Rings Of Power Episode 1 Review - Fans Were Right!
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2022
- Amazon Prime’s Rings Of Power Episode 1 review confirms everything that lovers of the Legendarium knew was coming.
J.R.R. Tolkien crafted a mythological masterpiece. His Lord of the Rings trilogy has created a Fellowship of fans around the world numbering in the millions. His books are beloved by so many whose lives have been changed by the power of his universe. And now Amazon has taken a hatchet to it.
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Someone, somewhere, thought that stupid boat/stone analogy was deep and insightful....
God help us.
God help us indeed. FWIW I have taken to calling this crap "pseudo-profound word salad".
And they got payed for it.
Probably the same people that think the current president is so much as half coherent.
The One Ring sank. It was beautiful, powerful, valuable and seductive. Useless twigs float though. Does anyone know why?
it was one of the worst dialogues ive heard
In the Witcher 3 there is a free DLC mission. It entailed the titular Witcher, Geralt, approaching a village who had put up a job posting needing someone to rid themselves of a murderous Cave Troll.
The villagers told Geralt that the Troll killed five of them, in a nearby cave.
Geralt went into the cave, and the Troll…was amicable to discussion.
As it turns out, the cave was the Troll’s home, and not only were the villagers breaking and entering into the Troll’s home, they also attacked the Troll! The Troll only attacked after giving multiple warnings, and allowed the rest of the villagers to flee to safety.
Why do I bring this up? Let me tell you another story. There was once an Ice Troll, minding his own business. He had just suffered the horrible company of Orcish house guests, and their leader vandalised his dining table with some plot-hole ridden sigil. But that wasn’t the end of the poor Ice Troll’s troubles, for then a group of elves forced their way into his home and broke down his door. The Ice Troll, rightfully, defended his home, only to be murdered in literal cold blood. His killer didnt even look him in the eyes when she murdered him.
And the killers name was Galadriel.
This Ice Troll didn’t have a Geralt to speak up for him.
Remember the Ice Troll, 2022
Justice for the Ice Troll !
Never thought of it that way.
Thank you for expanding my perspective.
Seriously, well done.
Troll lives matter.
Thank you for expanding my perspective 🙏🏼
Genius! Love it! LOL! 🤣
Elves don’t act like that, they made elves act like humans
so I am not the only one thinking like that...
I feel that just human with pointed ears
And they made humans act like petty fuckers
I kind of disagree. The Elves did spend a fair bit of the First Age acting pretty shitty to each other, both in Valinor and in Middle Earth, even if it only rarely devolved into Elf on Elf violence. The video lists several instances.
Having said that, one of the things I thought Peter Jackson caught quite well was Galadriel as quarter-Vanya, since her grandmother was not of the Noldor. The Vanya always seemed to me to be far more ethereal than either the Noldor or Teleri/Sindar somehow. Needless to say, we've got none of that in what Amazon is doing.
@@ElwoodPDowd1970
aren't u missing the point?
pretty sure he is not talking about whether they treated each others nicely but rather that the elves should feel like angelic beings.
these elves look like humans in cosplay. they lack the elvish elegance, wisdom and mystery.
they are not supposed to be humans, but here they bicker like humans and stuff.
they look like humanized beings that sweat smell and sh^t jist like everyone else.
That they did. They have none of the ethereal qualities as far as appearance and none of their immortal spirit. Just very very bad human impersonators.
That “boat vs rock” analogy was so powerful and brave. It literally changed the trajectory of my life. I never understood why ships weren’t made from stones but now I do.
Thanks so much Amazon!!
On a side note, what if a rock identifies as a piece of wood? Can I build a ship from it? Thanks again and I look forward to your answer Amazon.
What if a rock identifies as a piece of wood?! Love it! Hahaha! 😂
Yes you can. The stone identified as a piece of wood and therefore is one. Its bigoted to treat it otherwise...
My uncle has a boat that is made from concrete... no joke.
@@liktbukl I'm not joking. I hope your concrete boat hasn't developed self esteem issues...
A Concrete boat is stronger than a wood boat. Stunning and brave.
I will never complain about the Tolkien estate not selling rights to his works ever again
Tolkien gave us his beloved languages, that developed in a diverse, culturally rich world that is similar, yet unlike ours. One of his making, describing the nature he loved and hated to see destroyed, one in which magic is steadily fading and will disappear.
Then he wrote a story into this world he developed until his death.
No specific real live politics concerning human interaction, no allegories, it's mostly timeless concepts
(His love for Nature and dislike for its destruction is however quite clear to see on almost every page)
He did not even expect others to share his interest in this world and wrote it for himself and was gladly proven wrong when his books were published.
It shows courage and cowardliness, honesty and deceit, prejudice and open-mindedness, life and death, mistrust of strangers finally leading to cooperation, hope yet no certainty, etc.
All universal concepts in a setting that isn't our modern world or even a 1:1 representation of our past, merely inspired by it to create what he was looking for in english folklore.
It simply is HIS and it should not be disrespected by people claiming to know better/ to be able to "fix" Tolkien's Middle Earth so that it can be like our world.
They don't even care about his story, only how they can use a semblance of it for their agenda, their messages crammed into his independent world to highlight and to influence opinions in a way he did not intend
It's not wanted or needed!
And when we say exactly that, they use stigmas to belittle our opinions and paint us as small-minded bigots.
They ridicule that we care about a literary masterpiece to such an extent, (tell us to get a life and basically to stop caring about it at all, because it isn't real, it doesn't matter what they do to it)
Instead of listening to our criticism about how they misrepresent and change things that are not necessary, they say we aren't welcome in the fandom anymore.
They are drawing lines to defend a story that isn't Tolkien and claim it's the new "fixed" Tolkien that's open to all....and don't see the irony of that statement, don't mention they mean open to everyone that agrees with their point of view.
Someone who does not like it, for whatever reason, is apparently against them and therefore on some level X-phobic/-ist, etc
His story was already translated to dozens of languages, well received all over the world, simply appreciated for what it is.
