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Anna Licumo · 07-15-2002, 03:03 PM

I myself is one who read the books before the movie. However, the movie led me to the Barrow-Downs.

It's funny how the world- or at least the US- takes so much of their interpretaion of the world from the culture. It's like there's a large, gauzy veil over the truth that they have put on. It is only after you delve under it, and experience and know the information *behind* the interpretaion, that you really see it.

I found the old TV Guide report on the movie under a bunch of old school reports in my closet when I was cleaning out. "Elves, dwarves, wizards and hobbits!" They proclaim. It's funny to see the difference- To me, those words hold so much meaning, to my brother, they seem... fake, sterotypical. A D&D set.

So yes, things have changed- and no. There are a lot more people out there reading the books. People I didn't even think *read* talking about Tom's true existance. Tolkien is now a more wide spread and excepted thing, rather than a nerdy RPG bible. There are the 'commerical wights', who have just seen the movie and know little, and toddy old proffesors who smoke and know so much. And us. So really, it's stil the same ol' ME, just a bit better known.

(Okay, sorry for the long rant, that was just my two cents!)

07-15-2002, 03:03 PM	#12
Anna Licumo Haunting Spirit Join Date: May 2002 Location: Eryn Lasgalen... okay, KS actually. ::sigh:: Posts: 78	I myself is one who read the books before the movie. However, the movie led me to the Barrow-Downs. It's funny how the world- or at least the US- takes so much of their interpretaion of the world from the culture. It's like there's a large, gauzy veil over the truth that they have put on. It is only after you delve under it, and experience and know the information behind the interpretaion, that you really see it. I found the old TV Guide report on the movie under a bunch of old school reports in my closet when I was cleaning out. "Elves, dwarves, wizards and hobbits!" They proclaim. It's funny to see the difference- To me, those words hold so much meaning, to my brother, they seem... fake, sterotypical. A D&D set. So yes, things have changed- and no. There are a lot more people out there reading the books. People I didn't even think read talking about Tom's true existance. Tolkien is now a more wide spread and excepted thing, rather than a nerdy RPG bible. There are the 'commerical wights', who have just seen the movie and know little, and toddy old proffesors who smoke and know so much. And us. So really, it's stil the same ol' ME, just a bit better known. (Okay, sorry for the long rant, that was just my two cents!) __________________ Rock-a-bye Nazgul, on Weathertop, when the Ring calls, the horses will run. And when Sauron calls, the Nazgul will go, and down will come evil, Ringwraiths and all!