RANGER - (loosely inspired by Beren and Luthien, from the Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien)

"I constantly abuse my sword to chose random directions to walk in. It's an expensive habit, but at least I don't have to ask someone...

This was a lovely adaptation of the tale of Beren and Luthien.  I think Tolkien would have been proud even if it was changed from the original story and the names were different.  Either way, the elements of Beren and Luthien were there.

Thank you so much for your honest feedback,we really appreciate it (and indeed agree with you!). Yeah, the dragon was tough - usually on films they have like 20-30 people animating beasts and such, we had one guy (Rob Allison), who had like 18 shots to animate on his own! While not perfect, we all agree he did a really good job of it with the time and equipment he had! :) But yes, we wish we could have had more people helping Rob out! Thanks again - constructive criticism is awesome! :)

really solid, especially the dialogue.  From one Tolkien fan to another, I really enjoyed this.

I throw my sword up in the air sometimes, singing aoooww Which wayooo.

beautifully done version of Beren and Luthien tale, congrats!

This is brilliant. Most short films on Youtube can't keep my attention for five minutes, but I was fascinated for this entire video.

Amazing work! I have to confess, I cried (just a bit) listening the elfic song. Damn sensitivity!^^'

This is quite a good film. I am getting more and more interested in Tolkein's world and look forward to reading his books. Erelyn and Ranger are such a beautiful couple. The dragon was alright given this is a short film and not huge budget, still enjoyed it!

I haven't read the original story in Silmarillion, but this is awesome. My father HAS read the original story, hates PJ's movies due to massive character/tone changes... and also thinks this is awesome. That invisibility cloak trick in the dance scene is hundreds of times more imaginative than anything PJ ever did. Me and my father sincerely believe that you're the one who should've done LOTR. I don't like PJ's movies, either, but if there's anyone that I know of who has the imagination to remake the LOTR films the way they should've been, it's you. This is utterly fantastic.

That was perfect and beautiful and I need to watch it AGAIN!!

Wonderful storytelling. I love how his habit of throwing his sword became his saving grace.

I enjoyed this a lot.  But I have to admit I laughed when the orc said "Bye bye." 

4:20 I LOVE how he says that. It sounds so passionate, desperate, hopeful, and utterly romantic at the same time

Pretty damn good. I can get behind a longer version of this movie. One of the better ones I've seen. Thanks for sharing it.

Beautiful. Thank you for all the work that went into making this wonderful film!

" Wonderful...Beautiful...Magnificent..."

beautiful film! Though I was sure the Luthien character was going to sing him back to life... it was foreshadowed with the flower. And she'd have gotten to rescue him at least once! Oh but look at me griping. It's wonderful.

Es realmente hermoso saber que hay gente que aprecia tanto la obra del maestro Tolkien y lo plasma en tan buenos trabajos!!!!

LOL...took me 12 years to stumble on this. Really nicely done!!