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The Max Flicks
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I review trailers, chat about pop culture movie topics and the news of the week :)
SUPERMAN trailer reaction - Could this reignite the DC universe??
It's Christmas!!
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Thunderbolts trailer reaction - Is MARVEL back
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Do you think Sentry could be a hero or a villain? 00:00 - INTRO 01:09 - TRAILER REACTION Subscribe if you like! ua-cam.com/channels/4ud3iAmrd0Q-F8C-Soy-Ow.html Or not. Go give someone a hug. Then make sure you eat your vegetables. If you're happy and you know it clap your hands. Does anyone read this?
Did DC just make the wrong decision?
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Is this the Hal Jordan you were hoping for? Subscribe if you like! ua-cam.com/channels/4ud3iAmrd0Q-F8C-Soy-Ow.html Or not. Go give someone a hug. Then make sure you eat your vegetables. If you're happy and you know it clap your hands. Does anyone read this?
Two actors have said NO to playing Green Lantern Hal Jordan! Who should take the role instead?
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Are you disappointed that the fan favorites aren't taking up the lantern rings? 00:00 - INTRO 00:09 - Setting up what this Green Lantern series will look like 01:42 - 3 main actors in the running 04:40 - My top picks to play Hal Jordan 07:11 - Exciting green lantern stories that could be explored Subscribe if you like! ua-cam.com/channels/4ud3iAmrd0Q-F8C-Soy-Ow.html Or not. Go give someone a hu...
The Rings Of Power Season 2 Trailer Reaction SDCC 2024: Is There Hope For The World Of Men?
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AND BY HOPE I MEAN WRITERS BETTER THAN THE ACOLYTE... 00:00 - INTRO 02:25 - TRAILER REACTION Subscribe if you like! ua-cam.com/channels/4ud3iAmrd0Q-F8C-Soy-Ow.html Or not. Go give someone a hug. Then make sure you eat your vegetables. If you're happy and you know it clap your hands. Does anyone read this?
Creature Commandos! Our First Look At The First Show Of The New DCU From SDCC!
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DOES THIS LOOK LIKE SUICIDE SQUAD PART 3? 00:00 - INTRO 01:35 - TRAILER REACTION Subscribe if you like! ua-cam.com/channels/4ud3iAmrd0Q-F8C-Soy-Ow.html Or not. Go give someone a hug. Then make sure you eat your vegetables. If you're happy and you know it clap your hands. Does anyone read this?
JOKER FOLIE A DEUX 2ND TRAILER REACTION - The trailers keep getting better for this film!!!!
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ABSOLUTE CHAOS!!!! DID YOU LOVE THE TRAILER?? 00:00 - INTRO 01:14 - TRAILER REACTION Side note in case anyone checks in - Aquaman, The Dark knight and the Dark Knight Rises also included in the billion dollar club for DC superhero films. Subscribe if you like! ua-cam.com/channels/4ud3iAmrd0Q-F8C-Soy-Ow.html Or not. Go give someone a hug. Then make sure you eat your vegetables. If you're happy a...
IS RED HULK THE ONLY GOOD THING ABOUT THIS TRAILER?
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THAT HARRISON FORD HAS STILL GOT IT THOUGH... 00:00 - INTRO 01:34 - TRAILER REACTION Subscribe if you like! ua-cam.com/channels/4ud3iAmrd0Q-F8C-Soy-Ow.html Or not. Go give someone a hug. Then make sure you eat your vegetables. If you're happy and you know it clap your hands. Does anyone read this?
SET PHOTOS REVEAL CRATERS IN THE GROUND, BATTLES ON BASEBALL FIELDS... SUPERMAN IS IN TROUBLE...
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WHO DO YOU THINK HAS THE POWER TO TAKE ON SUPERMAN WITHOUT KRYPTONITE? 00:00 - intro 01:32 - Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It's ... coming for my face! 02:00 - Hole in the ground 04:27 - Retro vintage... 05:30 - Danger on the baseball field Subscribe if you like! ua-cam.com/channels/4ud3iAmrd0Q-F8C-Soy-Ow.html Or not. Go give someone a hug. Then make sure you eat your vegetables. If you're happy...
