• 35:29
  It's
• 35:30
  described
• 35:30
  as
• 35:30
  the
• 35:31
  Eye
• 35:31
  or
• 35:32
  the
• 35:32
  Great
• 35:32
  Eye
• 35:33
  rather
• 35:33
  than
• 35:34
  a
• 35:34
  literal
• 35:34
  physical
• 35:35
  organ,
• 35:35
  and
• 35:36
  represented
• 35:37
  Sauron's
• 35:37
  awareness,
• 35:38
  will
• 35:38
  and
• 35:39
  attention
• 35:40
  rather
• 35:40
  than
• 35:40
  his
• 35:41
  physical
• 35:41
  form.
• 35:42
  It
• 35:42
  was
• 35:42
  a
• 35:42
  manifestation
• 35:43
  of
• 35:43
  his
• 35:44
  power,
• 35:44
  something
• 35:44
  that
• 35:45
  characters
• 35:45
  sense
• 35:46
  rather
• 35:46
  than
• 35:46
  see.
• 35:47
  It
• 35:47
  was
• 35:48
  never
• 35:48
  explicitly
• 35:49
  described
• 35:49
  as
• 35:50
  an
• 35:50
  actual
• 35:50
  flaming
• 35:51
  eye
• 35:51
  atop
• 35:52
  Barador.
• 35:54
  Peter
• 35:54
  Jackson,
• 35:55
  possibly
• 35:55
  wisely
• 35:56
  for
• 35:56
  a
• 35:56
  film
• 35:56
  adaptation,
• 35:57
  chose
• 35:58
  to
• 35:58
  create
• 35:58
  a
• 35:59
  massive
• 35:59
  physical
• 36:00
  eye
• 36:00
  of
• 36:00
  fire
• 36:01
  suspended
• 36:01
  between
• 36:02
  two
• 36:02
  spikes.
• 36:03
  The
• 36:03
  eye
• 36:03
  is
• 36:03
  constantly
• 36:04
  visible,
• 36:05
  with
• 36:05
  flames
• 36:05
  perpetually
• 36:06
  emanating
• 36:07
  from
• 36:07
  it.
• 36:07
  When
• 36:08
  the
• 36:08
  eye
• 36:08
  is
• 36:08
  searching
• 36:09
  for
• 36:09
  something
• 36:09
  or
• 36:09
  someone,
• 36:10
  it
• 36:10
  projects
• 36:11
  a
• 36:11
  visible
• 36:11
  searchlight
• 36:12
  beam
• 36:13
  and
• 36:13
  it
• 36:13
  can
• 36:13
  rotate
• 36:14
  physically
• 36:14
  to
• 36:14
  direct
• 36:15
  its
• 36:15
  gaze,
• 36:16
  a
• 36:16
  distinct
• 36:17
  primary
• 36:17
  physical
• 36:18
  manifestation
• 36:18
  of
• 36:19
  Sauron's
• 36:19
  power.
• 36:20
  Sauron's
• 36:21
  physical
• 36:21
  form
• 36:21
  is
• 36:22
  only
• 36:22
  seen
• 36:22
  in
• 36:22
  the
• 36:23
  prologue.
• 36:23
  The
• 36:24
  eye
• 36:24
  is
• 36:24
  Sauron
• 36:25
  in
• 36:25
  the
• 36:25
  movies,
• 36:26
  and
• 36:26
  it's
• 36:26
  a
• 36:26
  permanent
• 36:27
  fixture
• 36:27
  of
• 36:28
  Barad
• 36:28
  Daw's
• 36:28
  summit.
• 36:29
  To
• 36:30
  make
• 36:30
  the
• 36:30
  eye,
• 36:30
  they
• 36:31
  filmed
• 36:31
  flames
• 36:32
  practically
• 36:32
  using
• 36:32
  specialist
• 36:33
  lighting
• 36:34
  and
• 36:34
  photographed
• 36:35
  real
• 36:35
  eyes
• 36:35
  for
• 36:36
  reference
• 36:36
  before
• 36:37
  combining
• 36:37
  them
• 36:37
  with
• 36:38
  a
• 36:38
  digital
• 36:38
  structure
• 36:39
  created
• 36:39
  using
• 36:40
  fluid
• 36:40
  dynamic
• 36:41
  simulations.
• 36:42
  Custom
• 36:42
  particle
• 36:43
  systems
• 36:43
  generated
• 36:44
  the
• 36:44
  swirling
• 36:45
  flames
• 36:45
  and
• 36:45
  the
• 36:45
  Cat
• 36:46
  like
• 36:46
  slit
• 36:46
  pupil
• 36:47
  was
• 36:47
  rendered
• 36:48
  separately
• 36:48
  with
• 36:48
  its
• 36:48
  own
• 36:49
  animation
• 36:49
  system.
• 36:50
  Subtle
• 36:51
  pupil
• 36:51
  dilation
• 36:52
  and
• 36:52
  contraction
• 36:52
  conveyed
• 36:53
  attention
• 36:53
  and
• 36:54
  focus,
• 36:54
  which
• 36:54
  became
• 36:55
  most
• 36:55
  intense
• 36:56
  and
• 36:56
  aggressive
• 36:57
  as
• 36:57
  the
• 36:58
  ring
• 36:58
  came
• 36:58
  closer
• 36:59
  to
• 36:59
  Mordal.
• 37:00
  The
• 37:00
  eye
• 37:01
  also
• 37:01
  needed
• 37:01
  to
• 37:01
  appear
• 37:02
  as
• 37:02
  though
• 37:02
  it
• 37:02
  was
• 37:02
  physically
• 37:03
  mounted
• 37:03
  atop
• 37:03
  the
• 37:04
  dark
• 37:04
  tower.
• 37:05
  Digital
• 37:05
  models
• 37:06
  of
• 37:06
  Barad
• 37:06
  Daw
• 37:06
  were
• 37:07
  designed
• 37:07
  with
• 37:07
  a
• 37:07
  special
• 37:08
  platform
• 37:08
  for
• 37:08
  the
• 37:08
  eye.
• 37:09
  Architectural
• 37:10
  elements
• 37:10
  were
• 37:10
  created
• 37:11
  that
• 37:11
  framed
• 37:11
  the
• 37:11
  eye
• 37:12
  like
• 37:12
  a
• 37:12
  socket.
• 37:13
  And
• 37:13
  specialised
• 37:14
  lighting
• 37:14
  simulated
• 37:15
  how
• 37:15
  the
• 37:15
  eye's
• 37:15
  glow
• 37:16
  would
• 37:16
  illuminate
• 37:17
  the
• 37:17
  surrounding
• 37:17
  tower.
• 37:18
  The
• 37:18
  resulting
• 37:19
  visual
• 37:19
  became
• 37:20
  one
• 37:20
  of
• 37:20
  the
• 37:20
  trilogy's
• 37:20
  most
• 37:21
  memorable
• 37:21
  images.
• 37:22
  A
• 37:22
  perfect
• 37:23
  visual
• 37:23
  shorthand
• 37:24
  for
• 37:24
  Sauron's
• 37:25
  malevolent
• 37:26
  presence
• 37:26
  and
• 37:26
  watchfulness.
• 37:27
  And
• 37:27
  a
• 37:28
  physical
• 37:28
  embodiment
• 37:29
  of
• 37:29
  what
• 37:29
  happens
• 37:30
  once
• 37:30
  the
• 37:30
  ring
• 37:31
  is
• 37:31
  finally
• 37:31
  destroyed
• 37:32
  in
• 37:32
  Mount
• 37:32
  Doom.
• 37:34
  You
• 37:34
  will
• 37:34
  notice
• 37:34
  I'm
• 37:35
  trying
• 37:35
  to
• 37:35
  segue
• 37:35
  into
• 37:36
  everything
• 37:36
  I
• 37:36
  need
• 37:36
  to
• 37:36
  talk
• 37:36
  about.
• 37:37
  So
• 37:38
  let's
• 37:38
  talk
• 37:38
  about
• 37:38
  Mount
• 37:39
  Doom.
• 37:40
  The
• 37:40
  real
• 37:40
  world
• 37:40
  mountain
• 37:41
  used
• 37:41
  as
• 37:42
  the
• 37:42
  main
• 37:42
  visual
• 37:42
  for
• 37:42
  Mount
• 37:43
  Doom
• 37:43
  was
• 37:44
  Mount
• 37:44
  Nauruhoi
• 37:45
  in
• 37:46
  New
• 37:46
  Zealand's
• 37:46
  Tongariro
• 37:47
  National
• 37:47
  Park.
• 37:48
  It's
• 37:48
  an
• 37:49
  almost
• 37:49
  perfect
• 37:50
  symmetrical
• 37:50
  volcanic
• 37:51
  cone
• 37:52
  that
• 37:52
  stands
• 37:52
  at
• 37:53
  2,291
• 37:55
  meters
• 37:55
  or
• 37:56
  7,516ft.
• 37:58
  It
• 37:58
  is
• 37:59
  an
• 37:59
  active
• 37:59
  stratovolcano
• 38:01
  and
• 38:01
  that
• 38:01
  distinctive
• 38:02
  conical
• 38:02
  shape
• 38:03
  made
• 38:03
  it
• 38:03
  an
• 38:04
  ideal
• 38:04
  foundation
• 38:05
  for
• 38:05
  Mount
• 38:05
  Doom.
• 38:06
  But
• 38:07
  there
• 38:07
  are
• 38:07
  restrictions
• 38:08
  on
• 38:08
  filming
• 38:09
  on
• 38:09
  Mount
• 38:10
  Nauruhoi.
• 38:11
  While
• 38:11
  Mount
• 38:11
  Nauruhoi
• 38:12
  was
• 38:12
  used
• 38:12
  as
• 38:12
  a
• 38:13
  reference
• 38:13
  and
• 38:13
  appears
• 38:13
  in
• 38:14
  some
• 38:14
  distant
• 38:14
  shots,
• 38:15
  the
• 38:15
  production
• 38:15
  team
• 38:16
  wasn't
• 38:16
  actually
• 38:16
  permitted
• 38:17
  to
• 38:17
  film
• 38:17
  directly
• 38:18
  on
• 38:18
  the
• 38:18
  mountain
• 38:19
  itself.
• 38:20
  The
• 38:20
  mountain
• 38:20
  is
• 38:20
  sacred
• 38:21
  to
• 38:21
  the
• 38:21
  local
• 38:21
  Maori
• 38:22
  people
• 38:23
  and
• 38:23
  filming
• 38:23
  permission
• 38:24
  was
• 38:24
  not
• 38:24
  granted
• 38:25
  for
• 38:25
  the
• 38:25
  actual
• 38:26
  slopes.
• 38:26
  So
• 38:27
  instead
• 38:27
  of
• 38:27
  filming
• 38:27
  on
• 38:27
  the
• 38:28
  actual
• 38:28
  mountain,
• 38:29
  the
• 38:29
  production
• 38:29
  used
• 38:30
  wide
• 38:30
  landscape
• 38:31
  shots
• 38:31
  of
• 38:31
  Tongariro
• 38:32
  national
• 38:32
  park
• 38:33
  with
• 38:33
  Mount
• 38:34
  Nauruhoi
• 38:34
  visible.
• 38:36
  They're
• 38:36
  filmed
• 38:36
  on
• 38:36
  nearby
• 38:37
  volcanic
• 38:37
  terrain.
