An interesting (well, interesting to me) article on how and why Tolkien fans respond to the books and/or movies:
http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/stor...ticle_continue
If you have a long-term attachment to the books, do you agree with these conclusions? Does any of this reflect your own experience of Tolkien?
It's not that close to mine -- I only became aware of the deeper levels after reading the books many, many times -- but I recognize that my own experience may not be typical.