"There's no law against producing Alternate Universe Fanfiction. There's no law against producing Alternate Universe Fanfiction. Ther's no law..."<P>And if, by contrast, an AUFanfic is of high enough quality that it makes me go back to the books and re-examine my original beloved heroes until I see them in a clearer light-- which is what FrodoLijah did for me in the first movie-- then, in the end, I benefit.<P>Overall, I really enjoyed the movie. I've already been twice. I'll be going back several more times. Many more times. I'll pre-order the Extended Collectors' DVD.<P>And the hopefully-civilised, hopefully-not-too-heated debates with all my LOTR friends sure are fun. I've gotten to know some folks I wouldn't have otherwise because of these movies. I had a very pleasant Faramir-debate with my assistant pastor today in church, and we'll be going to see the movie together, I think. Oh, and the sound-man joined in too. And my husband got an invitation from another couple, whom we took to see FOTR... "Take us to see TTT please." <P>So it's good. Debates are good. <P>And AUFanfic is... is... well, it's okay. Yeah. It's okay. As long as it's understood as such. It's pretty okay. Really. <P>(Rewind. Replay.)
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