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09-01-2022, 04:50 PM | #1 | |
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Op-Ed from Michael C. Drout: Please Don’t Make a Tolkien Cinematic Universe
NY Times Op-Ed from the pen of Michael C. Drout, professor of English at Wheaton College in Massachusetts and co-editor of the journal Tolkien Studies.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/01/o...n-tolkien.html Quote:
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09-01-2022, 07:11 PM | #2 | |
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Way to go Mike!
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09-05-2022, 01:59 PM | #3 | |
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I would like to point out that Professor Drout's "review" was written BEFORE he saw the first two episodes. And relies more on his dissatisfactions with current Hollywood than with anything actually depicted in the first two episodes.
His thoughts after he watched the episodes, as posted on Facebook: Quote:
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09-05-2022, 02:08 PM | #4 |
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She has had one facial expression through the two episodes...
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09-05-2022, 02:15 PM | #5 |
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Actually she has two: "irked" and "annoyed."
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09-05-2022, 02:49 PM | #6 |
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I'll clean my glasses while I slowly go through it again
Ive seen it all as sucking on a bitter lemon and trying not to show it...
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