But it had been an even longer time between the publication of The Fellowship of the Ring in 1954 and Jackson’s film. Hobbits are “ordinary folk” and in Jackson’s films, “ordinary folk” are exclusively white – or at least white-passing. So where are all the people of colour in Jackson’s Middle-Earth? While Tolkien at least attempts to humanise the Orcs in his novels, there’s little such nuance in Jackson’s films. Read the rest of our dedicated Lord of the Rings 20th anniversary coverage here.

Source: Stuff December 09, 2021 17:53 UTC