As many of you already know, Christopher Tolkien, son of Lord of the Rings author J. R. R. Tolkien, has died. He was in charge of Tolkien’s estate, and the driving force behind getting The Silmarillion into publishable form. His stewardship was the reason most adaptations of Tolkien’s work respected the source material; he didn’t just parcel it out to anyone who asked. It remains to be seen whether the current executors of the estate are as careful as he was; there are encouraging signs, but it is too soon to tell.
In honor of both father and son, I will present to you Fellowship 9/11, a parody of Michael Moore’s documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 that elevates the former and mocks the latter. I did not create this parody; rather, I saw it back when I was in college. Enjoy!
