I think Game of Thrones did a better job at displaying desperation than Jackson did at Helm's Deep.
Enjoyed Helm's Deep more in general but the feeling of losing was done better in GoT.
I think Game of Thrones did a better job at displaying desperation than Jackson did at Helm's Deep
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Brandon Perez
the first 15 minutes of the winterfell battle was incredible, despite the stupidity of the dothraki charge.
the problem is that once you realized that main characters are simply unable to die, a lot of the tension got removed
Christian Evans
was that about pirates? hell yeah I love Johnny Depp
Jack Williams
The feeling of losing was complete evaporated the instant we saw a main character getting swarmed with no chance of survival only for the camera to cutaway to someone else, and a few scenes later see that same character alive and well still fighting.
There was literally 0 suspense and 0 feeling that anyone important was going to die.
Dominic Long
None of the main characters died in Lord of the rings. Only Boromir.
Have sex.
Ayden Green
Did that not happen in lord of the rings?
Tyler Miller
Tyrion and Sansa’s moment was the best part honestly, but they didn’t have Aragorn inspiring them. And a lot more of Winterfell was ravaged in comparison the Helm’s Deep. The Battle of Winterfell was preceded by every character bemoaning their imminent death. Aragorn had zero intention of losing. So I get your point but I don’t think they’re comparable.
Ryder Allen
>the feeling of losing was done better in GoT.
Because they basically wrote a lost battle (mostly due to brainletism like a suicidal cavalry rush) and then asspulled a nothin personnel kid at the last moment.
Camden Bell
Lotr was never about main characters dying. GoT was.
Leo Hernandez
I'm on your side, but it's not like anyone major died at Helm's Deep, either. AND we got Gandalf ex machina.
Carter Ortiz
Zachary Jenkins
Did you read this article and then use it as a topic for a thread, Op?
Is that what we're doing now Yea Forums?
Really?
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Kayden Rodriguez
I would honestly agree if the entire episode kept the intensity of the first 15 minutes. But then Brienne didn't die during the initial swarm. And then they pulled the "character saves another and dies" trope with Sam and Edd. And then Lyanna stabbed the giant in the eye. And then all hope was fucking lost.
Ryder Robinson
Um.. no? LOTR is high fantasy and pretty much all of the characters are extremely high level. It makes sense that they didn't die. It makes zero sense that fat fuck Sam was somehow able to survive being swarmed by a horde of zombies for 15 minutes.
Jeremiah Lewis
The beginning of the battle at WF was ultra spoopy and well done imo, legit tactical questions aside.
Jordan Myers
I hated how the Battle of Helm's Deep took like half of the Two Towers movie. It only took one or two chapters in the book.
Jackson Evans
If you mean my desperation at trying to actually see what the fuck was going on onscreen then yeah. All suspense went out the window when the dead got in the castle and within 10 min everybody was not dead or barricaded inside rooms in the keep.
Colton Price
>I think Game of Thrones did a better job at displaying desperation than Jackson did at Helm's Deep.
Nope.
1) all scenes are incoherent, while in Helm's Deep you can see how step by step defense collapsing under the uruk-hai pressure
2) in Helm's Deep defenders trying their best, Haldir literally dies because he was too busy giving orders and be sure everyone retreats, most of GoT characters acts retarded (John for example, or ruined Beric's death scene)
3) Main antagonist (white walkers) basically doing nothing
Episode 3 literally felt like WD: Medieval Spin-off, Harddome made desperation much much more better
Dylan Brown
>Sansa looks away because Arya smells like one of Littlefingers whore now that Gendry has pumped her full of cum just a couple of minutes ago
>Arya desperatly hopes that noone notices and wishes she had wiped better to keep her pants clean
True kino
Carson Taylor
It’s a tactical nightmare akin to the battle of breitenfeld
Jace Johnson
I also liked the bit at the end when ravaged dragon was frantically destroying everything around. Felt like an apocalyptic event and would've been kino if the actual plot had been good.