The Lord of the Rings - Rambling Ever On

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

September 6, 2019May 11, 2022 Phill Lytle 5 Comments Battle of the Five Armies, Beorn, Elijah Wood, Eowyn, Faramir, Frodo Baggins, Gandalf, Gollum, J.R.R. Tolkien, Peter Jackson, Samwise Gamgee, Sauron, Shelob, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, The Two Towers, Thorin Oakenshield, Witch King of Angmar

Five Times Tolkien was > Peter Jackson.

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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.

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Gollum Cries Discrimination After Being Portrayed by “Nasty” Human Actor in “The Lord of the Rings” Films

September 26, 2018 Phill Lytle 4 Comments Discrimination, Gollum, Satire, Smeagol, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings

Gollum asks for fair representation in film. #FirstTimeISawWe

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Reform the Line: Finding Purpose in Failure

July 16, 2018 Phill Lytle 5 Comments Aragorn, Christian Living, Courage, David, Death, Disappointment, Ecuador, Ed McCully, Elisabeth Elliot, Failure, Faithful, Gimli, Gondor, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jim Elliot, Joseph, Legolas, Loss, Missionary, Mordor, Moses, Nate Saint, Obedience, Paul, Peter Fleming, Peter Jackson, Roger Youderian, Rohan, Rohirrim, Suffering, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Theoden, Waodani

When failure is the best thing.

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Five Literature Moments That Made Me Ugly Cry

June 8, 2018 Gowdy Cannon 3 Comments Andrew Peterson, Books, Cormac McCarthy, Crying, Emotion, Harper Lee, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien, Literature, The Lord of the Rings, The Road, The Wingfeather Saga, To Kill a Mockingbird

This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series Moments That Made Me Ugly Cry or ROTFL

Join me in celebrating the moments where authors brought the emotion (1307 words)

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The Rough Draft of Solace

May 17, 2017 Phill Lytle 11 Comments 2 Corinthians, Anger, Aslan, C.S. Lewis, Cancer, Comfort, Doubt, Eustace Clarence Scrubb, Frodo Baggins, Galatians, Grief, Hope, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jill Pole, John, Joy, Lazarus, Martha, Mary, Mount Doom, Pain, Prince Caspian, Psalms, Rejoice, Samwise Gamgee, Sorrow, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, The Silver Chair

Searching for hope in difficult times. (2155 words)

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One Ring To Rule Them All: The Fellowship of the Ring Fifteen Years Later

December 19, 2016 Staff 13 Comments Film, J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings

We geek out a little about one of our favorite movies of all time.

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On Stories, Questions, and the Power of the One True Myth

October 23, 2016 Phill Lytle 7 Comments Books, Christianity, Doubts, Faith, Fantasy, Harry Potter, Hope, J.K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien, Literature, Reading, Scripture, Sovereignty, Story, The Lord of the Rings, True Myth, Truth

Is God powerful enough to take our wounds and our brokenness and turn them into something beautiful? Can He redeem our suffering and give us our own happily ever after?

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Five Times Gandalf Was the Master of Trash Talk

June 24, 2016 Gowdy Cannon 5 Comments 1 Kings, 2 Corinthians, Bilbo Baggins, Elijah, Galatians, Gandalf, Grima Wormtongue, J.R.R. Tolkien, Job, Larry Bird, Peregrin Took, Pippin Took, Return of the King, Sherlock Holmes, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings, The Mouth of Sauron, The Two Towers, Trash Talking

Gandalf was the King of throwing shade.