Dr Jo Kershaw
Proving that nothing will please everyone, someone in a Tolkien group complains about the *scenery* in the Jackson films, particularly that Rohan didn't look enough like a "rich, luxuriant prairie", but was too brown and grey.
The portions in Rohan are set in early to mid March in the Northern hemisphere, i.e. in the first half of spring.
Feb 20, 2023 at 12:37pmWeb
Show threadDr Jo KershawFeb 20, 2023
Anyway, I certainly don't think the Jackson films are perfect, but complaining that the bits of the New Zealand they used aren't majestic enough is genuinely a new one on me.
Show threadMatěj Cepl 🇪🇺 🇨🇿 🇺🇦Feb 20, 2023
@mthr_jo Fools! If https://youtu.be/i6LGJ7evrAg is not enough majestic for anybody than I don't know what is. I am half sobbing whenever I see it again (and yes, it is also the best possible advertisement for “Visit New Zealand now!”). #LotR
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Show threadMatěj Cepl 🇪🇺 🇨🇿 🇺🇦Feb 20, 2023
@mthr_jo Or the Ride of #Rohirrim scene! If it is not enough majestic, really … Not perfect (I will never forgive missing The Scouring of the Shire), but not enough majestic? WTF?
Show threadDr Jo KershawFeb 20, 2023
@mcepl Absolutely! There's a lot I could fault, but the look of Rohan was wonderful.
Show threadSam  Feb 20, 2023
@mthr_jo as a lifetime resident of the American Great Plains, can confirm that the dominant color here is *gestures towards Rohan in the Jackson films* basically that. Doesn’t get green until summer is like, right here.
Show threadDr Jo KershawFeb 20, 2023
@spaceraser Yeah, it seemed... very realistic, in the right way to me. The colours of winter persist for a long time.
Show threadartsyhonker / KathrynFeb 20, 2023
@mthr_jo I'm from Saskatchewan and we get "rich, luxuriant prairie" for about ten minutes in late July if and only if it isn't a drought year.
Show threadartsyhonker / KathrynFeb 20, 2023
@mthr_jo But let me tell you: "brown" contains an entire multitude once you get your eye in. And it's an amazing foil for the sky. And I've *never* seen film that really truly captures the sky.