Now they are trying to claim it wasn't so and that they are the only ones able to do make that happen.
That some people could not truly enjoy it before because of the creator of the entire world and story.
It's sad...and I will never complain about the Tolkien estate not selling rights to his works ever again.
That's a lot of words to say "I dont like black people"
I agree.
But Simon Tolkien is now chief executor of the estate.
Christopher never wanted Simon to be the chief executor precisely bc he knew Simon would monetize anything and everything.
It was a serious enough conflict to cause a rift in the family that lasted decades
But Christopher, guardian of his father’s works, did not bend.
It was Simon that pushed back against Christopher’s lawsuits against Warner Bros for the Jackson trilogy.
Personally I thought Jackson’s adaptations were great and tried to adhere to the Tolkien as best they could.
But the point here is that Simon didn’t want Christopher to sue Warner Bros via the Tolkien estate bc it would diminish their ability to sell the rights to Tolkien in the future.
Simon has always been bitter and jealous of his grandfathers success. Resentful.
He stated Jackson’s adaptations were ‘almost too faithful’. What?
Simon Tolkien is the reason Amazon is getting away with abandoning the lore.
The Tolkien estate has the power to veto almost the entirety of the show. They had the power to veto anything that changes the existing lore. Which is everything at this point.
But bc Simon is at the helm, Amazon knows they’re free to do as they wish.
@@bry8636 Who gives a toss what The Tolkien Estate either think or want? J.R.R. Tolkien sold the TV and Film rights before he died.
If he didn't want people making TV shows and films why the Hell did he do that?
In the late 60s and early 70s TV and Movies weren't exactly known for their strict adherence to the text.
But he sold the rights anyway. Odd that...
It most certainly is that insolent crybaby Simon who is trying to destroy his grand fathers legacy! But he will never take away the wonder,magic and fantastic movie we all have locked away safely in our hearts,souls and minds,The professors works will be staunchly defended and kept safe by the legions of fans worldwide. At the moment we all need to be blaming not only Crymon but Black rock who have a firm grip on a lot of these big corps.through pushingtheir ESG and DEI policies. Larry Fink is a danger to all who oppose this commie ,hive minded,pied piper messaging. So I and many others will gladly mock ,shame and laugh at these cretins until they go reeeing ,screeching,wailing and flailing back into the dark abyss where they belong. Thanks George!
Precisely. Tolkien's works are actually about inclusivity as they are. Exactly as he intended them to be. Amazon's progressive approach kinda turn them exoteric in my opinion. The agenda is used against criticism if you get my point.
“All men owe honor to the poets - honor and awe; for they are dearest to the Muse who puts upon their lips the ways of life.”
― Homer
“But no living man am I! You look upon a woman. Éowyn I am, Éomund's daughter. You stand between me and my lord and kin. Begone, if you be not deathless! For living or dark undead, I will smite you, if you touch him.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
"I am GAladRRiel ,"Scourge of the Orcs, Karen of the Quendi, Swimmer of The Bent Seas, Mary Sue of Amazon, Vessel of The One Expression, Dismantler of Lore, Defender of Spite, Adjacent to Her name, Pegger of Elves, Seller of Merchandise, Seeer of The Unseen and Annatar's Acquaintance and I am entitled to see the manager!"
... All Hail The Fellowship!
"I would draw some of the great tales in fullness, and leave many others only placed in the scheme, and sketched. The cycles should be linked to a majestic whole, and yet leave scope for other minds and hands, wielding paint and music and drama."
---- J R R Tolkien
Oh man, I fucking lost it at "Karen of the Quendi". That shit's hilarious.
From insightful and wise to downright truthful and hilarious. Many thanks Nik! You captured that brilliantly. Cheers!
@@andrewtomlinson5237 That's a snippet from a longer quote, and you left out the last word. "Absurd".
Queen Elisabeth saw the first two episodes and said, "That's it. We are out of here."
😆😆😆
That ship floating line is every bit as good as 'i hate sand'
Why did the One Ring sink while the useless twig floated above it?
I don't know ... I think I like "I hate sand" better ... but only by a bit because it's so memeable.
'Simon Tolkien's revenge porn' - that may be the best description I've heard of this show. Bravo.
What’s up with that guy anyway? Just heard about him.
@@IronHayden Family issues. He got saddled with a surname he had little chance of living up to.
@@IronHayden Great big chip on his shoulder. Actually he has one giant chip on each one. David answered it perfectly. He couldn’t live up to the name and tried being a writer but failed. So, like most who are filled with ill feelings he elected to destroy instead of create in order to build a name that he hopes might one day shine.
Many thanks David. It is what I feel every time I read one of his statements or watch an interview. He is the singular worse person to be running the Tolkien estate let alone rubber stamping Tolkien projects for soulless studios. I wonder if he will enjoy his 30 pieces of silver. Thanks again! Cheers!
Simon is Maeglin in disguise. Full of jealousy Simon is and plus Simon is a bloody glob of incompetence. Christopher and his father were the real soul of the family. They were obviously the closest of he and his sons.
one thing Inoticed when watching episode 1, is that Amazon use the wrong map of Middle Earth (ME) when they show a bit of prequel of 1st age, they actually show a much smaller Middle Earth map. Remember that scene when the narrator tells the story of Elves sailed from Valinor to ME to hunt down Morgoth, the camera pans from Valinor in the left to the right and showing ME continent, they should have shown a much bigge ME map with Beleriand in it ( The western part of ME), fans who knows the lore and read the books would know that, most of Beleriand eventually sank into the sea during the War of the Wrath, when the Valar sent a massive army to defeat Morgoth for the final time.
Why did you watch it?
They do not have the rights to use the map of Beleriand, which is in the Silmarillion.
And while anyone with at least a tiny bit of competency and respect would just find a way to tell the story without showing any map, these idiots probably think that Tolkien's fans are as stupid as they are and wouldn't notice a thing.
@@rockinHurley777 Clearly they watched it because they are a diligent fan of the author. Why are you watching it?
