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. All Tolkien’s heroes are imperfectly good at best, and have pretty significant character flaws. Other Links: Playeur (formerly Utreon): https://playeur.com/c/TolkienLorePodcast/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrrtlore Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tolkiengeek Xero Shoes (affiliate link): https://xeroshoes.com/go/TolkienGeek Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/EVKynAj2m9 (If link is expired contact me at tolkienloremaster@gmail.com and I’ll send a fresh invite link).
20 Jan 31min
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): https://playeur.com/c/TolkienLorePodcast/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrrtlore Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tolkiengeek Xero Shoes (affiliate link): https://xeroshoes.com/go/TolkienGeek Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/EVKynAj2m9 (If link is expired contact me at tolkienloremaster@gmail.com and I’ll send a fresh invite link).
13 Jan 20min
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 Adam? Check this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VvXaLPMofc Other Links: Playeur (formerly Utreon): https://playeur.com/c/TolkienLorePodcast/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrrtlore Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tolkiengeek Xero Shoes (affiliate link): https://xeroshoes.com/go/TolkienGeek Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/EVKynAj2m9 (If link is expired contact me at tolkienloremaster@gmail.com and I’ll send a fresh invite link).
6 Jan 15min
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. Other Links: Playeur (formerly Utreon): https://playeur.com/c/TolkienLorePodcast/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrrtlore Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tolkiengeek Xero Shoes (affiliate link): https://xeroshoes.com/go/TolkienGeek Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/EVKynAj2m9 (If link is expired contact me at tolkienloremaster@gmail.com and I’ll send a fresh invite link).
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 in this series: Fellowship part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_1rDzChnJ0 Fellowship part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2dKbIlTthc Fellowship part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0kVgq_aovE Two Towers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbfa2hFLObE Return of the King part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr7x_oHsxjQ Other Links: Playeur (formerly Utreon): https://playeur.com/c/TolkienLorePodcast/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrrtlore Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tolkiengeek Xero Shoes (affiliate link): https://xeroshoes.com/go/TolkienGeek Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/EVKynAj2m9 (If link is expired contact me at tolkienloremaster@gmail.com and I’ll send a fresh invite link).
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: https://twitter.com/jrrtlore Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tolkiengeek Xero Shoes (affiliate link): https://xeroshoes.com/go/TolkienGeek Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/EVKynAj2m9 (If link is expired contact me at tolkienloremaster@gmail.com and I’ll send a fresh invite link).
14 Dec 20241h 6min
Details in Peter Jackson’s “The Return of the King” that Only Book Superfans Notice, Part 1
The final entry in Peter Jackson’s LOTR trilogy may radically depart from the book in many respects, but there are some areas where his changes aren’t so obvious, or at least the casual reader might not remember what he changed it from. Check prior videos in this series: Fellowship part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_1rDzChnJ0 Fellowship part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2dKbIlTthc Fellowship part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0kVgq_aovE Two Towers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbfa2hFLObE Other Links: Playeur (formerly Utreon): https://playeur.com/c/TolkienLorePodcast/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrrtlore Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tolkiengeek Xero Shoes (affiliate link): https://xeroshoes.com/go/TolkienGeek Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/EVKynAj2m9 (If link is expired contact me at tolkienloremaster@gmail.com and I’ll send a fresh invite link).
9 Dec 202437min
Details Peter Jackson Got Right in “Return of the King,” Part 2
Still stretching a bit to find some of these moments, but there are actually some surprises that, in retrospect, we were lucky to get out of these films. Prior videos in this series: Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWZtLRAm3Hc&t=0s Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYwPjfhKmME Part 3: https://youtu.be/mQFGNeKajnU Other Links: Playeur (formerly Utreon): https://playeur.com/c/TolkienLorePodcast/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrrtlore Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tolkiengeek Xero Shoes (affiliate link): https://xeroshoes.com/go/TolkienGeek Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/EVKynAj2m9 (If link is expired contact me at tolkienloremaster@gmail.com and I’ll send a fresh invite link).
2 Dec 202419min
