http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2009/11/redemption-for-disneys-belle/ A First Things Blog Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:35:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2009/11/redemption-for-disneys-belle/#comment-1572 John Mark Reynolds Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:59:58 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=1009#comment-1572 That is a very exciting find . . . and would have improved an already great movie! That is a very exciting find . . . and would have improved an already great movie!

]]> http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2009/11/redemption-for-disneys-belle/#comment-1571 J. Bob Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:51:10 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=1009#comment-1571 Jeremy, that is also one of my favorite parts of Tolkein's, Middle Earth's writings. Jeremy, that is also one of my favorite parts of Tolkein’s, Middle Earth’s writings.

]]> http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2009/11/redemption-for-disneys-belle/#comment-1565 Jeremy Pierce Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:04:04 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=1009#comment-1565 This reminds me of when Eowyn recants and marries Faramir, seeing the traditional role of wife and mother as worthy of pursuit after all, something Peter Jackson completely ignored. I doubt it was deliberate, but he was probably just completely tone-deaf to what Tolkien was doing. The idea that women can have fulfilling lives and be serving the ultimate good while not trying to be exactly like men just has no place in his world. This reminds me of when Eowyn recants and marries Faramir, seeing the traditional role of wife and mother as worthy of pursuit after all, something Peter Jackson completely ignored. I doubt it was deliberate, but he was probably just completely tone-deaf to what Tolkien was doing. The idea that women can have fulfilling lives and be serving the ultimate good while not trying to be exactly like men just has no place in his world.

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