Rings of Power
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Galadriel from the Rings of Power (a mean-spirited portrayal of a much loved Tolkien character who in the Rings of Power always saves the day when stupid white males fail). |
Hating their own fan-base and the end of the franchise
Some media commentators and reviewers are claiming many of
the famous franchises have been ruined in recent years to suit the spirit of
the age, rather than the spirit of the actual film series itself. For example,
Star Wars, Terminator, Star Trek etc. have all been accused of bending to the
current trend rather than following the historical features and storylines of
the films that set the standards. And have experienced a backlash from the
original series fan base, many claiming that the film makers intended to do
this for these films were not diverse enough. None have caused as much controversy
as Amazon’s Rings of Power, and it's easy to see why: they have replaced the
strong male lead with a (what they call) "kick ass female lead".
Therefore,
we have a Galadriel who is now a warrior bar none, she is the one who always
saves the day when the weak males in the programme fail (which they always do).
We have always had strong female leads
but their roles have been different, for example Elizabeth Bennett in Pride and
Prejudice or Natasha Rostoff in War and Peace but now they've got to be
warriors who always seem to beat stupid white men up.
Also, in
the name of diversity Amazon have black Hobbits (or Harfoots), un-elf looking
elves, and a plot and dialogue which is so boring that despite the glorious
scenery and cinematography I turned off after 30 minutes and cannot see me
wanting to watch it any further. Not that I'm worried about black actors, some
of my favourite actors are black, for example Idris Elba who many are tipping
to be the first black James Bond. So why is a black 007 fine and black hobbits
not? Well, it comes down to the actual culture they represent (not that I like
the James Bond films themselves). A
black James Bond set in the 21st century would sit fine with the culture of
modern Britain however, black hobbits do not because the culture of middle
Earth was a representation of medieval Europe. Tolkien's aim with the Lord of
the Rings was to create a mythology for England, for he felt that the English
did not have one, the Arthurian legends being Romano-British, Celtic)
Therefore, putting black hobbits in the Rings of Power is like sticking it to
the fan base as if they need to be taught a lesson when they do not.
So, what
is the common factor between all these major film franchises, and what's
happened to them? Their main fan base are white males, not exclusively but at least
two thirds to three quarters of them are. And yet this is the demographic that
Disney's Star Wars, Paramount's Star Trek and Amazon's Lord of the Rings - The
Rings of Power is upsetting. Why? Why are they shoving Wokeness
down the throats of their fan base? Is it because it’s the professional film
critics and other media in general that they are trying to please and not the
fan base, who they wish to totally demoralise? Do they think they are too
powerful and rich to be affected by the long-standing fan base? Perhaps modern
film makers should be careful that they may be killing the goose that laid the
golden egg.
By Prayer Crusader St Philomena