Critic at Large

On religion, 'Passion' is literal, 'Rings' is liberal

By Ed Siegel

Globe Staff / February 28, 2004

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The two most talked-about movies of the moment are both concerned with Christian theology. One, of course, is "The Passion of the Christ." The other is the concluding film in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. J. R. R. Tolkien, like Mel Gibson, was a devout Catholic, and "The Lord of the Rings," he said, was a "fundamentally religious and ... (Full Article: 813 Words)