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Any sort of Middle Earth legendarium artwork is ok. It doesn't need to be made by or about hobbits.

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It is not required, but if you know, please talk a bit about the scene in the image. What's going on? Who is in it? Why is it happening? Do you like it? Why?

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Boromir's death (Bakshi 1978) (mutantreviewers.files.wordpress.com)

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I know Bakshi's version has A LOT of issues, but I grew up watching it again and again and I have very fond memories of it. I'm aware I am in the minority.

One of the scenes I love is Boromir's death (video link)... if you can ignore the "not-enough-budget" Uruk-hai. I like the roughness and lack of music once Boromir's is hit with the first arrow.

Source of the image: The Lord of the Rings (1978) – Mutant Reviewers

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I completely agree with you on the spirit of the book thing. I watched it when it first came out and I was blown away by it. I didn’t care about the inaccuracies because the studio did such a good job of capturing the magic of the story.

Oddly enough, the Jackson version had just enough changes in order to make it cinematic that I didn’t really like it the first time through. I’ve come around on that one and can now enjoy it, but for a while it was like the uncanny valley they talk about in robotics.