[The Saucepan Man]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Is that, perhaps, "willing suspension of disbelief?" <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>That's the fellow! Thank you, my Silver Shod friend. <P>But I was thinking more that, in action films, unbelievable events occur, but disbelief is suspended because the viewer is immersed in the action.<P>In Tolkien's world, no suspension of disbelief is required because, even though it is a fantasy world, everything is so exactly and meticulously portrayed that it is believable. You do not catch yourself thinking "Oh, that could never happen in real life", even if there are no such things as Elves and Balrogs in real life.<P>Do you get my drift?