[lbo-talk] "Not another f*cking elf..."

[Jon Johanning]

On Thursday, June 10, 2004, at 03:28  AM, Grant Lee wrote:

> And in the end it comes down to a small force, returning the evil to 
> whence
> it came, with earth-shattering results.

I never read the work myself, but I always assumed that that was the 
basis of its appeal, especially to young folks: everyone wants to feel 
that their tiny selves have a secret power to change the world. Plus, a 
lot of people love this epic narrative genre. (Doesn't do much for me, 
but there's no accounting for tastes.)

(My only contact with the masterpiece: I rented the DVD of the first 
film and quit in boredom after about 15 minutes.)

Jon Johanning // jjohanning at igc.org
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When I was a little boy, I had but a little wit,
'Tis a long time ago, and I have no more yet;
Nor ever ever shall, until that I die,
For the longer I live the more fool am I.
-- Wit and Mirth, an Antidote against Melancholy (1684)