Summary
The Lord of the Rings' Middle-earth comes to New York City with AI images imaginging Sauron’s takeover of the real world. J.R.R. Tolkien created theworld of Middle-earthin his iconic fantasy novel series released in the mid-1950s. Director Peter Jackson then translated Tolkien’s work into live-action in the early 2000s, chronicling Frodo’s epic quest to destroy the One Ring as the forces of good face off against Sauron’s forces of evil.
A batch of AI-generated images shared byThe Lord of the Rings Worldon Instagram imagines what it would look like if the Eye of Sauron was watching over New York City. Check out the images below:
Two of the images feature Sauron’s Eye looming large above the populous American city, while the other two imagine portals of sorts opening up in the sky, allowing flying beasts to make their way into the real world.
The Lord Of The Rings Wouldn’t Work Without Middle-earth
Setting Frodo’s Tale In The Real World Would Lose A Key Ingredient Of The Franchise
In Tolkien’s novels and in Jackson’sThe Lord of the Ringsmovies, the world of Middle-earth is at once familiar and completely alien. There are fantasy races like Elves and Dwarves, fantastical creatures and monsters like Orcs, trolls, and dragon-like beasts. As for the natural landscape itself, it’s certainly not unfamiliar, and Jackson filmed his icoinc trilogy in the rugged environments of New Zealand.Middle-earth also, however, features breathtaking architecturethat is unique to the different races.
Prime Video’sThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Powerseason 1 also filmed in New Zealand to bring its own version of Middle-earth to life, but season 2 was instead filmed in the UK.
Dwarves, for example, are well-known for their stonemasonry, and the Mines of Moria are a testament to this, featuring grand, angular columns, caverns, and bridges. Elves, too, have a distinct architectural style, preferring flowing, smooth styles. There are other architectural marvels, too, including Argonath, two massive rock statues carved by men look like Isildur and Anárion.
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To set the story of Frodo and the Ring in the real world would lose a key aspect of the environment that sets the story apartfrom other works of fantasy. The world of Middle-earth is essentially acharacter inThe Lord of the Rings. While the art above is certainly an interesting rendition of what would happen ifThe Lord of the Ringsmade the jump to the real world in the present day, the story is certainly better off staying in Middle-earth.
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The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings is a multimedia franchise consisting of several movies and a TV show released by Amazon titled The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The franchise is based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s book series that began in 1954 with The Fellowship of the Ring. The Lord of the Rings saw mainstream popularity with Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies.
