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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 an ensemble of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the much-dreaded re-emergence of evil in Middle-earth.. “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”; cast and several actors who totally transformed for their roles.. Amazon’s original pitch for television rights to J.R.R.
Since they did not have the rights to “The Silmarillion”, Tolkien’s “Unfinished Tales”
and 'The Lord of the Rings' the novels were to make the series a new adaptation of the latter (actually a retelling of Gospodar prstenova: Prstenova družina (2001), Gospodar prstenova: Dvije kule (2002) and Gospodar prstenova: Povratak kralja (2003)), but the Tolkien estate rejected this proposal. Amazon eventually obtained the rights on the condition that the series be distinct from Peter Jackson’s previous adaptations and not be able to contradict anything Tolkien had previously written. Early ideas that were proposed included prequel stories with characters like Aragorn, Gimli and Gandalf, but the showrunners preferred to focus on important untold events from the novels' news rather than simple side stories, so they worked out with the studio that the series would take place during the books' The second age. and 'History of Middle Earth' (which explores the first and second ages), checked the Lord of the Rings novels and appendices for passages and references to the second age in which they could place their story.
Tolkien’s ‘The Silmarillion’
They consulted with the estate and several experts on Tolkien news (including the grandson). and novelist Simon Tolkien) about the inclusion of new characters and plot elements.. The dubbing credits for several languages erroneously refer to King Durin III as “Durin II”. "Music of the Ainur" the creation myth from J.R.R.
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A pleasant surprise, the cinematography is impeccable, the characters quite well done, the plot seems a link between the stories of the First Age, the Silmarillion and the Lord of the Rings stories of the Third Age, the pace of the narrative is pleasant, if a little slow. If the outcome of the series is to tell how Sauron forged the Rings of Power, it will certainly be something to watch. So far, I think in general terms, at least the first chapter is paying off. I think it’s enough to be cautiously optimistic about what the next 7 episodes could be.
I must add, again, that I am pleasantly surprised
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