[highlander_UW]

I don't know that Hollywood is being hypocritical in relation to LOTR. I just think they don't "get it". The strong themes are too subtle for Hollywood...just look at the movies they normally make, almost completely devoid of depth and introspection (although there are a few exceptions).

[Mr. Jeeves]

I think Hollywood's films are often too introspective - they get so caught up in studying subtle shades of gray that they forget the existence of the big, black-and-white themes that "Passion" and "Lord of the Rings" portrayed so well. Of course, most "enlightened" Hollywood types don't believe in the concepts of good and evil, so that makes it hard for them to create themes with any relevance to people who have to live in the real world - the kind of subjects that might be discussed at a Hollywood cocktail party end up being made into films.