They Remade the Battle of Helm's Deep in a Hospital Show, and It's Insane

BRING THEM DOWN and the other films mentioned are streaming on MUBI in the Netherlands and many other countries. Start your free month of great cinema now at https://mubi.com/likestoriesofold The new hospital show The Pitt is unlike anything I've ever seen, and I realized it's because its story is not structured like a typical hospital show. No, in a wildly inspired move, they structured this one like the Battle of Helm's Deep from The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and the result is absolutely insane! Watch this video ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/lsoo-they-remade-the-battle-of-helms-deep-in-a-hospital-show-and-its-insane 0:00 An ER Drama built like an Epic Battle 1:56 Prelude: The Build-Up 2:20 The Greater War 3:05 Emerging Threat 4:06 Quick Note on Spoilers 4:38 Phase 1: Preparation 6:12 Phase 2: The Battle Begins 6:24 Deflection of the First Wave 6:59 First Breaking Points 7:23 Rising Heroism 9:03 Becoming a Collective Force 9:54 Desperation 11:20 Phase 3: Final Rally 11:50 Salvation 13:56 Epilogue: Aftermath 15:41 Why all this Matters 19:18 The Magic of Great Storytelling -- SUPPORT MY WORK -- Nebula: https://nebula.tv/lsoo Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LikeStoriesofOld Leave a One-Time Donation: https://www.paypal.me/TomvanderLinden -- FOLLOW ME -- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LikeStoriesofOld Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tom.vd.linden Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tomvanderlinden.bsky.social -- CONTACT -- Business inquiries: [email protected] Say hi: [email protected] Music: Ryan Taubert - Killing the Rock Tim Mann - Feeling the Change Tim Mann - I Won't Let You Take Her Ryan Taubert - Reverence Ross Lara - Randy's Race Hannah Parrott - Away Eric Owyoung - Stories of the Afterlife Music licensed through Musicbed. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself: https://fm.pxf.io/c/3532571/1347628/16252