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How can you make a movie about Tolkien and not include his friendship with C.S. Lewis.

5 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

How can you make a movie about Tolkien and not include his friendship with C.S. Lewis.

It would hardly be surprising if the studio/writers whitewashed any religious aspect of his life.

14 minutes ago, rage-a-holic said:

It would hardly be surprising if the studio/writers whitewashed any religious aspect of his life.

he wrote about orcs and sorcery.  pretty sure he was an atheist. 

6 minutes ago, futureman said:

he wrote about orcs and sorcery.  pretty sure he was an atheist. 

No, he wasn't. 

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Lulz.  those aren’t real quotes.  he was a staunch atheist. 

2 hours ago, HtownHorn said:

How can you make a movie about Tolkien and not include his friendship with C.S. Lewis.

Or Chesterton...

5 hours ago, HtownHorn said:

How can you make a movie about Tolkien and not include his friendship with C.S. Lewis.

Is that rumor or fact?

 

btw I recommend the Humphrey Carpenter biography of JRRT.  Shows you how great creative minds live boring lives.

4 hours ago, futureman said:

Lulz.  those aren’t real quotes.  he was a staunch atheist. 

He was a bloody pirate. A scallywag. 

5 hours ago, futureman said:

he wrote about orcs and sorcery.  pretty sure he was an atheist. 

Pretty sure you need to read on what an allegory is.

10 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

IIRC, he was atheist until CS Lewis turned him Christian.

Other way around.

9 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Pretty sure you need to read on what an allegory is.

heh.  is that what I need to do?  you sure?

26 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Other way around.

Right you are:

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Tolkien's devout Roman Catholic faith was a significant factor in the conversion of C. S. Lewis from atheism to Christianity, although Tolkien was dismayed that Lewis chose to join the Church of England.[109]

He once said, "It may be said that the chief purpose of life, for any one of us, is to increase according to our capacity our knowledge of God by all the means we have, and to be moved by it to praise and thanks."[110]

 

Hope they do a head fake and focus on the story of Beren and Luthien.

Thank you for flying Church of England, cake or death?


Solid quote. Deserves some rep.

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