Polynesian scholars are pointing out “Lord of the Rings” productions have traditionally been filmed on their land, but with Pacific Islander actors relegated to the background. - NBCAsianAmerica
Previous LOTR projects have been what some experts consider “extractive:" filmed in New Zealand, but with little to no meaningful Polynesian onscreen representation, experts say.Ben Rothstein / Amazon StudiosPolynesian scholars are pointing out “Lord of the Rings” productions have traditionally been filmed on their land, but with Pacific Islander actors relegated to the background.
The actors of Māori descent play a range of characters and races in the new series. Among them, Alex Tarrant plays Valandil, a member of the Sea Guard, defenders of the island of Numenor, “They had Māori actors playing them. The Uruk-hai wore dreadlocks, they painted their skin,” Young said. “It was quite clear that they were a kind of mishmash of anti-Black stereotypes crammed into some characters on the screen.”
“It ends up becoming almost a re-colonization because it is this white man’s vision of what this world, that didn’t exist but is now being
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