GLADIATOR II TRAILER REACTION: IS IT JUST A COPY PASTE OF THE ORIGINAL?
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THAT RHINO BATTLE LOOKS EPIC THOUGH 00:00 - INTRO 02:11 - TRAILER REACTION Subscribe if you like! ua-cam.com/channels/4ud3iAmrd0Q-F8C-Soy-Ow.html Or not. Go give someone a hug. Then make sure you eat your vegetables. If you're happy and you know it clap your hands. Does anyone read this?
AGATHA ALL ALONG trailer reaction! COULD THIS BE EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED RIGHT NOW?
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OR WILL THE HORROR SCARE THE FANS OFF? 00:00 - INTRO 04:06 - TRAILER REACTION Subscribe if you like! ua-cam.com/channels/4ud3iAmrd0Q-F8C-Soy-Ow.html Or not. Go give someone a hug. Then make sure you eat your vegetables. If you're happy and you know it clap your hands. Does anyone read this?
BUT, IS IT ON PURPOSE??? HAWKGIRL AND GUY GARDNER SUIT REVEAL - SUPERMAN
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It looks like a Clark Kent afro vs Guy Gardner Bieber cut face off is on its way... 00:00 - intro 00:37 - Set photo 02:38 - Suits don't equal movie success or failure 03:41 - Breakdown 05:17 - Maxwell Lord, tech, Max, Ma-, Lordtech whatever it's called, ... 08:10 - Superman loves the wee children and that juicy cape! Subscribe if you like! ua-cam.com/channels/4ud3iAmrd0Q-F8C-Soy-Ow.html Or not....
SET PHOTOS reveal more about SUPERMAN'S potential storyline. Also, lets talk about the hair...
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I mean come on, that's a wig right? 00:00 - intro 00:44 - Lex Luthor Bald Cap 01:45 - Mr. Terrific and Superman 03:44 - Why I love Comic Book accurate characters 06:43 - Black Noir?? and Superman in handcuffs 08:27 - Clark Kent's Hair Subscribe if you like! ua-cam.com/channels/4ud3iAmrd0Q-F8C-Soy-Ow.html Or not. Go give someone a hug. Then make sure you eat your vegetables. If you're happy and ...
NOSFERATU trailer REACTION
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HAS EGGERS DONE IT AGAIN? LOOKS DOPE! Subscribe if you like! ua-cam.com/channels/4ud3iAmrd0Q-F8C-Soy-Ow.html Or not. Go give someone a hug. Then make sure you eat your vegetables. If you're happy and you know it clap your hands. Does anyone read this?
The PENGUIN TEASER 2 trailer reaction
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DOES THIS INCREASE YOUR EXCITMENT FOR THE REEVESVERSE? Subscribe if you like! ua-cam.com/channels/4ud3iAmrd0Q-F8C-Soy-Ow.html Or not. Go give someone a hug. Then make sure you eat your vegetables. If you're happy and you know it clap your hands. Does anyone read this?
Venom: The Last Dance Trailer reaction - Could it be the BEST of the trilogy?
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Venom: The Last Dance Trailer reaction - Could it be the BEST of the trilogy?
ALIEN ROMULUS Trailer reaction! Can it revive the IP?
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ALIEN ROMULUS Trailer reaction! Can it revive the IP?
Are there reasons to be excited for Andy Serkis's NEW LORD OF THE RINGS FILM coming 2026?
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Are there reasons to be excited for Andy Serkis's NEW LORD OF THE RINGS FILM coming 2026?
SUPERMAN SUIT REVEALED but what is James Gunn telling us about his Superman??
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SUPERMAN SUIT REVEALED but what is James Gunn telling us about his Superman??
OG WONDER WOMAN ACTRESS BELIEVES THAT THERE IS A WAY WE COULD GET WW 3...
