*This review is based on the first two episodes of Amazon Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. After a decade of silence, J.R.R Tolkien fans finally have something to look forward to, and we’re not talking about singing Hobbits, or whatever it is that defined Peter Jackson’s later trilogy based on the ever popular The...
*This review is based on the first two episodes of Amazon Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
The one thing they have in common though are special effects, and a lengthy runtime that tries to do the written word justice, as audiences are taken on a journey through the show’s main character, Galadriel , as she hunts for Sauron and seeks revenge for the death of her brother. By the end of one episode, viewers will have a slight idea of how each group functions and what values they uphold. The Elves fight their wars, the Harfoots take care of their community and the Dwarves mind their mines, and everything is mapped out as clearly as possible, so that viewers don’t get too lost in the lore that the series attempts to delve into.
The Lord of the Rings have never been viewed as feminist media and famously lacks female characters and leadership in comparison to other franchises in the fantasy genre. This is a change we highly welcome, especially since competing series House of the Dragon, the prequel to HBO’s hit series Game of Thrones, is concurrently working toto improve, and at times, clean up, the mess left behind by its predecessor.
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