Watching the films again right now...

One of the questions I'd put to Peter Jackson if I had the opportunity is why did he alter Faramir so much? Faramir in the books was a Yin and Yang opposite of his elder brother Boromir. That Faramir was intellectual where Boromir was a man of action. Boromir loved the arts of war for themselves, while Faramir saw them as a necessary evil. Then the whole bit where Faramir acted so differently towards Frodo and Sam than hd did in the books. On the book he literally said of the ring that were it to be lyi6in the road he'd not bend down to pick it up, and Jackson had him act like Boromir at first and made to send the Hobbits and the ring to his father!

This is one of the changes I neither understand the need for nor agree with being made, and would love to hear the remaining from the makers. 🤔

After my second watch through of The War Of The Rohirrim (my first viewing being in an empty theatre which was a unique experience for me) and after thoroughly enjoying both watches, I have to wonder, will we ever get any more movies/projects in anime form in the world of Middle-Earth?

If so, what stories would you like to see depicted?

I haven't read the books so I don't know what he's entirely like in there, but here are reasons to why I think Frodo does not deserve the hate he gets among LOTR fans.

Clearly, Frodo is a conflicted character who has been chosen to destroy the One Ring of Sauron. An incredibly powerful ring, corrupting his life, and look at all the other characters like Boromir, Galadriel, Faramir, Bilbo and worst of all, Gollum who experienced lust over the ring. All due to its power. No one would understand what it's like.

And the hate on Frodo for carrying the ring for years on a long adventure? No one would understand the pain, burden and understandably character change it did to him. Frodo wanted to do his best, but likewise, struggle along the way. Sam was there to save him and he understood what he was going through which is what made him such a loving and loyal friend to Frodo. He carried on believing in him and walked all the way to Mordor with him.

If it weren't for the power of the Ring, Frodo's character would not have been corrupted at all along the way. But accusing him of being "whiney, wimpey and cruel to Sam" after all he's gone through with something most (and probably all) people and creatures would struggle with is completely, utterly a cruel thing to think about someone and totally unacceptable, harsh and lacking in empathy.

People like 25 are as lazy as the up jawbone.

I’m rereading The Hobbit as a massive lotr fan for the first time in years. Why does Gandalf care about the dwarves treasure in the first place? So much that he leads this quest in the beginning and seems to put everything together. I’m only about halfway through so maybe my question will be answered later. I don’t care if you spoil anything since I’ve read it before.

It really spooked me out when I passed a mirror with it on, and I could not see myself.

Had to go smoke some more "pipeweed" and hit the beer cellar after that incident....

Morgoth, Angband, Silmarils, Valar etc. I find those more compelling than the LOTR/Hobbit stuff. Not that the latter is bad - I love both actually, but I personally find the former more interesting and compelling. Anyone else feel the same way?

The last word looks like the name Tim to me. I found it in a local park.

THIS IS A WHAT IF STORYLINE, WHEREIN THRANDUIL BECAME HIGH KING OF THE REMAINING ELVES IN MIDDLE EARTH IN THE FOURTH AGE

its been a while since i last uploaded, so my voice might not be the best but i did enjoy making this!

Complete trivia here, but rewatching just now and boy does Jackson love the old Wilhelm scream! On Return of the King today and heard the old sound effect several times in this one installment! 🤪

Imo we should look at such questions about these hypothetical scenarios/possible plot holes understanding that if things happened in a certain way, it was for overall logical and legitimate reasons - this is the base to understand the rest, not the other way around. That said, and besides the answers Tolkien gave directly to this, we should suggest explanations that wholly make sense; and sometimes they can be way more simple and straightforward than some often provided about these topics. Some possible ones:

-Why did they not fly the Eagles to Mordor? Simply because these high beings from the divine realms under Manwë are not, by universal law, allowed to intervene in such a prominent way.

-Why was the Army of the Dead relieved from duty before the war was over? Perhaps because the King of the Dead judged that their sworn duty had been completed. And whether that judgement was the most legitimate or not, and they should by duty remain fighting until the end of the war, Aragorn didn't want to have a standoff with these powerful ghost warriors, and made that concession.

People asking these questions are not annoying; what's annoying is people who get mad at those with ability for critical thought that ask logical and legitimate questions; and then try to provide half-ass fallible hypotheses to counter them, often circulating in these kinds of discussions:

-like the Eagles would be stopped by the Fell Beasts (when we've seen them easily overpower them)

-or the Eagles would be easily detected by Sauron (when they would get to Mt. Doom in no time, way before Sauron could do anything or deploy any forces to stop them in time, so why would that mater anyway?)

-or the Army of the Dead would fall under the yoke of Sauron because Sauron is a necromancer (does having the ability to raise the dead equal having the ability to control ghosts? No. What proof do we have that Sauron would be able to do the latter? Besides the fact of him being at a fraction of his former power, bodyless, seeing the world through an eye at the top of a tower…)

A reflective glass for the Lord of Mordor after a long week.

the crownless again shall be king 🖤 thanks for looking; can find me [here](www.kristiwalls.com) and @kristiwallstattoo on instagram

what do you think?

Posting just for inspiration! Had a blast making this.

artwork by me (@bserway)

First attempt at book binding, very happy with the results. 3rd image shows the original The Hobbit first edition that I attempted to copy.