In the Hobbit (book), at Bilbo's house, Gandalf tells Thorin that Azog the goblin killed his grandfather Thror in the mines of Moria.
In the movie, Azog, white orc, has a vastly greater role than being mentioned in one line.

In the movie, there's one main orc, Bolg, that seems to be white orc's right hand man.
In the book, at the Battle of the Five Armies at the end, Thorin was trying to break through the "bodyguard of Bolg".

(I finished reading the Lord of the Rings to some of my boys a couple months ago and we've been watching the movies and commenting.)

There's often unique twists with taking a book to the big screen. Creating Tauriel to have a leading female character is understandable. And I can see establishing her as a love interest of Legolas. But I'll never get the point of having a romantic connection between Tauriel and Kili.

I can't believe some haven't read Tolkien. I thought he and CS Lewis were required reading. Bet they've never done Shakespeare or Chaucer either.

Well we now have a list of names in the asylum

Or soon to be,,,,,

I am not sure what you are taking about,,,,,,but ,,,,,as I walk though this earth,,,, I am the Good that can help or harm,……

I did take my kid to see lord of the rings,,,,,, i would be the ring dude in that one,,,,

Can I be Tom Bombadil? Just hanging out in the woods with my lady singing songs, picking flowers, and feeding travelers. Sounds like a pretty good gig to me.

Gandalf the Gray
I feel like I've lived many lifetimes of men.
And still have much to learn

Plus I have a found ness for the pipe and the leaf

Oh we had to do shakespeare in HS, I could still recite most of the To Be or Not to Be soliloquy for a few years after we to memorize it my junior year, but Tolkien and Lewis...perish the thought. Especially since both were devout christians. LoTR kinda sneaks it in but as Tolkein wasnt a fan of allegory its hard to pick up. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia is much more overt.
LoTR isnt the easiest of reads, though its certainly better than the romantic(aka opium) era of Brittish Lit i had to endure in college. Getting through the first book of The Fellowship would keep most kids out of it.

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