Drawing from a host of oral tradition and mythmaking-particularly Old English, Germanic, and Scandinavian mythology-Tolkien spent decades developing his Middle-earth lore, lending The Lord of the Rings not just a rich history but a sense of familiarity. Whether it's in the absurd heroism of the Táin Bó Cúailnge, the inset myths and histories of, or the almost hackneyed high style of the Prose and Poetic Eddas, one can find echoes of a motive history that Tolkien fashioned to drive his characters.
The Rings of Power is strangely placed. Where Jackson, and animator Ralph Bakshi before him, created a visual and tonal taxonomy that captured the spirit of J.R.R. Tolkien's story and yet also felt unique, The Rings of Power has thus far struggled to reproduce the magic of what has come before, while also failing to carve out a space of its own.
It's a broader tone that Jackson captured in the Lord of the Rings trilogy: that sweeping, operatic romance backed by a deep past. But although Tolkien brought a world of myth into his Middle-earth sagas, Jackson tapped into a history of visual media.
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