Tolkien & CivilizationGimli on our generational challenge. NRO [National Review Online] | By Steve Beard | Dec 17, 2003 When you see him in person, John Rhys-Davies looks a lot taller than he does on the screen. That's because clever camera angles and movie magic were utilized to make the 6'1 British actor fit the part of his height-challenged and axe-wielding dwarf character named Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. On the day of the Hollywood premiere, he stormed into the press suite at the Four Seasons Hotel with all of the gregariousness and dry wit of his...