[ SECRET POST #3132 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3132 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Tolkien fandom

[(Anonymous)]

That guy's just a douchebag.

That said - in some sense, I can kind of appreciate where he's coming from, in the sense that I'm almost entirely a book fan, and it can be really difficult and really frustrating to be critical of the movies, and to defend the books from some common criticisms that you think are wrong, without ruffling some feathers. It's legitimately difficult and frustrating and it makes it frustrating to talk about Tolkien when people are coming at it from such a different perspective. That said, that's really not an excuse for dude to be an ass about it.

The one thing that I do disagree with in your post is the bit about taking it seriously - because, I mean, again, dude is a douchebag, but I think it's worth taking LotR at least somewhat seriously. I mean, as seriously as you're willing to take art or literature or whatever you want to call it in general. And, again, taking it seriously doesn't mean and shouldn't mean being a dick about it, soooooo yeah.

Re: Tolkien fandom

[philstar22]

See, I think there is a clear line between disliking the movies or criticizing the movies and telling other fans they are doing it wrong or are not real fans. The latter is when you are taking it too seriously in my mind because you are so intense about it you've decided that you're way of doing things is the only way and feel the need to keep the fandom free of any fan who doesn't agree with you.

I don't mean taking it too seriously in the sense of taking the books/movies too seriously. I mean in the sense of taking fandom itself too seriously and thinking of it as our own personal playground that should follow your personal rules.