I’ve been reading Huxley (9) LOTR. The other day we got through Gandalf’s long soliloquy on his problems in Isengard, and Huxley went more or less off to sleep. Later, I heard him singing from the bedroom, “Frodo and Bilbo sitting in a tree … K I S S I N G.”
Anyway, vaguely apropos of that, there is this:
Should be interesting and, of course, highly controversial, as are all things LOTR.
Oh that does look good. Has any of his family commented on it yet?
They are checking with Elrond first.
Well given he’s a telepath that should be fairly easy now then – don’t even need to leave home they won’t.
Doug:
I heard in an interview that most of the family have objections. (I didn’t catch what basis they have.) But apparently one of the grandchildren likes the film.
I did a little searching and this looked like the best explanation:
https://screenrant.com/tolkien-movie-estate-family-disown-reason/
Thanks Christopher