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Endgame portals aside, Is the Ride of the Rohirrim still THE epic moment in blockbuster movies?
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What makes Rohirrim so good is that you've literally spent a lot of the film traveling with them. You see them slowly acquire more and more fighters. You see how they know they cannot win but still rally on and march. In Endgame, you're supposed to literally remember that in Guardians of the Galaxy 1 Thanos was in it. Or that the Sorcerers of earth existed in Dr. Strange in some capacity. Why the fuck do I care what they do? They've shown very little of these individuals that I cannot give a shit if random extra #5 runs into battle going pew pew. Endgame Portals was the least earned epic moment in history. Like, I can remember who rode with Theoden, but who the fuck were the Ravagers? I cannot name a single one. Was Mary Poppins in there? The whole Endgame big fight was really strange. Like, you're supposed to be feel something when Pepper shows up in some suit, but all I could think was, "The last time I saw her in any fighting capacity she was, like, a fire human."
I'm not crazy about the movie, but I feel like this says more about you than the movie.
I didn't care for the Endgame thing. I haven't followed discourse on that movie so I have no idea how minority an opinion that is but shrug.
Riders of Rohirrim isn't my favorite thing in the world but it's a lot better.
Riders of Rohirrim isn't my favorite thing in the world but it's a lot better.
What? Participating in a random event here makes me a blind fanboy?
And I really liked Infinity War.
Not at all on the same level as Ride of the Rohirrim, but as a Godzilla fan Godzilla arriving in Boston to fight Ghidorah gave me legit chills. Just hearing that theme kick in was incredible. Say what you want about the rest of the film (I loved it) but each monsters reveals/entrances was handled perfectly.
Aa long as we're appreciating no CG bullshit then I want to throw in Yoda raising the X-Wing and/or silhouetted Luke silently confronting Vader
It's very good in its own right, however, it felt like another attempt to emulate the Braveheart speech/battle rush. So by the time I saw it, after a half dozen other epics that followed the same outline, I immediately thought to myself "here's the Braveheart speech/rush!"
Which also gets to my other point, a lot probably has to do with the age you saw it. Since I'm sure Braveheart wasn't the first to make pre-battle hype speeches a thing, and if that was one of my first epic battles in a movie growing up, it would probably be the one I compared all the rest to. But since Braveheart was mine, that's the one I hold all the rest to.
Except:
Lord of the Rings predates Braveheart by like 70 years
The Braveheart speech is kinda shit when you think about it, and not just because Mel Gibson is a racist, sexist, alcoholic asshole.
I'm talking about the way the scene in the movie is shot, edited, written, presented and such.
Gibson is a piece of shit for sure, but that was my experience with that scene and that era. Braveheart set a pre-battle template(which might not even be his like I said) then a bunch of movies following followed it very similarly so it always drew attention for me and took me out of the moment when I'd spot it....even for a trilogy that is probably my favorite of all time
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Where were you back then?
This is a legitimate question and not snark, btw. I'm always surprised to find people who somehow managed to avoid TLotR.
Not even the best moment in the film IMO.
I would also put the Gandalf moment in Two Towers over this tbh.
I would also put the Gandalf moment in Two Towers over this tbh.
This is a funny post because Mel Gibson outright admits he was heavily influenced by Spartacus, which the climatic final battle was posted 10 posts above yours lol. Both Return of the King and Braveheart are emulating Spartacus in their film making. It just doesn't get mention much because most films can be traced back to Stanley Kubrick.
think I just didnt watch movies that much, i was more of a "stay inside and read books" kind of kid
and then i didnt like the hobbit so i didnt try the rest
From a technical standpoint this wins easy.
From a filmmaking standpoint it wins handily.
But Endgame creams it in hype factor.
It's a shame the action after the Portal scene was straight up garbage. It's quite disappointing that the movie with the most Marvel characters ever doesn't really do anything special action wise.
From a filmmaking standpoint it wins handily.
But Endgame creams it in hype factor.
