Oh my Val, do you not see that you just [inadvertantly?] gave more weight to my argument?
But first, to respond in an orderly manner....
It's not quite case of trying to convince myself more than any of you.
It's more like an open plea to Weta, "C' mon guys, I've just explained all the positives. How can you
not do this?"
But I think you are on the mark about a Lorian MC....we will see that first.
I had quite forgotten about Lorien being the perfect plum for an MC version.
OK...
"... I came to terms with how small and overpriced it is."
Recall what I said about it being small--- that's it, just that it's so small for something so big--- and what it goes for on the secondary market , of which I'm quite sure Weta is aware ($1500... $1800.... $2400).
Not only that, I've gone more and more book purist with that depiction of one of the topmost iconic places in ME.
Recall what I said about its significance (by representation) of the history/lore and culture of ME.
Few other structures or monuments are its rival in how it visually overwhelms you...Minas Tirith maybe, [un-ruined] Orthanc also.
"....And it bothers me to no end that it is Elendil that they put on there and not Anarion. It irritates me every time I see it....
Recall what I said how Weta can dodge a charge of reneging on its 'LEs will not be re-issued' promise? It can make the MC version slightly different.
Truth be told I had exactly that change/correction (Anarion for Elendil) in mind.
But it would no longer an exact LOTR movie environment, so maybe Weta would not make that change.
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But there are others it can make, simply because the thing would be bigger....e.g., the boats, the people in the boats, can be more detailed.
***Edit..... this could still be a legit change.
If the Bezos Series at some point shows the Argonath---say, in its construction as it is hewed from solid rock------there is no reason why it should not have Anarion in place of Elendil.
In which case the MC one would have Anarion as well.
And being a collectible aimed in part at people who have watched the series, it would make sense to sculpt the "Anarion version".
(Weta in its damage control mode : "It is NOT a re-issue of the original LE Argonath! The new one has Isildur and Anarion, not Isildur and Elendil!"
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