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Except 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 int

Except 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 ago
  Careful, you are gatekeeping!!! An inclusive and safe community should celebrate the Marvel-ification of the LotR universe ;-)
criley2 4y ago
So 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 ago
  The 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 ago
  Instead 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

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 ago
Careful, you are gatekeeping!!! An inclusive and safe community should celebrate the Marvel-ification of the LotR universe ;-)

criley2 4y ago

So 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 ago
The 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 ago
Instead 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