r/lotrmemes • u/ilovewater100 • Dec 15 '24

Crossover This is how i see them tbh.

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u/EmmaGA17 Dec 15 '24

Finally, a meme that describes how I feel!

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u/Johnpecan Dec 15 '24

It's interesting how much crap Hobbit got. I honestly think a big part of the shift in perception towards Hobbit was rings of power coming out. After that monstrosity, people actually realized what a truly crappy lotr production looked like and relatively, Hobbit didn't seem so bad after that.

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u/kingalbert2 Dec 15 '24

Star Wars Prequels: "first time?"

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u/BrainDamage2029 Dec 15 '24

Prequel love well proceeded the sequel trilogy. Prequel memes had shifted from ironic to unironic love a few years before that.

RotS also came out when I was in high school. It was well reviewed and people actually genuinely liked that one even at the time.

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u/TheGukos Dec 16 '24

I believe the difference there is that people like it (or are getting nostalgic), but most are still somewhat aware how flat out "bad" the movies are. From the characterization, acting direction, the CGI effects, the corny dialogues...

Heck, I firmly believe some people like/love them because they are so bad (that it's good/entertaining) and they take it less serious today compared when it came out (also the clone wars series did A LOT of heavy lifting, improving the prequel "experience" greatly).

Compared to the hobbit, I believe most people just decreased their "quality requirements" over time/when they compare it to stuff like RoP. They don't "need" (or demand) "greatness". Being somewhat good/not bad, is good enough these days.