#The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

[medievalandfantasymelee]

THE HOT MEDIEVAL & FANTASY MEN MELEE

QUALIFYING ROUND: 21st Tilt

Dong Yilong, Double World (2020) VS. Frodo Baggins, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

Propaganda

Dong Yilong, Double World (2020) Portrayed by: Henry Lau

“He is just so pretty! He is so kind and he grows so much during the film. I love him.”

Frodo Baggins, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003) Portrayed by: Elijah Wood

“The bluest of blue eyes, the burden, the sacrifice, the sadness… When I was in middle school and the movies were coming out, you were either an Aragorn girl or a Legolas girl. I was a Frodo girl.”

Additional Propaganda Under the Cut

Additional Propaganda

For Dong Yilong:

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For Frodo Baggins:

[thepunkpanther]

CATE BLANCHETT as GALADRIEL in THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY (2001-2003)  

[darklinaforever]

People who complain that we not have others fantasy shows like the first 4 seasons of GOT (even if they were generally good adaptations, in terms of adaptation of the magical aspect in the show itself was minimal, and I don't understand the problem with directors of fantasy productions who always try, if they can, to minimize the fantasy / magical aspect of the base work... Why adapt from fantasy if you have a problem with the magical elements ? It's ridiculous...) well actually the thing is that there are plenty of literary stories as good as GRRM's ASOIAF saga, even better !

Except that either the directors didn't get their hands on it, or they did and... adapted it any way they wanted.

The Witcher is a perfect example. The books make for an excellent fantasy saga, but its adaptation is absolutely slammed into the ground.

It's the same with rings of power. Tolkien's universe has tons of stories that could be adapted, but instead the directors went with fanfiction (and poorly done one at that).

And I don't understand why these people aren't able to properly adapt the nuggets they find.

Even at the youth level, we saw the disaster of the attempted adaptations of Eragon and The Wardstone Chronicles.

It's still crazy.

The problem once again is those who try to adapt fantasy works. They either don't seem to like them, or think they're doing better by the original author, or both. And it's frankly tiring.

House of the Dragon itself is a show that ends up being more of a Fire and Blood fanfiction than an adaptation. Borderline a parody at this point.

And I don't understand people who praise this show as an example of good adaptation or good fantasy.

I mean... you saw what Ryan Condal said as bullshit to explain that the Targaryens don't have purple eyes in HOTD beyond simple technical problems that he should have just stuck to instead of continuing to open your mouth ?

Once again, why adapt fantasy by people who don't like its elements ?

It's stupid.

In addition, it also has almost all the flaws of the rings of power, and of the seasons of GOT after the first 4.

The fact is that I drifted. But the main point being, there are plenty of excellent fantasy stories out there. The problem is that they haven't yet been discovered by people working in the field, or when they have them on hand, they adapt them haphazardly.

And sorry, but so far, I haven't seen any fantasy adaptations that could really be described as good (except the trilogy LOTR by Peter Jackson, His Dark Materials - not perfect but still pretty good -, and Arcane for now... of course)

[roennq]

♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ ♭ ♮ ♯ Dashing through the snow

In a one-horse open sleigh

O'er the fields we go

Laughing all the way

Bells on bobtails ring

Making spirits bright

What fun it is to ride and sing

A sleighing song tonight!

Oh!

Jingle bells, jingle bells,

Jingle all the way.

Oh! what fun it is to ride

In a one-horse open sleigh.

Hey!

Jingle bells, jingle bells,

Jingle all the way;

Oh! what fun it is to ride

In a one-horse open sleigh.

♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ ♭ ♮ ♯

To all mutuals, readers, lurkers, and friends! ❤️

&

Have tons of fun...

and stay safe! 🎄🎁🔔

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

TONIGHT AT AMC IN MONTEREY PARK, CA -- ALL THE REAL ONE'S WILL BE THERE.

"In the first part of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic masterpiece... This special one-night-only event will feature the remastered Extended Edition."

-- AMC THEATRES, c. June 2024

Remastered. Extended. Editions. At. AMC.

Because I really dropped $54 on three movie tickets for three consecutive days, and the first day begins with "The Fellowship of the Ring." TODAY!! See all you real one's there.

