I debated whether I should do a single post for the Lord of the Rings (LotR) trilogy, or do each film on its own. In the end, as I don’t think my assessment would be different for single films, I think the trilogy is the way to go as this allows me to treat each character’s story arc from beginning to end.

Also, I don’t much care about the books. No, that’s not true, I rather like them, but I don’t care for an accurate portrayal of them. Just because something’s in the books doesn’t mean it needs to be on screen. The films must stand on their own, and be an artifact of their own time. So to me, there’s not really a reason why Gandalf couldn’t have been a woman, Legolas and Gimli couldn’t have kissed or Samwise couldn’t have been black, for example. All of which to say that I realize that some of my criticism can be traced back to the novels, but that doesn’t excuse the filmmakers.

So beginnt ein weiterer Gastbeitrag bei Heroine Content von mir, eine Kritik der Filmreihe mit besonderem Blick auf feministische Themen.

Ich muss zugeben, ein komisches Gefühl, Sachen, die man vor Monaten geschrieben hat, plötzlich veröffentlicht zu sehen.

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