I know, right? Such awful imagery. How could they even think of committing that to film?
Like...what do you even think you're criticizing here? You disagree with their costume design choices? Tough shit, I guess.
I know, right? Such awful imagery. How could they even think of committing that to film?
Like...what do you even think you're criticizing here? You disagree with their costume design choices? Tough shit, I guess.
They have access to all the canon of course. From my understanding their agreement doesn't allow them to to touch on any scenes that were already depicted in the LotR or Hobbit trilogies. Hence why RoP is mostly limited to the story of the Second Age.
And because of that, I don't think the series will end with Last Alliance of Elves and Men. At least not a climatic battle. Should it even get renewed that far.
It literally looks just like the original trilogy. Trailer music is always bland. And there's nothing wrong with that "lore", that's literally describing the races. Seriously, the amount of nitpicking on this show is absolutely insane. Is it going to be the 2nd coming? Probably not, but it looks fine.
The absolute state of Warcraft lore in 2021:
Kyrians: We need to keep chucking people into the Maw because it's our job.
Also Kyrians: Why is the Maw growing stronger despite all our efforts?
I'm sure this is dripping in sarcasm but really, is that not what you people want?
The color scheme in the original trilogy is intentionally washed out and faded in areas where the dark is winning notice how the Shire is completely vibrant and green and after the ring is destroyed the land in general has regained it's vibrance in the few scenes of it we see.
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I think that's just a really badly cut attempt at chain armor that is far too form fitting to work as chainmail.
Just a random tought. Would they theoretically be able to adapt bits of LotR that were left out of the Jackson trilogy?
Chiefly thinking of the Epilogue of Sam's last journey together with Legolas and Gimli, but perhaps a Tom Bombadil cameo could also be a thing?
Given the Rings of Power theme, it could be a fitting and conclusive ending to have such an epilogue concluding past their destruction, following the ultimate ring bearer.
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Not much of a contribution to this thread, but here's my take.
I consider myself to be a big fan of Tolkien's fantasy world, but not a mega-know-every-bit-of-lore fan. I definitely have spent more time than a casual fan listening to lore videos on YouTube while at work.
I have decided to go into this with an open mind and try to enjoy it. I will not nitpick if I can avoid doing so. Hopefully I am pleasantly surprised by the show.
I get people's concerns after WoT and later GoT seasons. (Having read both of those series as well)
I am on the other side of things when it comes to something like Homelander. I haven't read the comics but have been told areas where the show is completely different. Other than the season 3 finale, I throughly enjoyed it.
I hope my non expert level knowledge of the extended Tolkien works allows me to have a fun experience with the Amazon show.
Bandwagon sports fans can eat a bag of http://www.ddir.com/ .
More lord of the rings material doesnt have to be a bad thing.
Would be nice if someone came along and took Harry Potter out of JK Rowlings hands as her creative juices have clearly run dry.
And like Lord of the rings and Harry Potter, the strength is in the worlds they have created and the characters.
Someone with fresh ideas can do a lot with strong universes/characters. And it can be interesting seeing different takes
It is scraps when you want to make a show about the Second Age: From The Lord of the Rings, you get some accounts from Aragorn, Elrond or Gandalf and a few short lines in the appendices covering hundreds of years, and from The Hobbit, nothing at all.
But lets face it: all we know about the Second Age is sketchy at best. Even if we look at Akkalabêth, in The Silmarillion, it is not much. Especially if the show's story begins after the Downfall of Númenor. You could find more information in the Book of Lost Tales or Unfinished Tales, but even then it is rather sketchy and even contradictory (especially concerning Galadriel, where she was, when and where she met Celeborn and who the heck was even Celeborn?). But the Tolkien Estate didn't give them the rights to use these sources. Which means that it gives much leeway to the creators of the show. So of course it will be different from what we know (or think we know) about that time period and what the characters were doing. We should not consider this an adaptation, but treat the show as its own thing, on its own merits. Maybe it will be good, maybe it will suck. But whatever it is, contrary to what some have said, it won't destroy Tolkien's work. The books will remain there, unsullied, for everyone to enjoy.
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My only hope is that if LOTR turns out to be a the woke fiasco that its looking like it might, that Blizzard takes a good long look at what it does to a popular franchise. Pandering to a misguided extremist minority is honestly completely insane.
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