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Well said, as i've learned over time...

but i was only writing about the blind youthful idealism i was flooded with, ignorant of what i later learned.

Thanks for the perspective, which adds to the mystery.  i still think it was amazing to create complete languages.

Reading the comments to your diary i now realize i've already stepped into a wormhole.  What i don't understand is, i'm getting really old, so why haven't i become a reactionary?  And why do i still treasure the insights i had as a young idiot to his tales?

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Fri Jan 2nd, 2009 at 09:07:23 PM EST
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I think that Lord of the Rings was a work of genius and as it is often said, the dividing line between genius and insanity is a narrow one (sometimes just a few days in the markets....!)

I must say I thought it was also one of the rare occasions when the film did justice to the book.

I always thought it impossible to film, but Jackson proved me wrong.....

"Any economic unit can emit money. The serious problem is to get it accepted" Hyman Minsky

by ChrisCook (cojockathotmaildotcom) on Fri Jan 2nd, 2009 at 09:28:48 PM EST
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I agree that the film did real justice to Tolkien's vision.  of course we can quibble with some of the cgi (Legolas attacking the giant elephants comes to mind), but Jackson deserves kudos for making it real.

as for the dividing line between genius and madness, i can't really address that, and neither can i.  

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Sat Jan 3rd, 2009 at 08:30:42 AM EST
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