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There were many different visual adaptions of LOTR before those movies and they each had a pretty distinct look and style to them but now everything has to look like a lesser clone of those.
The other big problem with the visuals doesn't come down to CGI or practical effects, but rather that everything looks so weirdly clean and polished.
Even the things which are definitely practical costumes, sets, and locations mostly look pristine. Which is an aesthetic that could completely work for this story, but not when you're trying to copy Jackson's style.
What defines his version of Middle Earth is that nearly every structure and person looked grimy, dirty, or rundown to some degree.
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Yeah I can't say I am impressed though the key to this show will be the strength of the story and how Middle Earth Lore is handled for me.
That looked good.
Why do shows and films keep having to say, 'forget the past', 'new beginnings'... etc etc...
I am a long time Amazon Prime subscriber and Tolkien fan (I studied Norse Mythology and Tolkien at University) so I was always going to watch it. I am not going to jump on the purist band wagon, I am a fan of fantasy films so I will just go with it until if and when the show loses me.
Yeah I'm pretty tired of those buzzwords and terms that are overused. I swear, for a while there in the 2010s, it felt like EVERY film with a bit of mystery or foreboding doom used the line "there's a storm coming" in some variation. It grew old really fast.
As for us, we have Prime through a friend's account, kindly enough, so I'll have no reason not to check this out. I'll probably avoid my millionth LOTR trilogy rewatch so the new series doesn't compare even more poorly to the perfection that is those three films together. I really hope I love this first season. Pretty crazy that we're getting so many big fantasy shows/spinoffs/sequels such as this in such a small period of time.
I struggle to keep up with the output of shows, I have a watch list that is getting out of control. Its got to the point I narrow shows down to a few Subscription services at a time then switch to another service and catch up on the shows I missed there, often several months after release dates. Avoiding spoilers is not always easy.
The fact that many involved with LOTR trilogy are working on this new show gives me a little bit of hope.
That's the best way to do it. I have a huge, huge backlog of shows to get to but I've been solely prioritizing films this year so I haven't bothered with any, past Euphoria, Barry and Westworld.
I’m not even a fan of the franchise,but it’s clear that this show is going a woke trashfire.
I am in.
There are certain details in this new trailer that make me excited that they may develop a good story.
John Wick 4 I can't wait, I am still holding off on a 4K boxset until I know the series is over. i have digital copies.
They really should not have bothered with the first two trailers they were poor in comparison. I bet a lot of post production was still ongoing and they just wanted to get it out there.
Agreed. I understand where they're coming from but best to wait to show it off when it's properly ready.
Exactly if I am presenting a project you want to show it close to its highest level or you just end up putting doubt in the audiences mind.
I love what I'm hearing from McCreary so far!