The original cast of “The Lord of the Rings” have clarified their feelings about the online harassment and intolerance directed at the actors of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” a series that continues the film saga.
Frodo Baggins actor Elijah Wood shared a photo with Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd (characters Merry and Pippin, respectively) with specially designed t-shirts – developed by content creator Don Marshall – promoting diversity in Middle-earth. .
“We are all welcome here,” Wood wrote, his T-shirts chanting the slogan in elven language along with a multicolored assortment of human, hobbit, elven and dwarf ears.
Sean Astin, who played Sam in the Peter Jackson trilogy, also shared a Twitter photo of himself dressed in a hat with images of the shirt. Like Wood, Astin signed the Tweet: “You are all welcome here”.
Wood, Astin, Monaghan and Boyd starred as the Hobbits in Jackson’s original film adaptation of “The Lord of the Rings,” appearing in 2001’s “The Fellowship of the Ring”, “The Two Towers” in 2002 and “The return of the king “., in 2003.
The racist backlash directed against the cast of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” began before the series debuted on Prime Video, prompting a response from showrunner JD Payne and executive producer Lindsay Weber in August. Weber said that although they were “fit for criticism”, “they were not ready for racism.”
Star support gets positive feedback
The support of the original cast of “The Lord of the Rings” has received positive reactions and gratitude from the actors of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”, including Owain Arthur, Ismael Cruz Cordova and Benjamin Walker, who play the prince. dwarf Durin IV. , respectively the elven warrior Arondir and the high king Gil-galad. Watch:
much love
– Ismael Cruz Cordova (@IsmaelC_C) September 7, 2022
Understanding the accusation of racism
“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” was the subject of racist reactions for his decision to choose black actors as elves and dwarves, claiming that it contradicted the description of the two species by the author of the saga JRR Tolkien in his books.
More recently, Sandman creator Neil Gaiman defended these casting decisions by pointing to translations of Tolkien’s text, noting that the ancestors of the Hobbits, known as Harfoots, were described as “brown-skinned”. “So I think anyone who grumbles is a racist or hasn’t read Tolkien,” Gaiman said.
More reviews of the series
Other criticisms of the series have focused on the series that condenses the Second Age chronology, Durin’s dwarf wife, Disa, as beardless, and the changes made to the protagonist Galadriel (Morfydd Clark), who is portrayed as a determined elf warrior. to locate the place where it is. Sauron.
Despite this, early reviews of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” praised its graphics, performance and great fantasy reach. However, Rotten Tomatoes’ viewership score is currently 38%. As a way to combat future criticism bombing campaigns, Amazon suspended all user reviews for 72 hours after its debut.
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