The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022)
Evil has had many names.
Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Creator: Patrick McKay, John D. Payne
Beginning in a time of relative peace, we follow an ensemble cast of characters as they confront the re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the furthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone.
Where to watch
Amazon Prime Video
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Trailer
Creators
Patrick McKay
John D. Payne
Cast
Morfydd Clark
Galadriel 
Robert Aramayo
Elrond 
Owain Arthur
Durin IV 
Sophia Nomvete
Disa 
Markella Kavenagh
Elanor 'Nori' Brandyfoot 
Ismael Cruz Cordova
Arondir User Reviews (8)
This is a heinous abomination, a desecration of Tolkien's vision, and an insult to his work. Even if one ignores the fact that this show is supposed to be based on Tolkien's Legendarium and judges it as a stand-alone show, it is mediocre at best.
What is this supposed to be? Superficially, it looks like Tolkien's work but for me, that's where the similarities end. Visually this is an impressive series.There are some genuinely talented actors in the cast, too. That said, Tolkien's work is, in every respect that truly matter's, absent. Really that's because this isn't Tolkien. Its a pretty but ultimately hollow,facsimile. Largely absent is the underlying message about courage,the battle between good and evil and the endless horror of war. What we have instead, to my mind, is a rudderless, unsurprisingly slow show, that seems intent on pushing messages of social justice. All of which, is, of course, no substitute for a compelling story of the kind found in Tolkien's heartfelt epic work.
I think so far the show is wonderful. visually the is clearly the best look Tv show ever created, from the crisp resolution to the colorful, elaborate and beautiful scenery, and the great HDR colors. Man I love watching this show so far. Story so far. There is a lot of world building. Im not a Tolkien nerd so I'm not sure where this story is going, but I'm enjoying it so far.
Woke and horrible. When the woke crowd steals ideas from those they profess to hate, as they did here, they are in essence admitting that they have no good ideas of their own.
If you loved the final season of Game of Thrones, you'll probably love this trash. It has some impressive environmental scenery, but the story is terrible and the characters are rubbish. It's a soulless money-grab with Tolkien's name pasted on it to try to give it some legitimacy. At best, it's a forgetable waste of time. At worst, it's a disgusting slap in the face to Tolkien, his fans, and his legacy.
This show is terribly written dreck. Even if this was called something else and didn't reference Lord of the Rings at all it still wouldn't be watchable. This feels like it was written by a group of 5th graders. The CG doesn't look real at all and doesn't match with the live action scenes. The field of view is way to wide and the lack of distance blur which gives the show a cartoonish effect. None of the characters are interesting or engaging and I can't find any reason to care about any of them or the story itself. Anyone who "honestly" gives this 10 stars must have a childlike mentality.
This is an abomination of Lords of the Rings. Elves are supposed to be white, it was always like that, but Amazon changed it ruined this TV show with its stupid woke agenda. Basically they used Tolkien's masterpiece world for their political purposes. They even went so far that the IMDb which is owned by Amazon and which is supposed to be a neutral (not anymore) website for reviews and ratings is clearly deleting any reviews that have less than 6/10 ratings. They simply delete or won't publish those reviews. They don't even hide how biased & corrupted they became. It's horrible how we, humanity allow big vile corporations like Amazon control everything and censor everything. If it goes like that, soon humankind will lose freedom and we all will be living in an Orwelian world where censoring & propaganda rule the earth...
Unbelievably bad.
