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The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug (2013) - Marxism, Letting Evil Exist, and Wanting what We Don't Have - Desert of the Reel 3.2

from The Desert of the Reel: A Movie Podcast · host Desert of the Reel

The second Hobbit Movie! The Desolation of Smaug (2013) might have broken Jason. He already isn't a fan of the works of Tolkien, and this movie might not change his mind!We talk about our pros and our cons (Jason has no pros), but then we get into using the Marxist Lens, the idea of letting evil live for our philosophical lens, and why we want what we don't already have. One more Hobbit movie left! Thank you to all the people who left a comment on our post. If you want to let us know your thoughts at [email protected]

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