• 38:38
  To
• 38:38
  capture
• 38:38
  the
• 38:38
  barren
• 38:39
  landscape
• 38:39
  of
• 38:39
  Mordor,
• 38:40
  terrain
• 38:41
  I
• 38:41
  have
• 38:41
  actually
• 38:42
  visited,
• 38:42
  they
• 38:43
  constructed
• 38:43
  sets
• 38:44
  for
• 38:44
  the
• 38:44
  base
• 38:44
  of
• 38:44
  the
• 38:44
  mountain
• 38:45
  and
• 38:45
  the
• 38:45
  path
• 38:45
  leading
• 38:46
  up
• 38:46
  to
• 38:46
  it
• 38:46
  and
• 38:47
  used
• 38:47
  those
• 38:47
  bigotures
• 38:48
  I
• 38:48
  mentioned
• 38:49
  last
• 38:49
  episode
• 38:49
  to
• 38:50
  for
• 38:50
  certain
• 38:50
  angles
• 38:51
  and
• 38:51
  close
• 38:51
  ups.
• 38:52
  Many
• 38:52
  close
• 38:52
  up
• 38:53
  exterior
• 38:53
  shots
• 38:54
  of
• 38:54
  our
• 38:54
  heroes
• 38:55
  on
• 38:55
  the
• 38:55
  slopes
• 38:55
  of
• 38:55
  Mount
• 38:55
  Doom
• 38:56
  were
• 38:56
  actually
• 38:57
  filmed
• 38:57
  on
• 38:57
  sets
• 38:58
  built
• 38:58
  at
• 38:58
  Stone
• 38:59
  Street
• 38:59
  Studios
• 38:59
  in
• 39:00
  Wellington
• 39:00
  which
• 39:01
  featured
• 39:01
  practical
• 39:02
  rock
• 39:02
  formations
• 39:02
  and
• 39:03
  ash
• 39:03
  covered
• 39:03
  ground
• 39:04
  and
• 39:04
  were
• 39:04
  surrounded
• 39:05
  by
• 39:05
  blue
• 39:05
  green
• 39:06
  screens
• 39:06
  for
• 39:06
  background
• 39:07
  replacement.
• 39:08
  They
• 39:08
  also
• 39:08
  digitally
• 39:09
  enhanced
• 39:09
  Mount
• 39:10
  Doom
• 39:10
  to
• 39:10
  make
• 39:10
  it
• 39:10
  more
• 39:11
  menacing
• 39:11
  with
• 39:12
  digital
• 39:12
  lava
• 39:13
  flows,
• 39:13
  ash
• 39:14
  and
• 39:14
  smoke.
• 39:15
  The
• 39:15
  broader
• 39:15
  region
• 39:16
  of
• 39:16
  Mordor
• 39:17
  was
• 39:17
  filmed
• 39:17
  in
• 39:17
  the
• 39:17
  Rangipo
• 39:18
  Desert.
• 39:18
  The
• 39:19
  where
• 39:19
  the
• 39:19
  Black
• 39:19
  Gate
• 39:19
  of
• 39:20
  Mordor
• 39:20
  scenes
• 39:20
  were
• 39:20
  filmed
• 39:21
  and
• 39:21
  the
• 39:21
  Taquino
• 39:22
  ski
• 39:22
  field
• 39:23
  where
• 39:23
  Frodo
• 39:23
  Sam
• 39:24
  and
• 39:24
  Gollum
• 39:24
  look
• 39:25
  out
• 39:25
  over
• 39:25
  the
• 39:25
  gates
• 39:26
  of
• 39:26
  Mordor.
• 39:26
  And
• 39:27
  the
• 39:27
  Wakapapa
• 39:28
  ski
• 39:28
  field
• 39:28
  where
• 39:29
  Isildur
• 39:29
  cuts
• 39:30
  off
• 39:30
  Sauron's
• 39:31
  finger
• 39:31
  in
• 39:31
  the
• 39:31
  opening
• 39:31
  scenes
• 39:32
  of
• 39:32
  the
• 39:32
  Fellowship
• 39:32
  of
• 39:33
  the
• 39:33
  Ring,
• 39:33
  and
• 39:33
  where
• 39:34
  Mordor's
• 39:34
  armies
• 39:35
  leave
• 39:35
  Minas
• 39:35
  Morgul
• 39:36
  on
• 39:36
  the
• 39:36
  Orc
• 39:37
  road.
• 39:37
  And
• 39:38
  considering
• 39:38
  this
• 39:38
  movie
• 39:39
  is
• 39:39
  basically
• 39:40
  Aragorns
• 39:41
  in
• 39:41
  name,
• 39:41
  it's
• 39:42
  no
• 39:42
  surprise
• 39:42
  that
• 39:43
  the
• 39:43
  leader
• 39:43
  of
• 39:43
  Men
• 39:44
  also
• 39:44
  became
• 39:45
  the
• 39:45
  de
• 39:45
  facto
• 39:46
  leader
• 39:46
  of
• 39:46
  the
• 39:46
  cast,
• 39:47
  mostly
• 39:47
  due
• 39:48
  to
• 39:48
  his
• 39:48
  incredible
• 39:49
  work
• 39:49
  ethic,
• 39:50
  his
• 39:50
  rugged
• 39:51
  good
• 39:51
  looks,
• 39:51
  his
• 39:52
  complete
• 39:52
  encompassing
• 39:53
  of
• 39:53
  the
• 39:53
  Aragon
• 39:54
  character,
• 39:54
  and
• 39:55
  literally
• 39:55
  being
• 39:56
  the
• 39:56
  most
• 39:56
  handsome
• 39:57
  man
• 39:57
  in
• 39:57
  all
• 39:57
  eternity.
• 39:58
  I
• 39:58
  mean,
• 39:59
  come
• 39:59
  on,
• 40:00
  seriously,
• 40:01
  men
• 40:01
  like
• 40:01
  Viggo
• 40:02
  Mortensen
• 40:02
  actually
• 40:03
  exist
• 40:03
  in
• 40:03
  the
• 40:03
  world,
• 40:04
  and
• 40:04
  they
• 40:05
  adopt
• 40:05
  horses
• 40:06
  and
• 40:06
  break
• 40:06
  bones
• 40:07
  for
• 40:07
  their
• 40:07
  art
• 40:08
  and
• 40:08
  are
• 40:08
  just
• 40:08
  apparently
• 40:09
  the
• 40:09
  loveliest
• 40:10
  men.
• 40:10
  Bernard
• 40:11
  Hill
• 40:11
  and
• 40:11
  Orlando
• 40:12
  Bloom
• 40:12
  shared
• 40:12
  a
• 40:13
  makeup
• 40:13
  trailer
• 40:13
  with
• 40:13
  Mortensen,
• 40:14
  and
• 40:15
  they
• 40:15
  formed
• 40:15
  a
• 40:15
  club
• 40:16
  with
• 40:16
  a
• 40:16
  name
• 40:17
  I
• 40:17
  cannot
• 40:17
  say
• 40:18
  because
• 40:18
  this
• 40:18
  is
• 40:18
  a
• 40:18
  family
• 40:19
  friendly
• 40:19
  podcast,
• 40:20
  but
• 40:20
  it
• 40:20
  was
• 40:20
  basically
• 40:21
  the
• 40:22
  Sea
• 40:22
  Bago
• 40:23
  Club,
• 40:23
  which
• 40:24
  was
• 40:24
  a
• 40:24
  gossip
• 40:24
  and
• 40:25
  Pass
• 40:25
  it
• 40:25
  On
• 40:25
  club,
• 40:26
  also
• 40:26
  featuring
• 40:27
  Sean
• 40:27
  Bean
• 40:27
  and
• 40:28
  Liv
• 40:28
  Tyler,
• 40:29
  and
• 40:29
  they
• 40:29
  covered
• 40:30
  everything
• 40:30
  from
• 40:30
  fashion,
• 40:31
  current
• 40:31
  affairs
• 40:32
  and
• 40:32
  Hollywood.
• 40:33
  And
• 40:33
  what's
• 40:33
  so
• 40:34
  wonderful
• 40:34
  about
• 40:34
  these
• 40:35
  movies,
• 40:35
  and
• 40:35
  this
• 40:36
  trilogy
• 40:36
  in
• 40:36
  particular,
• 40:37
  is
• 40:37
  that
• 40:37
  the
• 40:38
  cast
• 40:38
  maintain
• 40:39
  a
• 40:39
  close
• 40:39
  relationship
• 40:40
  to
• 40:40
  this
• 40:40
  day,
• 40:41
  regularly
• 40:41
  appearing
• 40:42
  at
• 40:42
  conventions
• 40:43
  and
• 40:43
  just
• 40:43
  being
• 40:44
  shining
• 40:44
  beacons
• 40:45
  of
• 40:45
  perfect
• 40:45
  casting,
• 40:47
  going
• 40:47
  from
• 40:47
  heroes
• 40:48
  to
• 40:48
  villains.
• 40:49
  Peter
• 40:49
  Jackson's
• 40:50
  extremely
• 40:51
  unpleasant
• 40:52
  experience
• 40:53
  in
• 40:53
  dealing
• 40:54
  with
• 40:54
  Harvey
• 40:54
  and
• 40:55
  Bob
• 40:55
  Weinstein
• 40:56
  when
• 40:56
  the
• 40:56
  film
• 40:56
  was
• 40:57
  being
• 40:57
  developed
• 40:57
  at
• 40:57
  Miramax
• 40:58
  would
• 40:58
  lead
• 40:59
  to
• 40:59
  that
• 40:59
  shared
• 41:00
  executive
• 41:00
  producer's
• 41:01
  credit
• 41:01
  at
• 41:02
  the
• 41:02
  end
• 41:02
  of
• 41:02
  this
• 41:02
  film,
• 41:03
  appearing
• 41:03
  over
• 41:04
  a
• 41:04
  pencil
• 41:04
  sketch
• 41:05
  of
• 41:05
  a
• 41:05
  man
• 41:05
  fighting
• 41:06
  off
• 41:06
  two
• 41:06
  oversized
• 41:07
  trolls.
• 41:08
  This
• 41:08
  is
• 41:09
  no
• 41:09
  accident.
• 41:10
  The
• 41:10
  trolls
• 41:11
  were
• 41:11
  designed
• 41:11
  to
• 41:11
  look
• 41:12
  like
• 41:12
  both
• 41:12
  Weinsteins.
• 41:14
  After
• 41:14
  he
• 41:15
  was
• 41:15
  indicted
• 41:15
  for
• 41:16
  sexual
• 41:16
  misconduct
• 41:17
  in
• 41:17
  2018,
• 41:18
  Jackson
• 41:18
  retrospectively
• 41:19
  called
• 41:20
  Harvey
• 41:20
  Weinstein
• 41:21
  a
• 41:21
  real
• 41:21
  bully
• 41:22
  who
• 41:22
  ruined
• 41:23
  through
• 41:23
  mafia
• 41:24
  thuggery.
• 41:25
  And
• 41:26
  to
• 41:26
  be
• 41:26
  honest,
• 41:26
  this
• 41:26
  is
• 41:27
  nothing
• 41:27
  new.
