For me Middle Earth took on a repulsive two-dimensionality after seeing the movie which (ironically) I loved. It was a great movie, but it just wasn't LotR. Comparing the two, the impression I get is that the book is full and rich, the movie thin and too shiny and flashy.
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"'You," he said, "tell her all. What good came to you? Do you rejoice that Maleldil became a man? Tell her of your joys, and of what profit you had when you made Maleldil and death acquainted.'" -Perelandra, by C.S. Lewis
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