Continual Vigilance

Fans of J.R.R. Tolkien have proven to be very creative through the years. One fan in particular has drawn inspiration from Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” movies and created a Middle-earth pastiche video. A pastiche is a patchwork story built from pieces of other stories. Usually created as homages or fan fiction, pastiches rarely achieve much in a literary sense. Imagine how much more difficult the task might be in video format. Nonetheless one very resourceful fan has managed to piece together an Elven love story using Peter Jackson’s Arwen, Legolas, and Elrond as actors in the brief tragedy. It’s quite a fascinating video.

Unfortunately, fan films are often overlooked by most Tolkien forum discussion groups. They just don’t seem to be very aware of the truly creative work that appears on the Web from time to time. In an effort to help fans learn more about the fan film experience, the SF-Fandom Tolkien forum for Middle-earth movies shares links and anecdotes about fan-made movies, although usually only exceptionally high quality films are discussed.

Being a fan of J.R.R. Tolkien for any length of time, many people eventually find a good forum on the Web where they can feel comfortable sharing their thoughts. Unlike most online forum communities, SF-Fandom does not tolerate ridicule or personal attacks between members. Some forum communities have moderators who break their own rules but that kind of unprofessional behavior is not tolerated at SF-Fandom.

J.R.R. Tolkien is best known for having written The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. His son Christopher posthumously published over 15 books in his father’s name, including Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-earth, The Silmarillion, the twelve volumes of The History of Middle-earth, and The Children of Hurin.