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  1. The Original Sixth

    Lord of the Rings The Tolkien Thread

    Peter Jackson's LotR was indeed flawed, but it cannot be said that they were not faithfully adapted. A proper adaptation would have required a series in its own right. This might have been the time for such a project, but we all know that as the entertainment industry stands, they would have...
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    Lord of the Rings The Tolkien Thread

    Listening to that woman was pure cancer. But if we're going to quote LotR like it's scripture, I got a better one she should can dig into. I think this might closely relate to what she has done to herself and others.
  3. The Original Sixth

    Lord of the Rings The Tolkien Thread

    Well, it's stupid--but it's a long held tradition of either people or at least the West. A lot of American sermons for the past few centuries, has been based around the idea of taking a piece of Scripture and using it to base your sermon around. And that comes in two forms. One is where you are...
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    Lord of the Rings The Tolkien Thread

    Well, to be fair, Tolkien basically took all of his mythology from Germanic and Celtic stories, mixed with his Catholic-English background. Tolkien's influence reverberates because of his masterpiece. And they are most definitely going after Tolkien's legacy, just as they're now focusing on...
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    Lord of the Rings The Tolkien Thread

    Because Pullman is a joke. Tolkien's writing is a work of art that most writers simply cannot achieve. The closest you get in the modern era is Harry Potter. Interestingly, Tolkien's work is one that acknowledges all six dimensions of human morality; karma, liberty, compassion, loyalty...
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