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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
2024 134 min Japan, New Zealand, United States of America PG-13 12+
★6.1
Animation, Fantasy, Adventure, Action
Director: Kenji Kamiyama
🎭 Based on
«Appendices of The Lord of the Rings»
byJ. R. R. Tolkien
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Description
A sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and traitorous lord of Rohan seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm Hammerhand, the King of Rohan, and his people to make a daring last stand in the ancient stronghold of the Hornburg.
Budget:
$30M
US Gross:
$9.16M
Worldwide:
$20.66M
Starring
Brian Cox
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Gaia Wise
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Miranda Otto
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Awards
2 nominations total
Key opinion
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is generally viewed as an underwhelming addition to the franchise that suffers from a lack of emotional resonance and narrative depth. While some appreciate its attempt to remain within Tolkien's lore, many critics and viewers feel the film relies too heavily on derivative visual cues and generic character archetypes.
| Originality | The film leans heavily on established visuals and musical themes from Peter Jackson’s trilogy, resulting in a derivative experience that fails to forge its own identity. | |
| Emotion | The central characters are frequently described as flat and lacking in meaningful development, which prevents the audience from establishing an emotional connection to their struggles. | |
| Production | The anime-style animation is a point of contention, with critics split between finding the aesthetic tolerable or criticizing it for being shaky, inconsistent, and inferior to the standards set by the live-action films. | |
| Adaptation | The adaptation of Tolkien’s source material is polarizing; some praise its fidelity to the lore, while others argue that the narrative focus on a newly invented arc for Héra trivializes the original legend and feels like a generic 'princess story.' |