Puritan Sailor
Puritan Board Doctor
[quote:290f3bc899][i:290f3bc899]Originally posted by Paul manata[/i:290f3bc899]
And, Gandolf, Frodo, and Aragorn were VISABLE images of Christ in the movie
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I put this in not to chide Paul personally but to correct a huge misconception out there that somehow LOTR is a Christian analogy. This opinion is shared by some on this Board too. But I have not seen any evidence to support such claims. Here is what Tolkien himelf says regarding his story. I'll be happy to see any evidence that supports the Christian analogy theory. But the Forward written by Tolkien refutes any such notion in my opinion.
[quote:290f3bc899] [i:290f3bc899]Tolkien in his Forward to the second edition of LOTR pg. xvi[/i:290f3bc899]
"And I should like to to say something to here with reference to the many opinions or guesses that I have recieved or have read concerning the motives and meaning of the tale. The prime motive was the desire of a tale-teller to try his hand at a really long story that would hold the attention of readers, amuse them, delight them, and at times maybe excite them or deeply move them. As a guide I had only my own feelings for what is appealing or moving, and for many the guide was inevitably often at fault."
"As for any inner meaning or 'message', it has in the intention of the author none. It is neither allegorical nor topical." [/quote:290f3bc899]
And, Gandolf, Frodo, and Aragorn were VISABLE images of Christ in the movie
[/quote:290f3bc899]
I put this in not to chide Paul personally but to correct a huge misconception out there that somehow LOTR is a Christian analogy. This opinion is shared by some on this Board too. But I have not seen any evidence to support such claims. Here is what Tolkien himelf says regarding his story. I'll be happy to see any evidence that supports the Christian analogy theory. But the Forward written by Tolkien refutes any such notion in my opinion.
[quote:290f3bc899] [i:290f3bc899]Tolkien in his Forward to the second edition of LOTR pg. xvi[/i:290f3bc899]
"And I should like to to say something to here with reference to the many opinions or guesses that I have recieved or have read concerning the motives and meaning of the tale. The prime motive was the desire of a tale-teller to try his hand at a really long story that would hold the attention of readers, amuse them, delight them, and at times maybe excite them or deeply move them. As a guide I had only my own feelings for what is appealing or moving, and for many the guide was inevitably often at fault."
"As for any inner meaning or 'message', it has in the intention of the author none. It is neither allegorical nor topical." [/quote:290f3bc899]