Why The Lord Of The Rings Movies' Pointed Elf Ears Are So Controversial

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Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Elves in The Lord of the Rings movies have distinctly pointed ears, which has caused controversy for various reasons. Author J.R.R. Tolkien created Elves as one of the races in his Middle-earth world, and they have since been adapted into numerous on-screen productions, including the Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor game, Peter Jackson’s films and Amazon Prime Video’s Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

Related Did Orcs Come From Elves? Origins, Myths & LOTR History Explained The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion provide hints regarding the origin of Orcs in Middle-earth, though much of the topic remains a mystery. The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are the only novels on Middle-earth that Tolkien published in his lifetime. The next closest thing to a Tolkien-approved publication on Middle-earth is The Silmarillion, which he entrusted to his son to finish editing and get published. While nobody has the rights to adapt The Silmarillion stories explicitly, studios can take inspiration from them. So, if it mentioned pointed Elf ears, on-screen depictions of this would be understandable - but it doesn’t.

Why Lord Of The Rings' Elves Having Pointed Ears Still Makes Sense There Are Some Indications That Human And Elf Ears Differ Despite never describing Elvish ear shape in The Hobbit,The Lord of the Rings, or The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien did briefly allude to it in one letter and one old account of Elvish languages.

 

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