Yeah, they should have shown Beleriand, but they chose middle earth to make it more "affordable" to the common viewer I suppose... awful adaptation to be honest.
@@BobZombie I'm not watching RoP. so....
"A billion dollar screensaver package" - I was actually thinking that while watching the first episode and wondering - what is it good for, if it's good for anything at all 😏
I kept working to find what was this series meant for. It does not appeal to Tolkien fans, is too dumb and off putting to cater to an everyday audience and even children would not be interested. So, all that is left is screensaver with sound. Wishing you a fantastic week Vladimir!
The Rings of Power were created in SA 1590. Elendil was born in SA 3119.
By season 1, ep. 3. The rings of power have not been made, yet Elendil *and* his son, Isildur are alive and well.
This is a major problem
Galadriel is just soo unlikeable and is unrecognizable from what we know of her from Tolkien's writings and the PJ films. Not sure why they just didn't come up with their own character if they were going to change everything about her. I assume it is Sauron in Disguise and the real Galadriel is locked up somewhere.
Yeah well one look at your username "Greg" and I can already see why you hate her so much. Any man that doesnt like her is just sexist and hate all women. (apparently).
I completely agree! Except this series even if it were a generic fantasy show as it is now but simply removed the name Tolkien, still falls apart. The writing is wretched, actors are grueling to watch and the characters are flat. Except, if they had not used Galadriel and butchered her so horribly they would t have the entire Fellowship plus everyday audience members tearing this apart. It simply would have been another CW style production. Many thanks Greg for taking the time to share your thoughts. Have a great day!
Actually it would make morse sense if she'd be Sauron 🤣🤣
@@GeorgeTheGiantSlayer I wonder if a lot of the money wasn't genuinely dedicated Rings money to begin with. A lot of that money goes into buying computing equipment, building up to 9 new huge soundstage filming buildings, and of course all the equipment needed to kit them out. But all that infrastructure cost for Amazon Studios was rolled into the Rings budget in order to make the Rings series seem more impressive and get people to subscribe to Amazon Prime Video. So, not all of that billion dollars was originally going exclusively into Rings to begin with.
The other factor is how much money is wasted by the showrunners and producers preferring to hire Awakened People rather than just the people with the most merit.
Why does a stone sink? Cause its a stone. They sound like stoners trying to sound profound.
Is that like a personal attack or something?
I once was so high, I thought about the structure of language and its creation only to read that months later basically 1:1 from Wittgenstein.
I thought we entered monty python was expecting a witch burning
I’m not a purist or an expert, but I would’ve tried to create something that wasn’t offensively awful and cynically soulless.
It might be that I enjoy Tolkien's works so much in part because I do tend to lean more towards the cynical and the fatalistic. For me, his stories are an escape, but also a captivating and nuanced mythology. Tolkien at his best is Homeric in the grandeur of his storytelling.
@@morgenstern5748 Completely understand and agree!
Absolutely right! It is like they purposely wanted to create something disrespectful to Tolkien and downright awful to watch for the Fellowship and an everyday audience. All they had to do was follow the recipe by capturing the heart of the stories and characters. Hire a cast and crew with true talent and ability. And then They would have had an epic for the ages.
@@GeorgeTheGiantSlayer Typical, disrespectful repurposers, hoping you don’t notice that they’ve destroyed your beloved franchises while marketing to a new audience. They want to take fans for granted, hoping we are dumb enough to buy in despite the fact that the new stuff doesn’t resemble the classics beyond surface level details. It should’ve been easy to make this show true to Tolkien, but they had other priorities. Thanks for another great video!
The use of that term “Tolkien Purist” is a real boatload of hypocrisy. They criticize any who speaks up for the lore as a “purist” but JRR’s name is on this piece of crap so obviously the Purists get their say. You can’t have it both ways Amazon.
I'll never watch a single episode of this. I love Tolkien's work too much to support this in any way.
Yep, I’m just exactly the same
The original trilogy of movies also strayed from canon, by the way.
I subscribed amazon just for watching this show. But after watched 2 first episodes, immediately I unsubscribed it. 😅😅😅
Good plan, I watched the first 10 minutes of the first episode. It's garbage even if you forget it's relation to Tolkien's works.
Tolkien's Galadriel turned down the one ring.
Amazon's Galadriel would ask to speak to Frodo's manager.
You mean Gandalf?
@@OverLorD768 both Gandalf and Galadriel turn down the ring. Specifically frodo offers Galadriel the ring, she is tempted by the power, but ultimately resists. Hence, she passes the test. No way Amazon's Galadriel would do that.
@@saltysyracusian no, I meant that Frodo's manager is Gandalf.
@@OverLorD768oh hahahaha
@@OverLorD768 Celeborn's "Where is Gandalf? I much desire to speak with him." sounds like pure Karen in the original Quenya.
I always wonder why they inserted bullying scene in the beginning scene, Elves suppose to be ethreal, wise and elegant, I always thought bullying is just a human concept, I dont think elves have that.
Also the fact that this is Valinor, the place that kicked Fëanor out for drawing his sword on another elf
They assumed elvish kids are undeveloped and prone to emotional outbursts compared (relatively speaking) to human kids. Straight out the gate the writers revealed they can only create moments and scenes that have precedence in our world. There's no sense of challenging the preconceptions of the viewer.
Silence you bigot! How dare you use logic and common sense, reeee!🤣
@@aragmarverilian8238 i forgot we can't use tolkien sense for this one 🤣
hahaha. i almost forgot how stupid it is that they put "souron's symbol" on her dead brother, because the writers eventually decide that it's actually a map that tells the orcs where to go.
so...why would they put that mark on her brother?
considering it's not a mark but a map.
Yes been waiting for someone else to mention this... makes no sense
Because vandalism of the body was used to emotionally boost the viewer's emotion towards accepting Galadriel avenging her brother Finrod by going after Sauron like Captain Ahab going after Moby Dick. It seems Amazon's authors are trying to create a female version of Captain Ahab or Khan (star trek movie 2). But it departs from the canon....
