Elon Musk Is Wrong About ‘The Rings Of Power’

Games Elon Musk Is Wrong About ‘The Rings Of Power’ Erik Kain Senior Contributor Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I write about video games, entertainment and culture. Following New! Follow this author to stay notified about their latest stories.

Got it! Sep 6, 2022, 06:30am EDT | New! Click on the conversation bubble to join the conversation Got it! Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Elon Musk Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue Elon Musk entered the pop culture war fray Monday with a pair of tweets about Amazon’s new Lord Of The Rings prequel The Rings Of Power. “Tolkien is turning in his grave,” the Tesla CEO tweeted. “Almost every male character [in The Rings Of Power ] so far is a coward, a jerk or both.

Only Galadriel is brave, smart and nice. ” There are opinions and then there are facts. Musk is offering up an opinion that is not based on anything remotely like the facts of The Rings Of Power.

First of all, Galadriel is not the only brave or smart character. Nori the Harfoot is also very brave. Elrond has never acted like a coward.

The elf soldier Arondir explores a terrifying tunnel dug out by some unknown monster because he’s courageous enough to go seek out danger to help protect a group of humans who despise him (other than Bronwyn, that is). There is no indication that any of these male characters, from Durin the dwarven prince to Halbrand the human Galadriel meets—and is rescued from drowning by—when she’s stranded out at sea (not so smart, Galadriel!) The bravery of Halbrand all by itself proves that Musk’s argument is objectively false. The fact that Galadriel is turned on by her own company of elven hunters when they refuse to keep traveling north into the frozen wastes, suggests that she is not the nicest elven lady to work with.

Indeed, she very nearly leaves one of her companions behind, so relentless is she in her drive to find Sauron. Galadriel is certainly smart and brave (normal qualities for a being who has lived for thousands of years) but she’s not particularly nice. MORE FOR YOU ‘Demon Slayer’ Season 2 Finally Has An Actual 2021 Release Date Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ Season 2 Not A Sure Thing, Says Director ‘Genshin Impact’ Still Refuses To Increase Anniversary Rewards, Despite Fan Outcry And plenty of other characters, from the diplomatic Elrond to Gil-Galad come across as smart, if cautious.

Finrod, Galadriel’s older brother, also comes across as brave and wise, and that takes place in the show’s opening scenes—which makes me even more confused by Musk’s tweet. In any case, it’s trendy to hate on The Rings Of Power and it seems to me that Musk is simply catering to his fanbase and social media following, telling them what they want to hear instead of making an honest assessment first. Follow me here on this blog and on Twitter and Facebook .

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