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OG WONDER WOMAN ACTRESS BELIEVES THAT THERE IS A WAY WE COULD GET WW 3...
SPIDER-MAN DIRECTOR GIVES SOME DISSAPOINTING NEWS FOR MAGUIRE SPIDEY FANS...
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SPIDER-MAN DIRECTOR GIVES SOME DISSAPOINTING NEWS FOR MAGUIRE SPIDEY FANS...
JAMES GUNN SHOOTS DOWN TWO FACE ACTOR RUMOURS FOR THE BATMAN 2...
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JAMES GUNN SHOOTS DOWN TWO FACE ACTOR RUMOURS FOR THE BATMAN 2...
PATTINSONS BATMAN COULD BE EPIC IN THE PENGUIN SERIES! HERE'S HOW...
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PATTINSONS BATMAN COULD BE EPIC IN THE PENGUIN SERIES! HERE'S HOW...
THIS IS WHAT THE DCU ARE PRIORITIZING IN THEIR CINEMATIC UNIVERSE
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THIS IS WHAT THE DCU ARE PRIORITIZING IN THEIR CINEMATIC UNIVERSE
THE PENGUIN teaser trailer REACTION! Might as well be the GODFATHER
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THE PENGUIN teaser trailer REACTION! Might as well be the GODFATHER
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JAKE GYLLENHAAL comments on playing THE BATMAN!
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JAKE GYLLENHAAL comments on playing THE BATMAN!
TOM HARDY'S VENOM hints at one last ride for the SONY character
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TOM HARDY'S VENOM hints at one last ride for the SONY character
It seems one of the inspirations for Gunn will be What's Wrong With Truth, Justice and the American Way comic but he will replacing The Elite with Maxwell Lord and a group of sponsored superheroes. This is a universe where superheroes will be commonplace unlike Snyderverse. My bet is they will pampered and violent heroes that create more trouble than they solve... (like Elite or The Seven in The Boys) but they will be inspired by Superman and they will change their outfits to classic ones at the end of the movie or in the next movies in this new DCU,
Please check out Nimona. It was nominated for an Oscar. Have tissues ready.
It’s interesting that, other than Superman’s interactions with his dad or Lois, there seems to be a theme here, in the teaser anyway. He saves a little girl and a little boy is calling him. The adults are jaded and angry. Is as if Supes is protecting children who represent innocence and hope, children just GET Superman, and he is saving them. Not saying he won’t save anyone else, just something I noticed.
This is the Supes we need! Humanity, Compassion, Hope, and Strength! So excited for this movie!
Love your reaction. This is the Superman I have been waiting for. As important as this film is, I just don't believe James Gunn hasn't looked at this from every angle, given huge consideration to what would aid in bringing as many iterations of fans as possible to see this movie. I don't believe the man is going to drop the ball now. I know the rush of hope, the silly smile on my face, the tears in my eyes, the goose bumps on my arms, all of these took me back to watching Christopher Reeve fly that first time. All those elements are here, with a bow on it - meshing old and new and I am here for it. I think as we watch our own planet struggling, shifting and fighting back as best it can, so very many of us wish that Superman could magically appear and save the day. 💙❤️💛
The kid with the flag got me as well, as did the people chanting 'Superman,' because we haven't really had any superhero movies about hope since the Christopher Reeve Superman movies. There aren't a whole lot of civilians in the MCU, which is one of my criticisms. It's a universe where only superheroes and supervillains exist. Christian Bale and Robert Pattinson did a great job with Batman, but Batman was always motivated by the need to overcome his own demons. Altruism wasn't really his thing. Henry Cavill's a fine actor, but Man of Steel was far too angst-ridden. It looks like James Gunn is the first director since Richard Donner to figure out that Superman works best when you put him in a world where people love him and need him.
