How the Animated Tolkien Films Capture What Jackson Misses
Last time (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLdAKdYd7sY) I talked about why Jackson’s films were so impressive despite messing up a huge amount of the details of the story and characters. But despite b...
3 Feb 202519min
How Peter Jackson's LOTR Trilogy Won the Loyalty of Die Hard Book Fans
Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy are great cinema, there’s no denying that. But as adaptations they leave a lot to be desired. Why is it, then, that so many book fans still think of his movie...
27 Jan 202531min
Tolkien’s Heroes Are NOT Perfect—Let’s Look at Their Character Flaws
A common critique of Tolkien is that there is no moral greyness, that every character is totally good or totally bad. If you pay even a little attention, though, it’s clear that this just isn’t true. ...
20 Jan 202531min
Details Peter Jackson Got Right in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
By Patron request, here’s part 1 of a series exploring the details Jackson got right in The Hobbit movie trilogy. You might be surprised at how well this goes. Other Links: Playeur (formerly Utreon)...
13 Jan 202520min
Tom Bombadil as Middle-Earth's Melchizedek?
A couple of Twitter posts got me thinking that Tom Bombadil has some interesting parallels to an enigmatic Old Testament anti-type of Christ. Let's delve into this idea... Want my thoughts on Tom as ...
6 Jan 202515min
How Tolkien Exalts the Humble and Humbles the Proud in Middle-Earth
There are a number of Christian themes in Tolkien's Middle-earth corpus, but one of the most prominent is the virtue of humility and the sin of pride. Let's take a good look at some examples of each. ...
30 Dec 202431min
Details in Peter Jackson’s “The Return of the King” that Only Book Superfans Notice, Part 2
Finally, my reviews of Peter Jackson’s LOTR trilogy is finished, with an interesting look at the second half of The Return of the King and the subtle changes PJ made to the story. Check prior videos ...
23 Dec 202420min
The Tolkien Geek Reviews “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim”
I came. I saw. I now review. Other Links: Playeur (formerly Utreon): https://playeur.com/c/TolkienLorePodcast/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f Twitter...
14 Dec 20241h 6min
