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Why “Lord of the Rings” feels real and “Narnia” doesn’t

tilvids.com Why “Lord of the Rings” feels real and “Narnia” doesn’t

Despite the friendship between J.R.R. Tolkien & C.S. Lewis, their worlds of “Middle-Earth” and “Narnia” feel quite different. This video essay examines the role allegory plays in making Aslan’s...

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> literature chat

> is a video
- I personally like video essays about literature
  
  I personally like literature about video essays about literature.
- Well it's about books. I'd be happy to crosspost to a better place if I missed it :)
Narnia doesn't feel real to me in the same way LOTR does because our world is involved in it. All isekais are like that to me
They are both well written, and when I'm in the middle of either book I'm completely absorbed in its world. In that moment, I'm not thinking about realism at all.

It's only when I put the book down that questions like that come up.
Interesting? Less than six minutes long? No ads? I’m astonished!

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