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"I think that YOU did oveact[sic]." - No, when someone makes an accusation of racism, it shouldn't be taken lightly.

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In Reply to: Re:You don�t have! But does it really matter? posted by patrickU on January 09, 2004 at 03:56:16:

Your thinking (i.e., or *questioning* as one does when burrowing into weasel territory) that there is "...some trace on(of) racism in it" refering to Tolkien's books and Jackson's films is a very serious allegation. I'm glad that you've decided to look a little harder; Tolkien's books and now the films are highly revered for their simple heroic message and the comraderie of the mythical races joining together to defeat a great evil. Reading more into the characters and storyline than that risks placing subjective interpretations on the material that is less in keeping with the concept of the author/filmmakers than the imagination of the book's/film's critics.
AuPh

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Re: "I think that YOU did oveact[sic]." - No, when someone makes an accusation of racism, it shouldn't be taken lightly. - patrickU 09:05:02 01/09/04 (4)
Accusation ? I was asking if there were trace of racism. Reread my original post.
- Patrick, I've read ALL of your posts in this thread & there's more than a simple query involved in your assertions. - Audiophilander 09:41:53 01/09/04 (3)
  Granted, we may be having some minor language misunderstanding, but it's hard to miss your inference about racism being in both films and books. No offense, but the only "asking" you've done is in regard to trying to assess whether there's a consensus to your existing opinion.
  AuPh
  - Re: In books ? - patrickU 10:08:21 01/09/04 (2)
    You must have really missunderstand me..I never read his books.
    But I would really have the opinion of Berbardo as he seems to have read a lot about it!
    Any way and that was the starting point the films did leave me a bitter after taste regarding this problems.
    That why I was asking myself loudly...what it really was...
    - That's the implication. - Audiophilander 11:00:20 01/09/04 (1)
      You stated (and I quote): "When I saw the films I always felt uncomfortable about some sous-adjacent (under-lying?) racism and wrote so in my comment of LOTR III. Now I know why! The author was a great admirer of Generalissimo Franco..."
      There you have it! You've indicated that the films convey an underlying racism and the fault lies with the author's books. How could this be interpreted otherwise?
      AuPh
      - Re: That's the implication. - patrickU 11:16:30 01/09/04 (0)
        
        In Reply to: That's the implication. posted by Audiophilander on January 09, 2004 at 11:00:20:
        
        Yes and ? I was just been conforted in my suspicion and was glad to hear that I was not the only one who may think this way: The journalist wrote..He was an Franco admirer and loved the " Herren race "..
        So, now that this has turned righly so, to a bigger problem, I will do my best to make me a stronger opinion.
        If you may read above the Bernardo letter and my answer to it, you will see that we are seriously pushing the envellope.
        But will we ever find out?

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