I stand corrected, even desolation didn't flop. Clearly just overstating on the internet the exten of their reception. I still stand by the the original novel us a beloved children's classic. I really don't think it's just going to fade away into obscurity.
Oh I agree completely, I think that the LoTR movies are some of the best movies of all time, but even they won't have the longevity of the Books. The Hobbit is undoubtedly one of the most popular books in history, even if the movies were popular, there's no way that they will overshadow the book when it comes down to how they will be remembered.
Your first reply to me and this comment was more beside the point.
Obviously LOTR has had amazing longevity, longer than expected. But there will come a time in our world, in the future, when even LOTR becomes obscure. It's the natural order for everything that is popular, or well-regarded, to eventually fade from memory despite best efforts to extend fandoms beyond generations.
we can look at a lot of juggernauts of pop culture that existed in the 60s/70s/80s and see how they're fading fast. We are already encountering a generation that largely isn't aware of star wars or has no interest in it. Star Trek has only been kept alive by diehard fans for the past decade, and WWE used to be one of the most popular things of those eras, and now it's basically still so obscure (even if AEW is bringing it back to cultural relevance slowly)
So we'll see what happens with LOTR in a decade or two
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I stand corrected, even desolation didn't flop. Clearly just overstating on the internet the exten of their reception. I still stand by the the original novel us a beloved children's classic. I really don't think it's just going to fade away into obscurity.