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| Will LOR trump Protesting? |
| 2009-06-25 |
| Iranian state television's Channel Two is playing a Lord of the Rings marathon in an attempt to keep people inside watching hobbits and not protesting in the streets. Normally people in Tehran are treated to one or two Hollywood movies a week, but with recent events the government hopes that sitting through a nine hour trilogy will take the fight out of most. Perhaps this was not the best choice in films if you want your people not to believe that "even the smallest person can change the course of the future." |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #5 One of the best parts Matt. But you forgot that Merry stabbed him behind the knee. Might get them thinking about stabbing others behind the knee. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2009-06-25 18:26 |
| #4 yes |
| Posted by: liberal hawk 2009-06-25 17:09 |
| #3 Considering the heroic role of the Persian women in all this, the scene Jacket ought to worry about is: Witch King: [taking Eowyn by the throat] You fool. No man can kill me. Die now. [Eowyn rises and pulls off her helm, her hair falls down over her shoulder] Eowyn: I am no man. [she thrusts her sword into the Witch King's helm and twists; he shrieks and implodes] |
| Posted by: Matt 2009-06-25 17:00 |
| #2 All that is gold does not glitter Not all those who wander are lost The old who are strong do not whither Deep roots are not reached by the frost From the ashes a fire shall be woken A light from the shadow will spring Renewed be the blade that was broken The crownless again shall be king. |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2009-06-25 16:51 |
| #1 "stand, men of the West" wonder how they will translate that? or the best line about the regime "bring it down!" |
| Posted by: liberal hawk 2009-06-25 16:42 |