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Amazon’s original pitch for the television rights to JRR
Synopsis
The epic drama, set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings,” follows a cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the feared resurgence of evil in Middle-earth. The cast of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” and more actors who completely transformed themselves for their roles. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” novels was to make the series a new adaptation of the latter (effectively a retelling of Gospodar prstenova: Prstenova družina (2001), Gospodar prstenova: Dvije kule (2002) and Gospodar prstenova: Povratak kralja (2003)), but the Tolkien estate rejected the proposal.
The dub credits for several languages erroneously list King Durin III as “Durin II”
Amazon eventually obtained the rights on the condition that the series be distinct from Peter Jackson’s previous adaptations, and that it not contradict anything Tolkien had previously written. Early ideas that were proposed included prequel stories featuring characters such as Aragorn, Gimli, and Gandalf, but the showrunners preferred to focus on important untold events from the lore of the novels rather than simple side stories, so they agreed with the studio that the series would take place during the Second Age of the books. Since they did not have the rights to Tolkien’s The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, and The History of Middle-earth (which explore the First and Second Ages), they combed through the novels and appendices of The Lord of the Rings for passages and references to the Second Age in which to set their story. They consulted with the estate and several Tolkien experts (including grandson and novelist Simon Tolkien) about the inclusion of new characters and plot elements.
Tolkien’s “The Silmarillion”
The opening titles are a musical sequence of matter forming various shapes, based on the creation myth “Music of the Ainur” from J.R.R. Featured in The Critical Drinker: The Rings of Power – War For A Fandom (2022). As a fan of The Lord of the Rings, I was eagerly awaiting the origin stories of Middle-earth. Of course, I have high expectations after The Lord of the Rings, which is close to perfection in terms of timing and fiction.
Characters: 8 Story: 10 Set Design and Location: 10 Costumes: 10 Music: 10
Since they have a considerable budget and opportunities, that’s why I gave my points by watching the first episode right away. Although it is the early part, I can say that I really enjoyed the first part. The character Galadriel could have been stronger, but she still succeeds. We will warm up to the characters better over time.