Iphrojekthi yokuvelela ye-Amazon izobiza i-studio okungenani amadola ayizigidi eziyinkulungwane - ngoba amalungelo kuphela okwakha uchungechunge ku- "Lord of the Rings" kwadingeka ukuthi abeke amadola ayizigidi ezingama-250 (kanti amanye angama-750 azohamba ngqo ekukhiqizweni). Inani alilungile nje - irekhodi, ngakho-ke akumangazi ukuthi ukhuni luka-Elija alunakukholwa:
"Lokhu kuhlanya kungenye. Kulezi zinsuku, lokhu bekungeke kwenzeke, ngoba izindlalifa zikaTolkien bezingazi nokuthi zingezena. Konke lokhu kungumkhiqizo walelo zwe esiphila kulo namhlanje. Manje sebeyazi ukuthi babaluleke kangakanani ifa labo, kuncipha kangakanani. "
Kubukeka sengathi u-Elija ujabule kakhulu ukuthi i-Trilogy "inkosi yezindandatho" ngokubamba kwakhe izibopho zayo yasuswa ngo-2000s, hhayi namuhla - ngoba umphumela, ngokusho komlingisi ngokuphelele.
"Lokho bekuhle kakhulu 'eNkosini yezindandatho', ngakho-ke yilokhu azizwa njenge-movie ezimele, adubule ngomugqa omusha eNew Zealand, uhlobo olunjengokuthi" lufihliwe "kusuka emehlweni anelukuluku. Uma ifilimu enjalo isuswe namuhla, bekungenzeka kuzo zonke ezinye izimo, isikali sasizohluka ngokuphelele. Lokhu, yiqiniso, akusho ukuthi ifilimu elinjalo ngeke libe nomphefumlo. Kungaba lula ukuligcina lula. "