Thread: Dumbing it down
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Old 02-07-2005, 12:04 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by tar-ancalime
What bothered me was the clunky, ungrammatical, and anachronistic language Theoden used: Why not "No father should have to bury his son." Or "No king." The insertion of gender-equal language in this situation rings a little false to me, not to mention the lack or agreement between "parent" and "their."
No disrespect, Tar-ancalime, but I think if we were to disect the movie to this level, then we will be here till doosmsday!
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