• 41:28
  I've
• 41:28
  mentioned
• 41:28
  on
• 41:28
  this
• 41:29
  podcast
• 41:29
  several
• 41:29
  times
• 41:30
  about
• 41:30
  the
• 41:31
  stuff
• 41:31
  that
• 41:31
  Harvey
• 41:32
  Weinstein
• 41:32
  did
• 41:33
  that
• 41:33
  was
• 41:34
  common
• 41:34
  knowledge
• 41:34
  in
• 41:35
  Hollywood
• 41:35
  at
• 41:36
  that
• 41:36
  time,
• 41:37
  but
• 41:37
  thankfully
• 41:38
  he
• 41:38
  is
• 41:38
  getting
• 41:39
  all
• 41:39
  of
• 41:39
  the
• 41:39
  comeuppance
• 41:40
  that
• 41:41
  is
• 41:41
  coming
• 41:41
  his
• 41:41
  way.
• 41:43
  And
• 41:43
  I
• 41:43
  have
• 41:44
  to
• 41:44
  finish
• 41:44
  this
• 41:44
  section
• 41:45
  with
• 41:45
  the
• 41:45
  main
• 41:45
  character
• 41:46
  of
• 41:46
  this
• 41:46
  movie.
• 41:47
  No,
• 41:48
  not
• 41:48
  Frodo,
• 41:49
  not
• 41:49
  Sam,
• 41:50
  Aragorn,
• 41:51
  Gandalf,
• 41:52
  or
• 41:52
  indeed
• 41:52
  Sauron,
• 41:53
  but
• 41:54
  the
• 41:54
  ring
• 41:54
  itself.
• 41:56
  The
• 41:56
  One
• 41:56
  Ring
• 41:57
  was
• 41:57
  created
• 41:58
  and
• 41:58
  designed
• 41:58
  by
• 41:58
  Jens
• 41:59
  Hansen's
• 42:00
  Goldsmiths,
• 42:01
  AKA
• 42:01
  the
• 42:02
  makers
• 42:02
  of
• 42:02
  the
• 42:02
  world's
• 42:03
  most
• 42:03
  famous
• 42:03
  ring.
• 42:04
  They're
• 42:04
  located
• 42:05
  in
• 42:05
  Nelson
• 42:06
  in
• 42:06
  New
• 42:06
  Zealand.
• 42:07
  They
• 42:07
  created
• 42:08
  the
• 42:08
  One
• 42:08
  Ring
• 42:08
  used
• 42:09
  in
• 42:09
  the
• 42:09
  Lord
• 42:09
  of
• 42:09
  the
• 42:09
  Rings
• 42:10
  and
• 42:10
  the
• 42:10
  Hobbit
• 42:11
  films.
• 42:12
  Jens
• 42:12
  Hansen
• 42:13
  and
• 42:13
  his
• 42:13
  son
• 42:13
  goldsmith
• 42:14
  thorkild
• 42:15
  Hansen
• 42:16
  submitted
• 42:16
  15
• 42:16
  prototypes
• 42:17
  before
• 42:18
  the
• 42:18
  design
• 42:18
  of
• 42:18
  the
• 42:18
  One
• 42:19
  Ring
• 42:19
  was
• 42:19
  chosen.
• 42:20
  They
• 42:20
  made
• 42:20
  more
• 42:21
  than
• 42:21
  40
• 42:21
  variations
• 42:22
  of
• 42:22
  the
• 42:22
  One
• 42:23
  Ring
• 42:23
  for
• 42:23
  the
• 42:23
  movies.
• 42:24
  After
• 42:24
  being
• 42:25
  contacted
• 42:25
  by
• 42:25
  the
• 42:25
  production.
• 42:26
  And
• 42:27
  these
• 42:27
  rings
• 42:27
  were
• 42:27
  scaled
• 42:28
  for
• 42:28
  different
• 42:28
  scenes
• 42:29
  and
• 42:29
  size
• 42:30
  to
• 42:30
  suit
• 42:30
  its
• 42:30
  various
• 42:31
  owners,
• 42:31
  from
• 42:32
  smaller
• 42:33
  solid
• 42:33
  gold
• 42:33
  versions
• 42:34
  that
• 42:34
  perfectly
• 42:34
  fit
• 42:35
  Hobbit's
• 42:35
  fingers
• 42:36
  to
• 42:36
  the
• 42:36
  8
• 42:37
  inch
• 42:37
  ring
• 42:37
  seen
• 42:37
  in
• 42:37
  the
• 42:38
  Lord
• 42:38
  of
• 42:38
  the
• 42:38
  Rings
• 42:38
  prologue,
• 42:39
  spinning
• 42:39
  and
• 42:40
  turning
• 42:40
  through
• 42:40
  the
• 42:40
  air.
• 42:41
  Should
• 42:42
  you
• 42:42
  want
• 42:42
  your
• 42:42
  own
• 42:43
  one
• 42:43
  ring,
• 42:43
  which
• 42:43
  is
• 42:44
  a
• 42:44
  little
• 42:44
  bit
• 42:44
  oxymoronic,
• 42:45
  they
• 42:46
  sell
• 42:46
  Jens
• 42:47
  Hansen
• 42:47
  official
• 42:48
  replica
• 42:48
  one
• 42:48
  rings
• 42:49
  on
• 42:49
  their
• 42:49
  website
• 42:50
  for
• 42:50
  just
• 42:51
  over
• 42:51
  US$2,000,
• 42:53
  along
• 42:53
  with
• 42:54
  other
• 42:54
  elvish
• 42:54
  jewelry,
• 42:55
  including
• 42:56
  signet
• 42:56
  rings
• 42:56
  designed
• 42:57
  by
• 42:57
  Daniel
• 42:57
  Reeve,
• 42:58
  the
• 42:58
  calligrapher
• 42:59
  for
• 42:59
  the
• 42:59
  movie
• 43:00
  series.
• 43:01
  Did
• 43:01
  I
• 43:01
  say
• 43:01
  Reeve?
• 43:02
  That
• 43:03
  sounds
• 43:04
  a
• 43:04
  bit
• 43:04
  like
• 43:04
  Reeves.
• 43:05
  And
• 43:06
  this
• 43:06
  is
• 43:06
  the
• 43:07
  perfect
• 43:07
  way
• 43:07
  to
• 43:07
  segue
• 43:08
  into
• 43:08
  the
• 43:08
  obligatory
• 43:09
  Keanu
• 43:09
  reference
• 43:10
  for
• 43:10
  this
• 43:10
  episode.
• 43:10
  And
• 43:11
  if
• 43:11
  you
• 43:11
  don't
• 43:11
  know
• 43:11
  what
• 43:11
  that
• 43:12
  is,
• 43:12
  it's
• 43:12
  where
• 43:12
  I
• 43:12
  link
• 43:12
  the
• 43:12
  movie
• 43:13
  that
• 43:13
  I'm
• 43:13
  featuring
• 43:14
  with
• 43:14
  Keanu
• 43:14
  Reeves
• 43:15
  for
• 43:15
  no
• 43:15
  reason
• 43:16
  other
• 43:16
  than
• 43:16
  he
• 43:16
  is
• 43:17
  the
• 43:17
  best
• 43:17
  of
• 43:17
  men
• 43:18
  and
• 43:18
  elves
• 43:19
  and
• 43:19
  dwarf
• 43:20
  and
• 43:20
  hobbits
• 43:21
  and
• 43:22
  everything,
• 43:22
  basically.
• 43:23
  Now,
• 43:23
  obviously,
• 43:24
  this
• 43:24
  movie
• 43:24
  is
• 43:25
  about
• 43:25
  Aragorn,
• 43:26
  son
• 43:26
  of
• 43:26
  Arathorn,
• 43:27
  the
• 43:27
  King
• 43:28
  of
• 43:28
  men.
• 43:29
  He
• 43:29
  has
• 43:30
  a
• 43:30
  luscious
• 43:31
  hair
• 43:31
  and
• 43:31
  beard
• 43:31
  combo.
• 43:32
  And
• 43:33
  who
• 43:33
  does
• 43:33
  that
• 43:33
  remind
• 43:34
  you
• 43:34
  of?
• 43:35
  Why,
• 43:35
  Keanu
• 43:36
  Reeves,
• 43:36
  of
• 43:36
  course,
• 43:36
  who
• 43:37
  is
• 43:37
  actually
• 43:37
  the
• 43:38
  King
• 43:38
  of
• 43:38
  Men.
• 43:39
  And
• 43:39
  it's
• 43:39
  just
• 43:40
  a
• 43:40
  huge
• 43:40
  coincidence
• 43:41
  that
• 43:41
  these
• 43:42
  two
• 43:42
  men
• 43:42
  are
• 43:43
  both
• 43:43
  perfect
• 43:43
  in
• 43:44
  every
• 43:44
  possible
• 43:44
  way,
• 43:45
  and
• 43:45
  they
• 43:45
  both
• 43:46
  have
• 43:46
  the
• 43:46
  luscious
• 43:47
  hair
• 43:47
  and
• 43:47
  the
• 43:48
  luscious
• 43:48
  beards.
• 43:49
  And
• 43:49
  I'm
• 43:49
  sure
• 43:49
  there
• 43:50
  probably
• 43:50
  was
• 43:50
  a
• 43:50
  way
• 43:50
  that
• 43:51
  I
• 43:51
  could
• 43:51
  officially
• 43:52
  link
• 43:52
  Keanu
• 43:52
  Reeves
• 43:53
  to
• 43:53
  this
• 43:53
  movie,
• 43:53
  and
• 43:54
  I
• 43:54
  have
• 43:54
  done
• 43:54
  for
• 43:55
  the
• 43:55
  other
• 43:55
  two
• 43:56
  by
• 43:56
  linking
• 43:56
  the
• 43:56
  Matrix
• 43:57
  with
• 43:57
  these
• 43:58
  movies.
• 43:59
  However,
• 43:59
  I
• 44:00
  couldn't
• 44:00
  pass
• 44:00
  up
• 44:01
  linking
• 44:01
  the
• 44:01
  hair
• 44:01
  and
• 44:02
  beard.
• 44:02
  Now,
• 44:03
  for
• 44:03
  the
• 44:03
  past
• 44:03
  two
• 44:03
  episodes,
• 44:04
  I've
• 44:04
  mentioned
• 44:05
  that
• 44:05
  this
• 44:05
  episode
• 44:06
  I
• 44:06
  wanted
• 44:06
  to
• 44:06
  talk
• 44:06
  specifically
• 44:07
  about
• 44:07
  Howard
• 44:08
  Shaw's
• 44:08
  music.
• 44:09
  And
• 44:09
  so
• 44:10
  I
• 44:10
  haven't
• 44:10
  talked
• 44:10
  about
• 44:10
  the
• 44:11
  music
• 44:11
  much
• 44:12
  at
• 44:12
  all,
• 44:12
  apart
• 44:13
  from
• 44:13
  Enya's
• 44:14
  Let
• 44:14
  It
• 44:14
  Be
• 44:14
  in
• 44:15
  the
• 44:15
  Fellowship
• 44:15
  of
• 44:15
  the
• 44:15
  Ring.
• 44:16
  And
• 44:17
  Howard
• 44:18
  Shaw's
• 44:18
  score
• 44:19
  is
• 44:20
  really
• 44:20
  one
• 44:20
  of
• 44:20
  the
• 44:21
  most
• 44:21
  epic
• 44:21
  scores
• 44:22
  ever
• 44:22
  created
• 44:22
  for
• 44:23
  film.
• 44:23
  Shaw
• 44:24
  was
• 44:24
  so
• 44:24
  much
• 44:25
  more
• 44:25
  than
• 44:25
  a
• 44:25
  composer
• 44:26
  for
• 44:26
  hire.
