A different view of Return of the King

[aragorn_reader]

"Unused audio commentary" to Return of the King
by "Howard Zinn" and "Noam Chomsky" (not really, but a parody of their political commentary)

your_own_path found the link

Comments

[shirebound]

ZINN: The only one who possibly has any true insight into what is going on here is Elrond, and he's so wrapped up in his daughter's on-again, off-again relationship to Strider that I don't think he even cares by this point.

Omigosh, I'm dying. This is genius.

[aragorn_reader]

Twisted, innit?

I love it!

[_grayswandir_]

Ee! It's nice that a few people recognize the questionability of Aragorn's claim, even if the canon ultimately supports him. And I only know of Chomsky as a linguist, so I'm amused to see him commenting on the relative viability of rulers in fantasy novels. ;)

[aragorn_reader]

Hee! I thought of you when I selected that quote!

*hastens to add that this is not the real Noam Chomsky, of course, just a parody. Will have to make that clear*

I get the impression that Chomsky has written quite a bit on politics in recent decades. Viggo (heh) has quoted him on such topics.

[_grayswandir_]

XD *is an idiot* I probably would have figured that out if I'd read the rest of the commentary. Still, that's what I get for knowing nothing about politics. Heh.

*goes to read the rest of it now*

[aragorn_reader]

*pets the mouse*

Part of the reason why it's a successful parody is because there are so many true zingers in the statements, and I think that the authors captured the voice of this kind of commentary really well. So I'm not surprised that it seemed believable to you!

[romi]

This seems so hilarous!

[aragorn_reader]

It's hysterical! The authors must have put a lot of work into it.

I'd love to have this as a commentary choice on the DVDs.

[vamp_ress]

You know, I prefer the deconstructivist (deconstructian? deconstructivistian?) view. If Saruman can talk you into things, I'm convinced Gandalf can as well. He's following his own plans for sure. Yepp.

[aragorn_reader]

Hidden agendas!

There's a reason why they say to beware meddling in the affairs of wizards!

[aragorn_reader]

It occurred to me later that it's deconstructionist.

[ainu_laire]

I read this like, two years ago, but this was before I read Machaivelli, Zinn, or even heard about Chomsky.

I now have, which makes it even more hilarious. Just read Zinn in history a couple weeks ago... hated it quite a bit, actually. Haven't read Chomsky. Heard from some he was an idiot, others he was a genius. XD But man, this was great to read again, especially since I understood it now XD

[aragorn_reader]

*gazes at your icon*
Uh, sorry, easily distracted here.

Poor Strider, pretender to the throne!