Some notes on the film 'The War of the Rohirrim', based on Tolkien's work

This Thursday I saw "The War of the Rohirrim", a new feature film that has just hit theaters based on the work of J.R.R. Tolkien.

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Unlike Peter Jackson's films based on "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit", Kenji Kamiyama's new film is animated, in the typical Japanese manga style. It's a type of animation that I don't particularly like and one of the reasons why I wasn't very convinced by the idea of ​​this film, but I admire Tolkien's work and I end up watching everything that is made based on it.

This film is based on one of the most unique characters of the Rohan brand, King Helm Hammerhand. The film stars his daughter, whose name does not appear in Tolkien's work, but who in this film is referred to as Hèra. The film takes advantage of the gaps in Helm's history to build its story, taking certain liberties, but I recognize that it has turned out to be better than I expected. From the start, this film does not trample the canon of Tolkien's work like Amazon's "The Rings of Power" series, although it introduces some strange elements to it.

I thought I was going to get bored watching a manga movie that lasts 134 minutes, but I admit that I liked it and found it entertaining. What I liked most about the movie is how it shows the figure of Helm. As for the protagonist, her role has certain feminist tics, but without deviating too much from what already appeared around the figure of Éowyn in "The Lord of the Rings", so at this point I think there is no room for complaints.

It is certainly a shame that Amazon did not opt ​​for a formula like this to make its series, and I am not referring to the manga, but to respecting the basic elements of Tolkien's work, such as his description of the different races. Even from the point of view of someone who does not like manga, Kamiyama has made a good film that is respectful of the spirit of Tolkien's work, in my opinion. I think that is largely due to the fact that this is an American-Japanese production, and in Japan they are less contaminated than in the West by the so-called "wokeism." Of course, if you do not agree, you can give your opinion in the comments of this post. Here is the trailer for the film: