Word: isengard
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Lacking a firm center in Frodo's story, the film plays itself out as a bewildering parade of elves, dwarves, ores, trolls and talking trees. Exposition flies by in jabberwockian confusion. Even the most dedicated students of Tolkien may not recall instantly what Edoras and Isengard are, and nonreaders are likely to lose their way early in the journey. At the end, Frodo has still not reached the fire mountain in Mordor where his destiny lies, and the prospect of a sequel echoes during the closing credits. That might not be a bad idea. But if Frodo picks...
Unless we see, you know, some sort of a reluctant dragon there..." The Leverett House Arts Festival is sponsoring a dramatic reading contest, selections to come from Lord of the Rings. Night lies over isengard. Sunday at 2, in the Leverett Towers Courtyard...