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sapphi_snake on 12 August 2010
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richardhutnik said:
Soleron said:
richardhutnik said:
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The Lord of the Rings storny is sited by some Christians as one that tells a Christian message.  You have magic, and Sauron.  You have good battling evil.  God is remote in it.

The author's intention was for no allegory. But I suppose you can take it how you want.

When you play around with symbolism, good and evil, and so on, you end up creating stories that end up having a message behind them.  Tolkien's background ended up having a message come through, even if the intention wasn't there.

I also find it interesting with the Matrix Trilogy the creators weren't trying to tell an allegory, just have a story, but they borrowed symbolism and so on, they end up looking like they had a message they were telling.

Quite true. Plus, one can't deny that a writer's personal convictions (including religious ones) and view of life will influence his/her work.



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