By watching reactions and reading comments etc there is one desire that is clear in people. People are sick of the realism aspect as to not look uncool and real world issues and dark themes etc. And they especially do not want such things in Superman because to people Superman is hope and kindness and selfness and generally the best of us. He is a beacon of light, the original superhero. He can be old fashion cringe and a silly boy scout and bring a smile in our faces. Superman isn't suppose to be edgy and anti-hero etc. Such roles are for those that came after him looking around for different angles to do superheroism. Superman can't be that because he is not just a hero, he is the super in superheros. The one that represents the values of pure heroism. The one people shout the name of when they are desperate for help, the one that can never let them down. Superman is the symbol of the morality of heroism and he should be represented as one. If some people want edgy they can go elsewhere. Do not ruin Superman for those people. Thankfully now people are finally sick of the hopeless and edge. We have reach a time that our world is dark enough that we are sick of it and we want back the good old simple pure stuff. We want hope and optimism and that is the perfect time for a hero like Superman to appear again and show us just that.
I completely agree 💯 percent, superman has always should be all about hope in dark time's, I know this is just a teaser but it and the guitar riff on the main theme gives me hope and joy
Love the feel of the music and the overall sense is that it has potential to be brilliant. Great reaction.
As a Dunie, I LOVED when you said ”Arrakis” (I had the exact same thought at that visual ;) ). This looks grand and hopeful (let`s remember that his name is ”Hope”). It looks fantastic. .Hopefully, all these 32 billion characters will make sense in the movie. That said, apart from the spectacle, what I did feel was that the movie might have a soul. Here-`s to July 11 ! Will be watching it with my Dad. Well, Dad is in the fortress of my memories now, but he will be in the theater with me :). Nice reaction. Cheers ! :)
I'm not sure why the view is so less? You certainly deserve more.
Love that you love it and appreciate the Christian themes and influence which was of utmost importance to CS Lewis (an Athiest turned Christian) But lets hope she does Basrardise it and turn it into a woked up crap film. Imagine if they done the same with a muslim themed movie!? There would be riots and bombings all over the place. I mean Salmon Rushdie had a fatwa put on his head for a fiction novel influenced by Islam.
Looks awesome!
He didnt see that coming in early edition😂
Love it!
I like it!
Looks really cool!
Spot on a s usual. Great work!!
Bad pick.
Tom cruise would've been a perfect green lantern if done right should've been when he was younger.
Chris Pine is the top pick for DC Studios, also Lanterns is setting up Justice League The New Frontier.
Timothy Olyphant is PERFECT.
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Zack Snyder is right. Batman does kill in the comics
I liked it and I’m looking forward to seeing season two.
I think Phillips just earned himself another Oscar nominated
Ironically the Tolkien purists don’t realize all the negativity had a part to play in how it got more seasons lmao😂😂
Best Actor and Best Actress mnominations at the very least. And as for "musical" there is nothing more devastating that putting chaos and blowing ump buildings full of people and smashing people with giant hammers to music. It will be a very intense combo. The Phillips we trust!
accurate or not, im so excited for the season 2 🔥🔥
Just.. wowww!! This is beyond my expectations. Looks massive!!🔥🔥😃
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There has always been an unsophisticated audience for badly written, badly acted and badly directed shows.....like this one. Dressing it up with false praise because you can't tell the difference between genius (Tolkien) and garbage (T.R.O.P.) is like putting lipstick on a pig. It may be a slight improvement but at the end of the day it's still a pig. lol
What a stupid comment 😅, any adaptation is not going to be 100% accurate, heck the LOTR films were definitely not 100% accurate to the source material (back in the day they also got so much backlash). If you don’t like it then don’t watch.
Bro is praying the Tolkien estate reads this comment😂
I'm a lifelong Tolkien reader / collector, and I can't stand all the hate from what I call #toxictolkiengatekeepers It doesn't matter to me if the show is focused more on casual fans and the masses, changed the lore up, has characters of different ethnicities, or whatever else haters cry about. I am just happy us book readers still get little references and characters we can appreciate through the massive entertainment that this show is. The production is unlike any other fantasy or movie ever. It is epic and I loved this trailer. This show will only get better into future seasons.
