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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by ProfessorFlaw@lemmy.world to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world

Its very boring, the films are too long and i have originally no idea how some people can have a yearly lotr marathon.

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[-] dellish@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

While I recognise the enormous impact and world building Tolkien created, he really couldn't write for shit. The LOTR books are largely boring with small amounts of interesting stuff/action inbetween. Probably should have stuck to short for stuff like The Hobbit.

[-] drdiemz@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

It's not about the action, it's about the world he created. Look at Dune, for example, that book is objectively boring, but the world Frank Herbert created is what makes it so fascinating

[-] Llewellyn@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Dune is boring? Will, that's a fresh perspective

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