Word: tolkienã
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...deeper sense, America today may be particularly well suited to appreciate Tolkien??s epic...
...surprising, therefore, that The Lord of the Rings caught on at a time of deep disillusionment with America and its leaders. In the 1960s, the series became a defining icon of the counterculture movement. Led Zeppelin’s music is sprinkled with references to Tolkien??s work, and “Frodo Lives” bumper stickers could be found across the country. At that time of pervasive doubt and division about the morality of bombing a small country in Southeast Asia, The Lord of the Rings caught on exactly because its characters were idealized embodiments...
...attack to regain control of an airplane, knowing they would likely die in the process. These sublime moments are now part of the nation’s consciousness, and it would not surprise me if Americans today were to find parallels between the selflessness of their heroes and of Tolkien?...
Tolkien abhorred the idea that his books were an allegory; though many saw shades of both World Wars in Tolkien??s writing, he went to great lengths to refute any such interpretation. I would not want to cause the old author to roll over in his grave, and so I do not mean to imply that his books cannot stand on their own or that they have some subtly implied connection to our world. But like all great pieces of literature, they illuminate essential aspects of the human condition. And so, today we may find more meaning...
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring December 19 No introduction is required for this giant-budget production of J.R.R. Tolkien??s epochal first installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. New Line Cinema and director Peter Jackson took a huge gamble when they decided to film all three books back-to-back over a grueling 18 months of production, with a rumored $300 million budget and a juicy Christmas release for the films over a period of three years. With no major stars (does anyone remember Elijah Wood?) and a premise that is decidedly...