I'm not trying to shut down any conversation. My problem is that Harris always implies intent. Saying that they point out problems with the franchise at large is a good point, but that doesn't make them good on their own. I think this sums up my problemhttps://twitter.com/RationalDis/status/963693583613165568 …
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Replying to @RationalDis @Nyxfears
I think the same goes for his takes on the Prequels. They did a lot of interesting things, I think Harris gives Lucus too much credit, but that's beside the point. My problem is that he ignores that they are failed films that did some interesting things.
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Replying to @RationalDis @Nyxfears
At the end of the day, it's all subjective if these are "good" or "bad" films, but I feel like he cherry picks a few good elements, but ignores the films as a whole.
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I mean, he implies no intent in his statements. He claims the Hobbit films function as a criticism of LOTR, not that this was somehow the intended purpose of the trilogy.
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Replying to @Nyxfears @RationalDis
He also doesn't say the movies are good. Because that is irrelevant to the purpose of analysis. Your statements reduce his argument to him claiming that these were intentional choices and make the film good. Neither are the point.
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Rational Disconnect Retweeted hbomberguy
Idk his next two tweets say that it is about "the hobbit' being consumed wholesale and digested by, the Lord of the Rings Extended Universe™" which is a gripe that he had with the books.https://twitter.com/Hbomberguy/status/963675745519390720 …
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hbomberguy @Hbomberguyhttps://twitter.com/YangWenli767/status/963674677775421440 … You're thinking about it in terms of straight adaptation. The Hobbit addresses wider notions than one book from 1937. More accurately, it depicts the story of 'the hobbit' being consumed wholesale, and digested by, the Lord of the Rings Extended Universe™Show this thread1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @RationalDis @Nyxfears
I think my problem is more with his framing than with the meat of his analysis.
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I mean, I'm not here to defend his analysis. I'm not certain what my views are yet, and I think the discussion around this could be really interesting and helpful. But I had to challenge the reductionist approach you were taking with the conversation.
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Okay, that's fair. I could have been more clear. I think that Harris has interesting takes. He just rubs me the wrong way when he is talking about them. Maybe that's more my problem than his
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I would really encourage you to read books like: The Mechanical Bride, In the Blink of an Eye, Ways of Seeing, The Medium is the Massage, to enhance the way you read these situations. They changed my life.
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Okay, I will definitely check them out. Thanks for the recommendations. 
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