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<blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 8782902" data-attributes="member: 59082"><p>From another thread....</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I do agree with you - that it is lacking the "spirit of Tolkien" to a degree that I personally find prohibitive to my enjoyment - and this seems to be a common sentiment among Tolkien diehards.</p><p></p><p>Meaning, I think there is a strong correlation between serious Tolkien fans (of the books, especially the "legendarium") and dislike of the show.</p><p></p><p>That said, another sentiment that I've heard others voice, and that I've voiced before: If it was well-made fan fiction and a strong divergence from Tolkien, I'd have less of an issue with it if it was a good show - that is, if it had strong characterization, dialogue, and plotting. But it doesn't (imo) - in fact, it is markedly poor. </p><p></p><p>There's no accounting for taste and all that, but I have a hard time understanding why some seem to think that the acting is anything more than mediocre, or the plotting and dialogue is at all good. But for me the biggest problems are the mockery they're making out of some key Tolkien ideas (namely elves), and the very shallow, one-dimensional characterization (e.g. Galadriel).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mercurius, post: 8782902, member: 59082"] From another thread.... I do agree with you - that it is lacking the "spirit of Tolkien" to a degree that I personally find prohibitive to my enjoyment - and this seems to be a common sentiment among Tolkien diehards. Meaning, I think there is a strong correlation between serious Tolkien fans (of the books, especially the "legendarium") and dislike of the show. That said, another sentiment that I've heard others voice, and that I've voiced before: If it was well-made fan fiction and a strong divergence from Tolkien, I'd have less of an issue with it if it was a good show - that is, if it had strong characterization, dialogue, and plotting. But it doesn't (imo) - in fact, it is markedly poor. There's no accounting for taste and all that, but I have a hard time understanding why some seem to think that the acting is anything more than mediocre, or the plotting and dialogue is at all good. But for me the biggest problems are the mockery they're making out of some key Tolkien ideas (namely elves), and the very shallow, one-dimensional characterization (e.g. Galadriel). [/QUOTE]
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