I don't see the parallelism between the Lost Room and the Lord of the Rings, except for the fact that the plot revolves around objects of power, one being the primary one. Besides, Frodo had no personal agenda with the ring's destruction, save for the wellbeing of the free peoples of Middle Earth, along with the fact that his uncle Bilbo gave it to him. In THe Lost Room, Joe just wanted to get his daughter back, but wasn't motivated by the agenda's of the The Legion/the Order... even though he became associated with them.
Another discrepancy between the two storylines is that in The Lord of the Rings, the rings were intentionally made for the powers they granted their weilders. In The Lost Room, there is no idication that the objects were created with the purpose of weilding power over other people, let alone that they were intentionally created by anyone at all.
There are similarities, but parallelism?
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kaz_aam
16 years ago
Yeah, infact thats right! Sorry, for my exegesis. No parallelisim but, let say, similarities.
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Horse_Caulk
9 years ago
"I don't see the parallelism between the Lost Room and the Lord of the Rings"
You don't? Silly rabbit, it's all very clear.
1. Too much free time.
2. Social awkwardness.
3. Possible obesity.
4. Bad complexion.
5. Chronic nerdism.
6. Halitosis.
7. Fantasy world begins to slip into waking hours.
8. Omega-male syndrome.
9. There is no #9.
10.Excessive masturbation (w/ or w/o Nacho Cheese stained fingers).
When someone is plagued by some, or all, of these symptoms, the parallels between films, shows, and their own daydreams will be both plentiful, and also have great significance and solidity.
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