{"id":12587,"date":"2024-09-23T16:20:33","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T16:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsgproduction.fr\/?p=12587"},"modified":"2024-11-04T18:04:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T18:04:57","slug":"rings-of-power-s1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsgproduction.fr\/?p=12587","title":{"rendered":"Rings of Power &#8211; S1"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12587\" class=\"elementor elementor-12587\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11ad8f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"11ad8f1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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.elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default elementor-inline-editing pen\" style=\"font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; color: #000000; line-height: 1.2em; text-align: right;\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"\u00c9crivez ici...\">Le Seigneur des Anneaux :<\/h2><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default elementor-inline-editing pen\" style=\"font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; color: #000000; line-height: 1.2em; text-align: right;\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"\u00c9crivez ici...\">Les Anneaux de Pouvoir<\/h2><h5>\u00a0<\/h5><h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">The Lord of the Rings:<\/h5><h5 style=\"text-align: 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xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><p>La Terre du Milieu est de retour ! L\u2019univers fantastique par excellence imagin\u00e9 par J.R.R. Tolkien s\u2019invite sur le petit \u00e9cran avec la premi\u00e8re saison du projet phare du service <em>Prime Video<\/em>. Bien en retard sur le v\u00e9t\u00e9ran <em>Netflix<\/em> et le g\u00e9ant b\u00e9b\u00e9 <em>Disney+<\/em>, le service d\u2019Amazon compte bien impressionner en frappant toujours plus fort.<\/p><p>Pourtant \u00ab Le Seigneur des Anneaux : Les Anneaux de Pouvoir \u00bb rate en tr\u00e8s grande partie sa cible dans une mission qui ne fait que commencer. Le succ\u00e8s des films de Peter Jackson, la fanbase mondiale de l\u2019univers mythologique de Tolkien, et le budget pharaonique align\u00e9 par le g\u00e9ant am\u00e9ricain \u2013 avec $250M pour racheter une partie des droits, $465M pour la production de la saison 1, plus l\u2019\u00e9norme budget marketing d\u00e9ploy\u00e9, aboutissant \u00e0 un total fr\u00f4lant le milliard de dollars \u2013 sont un ensemble d\u2019\u00e9l\u00e9ments qui ne pouvaient que g\u00e9n\u00e9rer d\u2019immenses attentes pour cette nouvelle s\u00e9rie. Le r\u00e9sultat est alors une premi\u00e8re saison particuli\u00e8rement d\u00e9cevante qui a r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 d\u00e9cevoir \u00e0 la fois la majorit\u00e9 des fans et des curieux.<\/p><p>Tourn\u00e9e en Nouvelle-Z\u00e9lande pour reprendre l\u2019atmosph\u00e8re de la trilogie \u00e0 Oscars, \u00ab Les Anneaux de Pouvoir \u00bb se distinguent de toute autre s\u00e9rie TV ou streaming avant tout par ses d\u00e9cors, l\u2019immensit\u00e9 de ses paysages et ses visuels \u00e9poustouflants amplifiant la nature mythologique du conte qu\u2019elle raconte. Mais si c\u2019est magnifique c\u2019est \u00e9galement soporifique !<\/p><p>La saison une et en particulier toute sa premi\u00e8re moiti\u00e9 se contente exclusivement d\u2019une pr\u00e9sentation des personnages et de la situation plusieurs mill\u00e9naires avant l\u2019\u00e9poque des films. L\u2019intrigue se d\u00e9roule en effet lors du deuxi\u00e8me \u00e2ge dans une \u00e9poque de paix relative apr\u00e8s la d\u00e9faite de Morgoth et le retrait du seigneur Sauron que l\u2019elfe Galadriel s\u2019obstine \u00e0 pourchasser. C\u2019est donc une l\u00e9gende de r\u00e9\u00e9mergence d\u2019un mal tant redout\u00e9 nous transportant des majestueuses for\u00eats de Lindon au splendide royaume insulaire de Num\u00e9nor, en passant par ce qui deviendra le Mordor et la Moria. On y retrouve un \u00e9cosyst\u00e8me fait d\u2019Humains, d\u2019Elfes, de Nains, et d\u2019Orcs dans un savoureux m\u00e9lange de familiers et de nouveaux.