• 44:26
  He
• 44:27
  collaborated
• 44:27
  with
• 44:27
  Peter
• 44:28
  Jackson
• 44:28
  for
• 44:28
  almost
• 44:29
  four
• 44:29
  years,
• 44:30
  and
• 44:30
  he
• 44:30
  wanted
• 44:30
  the
• 44:31
  score
• 44:31
  to
• 44:31
  be
• 44:31
  as
• 44:31
  much
• 44:32
  of
• 44:32
  the
• 44:32
  narrative
• 44:32
  force
• 44:33
  as
• 44:33
  the
• 44:33
  script,
• 44:34
  that
• 44:34
  you
• 44:34
  could
• 44:35
  play
• 44:35
  the
• 44:35
  tracks
• 44:35
  back
• 44:35
  to
• 44:36
  back
• 44:36
  and
• 44:36
  trace
• 44:37
  the
• 44:37
  art
• 44:37
  of
• 44:37
  the
• 44:37
  story.
• 44:38
  And
• 44:38
  just
• 44:39
  like
• 44:39
  in
• 44:39
  the
• 44:39
  movie
• 44:40
  and
• 44:40
  Frodo's
• 44:41
  trip
• 44:41
  to
• 44:41
  Mordor.
• 44:42
  Trip.
• 44:42
  I
• 44:42
  make
• 44:43
  it
• 44:43
  sound
• 44:43
  like
• 44:43
  he's
• 44:43
  booked
• 44:43
  a
• 44:44
  package
• 44:44
  holiday.
• 44:44
  Frodo's
• 44:45
  quest
• 44:45
  to
• 44:46
  Mordor,
• 44:46
  I
• 44:46
  should
• 44:47
  say.
• 44:47
  Shaw
• 44:47
  was
• 44:48
  on
• 44:48
  his
• 44:48
  own
• 44:48
  epic
• 44:49
  operatic
• 44:50
  film
• 44:50
  score
• 44:51
  quest.
• 44:52
  American
• 44:52
  composer
• 44:53
  James
• 44:53
  Horner
• 44:53
  and
• 44:54
  Polish
• 44:54
  composer
• 44:55
  Wojciech
• 44:55
  Killer
• 44:56
  had
• 44:56
  been
• 44:56
  considered
• 44:57
  to
• 44:57
  be
• 44:57
  the
• 44:57
  composers
• 44:58
  for
• 44:58
  the
• 44:58
  Movie.
• 44:59
  Howard
• 44:59
  Shaw
• 45:00
  visited
• 45:00
  the
• 45:00
  set
• 45:00
  in
• 45:01
  1999
• 45:02
  and
• 45:02
  composed
• 45:03
  a
• 45:03
  version
• 45:03
  of
• 45:03
  the
• 45:03
  Shire
• 45:04
  theme
• 45:04
  and
• 45:05
  Frodo's
• 45:05
  Theme.
• 45:06
  Before
• 45:06
  Jackson
• 45:06
  began
• 45:07
  shooting.
• 45:07
  Shaw
• 45:08
  watched
• 45:08
  the
• 45:08
  assembly
• 45:09
  cuts
• 45:09
  of
• 45:09
  the
• 45:09
  Fellowship
• 45:10
  of
• 45:10
  the
• 45:10
  Ring
• 45:10
  and
• 45:10
  the
• 45:11
  Return
• 45:11
  of
• 45:11
  the
• 45:11
  King
• 45:11
  in
• 45:12
  2000
• 45:13
  and
• 45:13
  he
• 45:13
  included
• 45:14
  over
• 45:14
  50
• 45:15
  leitmotifs
• 45:16
  to
• 45:16
  represent
• 45:16
  the
• 45:16
  different
• 45:17
  characters,
• 45:18
  cultures
• 45:18
  and
• 45:18
  places.
• 45:19
  There
• 45:20
  are,
• 45:20
  for
• 45:20
  instance,
• 45:20
  multiple
• 45:21
  leitmotifs
• 45:22
  just
• 45:22
  for
• 45:22
  the
• 45:22
  Hobbits
• 45:22
  and
• 45:23
  the
• 45:23
  Shire.
• 45:24
  Jackson
• 45:24
  and
• 45:25
  Shaw
• 45:25
  would
• 45:25
  meet
• 45:25
  each
• 45:26
  year
• 45:26
  for
• 45:26
  Jackson
• 45:26
  to
• 45:27
  advise
• 45:27
  on
• 45:27
  the
• 45:27
  school,
• 45:27
  which
• 45:28
  took
• 45:28
  six
• 45:28
  weeks
• 45:29
  minimum.
• 45:29
  The
• 45:30
  great
• 45:30
  majority
• 45:30
  of
• 45:31
  the
• 45:31
  lyrics
• 45:31
  used
• 45:31
  in
• 45:32
  the
• 45:32
  libretto
• 45:32
  are
• 45:33
  in
• 45:33
  the
• 45:33
  invented
• 45:34
  languages
• 45:34
  of
• 45:34
  Middle
• 45:35
  Earth,
• 45:35
  representing
• 45:36
  the
• 45:36
  various
• 45:36
  cultures
• 45:37
  and
• 45:37
  races
• 45:37
  in
• 45:38
  Tolkien's
• 45:38
  writings.
• 45:39
  These
• 45:40
  languages
• 45:40
  include
• 45:41
  Quenya
• 45:41
  and
• 45:42
  Sindarin
• 45:42
  for
• 45:43
  the
• 45:43
  Elves,
• 45:44
  Andunaik
• 45:44
  and
• 45:45
  Rahirric
• 45:45
  for
• 45:45
  Men,
• 45:46
  and
• 45:46
  Khuzdul
• 45:47
  for
• 45:47
  the
• 45:47
  Dwarves.
• 45:48
  And
• 45:48
  yes,
• 45:48
  I
• 45:48
  probably
• 45:48
  have
• 45:49
  butchered
• 45:49
  all
• 45:49
  of
• 45:49
  those
• 45:49
  words
• 45:50
  and
• 45:50
  I
• 45:50
  am
• 45:50
  sorry.
• 45:51
  While
• 45:52
  parts
• 45:52
  of
• 45:52
  the
• 45:52
  score
• 45:52
  for
• 45:53
  the
• 45:53
  first
• 45:53
  film
• 45:53
  were
• 45:53
  recorded
• 45:54
  in
• 45:54
  Wellington,
• 45:54
  New
• 45:55
  Zealand,
• 45:55
  virtually
• 45:56
  all
• 45:56
  of
• 45:56
  the
• 45:56
  trilogy
• 45:57
  score
• 45:57
  was
• 45:57
  recorded
• 45:58
  in
• 45:58
  Watford
• 45:59
  Town
• 45:59
  hall
• 45:59
  in
• 46:00
  London
• 46:00
  and
• 46:00
  mixed
• 46:01
  at
• 46:01
  Abbey
• 46:01
  Road
• 46:01
  Studios
• 46:02
  for
• 46:03
  the
• 46:03
  soundtrack.
• 46:03
  The
• 46:03
  score
• 46:04
  was
• 46:04
  primarily
• 46:04
  played
• 46:05
  by
• 46:05
  the
• 46:05
  London
• 46:05
  Philharmonic
• 46:06
  orchestra,
• 46:07
  ranging
• 46:07
  from
• 46:07
  93
• 46:08
  to
• 46:08
  120
• 46:09
  players
• 46:09
  throughout
• 46:10
  the
• 46:10
  recording.
• 46:11
  The
• 46:11
  third
• 46:12
  film's
• 46:12
  end
• 46:12
  song,
• 46:13
  into
• 46:13
  the
• 46:13
  west,
• 46:14
  was
• 46:14
  written
• 46:14
  by
• 46:15
  Annie
• 46:15
  Lennox,
• 46:16
  Fran
• 46:16
  Walsh
• 46:16
  and
• 46:16
  Howard
• 46:17
  Shaw
• 46:17
  and
• 46:18
  performed
• 46:18
  by
• 46:19
  Annie
• 46:19
  Lennox,
• 46:19
  and
• 46:20
  that
• 46:20
  would
• 46:20
  go
• 46:20
  on
• 46:20
  to
• 46:21
  win
• 46:21
  the
• 46:21
  Academy
• 46:21
  Award
• 46:22
  for
• 46:22
  Best
• 46:22
  Original
• 46:23
  Song,
• 46:23
  the
• 46:23
  Golden
• 46:24
  Globe
• 46:24
  Award
• 46:24
  for
• 46:25
  Best
• 46:25
  Original
• 46:25
  Song
• 46:26
  and
• 46:26
  the
• 46:26
  Grammy
• 46:27
  Award
• 46:27
  for
• 46:27
  Best
• 46:27
  Song
• 46:28
  Written
• 46:28
  for
• 46:28
  Visual
• 46:29
  Media.
• 46:29
  It
• 46:30
  was
• 46:30
  inspired
• 46:30
  by
• 46:30
  and
• 46:31
  dedicated
• 46:31
  to
• 46:32
  17
• 46:33
  year
• 46:33
  old
• 46:33
  Miri
• 46:34
  filmmaker
• 46:35
  Cameron
• 46:35
  Duncan,
• 46:36
  who
• 46:36
  Jackson
• 46:36
  and
• 46:37
  Walsh
• 46:37
  befriended.
• 46:38
  Duncan
• 46:39
  died
• 46:39
  of
• 46:39
  cancer
• 46:39
  in
• 46:40
  2003.
• 46:41
  There's
• 46:42
  also
• 46:42
  diegetic
• 46:43
  music
• 46:43
  too,
• 46:43
  not
• 46:44
  composed
• 46:44
  by
• 46:44
  Howard
• 46:45
  Shaw
• 46:45
  but
• 46:45
  orchestrated
• 46:46
  by
• 46:46
  him,
• 46:47
  such
• 46:47
  as
• 46:47
  Bilbo's
• 46:48
  Farewell
• 46:48
  Party,
• 46:49
  which
• 46:49
  includes
• 46:50
  music
• 46:50
  by
• 46:50
  Plan9,
• 46:51
  a
• 46:52
  group
• 46:52
  who'd
• 46:52
  previously
• 46:53
  worked
• 46:53
  with
• 46:53
  Peter
• 46:53
  Jackson
• 46:54
  and
• 46:54
  Fran
• 46:54
  Walsh.
• 46:55
  A
• 46:55
  few
• 46:55
  of
• 46:56
  the
• 46:56
  diegetic
• 46:56
  songs
• 46:57
  are
• 46:57
  settings
• 46:57
  of
• 46:58
  poems
• 46:58
  by
• 46:58
  Tolkien
• 46:59
  interspersed
• 47:00
  in
• 47:00
  the
• 47:00
  text
• 47:00
  of
• 47:00
  the
• 47:00
  Lord
• 47:01
  of
• 47:01
  the
• 47:01
  Rings,
• 47:01
  including
• 47:02
  the
• 47:02
  Road
• 47:03
  Goes
• 47:03
  Ever
• 47:03
  on,
• 47:04
  sung
• 47:04
  softly
• 47:04
  by
• 47:05
  Ian
• 47:05
  McKellen
• 47:05
  when
• 47:06
  Gandalf
• 47:06
  arrives
• 47:06
  in
• 47:07
  Hobbiton
• 47:07
  in
• 47:07
  his
• 47:07
  farm
• 47:08
  cart.