@@animejanai4657 good point, I didn't think about captain Ahab's insane quest.
I think these showrunners do not have a clue about what they are doing. This is a story by corporate committee. Nothing less. It’s so atrocious it is the new gold mine for memes.
@@GeorgeTheGiantSlayer Some of their staff writers came from Star Trek Discovery (etc) and so may have been influenced by that well-loved Star Trek movie #2: The Wrath of Khan which was known for Khan's obsessive quest for revenge. Khan was EPIC in that movie. Khan's actor was more charismatic than Morfydd though, so Morfydd is at a disadvantage because the obsessed character also needs to be likeable in the modern media climate. Unfortunately, Morfydd and the writers didn't flesh out a canon Galadriel, so I was unable to transfer my affection for the canon Galadriel-Kate onto the non-canon Galadriel-Morfydd.
I'm patiently awaiting for the screenplay writers to make the merchandising mistake of dressing up Morfydd in various clothing so that they can sell them at dept stores. As soon as Galadriel steals more clothing from the Numenorian houses, maybe the writers will make the mistake of having her wear goth clothes. Then instead of Morfydd, I can call her MoreGoth.
It's no use. Tolkien's work is timeless. It is a mythological construction that goes beyond ideologies and modern nihilistic politics.
Diversity is cultural, religiosity, mythology and traditions. It is not skin color and gender that makes a story remarkable and universal.
Absolutely! The studio is learning that lesson right now whether they wanted to or not. Thanks for that Rafael Gustavo! Your insight is valued and much appreciated. Cheers!!!
well said.
How this channel doesn't have way more views is beyond me. Eloquence, wittiness, on-point memes, dark humor, sarcasm, enthusiasm, and great insight into Tolkien's works - all in one package
Great review of yet another burning dumpster out back on Amazon's parking lot, George! At least this abomination of a show gives us Tolkien fans pleasure from how content creators like yourself are ripping it apart.
Yeah, George is great. I gladly join in with the Slayer Nation in slaying commies. He uses his gift of gab ,humor ,logic and intelligence to always destroy these brain dead diseased ideologues. Its absolutely the most effective weapon against these weak minded hacktivist wokies. Absolutely love bathing in the tears of these cretins.lol.
there is one reply to your comment and RUclips wont' let me read it. probably youtube killing the dialogue and using the algos against honest creators like this.
@@erikred8217 I can't read it either. This platform is broken by censorship, algorithmic curation, and a constant barrage of bots poisoning the experience for all of us normal people.
Thank you so very much Lateral for all your kind words of incredible support. We just need to get more people sharing the videos on social media and we will be able to expose this perversion of the Legendarium to many many more people and keep growing the channel! Thank you my friend! Wishing you a brilliant day! Always Forward!!!
@Lateral Twitler The reason is that Utube is suppressing it. I never saw this channel in the list except for one time far down, and I clicked on it and then subscribed. So I suspect many other people out there still don't know this channel exists because they never scrolled down down down down a bunch of times on their recommendations list.
Galadriel was supposed to be a "philosopher queen". Using ancient wisdom acquired from birth + Melian's teachings. But no, it will be fight and more fight, apparently.
Basically when the Mage/Cleric character rushes to the forefront of the battle instead of hanging back and casting buffs.
The UT back story for her actually details her physical prowess, but she never fights again after the first kinslaying.
Exactly! She studied as you just shared under one of the greatest Maiars in Middle Earth, Melian. Plus had all the knowledge and wisdom from being born in the year of the trees. This what they’ve produced is not Galadriel. What a disgrace. Greatly appreciate you Rafael for pointing that out. Many thanks!
The dialogue in this show is the sort of stuff that a grade-schooler writes when they want to sound epic, but they just sound cringe. It veers wildly between gut-busting levels of funny, and aneurysm-inducing levels of cringe.
Ouch! You described their dialogue perfectly. It is painful indeed! Much appreciated Lisa!
The Galadriel revenge trope is the most egregious for me. Not only have they given a false narrative to both Galadriel and Finrod but, by extension, mocked the heart of the legendarium with the Beren/Luthien/Finrod story. Secondly, they seem to have completely undermined the Ban of the Valar and given agency to the elves to actually make the decision to return to Aman (and Círdan, who understands and oversees the process more than anyone else is NOWHERE to be seen). Claims to 'respect' Tolkien are blatant lies.
I know better by everything I have seen of the show and everything I have read and heard them say in interviews between the cast and the show runners. Yet, am still shocked at the complete lack of understanding of the Legendarium and their cavalier disrespect for Tolkien’s characters and stories. I keep wondering how they could go any lower. And they keep doing it. Abysmal. Many thanks Cuba for sharing your insight knowledge. Always Forward!!
"How...can living flesh endure where even sunlight fears to tread?"
Well...
"Fools rush in where angels fear to tread."
At least angels have feet. Photons don't, so they really can't "tread", can they?
Also-
Shoehorning the word "endure" into a sentence does not make it Tolkeinesque.
Just sayin'.
Boom! I love that. That is clever, insightful and hilarious. Thank you Justice! Cheers!!!
@@GeorgeTheGiantSlayer Cheers back at you. I really enjoyed your discussion. 😎👍 I've loved Tolkien since the sixties and what Amazon is doing to his work is obviously malicious.
"How...can living flesh endure where even sunlight fears to tread?
yea, sure, its not like the elven kind was created under starlight millenia before the creation of the sun :D so why now they have problem with traveling in dark ?
They could have shown how Galadriel becomes this ultra commando that can slay trolls. Does she train, do something, is even physically imposing in any way? No, she was just born this way.
She just needed to stop being oppressed by the patriarchy to be strong and brave and beautiful and....
They won't even bother looking for a taller athletic actress or at least any other actress that can pull off a more believable warrior "woman."
