Mag - you won't get far with Tolkien > Bob Kane in a TDKR thread
How can you compare a freakin Hobbit to BATMAN
Okay, now I wouldn't go that far. Of course, I was a teenager when I started to get into LOTR but I digress. GTFO MAGLOR!
Batman, specifically Batman the Animated Series shaped the person I am today.
Well, what do you expect? What's he going to say, that TDKR's beginning isn't as good?
They got a movie to promote!
"His legendarium and the characters therein" includes Balrogs (ancient demons), angels in human form ("Wizards"), Mighty elf lords, flawed but determined men, ax wielding dwarves, and a story that is deeply spiritual.
And yes, there are hobbits in there too.
For me it was the reverse. Tolkien was my first contact with art and culture. My mother read it to me before I could read myself. I listened to the radio dramas when I was growing up in a house without television. Batman came much later in my life.
Regardless, I hold this truth to be self-evident: There are a few messages in Batman that are emotionally resonant and a couple that I might go far as to say "spiritually" resonant, but the superior depth of Tolkien's world and message is undeniable.
That is all.
Do you remember the teaser they played in the IMAX theatres? It ended up being the entire opening scene from the movie (Bank robbery scene) Probably the longest teaser i've ever seen.
Hehe I still remember 2008 like it was yesterday, I admit I was a total fanboy to the movie. We were taking off early to Orlando the next day but I still had to see it that night. IMAX is the only way to go when it comes to these movies.
Is 2012 here yet?
