Movie review by Jack Watson
Lord of the Rings: The War of Rohirrim
Director: Kenji Kamiyama
Starring: Brian Cox, Gaia Wise, Luke Pasqualino, and Miranda Otto
Genre: Anime Fantasy
Rating: 4 stars
Lord of the Rings: The War of Rohirrim is the big screen return of the LOTR franchise but with a fresh coat of paint.
The War of Rohirrim delves into the world of animation and looks stunning!
I prefer hand-drawn animation over computer-generated, so upon seeing the trailers I was already invested.
The anime-inspired line art was a welcome inclusion and a swing that paid off tenfold.
The War of Rohirrim is surprisingly gory and proves that animation isn’t just a baby genre with the amount of blood spewed on the screen.
Hands are severed and covered in blood while simultaneously heads are decapitated, and it was a welcome inclusion.
The action rules, and the scale isn’t lost.
Even through the medium of animation, each action set-piece feels massive and as impactful as the live-action Lord of the Rings films.
The raid that Wulf initiates towards the film’s start is as epic as it is tragic.
Lives are lost, destruction is dealt, and you feel everything.
This sequence is incredible to watch due to how brutal and beautiful it is.
The Lord of the Rings has a few eye-roll references but overall is an amazing companion piece to the other films in the series.