I look at Cate Blanchett and Tilda Swinton and would immediately take them seriously, also because they're simply great actresses. Ms. Morfydd, who at first I really tried to like and give a chance, is just an absolute miscast. She, with a sword and armor on, is and will always look as a "girl" that never truly grown to me. If you wanna give us warrior Galadriel then give us a warrior Galadriel and not a Karen Mary Sue with poorly executed action scenes and a smug face. They aren't even trying at this point.
Maybe she's born with it. Maybe it's Maybelline.
Her back story in UT includes it and her single time she did fight, very effectively I might add unfortunately during the first kinslaying. They don't have access to UT, though and thank god, it includes Narn i Hurin and I would never want Hollywood getting a hold of that one.
@@c99kfm 😅
I still wanna know what her crew was thinking leaving their weapons... they legit just got handled by a troll but thought "yeh leaving our weapons here is a stellar idea"
What got me was that none of the elves died after that troll completely smashed some of them.
The whole point of this scene was to make the female look strong and the males look weak. Logic gets kicked to the curb when you've got a political message to cram down the audience's throat.
@@johnglue1744 The self-proclaimed "Tolkien Professor" says Elves heal "spontaneously" because Tolkien says Elves will heal from wounds that Men would die from, so this sort of instant healing is what Tolkien meant...
Typical dumb writing that’s plaguing the industry. No thought.
Best guess, so they can she could teach them how to make paper boats. None of this show makes sense my friend. It is simply bottom of the barrel bad. Have a great one Curufin!
Gotta love Finrod having the “Mark of Sauron”/Map of Mordor scarred on him in the First Age before Mordor even existed.
Even though I continue in refusal to consume a solitary second of this tripe travesty of a "retelling", I can see from what has been shown here and in other reviews, that Alan Lee, John Howe, Richard Taylor/Wētā Workshop are sorely missed. Debates on Jackson's faithfulness to Tolkien aside, the aesthetic created by those artists previously mentioned, instantly transports the viewer to a world that is timeless in it's beauty and equally majestic in scope. Maybe the "spectacle" of the scenes some folks are praising, haven't been shown in these clips. What I have seen smacks of Disney virtual LED sets, water tank scenes from decades past, and costuming that I think a gift cards at Michael's, JOANN, Hobby Lobby and Dollar Tree could, w/ a tad bit of effort, easily replicate.
Spot on my brother! Eloquent, witty and brilliant as always! Thank you Manowar665 for that most accurate of descriptions. Everything they have shown is a pure and unadulterated desecration of the Professor’s Arda. There were some brief moments, seconds at most of scenery that wowed. But out of 3 hours of television so far, 15 to 25 seconds of pretty pictures without story is a joke. Something else I noticed is outside of Numenor they have given the audience only a birds view of dwellings. It’s like they go here is Lindon. And instead of taking you in to see the wonder and awe they switch to a studio lot scene. So, they are not drawing you in. It’s like a pretty postcard that you receive and look at and go I want to go there. It’s incredible. And then flip it over and there’s a giant middle finger! Disgusting. Hope you have a brilliant day and a most blessed week! Always Forward!!!
Peter Jackson hired on merit, but I bet the Amazon showrunners made being Awakened an important part of being hired, thus Amazon might not have gotten as much merit for all that money spent.
@@animejanai4657 woke, not awake. Those awake get banned and smeared ar every turn. Say anything against ROP and you get mobbed.
It all began long, long time ago with the forging of the great films. Threads were given by Tolkien, immortal, wisest and fairest of all beings. Three movies were granted to Jackson, great miner, craftsman, and shaper of the mountain of lore. And nine, NINE glorious hours were gifted to the race of men, who above all else, desired quality. But they were all deceived, for another diverse and inclusive TV show was made. In the Land of Amazon, in the fires of Mount Prime, the Dark Lord Bezos forged in secret a master flop. And into this show he poured his wokeness, his greed and his will to dominate all films. One TV show to ruin them all!
For into darkness fell Tolkien's star, in Amazon, where no bathrooms are.
Haha very good . Bravo
I was more entertained reading this comment than watching RoP
More original than anything in The Rings of Power.
@@IHateThisHandleSystem it's a repost, I hope it spreads
Bullseye!
Killing it with these opening monologues 👍🏻
You are too kind Karlborbe! Many thanks my friend! 😊
I will never watch 1 second of the show but will watch scores of reviews that rightfully rip Cringe of Power while defending JRRT's brilliant fantasy writing.
Awesome!
Just finished reading LOTR and..The History Of Middle-Earth books that cover the writing of LOTR and can't wait to get started on Morgoths Ring.
Not one minute not one cent.
“The canons of narrative in any medium cannot be wholly different, and the failure of poor
films is often precisely in exaggeration, and in the intrusion of unwarranted matter owing to not perceiving where the core of the original lies.”
“He has cut the parts of the story upon which its characteristic and peculiar tone principally depends, showing a preference for fights; and he has made no serious attempt to represent the heart of the tale adequately: the journey of the Ringbearers.”
“Here I may say that I fail to see why the time-scheme should be deliberately contracted. It is already rather packed in the original, the main action occurring between Sept. 22 and March 25 of the following year.”
“The many impossibilities and absurdities which further hurrying produces might, I suppose, be unobserved by an uncritical viewer; but I do not see why they should be unnecessarily introduced. Time must naturally be left vaguer in a picture than in a book; but I cannot see why definite time-statements, contrary to the book and to probability, should be made,”
“The last and most important pan of this has, and it is not too strong a word, simply been murdered.” J.R.R. Tolkien
Their modern narratives rely on weaponized identity. It's why they scapegoat people like Trump; or inject a 'black man' ideologue. Because the hate doesn't exist; they need to create the problem - then milk it for money. We saw the elites handiwork to that effect in Hong Kong. Now they are doing the same to you and media in general. Ukraine and Afghanistan are also victims. People just don't want to see the schemes for what they are, because in some way many of them benefit from it too.
The Professor tells us exactly what he would think of this abomination from beyond. That is incredible stoner36s; reading the History of Middle Earth. Would love to hear when you finish which were your favorite volumes and chapters. I love all the notes from Christopher. The mythology, languages, characters and cultures. It took me a while to read them. And I thoroughly enjoyed them. Wishing you an outstanding day!
