Started by KiramidHead, Nov 04, 2017, 07:53:05 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Sep 25, 2022, 07:49:06 PMShe makes eye contact with the camera during a slow motion backflip filmed from above.
Quote from: BlueMarsalis79 on Sep 24, 2022, 05:38:06 PMSo we can put this to rest then.
QuoteRings of Power would have Tolkien turning in his graveThe sets are astonishing, the special effects are seamless and the costumes are incredible. But Amazon's Rings of Power has managed to be both pretentious and boring.The Lord Of The Rings: Rings Of Power is in more trouble than an orc who's told Sauron he thinks they should all go vegan.I've written before about shows being "review bombed", which is where there is a gulf between what the critics think and where the audience score is. Usually, this is unfair and the result of trolls. That's apt in this case but not the whole story.Rings Of Power has taken this to the next level with Elon Musk this week tweeting that "Tolkein is turning in his grave" because "every male character is a coward or a jerk or both".Musk is just adding to the pile-on that has seen ROP's Rotten Tomatoes audience approval score drop to a dismal 39 per cent.Among the complaints are the coloured characters dropped in, seemingly at random; the way existing characters such as Morfydd Clark's Galadriel and Elrond seem to have changed dramatically from Peter Jackson's acclaimed films; and rewriting those works to show – among other things – female dwarves without beards.Now let me say that Musk is both right and very wrong.Tolkien grew up in Queen Victoria's England where, ironically, the idea of powerful female leaders was not popular. They certainly weren't a strong part of his Lord of the Rings, because you could count them on the fingers of a blind butcher.The strong women in ROP would probably have Tolkien spluttering in his pipe, while coloured characters would also have raised his bushy eyebrows, given his propensity for describing people as "fair".But – this is the crucial bit – those are not the problems with ROP.Not every male character is a coward or a jerk. Having some characters as coloured doesn't ruin things – Ismael Cordova's elf Arondir is the most interesting of the show so far. It's the quality of the character that counts, not what their skin looks like.And that's the issue.You can see at a glance why ROP is reportedly costing Amazon $US1bn to make.The sets are astonishing, the special effects are seamless and the costumes are incredible.Sadly, the story is not. And more and more are noticing.It's like being served rancid cat food on a beautiful antique plate.In years to come, I believe budding fantasy writers will be invited to watch the show because it is a case study in how to use every lazy fantasy trope imaginable, from the ever-burning torches to leaving at "first light" to ramshackle rafts that can survive impossible storms.It managed to be both pretentious and boring.And don't get me started on using two-handed swords in close combat. They would be more likely to kill the elf next to them than the orc in front.
Quote from: Ingwar on Sep 25, 2022, 08:04:42 PMhttps://c.tenor.com/RHLXIAHnu1MAAAAd/lotr-gimli.gifThis is probably one of the cringest fighting scene I've ever seen. What a choreography! How much mithril did they waste on this show?Spoiler[close]
Quote from: SiL on Sep 27, 2022, 09:38:41 AMNot like that.
Quote from: BlueMarsalis79 on Sep 28, 2022, 02:49:29 PMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3AZYQh2e0k@[cancerblack]