It's a shame the action after the Portal scene was straight up garbage. It's quite disappointing that the movie with the most Marvel characters ever doesn't really do anything special action wise.
Yep, it felt like a cheap braveheart ripoff to me too but my dad said braveheart felt like a cheap knockoff to Spartacus scenes.
The only stirring moment during Portals was Cap going head to head with Thanos wielding Mjolnir and I find his futile stand against Thanos in Infinity War (followed by Scarlet Witch's last stand) way more meaningful. Thor arriving at Wakanda in Infinty War was way more exciting than the portals, which left me feeling nothing..
Theoden's speech alone puts this scene ahead and I'd takes Helm's Deep over Portals easily too.
Theoden's speech alone puts this scene ahead and I'd takes Helm's Deep over Portals easily too.
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Hence my whole point that a lot of the impact of these scenes probably has to do with what your first major experience of this type of moment was. As you probably tend to weigh all the following against that first epic experience.
For me it was Braveheart. Had it been LOTR I probably would have felt similar to OP. Had I been old enough to see Spartacus as my first epic battle moment it would probably be that. My youngest brother thinks Portals was one of the most classic moments he ever experienced....and I just feel sorry for the youth
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Never felt the chill from this one, and I've watched RoTK dozens of time already. I like battle of Helms Deep more.
This. Now if you said Cap vs Thanos vs ride of the Rohirrim, I still would've gone with Rohirrim, but I would've had to stop and think for a few seconds before I did. Cap v Thanos > Portals
Although not the first to do it, The Lord of the Rings really set the stage for the next two decades of film scenes where characters run at each other.
I had to google since not even the video title mentions what movie is that :p
I guess you had to be there.
I guess you had to be there.
It depends on the age you saw it.
I'm a Marvel fanboy but I admit that the Rohirrim charge affects me more than the Portals scene.
I saw LotR when I was like 10 and its epic-ness is ingrained into my childhood.
I saw Marvel when I was a young adult with an already tainted outlook in life.
I'm a Marvel fanboy but I admit that the Rohirrim charge affects me more than the Portals scene.
I saw LotR when I was like 10 and its epic-ness is ingrained into my childhood.
I saw Marvel when I was a young adult with an already tainted outlook in life.
My issue with the Endgame portals is that it's a literal army of super heroes against one villain and his army. An army that was already defeated at various points in previous films. The Ride of the Rohirrim felt like the stakes were much higher and the situation more hopeless.
The rohirram charge is still the most epic, chill inducing moment. What makes it is the speech, music, and the fact that they are outnumbered and only human.
Endgame portals was better. I had to Google Ride of the Rohirrim to remember what it was and to remind myself that I had seen it.
Not sure Endgame portals is the most epic blockbuster moment though.
Not sure Endgame portals is the most epic blockbuster moment though.
I love this moment in Gladiator, it was pretty epic.
My Name Is Maximus | Gladiator (2000) | Screen Bites
Russell Crowe as Maximus reveals his true identity and gives one of the most iconic speeches in movie history. What is Gladiator about?Gladiator (2000) - Syn...www.youtube.com
chills to this day. one of my favorite films ever.
No matter how many times I see the charge of the Rohirrim, I'm still wide eyed and in awe every... single... time. It's so perfect.
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I love this moment in Gladiator, it was pretty epic.
My Name Is Maximus | Gladiator (2000) | Screen Bites
Russell Crowe as Maximus reveals his true identity and gives one of the most iconic speeches in movie history. What is Gladiator about?Gladiator (2000) - Syn...
I totally forgot about this, what a moment. No matter how many times I watch this movie, this scene gives me chills.
Eh, I don't find either amazing. I'm not a huge fan of LOTR either, but watched them all in the theater. I didn't even know what scene OP was talking about till I looked it up. 😆🤷🏼♂️
I haven't watched the LOTR movies since I saw the last one in the theater. What year was that?
I haven't watched the LOTR movies since I saw the last one in the theater. What year was that?