Rohan-based Lord Of The Rings anime The War Of The Rohirrim dives into Middle-earth history with an entertaining, Hobbit-sized adventure.
. Known for killing a man in a single blow before stalking and murdering his enemies one at a time, Hammerhand ranks among the Tolkien characters most likely to end up airbrushed on the side of the sickest van you’ve ever seen. If there’s a reason to make a 135-minute adaptation of a couple of paragraphs from thetrilogy petered out a decade ago. Not that the franchise is forgotten.
Tolkien died before completing the history of the Rohirrim, and the film opens with most of what’s written. Boasting one of Tolkien’s best names this side of Fatty Lumpkin, King Hammerhand humors a request from Freca , a rogue Rohan lord. Freca asks for the hand of the King’s daughter, Héra , for his son, Wulf , aiming to unite the families and bolster Freca’s power in the West-march.
, but his compositing can still be jarring, pushing the effects into the uncanny valley. Still, his camera has a kinetic freedom. When Héra flees an oliphaunt, the camera swoops from side to side, staying locked with Héra as she speeds through Fangorn Forest. It is one of several exhilarating action sequences that help makean easy journey.
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