I love your comment. It's so true. There's so much negativity out there. I think they tend to get more clicks but it's just so depressing. This show has so much potential and had some really amazing elements in the first season. It's not easy making something that is universally loved and when you have something as near perfect as the Trilogy, it's always an unfair comparison. I'm just here to celebrate the good as much as possible. Awesome having some like minded people along the way. Thanks for your thoughts 🍿
Your reaction to this trailer was so….refreshing and invigorating. All the haters reactions have been honestly hard so seeing someone get this touched by this epic trailer made me so happy
It really does look epic, I did hear that the big battle will span across two episodes which is awesome. Can’t wait for the new season.
They had a BTS pop up as well showing the process of what they are creating for the battle scene which is happening at the end of the season. It looks like it will be beyond amazing. A lot to look forward to 🍿
This trailer was absolutely epic to me. 3 episode premiere is going to be amazing
I'm very excited! The trailer did it's job and got me pumped for this show. Thanks for watching 🍿
The orcs are simply the best in this whole show. The fact that they didnt went cheap with CGi on them is a huge plus. Makes it so much better.
💯% agreed. There's a really great BTS where they talk about the creation of the orcs and the big battle. A lot to look forward to 🍿
can't wait for nina mazursky🔥
DC is back
That line of Sauron at the end of the trailer talking with a speech about darkness and shining, i really want this, i have waited for so long to have a Sauron acting in the big screen like this.
It looks like it's going to be absolutely epic. Along with the creating of the ring wraiths. There's so much potential! Thank you for watching 🍿
I think you did a great job breaking down the issues surrounding ROP. I'm glad there are people that can enjoy it; I'm just not one of them. I'm not interested in fanfiction from Amazon's team of writers. I'm interested in adaptations, seeing the words of Tolkien brought to life on the screen. Since that's not what this is, I'm just not the target audience. it's just a random fantasy show for me, and there are better ones I can watch instead (such as Vox Machina).
That's fair enough. I can completely see why this is not for everyone. It's all subjective at the end of the day. We are so spoilt these days with so much to watch that if things don't quite work for us, we find something else that does. Vox Machina has sounded really good. Was that the one based on a D&D campaign?
Then you should not be here go the fuck on
Viola Davis is amazing! I'm not much into animation but I'd watch this
@@Roy-f2t agreed 👍🏻. Thanks for watching 🍿
You absolutely should get more into animation. There are so many stories and characters that people push to the side and don't give them a chance because, "Oh, it's just a cartoon. It's not meant to be taken seriously. It's just for kids." Which is so not true at all.
I am so amped for this! I don't know how anyone can watch this and not feel at least a little excited
@@Roy-f2t it definitely had epic imagery! Looking forward to the first episode. Thanks for watching 🍿
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I still remember when peter jackson’s lotr was heavily criticized because of the same reason. ( tom bombadil, the old forest, where’s farmer maggot, where’s Anduril in the first movie, where’s the fell beast at the end of the fellowship, etc) but back in the day we didn’t had so much toxic communities on internet
There is a ngiht and day difference. There is no respect to the story they just blindly make stuff up everry where, Jackson followed the story with a few mino changes. Amazon throws out the story and writes what it wants so has nothin to do with Tolkiens world, even the trailer shows so many huge intentional mistakes again.🤬
@@RaynOutdoors agreed, I remember that too. You can't always translate things 1:1 from different mediums. Films are completely different from books and series are completely different to film, in most cases. At the end of the day, if it's got great characters and epic visuals with a solid story, life is wonderful. I'm hoping this is as good as it looks. Thank you for your insights 🍿
@@TheMaxFlicks that's exact!! happy to have found someone with good mental health such as you friend! Its rare these days
@@RaynOutdoors thank you so much. I appreciate that. It's really been great being part of a community of fans who want to see the good in things. Thank you for watching :)
We did get to see farmer Maggot's scythe being waved above the corn stalks. On second thought, it may have been only one of his farm hands. Only Peter knows I suppose.