• 47:09
  The
• 47:09
  funeral
• 47:09
  of
• 47:09
  Theodred
• 47:10
  in
• 47:10
  the
• 47:10
  extended
• 47:11
  version
• 47:11
  of
• 47:11
  the
• 47:11
  Two
• 47:12
  Towers
• 47:12
  was
• 47:13
  composed
• 47:13
  by
• 47:13
  Plan
• 47:14
  9
• 47:14
  and
• 47:14
  performed
• 47:15
  by
• 47:15
  Miranda
• 47:16
  Otto
• 47:16
  playing
• 47:17
  Eowyn,
• 47:17
  but
• 47:18
  the
• 47:18
  words
• 47:18
  themselves
• 47:19
  are
• 47:19
  not
• 47:19
  Tolkien's.
• 47:21
  The
• 47:21
  series
• 47:21
  music
• 47:22
  became
• 47:22
  the
• 47:22
  most
• 47:22
  successful
• 47:23
  of
• 47:23
  Shaw's
• 47:24
  career,
• 47:24
  earning
• 47:25
  three
• 47:25
  Oscars,
• 47:26
  two
• 47:26
  Golden
• 47:26
  Globes
• 47:27
  and
• 47:27
  three
• 47:27
  Grammys,
• 47:28
  among
• 47:28
  other
• 47:28
  nominations.
• 47:29
  Some
• 47:30
  of
• 47:30
  his
• 47:30
  themes
• 47:30
  or
• 47:30
  leitmotifs,
• 47:31
  like
• 47:31
  the
• 47:32
  Shire
• 47:32
  theme
• 47:32
  became
• 47:33
  individually
• 47:33
  popular.
• 47:34
  He
• 47:35
  invited
• 47:35
  the
• 47:35
  musicologist
• 47:36
  Doug
• 47:36
  Adams
• 47:37
  to
• 47:37
  observe
• 47:37
  the
• 47:37
  composition
• 47:38
  and
• 47:38
  document
• 47:39
  it
• 47:40
  in
• 47:40
  what
• 47:40
  became
• 47:41
  the
• 47:41
  2010
• 47:41
  book
• 47:42
  the
• 47:42
  Music
• 47:42
  of
• 47:42
  the
• 47:43
  Lord
• 47:43
  of
• 47:43
  the
• 47:43
  Rings
• 47:43
  Films.
• 47:44
  And
• 47:44
  I
• 47:45
  think
• 47:45
  we
• 47:45
  can
• 47:45
  agree
• 47:45
  that
• 47:45
  the
• 47:46
  score
• 47:46
  for
• 47:46
  the
• 47:46
  Lord
• 47:46
  of
• 47:46
  the
• 47:47
  Rings
• 47:47
  is
• 47:47
  is
• 47:47
  probably
• 47:48
  one
• 47:48
  of
• 47:48
  the
• 47:48
  greatest
• 47:48
  scores
• 47:49
  ever
• 47:49
  made
• 47:50
  for
• 47:50
  any
• 47:50
  movie
• 47:51
  series
• 47:51
  ever.
• 47:52
  Each
• 47:53
  composition
• 47:53
  is
• 47:53
  unique,
• 47:54
  memorable
• 47:55
  and
• 47:55
  just
• 47:56
  perfectly
• 47:56
  encapsulates
• 47:57
  the
• 47:57
  scene
• 47:58
  it
• 47:58
  is
• 47:58
  in.
• 47:59
  I
• 47:59
  think
• 47:59
  you
• 47:59
  can
• 47:59
  go
• 47:59
  on
• 48:00
  YouTube
• 48:00
  and
• 48:00
  just
• 48:00
  listen
• 48:01
  to
• 48:01
  12
• 48:02
  hours
• 48:02
  worth
• 48:03
  of
• 48:03
  Howard
• 48:03
  Shaw
• 48:04
  score
• 48:04
  should
• 48:05
  you
• 48:05
  want
• 48:05
  to.
• 48:05
  And
• 48:06
  while
• 48:06
  there
• 48:06
  are
• 48:06
  some
• 48:07
  standout
• 48:07
  themes
• 48:07
  like
• 48:08
  concerning
• 48:08
  hobbits,
• 48:09
  pretty
• 48:10
  much
• 48:10
  every
• 48:11
  single
• 48:11
  one,
• 48:12
  it
• 48:12
  will
• 48:12
  just
• 48:12
  take
• 48:12
  you
• 48:13
  to
• 48:13
  that
• 48:13
  scene
• 48:13
  in
• 48:13
  the
• 48:14
  movie.
• 48:14
  And
• 48:15
  I
• 48:15
  absolutely
• 48:16
  adore
• 48:16
  this
• 48:16
  score.
• 48:16
  It
• 48:17
  is
• 48:17
  genuinely
• 48:17
  one
• 48:17
  of
• 48:18
  my
• 48:18
  favourites
• 48:18
  of
• 48:18
  all
• 48:18
  time.
• 48:19
  The
• 48:20
  Lord
• 48:20
  of
• 48:20
  the
• 48:20
  the
• 48:20
  Return
• 48:21
  of
• 48:21
  the
• 48:21
  King
• 48:21
  premiered
• 48:22
  at
• 48:22
  the
• 48:22
  Embassy
• 48:22
  Theatre
• 48:23
  in
• 48:23
  Wellington,
• 48:23
  New
• 48:23
  Zealand
• 48:24
  on
• 48:24
  1
• 48:25
  December
• 48:26
  2003.
• 48:26
  It
• 48:27
  was
• 48:27
  estimated
• 48:27
  that
• 48:28
  more
• 48:28
  than
• 48:28
  a
• 48:28
  quarter
• 48:29
  of
• 48:29
  the
• 48:29
  city's
• 48:29
  population
• 48:30
  lined
• 48:31
  the
• 48:31
  streets
• 48:31
  of
• 48:31
  Wellington
• 48:32
  for
• 48:32
  the
• 48:32
  premiere.
• 48:33
  It
• 48:33
  was
• 48:34
  released
• 48:34
  to
• 48:34
  extremely
• 48:35
  high
• 48:35
  anticipation
• 48:36
  on
• 48:37
  17
• 48:37
  December
• 48:38
  2003,
• 48:38
  where
• 48:39
  of
• 48:39
  course
• 48:39
  it
• 48:39
  hit
• 48:40
  number
• 48:40
  one
• 48:40
  at
• 48:40
  the
• 48:40
  US
• 48:41
  box
• 48:41
  office
• 48:42
  even
• 48:42
  with
• 48:42
  its
• 48:43
  traditional
• 48:43
  Wednesday
• 48:44
  release.
• 48:44
  The
• 48:45
  Lord
• 48:45
  of
• 48:45
  the
• 48:45
  Rings
• 48:45
  loves
• 48:46
  a
• 48:46
  Wednesday
• 48:46
  release.
• 48:47
  Now
• 48:48
  Some
• 48:48
  Things
• 48:48
  Gotta
• 48:49
  Give
• 48:49
  also
• 48:49
  came
• 48:50
  out
• 48:50
  the
• 48:50
  same
• 48:50
  week
• 48:50
  and
• 48:51
  I
• 48:51
  could
• 48:51
  have
• 48:51
  used
• 48:51
  that
• 48:52
  as
• 48:52
  the
• 48:52
  obligatory
• 48:52
  Keanu
• 48:53
  reference
• 48:53
  because
• 48:54
  Keanu
• 48:54
  is
• 48:55
  so
• 48:55
  perfect
• 48:55
  in
• 48:55
  that
• 48:55
  movie
• 48:56
  and
• 48:56
  you'd
• 48:56
  never
• 48:56
  choose
• 48:57
  Jack
• 48:57
  Nicholson
• 48:57
  over
• 48:58
  him.
• 48:58
  But
• 48:58
  I
• 48:58
  digress
• 48:58
  and
• 48:59
  never
• 48:59
  mind
• 49:00
  The
• 49:00
  Return
• 49:00
  of
• 49:00
  the
• 49:00
  King
• 49:01
  stayed
• 49:01
  at
• 49:01
  number
• 49:01
  one
• 49:02
  for
• 49:02
  five
• 49:02
  weeks
• 49:02
  and
• 49:03
  was
• 49:03
  eventually
• 49:03
  dethroned.
• 49:04
  Get
• 49:05
  it?
• 49:05
  King
• 49:05
  Dethroned
• 49:06
  in
• 49:06
  its
• 49:06
  sixth
• 49:07
  week
• 49:07
  by
• 49:07
  Along
• 49:08
  Came
• 49:08
  Polly.
• 49:09
  It
• 49:09
  would
• 49:09
  stay
• 49:09
  in
• 49:09
  the
• 49:10
  top
• 49:10
  10
• 49:10
  for
• 49:10
  10
• 49:10
  weeks
• 49:11
  and
• 49:11
  return
• 49:12
  to
• 49:12
  the
• 49:12
  top
• 49:12
  10
• 49:12
  in
• 49:13
  its
• 49:13
  13th
• 49:13
  week,
• 49:14
  dropping
• 49:14
  out
• 49:15
  again
• 49:15
  in
• 49:15
  its
• 49:15
  15th
• 49:16
  week
• 49:17
  on
• 49:17
  a
• 49:17
  production
• 49:18
  budget
• 49:18
  of
• 49:18
  $94
• 49:19
  million,
• 49:19
  the
• 49:19
  Return
• 49:20
  of
• 49:20
  the
• 49:20
  King
• 49:20
  grossed
• 49:21
  377
• 49:22
  million
• 49:23
  domestically
• 49:23
  in
• 49:23
  the
• 49:24
  US
• 49:24
  and
• 49:25
  741.9
• 49:27
  million
• 49:27
  internationally
• 49:28
  for
• 49:28
  a
• 49:29
  total
• 49:29
  worldwide
• 49:30
  gross
• 49:30
  of
• 49:30
  $1.1
• 49:32
  billion,
• 49:33
  making
• 49:33
  it
• 49:33
  the
• 49:34
  highest
• 49:34
  grossing
• 49:34
  film
• 49:34
  of
• 49:35
  2003,
• 49:36
  the
• 49:36
  second
• 49:36
  highest
• 49:37
  grossing
• 49:37
  film
• 49:37
  of
• 49:38
  the
• 49:38
  2000s
• 49:39
  behind
• 49:39
  James
• 49:39
  Cameron's
• 49:40
  Avatar.
• 49:41
  It
• 49:41
  set
• 49:42
  a
• 49:42
  Wednesday
• 49:42
  opening
• 49:43
  record
• 49:43
  with
• 49:43
  $34
• 49:44
  million.
• 49:45
  It
• 49:45
  was
• 49:45
  the
• 49:45
  highest
• 49:46
  December
• 49:46
  opening
• 49:47
  day
• 49:47
  eventually
• 49:48
  surpassed
• 49:49
  by
• 49:49
  its
• 49:49
  stable
• 49:49
  mate
• 49:50
  the
• 49:50
  Hobbit.
• 49:50
  An
• 49:51
  Unexpected
• 49:51
  Journey.
• 49:52
  It
• 49:52
  set
• 49:53
  opening
• 49:53
  day
• 49:53
  records
• 49:54
  in
• 49:54
  many
• 49:54
  countries,
• 49:55
  including
• 49:56
  here
• 49:56
  in
• 49:56
  the
• 49:56
  UK
• 49:57
  Germany,
• 49:58
  Austria,
• 49:58
  Belgium,
• 49:59
  the
• 49:59
  Netherlands,
• 50:00
  Spain,
• 50:01
  Greece,
• 50:01
  Switzerland,
• 50:02
  Sweden,
• 50:03
  Finland,
• 50:03
  Norway,
• 50:04
  Denmark,
• 50:05
  Mexico,
• 50:05
  Chile
• 50:06
  and
• 50:06
  Puerto
• 50:06
  Rico
• 50:07
  in
• 50:07
  the
• 50:08
  trilogy's
• 50:08
  beloved
• 50:09
  New
• 50:09
  Zealand,
• 50:09
  where
• 50:10
  literally
• 50:10
  every
• 50:10
  part
• 50:10
  of
• 50:11
  this
• 50:11
  magical,
• 50:11
  perfect
• 50:12
  trilogy
• 50:12
  came
• 50:12
  together.
• 50:13
  The
• 50:13
  film
• 50:14
  set
• 50:14
  opening
• 50:15
  day,
• 50:15
  opening
• 50:15
  weekend,
• 50:16
  single
• 50:16
  day,
• 50:17
  Friday
• 50:17
  gross,
• 50:18
  Saturday
• 50:18
  gross
• 50:18
  and
• 50:19
  Sunday
• 50:19
  gross
• 50:20
  records
• 50:20
  with
• 50:21
  $1.7
• 50:21
  million
• 50:22
  in
• 50:22
  four
• 50:23
  days.
• 50:23
  The
• 50:24
  Lord
• 50:24
  of
• 50:24
  the
• 50:24
  Rings
• 50:24
  trilogy
• 50:25
  would
• 50:25
  go
• 50:25
  on
• 50:25
  to
• 50:25
  become
• 50:26
  the
• 50:26
  highest
• 50:26
  grossing
• 50:27
  motion
• 50:27
  picture
• 50:27
  trilogy
• 50:28
  worldwide
• 50:28
  of
• 50:29
  all
• 50:29
  time
• 50:29
  with
• 50:30
  over
• 50:30
  $2.9
• 50:31
  billion,
• 50:32
  beating
• 50:32
  other
• 50:33
  series
• 50:33
  such
• 50:34
  as
• 50:34
  the
• 50:34
  original
• 50:34
  Star
• 50:35
  wars
• 50:35
  trilogy,
• 50:36
  and
• 50:36
  became
• 50:37
  New
• 50:37
  Line
• 50:37
  Cinema's
• 50:38
  highest
• 50:38
  grossing
• 50:39
  release.
• 50:40
  New
• 50:40
  Line
• 50:41
  Cinema
• 50:41
  took
• 50:42
  a
• 50:42
  punt
• 50:42
  on
• 50:42
  Peter
• 50:43
  Jackson's
• 50:43
  ambitious
• 50:44
  idea
• 50:44
  and
• 50:45
  it
• 50:45
  paid
• 50:45
  off
• 50:46
  in
• 50:46
  dividends.
• 50:47
  It's
• 50:48
  estimated
• 50:48
  that
• 50:48
  the
• 50:48
  gross
• 50:49
  income
• 50:49
  from
• 50:49
  non
• 50:50
  box
• 50:50
  office
• 50:50
  sales
• 50:51
  and
• 50:51
  merchandise
• 50:52
  has
• 50:52
  been
• 50:52
  at
• 50:52
  least
• 50:53
  equal
• 50:53
  to
• 50:53
  the
• 50:53
  box
• 50:54
  office
• 50:54
  for
• 50:54
  all
• 50:55
  three
• 50:55
  films.
• 50:56
  Now,
• 50:56
  while
• 50:57
  concrete
• 50:57
  figures
• 50:58
  are
• 50:58
  hard
• 50:58
  to
• 50:58
  come
• 50:58
  by,
• 50:59
  in
• 50:59
  that
• 50:59
  case,
• 51:00
  the
• 51:00
  total
• 51:00
  gross
• 51:01
  income
• 51:01
  for
• 51:01
  the
• 51:02
  trilogy
• 51:02
  is
• 51:03
  could
• 51:03
  be
• 51:03
  in
• 51:03
  the
• 51:04
  region
• 51:04
  of
• 51:04
  $6
• 51:05
  billion
• 51:06
  following
• 51:06
  New
• 51:07
  Line
• 51:07
  Cinema's
• 51:07
  initial
• 51:08
  investment
• 51:09
  of
• 51:05
  $300
• 51:08
  million.
• 51:11
  And
• 51:11
  that
• 51:11
  doesn't
• 51:12
  even
• 51:12
  include
• 51:12
  the
• 51:12
  returns
• 51:13
  from
• 51:13
  tourism,
• 51:14
  which
• 51:14
  I'll
• 51:15
  get
• 51:15
  into
• 51:15
  next
• 51:16
  episode.
• 51:17
  Now,
• 51:17
  not
• 51:18
  only
• 51:18
  is
• 51:18
  this
• 51:18
  a
• 51:18
  huge
• 51:19
  financial
• 51:19
  success
• 51:20
  for
• 51:20
  a
• 51:20
  trilogy
• 51:20
  and
• 51:21
  for
• 51:21
  a
• 51:21
  series
• 51:21
  of
• 51:22
  movies,
• 51:22
  and
• 51:23
  for
• 51:23
  this
• 51:23
  movie
• 51:24
  in
• 51:24
  particular,
• 51:25
  it
• 51:25
  was
• 51:25
  also
• 51:26
  a
• 51:26
  huge
• 51:26
  critical
• 51:27
  smash
• 51:27
  as
• 51:27
  well.
• 51:28
  It
• 51:28
  holds
• 51:28
  a
• 51:29
  rating
• 51:29
  of
• 51:29
  94%
• 51:30
  on
• 51:30
  rotten
• 51:31
  tomatoes
• 51:31
  with
• 51:32
  a
• 51:32
  critical
• 51:32
  consensus
• 51:33
  reading.
• 51:34
  Visually
• 51:34
  breathtaking
• 51:35
  and
• 51:35
  emotionally
• 51:35
  powerful,
• 51:36
  the
• 51:36
  Lord
• 51:37
  of
• 51:37
  the
• 51:37
  Rings
• 51:37
  the
• 51:37
  Return
• 51:38
  of
• 51:38
  the
• 51:38
  King
• 51:38
  is
• 51:38
  a
• 51:39
  moving
• 51:39
  and
• 51:39
  satisfying
• 51:40
  conclusion
• 51:41
  to
• 51:41
  a
• 51:41
  great
• 51:42
  trilogy.
• 51:43
  The
• 51:43
  Return
• 51:44
  of
• 51:44
  The
• 51:44
  King
• 51:44
  received
• 51:45
  11
• 51:45
  Academy
• 51:46
  Award
• 51:46
  nominations
• 51:47
  for
• 51:47
  Best
• 51:48
  Picture,
• 51:48
  Best
• 51:48
  Director,
• 51:49
  Best
• 51:49
  Adapted
• 51:50
  Screenplay,
• 51:51
  Best
• 51:51
  Original
• 51:51
  Score,
• 51:52
  Best
• 51:52
  Original
• 51:53
  Song,
• 51:53
  Best
• 51:54
  Best
• 51:54
  Visual
• 51:54
  Effects,
• 51:54
  Best
• 51:55
  Art
• 51:55
  Direction,
• 51:56
  Best
• 51:56
  Costume
• 51:56
  Design,
• 51:57
  Best
• 51:57
  Makeup,
• 51:58
  Best
• 51:58
  Sound
• 51:58
  Mixing
• 51:59
  and
• 51:59
  Best
• 51:59
  Film
• 52:00
  editing
• 52:01
  at
• 52:01
  the
• 52:01
  76th
• 52:02
  Academy
• 52:03
  Awards
• 52:03
  in
• 52:03
  2004.
• 52:04
  The
• 52:05
  film
• 52:05
  won
• 52:05
  all
• 52:06
  of
• 52:06
  the
• 52:06
  categories
• 52:06
  for
• 52:07
  which
• 52:07
  it
• 52:07
  was
• 52:07
  nominated,
• 52:08
  and
• 52:08
  it
• 52:08
  shares
• 52:09
  the
• 52:09
  record
• 52:09
  for
• 52:10
  the
• 52:10
  highest
• 52:10
  Academy
• 52:11
  Award
• 52:11
  wins
• 52:12
  total
• 52:12
  along
• 52:13
  with
• 52:13
  Titanic,
• 52:14
  which
• 52:14
  also
• 52:14
  stars
• 52:15
  Bernard
• 52:15
  Hill
• 52:16
  and
• 52:16
  Ben
• 52:16
  Hur
• 52:17
  and
• 52:17
  holds
• 52:18
  the
• 52:18
  record
• 52:18
  for
• 52:18
  the
• 52:18
  highest
• 52:19
  clean
• 52:19
  sweep
• 52:20
  at
• 52:20
  the
• 52:20
  Oscars,
• 52:21
  surpassing
• 52:21
  the
• 52:21
  nine
• 52:22
  awards
• 52:22
  earned
• 52:23
  by
• 52:23
  both
• 52:23
  Gigi
• 52:24
  and
• 52:24
  the
• 52:24
  Last
• 52:24
  Emperor.
• 52:26
  The
• 52:26
  Return
• 52:26
  of
• 52:26
  the
• 52:27
  King
• 52:27
  also
• 52:27
  won
• 52:27
  four
• 52:28
  Golden
• 52:28
  Globes
• 52:29
  including
• 52:29
  Best
• 52:29
  Picture
• 52:30
  for
• 52:30
  Drama,
• 52:31
  Best
• 52:31
  Director,
• 52:32
  Best
• 52:32
  Original
• 52:32
  Score
• 52:33
  and
• 52:33
  best
• 52:33
  original
• 52:34
  song,
• 52:34
  five
• 52:35
  BAFTAs
• 52:35
  for
• 52:35
  best
• 52:36
  film,
• 52:36
  Best
• 52:36
  Screenplay,
• 52:37
  Adapted
• 52:37
  Best
• 52:38
  Cinematography,
• 52:39
  Best
• 52:39
  Visual
• 52:39
  Effects
• 52:40
  and
• 52:40
  the
• 52:40
  Orange
• 52:40
  Film
• 52:41
  of
• 52:41
  the
• 52:41
  Year
• 52:41
  Award.
• 52:42
  Two
• 52:42
  Grammy
• 52:43
  Awards,
• 52:43
  nine
• 52:43
  Saturn
• 52:44
  Awards,
• 52:44
  the
• 52:44
  New
• 52:44
  York
• 52:45
  Film
• 52:45
  Critics
• 52:45
  Circle
• 52:46
  Award
• 52:46
  for
• 52:46
  Best
• 52:46
  Picture.
• 52:47
  The
• 52:47
  entire
• 52:48
  cast
• 52:48
  won
• 52:48
  the
• 52:48
  Screen
• 52:49
  Actors
• 52:49
  Guild
• 52:49
  Award
• 52:50
  for
• 52:50
  Outstanding
• 52:51
  Cast
• 52:51
  Motion
• 52:52
  picture.
• 52:53
  Out
• 52:53
  of
• 52:54
  337
• 52:55
  award
• 52:55
  nominations,
• 52:56
  the
• 52:57
  Return
• 52:57
  of
• 52:57
  the
• 52:57
  King
• 52:57
  won
• 52:58
  258
• 52:59
  awards.