You best be sure the shills are desperate to defend the Ring of Cringe, gaslighting, doubledowning, sophistry etc, etc. This dumpster fire will age like rotten milk...
Dear George,
I just stumbled on your channel recently, and in a very short time you became one of my most favorite outubers...Greetings from Croatiaa and keep up the good work, bro👍
9:45 I love how she lifts without even jumping and the guy waving the sword after her (not touching her) like he was more trying to cut off her leg
Did not realize that till you just said it. But you are absolutely right. Thank you V. H. For pointing that out. Cheers!
@ V. H. I'm glad that you pointed that out because I thought it was odd that the guy lent his sword as a trampoline for her to jump... and now, after your remark, I think it is ODDER!
17:17 The Avari did not work for Morgoth or for Sauron. They were running from Sauron so much in the East that they could never have a Kingdom. They lived in the forest.
I love the actors interviews "we taking back the power" and calling the audience ray-syst .... as if the audience has anything to do with making the show
@George the Giant Slayer, I can only offer my satisfied applause. You have given us so many points of light and clever barbs (at 13:11 you had me gufawwing!). This is indeed revenge porn, as you said; but it is also something more. Payne and McKay are acolytes of J. J. Abrams, and this is nothing other than the Kelvin Alternative to Middle-Earth.
Too true Seregrian! This is Primes Kelvin Alternative to Middle-Earth. Makes absolute sense my friend. Thank you. Wishing you a beautiful week!
One particularly rancid Easter Egg George seems to have missed came at 27:45 of Episode I. "Nori" is referred to by her full name of "Elanor Brandyfoot" by her (I think) step-mother Marigold. When I saw/heard that, well, my eyes crossed.
First, "elanor" was the name of a flower in Sindarin, meaning "sun-star." Did the pseudo-Hobbits know Sindarin? Don't think so. Second, the flower did not grow wild, as best I can tell, outside of LothLorien, though the Wiki says it was also planted on Numenor. It was certainly unknown to Hobbits, of that much we can be sure.
Finally, and most importantly, Elanor was the name of Sam Gamgee's oldest child. A child Sam an his wife planned on naming Frodo if it was a boy. (See The Grey Havens, Return of the King). So, yep, Elanor is literally a stand-in for Frodo. Maybe this is a stretch, maybe this is me being all Alex Jones, but, c'mon. They could have named her anything, but they chose that? To my mind this goes beyond incompetence and enters the territory of malice.
As an aside, the only video I've seen mention this was the Legendarium Podcast. And he didn't explain why this was so bad, he just mumbled something about not being crazy about this, without any further explanation. (He is, unfortunately, generally a fan of the series. Odd, because he knows the lore far better than I do.) And I've watched several, both pro- and con-.
I was so irritated by the member-berry connection they were trying to establish with her last name for people to connect it with Meriadoc Brandybuck and build some subliminal nostalgia that her name was the same as Sam’s wife that it just completely went over my head. Many, many thanks Elwood for pointing that out. I would not have known had you not shared that with me. Because I won’t be watching them ever again. And again, you are spot on, they could not have chosen another name. Seriously. It is ridiculous my friend what they’ve done. Much appreciated. Hope you have an amazing week! Always Forward!!!
“One cannot grip their sword proper, if they have no grip on reality.” These showrunners are so detached from reality, it is not even funny.
They're trying to create their own reality. It's not just in rings of power. It's all over. In books, video games, movies and TV in 2022. It's a dogmatic indoctrination campaign and the best thing rings of power has done has been to open the eyes of the population to it. Lotr has a much larger Audience. And hopefully everyone will start to realise and reject it.
@@grimnar6725 A lot of indie authors were made into being just by watching the first Disney SW movie. I was one of them... Believe me, people have realized and rejected this indoctrination. Some by creating old school books, comics, and other are even making entire movies!
I recently rewatched The Silence of the lambs(for the 20th time) and the agent Starling character is so well written. She's the complete anti-Mary Sue: she's inexperienced, she's unsure, she's vulnerable, she's physically weak, she's fearful, she's emotionally damaged.........yet despite all of these character flaws, she still conquers her fear and triumphs, while battling the physically powerful and terrifying Buffalo Bill, and the intellectually powerful and terrifying Dr. Lecter.
It really is the ultimate example of just how little the woke cultists understand about the concept of a strong female character.
Great point
I figured out what's missing from rop.
Tolkien
Also, talent.
You've hit the nail on the head so many times an actual neighborhood has been built since i started watching this video.
Before they even knew what they had they, patented it, packaged it, slapped it on a plastic lunchbox, and now there gonna sell it there gonna sell it well... Bezos was so preoccupied with wether or not they could he didn't stop n think if they should. Thanks for watching for me George. I don't have prime n never will.
Man I love this channel. You're doing great work. I recently caught and liked your vid on RRR and I'm glad that so many others are finding it aswell.
Keep up the fight! Your videos are great!
I've watched so many reviews and yours is the best, inside the cannon and outside for the behind the scenes and in such a condensed, entertaining fashion. Thank you.
Well, Elrond wasn’t reading poetry when we meet him. He’s actually writing Gil-Galad’s speech! Elrond is a mere speechwriter!
These two writers simply did everything Tolkien - in his letters about adaptation - told the adaptators not to do :)
- Distortion of charachters - from good to evil, from wise to stupid, changing their goals and their images - check,
- Adding of charachters without anything to do - check,
- Complicating of chronology - check,
- Adding nonsensical allegory (politics) - check,
- Adding not needed, nonsensical magic (magic signs and magic swords) - check,
- Adding nonsensical fight scenes - check,
- Not focusing on any of main moral themes of the books,
So yea, what an acomplishement 🤣
I listen to that Finarfarfarfarf parable, and one particular line from a certain Brian Blessed skit where he's dressed as Henry VIII comes to mind.
