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Podcast: Exploring Tolkien
Episode: 157. Is this the BEST Change in The Lord of the Rings Films? : Film Changes #44 and #45
Description: Orc pods and Uruk-hai origins: lore-breaking or the best possible changes? In this episode, we dig into Peter Jacksonâs âorc podâ scenes and the cinematic invention of Lurtz, the alpha Uruk-hai, We also weigh Tolkienâs less-than-precise lore against the moviesâ need for explaining the Uruk-haiâand debate just how much Jacksonâs changes actually fit Middle-earth.
We also explore:
What Tolkien actually says (and doesnât say) about how Uruk-hai were made
Why âorc podsâ feel a bit too much like The Matrixâand whether it helps or hurts the films
Lurtz as a character: does invent...