A different view of Return of the King
"Unused audio commentary" to Return of the King
by "Howard Zinn" and "Noam Chomsky" (not really, but a parody of their political commentary)
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Excerpt:
CHOMSKY: Did you notice how, before he died, Saruman openly questioned Aragorn's claim to the throne? I couldn't agree more-as far as I'm concerned, Gondor has a ruler, and has had a ruler for a long time, a ruler who represents the people of Gondor, a true nationalist and patriot. His name, of course, is Denethor.
ZINN: A popular leader, moreover, able to keep his people calm when Orcs are visibly massing only several hundred yards away.
CHOMSKY: Yes. There is no better sign of the loyalty he inspires than the fact that he is able to request a funeral pyre for a son who's not even dead and be unquestioningly obeyed. This is not a Man about to be pushed around by Elves or Istari overseers.
Part 1:
http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/ringcommentary/part1.html
by "Howard Zinn" and "Noam Chomsky" (not really, but a parody of their political commentary)
your_own_path found the link!
Excerpt:
CHOMSKY: Did you notice how, before he died, Saruman openly questioned Aragorn's claim to the throne? I couldn't agree more-as far as I'm concerned, Gondor has a ruler, and has had a ruler for a long time, a ruler who represents the people of Gondor, a true nationalist and patriot. His name, of course, is Denethor.
ZINN: A popular leader, moreover, able to keep his people calm when Orcs are visibly massing only several hundred yards away.
CHOMSKY: Yes. There is no better sign of the loyalty he inspires than the fact that he is able to request a funeral pyre for a son who's not even dead and be unquestioningly obeyed. This is not a Man about to be pushed around by Elves or Istari overseers.
Part 1:
http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/ringcommentary/part1.html