Written by: Jaylin Emond-Hardin | Entertainment Editor<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Content warning:<\/strong> this article contains spoilers<\/p>\n\n\n\n When \u201cThe Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim\u201d debuted, it had been a decade since Middle Earth had been seen on silver screens \u2014 \u201cThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies\u201d was still running in theaters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe War of the Rohirrim\u201d is set 183 years before the events of \u201cThe Lord of the Rings.\u201d It follows H\u00e9ra, voiced by Gaia Wise, as she and her father, the legendary Helm Hammerhand, defend their people from Wulf, a ruthless Dunlending lord, voiced by Luke Pasqualino. The film is narrated by Miranda Otto, who played \u00c9owyn in the original trilogy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When Helm kills Wulf\u2019s father in a brawl and exiles Wulf, the man swears revenge against the people of Rohan, especially those who live in the village of Edoras. He kidnaps H\u00e9ra, and she learns of his plan to lay siege to Edoras, eventually escaping to tell her father and brothers. The Rohirrim prepare for all-out war but must flee to the Hornburg when they are betrayed by one of their own. <\/p>\n\n\n\n There, the Dunlendlings continue to lay siege upon the Hornburg, with Helm Hammerhand dying in defense of the keep. Now the last of her house, it is up to H\u00e9ra to lead her people to victory against Wulf and the Dunlendings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The film is a vibrant return to Middle Earth, as well as a return to animated films in the Middle Earth cinematic universe \u2014 \u201cThe Hobbit\u201d and \u201cThe Lord of the Rings\u201d movies of the late seventies were both animated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Directed by Kenji Kamiyama, the film blends detailed scenery with characters animated in a way reminiscent of Studio Ghibli films. However, not all fans are happy with this choice of animation. The film has received poor reviews, mostly in relation to the art style rather than the plot. At my showtime, one man walked out when he realized it was animated \u2014 when there were only seven in the theater to begin with. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite poor reviews, the film has grossed $15 million at the global box office so far, earning $4.5 million in just its opening weekend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWar of the Rohirrim\u201d is certainly not for everyone. As an avid fan of the franchise myself, I enjoyed it thoroughly. The characters were well-fleshed out and fit into the world of Middle Earth beautifully, especially considering the chronicles of the war are only in J.R.R. Tolkien\u2019s appendices at the end of \u201cThe Return of the King.\u201d However, if one is not as well-versed in the world of \u201cThe Lord of the Rings\u201d or does not enjoy anime, then this film could be skipped or will be best viewed at home when released to streaming services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 9.5\/10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Contact the author at howlentertainment@wou.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Written by: Jaylin Emond-Hardin | Entertainment Editor Content warning: this article contains spoilers When \u201cThe Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim\u201d debuted, it had been a decade since Middle Earth had been seen on silver screens \u2014 \u201cThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies\u201d was still running in theaters. \u201cThe War […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21947"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21950,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21947\/revisions\/21950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}