Blackadder by any chance?😆
@@andrewcutts3197 Not quite. I'm thinking of the _Henry 8.0_ sketches: Henry VIII gets an internet connection and starts a bunch of flame wars.
I want something MINTY!
One thing that has gone under the radar is that Amazon have specifically called Arondir a Silvan Elf... But in the first episode, he is asked what he done in Aman?
That's another massive lore error. The Silvan Elves were a part of the Nandor and specifically never travelled with the rest of the Teleri, they stayed in middle earth, so Arondir as a Silvan Elf could never have travelled to Aman.
It actually goes to show how simple the writers actually are, they have it that the elves are keeping a watch over the southlands, but the Sindar and Silvan Elves never would be taking orders from Gil-Galad or the Noldor. They would have followed Amdir, king of Lorien or Oropher King of the Greenwood. They only joined the Noldor during the last alliance. No way would they allow themselves to be garrisoned so far away
When my 12 year old Tolkien fan daughter starts questioning the 'story' you know you have failed Amazon (also, she is not a racist Amazon)
She's questioning the story? Clearly she's racist and misogynist. She's only 12 you say? Well I guess she *checks notes* has internalized racism and misogyny.
Wow…this show is simply disappointing. I can’t even be bothered to watch because it just makes me SAD and wondering what *could have been* . So much potential destroyed and ignored 🥺
Love your channel so mutch. please never stop :)
I agree about Arondel. He actually held himself like an elf would, though he did not look like one. Shame, really. He could've made good a different character had this been done properly.
Everything else was just bland, generic fantasy stuff with a dash of Tolkien here and there mostly unrelated. Bleh.
He shocked me. Have to admit that. He has the ability to do a bang up job and deliver. But not with these Bobbsey twins running the show. This series is bad D&D fantasy with some Tolkien names and places. They did exactly what you are not supposed to do. They created a series which doesn’t appeal to everyday people and is rejected by the real fans. Many thanks Jerb for sharing your thoughts. Have a phenomenal day!
It's a bit like Disa. Barring Elendil and Halbrand she is my favourite character.
Isn't amazing that we Racists can separate a personality and characters performance from their skin colour...
Your videos are the best edited and I love the way you explain that mess they are doing. Props brother
Finrod: "Do you know why a ship floats and a stone cannot? Galadriel " A ship floats because it displaces water that weighs more than its own weight. A stone sinks because its mass is greater than the water." Finrod, "Oh. Never mind."
I guess Finrod had never heard of Archimedes...
Fans are always right. No one wants a franchise to suceed as much as the fans. If they're bashing your product you've fucked up.
Exactly but nooooooo we are racists apparently xD
Keep up the good work your info is so valuable when fighting Amazon's orcs online
Hahaha such a good analogy at the end there with the lego. Nice one. These sorts of things need to be spoken about, that's how change comes, and its needed. Thanks dude.
Absolutely, my friend! So glad you enjoyed it S200103151! Have a good morning and a phenomenal day!! Cheers!
@@GeorgeTheGiantSlayer Thanks very much.
George, you have a very firm grip on the lore - looking forward to all of your upcoming vids!
Jesus bro! Superb editing and oh the ART , the sheer ART of taking the piss! Well done sir!! Well done!
And from everything I’ve seen the show is getting worse with each episode
I only saw the first episode, then gave up, but I just wanted to point out that your intro was more action packed, Tolkien-like than that episode.
I’m humbled by your kind words Shane. Thank you my friend. Doing my best to show the series for what it is while respecting the Professor’s stories. Cheers!
Regarding the lens flare. There is actually a very, very distracting lens flare effect when Ghetto-Galadriel is riding.
According to rumours they had to pay Zack Snyder for the newest episode to have license for the slow-motion scenes.
That entire slow-mo scene is one of the most cringe worthy I have ever seen. It came out of nowhere without rhyme or reason. And it made her look even worse. I thought she was the wicked witch with that smile. With these showrunners you never know maybe Snyder showed up one day and they wanted to impress him. For lack of a better word, It was just weird. Cheers!
@@GeorgeTheGiantSlayer Wicked witch smile is very fitting.
Let's rewrite some lines of the show to make some sense out of it :
"Do you know why the rocks sink and the boats float? Because the rocks are still full of sorrow; so high and strong were they wrought by the Valar that they wilt never recover from their fall in the hands of Melkor, while the boats have an everlasting wish to join the stars and one day, mayhap one might set itself among the brightest."
I'm by no mean a writer and is by no mean skilled at it, but I think this already make more sense than the one from this show...
Excellent use of "mayhap"! Catweazle used that word a lot! I love Catweazle (70s TV show in the UK), in fact The Meteor Man (Gandalf/not Gandalf) reminds me of him a lot. Except Catweazle is very funny, original, and full of charm and character.
Kudos on your effort. A+. I appreciated it and see the insight and inspiration.
Subscribed! Keep up the great content, my man!
Respect to you Sir for your knowledge of the Lore. Your take on the situation is precise.
Many thanks to you for your kind words of support CJB! Greatly appreciated. I have been reading the books since I was a kid. Absolutely love Tolkien’s mythological masterpiece. Hope you have a great day and a phenomenal weekend!!
I've been watching it to give it a chance on a friend's prime account since he is watching it anyway. There are moments where it looks like they are about to get something right or start a compelling story line only to toss it away with something stupid. The idea of halbrand being Sauron roaming around middle earth scoping things out trying to figure out who to use for his ends seems interesting. But it looks like they are going to make him a lost king Aragorn knock off.
You could be right Christopher about Halbrand. But everyone I have spoken to keeps insisting he is Sauron before he unveils himself as Annatar. at this point anything is possible with Payne and McKay. They have created such an utter catastrophe. There were moments, when such as yourself, I thought oh, wow, this is about to be correct and good. And then a breath later, nope, just more desecration.
"Do you know that share prices and viewership are like a stone, and can sink just as fast? Whereas corporate bond yields and credit default rates can only float above zero before soaring aloft, proportionately inverse to shares?" "I think so, Finrod... so you're short??"
