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<blockquote data-quote="Buttercup" data-source="post: 1281750" data-attributes="member: 990">Re: linking the LotR movies because of Eowyn, that's not it for me, at least.&nbsp;The books changed my life.&nbsp; Exageration, you say?&nbsp; Nope.&nbsp; I didn't read them until high school.&nbsp; Hadn't ever heard of them before that in fact.&nbsp; Some girl in my political science class was reading The Hobbit, and I asked her what it was about.&nbsp; She couldn't describe it, but said it was really neat, so I picked up a copy.&nbsp; I was instantly hooked, because I had never read anything like it.&nbsp;After reading LotR for the first time, I immediately re-read it.&nbsp; And then again.&nbsp; I was completely fascinated.&nbsp; So I started reading about Tolkien, from whence I found out about his influences.&nbsp; I found out that runes were a real, historical alphabet, albeit somewhat different from the ones he uses in the book.&nbsp; I found out the source for his dwarf names, and had to investigate that.&nbsp; I got interested in celtic and scandinavian mythology, history and culture.&nbsp; I got interested in English history, mythology and literature.&nbsp; I had to learn Anglo-Saxon so I could read Beowulf in the original.&nbsp; Years later, I woke up to find I had acquired a degree in Medieval English Literature while I had been chasing Tolkien.&nbsp;Right, ok, but that tells you why I like the books.&nbsp; What of the movie?&nbsp; Well, I'll admit that I was really worried about them.&nbsp; My husband really had to work to convince me to see Fellowship.&nbsp; I feared major suckage would take place. But what I found was a movie that, while not a word for word rendition of the book, was obviously done by someone who loved and respected the text as a work of art and wanted to do it justice.&nbsp;Finally, Spatula, do you really believe this? Why do you think women don't care about these things?&nbsp; I think they're universal.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Buttercup, post: 1281750, member: 990"] Re: linking the LotR movies because of Eowyn, that's not it for me, at least. The books changed my life. Exageration, you say? Nope. I didn't read them until high school. Hadn't ever heard of them before that in fact. Some girl in my political science class was reading The Hobbit, and I asked her what it was about. She couldn't describe it, but said it was really neat, so I picked up a copy. I was instantly hooked, because I had never read anything like it. After reading LotR for the first time, I immediately re-read it. And then again. I was completely fascinated. So I started reading about Tolkien, from whence I found out about his influences. I found out that runes were a real, historical alphabet, albeit somewhat different from the ones he uses in the book. I found out the source for his dwarf names, and had to investigate that. I got interested in celtic and scandinavian mythology, history and culture. I got interested in English history, mythology and literature. I had to learn Anglo-Saxon so I could read Beowulf in the original. Years later, I woke up to find I had acquired a degree in Medieval English Literature while I had been chasing Tolkien. Right, ok, but that tells you why I like the books. What of the movie? Well, I'll admit that I was really worried about them. My husband really had to work to convince me to see Fellowship. I feared major suckage would take place. But what I found was a movie that, while not a word for word rendition of the book, was obviously done by someone who loved and respected the text as a work of art and wanted to do it justice. Finally, Spatula, do you really believe this? Why do you think women don't care about these things? I think they're universal. [/QUOTE]

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