Mercurius
Legend
I agree, although with the caveat that I think it should honor the spirit of the original author, especially in the case of Tolkien, which has a special spot in fantasy history.Right. Plus, I don't want the same story. We already have the books.
This is a retelling, like any myth, and parts of the story are always different depending on who is telling it, and when.
Me? I'm just going to enjoy it (like Foundation) for what it is. Not in comparing it and judging what it isn't.
If possible, I recommend not thinking about how it is different than the books while watching it. That almost ruined the new Dune movie for me, until I remembered it was a different telling of the same story, and it should be different.
(This is why I'm a bit leery of the upcoming Amazon series, which I fear might be "sexy Middle-earth"...evidently the cast were asked if they were OK with being nude on film. Nothing wrong with nudity, but this would really clash with Tolkien's vision).