Changing lives, challenging concepts: Some findings and lessons from the Lord of the Rings project

Abstract

This article presents a series of key findings from the international Lord of the Rings project, around the meanings and implications for audiences of choosing to describe the films as a „Spiritual Journey‟. Drawing on a combination of quantitative results and qualitative responses, and presenting one woman‟s responses in detail, it proffers a set of implications for the fields of film, and cultural studies.