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71. The Fellowship of the Ring (w/ Bennett Eckert and Rebecca Kuang)

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The Restructuring of Exposition in the Lord of the Rings

"I don't think the Lord of the Rings could be published today if some unknown writer is writing it like the commercial. And there's no effective way to market that in the world of TikTok book marketing and I also don't know that the films could be made in that way anymore which is really sad." "The new Dune does open with a big exposition chunk but because it's so visually dynamic, you're ready to just set three minutes of some background so then you can just get on with the adventure," he said. 'In the 90s there was no patience for this kind of stuff' says actor who has written two books about Marvel characters. "'Avengers:

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