Amazon Prime’s dream of its own Game of Thrones is still a dream.
“wheel of time”
An American fantasy series in eight parts based on the books of Robert Jordan
With: Rosamund Pike, Lan Mandragoran, Josha Stradowski and many more
Serieskaper: Raf Judkins
The first three episodes are available on Amazon Prime on Friday. November 19
The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan is the size of a medium-sized Norwegian municipality. Since its inception in 1990, the series has embraced fourteen books, over ten thousand pages and millions of loyal followers. She has at least one attempt at adapting the movie behind her. Amazon Prime seems to think they have a solution.
They believe too They made their own “Game of Thrones”.
unlike Unfinished by George RR Martin The Wheel of Time has less pressure on politics and more pressure on imagination. flagrant Imaginary. Simplified means that the battle between evil and good, magic and monsters pushes the story forward. Controversy: In this universe, men cannot use magic without going very crazy.
On the other hand, women can use and control the magical powers that they derive from nature. One of these is Moiraine (Rosamund Pike) Looking for a character Jesus/Dalai Lama called Dragon. The Dark Lord, the Dark One, is on his way back. The dragon is the only one who can crush him.
Those who know the books might raise some eyebrows about the fact that Moiraine has been elevated to some sort of main role. This is exactly what makes the story easier to follow.
The roles are otherwise more diverse – and older – than the literary original. The ever-rising personality that these six episodes draw still makes it difficult to keep track of who he really is, who, what he is striving for, and why.
This is likely the part of “Game of Thrones” Amazon Prime owner Jeff Bezos liked the most. He has at least Received several naked bodies As well as more physical contact than is found in the original Jordan.
The scene, filmed primarily in Slovenia, looks like a mildly modified version of Peter Jackson’s version of “The Lord of the Rings”». The universe grows through the six episodes witnessed by VG. However, it is only in the sixth episode that the story begins to feel that you will continue to follow it.
The magic in the series appears to be CGI-designed by someone who didn’t fully understand the synopsis. Every time magic is used, it looks more like blurry line drawings than the tangle of natural magic it’s supposed to imagine. Some monsters are scary like neighbor’s Halloween costumes. Overall, the tailor didn’t always have his best days at work during this production.
The time wheel in the title is the periodic state of the universe. Which means that everything is reborn. Then one can hope that the odds are that the series itself can be embodied in something better.
Watch references six episodes out of eight
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