{"id":96844,"date":"2015-02-02T14:30:35","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T19:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=96844"},"modified":"2015-02-02T14:30:35","modified_gmt":"2015-02-02T19:30:35","slug":"the-middle-earth-prologues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2015\/02\/02\/96844-the-middle-earth-prologues\/","title":{"rendered":"The Middle-earth prologues"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"prologues<\/p>\n

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Do you remember the first shot of every Middle-earth film?<\/p>\n

Sure you do.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also interesting to note the similarities of every opening \u2013 further reinforcing the connections between The Hobbit<\/em> and The Lord of the Rings<\/em>.<\/p>\n

At the same time, I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve noticed the odd-one-out of the entire lot \u2026<\/p>\n

In the first five films, we have references to the element of fire \u2013 a strong symbolism of the persistent menace of Smaug during The Hobbit<\/em> trilogy, and the One Ring\u2019s indestructible force except through the fiery chasms of Mount Doom in The Lord of the Rings<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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