Myth Meets Real Life (Lord of the Rings and the Present Crisis)

Breakpoint ^ | Dec 16, 03 | Charles Colson

[SLB]

FYI

[sauropod]

Funny how Colson didn't mention the drivel coming out of Viggo Mortenson's mouth at the CANSWER rallies, or the long and uncalled for anti-war rant on the latest box set, nor about how the guy that played Gandalf thought Sam and Frodo's relationship was a good thing for "gay rights."

[kb2614]

Cool!!

[Paul Ross]

Eeeeeewwww! That is going to keep me from ever looking into the 'extras' menu items on my DVDs....

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

Good paralells between LOTR and present life.
Important to realize Islam is only Saruman and his orcs. There is still another wave coming after them.

Stronger and even more evil.

But hey, Hillary makes a great Grima Wormtongue.

[general_re]

It's a "silver lining" thing, I guess. Besides, Viggo "GI Jane" Mortensen will be lucky if he has half the career that John Rhys-Davies has had, since he's not even half the actor that Rhys-Davies is - of all the performances in those movies thus far, Viggo's is clearly the weakest. He is adequate, at best, and I don't think the hype about him becoming a major-league leading man is likely to pan out. Ian McKellen, on the other hand...well, sometimes you gotta separate the politics from the profession ;)

[af_vet_1981]

Funny how Colson didn't mention the drivel ...

Chuck is trying to focus on the fact that at least one of the actors "gets it."

"There is good in this world, and it's something worth fighting for".

"There are other forces at work in this world, Sauropod, besides the will of evil. John was meant to play the Dwarf, in which case, you also were meant to watch the movie, and that is an encouraging thought."

[af_vet_1981]

But hey, Hillary makes a great Grima Wormtongue.

No, you have it wrong. You obviously haven't seen the third movie yet. Did you forget Cirith Ungol ?

[Alouette]

Myth Meets Real Life

SARUMAN

ORCS

THEODEN

HELM'S DEEP

EOWYN

[joesnuffy]

Its a nice tribute to a good guy actor...what a pleasant change from what screed most of them excrete..
Gimli...you da dwarf

[Alouette]

GRIMA WORMTONGUE

[ShandaLear]

I attended a small, conservative religious college in the early 1980s to pursue a degree in Sociology/Cultural Anthropology. Over time I began to notice a constant theme in the education I was getting. All cultures were worthy of honor, respect, preservation, tolerance...all of them but my own. That was the start of my journey into conservatism.

In the college like the one I attended 20 years ago, the cultural suicide referred to in the article above was beginning to simmer. It is true that even the smartest people in the world are capable of being utter fools.

[RayChuang88]

Ian McKellen, on the other hand...well, sometimes you gotta separate the politics from the profession ;)

You're forgetting that McKellen was trained as a Shakespearean actor and has a long history of excellence doing Shakespeare plays. That means McKellen is an extremely highly-accomplished actor to start with.

By the way, McKellen is actually not very comfortable talking politics, because he very well knows that bringing up the issue of homosexuality (he's openly gay) may not play well in many parts of the world. He'd rather talk about being an actor--and I don't blame him. :-)

[general_re]

That's basically what I meant - McKellen is a brilliant actor, in the classical mold of actors. Which means you pretty much have to separate his lifestyle and other baggage out from his profession, or you'll wind up missing what is, for the most part, an excellent body of work. His turn as Richard III is probably the finest portrayal of that role ever committed to film, IMO.

[sauropod]

I understood what Chuck was doing. I also understand spiritual warfare. 'Pod

[sauropod]

yep!1

[sauropod]

I would have used the palestinian "spokeswoman" -- what was her name - Hanan Ashrawi?

[carton253]

I thought you might be interested in this article.

BTW, did you hear that the New York Times named Return of the King as best picture of 2003. They raved about it and said that it puts the other two to shame. When are you going to see it?

[carton253]

Don't even mention her name. She is infuriating. How many lies can that woman spew in a minute?