Amazon’s new Lord of the Rings series has big shoes to fill. Peter Jackson’s films are considered by many fans to be the best fantasy trilogy ever. Therefore, justified criticism of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power must also be allowed. Many voices on the net are upset about the various cast and comment racist hostilitiesthat people of color have no place in Tolkien’s fantasy world.
Now the cast of the series itself has responded and a clear statement against racism released.
Here’s another featurette for Season 1 of the Lord of the Rings series:
The Lord of the Rings. The Rings of Power – S01 Featurette The Southlanders (English) HD
Lord of the Rings cast speaks out against racist hostilities
As Variety reports, the cast of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has a Statement against the racist comments released. In it, the cast writes, among other things:
We, the cast of The Rings of Power, stand together in absolute solidarity and against the unrelenting racism, threats, harassment and abuse, which some of our colleagues are exposed to every day. We refuse to ignore or tolerate it. JRR Tolkien created a world that is by definition multicultural. A world where free peoples of different races and cultures unite in community to defeat the forces of evil. The Rings of Power reflect that. Our world has never been entirely white, imagination has never been entirely white, Middle-earth is not entirely white. BIPOC [Black, Indigenous, and People of Color] belong in Middle-earth and they are here to stay.
Of the Twitter account of the Lord of the Rings series took up the statement directly and also stood behind the cast:
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Is the Lord of the Rings series already a triumph after episode 1 & 2?
After more than 4 years of preparation and endless trailers, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is finally here. We have already seen two episodes of the complex Amazon series. But are the first hours of the fantasy project good? In the podcast, Hendrik Busch and Esther Stroh let their enthusiasm run free – but they also criticize the series.
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Narrative clarity, attention to detail and the effort put into it can already be seen in episodes 1 and 2. The potential for another Middle-earth triumph after Peter Jackson’s revered Tolkien trilogy is undoubtedly there.
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