• 53:00
  In
• 53:01
  total,
• 53:01
  the
• 53:01
  series
• 53:02
  received
• 53:02
  475
• 53:04
  awards
• 53:04
  out
• 53:05
  of
• 53:05
  800
• 53:05
  nominations,
• 53:06
  making
• 53:07
  the
• 53:07
  films
• 53:07
  the
• 53:08
  most
• 53:08
  awarded
• 53:09
  film
• 53:09
  series
• 53:09
  in
• 53:10
  cinematic
• 53:10
  history.
• 53:12
  And
• 53:12
  fantasy
• 53:12
  is
• 53:13
  not
• 53:13
  historically
• 53:13
  a
• 53:14
  genre
• 53:14
  that
• 53:14
  does
• 53:14
  well
• 53:15
  at
• 53:15
  big
• 53:15
  awards
• 53:15
  ceremonies,
• 53:16
  especially
• 53:17
  the
• 53:17
  prestigious
• 53:18
  Oscars.
• 53:19
  And
• 53:19
  yet
• 53:19
  as
• 53:20
  a
• 53:20
  trilogy,
• 53:21
  it
• 53:21
  received
• 53:21
  30
• 53:22
  Oscar
• 53:22
  nominations
• 53:23
  with
• 53:23
  17
• 53:24
  wins.
• 53:24
  There
• 53:25
  are
• 53:25
  a
• 53:25
  couple
• 53:25
  of
• 53:25
  reasons
• 53:26
  cited
• 53:26
  on
• 53:26
  the
• 53:27
  Internet.
• 53:27
  For
• 53:27
  this,
• 53:28
  the
• 53:28
  first
• 53:28
  is
• 53:29
  just
• 53:29
  the
• 53:30
  outstanding
• 53:30
  technical
• 53:31
  excellence
• 53:31
  on
• 53:32
  screen,
• 53:32
  the
• 53:32
  revolutionary
• 53:33
  visual
• 53:33
  effects,
• 53:34
  the
• 53:34
  groundbreaking
• 53:35
  motion
• 53:35
  capture
• 53:36
  technology
• 53:36
  for
• 53:36
  Gollum,
• 53:37
  meticulous
• 53:38
  attention
• 53:38
  to
• 53:38
  detail
• 53:39
  in
• 53:39
  the
• 53:39
  production
• 53:39
  and
• 53:40
  set
• 53:40
  design,
• 53:41
  costumes,
• 53:41
  hair
• 53:42
  and
• 53:42
  makeup,
• 53:43
  Howard
• 53:43
  Shaw's
• 53:44
  epic
• 53:44
  and
• 53:44
  comprehensive
• 53:45
  score.
• 53:46
  It
• 53:46
  was
• 53:46
  a
• 53:46
  level
• 53:46
  of
• 53:47
  achievement
• 53:47
  that
• 53:47
  the
• 53:47
  Oscars
• 53:48
  simply
• 53:49
  couldn't
• 53:49
  not
• 53:50
  recognize.
• 53:51
  It
• 53:51
  also
• 53:51
  carried
• 53:52
  significant
• 53:52
  cultural
• 53:53
  weight.
• 53:54
  Being
• 53:54
  based
• 53:54
  on
• 53:55
  highly
• 53:55
  respected
• 53:56
  literature
• 53:56
  with
• 53:56
  academic
• 53:57
  credibility,
• 53:58
  J.R.R.
• 53:59
  tolkien's
• 54:00
  work
• 54:00
  was
• 54:00
  already
• 54:00
  considered
• 54:01
  a
• 54:01
  classic
• 54:02
  and
• 54:02
  not
• 54:02
  just
• 54:02
  mere
• 54:03
  fantasy.
• 54:04
  It
• 54:04
  was
• 54:04
  long
• 54:04
  thought
• 54:05
  of
• 54:05
  as
• 54:05
  unfilmable.
• 54:06
  But
• 54:07
  Jackson's
• 54:07
  trilogy
• 54:08
  treated
• 54:08
  the
• 54:08
  source
• 54:08
  material
• 54:09
  with
• 54:09
  reverence
• 54:10
  and
• 54:10
  seriousness,
• 54:11
  avoiding
• 54:12
  the
• 54:12
  campy
• 54:12
  elements
• 54:13
  that
• 54:13
  had
• 54:13
  stigmatized
• 54:14
  fantasy,
• 54:15
  but
• 54:15
  also
• 54:15
  injecting
• 54:16
  moments
• 54:17
  of
• 54:17
  humor,
• 54:17
  levity,
• 54:18
  compassion
• 54:19
  and
• 54:19
  romance
• 54:20
  that
• 54:20
  ultimately
• 54:21
  it
• 54:21
  wasn't
• 54:21
  just
• 54:21
  good
• 54:22
  versus
• 54:22
  evil,
• 54:23
  but
• 54:23
  also
• 54:23
  how
• 54:24
  evil
• 54:24
  corrupts
• 54:25
  over
• 54:25
  time,
• 54:26
  friendship
• 54:26
  and
• 54:26
  sacrifice.
• 54:28
  Filming
• 54:29
  three
• 54:29
  massive
• 54:30
  movies
• 54:30
  simultaneously
• 54:31
  was
• 54:31
  not
• 54:32
  only
• 54:32
  impressive,
• 54:33
  but
• 54:33
  monumental.
• 54:34
  And
• 54:34
  the
• 54:34
  fact
• 54:34
  that
• 54:35
  the
• 54:35
  quality
• 54:35
  remained
• 54:36
  consistent
• 54:37
  probably
• 54:37
  meant
• 54:37
  there
• 54:37
  was
• 54:38
  accumulated
• 54:38
  goodwill
• 54:39
  for
• 54:39
  the
• 54:39
  trilogy
• 54:40
  that
• 54:40
  the
• 54:40
  Return
• 54:41
  of
• 54:41
  the
• 54:41
  King
• 54:41
  then
• 54:41
  received
• 54:42
  for
• 54:42
  the
• 54:42
  entire
• 54:43
  trilogy,
• 54:43
  despite
• 54:44
  the
• 54:44
  previous
• 54:44
  two
• 54:45
  movies
• 54:45
  also
• 54:45
  receiving
• 54:46
  technical
• 54:47
  recognition.
• 54:48
  While
• 54:48
  it
• 54:49
  wouldn't
• 54:49
  lead
• 54:49
  to
• 54:49
  a
• 54:50
  breakthrough
• 54:50
  of
• 54:50
  fantasy
• 54:51
  movies
• 54:51
  receiving
• 54:52
  nods
• 54:52
  at
• 54:52
  the
• 54:53
  Oscars,
• 54:53
  it
• 54:53
  did
• 54:54
  open
• 54:54
  up
• 54:54
  to
• 54:54
  future
• 54:55
  wins
• 54:55
  by
• 54:56
  movies
• 54:56
  like
• 54:56
  the
• 54:56
  Shape
• 54:57
  of
• 54:57
  Water,
• 54:57
  Black
• 54:58
  Panther,
• 54:58
  Mad
• 54:59
  Fury
• 55:00
  Road
• 55:00
  and
• 55:00
  Avatar,
• 55:01
  which
• 55:01
  were
• 55:01
  all
• 55:02
  genre
• 55:02
  films
• 55:03
  that
• 55:03
  aren't
• 55:03
  the
• 55:03
  usual
• 55:04
  Oscar
• 55:04
  fare.
• 55:05
  While
• 55:05
  no
• 55:05
  out
• 55:06
  and
• 55:06
  out
• 55:06
  fantasy
• 55:07
  film
• 55:07
  has
• 55:07
  repeated
• 55:07
  the
• 55:08
  Lord
• 55:08
  of
• 55:08
  the
• 55:08
  Rings
• 55:09
  comprehensive
• 55:09
  Oscar
• 55:10
  dominance,
• 55:10
  it
• 55:11
  suggests
• 55:11
  that
• 55:11
  the
• 55:12
  trilogy
• 55:12
  transcended
• 55:13
  its
• 55:13
  genre
• 55:14
  rather
• 55:14
  than
• 55:14
  permanently
• 55:15
  changing
• 55:15
  academy
• 55:16
  attitudes
• 55:17
  towards
• 55:17
  fantasy.
• 55:18
  The
• 55:18
  combination
• 55:19
  of
• 55:20
  literary
• 55:20
  prestige,
• 55:21
  technical
• 55:21
  excellence,
• 55:22
  emotional
• 55:23
  resonance,
• 55:23
  and
• 55:24
  the
• 55:24
  unprecedented
• 55:25
  three
• 55:25
  film
• 55:25
  achievement
• 55:26
  created
• 55:27
  an
• 55:27
  unique
• 55:28
  situation
• 55:28
  that's
• 55:29
  unlikely
• 55:29
  to
• 55:30
  ever
• 55:30
  be
• 55:30
  replicated.
• 55:32
  And
• 55:32
  like
• 55:32
  all
• 55:33
  of
• 55:33
  these
• 55:33
  movies,
• 55:33
  there
• 55:34
  is
• 55:34
  an
• 55:34
  extended
• 55:34
  version
• 55:35
  with
• 55:35
  50
• 55:35
  minutes
• 55:36
  of
• 55:36
  new
• 55:36
  material,
• 55:37
  added
• 55:37
  special
• 55:38
  effects
• 55:38
  and
• 55:38
  music,
• 55:39
  four
• 55:39
  commentaries
• 55:40
  and
• 55:40
  six
• 55:40
  hours
• 55:41
  of
• 55:41
  supplementary
• 55:41
  material,
• 55:42
  plus
• 55:43
  10
• 55:43
  minutes
• 55:43
  of
• 55:43
  fan
• 55:44
  club
• 55:44
  credits.
• 55:44
  The
• 55:45
  theatrical
• 55:45
  version
• 55:46
  is
• 55:46
  201
• 55:46
  minutes,
• 55:47
  the
• 55:47
  extended
• 55:48
  version
• 55:48
  251
• 55:49
  minutes.
• 55:50
  The
• 55:50
  series
• 55:51
  as
• 55:51
  a
• 55:51
  whole
• 55:51
  runs
• 55:51
  for
• 55:52
  9
• 55:52
  hours,
• 55:52
  18
• 55:53
  minutes
• 55:53
  in
• 55:53
  the
• 55:53
  theatrical
• 55:54
  version
• 55:54
  and
• 55:55
  11
• 55:55
  hours
• 55:56
  26
• 55:56
  minutes
• 55:57
  in
• 55:57
  the
• 55:57
  extended
• 55:58
  version.
• 55:59
  But
• 55:59
  although
• 55:59
  long
• 56:00
  for
• 56:00
  a
• 56:00
  film
• 56:00
  trilogy,
• 56:01
  this
• 56:02
  was
• 56:02
  nothing
• 56:03
  compared
• 56:03
  to
• 56:04
  Tolkien's
• 56:05
  work
• 56:05
  which
• 56:06
  has
• 56:06
  a
• 56:07
  circa
• 56:07
  660
• 56:09
  hour
• 56:09
  running
• 56:10
  time
• 56:10
  for
• 56:10
  the
• 56:11
  complete
• 56:11
  audiobook
• 56:12
  series.
• 56:13
  And
• 56:13
  there
• 56:13
  was
• 56:14
  no
• 56:14
  one
• 56:14
  who
• 56:14
  could
• 56:14
  world
• 56:15
  build
• 56:15
  like
• 56:15
  Tolkien.