“You will give me the nine” the nine ring for the nine kings of man 😮 witch king of Angmar is coming!
I'm amped to see that! It's one of the things I really appreciated about the show, looking at a possible way that events and characters came to be. It doesn't have to be a perfect translation from the books to be an exciting idea. If it's done well, it adds some serious epicness to the characters we love. Thanks for watching 🍿
They also mentioned Glorfindel making an appearance, they must mean the encounter between the two which is of course hugely consequential to the trilogy.
@@okultusrexus3660 it would be awesome to see Glorfindel. We may be seeing some Balrog murders happening. There's just a lot to look forward to with this new season
@@TheMaxFlicks The showrunners were asked about Glorfindel and they confirmed.
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Yeah, anyone reacting to that trailer and has negative comments.... isn't reacting to the "show" but just the lore. This was the best trailer i've ever seen. I love the books and I love the lore, and i'm completely fine that the show doesn't follow it to a "T". They CAN'T follow it to a T as they don't own the rights to that book. I think they are doing a wonderful job with what they "have" to work with . It's so neat seeing charachters come to life (even if it is slightly out of place or different timeline than the books... Keeps things new and interesting in my opinion
Love your comment! This trailer really surprised me, it looks so epic!!! Can't wait for it to come out, hopefully it lives up to the trailer. Thanks for watching 🍿
So good !
It looks amazing! Thanks for watching 🍿
that Farmer guy u mentioned is Tom Bombadil
Whoa! That would make sense. He is exactly the opposite to a lower level wizard 😅. It will be interesting to see if they show how insanely powerful he is. Thanks for letting me know 🙏🏻🍿
@@TheMaxFlicks He doesn't have a mandate or desire to interfere much. This appearance in this season is already a bit of a stretch. If Tom can flex his power then so can Ungoliant so let's not go there.
@@okultusrexus3660 so far all we’ve seen is him putting on a hat and talking which he does a lot of. He might not even flex at all
@@aubreyburmaster4137 That was my point, he's bound to Arda in similar ways like Gandalf where he may guide but not interfere directly.
I don't think they'd show Ungoliant. They seemed to avoid showing her in the destruction of the two trees. You never know though. I'm sure Mr Bombadil will probably only feature for a short time. He always seemed to be on his own mission doing his own thing.
Why would anyone watch this absolute trash heap of a show?
Because they liked it. that’s how differing opinions work 😂😂
@@MarieS610 the show is poorly written, poorly acted. it's a slap in the face to the source material. That's not an opinion.
@@tmckain5532that's a terrible opinion
@@Martin-bf3by which part? The FACT that it's terribly written with a clear political agenda or the FACT that the acting is on par with a junior high play or the FACT that they changed so much of the canon lore that it really shouldn't even be called lord of the rings. It is objectively trash.
@@tmckain5532 Peter, Fran and Phillipa changed the lore more than these did. There's no political agenda u witless worm. Peter changed Aragorn, Boromir, Faramir and didn't include quirky Bombadil because they wanted to modernize it. Amazon aren't breaking the lore by creating they're own characters with they're own stories that dont change the lore. It's simply a fill in the blank story as Tolkien called the second age so go back to the shadow.
Jackson's LOTR is fan fiction. No character in the film's are in the books, they were modified, some beyond recognition. There is the cinematic Middle-earth and the books. They both have their place.
no, it was an adaptation, and like all adaptations it's limited. Stop being a toxic gatekeeper. First of all, we all have heard it before, and second of all nobody cares. Those movies are beloved.
@@edwine8857 for me the LOTRs seemed to follow the main story and main character arcs pretty closely when I read the books. I've only read them once so maybe I need to return to them. The rings of power seems to be creating a lot more than the source material provides from what I've read so that's what makes me feel like it is more fan fiction. But I completely get what you're saying with the films and series being their own thing, seperate from the books. I agree. They have their completely own fandom, feel and sometimes narrative. They have their own place and people shouldn't get too stressed over things not following the books perfectly if they create a really amazing story. Thanks for your insights 🍿