Thoughtful Reflections on Faith and Life
Jo Walton has written an article on J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and his impressions of it. The unusual thing about The Hobbit for me was that Bilbo Baggins was a hobbit and a grown up. He had his own charming and unusual house and he indulged in grown up pleasures like smoking and drinking. He … Read More “The Merry World of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit” »
J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit was published eighty years ago. It is a great time to be thinking about this book and the world that grew out of it. The Hobbit is so much more than the introduction to what would take place in Lord of the Rings. The Hobbit would be amazing even if it … Read More “What Were Tolkien’s Inspirations for the Hobbit?” »
One of my favourite books is The Hobbit. One of the things that I really appreciate is the development of Bilbo Baggins. If you have never read the book, Bilbo is recruited by a wizard named Gandalf and a group of dwarves to go on a dangerous adventure. From the moment that the proposal for … Read More “Are You a Took or a Baggins?” »
Many years ago, I was flipping through the channels and came across a strange animated movie. I was about to pass it on by but something made me give it a chance. I was soon hooked. That movie was the 1977 animated Hobbit movie. You can find the movie here. Very different from the Peter … Read More “The Hobbit – The Animated Movie” »
I finally got around to seeing the third movie in the Hobbit movie trilogy. Since it is way too late to give my review of that movie, I thought I would give my thoughts on the entire Hobbit movie trilogy. Where to begin? I guess I should start with the way people should (but don’t) … Read More “My Thoughts on the Hobbit Movie Trilogy” »
