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The most watched new drama in September is undoubtedly this "most expensive drama in history":
"The Lord of the Rings: The Ring of Power", which is the drama version of "The Lord of the Rings: Ring of Power" Lord of the Rings.
The show was launched on Amazon on September 2, but the rich Amazon had limited advance screenings in 200 cinemas in 8 countries around the world, and the first two episodes were shown in cinemas.
The first wave of word-of-mouth has been released. Overseas professional film critics have mixed comments on the show. The overall word-of-mouth of is basically the same as that of " Game of Thrones " prequel "Dragon Family", and it is slightly better for the time being.
"Los Angeles Times" critic commented: Many people predicted that Amazon's "Lord of the Rings" drama version will be a disaster, it is not.
21 years after the huge success of the movie "The Lord of the Rings", Amazon has spent a lot of money to bring this fantasy masterpiece to the small screen. The TV series "The Lord of the Rings" currently has a total of 8 episodes in the first season, and the investment is as high as 465 million US dollars. .
This is more than twice as expensive as the $200 million first season (10 episodes) of Game of Thrones prequel "Dragon Family", which just aired last month.
The two fantasy dramas were launched on the front and rear legs. It is difficult not to be compared. The most direct one is word of mouth. The
drama version of "The Lord of the Rings" has a score of 83% on Rotten Tomatoes, and it has now risen to 84%, which is consistent with the current freshness of "Dragon Family" on Rotten Tomatoes.
On MTC, the score of the drama version of "Lord of the Rings" is higher than that of "Dragon Family".
It is worth mentioning that some film critics gave the TV series "The Lord of the Rings" a perfect score of 100, and the highest professional score of "Dragon Family" is 90 points. Obviously, some people prefer the TV series "The Lord of the Rings".
However, there are also film critics who don't like the TV version of "The Lord of the Rings", and there are many scores below 60 points, and the lowest score is only 40 points.
The story of "The Lord of the Rings" is different from the movie. It is set in the second era before the timeline of the first movie "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring". Starting from an era of relative peace, it tells the story before "The Return of the Lord of the Rings", a story of a group of new and old faces facing the re-emergence of the evil forces in Middle-earth.
's $465 million "Lord of the Rings: The Ring of Power" is nearly double the $281 million production cost of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, while also surpassing "The Lord of the Rings", which cost about $15 million per episode. The Game", became "the most expensive drama in history".
Amazon hopes to shine with The Lord of the Rings: The Ring of Power, which was filmed on New Zealand at and has been renewed for a second season before the first season started.
So, the first wave of word of mouth has been released, it seemsIt seems that the money is not wasted, and there are still many praises. At least, the huge budget has given this fantasy drama an open and grand start. In the praise of
, they fully affirmed the narrative method of the drama version of "Lord of the Rings", the broad and profound presentation of Middle-earth, as well as the production level and texture.
"The Daily Beast" critic Nick Schager gave him a perfect 100, comparing "Lord of the Rings" to "Dragon Family" with the title "Amazon's "Lord of the Rings" series is absolutely amazing "Dragon Family" Shame".
He believes that Amazon's "most expensive show ever" proved to be worth the investment, impressive for its balance between glory and vileness, romance and cruelty, joy and despair, grand and intimate.
He commented that "As a project with such a huge investment, the CGI work of the TV series "Lord of the Rings" is first-class, whether it is about its huge environment, strange buildings or terrible creatures".
"Although the series may appear cramped at first, the "Lord of the Rings" version hints at a wider world on the periphery, and unlike "Dragon Family", another fantasy drama that premiered recently, it feels Fresh and vibrant."
rated 81 for TV Guide critic Keith Phipps, calling the "Amazon's epic series true to the spirit of original author Tolkien ", "for those who miss Middle-earth and its For residents, watching The Lord of the Rings should feel like a homecoming."
He believes that much has been done on the comparison between the show's "Lord of the Rings" and HBO's "Dragon Family", but it would be wrong to view this as a match that has to be won over the other.
Variety magazine film critic Caroline Framke gave it an 80, saying the "Lord of the Rings" "prequel series" fits well into the Peter Jackson films "Lord of the Rings" and The world of The Hobbit , and at the same time established the show in its own way.
She also pointed out that Amazon is reportedly planning to make 50 episodes, so it's hard to say how successful the TV series Lord of the Rings will ultimately be, but for now, Amazon has invested heavily in the project and has achieved success. A relatively perfect remake.
also received a lot of negative reviews, with "Movie Kingdom" critic Roger Moore commenting: "We wish the whole series was better, but I have to say, the show version of "Lord of the Rings" will not be dazzling It’s hard to say shocking.”
The Washington Post critic Inkoo Kang, who scored 40 points, commented that the plot of the show did not have much substance, and that "the actors' performances are OK, but they are not compelling, and the dialogue is very old-fashioned."
Everyone The previously controversial "Black Elf" , a character named Arondir in the play, is played by actor Ismail Cruz Cordova .
After all, he was a male elf 21 years ago, but he is an elf prince with a beautiful face (below).
The character is one of the main heroes in the TV series Lord of the Rings, as an Elven warrior stationed in the Southland, Alondir helps keep an eye on the humans who live there - centuries ago with the evil Sauron Allied humans.
Since the release of the first stills, the casting controversy of "Black Elf" has not stopped. In response, the cosplayer Cordova posted on social media that he was in a poor mountain town in Puerto Rico. Growing up, some people laughed at him early on when he played an elf: "You can't be a elf, because there is no black elf, and there is no Latino elf."
Although he expressed his attitude, many netizens still cannot accept black Elf, because in Tolkien's original book, "the elves are clearly described as having long hair and fair skin", and "the black elves are obviously different from the original".
So, , will you accept the "Dark Elf" in the TV series "Lord of the Rings"?
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