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02-03-2007, 11:16 AM | #1 |
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Rip-Offs...
... Who has seen any rip-offs of the Tolkein Legendarium. I know there are other threads like this, but I wanted to start a new one because I would like to use this thread so we can all debate over whether its a rip-off or not.
Rip-Offs could include games, (browser-based, console or otherwise), books or movies, (and other things as well). |
02-04-2007, 07:58 AM | #2 |
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There were three movies by one Peter Jackson recently .....
That said, most modern fantasy is to some degree a 'rip off' of Tolkien, usually because a) the writer is ripping off Tolkien to make a quick buck, b) the writer is such a fan of Tolkien that his work overwhelms their imagination & they can only produce something 'similar', c) Tolkien created an expectation that fantasy novels/worlds will work in a certain way & contain certain races, places & themes & writers produce what readers want. Interesting piece here (thanks to Lirimaer over on the Plaza for the link) |
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