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Comment author: Kaj_Sotala 10 September 2010 08:36:21AM *  1 point [-]

for LOTR to have Absolute Beauty, which by some odd coincidence, is a good match for what most of its readers think is beautiful.

Particularly when referring to the movie versions, you could consider this simply a storytelling device, similar to all the characters speaking English even in movies set in non-English speaking countries (or planets). It's not that the Absolute Beauty of Middle-Earth is necessarily a good match for our beauty standards, it's that it makes it easier for us to relate to the characters and experience what they're feeling.