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, is undoubtedly one of the best fantasy 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 8-year wait, LOTR fans finally got their Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power series set in Middle-earth today. Before the release of the series, critics gave very high ratings about the series. However, after the show’s release, the series was literally slammed on social media as well as on sites like IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes. 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. But the show doesn’t look like it belongs in Middle-earth.” He emphasizes that the series is far from books and movies. Published on the death anniversary of JRR Tolkien, the founder and writer of the LOTR universe, the series was heavily criticized by those who dominate the universe. In addition, one of the biggest criticisms of the series was that although it was stated in the books that the elves had white skin, there was a black elf in the series.
On the other hand, the vast majority of those who watched the series found the series quite successful. He stated that the series, which is claimed to not fully fit into this fantastic universe created by Tolkien in the books, tells the story very well, the characters are suitable for the descriptions in the books, and the series has succeeded in making itself watch 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, we see that the rate of users who give full points to The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power is 34%. The rate of those who gave 1 point to the series, in which 23,235 people voted in total, 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 series have an average score of 6.0, while the average score of viewers between the ages of 30-44 who watch the series is 5.7.
When we look at Rotten Tomatatoes, the series, which gained 94% likes a few days ago, has decreased to 84% as of now. In fact, this situation has turned into wars to organize in Lord of the Rings groups on Facebook and give 10 points or 1 point collectively.
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. While one section argues that the LOTR series is good, it does not fit the story (lore) of the universe, while the Lord of the Rings argues that the Rings of Power is a bad LOTR series even though it is a good fantasy series, while others argue that the series is a quality LOTR series and that the series will provide more detailed information about the universe in the following sections. argues that it will. 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.”
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