tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843411604449664157.post7232464476065959053..comments2023-09-04T18:23:22.834-04:00Comments on White Rose: Sincere and Simple Thoughts: LOTR 30 Day Challenge - Question #30: How you got into LOTR?Fabolaktukohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04061891235841638236noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843411604449664157.post-23339069823269639022013-10-20T22:33:21.702-04:002013-10-20T22:33:21.702-04:00They do :)They do :)Fabolaktukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061891235841638236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843411604449664157.post-71949903625835302162013-10-20T14:02:33.221-04:002013-10-20T14:02:33.221-04:00Those boys/men who warm/ set fire to our hearts su...Those boys/men who warm/ set fire to our hearts sure do give us a good education along the way ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843411604449664157.post-49086421784383179932013-10-17T23:03:33.101-04:002013-10-17T23:03:33.101-04:00Definitely there are fans of Tolkien's books t...Definitely there are fans of Tolkien's books that will never accept lovers of PJ's films, and they don't really care that the films opened up the world and works of Tolkien to a wider audience. They will never accept the argument that film is a different medium and PJ and company had to expand and adapt the books, the stories, to make it work. I accept that we will never understand each other, film lovers and purists. Fabolaktukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061891235841638236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843411604449664157.post-91728135896640005102013-10-17T19:11:52.060-04:002013-10-17T19:11:52.060-04:00I'm the same way. I'm not a huge fan, but ...I'm the same way. I'm not a huge fan, but I'd rewatch the LOTR films any time. The only way I can make myself reread LOTR is if I am literally so sick that I can't get out of bed except to crawl to the bathroom. If you're basically motionless, they are good reads, lol :)<br /><br />But every time I say in my RL FB feed that I really love Jackson's interpretation of this world, that he opened it up to so many people, my purist former students jump down my throat :)Servetushttp://meandrichard.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843411604449664157.post-78835092447889432442013-10-17T00:08:01.314-04:002013-10-17T00:08:01.314-04:00Hope the books were a good cure for the flu :)
Pr...Hope the books were a good cure for the flu :)<br /><br />Probably more honest to say I'm more of a fan of Peter Jackson's interpretation of Tolkien through his films than of Tolkien. I have now read The Hobbit twice, first after it was announced RA was cast, and second after watching AUJ several times. I confess I'm glad PJ fleshed out the characters and the story. <br /><br />Because of RA's enthusiasm for Tolkien I'm now interested in reading Unfinished Tales, and maybe he'll finally convince me to read LOTR :) Fabolaktukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061891235841638236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843411604449664157.post-75193368216694401892013-10-16T20:20:07.523-04:002013-10-16T20:20:07.523-04:00Interesting -- so despite your LOTR love, you didn...Interesting -- so despite your LOTR love, you didn't read the books!<br /><br />Similar story for me in that Hobbit / LOTR were not considered readings for school, mostly (we did read some of the Hobbit in elementary). I had copies of the books that followed me around during grad school -- what got me to read them was a student who asked me to go to the first LOTR film with her. The next time I got flu, I thought, huh, that's nice and long, I could try that again ...Servetushttp://meandrichard.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843411604449664157.post-19905688530630410822013-10-15T08:39:58.037-04:002013-10-15T08:39:58.037-04:00Hi Cassia, I'm so glad you discovered the Tolk...Hi Cassia, I'm so glad you discovered the Tolkien Ensemble through my blog. Believe me, that makes it all worthwhile :) Fabolaktukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061891235841638236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843411604449664157.post-21063179431973253592013-10-15T06:56:32.486-04:002013-10-15T06:56:32.486-04:00Thank you! The dedication is a lovely surprise!
I...Thank you! The dedication is a lovely surprise! <br />I didn't know the Tolkien Ensemble's music before I started reading your posts on LOTR.<br />My turn to thank you for all the information you also gave me in the past days!CassiaDeWarrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04554289563665644061noreply@blogger.com