There and back again: A Tolkien fan’s pilgrimage to Hobbiton, New Zealand
A travelogue detailing a fan's pilgrimage to the Hobbiton movie set in New Zealand. The author reflects on the cultural impact of The Lord of the Rings on their childhood and the experience of visiting the filming location.
Why it matters
It illustrates the enduring influence of cinematic world-building on tourism and personal identity.
Long before I had any working sense of the industrial miracle of cinema, I was effectively dropped straight into Middle-earth by two parents who decided that one of my earliest cultural inheritance would be
The article is a personal interest piece with no political or social agenda.
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