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Old 09-14-2018, 09:09 PM   #120
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Originally Posted by crich70 View Post
There are no 'new ideas' just new ways of presenting the same ones. For example "Romeo & Juliet" and "West Side Story." They have the same idea at the heart of them. Also "High Noon" and "Outland." They also use the same idea at their hearts though the stories are worlds apart in terms of setting. Incidentally I understand that Shakespeare's play was the fourth version of the same story itself.
Tolkien's influences
Again, being influenced by someone's work and stealing someone else's work outright are two TOTALLY different things.
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