War of the Rohirrim Official Trailer BREAKDOWN

We finally got the first trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim! I've been hyped for this film for a long time and can't wait til December! But first, we will deep dive into this trailer and analyze and react to it!

#lotr #lordoftherings #waroftherohirrim

[nohbuddy]

The fact a non CGI Disney/Minions/Dreamworks thing is going to theaters and is two and a half damn hours is insane for modern movies

[Jayjay-qeum]

Can't believe Miranda Otto is returning as Eowyn to narrates the film. I hope there's a dedication for Bernard Hill, may he rest in peace.

[niko.graphy]

THAT WAS A FAST REACTION TIME! 😳 Thanks for bringing us the videos with supersonic speed!

[BenMaluco]

Helm Hammerhand
"he used no weapon no weapon would upon bite him"
The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, II: The House of Eorl

[krishkrish]

Every time I see an eagle, I know Manwe is watching out for us😊

[kimimarobonez]

You mentioned in the books Wulf takes 4 years to retaliate. In the scene where Helm punches out Freca, Wulf has no facial here. When the next scene comes with Hera and Wulf speaking, he has facial hair. So it looks like some time does pass in between and thats our visual indicator.

[Steckdose_]

I don't think I am very stoked about Hera being the main character.

1.) Her most important contribution in the books is basically being the reason why Helm receives his name due to the marriage offer, so putting her above Helm's sons and nephew who we actually know did stuff in the war feels to me like they just really wanted a female lead for the movie no matter if it really made sense or not.

2.)I think Hera will feel too much like Eowyn, which could end up deminishing both of their achievements since it would be less special for them to pick up the "masculine" roles and tasks while forsaking their orders to stay out of danger, since it would no longer be a unique thing.

3.) I was just so hyped that we would get Helm that I really hoped he would be the main character. Ever since I first read Erkenbrand's strength as a Warrior being directly related to Hammerhand like the absolute legend he is I wanted to see more about him, not to mention Helm's Deep putting him even if only by name into one of the biggest moments in the LotR.

[El_RibsJR]

Helm Hammerhand killing that man with ONE punch is the coldest thing i ever saw in LOTR🥶🥶

[garicb]

When you're a hammerhand, every dunlending looks like a nail.

[MDK]

One slight disappointment in the design, it looks like they did not take the opportunity to fix what was, imo, one of the only slight misgivings I had with Peter Jackson's design in the movies. That being the fact that none of the cities of men have any civilization beyond the walls of the city. It does make you wonder where the cities are getting their food and how much they can really be populated, etc. It feels less realistic without it and I wish they would make what seems to be a simple fix.

[kalmarfanatic]

This will be the first LotR movie I get to see in theaters. I'm pretty pumped!

[patrickbraley]

Not sure if anyone has mentioned this, but I’m replaying Shadow of War and found an interesting connection to the short section of this trailer where an orc seems to be collecting rings.

In the Minas Ithil section of the game you find a Gondorian artifact that is a ring, and the narration accompanying it says,
“The orcs are obsessed with rings, more so than coins or jewelry of equal value. They snatch them from prisoners immediately, and what happens to these rings is anyone’s guess. We rarely find orcs actually wearing them.”

Thought it was interesting!

[lane]

Kinda funny how the daughter has no name in lore but she is apparently the most badass warrior here lol

[MantleoftheExpert]

The name Hèra is a problem and likely one Tolkien would have hated. On the Wikipedia page for the film, it suggests that the name came from an Icelandic actress: “The first name suggested for the character did not start with 'H', but Boyens felt it should start with the same letter as Helm, Haleth, and Hama. She asked Walsh for ideas, and the latter suggested naming her after Hera Hilmar, the Icelandic actress who starred in their film Mortal Engines (2018).” We can assume that Walsh thought the name was Scandinavian because Hera Hilmar is from Iceland.

However, there is no evidence that it is a traditional Scandinavian name; in fact, it is Greek, derived from the goddess Hera. As I mentioned, this is a mistake that Tolkien would have likely hated. As a philologist, he was incredibly careful with names and their origins.

[iansmith]

I am intrigued, but very cautiously optimistic.

[RuthlessMetalYT]

damn, been waiting a full hour for this breakdown. ;) you're quick man!

[thafoehammer]

Unpopular opinion but Helm Hammerhand as a Nazgûl was cool as hell

[djmikio]

I'm definetly excited to see this, but I have to say that when the focus of the trailer shifted to Hera being the main protagonist, it felt like the vibe went from Tolkien to Disney princess.

[HolySilverStrike]

One thing to remember is the fortress wasn’t named helm’s deep yet. At the time the whole area was named the deeping comb and it was after the war with the dunlandings that the Rohirrim named the fortress after their king.

[michaelminch]

"...got sucked in and watched the Pellenor charge in full..."

Well, who wouldn't?

"RIDE! RIDE NOW! RIDE TO RUIN AND THE WORLD'S ENDING! DEATH!!!"