The War of the Rohirrim: Anime Middle-earth - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Galadriel55 · 12-21-2024, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Kuruharan

Hmm...interesting. So it doesn't have any of the campy charm of the Rankin-Bass cartoons, then?

I've only seen the Rankin-Bass ROTK and none of the Bakshi films, so my comparison is rather limited, and I too would be curious to hear what people who actually know the cartoons well have to say. But aside from similarity in the medium, I found the two quite different. RB owns its childishness, which makes it endearing, and honestly - the songs are the most memorable. While WOTR (wow, totally different words but the acronym still fits template) doesn't come off as cute, it tries to make itself more serious and grown-up... well, at least teenager grown-up. Definitely is not going for "endearing".

***Mithadan*** · 12-21-2024, 10:43 AM

The Rankin-Bass cartoons were pretty bad. I liked the music from The Hobbit, but hated the art. The portrayal of Thranduil was particularly nausea-inducing.

William Cloud Hicklin · 12-21-2024, 06:22 PM

Now, I haven't seen it, nor do I plan to, but the impression I have gleaned from clips and from reviews is that this project is let down, as much as anything, by that plague of contemporary popular entertainment: the Mary Sue. Is that a fair assessment of the Hera-character?

Also, why on earth Hera? There are lots of usable OE female names that alliterate with Helm, Hama and Haleth, so why use a Greek one?

12-21-2024, 10:43 AM	#2
*Mithadan* Spirit of Mist Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Tol Eressea Posts: 3,396	The Rankin-Bass cartoons were pretty bad. I liked the music from The Hobbit, but hated the art. The portrayal of Thranduil was particularly nausea-inducing. __________________ Beleriand, Beleriand, the borders of the Elven-land.

12-21-2024, 06:22 PM	#3
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,330	Now, I haven't seen it, nor do I plan to, but the impression I have gleaned from clips and from reviews is that this project is let down, as much as anything, by that plague of contemporary popular entertainment: the Mary Sue. Is that a fair assessment of the Hera-character? Also, why on earth Hera? There are lots of usable OE female names that alliterate with Helm, Hama and Haleth, so why use a Greek one? __________________ The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.