they don't learn do they, there is a reason those books are insanely popular through generations.
You don't need to @Adapt them@ to the latest cultural and social trends, ..everyone can understand LotR for what it is, Jackson didn't have to @Modernise@ it - when books are great, well, the closer they are to the original the better they are, because it is the original that broke the ice and did the fantastic record breaking, and what people really really loved.
When you have a following in the millions, you shouldn't ignore the fanbase either, as they can both super catalyse your success or tank it.
People know quality when they say it, and i serves very well in your interest to ensure that's what you get if you want to be great..but you can gun for middle of the park and okay enough, like a 5 guys vs a proper gourmet or a McDs vs a 5 guys.
They should have cared to make this true when they spent all that money, , it would have been far more popular than it's turning out to be. in trying to be the next game of thrones, amongst other things.. b/c face it Triceron, this isn't the only motivation and it isn't the only messaging blatant in the work, it has failed.
It should be the Wheel of time, because that story was A grade amazing, everyone knows it that's why it's rights were so heavily sought after.
to make it the game of thrones or the ultra left man hating feminist commi platform, you have to fiddle and change so much to push your agenda and convert he story, and well the evidence here is these guys are no where near as good as they think they are.
The vast majority of the deviations from the book are either mediocre or down right awful. And it shows.