I don't like the fantasy or super hero stuff much.
I'm amazed how much it has taken over American movies.
The problem I see it is that the hero has to be powerful but not omnipotent.
So you get somebody who has the power to turn people into newts but not on weekends.
This stuff goes back to Achilles.
I've never read LotR, but I listened to a dramatization from the German SWR.
I really liked the voices, especially Aragorn.
And yeah, even the abbreviated Bombadil was too long.
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