Blog Post Six

            The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings were epic fantasies written by professor J. R. R. Tolkien in 1937 and 1954. These books tell the quests of small hobbits that occur in a fictional world called Middle Earth. In 2001, director Peter Jackson began to bring Middle Earth to the silver screen with the making of The Lord of the Rings trilogy into movies. These movies starred Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom, Sean Austin, etc. The trilogy as a whole would be nominated for 30 Oscars and win 17 of them, including Best Picture and Best Director. In 2012, Peter Jackson continued to bring to life Tolkien’s epic with the making of the prequel, The Hobbit, into a movie trilogy as well.

            The Lord of the Rings trilogy depicts the quest of a hobbit named Frodo Baggins as he journeys to Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring of power created by the dark lord Sauron. The Hobbit is about the adventures of Bilbo Baggins as he goes on a quest with 13 dwarves to regain their homeland from the clutches of an evil dragon.

            This website will depict Tolkien’s masterpieces through the eyes of people. It will show the countless memes and youtube videos that are related to the story and culture of Middle Earth. This will show the lens of how people appreciate Tolkien’s work humorously and artistically.