( In filming Lord of the Rings) It is not surprising that Jackson struggles more with the good characters than the evil ones. None of us can really claim to be much better. We understand that which is beneath us far better than that which is above us. This is due to the fact that we have all have experienced (to some degree) the hatred and bitterness of Gollum, the acquisitiveness of Boromir, and the pride of Denethor. Not many of us have experienced the self-control of (Tolkien's) Faramir, the patience of Aragorn, or the holiness (there is no other word) of Gandalf the White. But this is the sort of imagining that we need to undertake.
Jeremy Felden
(peace activist and English professor)
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