<\/p><p>S\u2019il y a bien des s\u00e9quences qui fonctionnent tr\u00e8s bien (en particulier la relation entre Elrond et Durin), d\u2019autres sont redondantes sur l\u2019ensemble de la saison voire n\u2019ont absolument aucune utilit\u00e9 sur l\u2019int\u00e9gralit\u00e9 de l\u2019intrigue d\u00e9velopp\u00e9e dans cette premi\u00e8re saison. Cette foison de personnages pr\u00e9sent\u00e9s dans un incipit \u00e0 rallonge donne au r\u00e9cit un rythme d\u2019une lenteur dont seuls les Elfes pourraient s\u2019accommoder. Certes, le r\u00e9cit de Tolkien est tr\u00e8s lent, mais il s\u2019agit ici d\u2019une adaptation cin\u00e9ma, or si une s\u00e9rie ne captive pas le spectateur dans ses premiers \u00e9pisodes, elle perdra son public. Mais le rythme adopt\u00e9 par \u00ab Les Anneaux de Pouvoir \u00bb et la structure de sa premi\u00e8re saison font tr\u00e8s clairement \u00e9tat d\u2019une introduction d\u2019une histoire pr\u00e9vue sur un total de cinq saisons et dont la premi\u00e8re ne sert qu\u2019\u00e0 mettre les pions en place et lancer la partie d\u2019\u00e9chec.<\/p><p>Elle d\u00e9coule donc d\u2019une vision de long terme adopt\u00e9e par <em>Amazon<\/em> mais \u00e9choue \u00e0 nous investir dans son r\u00e9cit par un manque cruel d\u2019enjeux pour ses personnages. On retrouve en effet la grandeur de l\u2019univers de Tolkien mais moins sa richesse tant les aventures sont d\u00e9connect\u00e9es les unes des autres jusqu\u2019\u00e0 la fin de la saison une. Par ailleurs, lorsque la s\u00e9rie commence enfin \u00e0 nous captiver avec des enjeux palpables pour la plupart de ses personnages, sa trame narrative semble suivre un chemin tout trac\u00e9 qui n\u2019apporte que peu de surprises ou de moments palpitants.<\/p><p>Si j\u2019insiste sur ce point c\u2019est bien parce qu\u2019avec un tel budget, on est en droit d\u2019attendre un produit de meilleure qualit\u00e9. Car certes, certains \u00e9pisodes sont excellents, certains moments \u00e9piques, et certaines sc\u00e8nes g\u00e9niales mais dans l\u2019ensemble la s\u00e9rie ne convainc pas. Et c\u2019est \u00e0 mon sens en tr\u00e8s grande partie d\u00fb \u00e0 sa structure qui en fait une bonne introduction d\u2019une histoire en cinq actes mais une premi\u00e8re saison mal construite qui ne mise que sur la renomm\u00e9e de sa propri\u00e9t\u00e9 intellectuelle.<\/p><p>Pour finir, si la s\u00e9rie s\u2019av\u00e8re d\u00e9cevante en cette p\u00e9riode d\u2019automne c\u2019est aussi qu\u2019elle souffre de la comparaison en simultan\u00e9 avec une autre s\u00e9rie \u00e9galement pr\u00e9quelle d\u2019un c\u00e9l\u00e8bre univers fantastique : \u00ab House of the Dragon \u00bb sur <em>HBO<\/em>. Toujours est-il qu\u2019<em>Amazon<\/em> a d\u2019ores et d\u00e9j\u00e0 valid\u00e9 les deux prochaines saisons des \u00ab Anneaux de Pouvoir \u00bb mais la seconde ne sortira pas avant deux ans, esp\u00e9rons qu\u2019ils en feront un ensemble plus coh\u00e9rent et mieux \u00e9crit car la s\u00e9rie a d\u00e9finitivement un gros potentiel et les acteurs sont attachants. Elle m\u00e9rite donc une seconde chance \u2026<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">Rapha\u00ebl Sallenave<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42480e6 elementor-widget__width-initial exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42480e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><p>Welcome back to Middle Earth! The ultimate fantasy world imagined by J.R.R. Tolkien is invading the small screen with the first season of the <em>Prime Video<\/em>\u2019s flagship show. Well behind the veteran <em>Netflix<\/em> and the baby giant <em>Disney+<\/em>, the <em>Amazon<\/em> service aims to strike a chord by always hitting harder.