When we all watched the Lord of the Rings movies for the first time, it was epic. Grandmaster LOTR lovers already knew the story from the books, delving greedily and deeply into the movie franchise. For the newbie orcs born 3 weeks ago in the sludgy, cryo-mud underneath Isengard, the movies were a gateway into a universe of possibilities. For those of us, huddled with our newborn uruk hai brethren after a Hobbit kidnapping, this meant that meat was back on the menu!
So with life breathed into our dusty ol' bones once again, we watch the LOTR series again and again with the same mirth, wonder, and empowerment as the first time. Holding back trivial production facts, deep Silmarillion lore, and fun facts about the Tom Bombadil, the Ring Bearer that never was, and the yin to the yang of our familiar foe, Sauron– don't know who that is? Look him up after checking out the Lord of the Rings memes below!