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Amazon’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”: Maybe We Should Withhold Judgment

February 23, 2022 Phill Lytle 1 Comment Alt-Right, Amazon, Anger, Art, Color, Conservative, Controversy, Conversation, Disagreement, Diversity, Equality, Frodo Baggins, J.R.R. Tolkien, Judgment, Middle Earth, Passion, Progressive, Race, Racism, Racist, Respect, Samwise Gamgee, Television, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Rings of Power, WOKE

In case you haven’t heard, Amazon is making a “Lord of the Rings” television show. The official title is “The

Five More Times LOTR Makes Me Cry

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Five More Times The Lord of the Rings Makes Me Cry

July 23, 2021 Phill Lytle 1 Comment Andrew Lesnie, Film, Frodo Baggins, Gandalf, Hobbits, J.R.R. Tolkien, Middle Earth, Movies, Peter Jackson, Pippin Took, Samwise Gamgee, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien, Trilogy

“A sad face is good for the heart.”

Hobbits

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How Hobbits Teach Us Courage

May 8, 2020 Phill Lytle 2 Comments Aragorn, Bilbo Baggins, Courage, Dwarves, Elves, Ents, Frodo Baggins, Gandalf, Gimli, Hobbits, J.R.R. Tolkien, Meriadoc Brandybuck, Merry Brandybuck, Middle Earth, Peregrin Took, Pippin Took, Samwise Gamgee, Second Breakfast, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, The Two Towers, Wizards

“Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.”

Peter Jackson vs Tolkien: Five things the films did better than the books

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Peter Jackson vs Tolkien: Five Things the Films Did Better Than the Books

June 28, 2019 Phill Lytle 8 Comments J.R.R. Tolkien, Literature, Middle Earth, Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings

Five characters, scenes, or moments Peter Jackson handled better than Tolkien.