@@juiceriver Some claim War of the Rohirrim's creation stemmed entirely from the studio's desire to retain the theatrical rights for Lord of the Rings. So essentially it was a throwaway product not a well thought out project
I went with relatively mid expectations, and came out surprised as well. Key moments felt very climactic, and the characters were less forgettable than I expected. Although as someone else pointed out, characters are very one-dimensional. Felt more like a movie with moral lessons for kids, than actual people. But I think that is fine tbh. Unlike GoT, which is characterized by morally grey characters, LOTR has always been about the fight between good and evil, and most characters in the Tolkien World are either good or bad.
No they aren't. Are we reading from the same legendarium? Most of Tolkien's characters sit somewhere between good and bad, and they move about and change with time.
For my two cents, it's kind of the platonic ideal of the perfectly 'Okay' movie. I'd say go ahead and watch it if you have time to kill. I'm a bit of a Tolkien purist and never saw anything that rustled my jimmies too much, so I expect anyone who's more casually acquainted with the franchise should have a decent enough time.
I was both impressed and annoyed by this movie. Being a fan of both Tolkien and Japanese Anime, I was intrigued by the combination of those genres. I really enjoyed the art of this movie. The backgrounds were extremely lush. I enjoyed the combination of straight illustration and different digital techniques. Some scenes reminded me of the 1970s unfinished LOTR animated movie that combined silhouettes of real scenery with standard animation. I also thought the body movements were quite well done. Hera, in particular, was extremely well conceived and animated. Besides the art, the writing was sub standard. The movie started off promisingly enough but the overuse of dialog taken directly from the Lotr movies and adapted, slightly, to be reused in Rohirrum was, frankly, boring and, possibly, lazy. Once the plot moved on from Helm Hammerhand and became completely about Hera, it stalled. Eventually it climaxed completely predictably in keeping with the slightly different regurgitation of the Two Towers plot. I don't know if the terrible writing was because the producers felt the need to rehash the same story or if there was a serious lack of creativity but the result was messy and kind of pointless. I realized that I was supposed to care more about Hera and her Lady In Waiting but I just didn't. I think that sums up my feeling about the entire movie: Despite some really good Japanese style art and a great fantasy world to place the story in, the writing was so poor, I just didn't care about the characters.
As a huge Lotr fan, read all the books and grew up with the movies when they came out. Huge disappointment! Horribly made in terms of animation, didn’t like the style at all, and the very poor writing plus poor voice acting. I was bored and hated it already after the 1st 3-5 minutes. I don’t understand how this got so highly rated. I purely went on the notion that it was Lotr. It didn’t feel lived in. It didn’t feel authentic. It was literally meh! So save your time, and money, and watch the trilogy or the Hobbit as this was trash on par with Rings Of Power. And I’m a POC, LGBTQ+, indigenous and a feminist.
I’m sure if I read all the books and stuff I’d probably wouldn’t have a good time watching it either. But I didn’t and cause of that I was able to enjoy myself for the 2hr run time
Would you like to see more films/shows done like this?
I would if they actually made interesting characters and not one-dimensional market-based characters
@ solid point, baby steps, I was surprised this movie even got made
@@juiceriver Some claim War of the Rohirrim's creation stemmed entirely from the studio's desire to retain the theatrical rights for Lord of the Rings. So essentially it was a throwaway product not a well thought out project
I went with relatively mid expectations, and came out surprised as well. Key moments felt very climactic, and the characters were less forgettable than I expected. Although as someone else pointed out, characters are very one-dimensional. Felt more like a movie with moral lessons for kids, than actual people. But I think that is fine tbh.
Unlike GoT, which is characterized by morally grey characters, LOTR has always been about the fight between good and evil, and most characters in the Tolkien World are either good or bad.
@@TotalWarDocumentariesthat’s fair, I didn’t really have many expectations. Biggest surprise to me was how long it was
No they aren't. Are we reading from the same legendarium? Most of Tolkien's characters sit somewhere between good and bad, and they move about and change with time.
For my two cents, it's kind of the platonic ideal of the perfectly 'Okay' movie. I'd say go ahead and watch it if you have time to kill. I'm a bit of a Tolkien purist and never saw anything that rustled my jimmies too much, so I expect anyone who's more casually acquainted with the franchise should have a decent enough time.
@@callingcthulhu407 haven’t heard someone use rustling jimmies in a min, appreciate it
I was both impressed and annoyed by this movie. Being a fan of both Tolkien and Japanese Anime, I was intrigued by the combination of those genres. I really enjoyed the art of this movie. The backgrounds were extremely lush. I enjoyed the combination of straight illustration and different digital techniques. Some scenes reminded me of the 1970s unfinished LOTR animated movie that combined silhouettes of real scenery with standard animation. I also thought the body movements were quite well done. Hera, in particular, was extremely well conceived and animated. Besides the art, the writing was sub standard. The movie started off promisingly enough but the overuse of dialog taken directly from the Lotr movies and adapted, slightly, to be reused in Rohirrum was, frankly, boring and, possibly, lazy. Once the plot moved on from Helm Hammerhand and became completely about Hera, it stalled. Eventually it climaxed completely predictably in keeping with the slightly different regurgitation of the Two Towers plot. I don't know if the terrible writing was because the producers felt the need to rehash the same story or if there was a serious lack of creativity but the result was messy and kind of pointless. I realized that I was supposed to care more about Hera and her Lady In Waiting but I just didn't. I think that sums up my feeling about the entire movie: Despite some really good Japanese style art and a great fantasy world to place the story in, the writing was so poor, I just didn't care about the characters.
It was the best of times, it was the worse of times
Brother, please make sure you know your info before you make a vid on it. It is a cannon event in Tolkiens lore, but Hera's actions are not.
@@MrGforce52 this is why I encouraged people to educate me in the comments, I am aware this did happen in the lore. I just don’t know everything
Helm's daughter doesn't even have a name .. and I can't see Tolkien picking one from Greek mythology, funnily enough
As a huge Lotr fan, read all the books and grew up with the movies when they came out. Huge disappointment! Horribly made in terms of animation, didn’t like the style at all, and the very poor writing plus poor voice acting. I was bored and hated it already after the 1st 3-5 minutes. I don’t understand how this got so highly rated. I purely went on the notion that it was Lotr. It didn’t feel lived in. It didn’t feel authentic. It was literally meh! So save your time, and money, and watch the trilogy or the Hobbit as this was trash on par with Rings Of Power. And I’m a POC, LGBTQ+, indigenous and a feminist.
They tricked you bro. They slapped "lord of the rings" on it and you paid your dues
I’m sure if I read all the books and stuff I’d probably wouldn’t have a good time watching it either. But I didn’t and cause of that I was able to enjoy myself for the 2hr run time
What does being a queer, colored, equal rights mf have to do with enjoying or disliking a lotr movie