The show’s score on Amazon’s subsite IMDB is also not out of the ordinary:
Generally speaking,televisionThe score of the drama is more than one point higher than that of the movie – assuming that 7/10 of the movie is worth watching, if it is replaced by a TV series, it will be 8/10 to not be disappointed. It’s not normal for a “Lord of the Rings” series to have such a low IMDB score, which is lower than many soap operas and mindless reality shows.
The show cost $465 million in the first season and attracted 25 million viewers for the first time. Not only did it set a Prime membership record, but it was also the first time Amazon announced its viewing data on its film and television platform. The outside world regarded the show as a clarion call for Amazon to charge its opponents.
The positioning of Prime Video in the Amazon system has been ambiguous. Bezos said in 2016, “If the show can win the Golden Globe Award, it can attract more customers to buy shoes.” His employees regard Prime Video as the A loss-making deal that “attracted everyone to watch the Bezos affair”. Exactly how many Prime members are using Prime Movies and TV has remained secret from Amazon. Bezos claimed that there are 200 million Prime members in the world, and in May this year, he vaguely stated that 80 million Prime members in the United States have watched Prime Movies and TV – in terms of the 80 million value, he has become the number one streaming media brother in North America.
Since buying the adaptation rights of “The Lord of the Rings” in 2017, things have quietly changed. If Prime Movies and TV is just to “attract people to buy shoes”, Amazon doesn’t need to spend $250 million to buy the adaptation rights; US$100 million to buy the right to live broadcast of football matches, and US$8.45 billion to buy MGM. The film and television production budget has also expanded from US$6.7 billion in 2018 to US$13 billion last year… Amazon is playing the trick of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger. One day, I will tear off the disguise and join the streaming wars that are in full swing.
