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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> lol, certainly not! Watching that movie, the first thing that pops into your head will not be Christianity! Unless you know of Tolkien's parallels of course. That's really like saying that the Matrix is just Kuena Reeves preaching the Bible to you (I have heard people say that), which is an even dumber statement <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I just think that the values promoted throughtout the movies are quite universal. Most religions promote goodness and the self-sacrifice for the greater good. <P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> I never said that. I said that LotR knows which religion it is promoting. Basically, Matrix and LotR have the same themes: a Christ figure saving their people, self sacrifice, etc. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Eventhough Tolkien was a Catholic, the values he instilled in LotR, whether subconsciously or not, are values that are promoted by others too.<P>For me LotR was something that enriches the imagination, what with its vivid description of history, the peoples and places and to see it on screen was amazing. The Matrix (the first movie at least) sometimes can be thought provoking. But I still prefer LotR over the Matrix because of my interest in it since in my teens. Not total obsession, just an interest. <P>**This whole thing is just a process.