People don't want to admit that evil can come from powerful individuals who aren't satisfied with the power they have, because that leads to uncomfortable introspection.
There are a few concepts that cpuld have been interesting in the hands of people who are much better writers than members of the Bad Robot B team. A partially corrupted first generation elf who leads a band of orcs while still retaining a sliver of his fundamental elven nature could be a compelling character in a much better story.
I admit, it’s very… “Current era”, but it’s really not as dubious as it may perhaps at first seem (specifically because this is set in “the second age”, rather than the third, I believe)…
Though I agree with others that they will probably be unlikely to pull this off particularly successfully…
It would be a good idea only as far as it makes a good story. If they followed the books closely, this will already be the case and Sauron already has an interesting backstory.
... that's actually not a bad idea.
I just seriously doubt that the team writing the script has the chops to pull it off, given how it's going so far.
No, it is a bad idea. It'd be like giving Satan a tragic backstory.
People don't want to admit that evil can come from powerful individuals who aren't satisfied with the power they have, because that leads to uncomfortable introspection.
Depends on how hard you lean into the "complexly evil" bit, I guess. It'd be interesting to see how the Maiar Mairon became Sauron the great deceiver.
But like I said, I don't think this bunch have the capability to write a screenplay capable of showing that properly.
There are a few concepts that cpuld have been interesting in the hands of people who are much better writers than members of the Bad Robot B team. A partially corrupted first generation elf who leads a band of orcs while still retaining a sliver of his fundamental elven nature could be a compelling character in a much better story.
Have you… Heard of Lucifer..??
I admit, it’s very… “Current era”, but it’s really not as dubious as it may perhaps at first seem (specifically because this is set in “the second age”, rather than the third, I believe)…
Though I agree with others that they will probably be unlikely to pull this off particularly successfully…
No I'm not a fucking catholic and I don't believe in the Bible fanfic.
Satan is evil, and that's it. Sometimes evil is evil because it's evil. Sauron doesn't need and shouldn't have a tragic backstory.
It's a terrible idea.
It would be a good idea only as far as it makes a good story. If they followed the books closely, this will already be the case and Sauron already has an interesting backstory.
Agreed. And I have very little faith in Amazon's ability to get what was written onto the screen without screwing it up wilfully.