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View Poll Results: The 'real meaning' of the Lord of the Rings is to be found in:
The Author's intent 2 7.14%
The Reader's individual opinion 6 21.43%
Mainstream Reader consensus 0 0%
The BarrowDowns Book Forum consensus 2 7.14%
A Glimpse of Divine Truth 1 3.57%
The Reader's collaboration with both the Author's intent and the opinions of others 4 14.29%
Divine Truth glimpsed by the individual Reader guided by the Author's intent 3 10.71%
It does not have to have a 'meaning' at all, the books are entertaining, and that's sufficient 5 17.86%
All of the above may be true up to an extent 5 17.86%
Current poll does not cover all possible options at all, we need another, refined one [if you choose this answer, please list other possible options in the thread. Thank you] 0 0%
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Old 08-18-2005, 09:03 AM   #12
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Art does not need to have a deep meaning to be wonderful. If I think of films, one of my favourites is Kill Bill, which has very little meaning (beyond don't cross blondes who are skilled assassins ); it is simply highly entertaining and the only real 'depth' comes from the layering of references and the action/dialogue. I doubt that Tarantino meant for us to find anything profound in it.
Aw, fiddlesticks! You mean I wasn't supposed to find anything profound in Kill Bill? Too late! So many people focused on the surface theme of revenge that the underlying theme of redemption, restraint and proper use of power at the end seems to have gotten lost! Probably due to the fact that she went ahead and killed Bill anyway! Sorry, I must be the only one who found parts of Kill Bill profound. Even if Tarantino didn't mean it! Sorry for the digression, but I figure it illustrates some point about 'meaning.'

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