• Master167@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    And forget about picking up on allegories.

    Lord of the Rings is a story about a long hike gone wrong. It has nothing to do with East/West dynamics, the question of power, masculinity, or the simple things of life.

    • QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works
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      3 days ago

      What are you talking about? That’s like saying Patrick Bateman, of American Psycho and Rules of Attraction, is not an aspirational alpha male figure!

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