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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022)
This is even worse than I thought!
After many years of waiting anxiously for more of Tolkien's world, the first bits of information on the movie and casting along with teasers had me holding my breath, waiting to see if I'd actually be THAT disappointed.
Turns out, I had been very optimistic! This is a complete butchering of Tolkien's lore and I'm surprised the society hasn't done anything to stop this mess from escalating further!
I couldn't tolerate past the 20th minute of the first episode and I'm sure I won't watch any more episodes. Some may think I'm being too impatient but there's literally too much wrong with this pretence of a show to give it any more chance.
First of all, lore inacuracy. My friend who isn't very familiar with Arda asked me which parts were not canon, my answer was that if I see anything canon, I'll tell you. That's how accurate I think it is! And wasn't Silmarilion supposed to be absent through the show since they didn't have any rights to it? What was that excuse of and an elf doing in place of Finrod the magnificent? When did he ever swear to fight Sauron?! TheFeanorions were there too? Just what do they think they're doing?!
Second, is the acting. I don't feel connected to the characters at ALL! Tbh I didn't like the Galadriel of first and second age because I'm on the Feanorian side; but nevertheless, I respect her. This Galadriel isn't a character at all let alone a respectable one. I'd been looking forward to Celebrimbor but his chosen actor had me almost in tears. He should be younger than Galadriel!
Points for music and scenery, I especially loved the two trees. But that's about it.
Vaziat Sefid (2011)
One of the Best Persian Series
During the Iran-Iraq war, a crowded family gathers together in their old mother's garden house in fear of bombardment in Tehran. The story ensues their never ending conflicts, gives views of life in the 80s and how the main character, a teenagers named Amir, deals with his problems. To me, Vaziat Sefid (Condition white) is one of the best Persian series if not The best.