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Originally Posted by Vilya
I am having a great time watching it. You might also. Just don't expect it to be a literal canonical approach to Tolkien's work. It is very much an adaptation.  |
Probably a lot of people like a bit of back story into a prequel of LORT/Hobbit. I was hoping someone would take on the historic concepts of The Silmarillion for a show, but Amazon took the easy route.
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The tales of The Silmarillion were the underlying inspiration and source of J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginative writing; he worked on the book throughout his life but never brought it to a final form. Long preceding in its origins The Lord of the Rings, it is the story of the First Age of Tolkien's world, the ancient drama to which characters in The Lord of the RIngs look back and in which some of them, such as Elrond and Galadriel, took part.
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(yes I have read the Silmarillion)
But getting back to these prequels, I can't say I am a fan of them if they don't put into an effort to directly relate to books, in short they were made up storyline. That goes for the "House of Dragons" and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power".
I actually like when each studio content creator takes on a new fantasy book for make a live actors adaptation. Examples Wheel of Time, Shadow and Bone.
Eventually I will force myself to watch HBO, Amazon content, but either is a tough act to follow versus the originals.
