In class we recently watched the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy (My partner and I were responsible for "The Two Towers") and I realized again how much I enjoy those books and movies. The symbolism never stops, especially the ones relying on Biblical allusions. The conflicts are complex and simple at the same time, with a simple good vs. evil overreaching conflict but with a lot of questioning gray area in many characters. There is also a lot of conservationist imagery in the stories, the forest that fights back and the diversity of Middle Earth dwindling specifically. There was just so much work that went into making Middle Earth an incredibly detailed, compl
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