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Forum: The Movies
10-16-2007, 06:24 PM
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Forum: The Movies
10-12-2007, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 240
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It is not power itself that corrupts, or else...
It is not power itself that corrupts, or else every king that ever lived would have gotten worse over time until he was unbearable. It is the will to dominate other wills that corrupts; to have... |
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Forum: The Movies
10-12-2007, 08:59 AM
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Replies: 240
Views: 71,821
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No, this is not a subjective issue. The (modern)...
No, this is not a subjective issue. The (modern) human mind tends to analyze (break apart) that with which it is confronted. Whereas there are benefits to such activity, as can be seen from the... |
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Forum: The Movies
10-09-2007, 08:00 PM
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Replies: 240
Views: 71,821
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However, we define those elements at the risk of...
However, we define those elements at the risk of losing the unity. That would be because I recognize his genious and my lack. |
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Forum: The Movies
10-09-2007, 03:42 PM
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Replies: 240
Views: 71,821
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I don't think I could tell you what you've left...
I don't think I could tell you what you've left out, because that would be getting into specifics, which would again be teasing apart what Tolkien wrought whole. I guess it comes down to this: ... |
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Forum: The Movies
10-09-2007, 03:58 AM
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Replies: 240
Views: 71,821
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How about starting a new thread in Books on this...
How about starting a new thread in Books on this so that anybody who's interested in this particular aspect can find it without having to dig 6 pages into a movie thread on Split Personality? ;) |
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Forum: The Movies
10-08-2007, 08:27 PM
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Replies: 240
Views: 71,821
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It seems to me that this debate about evil breaks...
It seems to me that this debate about evil breaks in two what Tolkien wrought whole. He gives evidence for both "schools of thought" on evil because he presents it as it truly is, whole-cloth. ... |
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Forum: The Movies
10-07-2007, 04:48 PM
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Replies: 240
Views: 71,821
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It's likely since he was already a thief before...
It's likely since he was already a thief before the Ring was ever found. Gollum was already corrupt. The others who fell to the temptation of the Ring, lusting after it, were Saruman, Denethor, and... |
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Forum: The Movies
10-07-2007, 04:13 PM
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Replies: 240
Views: 71,821
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Although I see where Raynor is coming from in...
Although I see where Raynor is coming from in regard to the "chink in his mind", and even though the Ring is an overwhelming artifact, davem's point remains valid that Gollum lusted for the Ring and... |
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Forum: The Movies
10-06-2007, 10:39 PM
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Replies: 240
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Yeah. I agree with this. But I don't buy "split...
Yeah. I agree with this. But I don't buy "split personality"; I think that all the Smeagol that had remained inside the creature got snuffed out when Sam chose his words badly at the moment he... |
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Forum: The Movies
10-06-2007, 06:13 PM
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Replies: 240
Views: 71,821
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littlemanpoet
AND NOW BACK TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED SPLIT...
AND NOW BACK TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED SPLIT PERSONALITY.... :p |
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Forum: The Movies
10-05-2007, 09:24 PM
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Replies: 240
Views: 71,821
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littlemanpoet
Oops. I guess you're right. That means that the...
Oops. I guess you're right. That means that the Eldar allied with the Numenorean Faithful, were still strong enough at the end of the Second Age to defeat Sauron with the Ring, and Isildur threw... |
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Forum: The Movies
10-05-2007, 04:57 PM
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Replies: 240
Views: 71,821
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littlemanpoet
Okay, I'll give you that one, alatar, since I...
Okay, I'll give you that one, alatar, since I recollect now that Tolkien said much the same kind of thing in the story itself. :) |
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Forum: The Movies
10-05-2007, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 240
Views: 71,821
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littlemanpoet
You are right, Morwen. However there is a...
You are right, Morwen. However there is a distinction between what is actually there and that which I am able to perceive. Since I have not made a thorough study of the point, I can only offer... |
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Forum: The Movies
10-05-2007, 09:17 AM
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Replies: 240
Views: 71,821
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littlemanpoet
I will try with an example.
I just finished...
I will try with an example. I just finished reading the final Harry Potter novel (I'll give nothing away here). While reading it, I never came across anything that didn't fit the logic of the... |
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Forum: The Movies
10-04-2007, 11:34 AM
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Replies: 240
Views: 71,821
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littlemanpoet
This is an arena, alatar, in which, first if...
This is an arena, alatar, in which, first if possible, the nature of the work must be considered. What did the author intend? Is it meant as history, or is it meant as folklore? This is... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-24-2007, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 240
Views: 71,821
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littlemanpoet
Does this mean that you still don't get it? I'm...
Does this mean that you still don't get it? I'm not sure about others, but I think I can safely say that davem and I are saying that one has to willingly suspend disbelief because it is constantly... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-23-2007, 05:54 AM
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Replies: 240
Views: 71,821
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If this is what you think, then you...
If this is what you think, then you misunderstand. I'm not ingenious enough to trot out something new and different as some special trump card. Secondary Belief has been discussed by me and others... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-22-2007, 09:40 AM
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Replies: 240
Views: 71,821
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littlemanpoet
My initial reaction to this was, "Surely he has...
My initial reaction to this was, "Surely he has got to be kidding! Is he actually going to try to drag Tolkien's good name through the mud? This is a new low." Upon further consideration it... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-20-2007, 07:28 PM
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Replies: 240
Views: 71,821
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If you're going to cast aspersions on J.R.R....
If you're going to cast aspersions on J.R.R. Tolkien, at least get your facts straight. It's time for you to do some research, if you care. As in, Tolkien died in 1973. The film rights were sold,... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-20-2007, 02:59 AM
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Replies: 240
Views: 71,821
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littlemanpoet
Here's one additional thought. Due to the...
Here's one additional thought. Due to the completeness of LotR in terms of Secondary belief, perhaps we lovers of Middle Earth are to a certain degree spoiled? Clearly Jackson is not of the same... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-19-2007, 08:04 PM
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Replies: 240
Views: 71,821
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littlemanpoet
Iconoclasm, my friend, is easy. ;)
But...
Iconoclasm, my friend, is easy. ;) But mayhap it can be said that Elves, Dwarves, and Dunédain are exceptional. Eomer's exclamation does not necessarily reduce the accomplishment of the Three... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-19-2007, 09:02 AM
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Replies: 240
Views: 71,821
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littlemanpoet
I also understand your point on "double...
I also understand your point on "double standard"; I just disagree, for one simple reason: Middle Earth is Tolkien's creation. Jackson was given permission to borrow it. So the standard lies with... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-18-2007, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 240
Views: 71,821
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STW, you make much real world sense. Trouble is,...
STW, you make much real world sense. Trouble is, we're talking about Middle Earth here. Gimli's famous run with Aragorn and Legolas is not the only instance in which Tolkien describes a Dwarf or... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-16-2007, 08:18 PM
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Replies: 240
Views: 71,821
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STW, what you call PJ's improvements on the book...
STW, what you call PJ's improvements on the book may be separated into two categories. First: works better for movie medium the death scene of Boromir incorporate the Elves into Helms Deep ... |
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