An apology for violence

Rating: 1/10 (24 December 2006)

I haven't seen the movie when it was shown first, but I have read raving commentaries of the film critics. Having seen it, I couldn't believe my eyes. Were the critics struck by collective blindness? Was this movie sponsored by Bush administration? It is a story about MEN (who else?) of various races fighting against the "axis of evil". The orcs are obviously Native Americans. The unreliable Boromir is obviously a Slav. When the most feminine race, the elves, are in doubt about anything, they "need to ask their father". Cate Blanchett (the female elf) "survives the test", but only because the test is in her head. If the point is that the females are equally prone to be tempted by power, the point is well taken, but somewhat ambiguously made. Generalized violence dominates all. What is this all about??? I do not dare to consult my Tolkien in case it really is an eulogy of male violence.