In 2024, do I need to explain anything? Lord of the Rings (from now on Lord of the Rings) yes? JRR TolkienThis iconic and influential masterpiece is widely regarded as one of the greatest fantasy works of all time. Even if you haven’t read these books, there’s a good chance you’ve Peter JacksonThe beloved 2001-2003 film adaptation, or at least seen the long, almost cartoonish list of memes it spawned. In fact, in the seventy years since then, the world of these books has been retold and added to again and again, with varying degrees of success. Fellowship of the Ring First release. The newest member of this club is franchiseThe first anime (but not the first animated) film, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle of the Rohirrim (from now on Walter R).
Granted, there aren’t many constraints Walter R to the rest Lord of the Rings. One can watch this movie with little or no Lord of the Rings No knowledge at all, just fine – you’ll miss out on a few winks and nods Lord of the Ringsbut nothing so big that you can’t understand and appreciate what’s going on. They all take place in the same universe, and Lord of the Rings Fans will hear some familiar names throughout the film (and get a special cameo at the end), but Walter R The story takes place about 200 years before Frodo walked out of the Shire barefoot. also, Walter R The first is anthropocentric – in fact, there are barely any non-human characters in the movie. Its main connection and contribution to Tolkien’s world is the specific history of why Helm’s Deep is called Helm’s Deep; admittedly, I don’t think there’s much to it (if any) Lord of the Rings Fans are very curious to know more, but at the same time, thorough world-building has always been a hallmark of Tolkien, so I don’t necessarily mind that.
If there’s anything I mind about this movie, it’s probably (surprisingly) the animation, which is so gorgeous at times. However, in other cases, the mouth wiggles are small enough to draw attention, and even if you notice it once, you can’t really ignore it. At other moments, it’s also clear that the background and the person or horse are not exactly on the same plane, if that makes sense – the person and horse look very obviously overlapping on the background, which is both stylistically and visually different . Finally, when something particularly dynamic or high-speed is happening (which, to be clear, usually is – there’s a lot of fighting, horse riding, etc.), the animation can get a little grainy. director Kamiyama Kenji Being no stranger to animation or fast paced action, I was surprised how often this animation fell short of the mark.
At the same time, the film’s greatest strength is one of its protagonists: a force of nature named Helmut Hammerman, who was brought to life by a legendary figure. Brian Cox– ANN recently sat down with Gaia Wise to interview her. He’s exactly the kind of bombastic strongman you like to meet in anime, and Cox – still relatively fresh after playing the screaming old man Logan Roy. succession— can match that energy perfectly (predictably). As for everyone else, it’s hard to shine your brightest when you have to share the screen with a character who exudes as much passion and charisma as Helmet Hammer. Even the film’s other protagonist, Héra (played by Gaia Wise), completely achievable. Still, both she and Wolfe are compelling enough characters—neither taking the spotlight quite like Helm often does, but never completely allowing themselves to be swallowed up by Helm’s gravity.
The story of this movie falls somewhere in the middle and feels like a pretty standard revenge affair. Basically, there’s nothing you haven’t seen a million times before – you just haven’t seen it in Helmet Hammer. But even so, Walter R Not exactly reinventing the wheel. This is a story about choosing to do what you’re good at, rather than doing it in a unique way, which is fine; it just makes things forgettable.
Walter R Probably won’t be a must-see show for you Lord of the Rings The marathon will be coming soon, but this is still an enjoyable adventure movie, albeit a bit lackluster. Compared with other works Lord of the Rings The medium feels a bit like a trap, as few franchises have such monumental highs and astronomical lows at the same time. Lord of the Rings Do. Landing somewhere in the middle feels almost inevitable, but “somewhere in the middle” can mean anything when the distance between Lord of the RingsThe peaks and valleys are so vast. But at the same time, the fact remains that it is a Lord of the Rings Medium – pales in comparison to the best entries, but still far from the worst we’ve seen in Tolkien’s world. Even as a stand-alone piece, it’s a solid adventure film, but lacks a certain wow factor – the kind of wow factor that’s so often present in Lord of the Ringsof better entries.
