Set in the Lord of the Rings universe, The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power series split critics and audiences less than 24 hours after its release. Some viewers claimed that the series was far from the fantasy universe, while others claimed the opposite. So who is right?
There is no doubt that The Lord of the Rings (LOTR), which every fantasy movie and book lover sees at least once in his life and many admire both his movies and books. one of the best fantastic products of recent years. Some people claimed that the Hobbit trilogy was bad and was not a movie fit for the LOTR universe.
After a long wait of 8 years LOTR fans finally got the Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power series set in Middle-earth today. Before the show’s release, critics talked about the series. gave very high marks. However, after the release of the series, the series was released both on social media and on sites such as IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes. literally knocked down. So why did the show receive so much criticism less than 24 hours after its release?
“As if the show didn’t belong in Middle-earth”
When we look at the comments of the series on social media and IMDB, the majority of users who gave low ratings to the series said “The visual effects, music and scenes of the series are beautiful. However, the series does not look like it belongs to Middle-earth.He emphasizes that the series is far from books and movies. Founder and author of the LOTR universe The series aired on the anniversary of JRR Tolkien’s deathhas been widely criticized, especially by those who dominate the universe. In addition, one of the biggest criticisms of the series is that although it is stated in the books that the elves have white skin. there was a black elf in the show.
On the other hand, the vast majority of those who watched the series found the series quite successful. The series, which is claimed to not fully fit into this fantastic universe created by Tolkien in the books, you told the story very wellthe characters to the depictions in the books it is suitable and stated that the series has managed to get itself watched very well.
Those who gave the series 10 points and those who gave 1 point are almost equal.
When we look at the IMDB statistics of the series, the rate of users who give full points to The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power 34% we see that. in total 23,235 The ratio of those who gave 1 point to the series that the person voted for is 28%. When we look at the other statistics of the series, we see that the scores given decrease inversely with the average age. Users under the age of 18 who watch the show have an average of 6.0 while the average score of the viewers between the ages of 30-44 who watched the series 5.7.
When we look at Rotten Tomatatoes, a few days ago The series that won 94% likesas of now to 84% so regressed. In fact, this situation is organized in Lord of the Rings groups on Facebook. collectively give 10 points or give 1 point battles has also been transformed.
So what do critics and social media users think about the series?
“Bad Tolkien adaptation, good show”
As of now, the series has divided the viewers who love the LOTR universe into two. Although a cut of the series is beautiful Arguing that the LOTR universe doesn’t fit the lore While the Lord of the Rings argues that the Rings of Power is a good fantasy series, it is a bad LOTR series, while others argue that the series It’s a quality LOTR series and argues that the series will be filled with more detailed information about the universe in the upcoming episodes. How did you find the Lord of the Rings Power Rings, produced and published by Amazon? Do you think the show really deserves to be a part of the Lord of the Rings universe? You can express your ideas in the comments.
Here are the critics’ comments about the series and the reactions from social media.
“It may not be in Canon (original story accepted) but it’s still far from Tolkien’s ideas. I respect that they wanted to make a visually stunning series (but I don’t think it’s very successful). Then instead of milking an ingeniously created fanstastic universe create your own universe.”
“Gorgeous visuals, a great tour of Middle-earth. The bad script was silly trying to make sense. The characters move to the next scene when their actions mean nothing, and there are illustrations all over the place. The costumes are poor for the budget.”
“It’s a huge disappointment… This is what happens when you don’t listen to the fans. A huge embarrassment to many people who have high hopes like me.. Bad acting, bad dialogues… A mess of unknown what happened and for whom.”
“Good for casual audiences
It was a pretty good first episode for a casual LOTR fan. Great visuals and visual effects. Dialogues are good, but the only thing that bothers me is the tempo. The actors are good and there is some acting.
The cinematography is great and the location shots are put together very well. The music used in the series is great, but I don’t think it’s as good as the original trilogy.
I understand the frustration of Tolkien fans, but like I said, it’s a good show for casual viewers. It is a series that I will watch weekly.
Let’s see how the rest of the season will be.”
