... Is This Going To Be The Percy Jackson Movie, But Even Worse?

... Is this going to be the Percy Jackson movie, but even worse?

I’ve just seen the first reveals for Rings of Power and I’m feeling… disheartened at how the men look.

It feels to me like PJ’s LOTR movies were one of the only mainstream media where men (mainly Elves) were allowed to look feminine— according to our own beauty standards. Even the Men characters never looked macho even being honed warriors, the most masculine being Boromir imo…? And even then, he has this soft side for his brother and the regular Man haircut.

What attracted to me in PJ’s Legolas is that he looked so gender-non-conforming, he has this feminine look and air that made me go “WOW so boys can look like that!!” as a kid. Heck, he even was my transmasc awakening and my first window into outside norms of gender roles and presentation.

But here the men look so… Well… Normal? Except the Dwarf guy, he’s perfect, but everyone else looks like people you can meet everyday except in a fantasy cosplay. Like to go back to Elrond, it’s the whole point of Elves— they are not Men, they’re literally angels or whatever. So go wild with the design!! Make them androgynous! Add pearls and flowers in their hair, braid it with silver and gold! Decorate their ears with finely crafted decorations and pendants! And if it their hair to be short, experiment! I want to feel the magic…!!

Like have you seen the Silmarillion fanart that has been going around for years? People are amazingly creative!!

Also I don’t know if you’ve noticed but lately people have been going crazy for androgynous people like kpop stars, or actors like the Timothée Chalamets and the Dylan Sprouses. Why not take advantage of this?