UPDATE: A year and a half ago, the original version of this video was blocked in 72 countries. So I’ve made some changes, re-editing about a third of the content. The creation sequence (the reason for the block) has the same audio but entirely different footage. For aesthetic reasons, I also cut out certain sequences, replaced some footage in others, swapped out some tunes and added new ones. I sincerely hope you enjoy these changes 😀
Here’s a link to the original version, in case you’re in a country with more relaxed laws: https://youtu.be/c0A-qeMzb4E
This is a feature-length concept video detailing my vision for a cross-platform Silmarillion film trilogy/TV series.
For those that aren’t familiar with the book – Tolkien’s „The Silmarillion” is an epic novel chronicling the ENTIRE HISTORY of Middle-Earth and its various peoples, heroes and villains. Illuvatar (a God figure) commands the Ainur to make a Great Music, setting in motion the creation of the Cosmos and culminating with Ea, or Middle-Earth. Certain of the Ainur are given dominion over certain forces – water, the wind, minerals, plants, animals, clouds, etc… but there is one among them – Melkor (Morgoth to some, in the existing films and latter tales) – who has been given the knowledge and power of the others, and becomes hot with anger and greed from Illuvatar creating his Children: Elves and Men, who dwell within the world.
Thus Melkor sets out on a quest for supremacy over Illuvatar’s new offspring as well as their domain. The battles that ensue are increasingly violent and massive enough as to wreak tumult over the lands and sunder them. Nonetheless, heroes awaken from all corners of the land and from all races, marshaling what strength they can to keep Melkor at bay time and time again.
Many characters there are, and many actions, with differences in scale and scope of what is rendered with the effects of these causes.
See for yourself, and always remember – however dark circumstances can be, Light always follows! Believe in this Light and it will never falter.
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