Monday, July 22, 2024

The Rings of Power

Recently, I decided to subscribe to Amazon Prime again to save on shipping costs. It seemed to be worth it at the time. I still think so because the packages have been coming fast. Usually the next day. One item I bought came the same day I ordered it. Only about five hours later. I was so impressed. 

Then I browsed the shows and movies only to find "The Rings of Power" I love the Lord of the Rings Series, so I gave it a try. This series takes place in the distance past, well before the The Hobbit. At first, I found it interesting but also hard to get hooked into it. The reason being is that there are so many characters all separate from each other. Some of which have come together by the end of the series. There is also a lot of mystery about what is going on. 

This series has the same elements as the movies such as beautiful landscapes, castles, villages, elfs, dwarfs, orcs, hobbits and innocent humans living off the land. Although the humans have had to deal with orcs in the past. All of this contrasts when evil is released, leaving behind a scorched, barren land. 

It starts out with one young female elf is not convinced Middle Earth is safe from Sauron who is supposed to be dead, but there is no solid proof. She is told to leave Middle Earth and accept that all is well. At first, she starts to leave, but changes her mind and sneaks back. She faces a lot of opposition from the humans she wants to save, followed by battles with orcs. These orcs are, not only ugly and vicious, they are also much stronger than humans. I found out that they are they a corrupt race of elves bred that way by the Dark Lord Morgoth. The people don't want to depend on elves perhaps for this very reason, but they come to realize they have no choice. 

As the series went on, I finally became hooked. It's the classic good -vs- evil story. The hookish part is that no matter how beat down those on the good side become, they continue to get back up to fight again. 

For those who have watched the movies, you will find out more about the origin of Gandolf and Hobbits. I've never read the books by J.R.R. Tolkien, but this series makes me wonder (if I find the time) I should read them all. Movies and shows never fully capture everything. For sure, I will watch season two starting this August.



1 comment:

  1. I could have watched it a while ago when I had Prime but it seems like too much stuff to dig into and I'm not that big of a LOTR fan.

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