Source: www.amctheatres.com/movies/lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-2024-event-76431.

[adaptations-polls]

Which version of this do you prefer?

[amanitaknowsbest]

Sitting here tryna reconcile the fact that Alastor would not give The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy a fair go, truly a flawed character

[marahsfandomloves]

The cinematic universe of Middle-Earth.

[hollywoodoutbreak]

Over the course of four years, Peter Jackson didn't just make three The Lord of the Rings movies, he made three epics in the truest sense of the word. Between The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King, the trilogy clocked in at an astounding 9 hours and 18 minutes. (That was for the theatrical run -- Jackson's subsequent director's cuts added an extra two hours to that total!) Complicating matters even more was the fact that Jackson was shooting all three of them in one mammoth, 14-month-long shoot. However, the stars aligned, and Jackson told us that somehow, everything managed to work out perfectly.

The Lord of the Rings trilogy is currently streaming on Max and available on DVD, Blu-Ray, 4K, and most digital platforms.

[carry-on-every-neverland-magic]

How I feel knowing there'll never be a cinematic experience like The Lord of the Rings films ever again

[anths-girl]

Look. LOOK...this wasn't just a movie trilogy. It's HISTORY. It's a piece of historical ART. There will NEVER, EVER be the likes of it, EVER again.

It's what film making SHOULD be, but alas...it truly never will be, again. 😥💔

(Also, FUCK Amazon's Rings of Power. It's fucking blashemy)

I know that Peter’s Jackson Lord of the Rings trilogy technically has flaws but also….it doesn’t. It’s perfect.

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

AND THAT'S A WRAP, PEOPLE! THE LAST INSTALLMENT IN PETER JACKSON'S TRILOGY HITS AMC THEATRES TODAY!

NOTE: And so here marks the end of my "Extended Editions-at-AMC" journey, people, and there will be a lot of misty-eyed faces in the audience for this one, mine included. The Greatest Trilogy Ever Made.

"In the conclusion of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic masterpiece, "The Lord of the Rings," as armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world — and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome— one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne of the Kings of Men. Yet the sole hope for triumph over evil lies with a brave hobbit, Frodo, who, accompanied only by his loyal friend Sam and the hideous, wretched Gollum, ventures deep into the very dark heart of Mordor on his seemingly impossible quest to destroy the Ring of Power. This special one-night-only event will feature the remastered extended edition."

-- AMC THEATRES, c. June 2024

3 hours and 44 minutes

PG-13

June 10, 2024

Fantasy/Action/Drama

Source: www.amctheatres.com/movies/lord-of-the-rings-return-of-the-king-2024-event-76432.

[anti-rop]

absolutely despicable behavior from WB to plunder a fan film from 15 years ago just because their corporate greed led them to want to make their own (likely soulless even with PJ’s involvement) version with the exact same title.

UPDATE: the copyright has been released and the fan film The Hunt for Gollum is back on YouTube and can be watched. Though, it's still really telling of the capitalist corruption of WB and Hollywood that their first move and publicity for this (unnecessary) movie was to directly attack the fans for something produced over a decade ago.

[anths-girl]

God, this SCENE. I remember getting the absolute fucking CHILLS, in the theatre. And also being totally gobsmacked at Billy Boyd's voice! It remains one of the most iconic moments in the entire trilogy... ❤️

I don’t think any movie will make me feel the same ethereal sense of otherworldly sorrow and disembodied awe as that scene in Lord of the Rings where the loyal son is sent off into a doomed battle to please his vindictive father while Pippin sings a mourning song of his people

I was like 12 and high off this shit

[hollywoodoutbreak]

Starting at the age of 8, Elijah Wood built a good career for himself as a child actor, with two dozen film and TV credits to his name when he was 18. As he entered his twenties, though, he took a role that would redefine him as an actor: Frodo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings movies. When the first film, The Fellowship of the Ring, was released in 2001, Wood talked to us about how excited he was to take on such an iconic role in an even more iconic set of movies. The Lord of the Rings trilogy is currently streaming on Max and available on DVD, Blu-Ray, 4K, and most digital platforms.