I agree with you. I'm not troubled by additions because Tolkien's own story is two and a half pages-long. It's normal that they flesh out the story. In fact, I would argue that placing the war with the Orcs of the White Mountains during the War of the Rohirrim makes better sense: Sauron is taking advantage of Wulf's attack and knows that Helm will have difficulty fighting two threats at the same time. The only reservations that I have concern Helm's daughter, Hera... I don’t want a Mary Sue heroine. I was very disappointed in Morfydd Clark's portrayal of Galadriel in TLotR: The Rings of Power. And I also don't want a complete Eowyn rip-off... But then I thought... it is kind of weird that Helm's daughter simply disappeared in Tolkien's story. Like, she's the pretext for Freca's (and his son Wulf's) play for the throne, but then she simple vanishes into thin air... What happened to her? Her brothers died, her father died, her cousin succeeded her father to the throne. Did she die or (potential spoiler alert; it's just a theory I have had) did she Idk marry Frealaf or something? And then I also thought - they brought Miranda Otto back as an older Eowyn to narrate. If they're clever enough they could work it in and say: well Hera was kind of an inspiration for Eowyn. Maybe Eowyn's desire to prove her worth is based on Hera's example. Ultimately, I trust Philippa to bring out the best in this film! She worked with Peter, she knows her Tolkien, she delivered in the past so I'm sure she'll deliver again! Sorry for the long comment :))
@@lamix302Not condoning it, but there were cases of royal family intermarriages in the Middle Ages and Antiquity , even among first-degree cousins… Tolkien’s work was not solely inspired by his Catholic faith or by mythologies (especially Norse) but on history too - see Letter 131 where he compares Gondor to Byzantium. So let’s not judge such practices with a 21st century mentality because there were plenty of imoral and questionable things back then (not that there aren’t any nowadays). And as far as I recall, Tolkien only explicitly stated that the Eldar and the Numenoreans forbid marriages between so close-blooded kinsmen. He didn’t include the Rohirrim on this list. Politically, it would strengthen Frealaf’s claim to succession- Helm’s daughter is of the First Line of Kings. It’s just a theory anyway. Saw it on Reddit too.
This is a accurate video
@@godclemson9294 Thanks. I really appreciate it.
hope it proper tells Tolkien's tale.....and not just is made to pander to Modern audiences by simply being a lousy movie wearing Tolkien colors. .
I agree with you. I'm not troubled by additions because Tolkien's own story is two and a half pages-long. It's normal that they flesh out the story. In fact, I would argue that placing the war with the Orcs of the White Mountains during the War of the Rohirrim makes better sense: Sauron is taking advantage of Wulf's attack and knows that Helm will have difficulty fighting two threats at the same time.
The only reservations that I have concern Helm's daughter, Hera... I don’t want a Mary Sue heroine. I was very disappointed in Morfydd Clark's portrayal of Galadriel in TLotR: The Rings of Power. And I also don't want a complete Eowyn rip-off... But then I thought... it is kind of weird that Helm's daughter simply disappeared in Tolkien's story. Like, she's the pretext for Freca's (and his son Wulf's) play for the throne, but then she simple vanishes into thin air... What happened to her? Her brothers died, her father died, her cousin succeeded her father to the throne. Did she die or (potential spoiler alert; it's just a theory I have had) did she Idk marry Frealaf or something? And then I also thought - they brought Miranda Otto back as an older Eowyn to narrate. If they're clever enough they could work it in and say: well Hera was kind of an inspiration for Eowyn. Maybe Eowyn's desire to prove her worth is based on Hera's example.
Ultimately, I trust Philippa to bring out the best in this film! She worked with Peter, she knows her Tolkien, she delivered in the past so I'm sure she'll deliver again! Sorry for the long comment :))
Ewww that marrying frealaf thing creeps the hell out of me!
@@lamix302Not condoning it, but there were cases of royal family intermarriages in the Middle Ages and Antiquity , even among first-degree cousins… Tolkien’s work was not solely inspired by his Catholic faith or by mythologies (especially Norse) but on history too - see Letter 131 where he compares Gondor to Byzantium. So let’s not judge such practices with a 21st century mentality because there were plenty of imoral and questionable things back then (not that there aren’t any nowadays). And as far as I recall, Tolkien only explicitly stated that the Eldar and the Numenoreans forbid marriages between so close-blooded kinsmen. He didn’t include the Rohirrim on this list. Politically, it would strengthen Frealaf’s claim to succession- Helm’s daughter is of the First Line of Kings. It’s just a theory anyway. Saw it on Reddit too.