Studying body language seems to be in vogue, of course
\nopinions are bound to be subjective.
\nThat said, our Grand Poobah exhibits a confident “Master
\nof the Universe” appearance in front of a faceless crowd
\nof thousands of adoring acolytes, okay.
\nYet it is what I see when he sits at say a conference table
\nand the group is small enough that out of necessity he must
\nlook them in the eye, that is thought provoking.
\nHe quite often hugs himself, I take that as a defensive move,
\nwe often defend ourselves from the cold in that manner,
\ndo we not? Is it that he sees or perhaps only imagines
\nlooks showing loathing, disgust and yes, even pity?
\nIf there’s ever another Tolkien movie made, he would do well
\nto try-out for the part of “Gollum”; he’s a natural, he is the “Gollum”, ha,ha!
\nIslander.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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