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None of what you mentioned is bothersome unless you seek to be bothered on purpose. Those points have zero impact on the cohesiveness of the story. In game of thrones it was completely different since the changes they made broke psychological integrity and continuity.
no I am exactly right. and I can't explain to you why you should like this style, since probably you are too young and did grow up without a film representation in your mind. Joking. We just have different representations, even within fantasy there are different subgenres, and even within those subgenres different authors have a different feel, and even with the same authors, different people read and picture it differently!
I disagree, this show actually sets the foundation for LotR trilogy, it is fascinating in its own right, in particular how Sauron is able to bottom feed his way back to life like Voldemort did, starting as an inform shape and then slowly regenerating and amassing power. The way it was portrayed gave me chills. Also incredible to see the birth of the Istari's and how their power manifests and to learn more about the dark wizard and his acolytes. Of course we know Sauron is the master of deception but Gandalf's ring gives him the power to make others see the truth, so he is most dangerous to Sauron's plans! It is setting up to be drama of epic proportions. The visuals are even more stunning as the original film, the variety of landscapes in particular, and the attention to detail inside the cities. The musical score has nothing to envy on the film triology. And the corruption of the rings is rendered very convincingly. It shows how evil is able to use compassion and laudable goals to pervert power. The script is extremely accurate in how it depicts the typical gaslighting of sociopaths, how it preys on the desires and needs of others. It is more psychological than in the film trilogy, which I absolutely love. It really tests the psyche of the rings bearers, since it is their infancy, so it is not solely the rings that corrupt but the manipulation of Sauron, which makes for a more interesting if less mystical story. Overall I enjoy the fact that it is a psychological drama as much as it is a game of thrones in season 2. And as we know the epic part is coming big time in season 2, so the action level will also match the film trilogy!
T were added to build connection to Frodo but weren't necessary. I guess it does explain Galdalf's fondness with Hobbits later in the chronology, but they could have made something more interesting happen or just focus on the encounter with the stranger instead of giving us so much of their back story and people where nothing much happens.
no, I checked now the other post is 3 months old.
Honestly I am surprised it only has a 7! Based on the show quality I would have expected an 8 or more. The visuals, the original music, the atmosphere, it is incredibly well rendered. The only thing I dislike about the show is the half-foot scenes. Other than that, I am really enjoying the dwarves and the elves, especially Elrond's character and unbending morality. It is refreshing to see a show where a wonderful man (elf) holds the moral high ground and for once the brash woman character is not the hero.
Suppressing review scores when they all originate from the same IP address doesn't seem that bad honestly. My only reproach with Amazon is that they don't catch those same IP reviews before they are published and have to do post-corrections. That's why they get so much beef. They handled this poorly. But at least now the ratings reflect or almost reflect how good the show is especially in season 2.
You can tell that the show is better than the review score when you look at individual episode ratings! They are a better reflection of reality, with episodes above 8.0.
The issus is the core audience for fantasy series has always been male, so since the DEI efforts, all fantasy series have suffered greatly by having little or no male characters that they can identify with. If they just created male heroes for their 90% male audience, they would be so sucessful!
I think I posted it first. But it is possible the other post was about cancelation rumors as I posted my post immediately after the official cancelation.
na, I think Amazon would not criticize Woke ideology like I do. I love Elrond's character that contrasts with Galadriel's more impetuous and rash temperament. In season one the males were the ones who were made to look foolish because they did not heed her intuition about Sauron. In season 2, the script is flipped, and her "empowered woman" stunt is revealed as her being mislead by Sauron and being drawn to the darkness. I thought this was something important that had to happen because the show could have taken a Woke turn and made an apology of empowered brash womanhood. This is however not what happened, and so the show has completely redeemed itself in my eyes, since it is important to have morally sound heroes like Elrond to convey a positive message. Many shows in recent years have conveyed questionable values and lauded narcissism and even hate towards men.
Actually I was bored by first 2 seasons of GoT. I had to restart watching the series because I couldn't get past first two. Season 2 of HoD is actually interesting and worth watching. It is not as epic in its scale yet, as we are more focused on the Targaryens, but it has already started to bring scenes from other kingdoms as well.