<\/p><p>Yet \u201cThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power\u201d is largely failing on a quest that&rsquo;s just getting started. The success of Peter Jackson&rsquo;s films, the worldwide fanbase of Tolkien&rsquo;s mythological universe, and the gigantic budget raised by the American giant &#8211; with $250M to buy part of the rights, $465M for season one&rsquo;s production, plus the huge marketing budget spent, amounting to nearly a billion dollars &#8211; are a set of elements that could only generate huge expectations for this new series. The result is a particularly disappointing first season that managed to fail both most of the fans and the general public.<\/p><p>Shot in New Zealand to recapture the vibe of the Oscar-winning trilogy, \u201cThe Rings of Power\u201d stands out from any other TV or streaming series primarily because of its sets, the vastness of its landscapes and its breathtaking visuals amplifying the mythological nature of the tale it tells. But if it is gorgeous, it is also soporific!<\/p><p>Season one, and in particular its entire first half, is exclusively devoted to an introduction of the characters and the situation several millennia before the time of the films. The plot takes place during the second age in a time of relative peace after the defeat of Morgoth and the retreat of Lord Sauron, whom the elf Galadriel persists in hunting down. This is a legend of the re-emergence of a dreaded evil that takes us from the majestic forests of Lindon to the splendid island kingdom of Numenor, as well as through what will become the Moria and Mordor. There, we meet an ecosystem of Humans, Elves, Dwarves, and Orcs in a pleasant blend of familiar and new.<\/p><p>If there are indeed parts that work very well (in particular the relationship between Elrond and Durin), others are redundant over the whole season or even irrelevant to the whole plot developed in this first season. This plethora of characters presented in a drawn-out incipit gives the story a slow pace that only Elves could live with. Admittedly, Tolkien&rsquo;s story is very slow, but this is a cinematic adaptation, and if a series does not captivate the viewer in its first episodes, it will lose its audience. But the rhythm adopted by \u201cThe Rings of Power\u201d and the structure of its first season indicate very clearly the introduction of a story planned for a total of five seasons, the first of which only serves to set up the chess pieces and launch the game.<\/p><p>It thus stems from a long-term vision embraced by <em>Amazon<\/em> but fails to engage us in its story due to a cruel lack of stakes for its characters. Indeed, we feel the grandeur of Tolkien&rsquo;s universe but much less its depth as the adventures are disconnected from each other until the end of season one. Moreover, when the show finally starts to grab us with palpable stakes for most of its characters, its narrative seems to follow a straightforward path that brings few surprises or thrilling moments.<\/p><p>If I emphasize this point, it&rsquo;s because with such a budget, we could expect a higher quality show. For sure, some episodes were excellent, some moments were epic, and some scenes were great, but as a whole the series fails to deliver. And this is in my opinion largely due to its structure which makes it a good introduction of a story in five acts but a poorly crafted first season which only relies on the fame of its intellectual property.<\/p><p>Lastly, if the series is disappointing in this fall season, it is also because it is suffering from the simultaneous comparison with another series also prequel of a famous fantasy universe: \u201cHouse of the Dragon\u201d on <em>HBO<\/em>. In any case, <em>Amazon<\/em> has already given its green light to the next two seasons of \u201cThe Rings of Power\u201d, but the second one will not air for at least two years. 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