The War of the Rohirrim” is the latest and most high-profile anime adaptation of a Western franchise to hit screens big and small.

But for one brief moment, the film shifts from its solely human focus to a broader look at what's going on in the rest of Middle-earth — specifically, Mordor. Mordor's influence creeps into The War of the Rohirrim during the film's prolonged siege sequence,

Philippa Boyens, who co-wrote the story and produced The War of the Rohirrim, should know, as she also co-wrote Jackson’s Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies. But she says she and her fellow filmmakers didn’t take these types of reactions into consideration when making War of the Rohirrim.