Imagine, for a moment, Mel Gibson directing Lord of the Rings. How would the movie differ? Well, according to Tolkien, the Dwarves were kind of the Jewish people in the Lord of the Rings. This presents a problem for Gibson, as the Dwarves are clearly among the good guys. So Gibson, I theorize, would blame a Dwarvish banking conspiracy for Frodo's withdrawal from Middle Earth. Perhaps Frodo would die in the Gibson version, a victim of Dwarvish machinations. It would be amusing, though hardly ethical, to see Gibson dressing the Dwarves in first century Jewish garb and giving the Dwarves Pinnochio-sized noses to prove how "evil" they are. But fortunately for those of us who still believe in ethics and morals, or just plain good taste, Mel Gibson is not planning on directing the Lord of the Rings.
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