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Imagine a Gandalf origin story where he's running, jumping, punching and kicking orcs?
by danielrpa 4y ago
Imagine a Gandalf origin story where he's running, jumping, punching and kicking orcs?
- WithinReason 4y agoSam: This is it. Frodo: This is what? Sam: If I take one more step, it'll be the farthest away from Tolkien I've ever been.
- WalterBright 4y agoDon't forget swinging on wires! Maybe throw in Gandalf surfing over the shields of the orcs? Don't forget running across a bridge while it crumbles away behind him! Make sure to have the hungry monster signal its presence with roars and snarls before charging its prey.
- suprjami 4y agoExcept that isn't Gandalf's origin story. He's literally an immortal angel in human form, sent by the supreme creator to help mortals oppose Sauron. Gandalf intentionally chose the form of an old man to be humble.
- akavel 4y ago"Our famous director delved deep into the ideas embodied in a mysterious wizard trope and reinvented them in a way easier to immerse in for modern audiences." Or something like that; don't let a couple nerd fans dictate some minutia of how to make films that earn actual monies, which we know much better! And we don't need read no books when there's extensive visual material already available!
- aaaaaaaaaaab 4y agoCareful, you are gatekeeping!!! An inclusive and safe community should celebrate the Marvel-ification of the LotR universe ;-)
- criley2 4y agoSo you're saying it's well within realm of the lore for the immortal angel sent by the all-powerful diety to take the form of a young, fit hollywood celebrity and kick the face of orcs as part of a three part imax trilogy? Actually, and I don't want to annoy too many people, but with this context, I think they should go all out and make Gandalf team up with other angels in the form of butt kicking women, a fantasy charlies angels, where Charlie is the diety. I doubt angels in that lore have gender anyway.
- bigDinosaur 4y agoThe thing is, that could be a great trilogy. The issue is it just isn't Tolkien. Which would be fine, if they marketed it as something completely different. In that case though, it'd be pretty jarring to reconcile the Tolkien law with whatever crazy action they come up with and you'd have to wonder why they would bother even using Tolkien's material except, cynically, for name and brand recognition as a path to massive amounts of money.
- shrubble 4y agoInstead of the Charlie's Angels speakerphone, giving out assignments for the team, you've got the palantir... and it's canon already!
- sgt 4y ago
- e12e 4y agoWell, there's some of that in Silmarillion I think?
- p_l 4y agoNot visible - he probably took part in the last battle against Morgoth, but that was as one of the many, many Maia that also took part. Istari are sent after the events of Silmarillion end, after War of the Ring.
- e12e 4y agoYou're probably quite right. I might mis-remember and/or mix up with Unfinished Tales. https://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/reference/characterofthemonth/gandalf.php https://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/reference/character...
- findalex 4y agoThe prequel back-flipping Yoda version. This all sounds horrible but at least it will give RLM something to tear apart.
- dal 4y ago"The Adventures of Young Gandalf"
- tgv 4y agoFantastic Wizards, and where to find them.
- languageserver 4y agoGandalf the gay, a 2022 commentary on the Mædieval fundamentalism still persisting in the West.
- zeveb 4y agoImagine a Gandalfina origin story where she’s running, jumping, punching and kicking orcs!