Amazon's first trailer for The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power aired during the Super Bowl last Sunday, giving fans their first real look at the upcoming series. The trailer broke a Super Bowl record and gained 257 million views in the first 24 hours.
Amazon announced its new series The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power back in January of 2020, but have kept many of the other details of the series quiet. Recently, Amazon released character posters of torsos and hands without revealing any of their faces. These choices have caused a lot of buzz about the series and have kept LOTR fans interested in any new revelations of the upcoming series, so it isn't a great surprise that the first Rings of Power trailer has been so popular.
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The record-breaking trailer, earning 257 million views in one day, features beautiful landscapes and promises of action, which include a young woman dangling from a snow-covered cliff, an arrow being captured by hand mid-flight, and a young voice promising viewers that there are «wonders in this world.» Simply being related to the beloved Tolkienseries set the trailer up for success, as many fans of the franchise were interested to see how Amazon would expand the Lord of the Rings story. While the views of the trailer are staggering, opinions about what it offers are mixed.
Lord of the Rings fans quickly shared their opinions of the trailer on social media after its release. Some of the most popular criticisms include the overuse of CGI and the series divergence from Tolkien's vision. However, some fans praised the series for its diversity and inclusion. Regardless of the fans' divided opinions on the one-minute trailer, it certainly
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