Films/DVD Asylum

Au contraire. The sociological insights ARE

63.176.24.74

[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Thread: Display All Email ] [ Films/DVD Asylum ]

(A)

In Reply to: Well, there is this small difference posted by Tadlo on December 23, 2003 at 08:33:00:

there, hence the film's outrageous popularity. It is the quality of the insights which are lacking. Similarly, the pseudo-philosophical blatherings of LOTR are great pablum, for the masses.
But, hey, maybe I missed them. Could you please share what intellectual strengths you found in this epic? As a fan of Beowulf, the Aeneid, etc. I'd like to know.
After all, one is alloted so much time to enjoy art: one must be selective. What makes LOTR so worthy of one's time?

Follow Ups:

Re: Au contraire. The sociological insights ARE - Tadlo 16:39:24 12/23/03 (1)
I briefly touched on a few points in another post in this complex of threads. I don't have time for much more, and I don't think you are really open enough to the possility of the Ring having some literary merit to make anything I might say plausible to you. LOTR has been said to be the most detailed depiction of a fantasy world in all of literature. It deals with the universal theme of the conflict between good and evil, and between love and the lust for power in the context of an imaginaary world described in incredible detail, complete with the characterization of another language. The metaphysical and ethical underpinnings are essentially Christian, rather than pagen, which yields some novel and interesting variations on the classic mythical themes. If you don't get off on it, hey thats ok with me. But there really is a great deal of literary and philosophical substance that you are missing. I hate to whip out any unverifiable credentials, but I say this as a professor of philosophy who has some capacity to recognize literature that is rich in philosophical content.
- Ok, fair knight, I yield the field. But still, I think Mallory's much - tinear 11:57:43 12/24/03 (0)
  terse effort, Le Mort d'Artur, is superior (and I won't go into "The Song of Roland...").

This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:

Schiit Audio

You can not post to an archived thread.