With the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Peter Jackson has created perfect film versions of JRR Tolkien’s heroes. But how would it look if another director had taken on the fantasy epic? A fan on TikTok has now answered this question for Guy Ritchie (Snatch). As a result show up Gandalf (Ian McKellen), Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Elrond (Hugo Weaving) as British gangsters, who swear like crazy.
The Lord of the Rings heroes argue like British gangsters: “What the heck is Mordor?”
TikTok user scheifferbates recently released a video in which he embodies several characters from the Middle-earth epic. Background music and stylized still images reminiscent of Ritchie’s cult film Snatch. Just like the British milieu accent.
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“Shut up, Frodo!“ Gandalf smashes at the impatient Frodo. And on Pippin’s (Billy Boyd) question”What the heck is Mordor?” Merry (Dominic Monaghan) only replies: “Bad weather, ugly bums, lava everywhere, dark lord! Mordor!“
Imagining the noble warriors as Ritchie gangsters along the lines of Jason Statham or Vinnie Jones will entertain many a Lord of the Rings fan. Scheifferbates has previously turned Harry Potter and his comrades-in-arms into petty crooks.
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