I read the books coupled with the movies. I was aware of the books before the movies but hadn't been openly obsessed with them. When I went to college I started re-reading them and saw the movies at the same time so LOTR became a vital center of my universe. But now as I look at it I'm able to distinguish between movie and book because fortunately i read each book before I saw the movie, but LOTR isn't refreshing. My view of the books isn't refreshed by seeing the movie and vice versa. They have blended together while still being separate, does anyone understand what I mean? It is now a piece of literary work that I can understand as a piece of greatness but I can't grasp the same high that I experienced when I first read the books. I'm not saying that I'm tired of the books or the movies, I'm saying that it's like looking at hours and hours of Monet and appreciating their beauty but not being able to completely grasp it. Has anyone else shared a similiar experience?
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