18:47 the puzzle analogy is superb!
Just wait til episode 3. The Harfoots aren't the warm, kind hearted beings they seem in episode 1!
Psychopaths. No empathy at all, the portrayal of them is repulsive.
I am very impressed how they added Hobbits, "That should not be in the stories about the second age", only for them to feel exactly NOT like Hobbits in any way at all, as we know them by J.R.R. Tolkien.
The showrunners had admitted in their first Vanity Fair interview that they could not imagine producing a Tolkien based series without Hobbits. They exposed exactly who they were and what they understood of the Legendarium from day one. Every character is the antithesis of what the Professor wrote. Thank you Edd for pointing out the Hobbits in this series are not from Tolkien. Have a magnificent week!!!
"A Shadow of the Past" is the perfect title for the first episode.
When Galadriel stares at anyone I can just feel the empowerment. It gives me goosebumps. Everyone should celebrate the empowerment of women as elves. Pronouns they/ them. So brave and inspiring. I’m crying as i write this.
Don't forget the muscle spasm on her face when she shows an emotion. So empowering. /s
First time watching a vid of yours and I love that shirt with Turin's Dragon Helm! 🔥
The resting B face. Definitely a well-placed descriptive. For sure
Most definitely! Many thanks JEC! Have a phenomenal week!
Thanks for the vid you have a blessed Soul George The Giant Slayer have a blessed day and blessed life doing what you love and thanks for all you do for us George The Giant Slayer
This channel should have more subscribers! Really enjoyable video, very entertaining.
Much appreciated my friend! We just need to get more people sharing the videos with as many as possible and we will keep growing! I thank you for your enthusiasm and support! Have a wonderful week!!!
first time i watched one of your videos. amazing explanations and how you displayed your thoughts in editing.
Really smart analysis. Had no idea you were such a good film critic. 😊
Where did you get that paper boat commercial, hilarious.
It would be great if you did a follow up video looking at the "superfans" and what they thought if the show. I looked up one of them and saw no mention of ANY LOTR stuff on her social media or RUclips channel.
RIP Morfydd Clark's carreer
2022 - 2022
Another hit out of the park for this review! Thanks George!
Glad you enjoyed it, Jim! Thank you so very much for your constant support and very kind words! Hope all is well with you my friend. Have a wonderful day and a brilliant week!!!
i think the fact its an absolutely abomination of a show is actually helping distract the fact they race swapped characters and made others up purely for identity and racial politics
Though Amazon are using the swapping as an excuse to attack the fans who do not like this pile of crap. We're all "racists and purists" don't you know 🤦♀️
Tokenism before Tolkien, exactly as they planned it.
As I am watching this sacrilege of a tv show, I'm reading the LOTR for the first time, only good thing that has come from this show. I've only ever watched the movies before.
I think Elrond is miming the speech 'cause he's the one who wrote it for Gil-Galad. When seated in a tree, he was not reading poetry, but writing a speech. I guess Amazon has reduced Lord Elrond to the king's PR guy or a secrerary 🤦♂️
I am not an expert but I think a ship floating has something to do with buoyancy and water displacement. But, it might just be that ships look up and that helps a lot. How can a stone look down? It spends its entire life on the ground with nowhere to look but up.
Good point!
Amazon's Guyladriel is PAlpatine's daughter...
Adherent: But I love it!
Rest of the world: Okay? WHY?
Adherent: Because... um... representation! Yeah!
Rest of the world: Thank you for your input, Mrs. JJ Abrahmsteinwitzberg. You rep your 1% with aplomb.
I keep thinking of Monty Python's argument sketch whenever the Elrond Galadriel scene comes up. Except that's infinitely better written.
"That's not an argument, it's contradiction..."
Comparing that elf party to LARPers was totally on point. They dont move like elves, they dont act like elves, they dont look like elves. I have seen cosplayers that would form much better Sauron-hunting expedition than that sorry bunch.
The troll fight scenes comparison is spot on lol....
In cave troll scene from PJ FoTR, it took 1 wizard ( a Maia), 2 men, 4 hobbits, 1 dwarf, and 1 elf to bring down the cave troll. All took part and work together as a team, each contribute in some way and it paid off at the end. It was an intense scene, and glad to see even Legolas didn't solo kill the troll, but manage to land a killing blow at the end
In snow troll scene from Amazon RoP, you only need one Mary Sue Galadriel to save the day, she doesn't need her other elven warrior companions to help her, since they are all so weak and useless during the fight. Yeah the suppose elite and seasoned elven warriors that Galadriel bring to hunt down Sauron, if they can't even put a dent on the troll how would they even suppose to beat Sauron lol. I mean Tolkien described Elves as agile, nimble and light on their feet, clearly the could've at least dodge some of the troll attacks, but apparently they couldn't since they are just human with pointy ears
That scene could've been better, if there is nobody but Galadriel alone by herself , since she doesn't need help from anyone, she is a strong warrior Elven pricess lol. 😂😂😂
Good point. I hadn't considered the teamwork necessary for the cave troll take-down. It was depicted better than I perceived. Thank you.
That t-shirt is so so cool!
The “Rat-twitch “ is herlarious!
I haven’t watched the video yet but I can see part of your T-shirt logo. Is it a helmet? If so, do you know from which culture? I checked online and it just says “lotr armor dragon.” Thanks in advance!
We told them from the beginning, but they never listened. Now...look upon thier works and despair (or vomit, or both). #respectthelore #protectwhatyoulove #votewithyourwallet #GEORGE!!
Side note love the T-shirt with the Dragon Helm of Dor Lomin!
Many, many thanks! Picked it up at Redbubble. They have a ton of great shirts with Legendarium prints. Not all are great but look through them and there are a few gems. Have a fantastic week Tommy!!
@@GeorgeTheGiantSlayer Thanks so much George, I'll take a look through it. Keep up the great videos and have a great week too
When a human body is floating dead face down in the water, does it float because it's looking up?