I am really enjoying it. I love how they have portrayed Sauron's power feeding from an inform evil mass back into human form. His manipulation is well brought onto screen. Galadriel still seems impetuous and arrogant but for once a show gives the good role to a white male (who jumps off a cliff), so there is at least no degradation of masculinity in this show. I find the scenes visually stunning, so are the flashbacks and visions that allude to ancient magic suddenly awaking or waiting to awaken. I think the combination of visuals and music lends the series an immersive atmosphere that in some ways surpasses the Peter Jackson trilogy.
Well the show is canceled due to poor viewership. It seems the core Star Wars audience is not interested in Woke propaganda or being told the Jedi is a corrupt and oppressive oligarchy. Who could have guessed?
I am open to the direction, but what I don't like is disproportionate power being handed over for inclusion reasons that then go against the source material.
For example in "Iron Fist", in the second season, the Iron Fist's girl friend ends up being more powerful and masterful than the Iron Fist despite all of his hard training. It was clearly done to empower an Asian woman at the expense of the white male hero. It made no sense whatsoever. I believe there was even a black female police officer who was suddenly able to contend with the villain. Again, it devalues the hero when you give huge power ups to minority characters for no other reason than their group belonging. That kind of thing rubs me the wrong way. Imagine the same is done in black Panther, Wonder Woman or Wanda, the hero ends up being full of doubt, pathetic, whiny and weak. Same thing happened in Doctor Strange's own film, where he got his ass handed to him by Wanda and some novice girl, making him look like a fool. Again degrading his status as super hero and Wizard Supreme and giving the power to an oppressed category for no other good reason. I mean, by all means let Wanda shine in her own film but don't make me pay to see Dr Strange and then see him fail at almost every turn.
I see a bit of that in The Acolyte, even though it can be explained with the vergence. But it does really make the Jedi look bad and like a bunch of corrupt, gaslighting politicians who oppress minorities, who on top of everything else end up being easily defeated down to a ridiculous level.
In a fantasy series, I want an escape, not see a replica of the current political climate, it is too distracting. Like what they did in The Boys, they really did shove it down our throats in a way that didn't even make factual sense, just a vulgar, manipulative caricature. I don't really want to see propaganda when I watch a fantasy series, it is just not the place.
The difference is Dark Vador is the villain.
In the Acolyte the villain is the hero, you are mislead to empathize with the villain from the get go.
Also, in the source material both Mae and Osha end up being trained by the Sith, so there is no redemption.
Where does the series go from there? You end up admiring the Sith? Is it really the intention? if so, then it is a subversion of the source material. If not it is a betrayal. See what I mean?
Well maybe she was into the material that was written afterwards, that is not considered canon? Because for the last few years Star Wars has had films with logic that clashed with canon mythology and rules. I can understand that long-time fans may be disgusted by how the original premisce was perverted in the end.
What made the initial show so great was the fact that the force had a corrupting influence, and that you risked tapping into anger at your own expense. However now in the Acolyte and other spin offs, that kind of behavior seems to give unlimited power to kill jedis, and it also seems to validate their anger as being the best path forward. This is contrary to the initial ideology.
I mean I am sure there are shows like "You" or others were glorifying sociopathy is the main theme, and no one or way fewer people would be mad at those shows, but in this instance, it goes against every teaching of the canon source material. It is subverting a franchise to bring wrong messages to today's youth.
It is a tendency I see with Woke ideology to subvert and topple traditional values and replace with an apology of sociopathy (empathy deficit and Machiavellianism), by portraying narcissists and sociopaths as anti-heroes whose murders are excused and even justified with childhood trauma. I think it is incredibly dangerous when we teach an entire new generation that self-justice and retribution perpetrated in anger are valid paths, to teach them to tap into their distrust of others and to disregard true intentions and emotions.
is she really a fan though when she clearly perverted its logic? The entire premise of the show was based on light and darkness being in balance.
Preach!
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