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Lord of the rings is shit (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world
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Its very boring, the films are too long and i have originally no idea how some people can have a yearly lotr marathon.

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[–] 14 points 3 years ago (1 child)

LOTR is great. It’s pretty much the template of every single fantasy story written since the 20th century.

The Peter Jackson films are probably the best adaptation of any novel ever made, but with as long as they are, they’re TikTok videos compared to the books in the universe. Know that if you ever read any of them (the Hobbit is a great and short start btw), those fantasy tropes you see are coming straight from the source. Those greedy dwarves obsessed with gold were invented by Tolkien’s creative (and somewhat antisemitic) brain.

…btw, I assume you’re referring to the original Peter Jackson films. Saying that you don’t like the Hobbit film trilogy is not an unpopular opinion at all. In that case, I think the films were longer than the book lol

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  • [–] [S] -1 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    I listened to the first one as a 30 hour audio book, it was so boring and i always hoped smth would come but nothing, just boring

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    What about Tom Bombadil? He's the greatest thing since sliced bread friend...

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Lord of the rings or the Hobbit? The LOTR books are a slow burn, but the Hobbit is a much easier read. The first one I read was the Hobbit and I don’t think I’d have gotten into the trilogy without it.

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