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[-] lukecooperatus@lemmy.ml 24 points 1 month ago

Yeah, not understanding that is a consequence of people not reading the source material, because Tolkien definitely explains exactly why the eagles couldn't do that.

On the other hand, I think it's a valid criticism of the movies that, for all the amazing things he did in that trilogy, Peter Jackson failed to explain something minor that turned out to be a lingering issue for some segment of the wider audience that would consume that adaptation.

[-] medgremlin@midwest.social 5 points 1 month ago

As an absurdly fervent Tolkien fan, people bringing up the Eagles spikes my blood pressure in a way that cannot be good in the long run.

[-] chaosCruiser@futurology.today 1 points 1 month ago

Can confirm. Didn’t read the books, so here we are.

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