I am a huge Lord of the Rings and Hobbit fan. I love J R R Tolkien as an author and his imagination. I also appreciate his Biblical imagery in his stories. The Lord of the Rings carries much more imagery than does the Hobbit but the Hobbit was my first story entering the World of Middle Earth. Peter Jackson has done an excellent job bringing the world of Tolkien to the big screen. Yes Jackson took many liberties in the Hobbit story and added characters and expanded some stories and themes in the movies. But Jackson also stays true to many of the Biblical images and even expands upon some of these in the films. As a lover of Jesus, keeping your eyes open and the bible in mind many theological points can be scene and discovered.
One of my favorite pictures that Tolkien shows clearly in all of his books and does very well in the Hobbit is the theme and topic of sin. The ring many times in the LOTR shows what sin is and what it does to a person. In the Hobbit, Thorin deals with the sin of pride and greed. Greed and pride in Thorin is shown very well by Jackson in the movies and some of my favorite pictures of this is done very well with Thorin arguing and getting mad at his family and friends. Then later the result and consequences of these sins are shown very well in the book and carried over to the big screen very well by Jackson. For the case of spoilers I will not spoil what happens in the plot, but when you watch any of these movies look for the Biblical themes and topics to be shown. I would recommend any of these movies for anyone to watch but especially if you love Jesus, love be reminded in story and picture form of the grace of God and Biblical themes and love a great story.
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