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I agree. This doesn't seem wise. LOTR is vastly different from GoT in basically everything except the things you mentioned (the thing is full of Christian alleg
by remarkEon 9y ago
I agree. This doesn't seem wise. LOTR is vastly different from GoT in basically everything except the things you mentioned (the thing is full of Christian allegories, not constant depictions of sexual violence).
Honestly this seems like a late-to-the-party attempted at catch up.
- arethuza 9y agoApparently GoT was pitched as "the Sopranos in Middle-earth".
- sidlls 9y agoThat's basically what it is, except with less Middle Earth and more sexual violence, incest and pedophilia. At least the first couple of books are; I never bothered reading past the second book or watching the series.
- remarkEon 9y agoNot sure why you're being downvoted. GoT very prominently displays those things.
- sidlls 9y agoIt's because I pointed those things out. As far as I could tell GoT is primarily about feeding those pornographic desires whilst hiding behind a facade of medieval fantasy fiction. I would have continued the series if I thought his writing were any good, in spite of the clearly repressed sexuality he was indulging himself in.
- vkjv 9y agoMy understanding is that LOTR is a mythology and not allegory. Any reading of allegory is in the interpretation of the reader and not the intent of the author. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/411971-i-cordially-dislike-allegory-in-all-its-manifestations-and-always https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/411971-i-cordially-dislike-...
- remarkEon 9y agoThe allegorical references seem rather concrete in the stories, and Tolkien's fascination with Christianity is long established (he was a devout Roman Catholic) https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/2964059-letters-of-j-r-r-tolkien https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/2964059-letters-of-j-r...