Thank God the LOTR Trilogy movies were made at the perfect time for the combinaison of technology for epic visuals, great acting, respect for the source material and correct casting.
They would never be made as they were today. They would shove non-Whites all over the Middle-Earth, interracial romances and invent Strong Wammen Leaders to steal half the show away from the source material like they started doing in The Hobbit trilogy.
I think it stands out that Boromirs death sequence and the real introduction of Orcs has yet to be matched in anything LOTR aside from the original trilogy. Unfortunately we keep taking two steps back in writing and three steps back in costume design.
That wasn't wokism, that was streamlining. Glorfindel only has two scenes in the trilogy, both in the first book, so Jackson gave his scene to a different character who would be sticking around longer.
Arwens romance is pretty integral to Aragorns character but in the books this is all relegated to an appendices, so the decision was made to replace a minor character (plot wise) with Arwen to flesh out hers and Aragorns relationship.
That's not woke it's just sensible story telling.
Jackson even cut scenes he was going to have her in because he realised it was too much and made no sense.
Thank God the LOTR Trilogy movies were made at the perfect time for the combinaison of technology for epic visuals, great acting, respect for the source material and correct casting.
They would never be made as they were today. They would shove non-Whites all over the Middle-Earth, interracial romances and invent Strong Wammen Leaders to steal half the show away from the source material like they started doing in The Hobbit trilogy.
I think it stands out that Boromirs death sequence and the real introduction of Orcs has yet to be matched in anything LOTR aside from the original trilogy. Unfortunately we keep taking two steps back in writing and three steps back in costume design.
Even it contained the beginnings of wokism, as Arwen rescuing Frodo instead of Glorfindel.
That wasn't wokism, that was streamlining. Glorfindel only has two scenes in the trilogy, both in the first book, so Jackson gave his scene to a different character who would be sticking around longer.
She was inserted because she was a woman. Could have been Elrond himself and it would even make more sense than books but no.
Arwens romance is pretty integral to Aragorns character but in the books this is all relegated to an appendices, so the decision was made to replace a minor character (plot wise) with Arwen to flesh out hers and Aragorns relationship. That's not woke it's just sensible story telling. Jackson even cut scenes he was going to have her in because he realised it was too much and made no sense.