• 56:16
  He
• 56:16
  believed
• 56:17
  in
• 56:17
  a
• 56:17
  person
• 56:17
  tapping
• 56:18
  into
• 56:18
  their
• 56:18
  own
• 56:19
  beliefs
• 56:19
  and
• 56:19
  understandings
• 56:20
  of
• 56:20
  the
• 56:20
  real
• 56:20
  world
• 56:21
  to
• 56:21
  create
• 56:22
  a
• 56:22
  rich,
• 56:22
  diverse
• 56:23
  fictional
• 56:23
  world.
• 56:24
  His
• 56:24
  primary
• 56:25
  focus
• 56:25
  was
• 56:26
  always
• 56:26
  telling
• 56:26
  a
• 56:26
  good
• 56:27
  story,
• 56:27
  but
• 56:28
  there
• 56:28
  that
• 56:28
  story
• 56:29
  also
• 56:29
  comes
• 56:29
  with
• 56:29
  rich
• 56:30
  characters,
• 56:31
  languages,
• 56:32
  genealogy
• 56:32
  and
• 56:33
  history.
• 56:33
  It
• 56:34
  wasn't
• 56:34
  necessarily
• 56:35
  something
• 56:35
  entirely
• 56:36
  new,
• 56:36
  but
• 56:36
  based
• 56:37
  on
• 56:37
  the
• 56:37
  world
• 56:37
  we
• 56:37
  live
• 56:38
  in
• 56:38
  his
• 56:38
  own
• 56:39
  faith.
• 56:39
  And
• 56:39
  those
• 56:40
  fantasy
• 56:40
  tropes
• 56:41
  of
• 56:41
  good
• 56:41
  versus
• 56:41
  evil,
• 56:42
  the
• 56:42
  struggle
• 56:43
  between
• 56:43
  the
• 56:43
  light
• 56:43
  and
• 56:44
  the
• 56:44
  dark,
• 56:44
  and
• 56:44
  that
• 56:44
  even
• 56:45
  good
• 56:45
  can
• 56:45
  become
• 56:46
  corrupted
• 56:46
  by
• 56:47
  evil
• 56:48
  Realism,
• 56:49
  not
• 56:49
  fantasy,
• 56:50
  is
• 56:50
  the
• 56:50
  groundwork
• 56:51
  of
• 56:51
  this
• 56:51
  trilogy.
• 56:52
  Despite
• 56:53
  the
• 56:53
  fantasy
• 56:53
  setting
• 56:54
  and
• 56:54
  built
• 56:54
  in
• 56:54
  mythology,
• 56:55
  Peter
• 56:56
  Jackson
• 56:56
  and
• 56:56
  his
• 56:56
  team
• 56:57
  didn't
• 56:57
  set
• 56:57
  out
• 56:57
  to
• 56:58
  make
• 56:58
  a
• 56:58
  fantasy
• 56:58
  movie.
• 56:59
  They
• 56:59
  set
• 57:00
  out
• 57:00
  to
• 57:00
  make
• 57:00
  something
• 57:01
  completely
• 57:01
  real,
• 57:02
  completely
• 57:03
  believable,
• 57:03
  and
• 57:04
  completely
• 57:04
  perfect.
• 57:05
  These
• 57:06
  movies
• 57:06
  are
• 57:06
  exactly
• 57:07
  what
• 57:07
  verbal
• 57:07
  Diorama
• 57:08
  is
• 57:08
  here
• 57:08
  for.
• 57:09
  And
• 57:09
  24,
• 57:10
  23
• 57:11
  and
• 57:11
  22
• 57:11
  years
• 57:12
  later,
• 57:12
  they
• 57:13
  hold
• 57:13
  up
• 57:13
  exceptionally
• 57:14
  well
• 57:15
  because
• 57:15
  of
• 57:15
  the
• 57:15
  practical
• 57:16
  work,
• 57:16
  the
• 57:16
  bigotes,
• 57:17
  the
• 57:17
  makeup
• 57:18
  and
• 57:18
  the
• 57:18
  groundbreaking
• 57:19
  cgi.
• 57:20
  These
• 57:20
  are
• 57:21
  movies
• 57:21
  that
• 57:21
  will
• 57:21
  stand
• 57:22
  the
• 57:22
  test
• 57:22
  of
• 57:22
  time
• 57:23
  that
• 57:23
  people
• 57:23
  will
• 57:24
  be
• 57:24
  talking
• 57:24
  about
• 57:24
  in
• 57:25
  80
• 57:25
  years
• 57:25
  time.
• 57:26
  Like
• 57:26
  we
• 57:27
  currently
• 57:27
  talk
• 57:27
  about
• 57:27
  the
• 57:28
  wizard
• 57:28
  of
• 57:28
  Oz.
• 57:29
  Timeless
• 57:30
  perfection.
• 57:31
  Maybe
• 57:32
  a
• 57:32
  little
• 57:32
  bit
• 57:32
  less
• 57:32
  asbestos
• 57:33
  on
• 57:33
  the
• 57:33
  sets
• 57:33
  and
• 57:34
  maybe
• 57:34
  a
• 57:34
  little
• 57:34
  bit
• 57:34
  less
• 57:35
  carcinogenic
• 57:36
  makeup,
• 57:36
  though.
• 57:37
  Peter
• 57:37
  Jackson
• 57:38
  proved
• 57:38
  unfilmable
• 57:39
  material
• 57:40
  was
• 57:40
  not
• 57:40
  only
• 57:41
  filmable,
• 57:42
  but
• 57:42
  that
• 57:42
  he
• 57:42
  could
• 57:42
  create
• 57:43
  a
• 57:43
  cinematic
• 57:43
  trilogy
• 57:44
  masterpiece
• 57:45
  with
• 57:45
  an
• 57:45
  inimitable
• 57:46
  legacy
• 57:47
  that
• 57:47
  even
• 57:47
  he
• 57:48
  himself
• 57:48
  couldn't
• 57:49
  match
• 57:49
  again.
• 57:50
  But
• 57:51
  I'm
• 57:51
  gonna
• 57:51
  come
• 57:51
  back
• 57:52
  to
• 57:52
  the
• 57:52
  Hobbit
• 57:52
  series
• 57:53
  very
• 57:53
  briefly
• 57:54
  next
• 57:54
  episode
• 57:55
  and
• 57:56
  I
• 57:56
  am
• 57:56
  going
• 57:56
  to
• 57:56
  leave
• 57:56
  it
• 57:56
  there
• 57:57
  because
• 57:57
  we
• 57:57
  do
• 57:57
  have
• 57:57
  one
• 57:58
  more
• 57:58
  episode
• 57:58
  to
• 57:59
  finish
• 57:59
  this
• 58:00
  huge
• 58:00
  five
• 58:01
  episode
• 58:02
  series
• 58:02
  of
• 58:02
  episodes.
• 58:03
  That
• 58:04
  doesn't
• 58:04
  make
• 58:04
  sense.
• 58:04
  I'm
• 58:04
  gonna
• 58:05
  go
• 58:05
  with
• 58:05
  it.
• 58:06
  So
• 58:06
  thank
• 58:07
  you
• 58:07
  for
• 58:07
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• 58:07
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• 58:07
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• 58:08
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• 58:08
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• 58:08
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• 58:08
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• 58:08
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• 58:08
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• 58:08
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• 58:09
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• 58:09
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• 58:09
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• 58:09
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• 58:09
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• 58:09
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• 58:10
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• 58:10
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• 58:10
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• 58:10
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• 58:11
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• 58:11
  and
• 58:11
  as
• 58:12
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• 58:12
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• 58:12
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• 58:12
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  episode
• 59:03
  is
• 59:03
  the
• 59:04
  final
• 59:04
  episode
• 59:05
  of
• 59:05
  this
• 59:05
  five
• 59:05
  part
• 59:06
  series
• 59:06
  and
• 59:07
  it's
• 59:07
  going
• 59:07
  to
• 59:07
  be
• 59:07
  primarily
• 59:08
  on
• 59:08
  the
• 59:08
  Lord
• 59:08
  of
• 59:08
  the
• 59:08
  Rings,
• 59:09
  the
• 59:09
  War
• 59:09
  of
• 59:09
  Thorough
• 59:09
  Heron,
• 59:10
  but
• 59:11
  also
• 59:11
  on
• 59:12
  the
• 59:12
  everlasting
• 59:12
  Legacy
• 59:13
  of
• 59:13
  the
• 59:13
  Lord
• 59:13
  of
• 59:14
  the
• 59:14
  Rings
• 59:14
  and
• 59:14
  basically
• 59:15
  what
• 59:16
  came
• 59:16
  next
• 59:16
  and
• 59:17
  what
• 59:17
  happens
• 59:18
  next
• 59:18
  for
• 59:18
  the
• 59:19
  series.
• 59:19
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• 59:20
  you
• 59:20
  do
• 59:20
  enjoy
• 59:20
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• 59:20
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• 59:21
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• 59:21
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• 59:21
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• 59:21
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• 59:21
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• 59:22
  you
• 59:22
  simply
• 59:22
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• 59:22
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• 59:23
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• 59:23
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• 59:23
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• 59:23
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• 59:23
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• 59:24
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• 59:24
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• 59:24
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• 59:25
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• 59:25
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• 59:25
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• 59:26
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• 59:26
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• 59:27
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• 59:27
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• 59:29
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• 59:38
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• 59:39
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• 59:39
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• 59:40
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• 1:00:37
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• 1:00:44
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• 1:00:44
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• 1:00:44
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• 1:00:44
  the
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• 1:00:45
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• 1:00:45
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• 1:00:45
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• 1:00:45
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• 1:00:47
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• 1:00:48
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• 1:00:48
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• 1:00:48
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• 1:00:48
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• 1:00:49
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• 1:00:49
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• 1:00:49
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• 1:00:50
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• 1:00:50
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• 1:00:50
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• 1:00:51
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• 1:00:51
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• 1:00:52
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• 1:00:58
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• 1:00:59
  will
• 1:00:59
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• 1:00:59
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• 1:01:00
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• 1:01:00
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• 1:01:01
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• 1:01:01
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• 1:01:02
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• 1:01:02
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• 1:01:03
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• 1:01:03
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• 1:01:04
  Lord
• 1:01:04
  of
• 1:01:05
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• 1:01:05
  Rings
• 1:01:05
  extravaganza.
• 1:01:06
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• 1:01:07
  can't
• 1:01:07
  believe
• 1:01:07
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• 1:01:07
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• 1:01:07
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• 1:01:08
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• 1:01:08
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• 1:01:09
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• 1:01:10
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• 1:01:10
  believe
• 1:01:10
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• 1:01:10
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• 1:01:10
  this
• 1:01:11
  300
• 1:01:11
  times
• 1:01:12
  now.
• 1:01:12
  But
• 1:01:13
  I'm
• 1:01:13
  genuinely
• 1:01:14
  so
• 1:01:14
  grateful
• 1:01:15
  for
• 1:01:15
  you
• 1:01:15
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• 1:01:15
  to
• 1:01:16
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• 1:01:16
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• 1:01:16
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• 1:01:16
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• 1:01:17
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• 1:01:17
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• 1:01:17
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• 1:01:18
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• 1:01:18
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• 1:01:19
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• 1:01:19
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• 1:01:19
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• 1:01:19
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• 1:01:20
  hopefully
• 1:01:21
  you
• 1:01:21
  will
• 1:01:21
  join
• 1:01:22
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• 1:01:22
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• 1:01:22
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• 1:01:23
  And
• 1:01:24
  finally.