There’s ‘Nothing Woke’ About New Movie

How 'The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim' adapts two pages of Tolkien lore into a whole movie
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is a fascinating experiment in adaptation. It's not adapting a novel of J.R.R. Tolkien's, but rather two pages from his Appendices, which lay out the last great stand of one of Rohan's most famed kings, Helm Hammerhand (voiced by Succession 's Brian Cox ).
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The Lord of the Rings Warner Bros. screenwriter had a great point to make about the potential of the franchise and how to get the most out of it.
Lord of the Rings Writer: There’s ‘Nothing Woke’ About the New Movie
Philippa Boyens, who co-wrote the story and produced The War of the Rohirrim, should know, as she also co-wrote Jackson’s Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies. But she says she and her fellow filmmakers didn’t take these types of reactions into consideration when making War of the Rohirrim.
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But for one brief moment, the film shifts from its solely human focus to a broader look at what's going on in the rest of Middle-earth — specifically, Mordor. Mordor's influence creeps into The War of the Rohirrim during the film's prolonged siege sequence,
Review: “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” for Tolkien diehards only
The War of Rohirrim” also feels conspicuously closer to 1990s direct-to-video release than an heir to some of the grandest big-screen fantasy storytelling of the past 25 years.
How The Lord of the Rings Anime Stays True to Tolkien… and Peter Jackson | The War of the Rohirrim
It started, of course, with J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy books, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Adaptations followed over the years, first on radio, then in animation, before Peter Jackson finally brought the realm of Middle-earth to a worldwide audience with his acclaimed LOTR trilogy.
The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim 4K Blu-Ray Steelbook Up For Preorder At Amazon
The War of the Rohirrim anime debuted in theaters on December 13, but you can already preorder the limited-edition 4K Blu-ray release for $38 at Amazon.
Review: 'The Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim' is beautiful but empty
Director Kenji Kamiyama and executive producer Peter Jackson make sure this latest installment in the Tolkien universe looks great but it feels unnecessary
How The War of the Rohirrim connects to the original The Lord of the Rings trilogy
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War Of The Rohirrim Plays Tribute To Dearly Departed Lord Of The Rings Legend
The War of the Rohirrim" charged into theaters this weekend, and its arrival heralded a callback to Peter Jackson's Middle-earth magic. Not only is the movie a direct prequel to "The Two Towers" (it tells the backstory of the fortress of Helm's Deep that plays a central role in that film),
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