Elon Musk has reignited his longstanding rivalry with Amazon founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos, this time over Amazon’s buzzy new series “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” The first two episodes of “The Rings of Power” debuted Sept. 2 on Prime Video to strong reviews from critics and 25 million global viewers during their first 24 hours available to stream. Musk is not a fan of the series.
“Tolkien is turning in his grave,” the Tesla CEO and founder
wrote on Twitter. “Almost every male character so far is a coward, a jerk or
both. Only Galadriel is brave, smart and nice.”
Some of the “Lord of the Rings” fandom is upset with the
show for turning Galadriel, played by Cate Blanchett in Peter Jackson’s film
trilogy as a serene and regal elf, into a full-blown action hero. Galadriel is
played by Morfydd Clark in the Amazon series. Clark previously defended her
interpretation of the character.
Almost every male character so far is a coward, a jerk or both. Only Galadriel is brave, smart and nice.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 5, 2022
“I would say that her serenity is hard earned,” Clark told
Variety. “I don’t think you get to that level of wisdom without going through
things. She actually speaks about [how] with wisdom, there is a loss of
innocence, which was a really good thing for me to find in the lore. Because,
like, how young are you when you’re still thousands of years old? So it was
thinking of what innocence she lost during this time.”
Clark continued, “The elves by the Third Age have evolved to
a certain degree. The elves in the First Age are really messy and screw each
other over a lot, and fight and mock each other also. They are the history of
Middle Earth, and so they are forever changing. It was really interesting for
all of us playing canon characters to be exploring how these characters become
what we know them to be.”
Musk and Bezos have been business rivals for several years, so it’s not shocking to see the former be so critical of Amazon’s “The Rings of Power.” Their rivalry currently extends to their competing spaceflight businesses, Musk’s SpaceX and Bezos’ Blue Origin.
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