Lord of the Rings Chapter Musings

I am a first time reader going through the series and just making a few observations about each chapter. This playlist are my musings...

Curated by: First Timers (270 videos)

Currently Playing: Peter Jackson left out all the tension that JRR Tolkien built...

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Tracks in this Playlist

The Invisibility and Loneliness of Bilbo Baggins
Is Gollum the Most Complex Character in Literature?
Gildor is shifting my opinion of Elves...he's wise AND fun
Farmer Maggot is one of the COOLEST people in Lord of the Rings
Merry and Pippen are FIERCELY better friends in the Book
Why the Worst Chapter of Lord of the Rings May Actually be the Best Written
Who the #%&@! is Tom Bombadil
The Most Terrifying Creatures Tolkien Created Aren't Even in the Movies...
The Difference Between the Four Hobbits in the Book VS Movie
Why Nicholas Cage would have been a better Aragorn than Viggo...
When Aragorn said this in the Book, it TOTALLY Transformed his Character
Why JRR Tolkien is a MASTER of Foreshadowing
The End of Fellowship of the Ring Book 1 is Absolutely INSANE!
This one line changed how I read Fellowship of the Ring
The most beautiful line that JRR Tolkien ever wrote
Sauron Wanted to Unite with the Dwarves...
Why Boromir is my Favorite Member of the Fellowship
Bilbo Baggins actually wanted to take the Ring to MORDOR
We need to talk about Saruman...
My FAVORITE part of Tolkien's writing so far
The forming of the Fellowship is even crazier than you thought...
The Fellowship is TOTALLY different in the book...
THIS was the moment where the movie TOTALLY changed the book
My Real Life Caradhras Moment
The moment that Tolkien made me cry so badly I couldn't keep reading
Why does everyone in Middle Earth fear Moria?
This chapter from Tolkien is a MASTERCLASS in Horror writing...
I understand these FOUR characters so much better now...
The Song of Durin
The Story of Moria is SO DEVASTATING
The 13 INSANE changes from book to movie in the Bridge of Khazad Dum
The Most Mysterious and Important Character of JRR Tolkien... (It's not Tom Bombadil)
The Genius of Tolkien is FULLY Displayed in Lothlorien
This is the most BEAUTIFUL moment in the Fellowship of the Ring
What did Galadriel offer each member of the fellowship?
The Mirror of Galadriel is so BIZARRE to me...
This is the Reason why Tolkien "intensely disliked" Dune
The Gifts of Galadriel are SO INCREDIBLE in the Books...
I just want to talk about Galadriel giving Gimli three hairs from her golden head...
Three WILD EVENTS that happened on the River in Fellowship of the Ring
How Aragorn being "erect" makes Tolkien an absolute MASTER of the English Language...
Did the Fellowship Fail Boromir? (YES...and no)
Samwise Gamgee is EVEN BETTER in the Books
Is the Fellowship of the Ring a better movie than book?
Who is the greatest writer of all time?
Why you should read the Fellowship of the Ring
10 Hours of Essays on The Lord of the Rings for background noise, sleeping, and your trip to Mordor
The Beginning of the Two Towers is a MASTERCLASS in how to start a story
This was the moment I fell in love with Aragorn
JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis, and the West Wind of the Natural World
Peter Jackson left out all the tension that JRR Tolkien built...
Why the world needs more men like Éomer
This was the moment Pippin became a man...or a hobbit
JRR Tolkien is the best perspective shift writer I've ever read.
The magical system of Middle Earth is Bizarre...
We need to talk about Orcs...
Was this Tolkien's suggestion for how to deal with Trauma (or is this just PTSD)?
How JRR Tolkien Flirts the line Between Fate and Chance
The Two Towers Description of Ents is REALLY Strange...
What Treebeard said here was so Charged!
Let's talk about Ents
Let's talk about the Literary Genius of JRR Tolkien for a second
The moment Gandalf comes back in the book is kind of cute...
Gandalf couldn't even tell them about the DARK CREATURES in the Depths of Moria
This was the FUNNIEST Moment in the Lord of the Rings
This Gandalf line might be my favorite yet
This is my FAVORITE side character in the Lord of the Rings
This is my FAVORITE part of JRR Tolkien's writing
Is there actually any Romance between Aragorn and Éowyn in the book?
This was the BRILLIANCE of JRR Tolkiens soft magic system
Did Grima Wormtongue Drug Théoden?
We need to talk about King Théoden...
I LOVE the bond between Shadowfax and Gandalf (but I like Bill and Sam more)...
How does JRR Tolkien create such realistic characters
They got Helm's Deep all WRONG!
This one line changes EVERYTHING about Helm's Deep
Peter Jackson CUT Gimli's most EPIC scene at Helm's Deep
The Battle of Helm's Deep was already OVER when Gandalf got there...
JRR Tolkien is a DEVASTATING writer when it comes to death scenes
Dispelling Pride and Prejudice in the Lord of the Rings
The Single Most Important Thing that Lord of the Rings has Taught Me
Gimli's words to Merry and Pippin are PHENOMENAL
We need to talk about Tolkien's love of FOOD...
JRR Tolkien is INCREDIBLE at the art of Foreshadowing and Callback
Ents are the SECOND most Dangerous Trees in Middle Earth...
Pippin is HILARIOUS with Gandalf in the book
Rafiki, Carl Jung, Gandalf and the Belief in Pressing Ahead with the Journey
Are Hobbits ACTUALLY the strongest people in Middle Earth?
This is Tolkien's SOLVE for Gaslighting and Manipulation
This is the BEST moment with Gandalf in the book
We need to talk about the Palantir...
I'm halfway through Lord of the Rings, THIS theme is why everyone should read it.
Why you should pick up Lord of the Rings again and read it
Sam Gamgee is so much GRUMPIER in the book
We need to talk about Sméagol/Gollum
Literature values this one thing most in a good leader
How ONE WORD in Lord of the Rings Shows Tolkien's Genius
Tolkien is a Dialogue Savant
He lost all hope here...
This is TERRIFYING...and I don't understand it